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Effect of a campaign with oral polio vaccine on general health: A cluster-randomised trial in rural Guinea-BissauObjectives: To investigate in a cluster-randomised trial whether a campaign with oral polio vaccine (C-OPV) reduced mortality and morbidity.
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Limited impact of neonatal or early infant schedules of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccinationEarly 7vPCV schedules have limited impact on pneumococcal vaccine type carriage in PNG
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An observational study of febrile seizures: The importance of viral infection and immunizationDetermine the frequency of detection of specific viral pathogens in children with febrile seizures
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Dynamic versus static biomarkers in cancer immune checkpoint blockade: unravelling complexityThere has been a coordinated effort from academic institutions and the PI to identify biomarkers that can predict immune checkpoint blockade response in cancer.
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Influenza epidemiology in patients admitted to sentinel Australian hospitals in 2015: the Influenza Complications Alert NetworkThis report summarises the epidemiology of hospitalisations with laboratory-confirmed influenza during the 2015 influenza season
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Efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of the human papillomavirus 16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine in women older than 25 yearsIn women older than 25 years, the HPV 16/18 vaccine continues to protect against infections, cytological abnormalities, and lesions associated with HPV 16/18
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Combination of clinical symptoms and blood biomarkers can improve discrimination between bacterial or viral community-acquired pneumonia in childrenCombining elevated CRP with the presence or absence of clinical signs/ symptoms differentiates definite bacterial from presumed viral pneumonia better than CRP alone
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Varicella vaccine effectiveness over 10 years in Australia; moderate protection from 1-dose programAlthough Australia's program has impacted on the burden of varicella disease, single dose Vaccine Effectiveness against varicella hospitalisation is only moderate
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Role of viral and bacterial pathogens in causing pneumonia among Western Australian children: A case-control study protocolPneumonia is the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally.
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Protocol for Pertussis Immunisation and Food Allergy (PIFA): a case-control study of the association between pertussis vaccination in infancyWe therefore speculate that removal of wP from the vaccine schedule contributed to the observed rise in IgE-mediated food allergy among Australian infants