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Wrap up of the people, projects and updates from 2017 in the Vaccine Trials Group research area, and Dr Peter Richmond.
Contact us If you'd like to get in touch, please contact us by phone or email. Phone: 0400 450 240 Email: vtg@thekids.org.au Clostridium difficile
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A decade long partnership with Wesfarmers Ltd. and the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases has led to world-class paediatric research and important collaborations fuelling the Centre’s trajectory towards easing the burden of infectious diseases.
The essential facts that all parents should know
Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, or 'meningococcus'. It's an uncommon but very serious disease that can result in death.
BK polyomavirus infection in transplanted kidneys that leads to BK virus–associated nephropathy (BKVAN) is an important cause of allograft loss and has limited treatment options. Recent data suggest that BK viremia affects approximately 10% of people within the first 12 months following kidney transplantation. Among recipients with BKVAN, the overall risk of allograft loss is substantially increased, estimated to be 50% within 5 years of diagnosis.
Pneumococcal – a bacterial infection that can cause pneumonia and meningitis – is responsible for 1000s of hospital admissions in Australia each year, many of them children.