Reports and Findings
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The 2015 revision of the Jones criteria for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever: Implications for practice in low-income and middle-income countriesThis article discusses the 2015 revision of the Jones criteria by the American Heart Association for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever.
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Australia-wide point prevalence survey of antimicrobial prescribing in neonatal units: How much and how good?This is the first Australia-wide point prevalence survey of neonatal antimicrobial prescribing in tertiary children's hospitals.
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Group a streptococcal carriage and seroepidemiology in children up to 10 years of age in Australia.This study aimed to acquire nationally representative epidemiological data on GAS in Australia to scope the appropriate age for vaccination with a potential...
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Predictors of breastfeeding duration for rural women in a high-income country: Evidence from a cohort studyDespite high breastfeeding initiation rates in Australia, few mothers exclusively breastfeed their infants to six months. This is particularly evident in...
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Integrated analyses of zebrafish miRNA and mRNA expression profiles identify miR-29b and miR-223 as potential regulators of optic nerve regenerationZebrafish have the ability to regenerate damaged parts of their central nervous system (CNS) and regain functionality of the affected area.
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Analytical bias in the measurement of serum 25-hydroxyVitamin D concentrations impairs assessment of Vitamin D statusThis publication demonstrated considerable differences in the measurement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations compared with a certified laboratory, even...
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Lot-to-lot consistency of a tetravalent dengue vaccine in healthy adults in Australia: A randomised studyThis trial tested the safety & consistency of the immune responses elicited by three consecutive lots of tetravalent dengue vaccine.
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Factor H autoantibodies in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome and thrombosisThis study analyzed autoantibodies to complement factor H (FH) in 2 independent cohorts of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome.
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Infant respiratory infections and later respiratory hospitalisation in childhoodThe aim of this study was to use total-population based data on an otherwise healthy population of children to assess the relationship between early...
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The influence of infant feeding attitudes on breastfeeding duration: evidence from a cohort study in rural Western AustraliaThe Rural Infant Feeding Study aimed to describe the factors associated with breastfeeding practice from birth to 12 months of age in rural Western Australia.