Jeffs, Emma
Williman, Jonathan
Martin, Natalie
Brunton, Cheryl
Walls, Tony
Funding for this research was provided by:
CureKids New Zealand
Article History
Received: 4 June 2018
Accepted: 19 November 2018
First Online: 5 January 2019
Authors information
: EJ (BSc, PG Dip Diet, NZRD, MHealSc) is a fifth-year Medical Student (MB ChB) at the University of Otago, Christchurch School of Medicine, New Zealand. She is a qualified Paediatric Dietitian and holds a Masters Degree in Health Sciences. Her research interests include the epidemiology of infectious diseases in children, and risk-attenuation strategies related to maternal obesity in pregnancy.JW (BSc(Hons), MBiostat, PhD) is a Biostatistician for the Department of Population Health, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. JW completed a PhD in Immunology before pursuing a career in population-based health. JW has focused his research and professional career on developing population-based health innovations and reducing health inequalities. He has experience in conducting a diversity of research including laboratory studies, surveillance and epidemiological studies, and clinical trials.NM (BHB MB ChB, Dip. Paeds, FRACP, DPhil) is a Consultant Paediatrician at the University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. She worked as a clinical research fellow in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom from 2012 to 2015 and completed a DPhil in Pediatrics at Oxford University in 2018. She is extensively involved in a current UK multicentre cohort study of childhood central nervous system infection, in addition to epidemiological studies.CB (MB ChB, DipComH, FAFPHM) is a Public Health Physician. CB spent a decade working in general practice and emergency medicine before retraining as a public health medicine specialist. Since then she has worked as a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the University of Otago, Christchurch and as a public health specialist with the Canterbury District Health Board. She is also a Medical Officer of Health. Her research interests are in the epidemiology of viral hepatitis, influenza and other vaccine preventable disease, and water-borne disease.TW (MB ChB, FRACP, MD) is an Infectious Diseases Specialist, General Paediatrician and Associate Professor of Paediatrics, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. TW completed his clinical training in Pediatrics in New Zealand and specialist training at Great Ormond St Hospital for Children in London, United Kingdom. Following the completion of his specialist training, he worked for several years as an Infectious Diseases Specialist at Sydney Children’s Hospital. He has a longstanding interest in viral infections in children and completed an M.D. through the University of London on adenovirus infections in children post-stem cell transplantation. His current research interests include vaccinations and their safety, as well as bone and joint infections in preschoolers.
: This study was approved by the University of Otago Human Ethics Committee (Health), ethics reference number HD16/057. This approval was required by the Ministry of Health and ESR in advance of the study to get access to the NMDS and ESR databases. Consent by individuals was not required for this study as this was routinely collected and de-identified data.
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