A regional initiative to reduce skin infections amongst aboriginal children living in remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia.

A regional initiative to reduce skin infections amongst aboriginal children living in remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Linked to extreme rates of chronic heart and kidney disease, pyoderma is endemic amongst Aboriginal children in Australia's Northern Territory (NT). Many of those with pyoderma will also have scabies. We report the results of a community-based collaboration within the East Arnhem Region, which...

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Main Authors:	Ross M Andrews, Therese Kearns, Christine Connors, Colin Parker, Kylie Carville, Bart J Currie, Jonathan R Carapetis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2775159?pdf=render

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