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2021, 'Evaluating the Prevention Benefit of HCV Treatment: Modeling the SToP-C Treatment as Prevention Study in Prisons', Hepatology, 74, pp. 2366 - 2379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.32002
,2021, 'Prescribing of direct-acting antiviral therapy by general practitioners for people with hepatitis C in an unrestricted treatment program', Medical Journal of Australia, 215, pp. 332 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51204
,2021, 'Effectiveness of treatment for hepatitis C virus reinfection following direct acting antiviral therapy in the REACH-C cohort', International Journal of Drug Policy, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103422
,2021, 'Global cascade of care for chronic hepatitis C virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 28, pp. 1340 - 1354, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13574
,2021, 'Impact of Shave Biopsy on Diagnosis and Management of Cutaneous Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Annals of Surgical Oncology, 28, pp. 6168 - 6176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-09866-3
,2021, 'Progress and remaining challenges to address hepatitis C, other infectious diseases, and drug-related harms to improve the health of people who use drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103469
,2021, 'Australia could miss the WHO hepatitis C virus elimination targets due to declining treatment uptake and ongoing burden of advanced liver disease complications', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257369
,2021, 'Association between Opioid Agonist Therapy and Testing, Treatment Uptake, and Treatment Outcomes for Hepatitis C Infection among People Who Inject Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73, pp. E107 - E118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa612
,2021, 'Association between opioid agonist therapy use and HIV testing uptake among people who have recently injected drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Addiction, 116, pp. 1664 - 1676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15316
,2021, 'Evaluation of hepatitis C treatment-as-prevention within Australian prisons (SToP-C): a prospective cohort study', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 6, pp. 533 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00077-7
,2021, 'Hepatitis C virus cure before hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis is associated with improved survival', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 28, pp. 710 - 718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13475
,2021, 'Reinfection Following Successful Direct-acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C Virus Infection among People Who Inject Drugs', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72, pp. 1392 - 1400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa253
,2021, 'Evaluation of the Aptima HCV Quant Dx Assay for Hepatitis C Virus RNA Detection from Fingerstick Capillary Dried Blood Spot and Venepuncture-Collected Samples', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 223, pp. 818 - 826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa442
,2021, 'Evaluation of the Aptima HCV Quant Dx Assay for Hepatitis C Virus RNA Detection from Fingerstick Capillary Dried Blood Spot and Venepuncture-Collected Samples', Journal of Infectious Diseases, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa442
,2021, 'High hepatitis C treatment uptake among people with recent drug dependence in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Hepatology, 74, pp. 293 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2020.08.038
,2020, 'Adherence to once-daily and twice-daily direct-acting antiviral therapy for Hepatitis C infection among people with recent injection drug use or current opioid agonist therapy', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 71, pp. E115 - E124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz1089
,2020, 'Declining HCV incidence following rapid HCV treatment scale-up in a prison network in Australia: Evidence of treatment as prevention from the SToP-C study', JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, 73, pp. S127 - S127, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000786587000206&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'Time to Detection of Hepatitis C Virus Infection with the Xpert HCV Viral Load Fingerstick Point-of-Care Assay: Facilitating a More Rapid Time to Diagnosis', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 221, pp. 2043 - 2049, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa037
,2020, 'Estimated uptake of hepatitis C direct-acting antiviral treatment among individuals with HIV co-infection in Australia: A retrospective cohort study', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 223 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH19101
,2020, 'Patterns of drug and alcohol use and injection equipment sharing among people with recent injecting drug use or receiving opioid agonist treatment during and following hepatitis c virus treatment with directacting antiviral therapies: An international study', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70, pp. 2369 - 2376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz633
,2020, 'Hepatitis C elimination in Australia: progress and challenges', Medical Journal of Australia, 212, pp. 362 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50584
,2020, 'Hepatitis C reinfection after successful antiviral treatment among people who inject drugs: A meta-analysis', Journal of Hepatology, 72, pp. 643 - 657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2019.11.012
,2020, 'Hepatitis C virus testing, liver disease assessment and treatment uptake among people who inject drugs pre- and post-universal access to direct-acting antiviral treatment in Australia: The LiveRLife study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 27, pp. 281 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13233
,2020, 'Systematic review with meta-analysis: effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma', Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 51, pp. 34 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.15598
,2019, 'Evaluation of a hepatitis C virus core antigen assay from venepuncture and dried blood spot collected samples: A cohort study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 26, pp. 1423 - 1430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13196
,2019, 'Drug use and risk behaviour profile, and the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B among people with methamphetamine use in Iran', International Journal of Drug Policy, 73, pp. 129 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.09.018
,2019, 'Addressing cultural diversity: the hepatitis B clinical specialist perspective', Ethnicity and Health, 24, pp. 816 - 828, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2017.1370540
,2019, 'An intervention to improve HCV testing, linkage to care, and treatment among people who use drugs in Tehran, Iran: The ENHANCE study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 72, pp. 99 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.07.002
,2019, 'Elimination of hepatitis C virus infection among people who use drugs: Ensuring equitable access to prevention, treatment, and care for all', International Journal of Drug Policy, 72, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.07.016
,2019, 'Declining hepatitis C virus-related liver disease burden in the direct-acting antiviral therapy era in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Hepatology, 71, pp. 281 - 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2019.04.014
,2019, 'Hepatitis C virus testing, liver disease assessment and direct-acting antiviral treatment uptake and outcomes in a service for people who are homeless in Sydney, Australia: The LiveRLife homelessness study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 26, pp. 969 - 979, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13112
,2019, 'Australia on track to achieve WHO HCV elimination targets following rapid initial DAA treatment uptake: A modelling study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 26, pp. 83 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13013
,2019, 'SAT-232-Reinfection following successful HCV DAA therapy among people with recent injecting drug use', Journal of Hepatology, 70, pp. e732 - e733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0618-8278(19)31465-3
,2019, 'SAT-233-Hepatitis C virus reinfection following antiviral treatment among people who inject drugs: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression', Journal of Hepatology, 70, pp. e733 - e733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0618-8278(19)31466-5
,2018, 'Adherence to sofosbuvir and velpatasvir among people with chronic HCV infection and recent injection drug use: The SIMPLIFY study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 62, pp. 14 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.08.013
,2018, 'Paritaprevir, ritonavir, ombitasvir, and dasabuvir with and without ribavirin in people with HCV genotype 1 and recent injecting drug use or receiving opioid substitution therapy', International Journal of Drug Policy, 62, pp. 94 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.10.004
,2018, 'Acceptability and preferences of point-of-care finger-stick whole-blood and venepuncture hepatitis C virus testing among people who inject drugs in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 61, pp. 23 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.08.011
,2018, 'Direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C among people who use or inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3, pp. 754 - 767, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(18)30304-2
,2018, 'Evaluation of a Hepatitis C Virus Core Antigen Assay in Plasma and Dried Blood Spot Samples', Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 20, pp. 621 - 627, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoldx.2018.05.010
,2018, 'Modeling of patient virus titers suggests that availability of a vaccine could reduce hepatitis C virus transmission among injecting drug users', Science Translational Medicine, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aao4496
,2018, 'Management of acute HCV infection in the era of direct-acting antiviral therapy', Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 15, pp. 412 - 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41575-018-0026-5
,2018, 'Elimination of Hepatitis C Virus in Australia: Laying the Foundation', Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 32, pp. 269 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2018.02.006
,2018, 'Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3, pp. 383 - 403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(18)30056-6
,2018, 'Uptake of direct-acting antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C in Australia', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 25, pp. 640 - 648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12852
,2018, 'Evaluation of the Xpert HCV Viral Load Finger-Stick Point-of-Care Assay', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 217, pp. 1889 - 1896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy114
,2018, 'Mortality trends among people with hepatitis B and C: A population-based linkage study, 1993-2012', BMC Infectious Diseases, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3110-0
,2018, 'Trends in hepatocellular carcinoma incidence and survival among people with hepatitis C: An international study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 25, pp. 473 - 481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12837
,2018, 'Longitudinal injecting risk behaviours among people with a history of injecting drug use in an Australian prison setting: The HITS-p study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 54, pp. 18 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.12.013
,2018, 'Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for hepatitis C virus infection in people with recent injection drug use (SIMPLIFY): an open-label, single-arm, phase 4, multicentre trial', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3, pp. 153 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(17)30404-1
,2018, 'The contribution of alcohol use disorder to decompensated cirrhosis among people with hepatitis C: An international study', Journal of Hepatology, 68, pp. 393 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2017.10.019
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