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Combination of curcumin or chitosan with photodynamic therapy as an effective alternative therapy for overcoming wound infection associated with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiThe increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as an opportunistic pathogen in wound infections raises significant concerns due to its antibiotic resistance and biofilm-mediated antibiotic tolerance. This underscores the urgent need to explore an alternative approach to effectively managing wound infections caused by MDR A. baumannii.
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COPD-related modification to the airway epithelium permits intracellular residence of nontypeable haemophilus influenzaeOur findings indicate that COPD, cigarette smoke and macrolide antibiotics potentiate the susceptibility to persistent intracellular NTHi
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Elastase Exocytosis by Airway Neutrophils Associates with Early Lung Damage in Cystic Fibrosis ChildrenProtease elastase exocytosis by airway neutrophils occurs in all cystic fibrosis children, and its cellular measure correlates with early lung damage
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Funding boost for cancer, antimicrobial resistance, and pain management treatmentsThe Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will share in $2.3 million awarded by the Western Australian Department of Health Innovation Seed Fund.
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Children’s regenerative and genetic medicine programThe project aims to build capacity in regenerative medicine for children with respiratory diseases.
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COCOON: Virus transmission, immunity, and family wellbeing during COVID-19The delay in community transmission of the new Coronavirus in WA, together with the strict, social distancing measures that have been adopted, provide us with an opportunity to observe the level of immunity development to the virus within the community and assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health and well-
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Compound Repurposing Into Novel Therapeutics In COVID-19 At risk Lungs (CRITICAL Study)Anthony Christopher David Ingrid Shannon Thomas Kicic Blyth Martino Laing Simpson Iosifidis BSc (Hons) PhD MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD BSc PhD
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Epithelial Drivers of Neutrophil Plasticity in Early Cystic Fibrosis Lung DiseaseHallmarks of cystic fibrosis (CF) airway disease include bronchiectasis, airway inflammation by infiltrating polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) and recurring infection.