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Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children

In Australia and many other developed countries, acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) is one of the most common reasons for hospitalisation in young...

Genetic and functional evidence implicating DLL1 as the gene that influences susceptibility

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum chagasi. Genome-wide linkage studies from Sudan and Brazil identified...

Association between human rhinovirus C and severity of acute asthma in children

A new and potentially more pathogenic group of human rhinovirus (HRV), group C (HRVC), has recently been discovered.

Innate immunity in human newborn infants: prematurity means more than immaturity

Neonates, particularly those born prematurely, are exquisitely vulnerable to life-threatening infections. This increased susceptibility to infection...

A retrospective population-based cohort study identifying target areas for prevention of acute lower respiratory infections in children

Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are a major cause of hospitalisation in young children

The anti-inflammatory effects of interleukin-4 are not mediated by suppressor of cytokine signalling-1 (SOCS1)

While it is known that the anti-inflammatory effects of interleukin (IL)-4 require new protein synthesis, the exact mechanisms by which IL-4 suppresses the prod

The role of chronic infection in children with otitis media with effusion: Evidence for intracellular persistence of bacteria

Demonstrate mucosal bacterial infection in children with otitis media with effusion (OME).

Human Papillomavirus vaccination for the prevention of cervical neoplasia: is it appropriate to vaccinate women older than 26?

Cervical cancer mortality has been reduced in Australia because of effective screening programs, but there are still about 800 new cases...

A DTPa-HBV-IPV vaccine for primary vaccination of infants

Combined vaccines have an increasingly important role to play in delivering these antigens acceptably.

Assessment of the potency and potential immunomodulatory effects of the Measles Mumps Rubella-Varicella vaccine in infants

This study compared the potency and immunomodulatory effects of measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine given to infants alone or in combination with varicella...