Search
Research
TLR2 mediates recognition of live staphylococus epidermidisStaphylococcus epidermidis is a nosocomial pathogen that causes catheter-associated bacteremia in the immunocompromised, including those at the extremes of age
Research
Diverging trends for lower respiratory infections in non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal childrenTo investigate temporal trends in admission rates for acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in a total population birth cohort of non-Aboriginal and...
Research
Has COVID19 derailed Bhutan's national malaria elimination goal? A commentaryThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in massive global disruptions with considerable impact on the delivery of health services and national health programmes. Since the detection of the first COVID-19 case on 5th March 2020, the Royal Government of Bhutan implemented a number of containment measures including border closure and national lockdowns. Against the backdrop of this global COVID-19 pandemic response, there was a sudden surge of locally-transmitted malaria cases between June to August 2020.
Research
Risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in northwest Ethiopia: A case–control studyThe aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and to investigate risk factors
Research
Investigation of group A Streptococcus immune responses in an endemic setting, with a particular focus on J8We analysed the stimulation of J8 antibodies in response to infection, and the role of existing J8 antibodies in protection against subsequent infection
Research
Impact of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and its medications on adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-AnalysisWe aim to determine whether multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and its medications during pregnancy impact maternal and perinatal outcomes
Research
Antifungal therapy in infants and children with proven, probable or suspected invasive fungal infectionsThis review aims to systematically identify and summarise the effects of different antifungal therapies in children with proven, probable or suspected...
Research
Vaccinating young adults against HPV: the importance of understanding health decision-making and behaviourVaccination of young teenage females against human papillomavirus (HPV) with a newly licenced quadrivalent vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer and...
News & Events
Rheumatic heart disease remains a major killer in Oceania regionA new study shows that people living in the Oceania region, including Australia, have the highest risk in the world of dying from rheumatic heart disease.
News & Events
New recommendations to stop antibiotics soonerThe Kids researchers are amongst a group of experts who have recommended that doctors can stop intravenous antibiotics sooner in children.