By Emeritus Professor Basil Donovan

Journal articles

Zou H; Meng X; Xu Z; Callander D; Donovan B; Grulich A; Chen M; Fairley C; O’Connor C; Hellard M; Guy R, 2017, 'Delayed HIV Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Australia Has Improved but Remains an Issue', Annals of Global Health, 83, pp. 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.377

Ali H; McManus H; O’Connor CC; Callander D; Kong M; Graham S; Saulo D; Fairley CK; Regan DG; Grulich A; Low N; Guy RJ; Donovan B; O'Connor C, 2017, 'Human papillomavirus vaccination and genital warts in young indigenous Australians: National sentinel surveillance data', Medical Journal of Australia, 206, pp. 204 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja16.00597

Lahra MM; Trembizki E; Buckley C; Donovan B; Chen M; Guy R; Kundu RL; Regan DG; Whiley DM, 2017, 'Changes in the rates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance are primarily driven by dynamic fluctuations in common gonococcal genotypes', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72, pp. 705 - 711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw452

Rissel C; Donovan B; Yeung A; de Visser RO; Grulich A; Simpson JM; Richters J, 2017, 'Decriminalization of Sex Work Is Not Associated with More Men Paying for Sex: Results from the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships', Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 14, pp. 81 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-016-0225-1

Lau A; Kong F; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Chen M; Bradshaw C; Boyd M; Amin J; Timms P; Tabrizi S; Regan DG; Lewis DA; McNulty A; Hocking JS, 2017, 'Treatment efficacy of azithromycin 1 g single dose versus doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 7 days for the treatment of rectal chlamydia among men who have sex with men - a double-blind randomised controlled trial protocol', BMC Infectious Diseases, 17, pp. 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2125-7

Yap L; Shu S; Zhang L; Liu W; Chen Y; Wu Z; Li J; Wand H; Donovan B; Butler T, 2017, 'Psychological distress among re-education through labour camp detainees in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China', Journal of Mental Health, 26, pp. 57 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2016.1276529

Smith KS; Guy R; Danielewski J; Tabrizi SN; Fairley CK; McNulty AM; Rawlinson W; Saville M; Garland SM; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Hocking JS, 2017, 'Biological and behavioral factors associated with positive chlamydia retests', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 44, pp. 417 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000616

Harrod ME; Couzos S; Ward J; Saunders M; Donovan B; Hammond B; Delaney-Thiele D; Belfrage M; Williams S; Smith LW; Kaldor JM, 2017, 'Gonorrhoea testing and positivity in non-remote Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services', Sexual Health, 14, pp. 320 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16046

Reekie J; Donovan B; Guy R; Hocking JS; Kaldor JM; Mak DB; Pearson S; Preen D; Wand H; Ward J; Liu B, 2017, 'Trends in chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing and positivity in Western Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women 2001-2013: A population-based cohort study', Sexual Health, 14, pp. 574 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16207

Hui BB; Whiley DM; Donovan B; Law MG; Regan DG; GRAND Study Investigators , 2017, 'Identifying factors that lead to the persistence of imported gonorrhoeae strains: a modelling study.', Sex Transm Infect, 93, pp. 221 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2016-052738

Rawson SL; El-Hayek C; Asselin J; Howell J; Stoové M; Dimech W; Guy R; Donovan B; Doyle JS; Hellard M; collaboration OBOTA, 2017, 'P53 Hepatitis C diagnostic testing trends in Victoria, 2010–2015', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30794-9

Callander D; Stoové M; Carr A; Hoy JF; Petoumenos K; Hellard M; Elliot J; Templeton DJ; Liaw S; Wilson DP; Grulich A; Cooper DA; Pedrana A; Donovan B; McMahon J; Prestage G; Holt M; Fairley CK; McKellar-Stewart N; Ruth S; Asselin J; Keen P; Cooper C; Allan B; Kaldor JM; Guy R, 2016, 'A longitudinal cohort study of HIV 'treatment as prevention' in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: the Treatment with Antiretrovirals and their Impact on Positive And Negative men (TAIPAN) study protocol.', BMC Infect Dis, 16, pp. 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2073-2

Regan DG; Donovan B, 2016, 'Balancing the cost–benefit equation for cervical cancer prevention: a moving target', Lancet Public Health, 1, pp. e42 - e43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(16)30024-X

Trembizki E; Wand H; Donovan B; Chen M; Fairley CK; Freeman K; Guy R; Kaldor JM; Lahra MM; Lawrence A; Lau C; Pearson J; Regan DG; Ryder N; Smith H; Stevens K; Su JY; Ward J; Whiley DM, 2016, 'The Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Australia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study, 2012', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63, pp. 1591 - 1598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw648

Mason E; Foster R; Wray L; McNulty A; Donovan B, 2016, 'Reactive arthritis following a Microsporidia infection', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 27, pp. 1239 - 1241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462416640364

Buckley C; Trembizki E; Donovan B; Chen M; Freeman K; Guy R; Lahra MM; Kundu RL; Regan DG; Smith HV; Whiley DM; Kaldor J; Wand H; Ward J; Fairley C; Ryder N; Su JY, 2016, 'Real-time PCR detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptibility to penicillin', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71, pp. 3090 - 3095, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw291

Hocking JS; Temple-Smith M; van Driel M; Law M; Guy R; Bulfone L; Wood A; Low N; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Gunn J; Kaldor J; Han A, 2016, 'Can preventive care activities in general practice be sustained when financial incentives and external audit plus feedback are removed? ACCEPt-able: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol', Implementation Science, 11, pp. 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-016-0489-0

Mason E; Wray L; Foster R; Jamil MS; Guy R; McNulty A; Donovan B, 2016, 'Reactive arthritis at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre 1992–2012: declining despite increasing chlamydia diagnoses', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 27, pp. 882 - 889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462415598251

Ward JS; Dyda A; McGregor S; Rumbold A; Garton L; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Guy RJ, 2016, 'Low HIV testing rates among people with a sexually transmissible infection diagnosis in remote aboriginal communities', Medical Journal of Australia, 205, pp. 168 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.01392

Badman SG; Causer LM; Guy R; Tabrizi SN; Francis F; Donovan B; Whiley D; Ward J; Kaldor J; Wand H; Wilson D; Regan D, 2016, 'A preliminary evaluation of a new GeneXpert (Gx) molecular point-of-care test for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 92, pp. 350 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052384

Foster R; Ali H; Crowley M; Dyer R; Grant K; Lenton J; Little C; Knight V; Read P; Donovan B; McNulty A; Guy R, 2016, 'Does Living Outside of a Major City Impact on the Timeliness of Chlamydia Treatment? A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Analysis', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 43, pp. 506 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000496

Read P; Tagg KA; Jeoffreys N; Guy RJ; Gilbert GL; Donovan B, 2016, 'Treponema pallidum strain types and association with macrolide resistance in Sydney, Australia: New TP0548 gene types identified', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 54, pp. 2172 - 2174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00959-16

Li B; Bi P; Waddell R; Chow EP; Donovan B; McNulty A; Fehler G; Loff B; Shahkhan H; Fairley CK, 2016, 'Was an epidemic of gonorrhoea among heterosexuals attending an Adelaide sexual health services associated with variations in sex work policing policy?', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 92, pp. 377 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051918

Li B; Bi P; Waddell R; Chow EP; Donovan B; McNulty A; Fehler G; Loff B; Shahkhan H; Fairley CK, 2016, 'Was an epidemic of gonorrhoea among heterosexuals attending an Adelaide sexual health services associated with variations in sex work policing policy?', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 92, pp. 377 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051918

Wilson M; Simpson PL; Butler T; Richters J; Yap L; Donovan B, 2016, '‘You’re a woman, a convenience, a cat, a poof, a thing, an idiot’: transgender women negotiating sexual experiences in men’s prisons in Australia', Sexualities: studies in culture and society, First published date: November-22-2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363460716652828

Regan DG; Wood JG; Benevent C; Ali H; Smith LW; Robertson PW; Ferson MJ; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Law MG; Han A, 2016, 'Estimating the critical immunity threshold for preventing hepatitis A outbreaks in men who have sex with men', Epidemiology and Infection, 144, pp. 1528 - 1537, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268815002605

Ward J; Bryant J; Wand H; Kaldor J; Delaney-Thiele D; Worth H; Betts S; Waples-Crowe P; Cairnduff S; Coburn T; Donovan B; Pitts M, 2016, 'Methods of a national survey of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people regarding sexually transmissible infections and bloodborne viruses', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40, pp. S96 - S101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12427

Lau A; Spark S; Tomnay J; Smith MT; Fairley CK; Guy RJ; Donovan B; Hocking JS, 2016, 'Socio-demographic and structural barriers to being tested for chlamydia in general practice', Medical Journal of Australia, 204, pp. 112 - 112.e5, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00933

Buckley C; Trembizki E; Donovan B; Chen M; Freeman K; Guy R; Kundu R; Lahra MM; Regan DG; Smith H; Whiley DM; Nimmo G; Bletchly C; Baird R; Hicks V; Hogan T; Kaldor J; Wand H; Ryder N, 2016, 'A real-time PCR assay for direct characterization of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae GyrA 91 locus associated with ciprofloxacin susceptibility', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71, pp. 353 - 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkv366

Smith KS; Kaldor JM; Hocking JS; Jamil MS; McNulty AM; Read P; Bradshaw CS; Chen MY; Fairley CK; Wand H; Worthington K; Blake S; Knight V; Rawlinson W; Saville M; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Donovan B; Guy R, 2016, 'The acceptability and cost of a home-based chlamydia retesting strategy: Findings from the REACT randomised controlled trial', BMC Public Health, 16, pp. 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2727-4

Badman SG; Vallely LM; Toliman P; Kariwiga G; Lote B; Pomat W; Holmer C; Guy R; Luchters S; Morgan C; Garland SM; Tabrizi S; Whiley D; Rogerson SJ; Mola G; Wand H; Donovan B; Causer L; Kaldor J; Vallely A, 2016, 'A novel point-of-care testing strategy for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in high-burden settings: Results of a feasibility study in Papua New Guinea', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1573-4

Trembizki E; Guy R; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Lahra MM; Whiley DM, 2016, 'Further evidence to support the individualised treatment of gonorrhoea with ciprofloxacin', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 1005 - 1006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30271-7

Ward J; Wand H; Bryant J; Delaney-Thiele D; Worth H; Pitts M; Byron K; Moore E; Donovan B; Kaldor JM, 2016, 'Prevalence and correlates of a diagnosis of sexually transmitted infection among young aboriginal and Torres strait islander people: A national survey', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 43, pp. 177 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000417

Li B; Bi P; Chow EPF; Donovan B; McNulty A; Ward A; Bell C; Fairley CK, 2016, 'Seasonal variation in gonorrhoea incidence among men who have sex with men', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 589 - 592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16122

Simpson PL; Reekie J; Butler T; Richters J; Yap L; Grant L; Richards A; Donovan B, 2016, 'Factors associated with sexual coercion in a representative sample of men in Australian prisons', Archives of Sexual Behavior: an interdisciplinary research journal, 45, pp. 1195 - 1205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0653-7

Natoli L; Guy RJ; Shephard M; Causer L; Badman SG; Hengel B; Tangey A; Ward J; Coburn T; Anderson D; Kaldor J; Maher L; Donovan B; Wilson D; Regan D; Wand H; Whiley D; Tabrizi SN; Fairley C, 2015, '"I do feel like a scientist at times": A qualitative study of the acceptability of molecular point-of-care testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea to primary care professionals in a remote high STI burden setting', Plos One, 10, pp. e0145993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145993

Trembizki E; Buckley C; Donovan B; Chen M; Guy R; Kaldor J; Lahra MM; Regan DG; Smith H; Ward J; Whiley DM, 2015, 'Direct real-time PCR-based detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae 23S rRNA mutations associated with azithromycin resistance', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 70, pp. 3244 - 3249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkv274

Ali H; Cameron E; Drovandi CC; McCaw JM; Guy RJ; Middleton M; El-Hayek C; Hocking JS; Kaldor JM; Donovan B; Wilson DP; Regan D; Baker J, 2015, 'A new approach to estimating trends in chlamydia incidence', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 513 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051631

Graham S; Guy RJ; Ward JS; Kaldor J; Donovan B; Knox J; McCowen D; Bullen P; Booker J; O'Brien C; Garrett K; Wand HC, 2015, 'Incidence and predictors of annual chlamydia testing among 15-29 year olds attending Aboriginal primary health care services in New South Wales, Australia', BMC Health Services Research, 15, pp. 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1116-5

Ali H; Regan DG; Guy RJ; Robertson P; Watchirs-Smith L; McNulty AM; Donovan B, 2015, 'Increasing hepatitis A immunity in men who have sex with men in Sydney, 1996-2012', Vaccine, 33, pp. 4745 - 4747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.01.090

Graham S; Guy RJ; Wand HC; Kaldor JM; Donovan B; Knox J; McCowen D; Bullen P; Booker J; O'Brien C; Garrett K; Ward JS, 2015, 'A sexual health quality improvement program (SHIMMER) triples chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing rates among young people attending Aboriginal primary health care services in Australia', BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1107-5

Yap L; Reekie J; Liu W; Chen Y; Wu Z; Li J; Zhang L; Wand H; Donovan B; Butler T, 2015, 'HIV testing in re-education through labour camps in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China (a cross-sectional survey)', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 401 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051658

Buckley C; Trembizki E; Baird RW; Chen M; Donovan B; Freeman K; Goire N; Guy R; Lahra MM; Regan D; Whiley DM, 2015, 'Multitarget PCR assay for direct detection of penicillinase-producing neisseria gonorrhoeae for enhanced surveillance of gonococcal antimicrobial resistance', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 53, pp. 2706 - 2708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00540-15

Hui BB; Ryder N; Su JY; Ward J; Chen MY; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Guy RJ; Lahra MM; Law MG; Whiley DM; Regan DG; Han A, 2015, 'Exploring the benefits of molecular testing for gonorrhoea antibiotic resistance surveillance in remote settings', Plos One, 10, pp. e0133202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133202

Causer LM; Kaldor JM; Conway DP; Leslie DE; Denham I; Karapanagiotidis T; Ryan C; Wand H; Anderson DA; Robertson PW; McNulty AM; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Guy RJ, 2015, 'An Evaluation of a Novel Dual Treponemal/Nontreponemal Point-of-Care Test for Syphilis as a Tool to Distinguish Active From Past Treated Infection', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61, pp. 184 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ243

Smith KS; Hocking JS; Chen MY; Fairley CK; McNulty AM; Read P; Bradshaw CS; Tabrizi SN; Wand H; Saville M; Rawlinson W; Garland SM; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Guy RJ, 2015, 'Dual Intervention to Increase Chlamydia Retesting: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Three Populations', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 49, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.01.014

Guy R; Ward J; Wand H; Rumbold A; Garton L; Hengel B; Silver B; Taylor-Thomson D; Knox J; McGregor S; Dyda A; Fairley C; Maher L; Donovan B; Kaldor J; Law M, 2015, 'Coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis: A crosssectional analysis of positivity and risk factors in remote Australian Aboriginal communities', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 201 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051535

Chow EPF; Read TRH; Wigan R; Donovan B; Chen MY; Bradshaw CS; Fairley CK, 2015, 'Ongoing decline in genital warts among young heterosexuals 7 years after the Australian human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 214 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051813

Drolet M; Bénard É; Boily MC; Ali H; Baandrup L; Bauer H; Beddows S; Brisson J; Brotherton JML; Cummings T; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Flagg EW; Johnson AM; Kahn JA; Kavanagh K; Kjaer SK; Kliewer EV; Lemieux-Mellouki P; Markowitz L; Mboup A; Mesher D; Niccolai L; Oliphant J; Pollock KG; Soldan K; Sonnenberg P; Tabrizi SN; Tanton C; Brisson M, 2015, 'Population-level impact and herd effects following human papillomavirus vaccination programmes: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 565 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71073-4

Craig AP; Kong FYS; Yeruva L; Hocking JS; Rank RG; Wilson DP; Donovan B, 2015, 'Is it time to switch to doxycycline from azithromycin for treating genital chlamydial infections in women? Modelling the impact of autoinoculation from the gastrointestinal tract to the genital tract', BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0939-3

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