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Children in low-mid income countries, and First Nations children in high-income countries, experience disproportionately high rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae infections and diseases including pneumonia and otitis media.
There remains a glaring disparity between the health of an Australian Aboriginal child when compared with that of a non-Aboriginal Australian child. In recent years, studies have advocated for the adoption of culturally sensitive health care provision if significant improvements are to be made in the health of Australian Aboriginal children.
The mission of the Vaccine Trials Group is to improve the health of the community through immunisation and the prevention of infectious diseases.
An 18-year (1990-2007) retrospective review of patients with Skull-base osteomyelitis (SBO) presenting to Westmead Hospital was performed.
To assess the immunogenicity and safety of a 2009 influenza A(H1N1) vaccine in children.
The rapid diagnosis of influenza is critical in optimizing clinical management. Rapid antigen tests have decreased sensitivity in detecting pandemic influenza.
Reduced levels of antimicrobial proteins and peptides in human cord blood plasma.
Demonstrate mucosal bacterial infection in children with otitis media with effusion (OME).
Cervical cancer mortality has been reduced in Australia because of effective screening programs, but there are still about 800 new cases...
Combined vaccines have an increasingly important role to play in delivering these antigens acceptably.