CRE project

Bronchiolitis remains the most common acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) in infants. It causes inflammation of the small airways, increased mucous production and necrosis of epithelial tissue. In paediatrics,...

Indigenous children in remote Australia have extremely high rates of pneumonia; some get better while others develop bronchiectasis (a chronic suppurative lung disease characterised by chronic wet cough). Chronic wet...

Asthma is the most common long-term medical condition affecting at least 10% of Australian children. Genetic factors, ethnicity and socio-economic status are associated with difference in asthma severity. Asthma is...

ASPP comprises the evidence based Triple A (Adolescent Asthma Action) program, a peer-led, asthma education initiative, with an added class smoke free pledge. Objectives: To clinically evaluate approximately 40 Indigenous...

Chronic suppuratives lung disease (CSLD) is a debilitating respiratory illness unacceptably common in our Indigenous children. Persistent wet cough, frequent lung infections, lethargy and the general poor health associated with...

Respiratory diseases that cause children to have a chronic wet cough are an important cause of poor health in children around the world. The most common of these are Protracted...

Acute respiratory illnesses like coughs, colds and flu are major causes of poor health and preventable death in Indigenous children. Despite this, there has been a lack of research focussing...

PBB is a common cause of chronic cough in children. PBB was first described by our team in 2006 and since then has been incorporated into national and international paediatric...

Lung infections such as pneumonia are common in Indigenous children, and can lead to repeated hospitalisation and permanent lung damage. They are also an important cause of preventable death in...

Cough is the most common symptom presenting to primary care services in Australia and internationally. It is also the most common reason for referrals to paediatricians and respiratory physicians. Cough...