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A new study has confirmed the changing pattern of meningococcal disease in Western Australia.
Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University will use a $3.9 million grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council to investigate whether a type of whooping cough vaccine could provide bonus protection against food allergies and eczema.
We assessed the impact of maternally derived pertussis antibodies on infant responses to a 2 + 1 vaccine schedule (6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 12 months). Infants with baseline antibodies showed lower IgG responses following the primary vaccination series, but this did not impair booster responses at 4 years of age.
Pat Peter Susan Tom Jennifer Holt Richmond Prescott Snelling Kent PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP BMBS DTMH
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Reduced levels of antimicrobial proteins and peptides in human cord blood plasma.
Demonstrate mucosal bacterial infection in children with otitis media with effusion (OME).
Cervical cancer mortality has been reduced in Australia because of effective screening programs, but there are still about 800 new cases...
Combined vaccines have an increasingly important role to play in delivering these antigens acceptably.
In this study, we examined the effects of maternal smoking as a major adverse exposure in early life, on mucosal immune function and allergen sensitization...