Kirsten Perrett

Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with reduced regulatory T cell frequency in food-allergic infants

Melanie R Neeland, Amanda R Tursi, Kirsten P Perrett, Richard Saffery, Jennifer J Koplin, Kari C Nadeau, Sandra Andorf

Journal article  |  2021  |  Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

The influence of vitamin D on human health is strongly associated with tolerogenic immune function, skewing the immune response to..

The Accuracy of Diagnostic Testing in Determining Tree Nut Allergy: A Systematic Review.

Tim Brettig, Thanh Dang, Vicki McWilliam, Rachel L Peters, Jennifer J Koplin, Kirsten P Perrett

Journal article  |  2021  |  The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice

BACKGROUND: Food allergy is most accurately diagnosed by a formal oral food challenge (OFC); however, it is time and labor intensi..

No cashew allergy in infants introduced to cashew by age 1 year

Rachel L Peters, Danny Ye Barret, Victoria X Soriano, Vicki McWilliam, Adrian J Lowe, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Mimi LK Tang, Shyamali C Dharmage, Lyle C Gurrin, Jennifer J Koplin, Kirsten P Perrett

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

CAPSULE SUMMARY: This study provides the first evidence that early dietary exposure to cashew by age 1 year is associated with red..

Community-Based Adverse Food Reactions and Anaphylaxis in Children with IgE-Mediated Food Allergy at Age 6 Years: A Population-Based Study

Yichao Wang, Rachel L Peters, Kirsten P Perrett, Vicki L McWilliam, Mimi LK Tang, Adrian J Lowe, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Shyamali C Dharmage, Katrina J Allen, Jennifer J Koplin

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice

BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated adverse food reactions among food-allergic children in a population-based sample, which ..

Minimising Immunisation Pain of childhood vaccines: The MIP pilot study

Narelle Jenkins, Francesca Orsini, Sonja Elia, Kirsten Perrett

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

AIM: Pain associated with immunisations can result in distress and/or anxiety for children and parents. We assessed the feasibilit..

Immune Response to DTPa-HBV-IPV/Hib Booster Vaccination in Infants of Mothers who were vaccinated with Tdap Vaccine during the Pregnancy: Follow-up Study of a randomized, placebo-controlled Study

F Martinon-Torres, SA Halperin, T Nolan, B Tapiero, KP Perrett, IS de la Cueva, J Garcia-Sicilia, Z Stranak, OG Vanderkooi, P Kosina, M Virta, Merino JM Arribas, M Miranda-Valdivieso, Novas B Arias, J Bozensky, Cilleruelo MJ Ortega, Ramos JT Amador, M Baca, Escribano E Palomino, G Zuccotti, et al.

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  Kongressabstracts zur Tagung 2020 der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (DGGG)

Immunisation and allergy in children and adults A case-based approach

Abigail Cheung, Kirsten P Perrett

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian Journal of General Practice

BACKGROUND: Adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs) are often attributed to vaccine hypersensitivity. However, many of these..

Integrating trials into a whole-population cohort of children and parents: statement of intent (trials) for the Generation Victoria (GenV) cohort

Melissa Wake, Yanhong Jessika Hu, Hayley Warren, Margie Danchin, Michael Fahey, Francesca Orsini, Maurizio Pacilli, Kirsten P Perrett, Richard Saffery, Andrew Davidson

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Medical Research Methodology

BACKGROUND: Very large cohorts that span an entire population raise new prospects for the conduct of multiple trials that speed up..

Hyper-Inflammatory Monocyte Activation Following Endotoxin Exposure in Food Allergic Infants

Melanie R Neeland, Boris Novakovic, Thanh D Dang, Kirsten P Perrett, Jennifer J Koplin, Richard Saffery

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Immunology

Several recent studies have reported a key role for innate cell hyper-responsiveness in food allergy. This has predominantly been ..

Impact of Australian mandatory policies on immunisation services, parental attitudes to vaccination and vaccine uptake in a tertiary paediatric hospital

R Armiento, M Hoq, E Kua, N Crawford, K Perrett, S Elia, M Danchin

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH