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, 2019, 'Performance evaluation of the Hologic Aptima HCV Quant Dx assay for detection of HCV RNA from dried blood spots', Journal of Clinical Virology, 112, pp. 40 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2019.01.010
, 2019, 'Global and regional molecular epidemiology of HIV-1, 1990–2015: a systematic review, global survey, and trend analysis', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19, pp. 143 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30647-9
, 2019, 'Association between rapid utilisation of direct hepatitis C antivirals and decline in the prevalence of viremia among people who inject drugs in Australia', Journal of Hepatology, 70, pp. 33 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2018.09.030
, 2019, 'Rapid HIV testing increases testing frequency among gay and bisexual men: a controlled before–after study', Sexual Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh18161
, 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, '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
, 2017, 'Hepatitis C point-of-care diagnostics: in search of a single visit diagnosis', Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 17, pp. 1109 - 1115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14737159.2017.1400385
, 2017, 'Estimating the cascade of hepatitis C testing, care and treatment among people who inject drugs in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 47, pp. 77 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.022
, 2017, 'Evaluation of the Xpert HCV Viral Load point-of-care assay from venepuncture-collected and finger-stick capillary whole-blood samples: a cohort study', Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2, pp. 514 - 520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(17)30075-4
, 2017, 'Hepatitis C virus core antigen: A simplified treatment monitoring tool, including for post-treatment relapse', Journal of Clinical Virology, 92, pp. 32 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2017.05.007
, 2017, 'Multi-centre field evaluation of the performance of the Trinity Biotech Uni-Gold HIV 1/2 rapid test as a first-line screening assay for gay and bisexual men compared with 4th generation laboratory immunoassays', Journal of Clinical Virology, 86, pp. 46 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2016.11.006
, 2017, 'O9 Progress towards elimination: rapid uptake of HCV treatment among people who inject drugs following broad access to DAA therapies', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30892-x
, 2016, 'Quality assuring HIV point of care testing using whole blood samples', Pathology, 48, pp. 498 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2016.04.005
, 2015, 'Barriers to HIV testing and characteristics associated with never testing among gay and bisexual men attending sexual health clinics in Sydney', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 18, pp. 20221, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.18.1.20221
, 2015, 'Efficacy and safety of efavirenz 400 mg daily versus 600 mg daily: 96-week data from the randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority ENCORE1 study', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 793 - 802, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(15)70060-5
, 2015, 'Potential public health benefits of HIV testing occurring at home in Australia.', Med J Aust, 202, pp. 529 - 531, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.01210
, 2015, 'Effect of testing experience and profession on provider acceptability of rapid HIV testing after implementation in public sexual health clinics in Sydney', HIV Medicine, 16, pp. 280 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12209
, 2015, 'Rapid HIV testing is highly acceptable and preferred among high-risk gay and bisexual men after implementation in Sydney sexual health clinics', Plos One, 10, pp. e0123814, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123814
, 2015, 'Cerebrospinal fluid exposure of efavirenz and its major metabolites when dosed at 400 mg and 600 mg once daily: A randomized controlled trial', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60, pp. 1026 - 1032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu976
, 2014, 'Multi-centre evaluation of the determine HIV combo assay when used for point of care testing in a high risk clinic-based population', Plos One, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094062
, 2014, 'Development of a cost-effective assay for genotyping of HIV-1 non-B subtype for drug resistance', Journal of Virological Methods, 199, pp. 102 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.01.007
, 2014, 'Lessons learnt from the first Australian 'pop-up' HIV testing site', Sexual Health, 11, pp. 585 - 586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14095
, 2014, 'Response to the Modeling Analysis by Katz et al. on the Impact of Replacing Clinic-Based HIV Tests With Home Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Seattle', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 41, pp. 319 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000000127
, 2013, 'Capacity building and predictors of success for HIV-1 drug resistance testing in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.16.1.18580
, 2013, 'Capacity building and predictors of success for HIV-1 drug resistance testing in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa', JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.16.1.18580
, 2013, 'Performance evaluation of a new fourth-generation HIV combination antigen-antibody assay', Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 202, pp. 77 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00430-012-0250-5
, 2013, 'Evaluation of a pharmacogenetic test in thailand for abacavir hypersensitivity screening in human immunodeficiency virus infection', Current Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine, 11, pp. 231 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/18756921113119990005
, 2013, 'Evaluation of an interferon-gamma release assay in children with suspected tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 32, pp. 187 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31827412fc
, 2013, 'Point of care (POCT) testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Australia: in context', Pathology, 45, pp. S49 - S49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.pat.0000426834.64317.ab
, 2012, 'Evaluation of in-house genotyping assay performance using dried blood spot specimens in the global world health organization laboratory network', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 54, pp. S273 - S279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cir982
, 2011, 'Development of a clinical algorithm to prioritise HIV testing of hospitalised paediatric patients in a low resource moderate prevalence setting', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 96, pp. 67 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.179143
, 2010, 'Anal sexually transmitted infections and risk of HIV infection in homosexual men.', J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 53, pp. 144 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181b48f33
, 2010, 'Hepatitis B virus among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia: Prevalence, vaccination and knowledge of status', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 108, pp. 134 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.11.013
, 2010, 'Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for pharyngeal gonorrhoea in a community-based HIV-negative cohort of homosexual men in Sydney, Australia.', Sex Transm Infect, 86, pp. 90 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2009.036814
, 2009, 'Circumcision and risk of sexually transmissible infections in a community-based cohort of HIV-negative homosexual men in Sydney, Australia.', J Infect Dis, 200, pp. 1813 - 1819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/648376
, 2009, 'THE IMPACT OF HIV RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOURS ON SEXUALLY TRANSMISSIBLE INFECTIONS IN HIV NEGATIVE HOMOSEXUAL MEN', SEXUAL HEALTH, 6, pp. 376 - 376, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000271708000086&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2009, 'TREAT Asia Quality Assessment Scheme (TAQAS) to standardise the outcome of HIV genotypic resistance testing in a group of Asian laboratories', Journal of Virological Methods, 159, pp. 185 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.03.016
, 2008, 'Low positive predictive value of a nucleic acid amplification test for nongenital Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in homosexual men.', Clin Infect Dis, 47, pp. e25 - e27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/589299
, 2008, 'Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for pharyngeal chlamydia in the community based Health in Men (HIM) cohort of homosexual men in Sydney, Australia.', Sex Transm Infect, 84, pp. 361 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2008.032037
, 2007, '25. ANAL SEXUALLY TRANSMISSIBLE INFECTIONS AS RISK FACTORS FOR HIV SEROCONVERSION', Sexual Health, 4, pp. 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/shv4n4ab25
, 2007, 'High rates of sexually transmitted infections in HIV positive homosexual men: data from two community based cohorts.', Sex Transm Infect, 83, pp. 397 - 399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2007.025684
, 2007, 'Incidence and risk factors for urethral and anal gonorrhoea and chlamydia in a cohort of HIV-negative homosexual men: the Health in Men Study.', Sex Transm Infect, 83, pp. 113 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2006.021915
, 2007, 'Incremental detection of HIV infections by the HIV Antigen/Antibody combination assays: An Australian experience', Journal of Medical Virology, 79, pp. S16 - S22
, 2005, 'Cytomegalovirus Viraemia after Allogeneic Transplant: A Prospective Study of a Risk-Adapted Strategy in a Single Transplant Unit.', Blood, 106, pp. 5374 - 5374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v106.11.5374.5374
, 2005, 'Cytomegalovirus viraemia after allogeneic transplant: A prospective study of a risk-adapted strategy in a single transplant unit', Blood, 106, pp. 429B - 429B
, 2005, 'Sexual behaviour and human herpesvirus 8 infection in homosexual men in Australia.', Sexual Health, 2, pp. 13 - 18
, 2004, 'Incidence immunoassay for distinguishing recent from established HIV-1infection in therapy-naive populations', AIDS, 18, pp. 2253 - 2259
, 2003, 'Combined analysis of two-year follow-up from two open-label randomized trials comparing efficacy of three nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor backbones for previously untreated HIV-1 infection: Ozcombo 1 and 2', HIV Clinical Trials, 4, pp. 252 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1310/K2U9-QC2V-1Y3V-5DYF
, 2003, 'Quality assessment program for genotypic antiretroviral testing improves detection of drug resistance mutations', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 41, pp. 227 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.1.227-236.2003
, 2003, 'Cytomegalovirus polymerase chain reaction tests can replace endoscopy and biopsy for the initial diagnosis of cytomegalovrius gastrointestinal disease in patients following heart transplantation', CSANZ