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Journal articles
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, '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, 'Restrictions for reimbursement of interferon-free direct-acting antiviral drugs for HCV infection in Europe', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3, pp. 125 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(17)30284-4
,2017, 'Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage systematic review', The Lancet Global Health, 5, pp. e1192 - e1207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30375-3
,2017, 'Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review', The Lancet Global Health, 5, pp. e1208 - e1220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30373-X
,2017, 'Changes in risk behaviours during and following treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: The ACTIVATE study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 47, pp. 230 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.040
,2017, 'Efficacy of response-guided directly observed pegylated interferon and self-administered ribavirin for people who inject drugs with hepatitis C virus genotype 2/3 infection: The ACTIVATE study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 47, pp. 177 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.020
,2017, 'Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care and treatment uptake for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: A systematic review', International Journal of Drug Policy, 47, pp. 34 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.07.002
,2017, 'Ongoing incident hepatitis C virus infection among people with a history of injecting drug use in an Australian prison setting, 2005-2014: The HITS-p study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 24, pp. 733 - 741, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12701
,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, 'Adherence to response-guided pegylated interferon and ribavirin for people who inject drugs with hepatitis C virus genotype 2/3 infection: The ACTIVATE study', BMC Infectious Diseases, 17, pp. 420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2517-3
,2017, 'P10 Injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs in an Australian prison setting, 2005–2014: the HITS-p study', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 15 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30751-2
,2017, 'P4 Acceptability of point of care finger-stick and venepuncture hepatitis C virus testing among people who inject drugs and homeless people', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 13 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30745-7
,2015, 'Methamphetamine injecting is associated with phylogenetic clustering of hepatitis C virus infection among street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 152, pp. 272 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.04.005
,2015, 'Mixed HCV infection and reinfection in people who inject drugs-impact on therapy', Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 12, pp. 218 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2015.36
,2014, 'The 3rd Canadian symposium on Hepatitis c Virus: Expanding care in the interferon-free era', Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 28, pp. 481 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/704919
,Conference Papers
2017, 'Injecting risk behaviours among people with a history of injecting drug use in an Australian prison setting, 2005-2014: the HITS-p study', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, pp. S488 - S488, presented at International Liver Congress / 52nd Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, 19 April 2017 - 23 April 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-8278(17)31370-3
,2016, 'STABLE INCIDENCE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION AMONG PEOPLE WITH A HISTORY OF INJECTING DRUG USE IN AN AUSTRALIAN PRISON SETTING, 2005-2014: THE HITS-P STUDY', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, SPAIN, Barcelona, pp. S614 - S614, presented at EASL International Liver Congress, SPAIN, Barcelona, 13 April 2016 - 17 April 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-8278(16)01138-7
,Conference Posters
2018, 'Australia on track to achieve WHO elimination targets following rapid initial DAA treatment uptake', presented at International Liver Congress (European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL 2018)), 11 April 2018 - 15 April 2018
,2018, 'Ongoing incident hepatitic c virus infection among people with a history of injecting drug use in an Australian prison setting', Vol. 1, pp. 278 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/JCAG/GWY008.162
,Conference Presentations
2018, 'Ongoing Burden of Advanced Liver Disease Complications Despite Rapid HCV Treatment Scale-Up', presented at Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference, 13 August 2018 - 15 August 2018
,2017, 'Australia Could Meet the WHO HCV Elimination Targets If the Current Rollout of DAA Treatment Is Continued', presented at Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference (AVHC), 10 August 2017 - 11 August 2017
,2016, 'HEPATITIS C VIRUS CORE ANTIGEN: A SIMPLIFIED TREATMENT MONITORING TOOL, INCLUDING FOR POST-TREATMENT RELAPSE', presented at EASL International Liver Congress, SPAIN, Barcelona, 13 April 2016 - 17 April 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-8278(16)01163-6
,Conference Abstracts
2022, 'Hepatitis C virus reinfection following direct acting antiviral treatment in the prison setting: the SToP-C study', in Journal of Hepatology, Elsevier BV, Vol. 77, pp. S565 - S565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(22)01451-9
,2019, 'GENOTYPE MISCLASSIFICATION NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE CHOICE OF REGIMENS AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HEPATITIS C', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 70, pp. 318A - 319A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488653501070&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2019, 'HCV RESISTANCE PATTERNS IN A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF COHORTS OF GT-3a INFECTED PATIENTS', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 70, pp. 180A - 181A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488653500277&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2019, 'THE GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED SUBSTITUTIONS (RASS) IN "UNUSUAL" HCV SUBTYPES', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 70, pp. 77A - 78A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488653500117&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2019, 'HEPATITIS C VIRUS REINFECTION FOLLOWING ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE OR INJECT DRUGS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 38, pp. S50 - S51, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000494890100127&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2019, 'MAXIMISING ADHERENCE TO DIRECT-ACTING ANTI-VIRALS FOR HEPATITIS C AMONG STREET-BASED AND MARGINALISED CLIENTS USING AN OPIOID AGONIST TREATMENT PROGRAM: THE RESULTS OF DAILY DOSING', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 38, pp. S59 - S60, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000494890100150&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2019, 'Hepatitis C virus reinfection following antiviral treatment among people who inject drugs: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER, AUSTRIA, Vienna, Vol. 70, pp. E733 - E733, presented at International Liver Congress / 54th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver (EASL), AUSTRIA, Vienna, 10 April 2019 - 14 April 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000463481703223&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2019, 'Reinfection following successful HCV DAA therapy among people with recent injecting drug use', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER, AUSTRIA, Vienna, Vol. 70, pp. E732 - E733, presented at International Liver Congress / 54th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver (EASL), AUSTRIA, Vienna, 10 April 2019 - 14 April 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000463481703222&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2018, 'Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in People with Recent Injecting Drug Use (Simplify): An Open-Label, Single-Arm, Phase 4, Multicentre Trial', in HEROIN ADDICTION AND RELATED CLINICAL PROBLEMS, PACINI EDITORE, Vol. 20, pp. 14 - 14, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000440974900004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2017, 'EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF SOFOSBUVIR/VELPATASVIR IN PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION AND RECENT INJECTING DRUG USE: THE SIMPLIFY STUDY', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 36, pp. 34 - 34, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000424000500085&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2017, 'Restrictions for reimbursement of interferon-free direct-acting antiviral therapies for HCV infection in Europe', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, Vol. 66, pp. S95 - S96, presented at International Liver Congress / 52nd Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, 19 April 2017 - 23 April 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-8278(17)30450-6
,2017, 'O12 Australia could meet the WHO HCV elimination targets if the current rollout of DAA treatment is continued', in Journal of Virus Eradication, Elsevier BV, Vol. 3, pp. 5 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30895-5
,Reports
2017, 2017 Estimates and Projections of the Hepatitis C Virus Epidemic in NSW: Summary Report, Sydney: Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
,Preprints
Australia on Track to Achieve Who HCV Elimination Targets Following Rapid Initial DAA Treatment Uptake: A Modelling Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3213670
,Optimizing Point-of-Care Testing Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Australia: A Model-Based Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4267510
,Optimizing Point-of-Care Testing Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Australia: A Model-Based Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4267527
,Reduced Hepatitis C Incidence Associated with Rapid Treatment Scale-Up in Australian Prisons: Treatment-as-Prevention in the SToP-C Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3709824
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