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Before vaccines, diphtheria used to kill hundreds each year. Now it’s back in Australia Original

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By Archana Koirala, Bianca F. Middleton, Robert C Duguid
| The Conversation Verified
The Northern Territory and Western Australia are experiencing outbreaks of an almost-eradicated infection, diphtheria. The NT has recorded 17 cases of respiratory diphtheria in the past month and 60 cases of the less serious cutaneous diphtheria, affecting the skin, in the past year. In the Kimberley region of WA, 27 cases have been reported in the past month alone, with one-quarter of those respiratory infections. Cases have also been found in Queensland (two) and South Australia (one) this year.
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Coverage gaps in empiric antibiotic regimens used to treat serious bacterial infections in neonates and children in Southeast Asia and the Pacific

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By Phoebe C.M. Williams, Mark Jones, Thomas Snelling, Robert C Duguid
| The Lancet Verified
Summary High levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are propagating deaths due to neonatal and paediatric infections globally. This is of particular concern in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, where healthcare resources are constrained and access to newer agents to treat multidrug-resistant pathogens is limited.
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Legionella longbeachae cervical lymphadenitis in an immunocompetent adolescent

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By Robert C Duguid, Meghan Gunst, Jacqueline Ho, Adam Bartlett
| Wiley Online Library Verified
References 1 Chambers ST, Slow S, Scott-thomas A, Murdoch DR. Legionellosis caused by non–Legionella pneumophila species, with a focus on Legionella longbeachae. Microorganisms 2021; 9: 1–18. 2 Whiley H, Bentham R. Legionella longbeachae and Legionellosis. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 2011; 17: 579–83. 3 Choi P, Qin X, Chen EY, et al. Polymerase chain reaction for pathogen identification in persistent pediatric cervical lymphadenitis. Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 2009; 135: 243–8.
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