By Emeritus Professor Basil Donovan

Journal articles

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', 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', 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

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

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

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; Varma R, 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

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

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

Vollmer-Conna U; Chen M; Donovan B, 2019, 'Abstract # 2069 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.196

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', 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

Callander D; Moreira C; El-Hayek C; Asselin J; van Gemert C; Smith LW; Long N; Dimech W; Boyle DIR; Donovan B; Stoove M; Hellard M; Guy R, 2018, 'Monitoring the Control of Sexually Transmissible Infections and Blood-Borne Viruses: Protocol for the Australian Collaboration for Coordinated Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance (ACCESS)', JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/11028

Goller JL; De Livera AM; Guy RJ; Low N; Donovan B; Law M; Kaldor JM; Fairley CK; Hocking JS, 2018, 'Rates of pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy in Australia, 2009-2014: Ecological analysis of hospital data', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 94, pp. 534 - 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053423

Hocking JS; Temple-Smith M; Guy R; Donovan B; Braat S; Law M; Gunn J; Regan D; Vaisey A; Bulfone L; Kaldor J; Fairley CK; Low N; Han A, 2018, 'Population effectiveness of opportunistic chlamydia testing in primary care in Australia: a cluster-randomised controlled trial', Lancet, 392, pp. 1413 - 1422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31816-6

Patel C; Brotherton JML; Pillsbury A; Jayasinghe S; Donovan B; Macartney K; Marshall H, 2018, 'The impact of 10 years of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Australia: What additional disease burden will a nonavalent vaccine prevent?', Eurosurveillance, 23, pp. 30 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.41.1700737

Guy RJ; Ward J; Causer LM; Natoli L; Badman SG; Tangey A; Hengel B; Wand H; Whiley D; Tabrizi SN; Shephard M; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Anderson DA; Regan DG; Maher L; Kaldor JM, 2018, 'Molecular point-of-care testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in Indigenous Australians attending remote primary health services (TTANGO): a cluster-randomised, controlled, crossover trial', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18, pp. 1117 - 1126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30429-8

Yeung A; Hocking J; Guy R; Fairley CK; Smith K; Vaisey A; Donovan B; Imrie J; Gunn J; Temple-Smith M; Regan D; Wilson D, 2018, '‘It Opened My Eyes’—examining the impact of a multifaceted chlamydia testing intervention on general practitioners using Normalization Process Theory', Family Practice, 35, pp. 626 - 632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmy011

Ward J; McManus H; McGregor S; Hawke K; Giele C; Su JY; McDonald A; Guy R; Donovan B; Kaldor JM, 2018, 'HIV incidence in Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in Australia: a population-level observational study', Lancet HIV, 5, pp. e506 - e514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30135-8

Causer LM; Guy RJ; Tabrizi SN; Whiley DM; Speers DJ; Ward J; Tangey A; Badman SG; Hengel B; Natoli LJ; Anderson DA; Wand H; Wilson D; Regan DG; Shephard M; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Kaldor JM, 2018, 'Molecular test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea used at point of care in remote primary healthcare settings: A diagnostic test evaluation', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 94, pp. 340 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053443

Reekie J; Kaldor JM; Mak DB; Ward J; Donovan B; Hocking JS; Preen D; Liu B, 2018, 'Long-term impact of childhood hepatitis B vaccination programs on prevalence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women giving birth in Western Australia', Vaccine, 36, pp. 3296 - 3300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.04.057

Hui BB; Reulein CP; Guy RJ; Donovan B; Hocking JS; Law MG; Regan DG; Han A, 2018, 'Impact of replacing cytology with human papillomavirus testing for cervical cancer screening on the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis: a modelling study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 94, pp. 216 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053294

Donovan B; Callander D; Stanley M, 2018, 'Reply to San Giorgi and Dikkers', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 217, pp. 1506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy019

Keen P; Gray RT; Telfer B; Guy R; Schmidt H; Whittaker B; Holden J; Holt M; Kelleher A; Wilson D; Callander D; Cooper DA; Prestage GP; Selvey C; Grulich A; Telfer B; Schmidt H-M; Holden J; Grulich A; Donovan B; Kaldor J, 2018, 'The 2016 HIV diagnosis and care cascade in New South Wales, Australia: meeting the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 21, pp. e25109 - e25109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25109

Hengel B; Bell S; Garton L; Ward J; Rumbold A; Taylor-Thomson D; Silver B; McGregor S; Dyda A; Knox J; Guy R; Maher L; Kaldor JM; STRIVE Investigators , 2018, 'Perspectives of primary health care staff on the implementation of a sexual health quality improvement program: a qualitative study in remote aboriginal communities in Australia.', BMC Health Serv Res, 18, pp. 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3024-y

Badman SG; Causer LM; Guy R; Wand H; Donovan B; Tabrizi SN; Speers D; Shephard MD; Vallely A; Whiley D; Kaldor J; Wilson D; Regan D; Ward J; Fairley CK; Hengel B; Tangey A; Anderson D; Natoli L; Atkinson D, 2018, 'A reliable and easy to transport quality control method for chlamydia and gonorrhoea molecular point of care testing', Pathology, 50, pp. 317 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2017.09.012

Reekie J; Roberts C; Preen D; Hocking JS; Donovan B; Ward J; Mak DB; Liu B; Guy R; Kaldor J; Pearson SA; Stewart L; Wand H, 2018, 'Chlamydia trachomatis and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, babies who are born small for gestational age, and stillbirth: a population-based cohort study', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18, pp. 452 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30045-8

Gunaratnam P; McManus H; Watchirs-Smith L; McGregor S; Callander D; Brown G; Lobo R; O'Connor C; Hellard M; Medland N; Lewis D; Palmer C; Law M; Gray R; Donovan B; Guy R; Han A, 2018, 'People Born in Non-Main English Speaking Countries Are Less Likely to Start HIV Treatment Early in Australia: A National Cohort Analysis, 2014-15', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 77, pp. E31 - E34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000001585

Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Callander D; Donovan B; Guy R; Chen MY, 2018, 'Reply to Kenyon', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 66, pp. 812 - 813, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix905

Callander D; McManus H; Guy R; Hellard M; O'Connor CC; Fairley CK; Chow EPF; McNulty A; Lewis DA; Carmody C; Schmidt HMA; Kim J; Donovan B, 2018, 'Rising Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea Incidence and Associated Risk Factors among Female Sex Workers in Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 45, pp. 199 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000714

Jamil MS; McManus H; Callander D; Prestage G; Ali H; O’Connor CC; Chen M; McNulty AM; Knight V; Duck T; Keen P; Gray J; Medland N; Hellard M; Lewis DA; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Guy RJ; Marshall L; Wilson D; Dickson B; Kong M; Smith LW; Cooper D; Selvey C; Holden J; Crooks L; Cooper C; Price K; de Wit J; Kelleher A; Mitchell J; Schmidt HM; Telfer B; Whittaker B; Cooper D; O'Connor C, 2018, 'Understanding the Targeting and Uptake of HIV Testing Among Gay and Bisexual Men Attending Sexual Health Clinics', AIDS and Behavior, 22, pp. 513 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-2012-2

Reekie J; Donovan B; Guy R; Hocking JS; Kaldor JM; Mak DB; Pearson S; Preen D; Stewart L; Ward J; Liu B; Roberts C; Wand H, 2018, 'Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Relation to Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing, Repeat Testing, and Positivity: A Population-Based Cohort Study', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 66, pp. 437 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix769

Donovan B; Callander D, 2018, 'Juvenile-Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: The Benefits of Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Continue to Accrue', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 217, pp. 177 - 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix499

Selvey LA; Lobo RC; McCausland KL; Donovan B; Bates J; Hallett J, 2018, 'Challenges facing asian sex workers in Western Australia: Implications for health promotion and support services', Frontiers in Public Health, 6, pp. 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00171

Freeman G; Smith LW; Mcnulty A; Donovan B, 2018, 'Sexual health and students: The pathways travelled by those with sexual health concerns', Sexual Health, 15, pp. 76 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH17083

Drolet M; Laprise J-F; Brotherton JML; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Ali H; Bénard É; Martin D; Brisson M, 2017, 'The Impact of Human Papillomavirus Catch-Up Vaccination in Australia: Implications for Introduction of Multiple Age Cohort Vaccination and Postvaccination Data Interpretation.', J Infect Dis, 216, pp. 1205 - 1209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix476

Boettiger DC; Law MG; Dore GJ; Guy R; Callander D; Donovan B; O'Connor CC; Fairley CK; Hellard M; Matthews G; Han A, 2017, 'Hepatitis C testing and re-testing among people attending sexual health services in Australia, and hepatitis C incidence among people with human immunodeficiency virus: Analysis of national sentinel surveillance data', BMC Infectious Diseases, 17, pp. 740, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2848-0

Whiley DM; Trembizki E; Buckley C; Freeman K; Baird RW; Beaman M; Chen M; Donovan B; Kundu RL; Fairley CK; Guy R; Hogan T; Kaldor JM; Karimi M; Limnios A; Regan DG; Ryder N; Su JY; Ward J; Lahra MM, 2017, 'Molecular antimicrobial resistance surveillance for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Northern Territory, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23, pp. 1478 - 1485, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2309.170427

Chow EPF; Callander D; Fairley CK; Zhang L; Donovan B; Guy R; Lewis DA; Hellard M; Read P; Ward A; Chen MY; Kaldor J; Grulich A; Marshall L; O'Connor C; Wilson D; Dickson B; Ali H; Smith LW; Jackson E; Russell D; Vhalkis E; Gunathilake M; Nikitas A; O'Sullivan M; Allen D; Ryder N; Brown K; Smith D; Paramsothy Y; Palmer C; Davies S; McNulty A; Menon A; Parker A, 2017, 'Increased Syphilis Testing of Men Who Have Sex With Men: Greater Detection of Asymptomatic Early Syphilis and Relative Reduction in Secondary Syphilis', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 65, pp. 389 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix326

Chow EPF; Walker S; Hocking JS; Bradshaw CS; Chen MY; Tabrizi SN; Howden BP; Law MG; Maddaford K; Read TRH; Lewis DA; Whiley DM; Zhang L; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Cornelisse VJ; Phillips S; Donovan B; McNulty AM; Templeton DJ; Roth N; Moore R; Fairley CK; Han A, 2017, 'A multicentre double-blind randomised controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of daily use of antibacterial mouthwash against oropharyngeal gonorrhoea among men who have sex with men: The OMEGA (Oral Mouthwash use to Eradicate GonorrhoeA) study protocol', BMC Infectious Diseases, 17, pp. 456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2541-3

Callander D; Read P; Prestage G; Minichiello V; Chow EPF; Lewis DA; McNulty A; Ali H; Hellard M; Guy R; Donovan B, 2017, 'A cross-sectional study of HIV and STIs among male sex workers attending Australian sexual health clinics', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 93, pp. 299 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2016-052578

Donovan B, 2017, 'A concerned young woman with a recurrence of genital herpes', Medicine Today, 18, pp. 55 - 56

Hengel B; Wand H; Ward J; Rumbold A; Garton L; Taylor-Thomson D; Silver B; McGregor S; Dyda A; Mein J; Knox J; Maher L; Kaldor J; Guy R; Donovan B; Han A, 2017, 'Patient, staffing and health centre factors associated with annual testing for sexually transmissible infections in remote primary health centres.', Sexual Health, 14, pp. 274 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16123

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