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Changes in the clinical and epidemiological features of group A streptococcal bacteraemia in Australia's Northern TerritoryThis study adds to emerging data suggesting increasing importance of iGAS in low- and middle-income settings globally.
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Optimization is required when using linked hospital and laboratory data to investigate respiratory infectionsChart review to validate linked microbiological data
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The PneuCarriage Project: A Multi-Centre Comparative Study to Identify the Best Serotyping Methods for Examining Pneumococcal CarriageThe PneuCarriage project, a large, international multi-centre study for the identification of the best pneumococcal serotyping methods for carriage studies
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The mechanism or mechanisms driving atopic asthma initiation: The infant respiratory microbiome moves to center stageAlthough debate surrounding the mechanism or mechanisms governing this causal pathway remains intense, demonstration of the capacity of pretreatment...
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A systematic and functional classification of Streptococcus pyogenes that serves as a new tool for molecular typing and vaccine development.This publication is a systematic analysis of all Group A Streptococcus M protein variants, to assist in the development of a vaccine.
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Invasive group A streptococcal infection in the Northern Territory, Australia: Case report and review of the literatureThis review article presents the case of infant Aboriginal twins with invasive group A streptococcal infection complicated by streptococcal toxic shock...
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Controlling acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in developing countries: Are we getting closer?Improved opportunities for the primary prevention of ARF now exist, because of point-of-care antigen tests for Streptococcus pyogenes, and clinical decision...
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Childhood behavior problems and age at first sexual intercourse: A prospective birth cohort studyEarly first sexual intercourse (FSI) is a risk factor for unplanned abstract teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infection, and adverse social, emotional...
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The Kids researchers lead national trial to fight sepsis in premature infantsThe Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will lead a new national clinical trial (COSI-2) to determine whether topical coconut oil can reduce late onset sepsis in extremely preterm infants.