By Associate Professor Lei Zhang

Journal articles

Zhou P; Ye M; Tucker JD; Zhang L; Radolf JD, 2023, 'Editorial: Syphilis infection: clinical, epidemiology, basic science, and behavioral research', Frontiers in Immunology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1182069

Lai H; Li Y; He Y; Chen F; Mi B; Li J; Xie J; Ma G; Yang J; Xu K; Liao X; Yin Y; Liang J; Kong L; Wang X; Li Z; Shen Y; Dang S; Zhang L; Wu Q; Zeng L; Shi L; Zhang X; Tian T; Liu X, 2023, 'Effects of dietary fibers or probiotics on functional constipation symptoms and roles of gut microbiota: a double-blinded randomized placebo trial', Gut Microbes, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2023.2197837

Li Z; Zhu G; Lei X; Tang L; Kong G; Shen M; Zhang L; Song L, 2023, 'Genetic support of the causal association between gut microbiome and COVID-19: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study', Frontiers in Immunology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1217615

Zhang J; Yu Y; Petrovic M; Pei X; Tian QB; Zhang L; Zhang WH, 2023, 'Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and corresponding control measures on long-term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Age and Ageing, 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac308

Zheng J; Zhang N; Shen G; Liang F; Zhao Y; He X; Wang Y; He R; Chen W; Xue H; Shen Y; Fu Y; Zhang WH; Zhang L; Bhatt S; Mao Y; Zhu B, 2023, 'Spatiotemporal and Seasonal Trends of Class A and B Notifiable Infectious Diseases in China: Retrospective Analysis', JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/42820

Zhang L; Hu C; Li R; Zhang Z; Wang Y; Zhao J; Liu R; Li Z; She J; Shi F, 2023, 'The clinical predictive value of geriatric nutritional risk index in elderly rectal cancer patients received surgical treatment after neoadjuvant therapy', Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1237047

Zou M; Liu H; Liu H; Wang M; Zou Z; Zhang L, 2023, 'Vaccinating women previously treated for human papillomavirus-related cervical precancerous lesions is highly cost-effective in China', Frontiers in Immunology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1119566

Zhang W; Deng L; Zhang L; Wu D, 2023, 'A Survey on Negative Transfer', IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, 10, pp. 305 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jas.2022.106004

Latt PM; Soe NN; Xu X; Rahman R; Chow EPF; Ong JJ; Fairley C; Zhang L, 2023, 'Assessing disparity in the distribution of HIV and sexually transmitted infections in Australia: a retrospective cross-sectional study using Gini coefficients', BMJ Public Health, 1, pp. e000012 - e000012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2023-000012

Hu C; Shi F; Zhang Z; Zhang L; Liu R; Sun X; Zheng L; She J, 2022, 'Development and validation of a new stage-specific nomogram model for predicting cancer-specific survival in patients in different stages of colon cancer: A SEER population-based study and external validation', Frontiers in Oncology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.1024467

Lv F; Gao X; Huang AH; Zu J; He X; Sun X; Liu J; Gao N; Jiao Y; Keane MG; Zhang L; Yeo YH; Wang Y; Ji F, 2022, 'Excess diabetes mellitus-related deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States', eClinicalMedicine, 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101671

Liu W; Zhuang T; Xia R; Zou Z; Zhang L; Shen M; Zhuang G, 2022, 'Modelling the prevalence of hepatitis B towards eliminating it as a major public health threat in China', BMC Public Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13594-y

Xu X; Fairley CK; Chow EPF; Lee D; Aung ET; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2022, 'Using machine learning approaches to predict timely clinic attendance and the uptake of HIV/STI testing post clinic reminder messages', Scientific Reports, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12033-7

Bi J; Wang W; Zhang M; Zhang B; Liu M; Su G; Chen F; Chen B; Shi T; Zheng Y; Zhao X; Zhao Z; Shi J; Li P; Zhang L; Lu W, 2022, 'KLF4 inhibits early neural differentiation of ESCs by coordinating specific 3D chromatin structure.', Nucleic Acids Res, 50, pp. 12235 - 12250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkac1118

Amhare AF; Zhao M; Seeley J; Zhang WH; Goyomsa GG; Geleta TA; Zhao R; Zhang L, 2022, 'Impact of COVID-19 on HIV services and anticipated benefits of vaccination in restoring HIV services in Ethiopia: A qualitative assessment', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1033351

Wang Y; Wang D; Lin J; Lyu Z; Chen P; Sun T; Xue C; Mojtabavi M; Vedadghavami A; Zhang Z; Wang R; Zhang L; Park C; Heo GS; Liu Y; Dong SS; Zhang K, 2022, 'A Long-Circulating Vector for Aptamers Based upon Polyphosphodiester-Backboned Molecular Brushes', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202204576

Zhao R; Zhang H; Zhao X; Zhuang T; Fairley CK; Ong JJ; He S; Bai L; Hocking J; Zhang L; Wei X; Zhuang G, 2022, 'Evaluating the time of HIV infection, diagnosis and treatment delays based on HIV notification data in Northwest China, 2008–19', Sexual Health, 19, pp. 556 - 565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH22046

Zhao M; Liu H; Hai L; Zhang L, 2022, 'The sexual network and risky sexual behaviours among male migrant workers in China's gender imbalance context', Sexual Health, 19, pp. 546 - 555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH21159

Su S; Guo L; Ma T; Sun Y; Song A; Wang W; Gu X; Wu W; Xie X; Zhang L; Zhang L; Yang J, 2022, 'Association of ABO blood group with respiratory disease hospitalization and severe outcomes: a retrospective cohort study in blood donors', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 122, pp. 21 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.05.019

Zhu Z; Li L; Scheetz J; Wang W; Shang X; Zhang L; He M, 2022, 'Geographic variation in cumulative incidence of private cataract surgery in Australia and its influencing factors: Findings from the 45 and Up Study', Eye (Basingstoke), 36, pp. 1767 - 1771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01630-x

Wulandari LPL; He SY; Fairley CK; Bavinton BR; Marie-Schmidt H; Wiseman V; Guy R; Tang W; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2022, 'Preferences for pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV: A systematic review of discrete choice experiments', eClinicalMedicine, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101507

Wang W; Chai Z; Cooper ME; Zimmet PZ; Guo H; Ding J; Yang F; Lin X; Chen X; Wang X; Zhong Q; Li Z; Zhang P; Wu Z; Guan X; Zhang L; He K, 2022, 'Elevated Fasting Blood Glucose Levels Are Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients Than in Pneumonia Patients with Bacterial Infections', Pathogens, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11080902

Liu J; Bai R; Chai Z; Cooper ME; Zimmet PZ; Zhang L, 2022, 'Low- and middle-income countries demonstrate rapid growth of type 2 diabetes: an analysis based on Global Burden of Disease 1990–2019 data', Diabetologia, 65, pp. 1339 - 1352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-022-05713-6

Yuan Y; Wang W; Shang X; Xiong R; Ha J; Zhang L; Zhu Z; He M, 2022, 'Use of antihypertensive medications and the risk of glaucoma onset: Findings from the 45 and Up Study', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 50, pp. 598 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.14107

Xu X; Yu Z; Ge Z; Chow EPF; Bao Y; Ong JJ; Li W; Wu J; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2022, 'Web-Based Risk Prediction Tool for an Individual's Risk of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Using Machine Learning Algorithms: Development and External Validation Study', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/37850

Zhang L; Shi F; Hu C; Zhang Z; Liu J; Liu R; She J; Tang J, 2022, 'Development and External Validation of a Preoperative Nomogram for Predicting Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients With Advanced Lower Rectal Cancer', Frontiers in Oncology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.930942

Ahmed Laar R; Zhang Z; Menhas R; Zhang L; Zhu S; Fan X; Wang W; Li S, 2022, 'Impact of Coronavirus Disease of 2019 Vaccine on Health and Physical Activities Among Physical Education Students in China', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.889311

Shen M; Zhang L, 2022, 'Feasibility of gonorrhoea vaccination among men who have sex with men in England', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 22, pp. 921 - 923, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00760-X

Han X; Zhang J; Wang W; Liu Z; Tan X; Shang X; Zhang L; He M; Luo L, 2022, 'Associations Among Outdoor Time, Skin Tanning, and the Risk of Surgically Treated Cataract for Australians 45 to 65 Years of Age', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.11.6.3

Wang YY; Shi M; Guan ZF; Zhang L; Gu X; Lu HK; Qi TF; Ni LY; Wu J; Zhao W; Peng RR; Zhu L; Zhou PY, 2022, 'Clinical Features and Corrected Factors with Neurosyphilis in HIV/Syphilis Co-Infected Patients Based on Stage of Syphilis', International Journal of Dermatology and Venereology, 5, pp. 61 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JD9.0000000000000219

Li R; Liu H; Fairley CK; Zou Z; Xie L; Li X; Shen M; Li Y; Zhang L, 2022, 'Cost-effectiveness analysis of BNT162b2 COVID-19 booster vaccination in the United States', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 119, pp. 87 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.03.029

Su S; Wong WC; Ong JJ; Seto WK; Zhang L, 2022, 'The optimal screening strategy for chronic hepatitis B virus infection in China – Authors' reply', The Lancet Global Health, 10, pp. e793 - e793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00165-6

Towns JM; Chow EPF; Wigan R; Fairley CK; Williamson D; Azzato F; Graves S; Zhang L; Chen MY, 2022, 'Anal and oral detection of Treponema pallidum in men who have sex with men with early syphilis infection', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 98, pp. 570 - 574, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-055370

Zhang L; Li H; Su S; Wood EM; Ma T; Sun Y; Guo L; Cheng Q; Gu X; Wu W; Wang L; Ding M; Zhang L; Shen Y; Yang J, 2022, 'Cohort Profile: The Shaanxi Blood Donor Cohort in China', Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.841253

Amhare AF; Tao Y; Li R; Zhang L, 2022, 'Early and Subsequent Epidemic Characteristics of COVID-19 and Their Impact on the Epidemic Size in Ethiopia', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.834592

Li Z; Wei Y; Zhu G; Wang M; Zhang L, 2022, 'Cancers and COVID-19 Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study', Cancers, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers14092086

Zhong Q; Li Z; Wang W; Zhang L; He K, 2022, 'Integrated medical resource consumption stratification in hospitalized patients: an Auto Triage Management model based on accurate risk, cost and length of stay prediction', Science China Life Sciences, 65, pp. 988 - 999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11427-021-1987-5

Towns JM; Leslie DE; Denham I; Azzato F; Karapanagiotidis T; Williamson DA; Graves SR; Fairley CK; Bissessor M; Chow EPF; Zhang L; Chen MY, 2022, 'Timing of primary syphilis treatment and impact on the development of treponemal antibodies: A cross-sectional clinic-based study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 98, pp. 161 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054739

Lai H; Tao Y; Shen M; Li R; Zou M; Zhang L; Zhang L, 2022, 'What Is the Impact of Early and Subsequent Epidemic Characteristics on the Pre-Delta COVID-19 Epidemic Size in the United States?', Pathogens, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11050576

Xu X; Ge Z; Chow EPF; Yu Z; Lee D; Wu J; Ong JJ; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2022, 'A Machine-Learning-Based Risk-Prediction Tool for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Acquisition over the Next 12 Months', Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11071818

Bai Y; Shen M; Zhang L, 2022, 'Antiviral Efficacy of Molnupiravir for COVID-19 Treatment', Viruses, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14040763

Chen W; Liu H; Yang G; Wang W; Liu Q; Huang C; Zou Z; Liu Y; Zhuang G; Zhang L, 2022, 'Effect of Direct Bilirubin Level on Clinical Outcome and Prognoses in Severely/Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19', Frontiers in Medicine, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.843505

Yu Z; Ge Z; Nguyen J; Nguyen TD; Kelly J; McLean C; Bonnington P; Zhang L; Mar V, 2022, 'Early melanoma diagnosis with sequential dermoscopic images', IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 41, pp. 633 - 646, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2021.3120091

Iwelunmor J; Tucker JD; Obiezu-Umeh C; Gbaja-Biamila T; Oladele D; Nwaozuru U; Musa AZ; Airhihenbuwa CO; Muessig K; Rosenberg N; BeLue R; Xian H; Conserve DF; Ong JJ; Zhang L; Curley J; Nkengasong S; Mason S; Tang W; Bayus B; Ogedegbe G; Ezechi O, 2022, 'The 4 Youth by Youth (4YBY) pragmatic trial to enhance HIV self-testing uptake and sustainability: Study protocol in Nigeria', Contemporary Clinical Trials, 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106628

Tabesh M; Fairley CK; Hocking JS; Williamson DA; Zhang L; Xu X; Bradshaw CS; Chen MY; Chow EPF, 2022, 'Comparison of the patterns of chlamydia and gonorrhoea at the oropharynx, anorectum and urethra among men who have sex with men', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 98, pp. 11 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054632

Su S; Wong WC; Zou Z; Cheng DD; Ong JJ; Chan P; Ji F; Yuen MF; Zhuang G; Seto WK; Zhang L, 2022, 'Cost-effectiveness of universal screening for chronic hepatitis B virus infection in China: an economic evaluation', The Lancet Global Health, 10, pp. e278 - e287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00517-9

Zou Z; Fairley CK; Shen M; Scott N; Xu X; Li Z; Li R; Zhuang G; Zhang L, 2022, 'Critical timing and extent of public health interventions to control outbreaks dominated by SARS-CoV-2 variants in Australia: a mathematical modelling study', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 115, pp. 154 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.024

Hu C; Zhang Z; Zhang L; Liu R; Yan J; Sun Q; Wang G; She J, 2022, 'Robot-assisted Total Mesorectal Excision and Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Locally Advanced Middle-low Rectal Cancer', Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/62919

Li R; Li Y; Zou Z; Liu Y; Li X; Zhuang G; Shen M; Zhang L, 2022, 'Evaluating the Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Variants on the COVID-19 Epidemic and Social Restoration in the United States: A Mathematical Modelling Study', Frontiers in Public Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.801763

Su S; Ma T; Sun Y; Guo L; Su X; Wang W; Xie X; Wang L; Xing L; Zhang L; He S; Yang J; Zhang L, 2022, 'Association between Blood Donation and Malignant and Benign Tumour Risk: A Population-Based Study of 3.4 Million Participants in China', Journal of Oncology, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7647431

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