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2. Group A Streptococcus Primary Peritonitis in Children, New Zealand.
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Taylor, Amanda, Elliott, Brodie M., Atkinson, John, Roberts, Sally, Voss, Lesley, Best, Emma J., and Webb, Rachel
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ACUTE abdomen , *PERITONITIS , *STREPTOCOCCUS , *CHILDREN'S hospitals , *ENGLISH literature , *ABDOMINAL pain - Abstract
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) primary peritonitis is a rare cause of pediatric acute abdomen (sudden onset of severe abdominal pain); only 26 pediatric cases have been reported in the English language literature since 1980. We discuss 20 additional cases of pediatric primary peritonitis caused by GAS among patients at Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, during 2010-2022. We compare identified cases of GAS primary peritonitis to cases described in the existing pediatric literature. As rates of rates of invasive GAS increase globally, clinicians should be aware of this cause of unexplained pediatric acute abdomen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2024
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3. Group A Streptococcus Primary Peritonitis in Children, New Zealand.
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Taylor, Amanda, Elliott, Brodie M., Atkinson, John, Roberts, Sally, Voss, Lesley, Best, Emma J., and Webb, Rachel
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ACUTE abdomen ,PERITONITIS ,STREPTOCOCCUS ,CHILDREN'S hospitals ,ENGLISH literature ,ABDOMINAL pain - Abstract
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) primary peritonitis is a rare cause of pediatric acute abdomen (sudden onset of severe abdominal pain); only 26 pediatric cases have been reported in the English language literature since 1980. We discuss 20 additional cases of pediatric primary peritonitis caused by GAS among patients at Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, during 2010-2022. We compare identified cases of GAS primary peritonitis to cases described in the existing pediatric literature. As rates of rates of invasive GAS increase globally, clinicians should be aware of this cause of unexplained pediatric acute abdomen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2023
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4. Unusual but consistent latitudinal patterns in macroalgal habitats and their invertebrate communities across two countries.
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Lloyd, Hannah B., Cruz‐Motta, Juan J., Glasby, Tim M., Hutchings, Pat A., Gribben, Paul E., and Taylor, Amanda
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ALGAL communities ,INVERTEBRATE communities ,HABITATS ,OCEAN temperature - Abstract
Aim: The physical characteristics of biogenic habitats and environmental conditions are important determinants of biodiversity, yet their relative importance can change across spatial scales. We aimed to understand how relationships between the physical characteristics of macroalgal habitats and their invertebrate communities varied across spatial scales and whether general ecological patterns occurred across two countries. Location: Eighteen sites across the temperate east coasts of Australia (over 1,300 km) and New Zealand (over 1,000 km), with the latitudinal gradient in the two countries overlapping by 6.73 decimal degrees. Time period: January to early April 2012. Major taxa studied: Three intertidal macroalgal habitats in each country and the invertebrate communities within them. Methods: We measured variation in patch‐ and individual‐level characteristics of macroalgal habitats and their invertebrate communities. Patterns in macroalgal characteristics and communities were compared across latitude, and at smaller spatial scales, and correlated with 26 abiotic environmental variables using multiple multivariate analyses. Results: Separately, macroalgal habitat characteristics and communities showed unusual but consistent nonlinear latitudinal patterns, with greater similarity among sites at the edges of the sampled distribution (i.e., north and south) than at centrally located sites. Macroalgal characteristics did not correlate with a particular set of environmental variables; however, communities were structured by sea surface temperature at the country scale and by macroalgal habitat type and biomass within countries. Anthropogenic variables were also important and may have contributed to the unusual nonlinear patterns observed between macroalgal characteristics and communities across latitude. Main conclusions: Our results support other studies showing that large‐scale patterns can emerge from systems where there is high local‐scale variability. The results show that communities within macroalgal habitats respond to both the physical characteristics of the habitat and external environmental conditions (e.g., temperature), suggesting that local‐scale environmental factors, including anthropogenic stressors, may modulate environmental gradients over larger scales. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2020
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5. Process mapping: enhancing the implementation of the Liverpool Care Pathway.
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Taylor, Amanda J. and Randall, Glare
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TERMINAL care facilities , *PALLIATIVE treatment , *HOSPICE care - Abstract
Arohanui Hospice is a 12-bed specialist palliative care service based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It serves a population of 180000 people spread over a wide geographical area, both urban and rural. The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) was initially implemented at the hospice inpatient unit in January 2005. Following this, the ‘LCP Pilot Project’ was developed. This project involved the implementation of the LCP within three aged residential care facilities and two wards within the regional hospital. Included in the project was a research component to enable evaluation of the effectiveness of the LCP in each setting. This article will consider and demonstrate the use of process mapping (Buckman, 2003) as a quality improvement tool to enhance the effective implementation and sustained use of the LCP for the dying patient within aged residential care. Measures are considered that support the implementation of the LCP at an organisational level rather than at a purely clinical level. While this work has been completed within the New Zealand context, it is believed that the principles are transferable to similar settings internationally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2007
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6. Reduction in Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis Incidence in Counties Manukau, New Zealand, after the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Taylor A, Neutze J, Moreland NJ, and Webb R
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- Humans, New Zealand epidemiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Adolescent, Incidence, Infant, Male, Retrospective Studies, Female, Streptococcus pyogenes, SARS-CoV-2, Infant, Newborn, Hospitalization statistics & numerical data, Acute Disease, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 complications, Streptococcal Infections epidemiology, Streptococcal Infections complications, Glomerulonephritis epidemiology
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The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the epidemiology of many common childhood infections, including Group A streptococcal (GAS) disease. Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is a nonsuppurative complication of GAS pharyngitis and pyoderma. It remains the most common cause of pediatric acute glomerulonephritis globally. In Counties Manukau, New Zealand, APSGN rates have previously been shown to be the highest in the country, with marked ethnic and socioeconomic disparities. We performed a retrospective review of children aged 0-14 years who were discharged from Kidz First Hospital, Counties Manukau, between 2015 and 2023 and met the Strep A Vaccine Global Consortium consensus definition of APSGN. We describe a marked, sustained reduction in APSGN hospitalizations, temporally associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. This ongoing reduction in APSGN incidence is notable in light of contrasting reports of increasing incidence of rheumatic fever in New Zealand and invasive GAS disease internationally. more...
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- 2024
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7. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in New Zealand Children.
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Taylor A, Duncanson M, Mitchelson B, Nuthall G, Voss L, Walls T, Dalziel SR, Ostring G, and Best EJ
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- Child, Humans, New Zealand epidemiology, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 epidemiology
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New Zealand (NZ) initially adopted an elimination approach to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Pre-Omicron variant, the NZ pediatric population was immunologically naïve to SARS-CoV-2. This study, utilizing national data sources, describes the NZ incidence of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) following infection with the Omicron variant. MIS-C incidence was 1.03 of 100,000 age-specific population and 0.04 of 1000 recorded SARS-CoV-2 infections., Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose., (Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) more...
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- 2023
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8. Fetal Loss and Preterm Birth Caused by Intraamniotic Haemophilus influenzae Infection, New Zealand.
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Hills T, Sharpe C, Wong T, Cutfield T, Lee A, McBride S, Rogers M, Soh MC, Taylor A, Taylor S, and Thomas M
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- Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Infant, Newborn, New Zealand epidemiology, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Haemophilus Infections epidemiology, Premature Birth epidemiology
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Invasive Haemophilus influenzae infection during pregnancy can cause preterm birth and fetal loss, but the mechanism is unclear. We investigated 54 cases of pregnancy-associated invasive H. influenzae disease in 52 unique pregnancies in the Auckland region of New Zealand during October 1, 2008‒September 30, 2018. Intraamniotic infection was identified in 36 (66.7%) of 54 cases. Outcome data were available for 48 pregnancies. Adverse pregnancy outcomes, defined as fetal loss, preterm birth, or the birth of an infant requiring intensive/special care unit admission, occurred in 45 (93.8%) of 48 (pregnancies. Fetal loss occurred in 17 (35.4%) of 48 pregnancies, before 24 weeks' gestation in 13 cases, and at >24 weeks' gestation in 4 cases. The overall incidence of pregnancy-associated invasive H. influenzae disease was 19.9 cases/100,000 births, which exceeded the reported incidence of pregnancy-associated listeriosis in New Zealand. We also observed higher rates in younger women and women of Māori ethnicity. more...
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- 2022
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