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To investigate the follow-up and outcomes of HIV-exposed infants in a setting of low HIV prevalence. This was a multicenter, retrospective study of live-born infants of women known to be living with HIV, at 9 tertiary pediatric centers in Australia and New Zealand from 2009-2025. Antenatal, perinatal, and postnatal data, and outcomes at clinic visits to 18 months of age were collected, including co-morbidities, development, and HIV results.
The prevalence of impetigo and pharyngitis - which are both superficial group A streptococcus (GAS) infections that precede acute rheumatic fever - is poorly defined. Guidelines recommend the early diagnosis of both infections to prevent ARF; however, screening to enable the concurrent detection of these infections in high-risk populations has rarely been performed.
Convalscent plasma (CP) was identified as a potential therapy for COVID-19 available early in the pandemic.
Dynamic molecular changes in early life follow a robust ontogeny as the infant immune system adapts to the demands of its new environment. Studies of plasma immunomodulatory cytokines and chemokines have previously demonstrated ontogenetic patterns of immune development across the first week of life. However, how plasma cytokine and chemokines concentrations evolve over the first 4 months of life remains unknown.
Remote Aboriginal communities in Australia are located on traditional lands holding deep cultural significance and meaning for residents. However, systemic inequity rooted in colonisation has driven persistent housing and health disparities, with inadequate environmental health conditions within homes and communities a prominent example.
Three emerging research projects advancing the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases' (WCVID) flagship research priorities have this week received a major funding boost through the latest WCVID Catalyst Grants.
Congratulations to Alec Truswell, Tamara Veselinović, Anastasia Phillips, and Wenna Lee for being awarded Seed Funding through the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases, each valued at up to $25,000, and to Sonia McAlister, the recipient of the 2026 Riley Hughes Memorial Award in Pertussis Research.
Innovative research aiming to prevent the spread of Strep A using ‘friendly’ bacteria in the throat has received a $1.5 million boost in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council grants.
Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease that can cause severe, long-term complications in children.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are important causes of disease in children and adults. In Australia, information on the burden of RSV in adults is particularly limited.