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When health organisations in the north-west of WA requested urgent action to address the region’s high rate of skin infections, Dr Asha Bowen answered the call.
The young age of the first infection with skin sores and scabies reflects the high disease burden in these communities
Over 100 researchers and health professionals from around Australia have united in Broome this week to address the major health battles facing people living in the tropical north of the country.
In a WA first, researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have shown that Aboriginal babies are 22.5 times more likely to be treated for skin infections than non-Aboriginal babies.
We conducted a comprehensive, systematic review of the global childhood population prevalence of impetigo and the broader condition pyoderma.
House dust mites (HDMs) belong to the most potent indoor allergen sources worldwide and are associated with allergic manifestations in the respiratory tract.
Recent data on the epidemiology of impetigo and scabies and describe the current evidence around approaches to individual and community based treatment
The burden and consequences of skin infections for remote living indigenous people are high
We have quantified the relative influence of perinatal risk factors associated with skin infection hospitalisations in WA children
Documenting carer, service provider and healthcare practitioner perspectives on skin infections provides more understanding of the context of treatment decisions