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Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia are studying a new pneumococcal vaccine designed to provide a broader protection for 21 serotypes of the bacteria S. pneumoniae – 8 more serotypes than the current vaccine given to new babies.
Highlights from the VTG Laboratory in 2025
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Trends in alcohol-related injury admissions in adolescents in Western Australia and England: Population-based cohort studyMore needs to be done to address alcohol-related harm, and on-going monitoring is required to assess the effectiveness of strategies.
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Myositis complicating benzathine penicillin-G injection in a case of rheumatic heart diseaseA 7-year old boy developed myositis secondary to intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin-G in the context of secondary prophylaxis for RF
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Towards Improving Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Non-malaria Febrile Illness: A Metabolomics ApproachThis study demonstrates the potential use of plasma metabolites to identify causality in children with severe febrile illness in malaria-endemic settings
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Trends in maternal and newborn health characteristics and obstetric interventions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothersTrends in maternal demographic characteristics, pre-existing medical conditions, pregnancy complications and neonatal characteristics were examined.
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Immune-Microbiota Interactions: Dysbiosis as a Global Health IssueThe implications of the microbiome extend to virtually every branch of medicine, biopsychosocial and environmental sciences
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An international survey of cerebral palsy registers and surveillance systemsThese findings will facilitate harmonization of data and collaborative research efforts, which are so necessary on account of the heterogeneity and...
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Maternity-care: measuring women’s perceptionsDevelopment of an instrument to assess women's perception of their entire maternity-care experience
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Comparing risks of cerebral palsy in births between Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous mothersIndigenous infants have a higher risk of CP than non-Indigenous infants, especially postneonatal CP.