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Effectiveness of clindamycin and intravenous immunoglobulin, and risk of disease in contacts, in invasive group a streptococcal infectionsThis paper reports on treatment, and preventing infection in close contact, of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) using the antibiotic clindamycin and...
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Changes in the clinical and epidemiological features of group A streptococcal bacteraemia in Australia's northern territoryWe aimed to measure the incidence and severity of invasive Group A Strep disease in the NT since 1996.
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Utility of auscultatory screening for detecting rheumatic heart disease in high-risk children in Australia's Northern TerritorySensitivity and positive predictive value of cardiac auscultation compared with echocardiography is poor, regardless of the expertise of the auscultator.
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Expert researchers converge on Broome to tackle health challenges in Northern AustraliaOver 100 researchers and health professionals from around Australia have united in Broome this week to address the major health battles facing people living in the tropical north of the country.
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END RHDGlenn Jonathan Katharine Rosemary Pearson Carapetis AM Noonan Wyber BA (Education) PhD Candidate AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS MBBS (Hons) MSc
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Immuno-nephelometric determination of group streptococcal anti-streptolysin O titres (ASOT) from dried blood spots: Method for validating a new assayAsha Bowen BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD FAHMS OAM Head, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Head, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Areas of expertise: Skin
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Penicillin ProgramOur program of work has the ultimate aims of improving quality, supply and acceptability of existing formulations of BPG, and of developing a novel long-acting penicillin formulation.
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Strep A Vaccine Global Consortium (SAVAC)Jonathan Carapetis AM AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@
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Tonsil organ model to evaluate carriage, disease mechanisms and therapeutic interventions for treatment and prevention of GAS infectionsTim Barnett PhD Head of the Strep A Pathogenesis & Diagnostics team, Deputy Head of the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases 6319
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Rheumatic heart disease remains a major killer in Oceania regionA new study shows that people living in the Oceania region, including Australia, have the highest risk in the world of dying from rheumatic heart disease.