By Emeritus Professor Basil Donovan

Journal articles

Duan Q; Carmody C; Donovan B; Guy RJ; Hui BB; Kaldor JM; Lahra MM; Law MG; Lewis DA; Maley M; McGregor S; McNulty A; Selvey C; Templeton DJ; Whiley DM; Regan DG; Wood JG, 2021, 'Modelling response strategies for controlling gonorrhoea outbreaks in men who have sex with men in Australia', PLoS Computational Biology, 17, pp. e1009385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009385

Chow EPF; Ong JJ; Donovan B; Foster R; Phillips TR; McNulty A; Fairley CK, 2021, 'Comparing hiv post-exposure prophylaxis, testing, and new diagnoses in two australian cities with different lockdown measures during the covid-19 pandemic', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010814

van Santen DK; Asselin J; Haber NA; Traeger MW; Callander D; Donovan B; El-Hayek C; McMahon JH; Petoumenos K; McManus H; Hoy JF; Hellard M; Guy R; Stoové M; Carr A; Elliot J; Templeton DJ; Liaw T; Wilson DP, 2021, 'Improvements in transition times through the HIV cascade of care among gay and bisexual men with a new HIV diagnosis in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia (2012–19): a longitudinal cohort study', The Lancet HIV, 8, pp. e623 - e632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00155-7

Goller JL; De Livera AM; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Low N; Hocking JS, 2021, 'Epididymitis rates in Australian hospitals 2009-2018: Ecological analysis', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 97, pp. 387 - 390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054473

Donovan B, 2021, 'Epididymitis rates in Australian hospitals 2009-2018: Ecological analysis', Sexually Transmitted Infections, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054473

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

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