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The age-related risk of co-existing meningitis in children with urinary tract infectionMarc Tebruegge
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
PLoS ONE 6:e26576. 2011..The secondary aims of this study were to determine the causative pathogens of UTI, and the clinical features and outcome of children with co-existing meningitis...
Estimating blood loss: comparative study of the accuracy of parents and health care professionalsMarc Tebruegge
Department of Paediatrics, Southend University Hospital, Southend on Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
Pediatrics 124:e729-36. 2009..This study investigated the accuracy of parents, in comparison to pediatric health care professionals, in estimating blood loss volumes...
Perception, attitudes and knowledge regarding the 2009 swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus pandemic among health-care workers in AustraliaMarc Tebruegge
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 46:673-9. 2010..To determine the perceptions, attitudes and knowledge of Australian health-care workers (HCWs) regarding the novel, swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV) outbreak that reached the country in early May 2009...
What's bugging you? An update on the treatment of head lice infestationMarc Tebruegge
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 96:2-8. 2011..It also discusses general management principles and summarises the current data on novel treatment strategies, including wet combing, dimeticone, isopropyl myristate, benzyl alcohol, plant-based compounds and oral medication...
A comparative analysis of polyfunctional T cells and secreted cytokines induced by Bacille Calmette-Guérin immunisation in children and adultsNicole Ritz
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
PLoS ONE 7:e37535. 2012....
The influence of bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine strain on the immune response against tuberculosis: a randomized trialNicole Ritz
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 185:213-22. 2012..Previous studies suggest that BCG vaccine strain influences the immune response and protection against TB. Current data on which BCG vaccine strain induces the optimal immune response in humans are insufficient...
Necrotizing epiglottitis in an infant: an unusual first presentation of human immunodeficiency virus infectionMarc Tebruegge
Department of General Medicine, Royal Childeren s Hospital Melbourne, Australia
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:164-6. 2009..Additionally, we review the existing literature on this rare condition with a focus on the potential underlying pathogenesis...
Ureaplasma: pathogen or passenger in neonatal meningitis?Vanessa Clifford
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:60-4. 2010....
To TST or not to TST: is tuberculin skin testing necessary before BCG immunisation in children?Nicole Ritz
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
Vaccine 30:1434-6. 2012..This targeted approach will reduce the number of children unnecessarily screened, whilst allowing the identification of those with LTBI, who need further evaluation and treatment...
Susceptibility of Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine strains to antituberculous antibioticsNicole Ritz
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53:316-8. 2009..There is growing recognition of the importance of differences between BCG vaccine strains. We determined the susceptibilities of five genetically distinct BCG vaccine strains to 12 antituberculous drugs...
Too much of a good thing: management of BCG vaccine overdoseNicole Ritz
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia
Vaccine 27:5562-4. 2009..This case highlights the importance of the correct administration and dosing of BCG vaccine and suggests a management option that may prevent the severe local and systemic complications that are frequently associated with BCG overdose...
Enterovirus infections in neonatesMarc Tebruegge
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 14:222-7. 2009..In addition, laboratory features and diagnostic investigations are discussed. A review of the currently available data for prophylactic and therapeutic interventions, including antiviral therapy, is also presented...
Bacterial tracheitis: a multi-centre perspectiveMarc Tebruegge
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Scand J Infect Dis 41:548-57. 2009..Short-term complications were common but long-term sequelae were rare. There were no fatal outcomes, which contrasts with the high historical mortality rates and likely reflects improvements in intensive care management...
Clinical and microbiologic features associated with novel swine-origin influenza A pandemic 2009 (H1N1) virus in children: a prospective cohort studyPenelope A Bryant
The Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:694-8. 2010..Novel swine-origin influenza A pandemic 2009 (H1N1) virus (S-OIV) infection in the context of other respiratory viruses circulating in winter has not been studied...
Epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, and diagnosis of recurrent bacterial meningitisMarc Tebruegge
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
Clin Microbiol Rev 21:519-37. 2008..The review includes a detailed discussion of the underlying pathologies and microbiological aspects as well as recommendations for appropriate diagnostic pathways for investigating this unusual entity...
Images in HIV/AIDS. Stevens-Johnson syndrome associated with thalidomide treatment in HIV infectionMarc Tebruegge
Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia
AIDS Read 18:519-20. 2008
Is the topical application of oestrogen cream an effective intervention in girls suffering from labial adhesions?Marc Tebruegge
Department of Paediatrics, Southend University Hospital, Southend on Sea, UK
Arch Dis Child 92:268-71. 2007
