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Immunogenetics of Parasitic and Bacterial Disease

Here we focus on more recent well-powered genome-wide association studies, including malaria, leprosy, tuberculosis, and visceral leishmaniasis

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Exploring the dynamics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) transmission in children

We develop a compartmental model for RSV infection, driven by a seasonal forcing function, and conduct parameter space and bifurcation analyses to document...

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Optimization is required when using linked hospital and laboratory data to investigate respiratory infections

Despite a recommendation for microbiological testing, only 45% of children hospitalized for respiratory infections in our previous data linkage study linked...

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A prospective cohort study comparing the reactogenicity of trivalent influenza vaccine in pregnant and non-pregnant women.

Influenza vaccination during pregnancy can prevent serious illness in expectant mothers and provide protection to newborns...

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Human infant memory B cell and CD4+ T cell responses to HibMenCY-TT glyco- conjugate vaccine

Carrier-specific T cell and polysaccharide-specific B cell memory responses are not well characterised in infants following glyco-conjugate vaccination.

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The prevention, diagnosis and management of central venous line infections in children

With advancing paediatric healthcare, the use of central venous lines has become a fundamental part of management of neonates and children.

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High detection rates of nucleic acids of a wide range of respiratory viruses in the nasopharynx and the middle ear

Both bacteria and viruses play a role in the development of acute otitis media, however, the importance of specific viruses is unclear.

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Immunogenicity and safety of a combined Haemophilus influenzae type b-Neisseria

Neisseria meningitidis serogroups B, C, and Y cause most meningococcal disease in industrialized countries...

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Vaccination

Vaccination is the injection of an inactivated bacteria or virus into the body. This simulated infection allows an individual's immune system to develop an adaptive immunity for protection against that type of illness. When a sufficiently large percentage of a population has been vaccinated, this results in herd immunity.

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The Unintended Impact of COVID-19 Associated Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions on Paediatric Hospital Admissions: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

COVID-19 related non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) disrupted global healthcare utilisation, with notable declines in infection related paediatric hospitalisations. We aimed to identify non-infectious paediatric conditions for which the incidence of hospital admissions increased during the introduction and alleviation of NPIs in 2020.