Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions

    • The characteristics of SARS-CoV-2-positive children who presented to Australian hospitals during 2020: a PREDICT network study 

      Ibrahim, Laila F; Tham, Doris; Chong, Vimuthi; Corden, Mark; Craig, Simon; Buntine, Paul; Jani, Shefali; Zhang, Michael; George, Shane; Kochar, Amit; O'Brien, Sharon; Robins_Browne, Karen; Tosif, Shidan; Daley, Andrew; McNab, Sarah; Crawford, Nigel W; Wilson, Catherine; Babl, Franz E
      Published 2021
      OBJECTIVES: To examine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2-positive children in Australia during 2020. DESIGN, SETTING: Multicentre retrospective study in 16 hospitals of the Paediatric Research ...
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    • Discovery of Antiviral Cyclic Peptides Targeting the Main Protease of SARS-CoV-2 via mRNA Display 

      Johansen-Leete, Jason; Ullrich, Sven; Fry, Sarah E.; Frkic, Rebecca; Bedding, Max J.; Aggarwal, Anupriya; Ashhurst, Anneliese S.; Ekanayake, Kasuni B.; Mahawaththa, Mithun C.; Sasi, Vishnu M.; Passioura, Toby; Larance, Mark; Otting, Gottfried; Turville, Stuart; Jackson, Colin J.; Nitsche, Christoph; Payne, Richard J.
      Published 2021
      Abstract Antivirals that specifically target SARS-CoV-2 are needed to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The main protease (M pro ) is essential for SARS-CoV-2 replication and is an attractive target for antiviral development. ...
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    • Secrets to longevity: The Methuselahs that survived COVID_19 

      Siopis, George
      Published 2021
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    • The Impact of COVID-19 on the Provision of Adult Cardiac Surgery at a Dedicated COVID Hospital in Australia 

      McNamara, Nicholas; Robinson, Benjamin; Bannon, Paul
      Published 2021
      BACKGROUND: Internationally, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in fewer cardiac surgical procedures being performed and an increase in the proportion of non-elective cases. To date there has been no study ...
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    • Discovery of Cyclic Peptide Ligands to the SARS-CoV_2 Spike Protein Using mRNA Display 

      Norman, Alexander; Franck, Charlotte; Christie, Mary; Hawkins, Paige M. E.; Patel, Karishma; Ashhurst, Anneliese S.; Aggarwal, Anupriya; Low, Jason K. K.; Siddiquee, Rezwan; Ashley, Caroline L.; Steain, Megan; Triccas, James A.; Turville, Stuart; Mackay, Joel P.; Passioura, Toby; Payne, Richard J.
      Published 2021
      The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has led to substantial morbidity, mortality, and disruption globally. Cellular entry of SARS-CoV-2 is mediated by the viral spike protein, and affinity ligands to this surface ...
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