Publications by authors named "Treston B"
Exploring parental perspectives: Maternal RSV vaccination versus infant RSV monoclonal antibody.
Hum Vaccin Immunother
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a major health threat globally, especially to infants under one year old.
- Recently, two new passive immunization options have been launched: nirsevimab, a long-acting monoclonal antibody, and RSV-PreF, a maternal vaccine.
- Understanding what influences parents' decisions about vaccination is essential for improving communication with healthcare providers and creating effective RSV prevention strategies tailored to parents' needs.
Aim: Our aim was to describe the epidemiology of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in the Republic of Ireland, in the context of all cases of COVID-19 in children, during the first year of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Methods: Cases of MIS-C were identified by prospective surveillance in Irish hospitals from April 2020 to April 2021. Paediatric COVID-19 cases and outbreaks in schools or childcare facilities were notified to and routinely investigated by Public Health.
Background: Evaluation of an index case of child abuse necessitates risk assessment of other children who could be vulnerable to abuse from the same perpetrator/s.
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the addition of a prompt to the standard clinical pro forma used for the assessment of new referrals to a child and adolescent sexual assault treatment service in terms of impact upon detection of other at risk children.
Participants And Setting: All referrals to a Child and Adolescent Sexual Assault Treatment Service, Galway, West Ireland.