Search Results - "Keil, D."
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Benefits of Bifidobacterium breve M-16V Supplementation in Preterm Neonates - A Retrospective Cohort Study
Published in PloS one (08-03-2016)“…Systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials report that probiotics reduce the risk of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm neonates. To determine…”
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Rapid increase in pertactin-deficient Bordetella pertussis isolates, Australia
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-04-2014)“…Acellular vaccines against Bordetella pertussis were introduced in Australia in 1997. By 2000, these vaccines had replaced whole-cell vaccines. During…”
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Leukocyte complexity predicts breast cancer survival and functionally regulates response to chemotherapy
Published in Cancer discovery (01-06-2011)“…Immune-regulated pathways influence multiple aspects of cancer development. In this article we demonstrate that both macrophage abundance and T-cell abundance…”
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Effect of Bifidobacterium breve M-16V supplementation on fecal bifidobacteria in preterm neonates--a randomised double blind placebo controlled trial
Published in PloS one (03-03-2014)“…Probiotic supplementation significantly reduces the risk of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and all cause mortality in preterm neonates. Independent quality…”
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Obstetric and Neonatal Invasive Meningococcal Disease Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Western Australia, Australia
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-02-2024)“…Three mother-baby pairs with invasive meningococcal disease occurred over 7 months in Western Australia, Australia, at a time when serogroup W sequence type 11…”
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Evidence-based guidelines for use of probiotics in preterm neonates
Published in BMC medicine (02-08-2011)“…Current evidence indicates that probiotic supplementation significantly reduces all-cause mortality and definite necrotising enterocolitis without significant…”
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Pertactin-Negative and Filamentous Hemagglutinin-Negative Bordetella pertussis, Australia, 2013-2017
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-06-2019)“…During the 2008-2012 pertussis epidemic in Australia, pertactin (Prn)-negative Bordetella pertussis emerged. We analyzed 78 isolates from the 2013-2017…”
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Sequencing of the Viral UL111a Gene Directly from Clinical Specimens Reveals Variants of HCMV-Encoded IL-10 That Are Associated with Altered Immune Responses to HCMV
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (22-04-2022)“…Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a beta-herpesvirus carried by ~80% of adults worldwide. Acute infections are often asymptomatic in healthy individuals but…”
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The effect of a single early high-dose vitamin D supplement on fracture union in patients with hypovitaminosis D: a prospective randomised trial
Published in The bone & joint journal (01-11-2017)“…To evaluate the effect of a single early high-dose vitamin D supplement on fracture union in patients with hypovitaminosis D and a long bone fracture. Between…”
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Clonal Expansion of New Penicillin-Resistant Clade of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W Clonal Complex 11, Australia
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-08-2017)“…In Western Australia, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W clonal complex 11 became the predominant cause of invasive meningococcal disease in 2016. We used…”
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Differences in the population structure of Neisseria meningitidis in two Australian states: Victoria and Western Australia
Published in PloS one (24-10-2017)“…Neisseria meningitidis is the causative agent of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). A recombinant vaccine called Bexsero® incorporates four subcapsular…”
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Temporal Changes in BEXSERO® Antigen Sequence Type Associated with Genetic Lineages of Neisseria meningitidis over a 15-Year Period in Western Australia
Published in PloS one (29-06-2016)“…Neisseria meningitidis is the causative agent of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). The BEXSERO® vaccine which is used to prevent serogroup B disease is…”
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Genomic dissection of the microevolution of Australian epidemic Bordetella pertussis
Published in Emerging microbes & infections (01-12-2022)“…Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Despite high vaccine coverage, pertussis…”
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Riboflavin and UV-Light Based Pathogen Reduction: Extent and Consequence of DNA Damage at the Molecular Level
Published in Photochemistry and photobiology (01-07-2004)“…We are developing a technology based on the combined application of riboflavin (RB) and light for inactivating pathogens in blood products while retaining the…”
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RSV prophylaxis use in high-risk infants in Western Australia, 2002-2013: a record linkage cohort study
Published in BMC pediatrics (22-10-2020)“…The monoclonal antibody, palivizumab is licensed for use in high-risk infants to prevent severe illness caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The level…”
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Multi-species bacterial biofilm and intracellular infection in otitis media
Published in BMC pediatrics (24-10-2011)“…Bacteria which are metabolically active yet unable to be cultured and eradicated by antibiotic treatment are present in the middle ear effusion of children…”
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Genomic dissection of Australian Bordetella pertussis isolates from the 2008–2012 epidemic
Published in The Journal of infection (01-04-2016)“…Summary Objectives Despite high pertussis vaccination coverage, Australia experienced a prolonged epidemic in 2008–2012. The predominant Bordetella pertussis…”
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Photochemical inactivation of chikungunya virus in plasma and platelets using the Mirasol pathogen reduction technology system
Published in Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-02-2013)“…BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a reemerging mosquito‐borne virus that has been responsible for a number of large‐scale epidemics as well as imported…”
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Inactivation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in plasma products using a riboflavin-based and ultraviolet light-based photochemical treatment
Published in Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-12-2016)“…BACKGROUND Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) has been identified as a potential threat to the safety of blood products. The Mirasol…”
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Elaboration of a clinical and paraclinical score to estimate the probability of herpes simplex virus encephalitis in patients with febrile, acute neurologic impairment
Published in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases (01-06-2016)“…Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis is associated with a high risk of mortality and sequelae, and early diagnosis and treatment in the emergency department…”
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