By Associate Professor Louise Marie Alexandra Causer

Journal articles

De Oliveira A; Skarbinski J; Ouma P; Kariuki S; Barnwell J; Otieno K; Onyona P; Causer L; Laserson K; Akhwale W; Slutsker L; Hamel M, 2009, 'Performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests as part of routine malaria case management in Kenya', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 80, pp. 470 - 474

Shah JJ; Maloney SA; Liu Y; Flagg EW; Johnston SP; Young SA; Weston R; Merritt S; Wilkins PP; Keane V; Calderon J; Sharp DJ; Causer L; Maguire JH; Cetron MS, 2008, 'Evaluation of the impact of overseas pre-departure treatment for infection with intestinal parasites among montagnard refugees migrating from Cambodia to North Carolina', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 78, pp. 754 - 759, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.754

Stauffer WM; Weinberg M; Newman RD; Causer LM; Hamel MJ; Slutsker L; Cetron MS, 2008, 'Pre-departure and post-arrival management of P. falciparum malaria in refugees relocating from sub-Saharan Africa to the United States', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 79, pp. 141 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.141

Williams HL; Causer L; Metta E; Malila A; O Reilly T; Abdulla S; Kachur S; Bloland P, 2008, 'Dispensary level pilot implementation of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs): An evaluation of RDT acceptance and usage by providers and patients - Tanzania, 2005.', Malaria Journal, 7, pp. 239

Patrick Kachur S; Schulden J; Goodman CA; Kassala H; Elling BF; Khatib RA; Causer LM; Mkikima S; Abdulla S; Bloland PB, 2006, 'Prevalence of malaria parasitemia among clients seeking treatment for fever or malaria at drug stores in rural Tanzania 2004', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 11, pp. 441 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01588.x

Causer LM; Handzel T; Welch P; Carr M; Culp D; Lucht R; Mudahar K; Robinson D; Neaver E; Fenton S; Rose C; Craig L; Arrowood M; Wahlquist S; Xiao L; Lee YM; Mirel L; Levy D; Beach MJ; Poquette G; Dworkin MS, 2006, 'An outbreak of Cryptosporidium hominis infection at an Illinois recreational waterpark', Epidemiology and Infection, 134, pp. 147 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268805004619

Skarbinski J; James EM; Causer LM; Barber AM; Mali S; Nguyen-Dinh P; Roberts JM; Parise ME; Slutsker L; Newman RD, 2006, 'Malaria surveillance--United States, 2004.', MMWR Surveillance Summaries Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summaries Cdc, 55, pp. 23 - 37

Muula AS; Causer LM; Filler S; Newman RD, 2005, 'Mismanagement of malaria among travelers in developing countries [7] (multiple letters)', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 40, pp. 1382 - 1383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/429512

Causer LM; Filler S; Newman RD, 2005, 'Reply to Muula', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 40, pp. 1383 - 1383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/429519

Lock K; Pomerleau J; Causer L; Altmann DR; McKee M, 2005, 'The global burden of disease attributable to low consumption of fruit and vegetables: Implications for the global strategy on diet', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 83, pp. 100 - 108

Causer LM; Bishop HS; Sharp DJ; Flagg EW; Calderon JF; Keane V; Shah JJ; Macarthur JR; Maloney SA; Cetron MS; Bloland PB, 2005, 'Rapid malaria screening and targeted treatment of United States-bound Montagnard refugees from Cambodia in 2002', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 72, pp. 688 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.688

Causer LM; Filler S; Wilson M; Papagiotas S; Newman RD, 2004, 'Evaluation of reported malaria chemoprophylactic failure among travelers in a US University Exchange Program, 2002', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 39, pp. 1583 - 1588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/425311

Rodgers A; Ezzati M; Vander Hoorn S; Lopez AD; Lin RB; Murray CJL; Fishman S; Caulfield LE; de Onis M; Blössner M; Hyder AA; Mullany L; Black RE; Stoltzfus RJ; Rice AJ; West KP; Lawes C; Law M; Elliott P; MacMahon S; James WPT; Jackson-Leach R; Ni Mhurchu C; Kalamara E; Shayeghi M; Rigby NJ; Nishida C; Lock K; Pomerleau J; Causer L; McKee M; Bull FC; Dixon T; Ham S; Neiman A; Pratt M; Rehm J; Room R; Monteiro M; Gmel G; Graham K; Rehn N; Sempos CT; Frick U; Jernigan D; Degenhardt L; Hall W; Warner-Smith M; Lynskey M; Slaymaker E; Walker N; Armstrong T; Collumbien M; Gerressu M; Cleland J; Prüss-Ustun A; Kay D; Fewtrell L; Bartram J; Cohen A; Anderson R; Ostro B; Dev Pandey K; Krzyzanowski M; Künzli N; Gutschmidt K; Pope A; Romieu I; Samet J; Smith K; Smith KR; Mehta S; Feuz M; Landrigan P; Ayuso JL; McMichael A; Campbell-Lendrum D; Kovats S; Edwards S; Wilkinson P; Tanser F; Le Sueur D; Schlesinger M; Andronova N; Nicholls R; Wilson T; Hales S; Concha M; Imel Nelson D; Fingerhut M; Leigh J; Corvalan C; Driscoll T; Kyle Steenland N; Punnett L; Tak SW; Phillips S; Hauri AM; Armstrong GL; Hutin YJF; Andrews G; Slade T; Corry J, 2004, 'Distribution of major health risks: Findings from the global burden of disease study', Plos Medicine, 1, pp. 044 - 055, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0010027

Shah S; Filler S; Causer LM; Rowe AK; Bloland PB; Barber AM; Roberts JM; Desai MR; Parise ME; Steketee RW, 2004, 'Malaria surveillance--United States, 2002.', MMWR Surveillance Summaries Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summaries Cdc, 53, pp. 21 - 34

Johnston SP; Ballard MM; Beach MJ; Causer L; Wilkins PP, 2003, 'Evaluation of three commercial assays for detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium organisms in fecal specimens', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 41, pp. 623 - 626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.2.623-626.2003

Filler S; Causer LM; Newman RD; Barber AM; Roberts JM; MacArthur J; Parise ME; Steketee RW, 2003, 'Malaria surveillance--United States, 2001.', MMWR Surveillance Summaries Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summaries Cdc, 52, pp. 1 - 14

Pastor A; Neely J; Goodfriend D; Marr J; Jenkins S; Woolard D; Pettit D; Gaines D; Sockwell D; Garvey C; Jordan C; Lacey C; DuVernoy T; Roberts D; Robert L; Santos P; Wirtz R; MacArthur J; O'Brien M; Causer L, 2002, 'Local transmission of Plasmodium vivax malaria -: Virginia, 2002 (Reprinted from MMWR, vol 51, pg 931-923, 2002)', JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 288, pp. 2113 - 2114

Causer LM, 2002, 'Malaria Surveillance United States 2000', MMWR. Surveillance summaries : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries / CDC, http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/Preview/Mmwrhtml/ss5105a2.htm

Conference Papers

Badman S; Vallely L; Toliman P; Kariwiga G; Tabrizi S; Pomat W; Guy R; Homer C; Luchters S; Morgan C; Garland S; Rogerson S; Whiley D; Mola G; Wand H; Donovan B; Causer L; Siba P; Kaldor J; Vallely A, 2015, '002.1 Point-of-care testing and immediate treatment of curable sexually transmitted and genital infections among antenatal women in papua new guinea', in Sexually Transmitted Infections, BMJ, pp. a27.2 - a2a27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.85

Causer L; Tangey A; Badman S; Hengel B; Natoli L; Speers D; Tabrizi S; Whiley D; Anderson D; Ward J; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2015, '002.2 Operational performance of a new molecular-based point-of-care test for diagnosis of chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae infection: concordance with conventional laboratory testing', in Sexually Transmitted Infections, BMJ, pp. a28.1 - a2a28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.86

Huang R; Ward J; Tangey A; Causer L; Guy R, 2015, 'P07.04 New molecular point-of-care test improves timeliness of treatment for chlamydia trachomatis (ct) and neisseria gonorrhoea (ng) in a remote aboriginal health clinic', in Sexually Transmitted Infections, BMJ, pp. a121.3 - a1a122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.320

Natoli L; Coburn T; Maher L; Shephard M; Hengel B; Badman S; Causer L; Tangey A; Kaldor J; Ward J; Anderson D; Guy R, 2015, 'P13.04 “I do feel like a scientist at time yeah…” acceptability of point-of-care testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea to health service providers in remote primary care', in Sexually Transmitted Infections, BMJ, pp. a194.1 - a1a194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.502

Causer L; Kaldor J; Karapanagiotidis T; Ryan C; Wand H; Conway D; Denham I; Anderson D; Robertson P; Leslie D; McNulty A; Donovan B; Fairley C; Guy R, 2013, 'Can a new dual detection point-of-care test for syphilis be used to reduce over-diagnosis of active infection in high prevalence populations?', Darwin, presented at Australasian Sexual Health Conference, Darwin, 23 October 2013 - 25 October 2013

Natoli L; Ward J; Hengel B; Causer LM; Badman S; Tangey A; Tabrizi SN; Whiley D; Donovan B; Fairley C, 2013, 'P5.036 The First Cluster Randomised Trial of a Molecular Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea Point-Of-Care Assay', in Sexually Transmitted Infections, BMJ, pp. a345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.1080

Conference Posters

Bowen A; Patel P; Wong B; Phillips E; Fernando M; Matthews S; Causer L; Guy R, 2023, 'A new rapid test and approach for the detection of Strep A in the throat and reduction of ARF in remote Australia.', Abu Dhabi, presented at World Congress on Rheumatic Heart Disease, Abu Dhabi, 02 November 2023 - 04 November 2023

Hengel B; Causer L; Matthews S; Applegate T; Anderson L; Patel P; Smith K; Andrewartha K; Guy R, 2022, 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander COVID-19 point-of-care testing program: Test positivity over time 2020-2022', Sydney, presented at 2nd Australasian COVID-19 Conference, Sydney, 21 July 2022 - 22 July 2022, https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairaueprod/production-ashm-public/cf60e0bb3faf4c7dacc6b8b0dba1bbab

Huang R-L; Ward J; Causer L; Tangey A; Guy R, 2015, 'New rapid molecular test improves uptake and timeliness of treatment for CT and NG in a remote Aboriginal Health Clinic', Brisbane, presented at Worl STI and HIV Congress, Brisbane, 13 September 2015 - 15 September 2015

Conference Presentations

Patel P; Applegate T; Andrewartha K; Causer L; Saha A; Kindinger A; Law H; Borgnolo B; Miller A; Martinez M; Crowley H; Williams A; Bodiyabadu K; Verich A; Khawar L; Alternetti N; Jayasinghe I; Matthews S; Guy R, 2023, '“It’s positive- now what?”: Developing systems to enable real-time public health action in a large decentralised remote and regional COVID-19 point of care testing program', presented at 1st Australasian Conference on Point of Care Testing for Infectious Diseases, 14 March 2023 - 15 March 2023, https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairaueprod/production-ashm-public/fa5b04cb2e4d4415806861f08a29540f

Hengel B; Causer L; Smith K; Applegate T; Patel P; Cooney L; Andrewartha K; Papa R; Hui B; Regan D; Matthews S; Guy R, 2023, 'Public health impact of molecular POC testing for COVID-19 in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities during the pandemic in Australia', presented at 1st Australasian conference on point of care testing for infectious diseases, Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park, 14 March 2023 - 15 August 2023, https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairaueprod/production-ashm-public/fef20648acf947ad8041df1c63571040

Causer L; Andrewartha K; Walley B; Smith K; Shephard M; Wand H; Richards J; Badman S; Tangey A; Marshall-Lang R; Guy R, 2018, 'Sustainability of point-of-care testing for sexually transmissible infections in remote communities in Australia - transition from trial to program', presented at IUSTI Asia Pacific Sexual Health COngress 2018, Aukland, New Zealand, 01 November 2018 - 03 November 2018

Causer L; Tangey A; Badman S; Hengel B; Natoli L; Speers D; Tabrizi S; Whiley D; Anderson D; Ward J; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2015, 'Operational performance of a new molecular-based point-of-care test for diagnosis of CT and NG infections: concordance with conventional laboratory testing', presented at Australian Society for Microbiolgy, Canberra, 13 April 2015 - 15 July 2015

Hengel B; Badman S; Causer L; Natoli L; Tangey A; Ward J; Tabrizi S; Whiley D; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Wilson D; Regan D; Wand H; Shephard M; Anderson D; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2014, 'TTANGO: OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF A MOLECULAR BASED CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHOEA POINT-OF-CARE TESTING IN REMOTE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES', presented at STD Prevention Conference, GA, Atlanta, 09 June 2014 - 12 June 2014

Causer LM; Hengel B; Natoli L; Tangey A; Badman S; Tabrizi SN; Whiley D; Ward J; Kaldor JM, 2013, 'O22.6 Field Evaluation of Three Point-Of-Care Tests For Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea in Remote Health Services in Australia', http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0214

Conference Abstracts

Causer LM; Anderson D; Andrewartha K; Armstrong P; Atkinson D; Badman S; Bastian L; Carroll C; Donovan B; Fairley C; Gunathilake M; Guy R; Hengel B; Kaldor J; Leonard J; Maher L; Mak D; Moore L; O'Connor S; Persing D; Rees T; Regan D; Saha A; Shephard M; Smith K; Speers D; Tangey A; Walshe V; Wand H; Ward J; Whiley D; White C, 2022, 'Clinical effectiveness, sustainability and quality of a large, decentralised molecular point-of-care testing network for STIs in regional and remote primary care clinics in Australia', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, MA, Boston, Vol. 51, pp. S151 - S152, presented at Annual Meeting of the Infectious-Diseases-Society-for-Obstetrics-and-Gynecology (IDSOG), MA, Boston, 04 August 2022 - 06 August 2022

Hengel B; Causer L; Bright A; McManus H; McGregor S; Donovan B; Ward J; Guy R, 2021, 'P162 Increasing trends of infectious syphilis in women of childbearing age in Australia', BMJ, pp. a101.1 - a1a101, presented at Poster presentations, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-sti.264

Causer L; Watchirs-Smith L; Saha A; Wand H; Smith K; Badman S; Hengel B; Andrewartha K; Richards J; Tangey A; Hawkett K; Carroll C; O’Connor S; Marshal-Lang R; Moore E; Shephard M; Guy R, 2021, 'P171 From trial to program: TTANGO2 scale-up and implementation sustains STI point-of-care testing in regional and remote Australian Aboriginal health services', BMJ, pp. a102.3 - a1a103, presented at Poster presentations, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-sti.269

Reports

Rafferty AC; Hewitt MC; Wright R; Hogarth F; Coatsworth N; Ampt F; Dougall S; Alpren C; Causer L; Coffey C; Wakefield A; Campbell S; Pingault N; Harlock M; Smith KJ; Kirk MD, 2021, COVID-19 in health care workers, Australia 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321//cdi.2021.45.57

Bajis S; Bull R; Causer L; Kaldor J; Legrand N; Martinello M; McGregor S; Naruka E; Ronnachitand A; Valencia Arroyo B; Low N, 2020, Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1: technical report, World Health Organization, Geneve, https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/339773

Preprints

Zhang Y; Wong AKC; Causer LM; Xu W; Thelander C; Wong Y; Dover J; Huston WM; Applegate TL; Guy R; Whiley DM; Lahra M; Unemo M; Ong JJ, 2026, Culture Recovery Of Nucleic Acid Amplification Test-Positive Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infections And Implications For AMR Surveillance: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7348343

Causer LM; Ward J; Smith K; Saha A; Andrewartha K; Wand H; Hengel B; Badman SG; Tangey A; Matthews S; Mak D; Gunathilake M; Moore E; Speers D; Persing D; Whiley DM; Maher L; Regan D; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Shephard M; Guy R, 2023, Clinical Effectiveness and Analytical Quality of a National Point-of-Care Testing Network for Sexually Transmitted Infections Integrated into Rural and Remote Primary Care Clinics in Australia, 2016 - 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4670496

Colenbrander L; Causer L; Haire B, 'If you can’t make it, you're not tough enough to do medicine’: A qualitative study of Sydney-based medical students’ experiences of bullying and harassment in clinical settings, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.16749/v1

Saha A; Andrewartha K; Badman SG; Tangey A; Smith KS; Sandler S; Ramsay S; Braund W; Manoj-Margison S; Matthews S; Shephard MDS; Guy R; Causer L, Flexible and Innovative Connectivity Solution to Support National Decentralized Infectious Diseases Point-of-Care Testing Programs in Primary Health Services: Descriptive Evaluation Study (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.46701

Colenbrander L; Causer L; Haire B, If you can’t make it, you're not tough enough to do medicine’: A qualitative study of Sydney-based medical students’ experiences of bullying and harassment in clinical settings, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.16749/v2

Colenbrander L; Causer L; Haire B, If you can’t make it, you're not tough enough to do medicine’: A qualitative study of Sydney-based medical students’ experiences of bullying and harassment in clinical settings, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.16749/v3

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