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The stark reality of rheumatic heart diseaseThis editorial refers to ‘Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart...
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The microbiology of impetigo in Indigenous children: associations between Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, scabies, and nasal carriagePrevalence and antimicrobial resistance of impetigo pathogens in a randomised, controlled trial of impetigo treatment conducted in remote Indigenous communities
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The case for global investment in rheumatic heart-disease controlThe review built a case for extending simple and cost–effective measures to all countries. Had these recommendations been put into action, significant...
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Short-course oral co-trimoxazole versus intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin for impetigo in a highly endemic regionThe major burden of disease is in developing and tropical settings where topical antibiotics are impractical and lead to rapid emergence of antimicrobial...
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Making mapping matter: a case study for short project international partnerships by global public health studentsThis paper describes a ten-day sanitation mapping project in Mumbai, India and explores the broader implications for global public health student electives.
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Effectiveness of clindamycin and intravenous immunoglobulin, and risk of disease in contacts, in invasive group a streptococcal infectionsThis paper reports on treatment, and preventing infection in close contact, of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) using the antibiotic clindamycin and...
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Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990-2013We generated updated estimates of child mortality in various age groups for 188 countries from 1970 to 2013.
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The clinical and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections in FijiWe observed S. aureus infections in Fiji in both community and hospital settings with an emphasis on clonal complex genotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility.
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Changes in the clinical and epidemiological features of group A streptococcal bacteraemia in Australia's northern territoryWe aimed to measure the incidence and severity of invasive Group A Strep disease in the NT since 1996.
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The second rheumatic heart disease forum reportBuilding on the foundation of the first RHD forum, over 150 interested participants met to discuss critical issues on the RHD landscape.