RSV 🦠 causes bronchiolitis in babies. We need to use new medicines and vaccines equitably in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to prevent disease. ⁦Archana Koirala⁩ ⁦Fiona Russell⁩ ⁦Christopher Blyth⁩ ⁦ANZPID⁩ ⁦ASIDANZ⁩ theconversation.com/from-rsv-to-me…

🔥Hot off the press!🔥 Challenging Dogma in the Treatment of Childhood Infections. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/… Brad Spellberg ANZPID ASIDANZ #shorterisbetter

Congratulations to our colleague and friend Professor Andrew Steer Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) for being awarded the Gustav Nossal Medal for his #globalhealth work in #StrepA . #IDTwitter ASIDANZ Have you registered for RACP Congress?

Journal Club by Niall Johnston and Brendan McMullan Sydney Children's Hospitals Network NEJM paper on Bivalent Prefusion F Vaccine in Pregnancy to Prevent RSV Illness in Infants- this was safe and reduced severe RSV-associated LRTIs and hospitalisation in infants <6 mo shorturl.at/doQ67 #IDTwitter ASIDANZ

ASIDANZ ANZPID @VACSIG statement: Call for equity in #RSV prevention for #Australia and #New Zealand.
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I am pleased to point you to the AGAR-Kids 9 year report providing a national picture of paediatric antimicrobial resistance and ensuring data are made available to Australian prescribers and AMS programs Australian Society for Antimicrobials WCVID.
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SPORE WARS - inspired by Dr. Sarah Kidd 🍄💥 starwarsintrogenerator.com/scroller?u=27j…

Exciting Sydney Children's Hospitals Network #Immunisation CNC role at Randwick & Westmead - improve coverage in all children with a focus on high-risk & under-served groups. Please share with your networks #SydneyNursingSchool

#PrimaryHealthCare #prevention #nurseleaders

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Congratulations to ANZPID poster presentation winner Michael-John Fay and poster winner Heather Weerdenburg (kindly presented and collected by Alison Boast) 👏🏻 👏🏻 #asid2024 ANZPID ASIDANZ

Dr Joel Vosu with a rapid fire presentation of Clostridioides
difficile osteomyelitis in a child #asid2024 ANZPID ASIDANZ

Fantastic talk on antimicrobials in pregnancy and lactation from Dr Krist Ewe at the ASID ASM 2024 #asid2024 ANZPID ASIDANZ

Dr Julie Bennett describes innovative ways to prevent RHD in young people - with subcutaneous penicillin given less often than IM injection SCIP RHD #asid2024 ASIDANZ

Dr Annaleise Howard-Jones describes a recent Murray Valley encephalitis outbreak in Australia with a One-Health lens at ASID 2024 🦟🧠⚡️ #asid2024 ANZPID ASIDANZ

Excellent update on childhood encephalitis from Philip Britton at the ASID ASM in Wellington ⚡️🧠⚡️ #asid2024 ANZPID ASIDANZ

Wonderful talk from Amanda Gwee on optimising antimicrobials for children - and don’t forget how medicines taste! 👅 #asid2024 ANZPID ASIDANZ

Great lightning round presentation on the BEST trial from Alison Boast 🦴🦴💊💊👶👶 #asid2024 ANZPID ASIDANZ

An exciting milestone in the SNAP Trial to have randomised 100 neonates, children and adolescents alongside adults! On track to surpassing the largest paediatric SAB trial in the world this year. Steven Tong Joshua Davis AnitaCampbell Brendan McMullan Amanda Gwee Philip Britton

Best pun in a poster name 😂 Brad Rockliff at the ASID ASM #asid2024 ANZPID ASIDANZ

Heather Weerdenburg presenting on optimising ganciclovir dosing for immunocompromised children with CMV infection #asid2024 ANZPID ASIDANZ