Important coverage of the invasive Strep A situation in Australia, key new data and urgent vaccine need Asha Bowen Yara Abo Thel Hla Josh Osowicki theguardian.com/australia-news…

Increase in invasive group A streptococcal disease among Australian children coinciding with northern hemisphere surges
- important longitudinal data and collaborative effort authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S26… Jane Oliver Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) NCIRS Josh Osowicki Christopher Blyth Joshua Francis

Many congratulations to ⁦Liz Whittaker Wyld⁩ for being awarded the
#Espid2023 prize for science communication. Always knowledgeable, always committed, always a champion! Proud of you!! ⁦Aubrey Cunnington⁩ ⁦Jethro Herberg⁩ ⁦James Seddon⁩

How much do you know about strep A infections?
Watch to find out what signs point to a more severe case and when you should seek medical attention for your child.

We had a ball ASIDANZ ANZPID #ASID2023 thanks amazing organising committee! Coen Butters angieberkhout

Murdoch Children's researchers have secured prestigious US NIH grants worth a combined $11.8 million to advance #research into how #children ’s #immunesystems respond to #StrepA infection & to trial treatment for #rheumaticheartdisease .
Read more: mcri.edu.au/news/awards/fu…

Toot, toot! All aboard the #StrepA train! Come and work in Melbourne ☕️ with a great team led by Prof. Andrew Steer on unique #StrepA human challenge trial samples 🧪 🧫 🩸 and our exciting ideas for novel immunoassays to boost #StrepA vaccine development (and so much more)!

A huge thank you to my supervisors, family & friends who supported me through my PhD - genuine dream team! 🌟 Grateful to have celebrated this week Professor Catherine Granger Linda Denehy

Couldn’t agree more! I’d add, always sight the results/cultures with your own eyes, read the entire imaging report not just the conclusion (better yet, look at the images) and the social/exposure history is critical

Hi all, if you missed ASIDANZ #ASID22 ASM, #paedsinfectiousdiseases doctors angieberkhout & Dan YEOH each outlined their top five recent #PaedsID papers. Watch this space for their headline summaries. #journalclub #evidencebasedmedicine #IDTwitter #medTwitter #MedEd

We can't wait to welcome Alison Boast to ASIDANZ ASM #ASID22 in June in Perth to speak on ''Treatment of #COVID19 in children & adolescents: Experience from an Australian #Paediatric Tertiary Centre.''
Don't miss out! Registrations close Mon 6 June: buff.ly/3FJWfZ0

Having blood cancer can be overwhelming, but professionally-guided exercise even when unwell is safe and can boost recovery UniMelb MDHS Shaza Abo Physiotherapy UniMelb #WorldBloodCancerDay DKMS UK | We Delete Blood Cancer Linda Denehy Camille Short A/Prof Selina Parry
→go.unimelb.edu.au/5sre

🥵 Hot coronary & systemic arteries in a child with KD, WITHOUT dilatation. 😱 😬 😥 adc.bmj.com/content/107/6/… Thank you Yara Abo Prof Margie Danchin Dave Burgner et al. for this excellent report & terrifying image (that will haunt my dreams next time I’m on ward service!)

And the Bill Marshall Award 2022 goes to...Nigel Curtis!🏆
Congratulations! 🤩 Nigel Curtis
#ESPID2022

It’s important to acknowledge milestones - this arrived in the mail today, thank you to the paediatric education team Rob Roseby 💉💉💉 et al

Thanks NHMRC such an honour and very excited to do this work with the team!

FDG-PET is not part of the usual diagnostic work up for KD but this case shows proof of principal with coronary artery inflammation not appreciated on ECHO. Patient continued to be followed further than standard 6 weeks for normal ECHO Prof Margie Danchin Dave Burgner