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Environmental and social determinants of acute rheumatic fever: a longitudinal cohort studyPrevention strategies in ARF endemic settings may be enhanced by targeting new members entering a community and children in environments of close contact
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Bacillus licheniformis in geogenic dust induces inflammation in respiratory epitheliumWe have previously demonstrated that mice exposed to geogenic dust PM10 experienced an exacerbation of inflammatory responses to influenza A virus.
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Dietary patterns, body mass index and inflammation: Pathways to depression and mental health problems in adolescentsWe aimed to elucidate the longitudinal relationship between dietary patterns, adiposity, inflammation and mental health in a population of adolescents.
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Role of viral and bacterial pathogens in causing pneumonia among Western Australian children: A case-control study protocolWe aim to determine the contribute of bacteria and virus to childhood CAP to inform further development of effective strategies.
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Macrolides in children with community-acquired pneumonia: Panacea or placebo?Pneumonia, most often caused by a respiratory virus, is common in childhood.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization of the nasopharynx is associated with increased severity during respiratory syncytial virus infection in young children.The present study aimed to clarify the effect of viral and bacterial co-detections on disease severity during paediatric ARI.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and youth justice: a prevalence study among young people sentenced to detention in Western AustraliaThis study of young people in detention in Western Australia, has documented a high prevalence of FASD and severe neurodevelopmental impairment
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Influence of fecal collection conditions and 16S rRNA gene sequencing at two centers on human gut microbiota analysisTo optimise fecal sampling for reproducible analysis of the gut microbiome, we compared different methods of sample collection and sequencing of 165 rRNA genes.
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Cohort profile: Pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortiumThe PACE Consortium represents the first steps in the discovery of the role of DNA methylation in health and disease
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Consensus guidelines on the use of bisphosphonate therapy in children and adolescentsThis evidence-based consensus guideline presents recommendations and discusses the graded evidence (using the GRADE system) for these recommendations.