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@entity1 @entity6943 @entity16 @entity281 @entity6942
AIM: to review admissions to the hospital due to @entity6942 over a 10 year period. METHODS: This was a retrospective chart review of all paediatric @entity1 admitted to Townsville Hospital between 1996 and 2006 that were proven to have positive cultures for @entity6943 . Details were obtained from the Microbiology Department of Townsville Hospital. RESULTS: Between 1996 and 2006, there were 150 cases of culture-confirmed @entity6942 in North Queensland. Of these, eight (5.3%) were in @entity1 aged under 16 years. There were three deaths in this group. Three @entity1 developed @entity16 and there were no cases of parotid involvement. In our series, @entity16 appeared to be statistically more significant in @entity1 compared with adults. CONCLUSION: @entity6942 is an uncommon @entity281 in Australia. In our series, @entity16 appeared to be common in @entity1 compared with adults with devastating sequelae. The reasons for this remain unclear.
