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The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Inc. is an independent organisation, founded in Melbourne in 1976 by an eminent group of physicians, pathologists and scientists.
The aims of the society are to:
1. Advance postgraduate education in infectious diseases in Australasia and internationally;
2. Promote research in all aspects of infectious diseases; and
3. Advocate for sound and evidence-based public health policy in matters related to infectious diseases.
Membership encompasses Infectious Diseases Physicians, Clinical Microbiologists, Scientists, Infection Control Practitioners, Public Health Physicians, Sexual Health Physicians, Veterinarians and others eminent in the field of infectious diseases. ASID has constituted several Special Interest Groups which bring together members with interests in Paediatric infections, Hospital Infection Control, Mycology and Viral Hepatitis. It has also recently established a clinical trials network and a guidelines subcommittee.

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Impact of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease in infants younger than 90 days in England and Wales

Ladhani et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Mar;56(5):633-40

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Indirect protection of adults from rotavirus by pediatric rotavirus vaccination

Anderson et al, Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Mar;56(6):755-60

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Waning protection of acellular pertussis vaccine.

Klein NP, Bartlett, J, Rowhani-Rahbar, A, Fireman B, Baxter R. Waning Protection after Fifth Dose of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine in Children. N Engl J Med. 2012; 367: 1012-9. PMID: 22970945

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Antibiotic exposure and IBD development among children: a population-based cohort study

Kronman MP, Zaoutis TE, Haynes K, Feng R, Coffin SE. Pediatrics 2012;130:2011-3886

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Early primary cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy: maternal hyperimmunoglobulin therapy improves outcomes among infants at 1 year of age.

Visentin S et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 55(4):497-503, 2012 Aug.

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Household versus Individual Approaches to Eradication of Community-Acquired Staphylococcus aureus in Children: A randomised trial

Fritz SA, Hogan PG, Hayek G, Eisenstein KA, Rodrigues M, Epplin EK, Garbutt J, Fraser VJ.
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012;54(6):743–51; DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir919

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Rapid molecular diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children using nasopharyngeal specimens.

Zar HJ et al, Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jul 2. [Epub ahead of print], PMID: 22752518

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Long-term Effects of Clearing Helicobacter pylori on growth in School-age children

Robertino M. Mera, Luis E. Bravo, Karen J. Goodman, Maria C. Yepez, Pelayo Correa. Paediatr Infect Dis J 2012;31:263-266

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Efficacy of immunoglobulin plus prednisolone for prevention of coronary artery abnormalities in severe Kawasaki disease (RAISE study): a randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoints trial.

Kobayashi T, Saji T, Otani T, Takeuchi K, Nakamura T, Arakawa H, Kato T, Hara T, Hamaoka K, Ogawa S, Miura M, Nomura Y, Fuse S, Ichida F, Seki M, Fukazawa R, Ogawa C, Furuno K, Tokunaga H, Takatsuki S, Hara S, Morikawa A; RAISE study group investigators. Lancet. 2012 Apr 28;379(9826):1613-20. Epub 2012 Mar 8.

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Treatment of Acute Otitis Media in Children under 2 years of age
Hoberman et al, NEJM 2011:364(2):105-15 Read More...
A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antimicrobial Treatment for Acute Otitis Media
Tahtinen et al NEJM 2011;364:116-26 Read More...
     

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