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Australian Aboriginal children with otitis media have reduced antibody titers to specific nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae vaccine antigensdecreased serum IgG responses to NTHi outer membrane proteins may contribute to the development of chronic and severe OM in Australian Aboriginal children
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Prevalence and risk factors for parent-reported recurrent otitis media during early childhoodThe prevalence of parent-reported rOM was 26.8% (611/2280) and 5.5% (125/2280) for severe rOM in the Study.
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The Kids researchers honoured at Premier’s Science AwardsCongratulations to Telethon Kids Institute researcher Dr Chris Brennan-Jones who was named Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year at last night’s 2020 Premier’s Science Awards.
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Inaugural Winner of the Deborah Lehmann Research AwardCongratulations goes to Celestine Aho, the inaugural winner of the $30,000 Deborah Lehmann Research Award.
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Funding boost music to the ears of WA childrenA $6 million commitment from Wesfarmers to Telethon will fund vital research to reduce the impact of chronic ear infections and other serious diseases.
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Aboriginal researcher receives Fiona Stanley MedalAboriginal researcher Annette Stokes has been awarded the Fiona Stanley Medal for her commitment to improving child health and wellbeing.
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Identifying barriers and facilitators for the effective diagnosis and provision of primary health care for otitis media from the perspective of carers of Aboriginal childrenTo identify the barriers and facilitators for timely detection and optimal management of otitis media in Aboriginal children in a primary care setting from the perspective of carers of Aboriginal children.
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High detection rates of nucleic acids of a wide range of respiratory viruses in the nasopharynx and the middle earBoth bacteria and viruses play a role in the development of acute otitis media, however, the importance of specific viruses is unclear.
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Crowding and other strong predictors of upper respiratory tract carriage of otitis media-relatedWe investigated predictors of nasopharyngeal carriage in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children.
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Theories of otitis media pathogenesis, with a focus on Indigenous childrenOtitis media is a common childhood illness associated with hearing loss, social disadvantage and medical costs. Prevalence and severity are high among...