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New vaccine shows promise in protecting against common cause of meningitis

Researchers are an important step closer to finding a vaccine that protects against a wide range of strains of meningococcal B - the most common cause of mening

Celebrating 20 years of meningitis awareness

Australian charity celebrates 20 years of providing meningitis awareness and marks World Meningitis Day with footy star

The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher awarded support funding

A Kids Research Institute Australia researcher has been awarded $10,000 from the New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support (NIRIS) award.

Be on alert for meningitis

The Meningitis Centre is urging all people to be on alert for the signs and symptoms of the potential deadly disease.

The influence of incomplete case ascertainment on measures of vaccine efficacy

A biologically active vaccine may produce a low measured vaccine efficacy under a range of epidemiological, vaccine-related and logistical conditions

Effectiveness of a 3 + 0 pneumococcal conjugate vaccine schedule against invasive pneumococcal disease among a birth cohort of 1.4 million children in Australia

Our population-based cohort study demonstrates that >90% coverage in the first year of a universal 3 + 0 PCV program provided high population-level protection

Infectious diseases clinician's variation in the management of pediatric Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and equipoise for clinical trials

Large variation in antibiotic prescribing amongst clinicians is demonstrated and increased, corresponding with escalating case complexity and persisting MRSA bacteraemia