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Immuno-nephelometric determination of group streptococcal anti-streptolysin O titres (ASOT) from dried blood spots: Method for validating a new assayThis study was designed to determine the sensitivity and reproducibility of recovering anti-streptolysin O titres (ASOT) from dried blood spot (DBS) samples.
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National Antimicrobial Surveillance Academy for Indigenous Health Care ProvidersAsha 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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Major grant empowers community voices to drive reduction in skin infectionsAboriginal community members throughout the Kimberley will take a lead role in driving healthy skin messages within their own communities thanks to a major funding boost to The Kids Research Institute Australia’s SToP Trial.
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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers take out prestigious Premier’s Science AwardsThree outstanding researchers have won 2023 Premier’s Science Awards, with another inducted into the prestigious WA Science Hall of Fame.
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Aboriginal Urban Healthy Skin studyAsha Brad Glenn Jonathan Marianne Tim Bowen Farrant Pearson Carapetis AM Mullane Barnett BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD FAHMS OAM BSc (Hons), PhD BA (
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SNAP-Chat: the Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Platform Trial (SNAP) - ChatDr Anita Asha Campbell Bowen MBBS, DCH, PG DipPID, FRACP, NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD FAHMS OAM Infectious Diseases
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Spatiotemporal patterns of influenza in Western AustraliaUnderstanding the geospatial distribution of influenza infection and the risk factors associated with infection clustering can inform targeted preventive interventions. We conducted a geospatial analysis to investigate the spatial patterns and identify drivers of medically attended influenza infection across all age groups in Western Australia.
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An Overview of the Skin Microbiome, the Potential for Pathogen Shift, and Dysbiosis in Common Skin PathologiesRecent interest in the diverse ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses that make up the skin microbiome has led to several studies investigating the microbiome in healthy skin and in a variety of dermatological conditions.
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Yarning with a remote Aboriginal community about the next steps for achieving healthy skinSkin health is widely recognised as being important for overall good health and well-being, yet the burden of skin infections in remote Aboriginal communities remains high. This project aimed to explore if virtual support for skin health could be a strategy to reduce community barriers to skin health engagement.
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The burden of bacterial skin infection, scabies and atopic dermatitis among urban-living Indigenous children in high-income countries: a protocol for a systematic reviewBacterial skin infections and scabies disproportionately affect children in resource-poor countries as well as underprivileged children in high-income countries. Atopic dermatitis is a common childhood dermatosis that predisposes to bacterial skin infection.