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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization During Pregnancy in 4 High-income Countries, 2010-2016

This study addressed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection during pregnancy

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Optimising the use of linked administrative data for infectious diseases research in Australia

Increased collaboration and engagement across all sectors can optimise the use of linked data to help reduce the burden of infectious diseases

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The Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccination on Bacterial and Viral Pneumonia in Western Australian Children: Record Linkage Cohort Study of 469589 Births, 1996-2012

We assessed the impact of PCV on all-cause and pathogen-specific pneumonia hospitalizations in Western Australian (WA) children aged 16 years.

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Record linkage study of the pathogen-specific burden of respiratory viruses in children

Reliance on hospital discharge diagnosis codes alone will likely underestimate the burden of respiratory viruses

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Viral etiology and the impact of codetection in young children presenting with influenza-like illness

Children with acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) frequently exhibit virus-virus codetection, yet the clinical significance of ARTI remains contentious.

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Characterizing the risk of respiratory syncytial virus in infants with older siblings: a population-based birth cohort study

Our results lend support to a vaccination strategy which includes family members in order to provide maximum protection for newborn babies.

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Association of gestational age and growth measures at birth with infection-related admissions to hospital throughout childhood

Children 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 Australia

Bronchiolitis 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 Australia

We 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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Systematic review and meta-analysis of respiratory viral coinfections in children

Coinfection is not associated with increased clinical severity, but further investigations by pathogen pairs are warranted