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Association of gestational age and growth measures at birth with infection-related admissions to hospital throughout childhoodChildren who were born with reduced gestational age, birthweight, and birth length have persistently increased rates of infection-related admissions to hospital until age 18 years
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Time series analysis of RSV and bronchiolitis seasonality in temperate and tropical Western AustraliaBronchiolitis hospitalisations are a reasonable proxy for the timing of RSV detections, but may not fully capture the magnitude of RSV epidemics
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Establishing a process for conducting cross-jurisdictional record linkage in AustraliaWe outline the processes involved in conducting a Proof of Concept data linkage project including the implementation of national data integration principles
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Hospital admissions for skin infections among Western Australian children and adolescents from 1996 to 2012Skin infections are a significant cause of severe disease, requiring hospitalization in Western Australian children, particularly with Aboriginal children
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Lessons from the first year of the WAIVE study investigating the protective effect of influenza vaccineInfluenza is major cause of paediatric hospitalisation. Influenza vaccine was offered to all children aged 6-59 months resident in Western Australia in 2008
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Bold bid to end rheumatic heart diseaseSome of the nation’s leading medical researchers will converge on Darwin this week to step out a plan to wipe out rheumatic heart disease.
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AGAR KidsBacteraemia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in children and adults, more frequently affecting neonates, Indigenous children and children admitted to hospital.
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WHO SARI & RSV Surveillance in AustraliaChristopher Blyth MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD Centre Head, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases; Co-Head, Infectious Diseases
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The pathogen specific burden of hospitalisation for enteric and blood stream infection in children and young people in Western AustraliaHannah Tom Moore Snelling OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP Head, Infectious Diseases Research Head, Infectious
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Understanding the true burden of paediatric respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in order to optimise prevention programsHannah Moore OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD Head, Infectious Diseases Research 08 6319 1427 Hannah.moore@thekids.org.au Head, Infectious Diseases