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Research theme leaders
BA (Education) PhD Candidate
Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership; Co-Head, Strep A Translation
BSc (Hons) PhD
Acting Director, Research; Research Theme Head, Brain and Behaviour
MBBS FRACP PhD
Theme Head, Chronic & Severe Diseases; Clinical Lead, Diabetes and Obesity Research
BMedSci (Dist) MBBS, PhD (Dist) FRACP
Research Theme Head, Early Environment; Team Lead, Chronobiology
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Global change, climate change, and asthma in children: Direct and indirect effects - A WAO Pediatric Asthma Committee Report
The twenty-first century has seen a fundamental shift in disease epidemiology with anthropogenic environmental change emerging as the likely dominant factor affecting the distribution and severity of current and future human disease. This is especially true of allergic diseases and asthma with their intimate relationship with the natural environment.
Identifying Gaps in the International Consensus Case Definitions for Invasive Aspergillosis: A Review of Clinical Cases Not Meeting These Definitions
International consensus definitions for invasive aspergillosis (IA) in research are rigorous, yet clinically significant cases are often excluded from clinical studies for not meeting proven/probable IA case definitions. To better understand reasons for the failure to meet criteria for proven/probable infection, we herein review 47 such cases for their clinical and microbiological characteristics and outcomes.
Identifying Gaps in the International Consensus Case Definitions for Invasive Aspergillosis: A Review of Clinical Cases Not Meeting These Definitions
International consensus definitions for invasive aspergillosis (IA) in research are rigorous, yet clinically significant cases are often excluded from clinical studies for not meeting proven/probable IA case definitions. To better understand reasons for the failure to meet criteria for proven/probable infection, we herein review 47 such cases for their clinical and microbiological characteristics and outcomes.
Artemisinin combination therapy at delivery to prevent postpartum malaria: A randomised open-label controlled trial
Although the incidence of malaria is increased in women in endemic areas after delivery compared to non-pregnant women, no studies have assessed the benefit of presumptive antimalarial treatment given postpartum.