Past APSU Studies (L - Z)

munchausen by proxy syndrome

original articles

Jureidini J, Shafer A, Donald T. Munchausen by proxy syndrome: not only pathological parenting but also problematic doctoring ? Medical Journal of Australia 2003; 178(3): 130-132

 

nephrotic syndrome

original articles

Hodson EM, Willis NS, Craig JC. Management of childhood nephrotic syndrome in Australia. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2001; 37(6): A10

Hodson EM, Knight J, Willis NS, Craig JC. Corticosteroid therapy for nephrotic syndrome in children (Cochrane review) The Cochrane Library 2001; (1)

published abstracts

Hodson EM, Willis NS, Craig JC, for the Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Nephrology Association through the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit. Incidence of nephrotic syndrome in Australian children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 36[3], A1. 2000

 

non tuberculosis mycobacterial infection

published abstracts

Blyth CC, Palasanthiran P, Best E, Jones C, Daley AJ, Burgner D, Nourse C, Goldwater PN, Henry G. Non tuberculosis mycobacterial infection: A national surveillance study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 42[11], A11. 2006

presentation

Blyth CC, Palasanthiran P, Best E, Jones C, Daley AJ, Burgner D, Nourse C, Goldwater PN, Henry G. Non tuberculous mycobacterial infection: a review of surgical cases. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Congress, Sydney, May 2005

 

pertussis

original articles

Wood N, McIntyre P. Pertussis: review of epidemiology, diagnosis, management and prevention. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews. 9(3): 201-11; quiz211-2, 2008 September.

Wood N, Quinn HE, McIntyre P, Elliott E. Pertussis in infants: preventing deaths and hospitalisations in the very young. Annotation. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2008; 44(4): 161-165.

Wood N, McIntyre P and Elliott E. Pertussis in infancy: A review of strategies for prevention. Siicsalud 2007 May 29.

Elliott EJ, McIntyre P, Ridley G, Morris A, Massie J, McEniery J et al. A national study of infants hospitalised with Pertussis in the Acellular Vaccine Era. Paediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2004; 28: 246-52

published reports

Elliott E, McIntyre P, Ridley G, Morris A, Massie J, McEniery J, Knight G. Infants hospitalised with pertussis APSU study group. Infants hospitalised with pertussis. Final report for GlaxoSmithKline 2002; 1-20

published abstracts

Morris A, Elliott EJ, McIntyre P, Massie J, Ridley GF, McEniery J et al. Hospitalised pertussis in infancy. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2002; 38[suppl]: A2

 

prader willi syndrome

original articles

Smith A, Egan J, Ridley G, Haan E, Montgomery P, Williams K et al. Birth Prevalence of Prader-Willi Syndrome in Australia. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2003; 88: 263-264

published abstracts

Smith A, Egan J, Haan E, Warne G, Montgomery P, Oley C et al. Prader-Willi syndrome: an APSU study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 37[6], A16. 2001

Smith A, Haan E, Warne G, Montgomery P, Macmillan J, Williams K et al. Prader - Willi Syndrome: first year of APSU study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 36[3], A15. 2000

Smith A, Haan E, Warne G, Montgomery P, Macmillan J, Williams K et al. Prader-Willi syndrome. Paediatrics and Child Health 5, 99. 2000

 

serious seatbelt injuries

original articles

Zurynski Y, Bliston L, Elliott EJ. Booster seat use by children aged 4-11 years: evidence of the need to revise current Australasian standards to accomodate overweight children. Medical Journal of Australia 2008; 189(3): 183. (Letter).

Zurynski YA, Bilston L, Elliott EJ. New road rules on child restraints and booster seats - need for swift implementation. (Letter) Medical Journal of Australia; (in press)

Reeve K, Zurynski Y, Elliott E. A boost for child passenger safety. (letter) Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2007, 43(4): 321

Reeve K, Zurynski Y, Elliott E, Bilston L. Seatbelts and the law: how well do we protect Australian children ? Medical Journal of Australia 186: 635-638, 2007

published abstracts

Zurynski Y, Chang H, Frith K, McKay N, McCaskill M, Bilston L, et al. Seatbelts and child restrains: Injuries, deaths and the law. RACP Congress Adelaide, May 2008. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2008 (In press)

Zurynski Y, McCaskill M, Bilston L, Leditschke F, Dilley A, Elliott. Child injuries and deaths associated with inappropriate use of child restraints and seatbelts. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2008; 44(9): A6.

Zurynski Y, McCaskill M, Bilston L, Leditschke F, Dilley A, Reeve K, Elliott E. Are all seatbelts safe ? Injuries related to seatbelt use in Australian children. Proceedings of the AusTrauma 2007 Conference, Sydney, February 2007

Zurynski Y, McCaskill M, Bilston L, Leditschke F, Dilley A, Reeve K, Elliott E, Paediatricians contributing to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit. Are all seatbelts safe? Seatbelt injuries in Australian children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2007; 43(7-8): A21

 

severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome (scid)

original articles

Yee A, De Ravin SS, Elliott E, Ziegler JB; Contributors to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit. Severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome: a national surveillance study. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 2008; 298-302.

published abstracts

Yee T, Kemp A, Ziegler JB. APSU surveillance of severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome (SCID) 1995-2001. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2002; 38[suppl]: A10

 

severe complications of influenza sept 2007 & Jul-Sept 2008

original articles

Zurynski Y, Lester-Smith D, Festa MS, Kesson AM, Booy R, Elliott EJ. Enhanced surveillance for serious complications of influenza in children: role of the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2008; 32(1): 71-76.

published abstracts

Lester-Smith D, Zurynski Y, Festa M, Kesson A, Booy R, Elliott E. Significant burden of childhood influenza in a tertiary paediatric setting. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2008; 44(9): A12. 

Zurynski Y, Lester-Smith D, Festa M, Kesson A, Booy R, Elliott E. Rapid enhanced surveillance for serious complications of influenza in children using the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2008; 44(9): A11.

 

 

simple vitamin d deficiency rickets

original articles

Munns C, Zacharin MR, Rodda CP et al. Prevention and treatment of infant and childhood Vitamin D deficiency in Australia and New Zealand: a consensus statement. Medical Journal of Australia 2006; 185: 268-272

published abstracts

Munns C, Zacharin M, Rodda C, Davis E, Harris M, Batch J, Pascoe M, Fairchild J, Lafferty A, Whybourne A, Ward L, Morley R, Garnett S, Burgner D, Geddes J, Cherian S, Mahajan D, Zurynski Y, McKay N, Cowell C. Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets in Australian Children: An APSU Study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2008; 44(9): A7.

Munns C, Zacharin MR, Rodda C, Davis E, Harris M, Batch J, Pascoe M, Fairchild J, Lafferty A, Whybourne A, Ward L, Morley R, Garnett S, Burgner D, Geddes J, Cherian S, Zurynski Y, McKay N, Cowell C. Vitamin D deficiency rickets in Australian children: APSU update. RACP Congress Melbourne, May 2007. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2007; 43(7-8): A15