ReviewThe Medical journal of Australia2020
Skin infections in Australian Aboriginal children: a narrative review.
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- The epidemiology of superficial Streptococcal A (impetigo and pharyngitis) infections in Australia: A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- The burden of atopic dermatitis and bacterial skin infections among urban-living Indigenous children and young people in high-income countries: A systematic review.Pediatric dermatology · 2023Pooled it
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- Epidemiological and Clinical Manifestations of Acute Rheumatic Fever in Far North Queensland, Australia.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Incidence of Scabies in Far North Queensland, Tropical Australia: Implications for Local Clinical Practice and Public Health Strategies.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Introducing Social Dermatology.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2025Review
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- Housing Initiatives to Address Strep A Infections and Reduce RHD Risks in Remote Indigenous Communities in Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Perspectives on improving wound care for Aboriginal health workers in rural and remote communities in Queensland, Australia.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Eliminate all risks: A call to reexamine the link between canine scabies and rheumatic heart disease.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Repurposing antibiotic resistance surveillance data to support treatment of recurrent infections in a remote setting.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Describing skin health and disease in urban-living Aboriginal children: co-design, development and feasibility testing of the Koolungar Moorditj Healthy Skin pilot project.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2024Article
- Identifying genetic determinants of Streptococcus pyogenes-host interactions in a murine intact skin infection model.Cell reports · 2023Article
- Burden of Disease and Unmet Needs in the Diagnosis and Management of Atopic Dermatitis in Diverse Skin Types in Australia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Evaluation of a Community-Led Program for Primordial and Primary Prevention of Rheumatic Fever in Remote Northern Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Antiparasitic Activity of Tea Tree Oil (TTO) and Its Components against Medically Important Ectoparasites: A Systematic Review.Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
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Abstract
Impetigo, scabies, cellulitis and abscesses are common in Australian Aboriginal children. These conditions adversely affect wellbeing and are associated with serious long term sequelae, including invasive infection and post-infectious complications, such as acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis and acute rheumatic fever, which occurs at the highest documented rates in the world in remote Aboriginal communities. Observational research in remote communities in northern Australia has demonstrated a high concurrent burden of scabies and impetigo and their post-infectious complications. Few data are available for other Australian states, especially for urban Aboriginal children; however, nationwide hospital data indicate that the disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in skin infection prevalence also exists in urban settings. The Australian National Healthy Skin Guideline summarises evidence-based treatment of impetigo, scabies and fungal infections in high burden settings such as remote Aboriginal communities. It recommends systemic antibiotics for children with impetigo, and either topical permethrin or oral ivermectin (second line) for the individual and their contacts as equally efficacious treatments for scabies. β-Lactams are the treatment of choice and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and clindamycin are effective alternatives for treatment of paediatric cellulitis. Abscesses require incision and drainage and a 5-day course of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or clindamycin. Addressing normalisation of skin infections and the social determinants of skin health are key challenges for the clinician. Research is underway on community-wide skin health programs and the role for mass drug administration which will guide future management of these common, treatable diseases.
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