Reports and Findings
We analyzed the formal consultations seen by the infectious diseases service over a 14-year period at one of the largest pediatric hospitals in Australia.
This paper reports on treatment, and preventing infection in close contact, of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) using the antibiotic clindamycin and...
Cross-sectional observational study across ten primary schools in Fiji in school children aged 5-14 years.
We aimed to establish the prevalence of RHD in high-risk Indigenous Australian children using these criteria and to compare the findings with a group of...
We conducted a retrospective review for all cases of S aureus bacteremia and sterile site infections, for children under 15 years, in northern Australia over...
We aimed to measure the incidence and severity of invasive Group A Strep disease in the NT since 1996.
We generated updated estimates of child mortality in various age groups for 188 countries from 1970 to 2013.
We observed S. aureus infections in Fiji in both community and hospital settings with an emphasis on clonal complex genotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility.
Continued progress in controlling RHD requires an understanding of how to improve delivery of regular injections of penicillin - secondary prophylaxis (SP).
Building on the foundation of the first RHD forum, over 150 interested participants met to discuss critical issues on the RHD landscape.