By Emeritus Professor Basil Donovan

Journal articles

McManus H; Callander D; Asselin J; McMahon J; Hoy JF; Templeton DJ; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Pedrana AE; Keen P; Wilson DP; Elliott J; Kaldor J; Liaw ST; Petoumenos K; Holt M; Hellard ME; Grulich AE; Carr A; Stoove MA; Guy RJ, 2021, 'A New Method for Estimating the Incidence of Infectious Diseases', American Journal of Epidemiology, 190, pp. 1386 - 1395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwab014

Ooi C; Donovan B; Lewis DA, 2021, 'Cross-sectional study of sexual behaviour and health of gay and bisexual men in suburban Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Contrasts between sex venue and clinic attendees', Sexual Health, 18, pp. 248 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH20196

Lau A; Kong FYS; Fairley CK; Templeton DJ; Amin J; Phillips S; Law M; Chen MY; Bradshaw CS; Donovan B; McNulty A; Boyd MA; Timms P; Chow EPF; Regan DG; Khaw C; Lewis DA; Kaldor J; Ratnayake M; Carvalho N; Hocking JS, 2021, 'Azithromycin or doxycycline for asymptomatic rectal chlamydia trachomatis', New England Journal of Medicine, 384, pp. 2418 - 2427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2031631

Chow EPF; Williamson DA; Hocking JS; Law MG; Maddaford K; Bradshaw CS; McNulty A; Templeton DJ; Moore R; Murray GL; Danielewski JA; Wigan R; Chen MY; Guy RJ; Zhang L; Donovan B; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Whiley DM; Cornelisse VJ; Howden BP; Lewis DA; Read TRH; Fairley CK; Law M, 2021, 'Antiseptic mouthwash for gonorrhoea prevention (OMEGA): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, multicentre trial', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21, pp. 647 - 656, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30704-0

Callander D; Meunier É; Deveau R; Grov C; Donovan B; Minichiello V; Kim J; Duncan D, 2021, 'Investigating the effects of COVID-19 on global male sex work populations: A longitudinal study of digital data', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 97, pp. 93 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054550

Chow EPF; Hocking JS; Bradshaw CS; Phillips TR; Tabesh M; Donovan B; Maddaford K; Chen MY; Fairley CK, 2021, 'Paying for Sex among Males and Females: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Melbourne, Australia', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 48, pp. 195 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001307

Lobo R; McCausland K; Bates J; Hallett J; Donovan B; Selvey LA, 2021, 'Sex workers as peer researchers–a qualitative investigation of the benefits and challenges', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 23, pp. 1435 - 1450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2020.1787520

Donovan B, 2021, 'Sex workers as peer researchers–a qualitative investigation of the benefits and challenges', Culture, Health and Sexuality, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2020.1787520

Carter A; Newman C; de Visser R; Yeung A; Rissel C; Grulich A; Haire B; Bateson D; Vaughn C; McGeechan K; Donovan B; Richters J; Guy R, 2021, 'Unwanted Sex Due to Intoxication among Australians Aged 16–69 Years', Journal of Sex Research, 58, pp. 74 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1829530

Ward J; Bradley C; Donovan B; Hengel B; Elliott S, 2020, 'A New National STI and BBV Surveillance System for Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Services', International Journal of Population Data Science, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1481

Yap L; Jones J; Donovan B; Nathan S; Sullivan E; Davison S; Heffernan E; Richards A; Meurk C; Steele M; Fisher C; Ton B; Butler T, 2020, 'The sexual behaviours of adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years involved with the juvenile justice system in Australia: A community-based survey', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0243633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243633

Vodstrcil LA; Plummer EL; Doyle M; Fairley CK; McGuiness C; Bateson D; Hocking JS; Law MG; Petoumenos K; Donovan B; Chow EPF; Bradshaw CS; Kaldor J; McNulty A; Lewis DA; Chen MY; Bilardi JE; Tabrizi SN; Murray GL; Danielewski J; Garland SM; McNamee K; Han A, 2020, 'Treating male partners of women with bacterial vaginosis (StepUp): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical effectiveness of male partner treatment for reducing the risk of BV recurrence', BMC Infectious Diseases, 20, pp. 834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05563-w

Yap L; Simpson P; Richters J; Donovan B; Grant L; Butler T, 2020, 'Disclosing sexuality: Gay and bisexual men’s experiences of coming out, forced out, going back in and staying out of the ‘closet’ in prison', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 22, pp. 1222 - 1234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2019.1668963

Comninos NB; Garton L; Guy R; Callander D; Fairley CK; Grulich AE; Donovan B; Goddard SL; Rutherford A; Templeton DJ, 2020, 'Increases in pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae positivity in men who have sex with men, 2011-2015: Observational study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 96, pp. 432 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-054107

Bradley C; Hengel B; Crawford K; Elliott S; Donovan B; Mak DB; Nattabi B; Johnson D; Guy R; Fairley CK; Wand H; Ward J; Lewis D; Bowden F; Selvey C; Bastian L; Smallwood G, 2020, 'Establishment of a sentinel surveillance network for sexually transmissible infections and blood borne viruses in Aboriginal primary care services across Australia: The ATLAS project', BMC Health Services Research, 20, pp. 769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05388-y

Callander D; Meunier É; Deveau R; Grov C; Donovan B; Minichiello V; Singham Goodwin A; Duncan DT, 2020, 'Sex workers are returning to work and require enhanced support in the face of COVID-19: Results from a longitudinal analysis of online sex work activity and a content analysis of safer sex work guidelines', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 384 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH20128

Khawar L; Machalek DA; Regan DG; Donovan B; McGregor S; Guy RJ, 2020, 'Defining elimination of genital warts—a modified delphi study', Vaccines, 8, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8020316

Lau A; Kong FYS; Fairley CK; Templeton DJ; Amin J; Boyd MA; Bradshaw C; Chen MY; Donovan B; Khaw C; Lewis DA; McNulty A; Regan DG; Ratnayake M; Hocking JS, 2020, 'Factors Associated with Early Resumption of Condomless Anal Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men after Rectal Chlamydia Treatment', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 47, pp. 389 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000001166

Nguyen L; Stoové M; Boyle D; Callander D; McManus H; Asselin J; Guy R; Donovan B; Hellard M; El-Hayek C, 2020, 'Privacy-preserving record linkage of deidentified records within a public health surveillance system: Evaluation study', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22, pp. e16757, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/16757

Wnukowski-Mtonga P; Jayasinghe S; Chiu C; Macartney K; Brotherton J; Donovan B; Hall M; Smith DW; Peterson K; Campbell-Lloyd S; Selvey C; Giles M; Kaldor J; Marshall H, 2020, 'Scientific evidence supporting recommendations on the use of the 9-valent HPV vaccine in a 2-dose vaccine schedule in Australia', Communicable diseases intelligence (2018), 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.33

Marukutira T; Gray RT; Douglass C; El-Hayek C; Moreira C; Asselin J; Donovan B; Vickers T; Spelman T; Crowe S; Guy R; Stoove M; Hellard M, 2020, 'Gaps in the HIV diagnosis and care cascade for migrants in Australia, 2013-2017: A cross-sectional study', PLoS Medicine, 17, pp. e1003044, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.1003044

Gray RT; Callander D; Hocking JS; McGregor S; McManus H; Dyda A; Moreira C; Braat S; Hengel B; Ward J; Wilson DP; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Guy RJ, 2020, 'Population-level diagnosis and care cascade for chlamydia in Australia', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 96, pp. 131 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2018-053801

Regan DG; Hui BB; Guy RJ; Donovan B; Hocking JS; Law MG; Han A, 2020, 'Supplemental Trichomonas vaginalis testing is required to maintain control following a transition from Pap smear to HPV DNA testing for cervical screening: A mathematical modelling study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 96, pp. 76 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2018-053845

Zappulla A; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Guy R; Bradshaw CS; Chen MY; Phillips TR; Maddaford K; Chow EPF, 2020, 'Sexual practices of female sex workers in Melbourne, Australia: An anonymous cross-sectional questionnaire study in 2017-18', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 53 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH19037

Whitford K; Callander D; Smith LW; Guy R; Kong M; Ward J; Donovan B; McManus H; Bell S; McGregor S; Menon A; Russell D; O'Connor CC, 2020, 'Two Distinct Gonorrhea Trends and Risk Factors among Women in Australia', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 47, pp. 34 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001086

Whitford K; Callander D; Smith LW; Guy R; Kong M; Ward J; Donovan B; McManus H; Bell S; McGregor S; Menon A; Russell D; O'Connor CC; ACCESS collaboration , 2020, 'Two Distinct Gonorrhea Trends and Risk Factors Among Women in Australia.', Sex Transm Dis, 47, pp. 34 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001086

Bell S; Ward J; Aggleton P; Murray W; Silver B; Lockyer A; Ferguson T; Fairley CK; Whiley D; Ryder N; Donovan B; Guy R; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2020, 'Young Aboriginal people's sexual health risk reduction strategies: a qualitative study in remote Australia', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 303 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh19204

Bell S; Aggleton P; Ward J; Murray W; Silver B; Lockyer A; Ferguson T; Fairley CK; Whiley D; Ryder N; Donovan B; Guy R; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2020, 'Young Aboriginal people’s engagement with STI testing in the Northern Territory, Australia', BMC Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08565-0

Callander D; Cook T; Read P; Hellard ME; Fairley CK; Kaldor JM; Vlahakis E; Pollack A; Bourne C; Russell DB; Guy RJ; Donovan B, 2019, 'Sexually transmissible infections among transgender men and women attending Australian sexual health clinics', Medical Journal of Australia, 211, pp. 406 - 411, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50322

Ward J; Guy RJ; Rumbold AR; McGregor S; Wand H; McManus H; Dyda A; Garton L; Hengel B; Silver BJ; Taylor-Thomson D; Knox J; Donovan B; Law M; Maher L; Fairley CK; Skov S; Ryder N; Moore E; Mein J; Reeve C; Ah Chee D; Boffa J; Kaldor JM; Han A, 2019, 'Strategies to improve control of sexually transmissible infections in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial', The Lancet Global Health, 7, pp. e1553 - e1563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30411-5

Whitford K; Callander D; Smith LW; Guy R; Kong M; Ward J; Donovan B; McManus H; Bell S; McGregor S; Menon A; Russell D; O'Connor CC; ACCESS collaboration , 2019, 'TWO DISTINCT GONORRHOEA TRENDS AND RISK FACTORS AMONG WOMEN IN AUSTRALIA.', Sexually transmitted diseases, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000001086

Reekie J; Donovan B; Guy R; Hocking JS; Kaldor JM; Mak D; Preen D; Ward J; Liu B; Wand H; Pearson S, 2019, 'Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy and Tubal Infertility Following Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infections', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 69, pp. 1621 - 1623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz145

Ford BK; Kong M; Ward JS; Hocking JS; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Lorch R; Spark S; Law M; Kaldor J; Guy R; Han A, 2019, 'Incomplete recording of Indigenous identification status under-estimates the prevalence of Indigenous population attending Australian general practices: A cross sectional study', BMC Health Services Research, 19, pp. 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4393-6

Drolet M; Bénard É; Pérez N; Brisson M; Ali H; Boily MC; Baldo V; Brassard P; Brotherton JML; Callander D; Checchi M; Chow EPF; Cocchio S; Dalianis T; Deeks SL; Dehlendorff C; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Flagg EW; Gargano JW; Garland SM; Grün N; Hansen BT; Harrison C; Herweijer E; Imburgia TM; Johnson AM; Kahn JA; Kavanagh K; Kjaer SK; Kliewer EV; Liu B; Machalek DA; Markowitz L; Mesher D; Munk C; Niccolai L; Nygård M; Ogilvie G; Oliphant J; Pollock KG; Purriños-Hermida MJ; Smith MA; Steben M; Söderlund-Strand A; Sonnenberg P; Sparen P; Tanton C; Wheeler CM; Woestenberg PJ; Yu BN, 2019, 'Population-level impact and herd effects following the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccination programmes: updated systematic review and meta-analysis', The Lancet, 394, pp. 497 - 509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30298-3

Van Gemert C; Guy R; Stoove M; Dimech W; El-Hayek C; Asselin J; Moreira C; Nguyen L; Callander D; Boyle D; Donovan B; Hellard M, 2019, 'Pathology laboratory surveillance in the Australian collaboration for coordinated enhanced sentinel surveillance of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses: Protocol for a cohort study', JMIR Research Protocols, 8, pp. e13625, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/13625

Chen MY; McNulty A; Avery A; Whiley D; Tabrizi SN; Hardy D; Das AF; Nenninger A; Fairley CK; Hocking JS; Bradshaw CS; Donovan B; Howden BP; Oldach D, 2019, 'Solithromycin versus ceftriaxone plus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated genital gonorrhoea (SOLITAIRE-U): a randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19, pp. 833 - 842, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30116-1

Ebeyan S; Windsor M; Bordin A; Mhango L; Erskine S; Trembizki E; Mokany E; Tan LY; Whiley D; Cunningham P; Wand H; Donovan B; Kaldor J; Conway D; Ryder N; McNulty A; Templeton D; Guy R; Lahra M; Gunathilake M, 2019, 'Evaluation of the ResistancePlus GC (beta) assay: A commercial diagnostic test for the direct detection of ciprofloxacin susceptibility or resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74, pp. 1820 - 1824, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz108

Badman SG; Willie B; Narokobi R; Gabuzzi J; Pekon S; Amos-Kuma A; Hakim AJ; Weikum D; Gare J; Silim S; Guy RJ; Donovan B; Cunningham P; Kaldor JM; Vallely AJ; Whiley D; Kelly-Hanku A, 2019, 'A diagnostic evaluation of a molecular assay used for testing and treating anorectal chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections at the point-of-care in Papua New Guinea', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 25, pp. 623 - 627, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.08.001

Gunaratnam P; Schierhout G; Brands J; Maher L; Bailie R; Ward J; Guy R; Rumbold A; Ryder N; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Moore L; Kaldor J; Bell S, 2019, 'Qualitative perspectives on the sustainability of sexual health continuous quality improvement in clinics serving remote Aboriginal communities in Australia', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e026679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026679

McManus H; Callander D; Donovan B; Russell DB; O'Connor CC; Davies SC; Lewis DA; Hellard ME; Chen MY; Petoumenos K; Varma R; Cogle A; Boyd MA; Grulich A; Pollard J; Medland N; Fairley CK; Guy RJ, 2019, 'Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy for people newly diagnosed with HIV infection in Australia: trends and predictors, 2004–2015', Medical Journal of Australia, 210, pp. 269 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50006

Vollmer-Conna U; Chen M; Donovan B, 2019, 'Regional but not systemic immune parameters relate to neuropsychiatric morbidity in patients with genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection', BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY, 76, pp. E8 - E8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.196

Selvey LA; McCausland K; Lobo R; Bates J; Donovan B; Hallett J, 2019, 'A snapshot of male sex worker health and wellbeing in Western Australia', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 233 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18166

Lorch R; Bourne C; Burton L; Lewis L; Brown K; Bateson D; Knight V; Ooi C; Hoffman N; MacKson J; Bower H; Stewart M; Moll N; Micallef J; Mooney-Somers J; Donovan B; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2019, 'ADOPTing a new method of partner management for genital chlamydia in New South Wales: Findings from a pilot implementation program of patient-delivered partner therapy', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 332 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18169

MacGibbon J; Minichiello V; Prestage G; Bell S; Cox C; Donovan B; Callander D, 2019, 'How Male Sex Workers and Their Clients Shifted from Reluctance About HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis to Advocating for Its Use: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study', AIDS and Behavior, 24, pp. 782 - 790, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02618-1

Van Gemert C; Dimech W; Stoove M; Guy R; Howell J; Bowden S; Nicholson S; Pendle S; Donovan B; Hellard M; El-Hayek C; Callandar D; Asselin J; Moreira C; Smith LW; Nguyen L; Thomas G, 2019, 'Tracking the uptake of outcomes of hepatitis B virus testing using laboratory data in Victoria, 2011-16: A population-level cohort study', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 358 - 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh18102

Callander D; Bell S; Minichiello V; DeVeau R; Prestage G; Donovan B, 2019, 'P712 “You need a cash buffer”: Male sex work and condom use in the era of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis', Sexually Transmitted Infections, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-sti.776

van Gemert C; Guy R; Stoove M; Dimech W; El-Hayek C; Asselin J; Moreira C; Nguyen L; Callander D; Boyle D; Donovan B; Hellard M, 2019, 'Pathology Laboratory Surveillance in the Australian Collaboration for Coordinated Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Blood-Borne Viruses: Protocol for a Cohort Study (Preprint)', Journal of Medical Internet Research: research protocols, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/13625

Selvey LA; Hallett J; McCausland K; Bates J; Donovan B; Lobo R, 2018, 'Declining condom use among sex workers in Western Australia', Frontiers in Public Health, 6, pp. 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00342

Callander D; Guy R; Fairley CK; McManus H; Prestage G; Chow EPF; O'Connor CC; Grulich AE; Bourne C; Hellard M; Donovan B, 2018, 'Gonorrhoea gone wild: rising incidence of gonorrhoea and associated risk factors among gay and bisexual men attending Australian sexual health clinics', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 457 - 463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18097

Callander D; Bourne C; Wand H; Stoové M; Hocking JS; De Wit J; Kaldor JM; Donovan B; Pell C; Finlayson R; Baker D; Forssman B; Tee BK; Kefalas B; Duck T; Guy R, 2018, 'Assessing the impacts of integrated decision support software on sexual orientation recording, comprehensive sexual health testing, and detection of infections among gay and bisexual men attending general practice: Observational study', JMIR Medical Informatics, 20, pp. e10808, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10808

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