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Case-Control Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the G1P[8] Human Rotavirus Vaccine during an Outbreak of Rotavirus G2P[4] Infection in Central Australia by Snelling, T. L., Andrews, R. M., Kirkwood, C. D., Culvenor, S., Carapetis, J. R.

“…The human rotavirus vaccine was evaluated during an outbreak of rotavirus G2P[4] infection in central Australia. No overall protective effect against…”
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Environmental and social determinants of acute rheumatic fever: a longitudinal cohort study by Cannon, J W, Abouzeid, M, de Klerk, N, Dibben, C, Carapetis, J R, Katzenellenbogen, J M

“…Acute rheumatic fever (ARF), an auto-immune response to a group A Streptococcus infection and precursor to rheumatic heart disease (RHD), remains endemic in…”
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The high prevalence and impact of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy in First Nations populations in a high‐income setting: a prospective cohort study by Sullivan, EA, Vaughan, G, Li, Z, Peek, MJ, Carapetis, JR, Walsh, W, Frawley, J, Rémond, MGW, Remenyi, B, Jackson Pulver, L, Kruske, S, Belton, S, McLintock, C

“…Objective To describe the epidemiology of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in pregnancy in Australia and New Zealand (A&NZ). Design Prospective population‐based…”
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Hyporesponsiveness to re-challenge dose following pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine at 12 months of age, a randomized controlled trial by Russell, F.M, Carapetis, J.R, Balloch, A, Licciardi, P.V, Jenney, A.W.J, Tikoduadua, L, Waqatakirewa, L, Pryor, J, Nelson, J, Byrnes, G.B, Cheung, Y.B, Tang, M.L.K, Mulholland, E.K

“…Abstract Background To evaluate the immunological impact of the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (23vPPS) at 12 months, for children who have…”
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Echocardiographic screening in a resource poor setting: Borderline rheumatic heart disease could be a normal variant by Colquhoun, S.M, Kado, J.H, Remenyi, B, Wilson, N.J, Carapetis, J.R, Steer, A.C

“…Abstract Objective To estimate the echocardiography confirmed prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in school children in Fiji. Design Cross-sectional…”
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Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Carriage following Reduced Doses of a 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and a 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Booster by Russell, F M, Carapetis, J R, Satzke, C, Tikoduadua, L, Waqatakirewa, L, Chandra, R, Seduadua, A, Oftadeh, S, Cheung, Y B, Gilbert, G L, Mulholland, E K

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Immunogenicity following one, two, or three doses of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine by Russell, F.M, Balloch, A, Tang, M.L.K, Carapetis, J.R, Licciardi, P, Nelson, J, Jenney, A.W.J, Tikoduadua, L, Waqatakirewa, L, Pryor, J, Byrnes, G.B, Cheung, Y.B, Mulholland, E.K

“…Abstract The aim was to identify an appropriate infant pneumococcal vaccination strategy for resource poor countries. Fijian infants received zero, one, two,…”
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As a Bacterial Culture Medium, Citrated Sheep Blood Agar Is a Practical Alternative to Citrated Human Blood Agar in Laboratories of Developing Countries by Russell, F.M, Biribo, S.S.N, Selvaraj, G, Oppedisano, F, Warren, S, Seduadua, A, Mulholland, E.K, Carapetis, J.R

“…Human blood agar (HuBA) is widely used in developing countries for the isolation of bacteria from clinical specimens. This study compared citrated sheep blood…”
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The fall and rise of Group A Streptococcus diseases by Barnett, T C, Bowen, A C, Carapetis, J R

“…Streptococcus pyogenes (or Group A Streptococcus, GAS) is a Gram-positive human pathogen responsible for a diverse array of superficial, invasive and…”
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Opsonophagocytic activity following a reduced dose 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine infant primary series and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine at 12 months of age by Russell, F.M, Carapetis, J.R, Burton, R.L, Lin, J, Licciardi, P.V, Balloch, A, Tikoduadua, L, Waqatakirewa, L, Cheung, Y.B, Tang, M.L.K, Nahm, M.H, Mulholland, E.K

“…Abstract Opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) was measured following reduced infant doses of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) with or without…”
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Safety and immunogenicity of the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine at 12 months of age, following one, two, or three doses of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in infancy by Russell, F.M, Licciardi, P.V, Balloch, A, Biaukula, V, Tikoduadua, L, Carapetis, J.R, Nelson, J, Jenney, A.W.J, Waqatakirewa, L, Colquhoun, S, Cheung, Y.B, Tang, M.L.K, Mulholland, E.K

“…Abstract Fijian infants aged 6 weeks were stratified by ethnicity and randomized to receive 0, 1, 2, or 3 PCV-7 doses with or without the 23-valent…”
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Serotype-specific avidity is achieved following a single dose of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, and is enhanced by 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide booster at 12 months by Russell, F.M, Balloch, A, Licciardi, P.V, Carapetis, J.R, Tikoduadua, L, Waqatakirewa, L, Cheung, Y.B, Mulholland, E.K, Tang, M.L.K

“…Abstract Aim To evaluate whether the avidity of serotype-specific IgG to pneumococcal serotypes is enhanced by an increased number of doses of the 7-valent…”
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Systematic review of rheumatic heart disease prevalence in children in developing countries: The role of environmental factors by Steer, AC, Carapetis, JR, Nolan, TM, Shann, F

“…Objectives:  To consider the worldwide prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in children in developing countries using surveys with uniform methodologies, and…”
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Rheumatic fever in a high incidence population: the importance of monoarthritis and low grade fever by Carapetis, J R, Currie, B J

“…AIMS To describe the clinical features of rheumatic fever and to assess the Jones criteria in a population and setting similar to that in many developing…”
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Molecular typing of Streptococcus pyogenes from remote Aboriginal communities where rheumatic fever is common and pyoderma is the predominant streptococcal infection by McDONALD, M. I., TOWERS, R. J., FAGAN, P., CARAPETIS, J. R., CURRIE, B. J.

“…Aboriginal Australians in remote communities have high rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD); yet pharyngitis is reportedly rare whilst pyoderma is common…”
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Effectiveness of Clindamycin and Intravenous Immunoglobulin, and Risk of Disease in Contacts, in Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections by Carapetis, Jonathan R., Jacoby, Peter, Carville, Kylie, Ang, Seong-Jin Joel, Curtis, Nigel, Andrews, Ross

“…Background. The use of clindamycin and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in treatment of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection, and the need for…”
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High burden of invasive β-haemolytic streptococcal infections in Fiji by STEER, A. C., JENNEY, A. J. W., OPPEDISANO, F., BATZLOFF, M. R., HARTAS, J., PASSMORE, J., RUSSELL, F. M., KADO, J. H. H., CARAPETIS, J. R.

“…We undertook a 5-year retrospective study of group A streptococcal (GAS) bacteraemia in Fiji, supplemented by a 9-month detailed retrospective study of…”
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Preliminary validation of a novel high-resolution melt-based typing method based on the multilocus sequence typing scheme of Streptococcus pyogenes by Richardson, L.J., Tong, S.Y.C., Towers, R.J., Huygens, F., McGregor, K., Fagan, P.K., Currie, B.J., Carapetis, J.R., Giffard, P.M.

“…The major limitation of current typing methods for Streptococcus pyogenes, such as emm sequence typing and T typing, is that these are based on regions subject…”
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The dynamic nature of group A streptococcal epidemiology in tropical communities with high rates of rheumatic heart disease by McDONALD, M. I., TOWERS, R. J., ANDREWS, R., BENGER, N., FAGAN, P., CURRIE, B. J., CARAPETIS, J. R.

“…Prospective surveillance was conducted in three remote Aboriginal communities with high rates of rheumatic heart disease in order to investigate the…”
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Cumulative incidence of rheumatic fever in an endemic region: a guide to the susceptibility of the population? by CARAPETIS, J. R., CURRIE, B. J., MATHEWS, J. D.

“…Aboriginal Australians in northern Australia are subject to endemic infection with group A streptococci, with correspondingly high rates of acute rheumatic…”
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