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Immune system diseases

Medicine and the community

B-cell antigen D8/17 is a marker of rheumatic fever susceptibility in Aboriginal Australians and can be tested in remote settings

Zinta Harrington, Kumar Visvanathan, Narelle A Skinner, Nigel Curtis, Bart J Currie and Jonathan R Carapetis

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 507-510 Free

Notable cases

Middle lobe syndrome as the pulmonary manifestation of primary Sjögren's syndrome

Horng-An Chen, Shinn-Liang Lai, Wei-Kang Kwang, Juhn-Cherng Liu, Chun-Hsiung Chen and De-Feng Huang

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (6): 294-295 Free

Editorials

Monitoring vaccine reactions in Australia

Nicholas Wood and David Isaacs

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (4): 150

Clinical update

Vaccine components and constituents: responding to consumer concerns

Barbara E Eldred, Angela J Dean, Treasure M McGuire and Allan L Nash

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (4): 170-175 Free

Letters

Severe peanut allergy in Australian children

Andrew S Kemp

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (5): 277

Editorials

Non-conventional approaches to allergy testing: reconciling patient autonomy with medical practitioners’ concerns

Raymond J Mullins, Robert J Heddle and Pete Smith

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (4): 173-174

New Drugs, Old Drugs

Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors

Peter T Nash and Timothy H J Florin

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (4): 205-208 Free

Letters

Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome: still a problem

Christopher M MacIsaac, Mark A Page, Beverley-Ann Biggs and Kumar Visvanathan

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (12): 651-652

Letters

Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome: still a problem

Patrick M Schlievert

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (12): 651-652

Research

Treatment of an infant with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID-X1) by gene therapy in Australia

Samantha L Ginn, Julie A Curtin, Christine M Smyth, Margot Latham, Sharon C Cunningham, Maolin Zheng, Linda Hobson, Peter B Rowe, Ian E Alexander, Belinda Kramer, Melanie Wong, Alyson Kakakios, Geoffrey B McCowage, Debbie Watson, Stephen I Alexander, Alain Fischer, Marina Cavazzana-Calvo and Salima Hacein-Bey-Abina

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (9): 458-463 Free

Position statement

The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy position statement: summary of allergy prevention in children

Susan L Prescott and Mimi LK Tang

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (9): 464-467 Free

Notable cases

Life-threatening allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in a well child with cystic fibrosis

Emma Skowronski and Dominic A Fitzgerald

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (9): 482-483 Free

Book reviews

All your allergies covered

Constance H Katelaris

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (12):

MJA Practice Essentials – Paediatrics

6. Atopic disease in childhood

Michael S Gold and Andrew S Kemp

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (6): 298-304 Free

Correction

Correction: Prescribing of amino acid formula

Andrew S Kemp

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (2): 96

Notable cases

Hepatitis C-associated cryoglobulinaemia presenting with refractory hypertensive crisis and acute pulmonary oedema

Li-Na Lee, Shyh-Chyi Lo, Fu-Chi Lin, Hon-Ping Lau, Jih-Shuin Jerng and Pan-Chyr Yang

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 38-40 Free

Clinical update

Optimising the management of allergic rhinitis: an Australian perspective

Ronald S Walls, Robert J Heddle, Mimi L K Tang, Ben J Basger, Graham O Solley and Guan T Yeo

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 28-33 Free

Letters

Prescribing of amino acid infant formula

Andrew S Kemp

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 574-575

Letters

To exercise or not to exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome?

Garry C Scroop and Richard B Burnet

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 578-580

Letters

To exercise or not to exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome?

Ellie Stein and Christine Hunter

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 578-580

Letters

To exercise or not to exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome?

Andrew R Lloyd

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 578-580

Letters

A2 milk is allergenic

William B Smith, Deryn Thompson, Margaret Kummerow, Patrick Quinn and Michael S Gold

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 574

Editorials

“May contain traces of . . .”: hidden food allergens in Australia

Maria Said and John M Weiner

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (4): 183-184

Lessons from practice

Lupin: a new hidden food allergen

William B Smith, David Gillis and Frank E Kette

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (4): 219-220 Free

Research

Randomised controlled trial of graded exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome

Karen E Wallman, Alan R Morton, Carmel Goodman, Robert Grove and Andrew M Guilfoyle

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (9): 444-448 Free