Reports and Findings
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Symptom-related distress among indigenous Australians in specialist end-of-life care: Findings from the multi-jurisdictional palliative care outcomes collaboration dataThese findings provide reassurance of reasonable equivalence of end-of-life outcomes for Indigenous patients who have been accepted for specialist palliative care
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Reference exome data for Australian Aboriginal populations to support health-based researchOur data set provides a useful reference point for genomic studies on Aboriginal Australians
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Longitudinal Analysis of Group A Streptococcus emm Types and emm Clusters in a High-Prevalence Setting: Relationship between Past and Future InfectionsNo evidence of tissue tropism was observed, and there was no apparent selective pressure or constraint of emm types
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Defining target penicillin concentrations for subsequent studies of a reformulated long-acting benzathine penicillin prototypeAims: To determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations of penicillin G against a representative collection of Strep A strains; and to evaluate the impact of penicillin G concentration and size of bacterial inoculum on the prophylactic effect for Strep A strains
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Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: Profile of women admitted to a Western Australian tertiary obstetric hospitalThis retrospective study assessed maternal and perinatal outcomes for women with rheumatic heart disease admitted to the largest tertiary obstetric hospital
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Factors associated with pneumococcal carriage and density in children and adults in Fiji, using four cross-sectional surveysThis study describes predictors of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage and density in Fiji
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The cost-of-illness due to rheumatic heart disease: national estimates for FijiWe estimate for the first time the total cost of RHD for Fiji (2008-2012) using a cost-of-illness approach and novel primary data on RHD disease burden and costs.
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RE-AIM evaluation of a teacher-delivered programme to improve the self-regulation of children attending Australian Aboriginal community primary schoolsBenefits in teaching the Alert Program® to students in a region with high reported rates of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and self-regulation impairment
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Lessons learned in genetic research with Indigenous Australian participantsWe reflect on the lessons learned from a recent genome‐wide association study of rheumatic heart disease with Aboriginal Australian participants
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Voices behind the statistics: A systematic literature review of the lived experience of rheumatic heart diseaseThis systematic review presents a critical, interpretive analysis of publications that include lived experiences of rheumatic heart disease
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Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (Cotrimoxazole) for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Including Impetigo, Cellulitis, and AbscessWe conducted a systematic review of clinical trials and observational studies that address the utility of SXT for SSTI treatment, caused by either GAS or MRSA
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Prospective cohort study of childhood behaviour problems and adolescent sexual risk-taking: Gender mattersThis study sought to determine relationships, by gender, between childhood behaviour problems and adolescent risky sexual behaviours and substance use.
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Hospital admissions for skin infections among Western Australian children and adolescents from 1996 to 2012The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of skin infection associated hospitalizations in children born in Western Australia (WA).
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Rheumatic heart disease: infectious disease origin, chronic care approach.Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a chronic cardiac condition with an infectious aetiology, causing high disease burden in low-income settings.
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The rationale for action to end new cases of rheumatic heart disease in AustraliaThe choice of RHD is telling: the disease is a marker of inequality, a novel lens for considering health systems and a feasible target for disease control.
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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016Jonathan Carapetis AM AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@thekids.org.au Institute Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Professor Carapetis is
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Penicillin Levels for Rheumatic Heart Disease Study - WA Urban CohortThis is a 6 month cohort study involving participants at Princess Margaret Hospital prescribed BPG for secondary prophylaxis of RHD.