By Dr Rick Varma

Journal articles

Goddard SL; Templeton DJ; Petoumenos K; Jin F; Hillman RJ; Law C; Roberts JM; Fairley CK; Garland SM; Grulich AE; Poynten IM; Prestage G; Tong W; Carr A; Varma R; Varma R, 2019, 'Association of anal symptoms with anal high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) among men who have sex with men: Baseline data from the study of the prevention of anal cancer (SPANC)', Cancer Epidemiology, 58, pp. 12 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2018.10.009

Rix S; Sammut D; Varma R, 2019, 'Sexual health risk assessment in adolescents and young people', Medicine Today, 20, pp. 28 - 34

Houghton R; Knight V; Clifton B; Varma R, 2019, 'Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART): From point-of-care test to ART at a peer-led community-based testing site in Sydney', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 94 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18094

Keen P; Jamil M; Callander D; Conway DP; McNulty A; Davies SC; Couldwell DC; Smith DE; Holt M; Vaccher SJ; Gray J; Cunningham P; Prestage G; Guy R, 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

Cheung J; Puhr R; Petoumenos K; Cooper DA; Woolley I; Gunathilake M; Raymond N; Varma R; O'Connor CC; Gracey DM, 2018, 'Chronic kidney disease in Australian Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected patients: Analysis of the Australian HIV Observational Database', Nephrology, 23, pp. 778 - 786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13100

Overton K; Varma R; Post JJ; Varma R, 2018, 'Comparison of interferon-? release assays and the tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus: A systematic review', Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 81, pp. 59 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2017.0072

Templeton DJ; Adam PCG; Varma R; Read P; Bourne C; Kao SC, 2018, 'Evaluation of knowledge and utility of the 2014 Australian sexually transmissible infection and HIV testing guidelines for asymptomatic men who have sex with men among general practitioners in Sydney', Sexual Health, 15, pp. 96 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH17113

Schmidt HMA; McIver R; Houghton R; Selvey C; McNulty A; Varma R; Grulich AE; Holden J; Varma R, 2018, 'Nurse-led pre-exposure prophylaxis: A non-traditional model to provide HIV prevention in a resource-constrained, pragmatic clinical trial', Sexual Health, 15, pp. 595 - 597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18076

Puhr R; Petoumenos K; Youds D; Law MG; Templeton DJ; Ellis D; Bloch M; Agrawal S; Vincent T; Allen D; Smith D; Rankin A; Baker D; O'Connor CC; Thackeray O; Jackson E; McCallum K; Ryder N; Sweeney G; Cooper D; Carr A; Macrae K; Hesse K; Finlayson R; Gupta S; Langton-Lockton J; Shakeshaft J; Brown K; Idle S; Arvela N; Varma R; Lu H; Couldwell D; Eswarappa S; Smith DE; Furner V; Cabrera G; Fernando S; Cogle A; Lawrence C; Mulhall B; Boyd M; Law M; Huang R; Han A; Gunathilake M; Payne R; O'Sullivan M; Croydon A; Russell D; Cashman C; Roberts C; Sowden D; Taing K; Marshall P; Orth D; Rowling D; Latch N; Warzywoda E; Dickson B; Donohue W; Moore R; Edwards S; Boyd S; Roth NJ; Lau H; Read T; Silvers J; Zeng W; Hoy J; Watson K; Bryant M; Price S; Woolley I; Giles M; Korman T; Williams J; Nolan D; Allen A; Guelfi G; Mills G; Wharry C; Raymond N; Bargh K, 2017, 'The impact of changes in HIV management guidelines on time to treatment initiation in Australia', HIV Medicine, 18, pp. 701 - 703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12504

Varma R, 2017, 'Are you PrEPared for the end of HIV in Australia?', Medicine Today, 18, pp. 65 - 67

Gale M; Hayen A; Truman G; Varma R; Forssman BL; MacIntyre CR, 2017, 'Demographic and geographical risk factors for gonorrhoea and chlamydia in greater Western Sydney, 2003-2013', Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, 41, pp. E134 - E141

Castley A; Sawleshwarkar S; Varma R; Herring B; Thapa K; Dwyer D; Chibo D; Nguyen N; Hawke K; Ratcliff R; Garsia R; Kelleher A; Nolan D; Varma R, 2017, 'A national study of the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in', Plos One, 12, pp. e0170601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170601

Templeton DJ; Roberts JM; Poynten IM; Law C; Hillman RJ; Farnsworth A; Fairley CK; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Grulich AE; Jin F; Acraman B; Carr A; Carroll S; Cooper D; Cornall A; Crampton L; Fairley K; Feeney L; Fraissard E; Howard K; Law M; MacHalek D; McCaffery K; McGrath P; Mellor R; Norris R; O'Dwyer M; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Phillips S; Prestage G; Richards A; Schema L; Seeds D; Segelov E; Thurloe J; Tong W; Varma R, 2017, 'Prevalence and predictors of unsatisfactory anal cytology tests in a cohort of gay and bisexual men in Sydney, Australia: Baseline findings from the Study of the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC)', European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 26, pp. 212 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000321

Machalek DA; Jin F; Poynten IM; Hillman RJ; Templeton DJ; Law C; Roberts JM; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Farnsworth A; Fairley CK; Grulich AE; Acraman B; Adams M; Carr A; Carroll S; Cooper D; Cornall A; Crampton L; Ekman D; Feeney L; Fraissard E; Howard K; Law M; McCaffery K; McDonald R; McGrath P; Mellor R; Norris R; O'Dwyer M; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Phillips S; Prestage G; Richards A; Schema L; Seeds D; Segelov E; Thurloe J; Tong W; Varma R, 2016, 'Prevalence and risk factors associated with high-grade anal squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL)-AIN2 and HSIL-AIN3 in homosexual men', Papillomavirus Research, 2, pp. 97 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pvr.2016.05.003

Roberts JM; Jin F; Thurloe JK; Ekman D; Adams MK; McDonald RL; Biro C; Poynten IM; Grulich AE; Farnsworth A; Aarnsworth R; Acraman B; Carr A; Carroll S; Cooper D; Cornall A; Crampton L; Fairley C; Farnsworth A; Feeney L; Garcia M; Garland S; Gluyas R; Hillman R; Howard K; Lawa F; Law C; Law M; Machalek D; McCaffery K; McGrath P; Mellor R; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Pezzopane P; Phillips S; Prestage G; Richards A; Seeds D; Segelov E; Tabrizi S; Templeton D; Tong W; Varma R, 2016, 'The value of a transformation zone component in anal cytology to detect HSIL', Cancer Cytopathology, 124, pp. 596 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncy.21730

Machalek DA; Poynten IM; Jin F; Hillman RJ; Templeton DJ; Law C; Roberts JM; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Farnsworth A; Fairley CK; Grulich AE; Acraman B; Adams M; Carr A; Carroll S; Cooper D; Cornall A; Crampton L; Ekman D; Fairley K; Feeney L; Fraissard E; Howard K; Law M; McCaffery K; McDonald R; McGrath P; Mellor R; Norris R; O'Dwyer M; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Phillips S; Prestage G; Richards A; Schema L; Seeds D; Segelov E; Thurloe J; Tong W; Varma R, 2016, 'A composite cytology-histology endpoint allows a more accurate estimate of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion prevalence', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 25, pp. 1134 - 1143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1106

Varma R; Chung C; Townsend A; Power M, 2016, 'Sexual health-related information delivery - Are patient information leaflets still relevant?', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 289 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15205

Templeton DJ; Wright ST; McManus H; Lawrence C; Russell DB; Law MG; Petoumenos K; Ellis D; Bloch M; Agrawal S; Vincent T; Allen D; Smith D; Allardice K; Baker D; Odgers E; O'Connor CC; Phan S; Jackson E; McCallum K; Grotowski M; Ryder N; Taylor S; Cooper D; Carr A; Lee F; McRae K; Hesse K; Finlayson R; Gupta S; Varma R; Shakeshaft J; Brown K; McGrath V; Halligan S; Arvela N; Wray L; Thng C; Foster R; Lu H; Couldwell D; DSmith E; Furner V; Fernando S; Dubbo ; Watson J; Mulhall B; Wright S; Bendall C; Boyd M; Gunathilake M; Payne R; O'Sullivan M; White S; Russell D; Joslin J; Cashman C; Sowden D; Taing K; McGill K; Orth D; Youds D; Kelly M; Rowling D; Latch N; Warzywoda E; Dickson B; Donohue W; Moore R; Edwards S; Boyd S; NRoth J; Lau H; Read T; Silvers J; Zeng W; Hoy J; Watson K; Bryant M; Price S; Woolley I; Giles M; Korman T; Williams J; Nolan D; Guelfi G; Mills G; Wharry C; Raymond N; Bargh K; Morwood K; Roth N; Choong K; Cooper D; Han A, 2015, 'Antiretroviral treatment use, co-morbidities and clinical outcomes among Aboriginal participants in the Australian HIV Observational Database (AHOD)', BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1051-4

Santella AJ; Schlub TE; Ooi C; Varma R; Holt M; Prestage G; Hillman RJ, 2015, 'Sexual behaviour and HIV prevention needs of men attending a suburban sex on premises venue', Sexual Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14227

Wright ST; Law MG; Cooper DA; Keen P; McDonald A; Middleton M; Woolley I; Kelly M; Petoumenos K; Ellis D; Bloch M; Agrawal S; Vincent T; Allen D; Little JL; Smith D; Mincham C; Baker D; Ieroklis V; Templeton DJ; O'Connor CC; Phan S; Jackson E; McCallum K; Grotowski M; Taylor S; Carr A; Lee F; Hesse K; Sinn K; Norris R; Finlayson R; Prone I; Patel A; Varma R; Shakeshaft J; Brown K; McGrath V; Halligan S; Wray L; Read P; Lu H; Couldwell D; Furner V; Fernando S; Chuah J; Watson J; Lawrence C; Mulhall B; McManus H; Bendall C; Boyd M; Ryder N; Payne R; Russell D; Doyle-Adams S; Sowden D; Taing K; McGill K; Orth D; Youds D; Gibson A; Magon H; Dickson B; Donohue W; Moore R; Edwards S; Liddle R; Locke P; Roth NJ; Lau H; Read T; Silvers J; Zeng W; Hoy J; Watson K; Bryant M; Price S; Giles M; Williams J; Nolan D; Robinson J; Morwood K; Choong K; Li PCK; Lee MP; Vanar S; Faridah S; Kamarulzaman A; Choi JY; Vannary B; Ditangco R; Tsukada K; Pujari S; Makane A; Ng OT; Sasisopin AJ; Han A, 2015, 'Temporal trends of time to antiretroviral treatment initiation, interruption and modification: Examination of patients diagnosed with advanced HIV in Australia', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 18, pp. 19463, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.18.1.19463

Tong WWY; Shepherd K; Garland S; Meagher A; Templeton DJ; Fairley CK; Jin F; Poynten IM; Zaunders J; Hillman RJ; Grulich AE; Kelleher AD; Carr A; Study of the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC) team , 2015, 'Human papillomavirus 16-specific T-cell responses and spontaneous regression of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions.', J Infect Dis, 211, pp. 405 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu461

Cornall AM; Roberts JM; Molano M; Machalek DA; Phillips S; Hillman RJ; Grulich AE; Jin F; Poynten IM; Templeton DJ; Garland SM; Tabrizi SN; Prestage G; Tong W; Varma R, 2015, 'BMJ open: Laser capture microdissection as a tool to evaluate human papillomavirus genotyping and methylation as biomarkers of persistence and progression of anal lesions', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e008439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008439

Castley A; Sawleshwarkar S; Varma R; Herring B; Thapa K; Chibo D; Nguyen N; Hawke K; Ratcliff R; Dwyer DE; Nolan D, 2015, 'THE CHALLENGES OF DIVERSITY: HIV-1 SUBTYPE DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION NETWORKS WITHIN THE AUSTRALIAN MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK-HIV 2005-2012', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 91, pp. A70 - A70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.187

Templeton DJ; Read P; Varma R; Bourne C, 2014, 'Australian sexually transmissible infection and HIV testing guidelines for asymptomatic men who have sex with men 2014: A review of the evidence', Sexual Health, 11, pp. 217 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14003

Alexander S; Coelho da Silva F; Manuel R; Varma R; Ison C, 2011, 'Evaluation of strategies for confirming Neisseria gonorrhoeae nucleic acid amplification tests', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 60, pp. 909 - 912, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.028563-0

Varma R; Carroll SJ; Jacobson IV; Milross CG; Post J, 2011, 'Combination antiretroviral therapy as treatment for HIV-associated MALT lymphoma of the nasopharynx', Internal Medicine Journal, 41, pp. 437 - 438

Molano M; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Roberts JM; MacHalek DA; Phillips S; Chandler D; Hillman RJ; Grulich AE; Jin F; Poynten IM; Templeton DJ; Cornall AM; McCaffery K; Howard K; Farnsworth A; Fairley K; Prestage G; Carr A; Tong W; Law C; Acraman B; Crampton L; Feeney L; Fraissard E; Law M; McGrath P; Mellor R; Norris R; O'Dwyer M; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Richards A; Schema L; Seeds D; Segelov E; Thurloe J; Varma R; Han A, 2010, 'CpG methylation analysis of hpv16 in laser capture microdissected archival tissue and whole tissue sections from high grade anal squamous intraepithelial lesions: A potential disease biomarker', Plos One, 11, pp. e0160673, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160673

Varma R; Baithun S; Alexander S; Goh BT, 2009, 'Acute syphilitic interstitial orchitis mimicking testicular malignancy in an HIV-1 infected man diagnosed by Treponema pallidum polymerase chain reaction', International Journal of STD & AIDS, 20, pp. 65 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2008.008253

Janjan NA; Cohen E; Adams M; Stewart E; Foley D; Varma R, 1994, 'Radiation tolerance of the transplanted liver: A histopathologic study in three cases', American Journal of Clinical Oncology Cancer Clinical Trials, 17, pp. 129 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00000421-199404000-00008

Conference Papers

Templeton DJ; Comninos NB; Rutherford A; Goddard SL; Guy R; Donovan B; Varma R; Callander D, 2017, 'Lb3.254 Greater than tenfold increase in pharyngeal chlamydia trachomatis among gay and bisexual men attending australian sexual health clinics 2010–2016', in Sexually Transmitted Infections, BMJ, pp. a188, presented at Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053264.489

Conference Abstracts

Munari S; Goller JL; Wilkinson AL; Coombe J; Polkinghorne V; Traeger M; Asselin J; Chow EPF; Varma R; Martin S; Bell C; Bloch M; Hocking JS; Hellard M, 2026, 'Chlamydia prescribing trends before and after 2022 guideline update: sentinel surveillance 2015–2025', in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Elsevier, Vol. 50, pp. 100486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100486

Varma R; Ma M; Walsh J; Power M; Rochford A, 2015, 'SEX WORKER OUTREACH SCREENING IN WESTERN SYDNEY; EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF A HIGH-RISK POPULATION', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Vol. 91, pp. A246 - A246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.637

Reports

Philpot SP; Aung E; Prestage G; Mao L; Chen T; Varma R; Mciver R; Templeton DJ; Stackpool G; Robinson S; Carmody C; Power C; Grulich AE; Bavinton BR, 2021, Qualitative Interviews with Overseas-Born Gay and Bisexual Men Recently Diagnosed with HIV from Non-English Speaking Countries: Report of Results, The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/3gk3-2z83

Preprints

Latt PM; Ray A; Lu H; Soe NN; Xu X; Bao Y; Ong JJ; Chow EPF; Varma R; Zhang L; Fairley CK, External Validation of a Web- and Artificial Intelligence-Based HIV/STI Risk Assessment Tool: Performance Evaluation Using Data from Sydney Sexual Health Centre, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6757880/v1

Phillips TR; Fairley CK; Maddaford K; McNulty A; Donovan B; Guy R; McIver R; Wigan R; Varma R; Ong JJ; Callander D; Skelsey G; Pony M; O'Hara D; Bilardi JE; Chow EP, Understanding Risk Factors for Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea Among Sex Workers Attending Sexual Health Clinics in 2 Australian Cities: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.46845

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