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Atopic asthma is the most common form of asthma, particularly during childhood, and in many cases it persists into adult life.
Interleukin-10 is a key immunomodulatory cytokine the principal function of which is to limit the magnitude of immune response.
Neonates, particularly those born prematurely, are exquisitely vulnerable to life-threatening infections. This increased susceptibility to infection...
Childhood asthma is a condition characterized by airflow obstruction that varies in time spontaneously, in response to various environmental stimuli...
Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are a major cause of hospitalisation in young children
The hallmark of atopic asthma is transient airways hyperresponsiveness (AHR) preceded by aeroallergen-induced Th-cell activation.
Influenza is major cause of paediatric hospitalisation. Influenza vaccine was offered to all children aged 6-59 months resident in Western Australia in 2008
Elucidation of early life factors is critical to understand the development of allergic diseases, especially those manifesting in early life such as food allerg
Haemophilus haemolyticus is often incorrectly categorized as nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) upon culture. PCR analyses of 266 NTHI-like nasopharyngea
Scabies, a parasitic skin infestation by the burrowing "itch" mite Sarcoptes scabiei, causes significant health problems for children and adults worldwide.
How Influenza outbreaks during mass gatherings have been rarely described, and detailed virologic assessment is lacking.
Bacterial colonisation of the airways is associated with increased risk of childhood asthma
An 18-year (1990-2007) retrospective review of patients with Skull-base osteomyelitis (SBO) presenting to Westmead Hospital was performed.
Background: High incidence and serotype diversity of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Indigenous children in remote Australia led to rapid introduction of
To assess the immunogenicity and safety of a 2009 influenza A(H1N1) vaccine in children.
Epidemiologic associations between viral lower respiratory infections (LRIs) and asthma in later childhood are well known
The rapid diagnosis of influenza is critical in optimizing clinical management. Rapid antigen tests have decreased sensitivity in detecting pandemic influenza.
There is increasing evidence that the functional state of the immune system at birth is predictive of the kinetics of immune maturation in early infancy.
Reduced levels of antimicrobial proteins and peptides in human cord blood plasma.