By Emeritus Professor Basil Donovan

Journal articles

Ward JW; Guy R; Huang R; Knox J; Couzos S; Scrimgeour D; Moore L; Leahy T; Hunt J; Donovan B; Kaldor JM, 2012, 'Rapid point-of-care tests for HIV and sexually transmissible infection control in remote Australia: can they improve Aboriginal people's and Torres Strait Islanders' health.', Sexual Health, 9, pp. 109 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH11051

Donovan B, 2012, 'Sex trafficking: the dark side of the Australian sex industry?', Sexual Health, 9, pp. 499 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SHv9n5_BR

Butler TG; Malacova E; Richters J; Yap L; Grant L; Richards A; Smith AMA; Donovan B, 2012, 'Sexual behaviour and Sexual health of Australian prisoners', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 64 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12104

Malacova E; Butler TG; Yap L; Grant L; Richards A; Smith AMA; Donovan B, 2012, 'Sexual coercion prior to imprisonment: prevalence, demographic and behavioural correlates', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 23, pp. 533 - 539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2011.011069

Quinn E; Donovan B; Sheppeard V, 2012, 'The early impact of the National HPV Vaccination Program', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 23, pp. 208 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB12071

Jin F; Prestage G; Templeton DJ; Poynten IM; Donovan B; Zablotska I; Kippax SC; Mindel A; Grulich AE, 2012, 'The impact of HIV seroadaptive behaviors on sexually transmissible infections in HIV-negative homosexual men in Sydney, Australia', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 39, pp. 191 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182401a2f

Guy R; Ward JW; Smith K; Su JH; Huang ; Tangey A; Skov S; Rumbold A; Silver B; Donovan B; Kaldor JM, 2012, 'The impact of sexually transmissible infection programs in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia: a systematic review.', Sexual Health, 9, pp. 205 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH11074

Whiley D; Goire N; Lahra MM; Donovan B; Limnios AE; Nissen MD; Sloots T, 2012, 'The ticking time bomb: escalating drug resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a public health disaster in waiting', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 67, pp. 2059 - 2061

Waters EK; Kaldor JM; Hamilton AJ; Smith AMA; Philp DJ; Donovan B; Regan DG, 2012, 'Tracking type specific prevalence of human Papillomavirus in cervical pre-cancer: a novel sampling strategy', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 12, pp. 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-12-77

Ali H; Guy R; Fairley CK; Wand HC; Chen MY; Dickson B; O'Connor CC; Marshall L; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Hellard M; Donovan B, 2012, 'Understanding trends in genital Chlamydia Trachomatis can benefit from enhanced surveillance: findings from Australia', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 88, pp. 552 - 557, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2011-050423

Read PJ; Wand HC; Guy R; Donovan B; McNulty A, 2012, 'Unprotected fellatio between female sex workers and their clients in Sydney, Australia', Sexually Transmitted Infections, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2011-050430

Walker J; Walker S; Fairley CK; Bilardi J; Chen MY; Bradshaw CS; Urban E; Pirotta M; Birden H; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Gunn J; Hocking JS, 2012, 'What do young women think about having a chlamydia test? Views of women who tested positive compared with women who tested negative', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 39 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12019

Bogaards JA; Berkhof J, 2011, 'Assessment of herd immunity from human papillomavirus vaccination', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 11, pp. 896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70324-3

Read TRH; Hocking JS; Chen MY; Donovan B; Bradshaw CS; Fairley CK, 2011, 'The near disappearance of genital warts in young women 4 years after commencing a national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 87, pp. 544 - 547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2011-050234

Donovan B; Grulich AE, 2011, 'The quadrivalent HPV vaccine is effective prophylaxis against HPV-related external genital lesions in young men', Evidence-Based Medicine, 16, pp. 157 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebm1405

Hocking J; Temple-Smith M; Poznanski S; Guy R; Low N; Donovan B; Gunn J; Law M; Kaldor J; Fairley C, 2011, 'AUSTRALIAN CHLAMYDIA CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS PILOT: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM A TRIAL OF CHLAMYDIA TESTING IN GENERAL PRACTICE', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 87, pp. A202 - A202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2011-050108.240

Read T; Hocking J; Gurrin L; Chen M; Donovan B; Bradshaw C; Fairley C, 2011, 'CONTINUED DECLINE IN GENITAL WARTS 3 YEARS AFTER INTRODUCTION OF QUADRIVALENT HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) VACCINATION PROGRAM', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 87, pp. A321 - A321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2011-050108.540

Drummond F; Ryder N; Wand H; Guy R; Read P; McNulty A; Wray L; Donovan B, 2011, 'IS SINGLE DOSE AZITHROMYCIN ADEQUATE FOR ASYMPTOMATIC RECTAL CHLAMYDIA?', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 87, pp. A76 - A76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2011-050109.122

Drummond F; Lewis L; Bourne C; Ramanathan V; Hocking J; Wand H; Donovan B; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2011, 'OPTIMISING CLINICAL SYSTEMS TO INCREASE HIV/STI TESTING IN GAY MEN: THE ETEST PROJECT', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 87, pp. A209 - A209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2011-050108.256

Donovan B, 2011, 'John W. Tapsall AM: 1945-2010 In Memoriam', SEXUAL HEALTH, 8, pp. I - I, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SHv8n2_OB

Malacova E; Butler T; Richters J; Yap L; Grant L; Richards A; Smith A; Donovan B, 2011, 'Attitudes towards Sex: A Comparison of Prisoners and the General Community', Sexual Health, 8, pp. 355 - 362, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=368723163652406;res=IELHEA

Kong FYS; Guy RJ; Hocking JS; Merritt T; Pirotta M; Heal C; Bergeri I; Donovan B; Hellard ME, 2011, 'Australian general practitioner chlamydia testing rates among young people', Medical Journal of Australia, 194, pp. 249 - 252

Wilson DP; Prestage G; Gray R; Hoare A; McCann P; Down I; Guy R; Drummond F; Klausner JD; Donovan B; Kaldor JM, 2011, 'Chemoprophylaxis is likely to be acceptable and could mitigate syphilis epidemics among populations of gay men', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 38, pp. 573 - 579, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31820e64fd

Twin J; Moore EE; Garland SM; Eundem A; Stevens MP; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Tabrizi S; Rawlinson WD, 2011, 'Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes among men who have sex with men in Australia', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 38, pp. 279 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181fc6944

Guy RJ; Wand H; Franklin N; Fairley CK; Chen MY; O'Connor CC; Marshall L; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Hellard ME; Donovan B, 2011, 'Chlamydia trends in men who have sex with men attending sexual health services in Australia, 2004-2008', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 38, pp. 339 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318202719d

Wand HC; Guy R; Donovan B; McNulty A, 2011, 'Developing and validating a risk scoring tool for chlamydia infection among sexual health clinic attendees in Australia: A simple algorithm to identify those at high risk of chlamydia infection', BMJ Open, 1, pp. e000005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2010-000005

Ryder N; Bourne CP; Donovan B, 2011, 'Different trends for sexually transmissible infections despite increased testing of men who have sex with men', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 22, pp. 335 - 337

Schneider K; Puthanakit T; Kerr SJ; Law MG; Cooper DA; Donovan B; Phanuphak N; Sirisanthana V; Ananworanich J; Ohata J; Wilson DP, 2011, 'Economic evaluation of monitoring virologic responses to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children in resource-limited settings', AIDS, 25, pp. 1143 - 1151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283466fab

Guy R; Ali H; Liu B; Poznanski S; Ward J; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Hocking J, 2011, 'Efficacy of interventions to increase the uptake of chlamydia screening in primary care: a systematic review', BMC Infectious Diseases, 11, pp. 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-211

Ward J; Guy R; Akre S; Middleton MG; Giele CM; Su JY; Davis CA; Wand HC; Knox JB; Fagan PS; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Russell DB, 2011, 'Epidemiology of syphilis in Australia: moving toward elimination of infectious syphilis from remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities?', Medical Journal of Australia, 194, pp. 525 - 529

Freeman E; Donovan B; Brown K, 2011, 'Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 21, pp. 268 - 269

Drummond F; Ryder N; Wand H; Guy R; Read P; McNulty A; Wray L; Donovan B, 2011, 'Is azithromycin adequate treatment for asymptomatic rectal chlamydia?', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 22, pp. 478 - 480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2011.010490

Malacova E; Butler T; Richters J; Yap L; Grant L; Richards A; Smith AMA; Donovan B, 2011, 'Knowledge of sexually transmissible infections: A comparison of prisoners and the general population', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 22, pp. 381 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2011.010408

Templeton DJ; Grulich AE; Yew J; Twin J; Jin F; Prestage G; Donovan BJ; Tabrizi S, 2011, 'Lymphogranuloma venereum is rare in Australian community-based samples of men who have sex with men', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 38, pp. 48 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181e78389

Walker J; Fairley CK; Urban E; Chen MY; Bradshaw C; Walker SM; Donovan B; Tabrizi SN; McNamee K; Currie M; Pirotta M; Kaldor J; Gurrin L; Birden H; Harindra V; Bowden FJ; Garland S; Gunn JM; Hocking JS, 2011, 'Maximizing retention in a longitudinal study of genital Chlamydia trachomatis among young women in Australia', BMC Public Health, 11, pp. 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-156

Liu B; Brotherton J; Shellard D; Donovan B; Saville M; Kaldor JM, 2011, 'Mobile phones are a viable option for surveying young women: a comparison of two telephone survey methods', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11, pp. 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-11-159

Wand HC; Guy R; Donovan B; McNulty A, 2011, 'Population attributable risk for chlamydia infection in a cohort of young international travellers (backpackers) and residents in Australia', BMJ Open, 1, pp. e000004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2010-000004

Schneider K; Richters J; Butler TG; Yap L; Richards A; Grant L; Smith AMA; Donovan B, 2011, 'Psychological distress and experience of sexual and physical assault among Australian prisoners', Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 21, pp. 333 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbm.816

Donovan B; Franklin N; Guy R; Grulich AE; Regan DG; Ali H; Wand H; Fairley CK, 2011, 'Quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination and trends in genital warts in Australia: analysis of national sentinel surveillance data', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 11, pp. 39 - 44

Guy R; Wand HC; Franklin NP; Fairley CK; Chen M; O'Connor CC; Marshall L; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Hellard M; Donovan B, 2011, 'Re-testing for chlamydia at sexual health services in Australia, 2004-08', Sexual Health, 8, pp. 242 - 247, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=026882672949469;res=IELHEA

Yap L; Richters J; Butler T; Schneider K; Grant L; Donovan B, 2011, 'The decline in sexual assaults in men's prisons in New South Wales: A "systems" approach', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26, pp. 3157 - 3181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260510390961

Walker J; Fairley CK; Bradshaw CS; Tabrizi SN; Chen MY; Twin J; Taylor J; Donovan B; Kaldor J; McNamee K; Urban E; Walker S; Currie M; Birden H; Bowden F; Gunn J; Pirotta M; Gurrin L; Harindra V; Garland S; Hocking JS, 2011, 'The difference in determinants of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium in a sample of young Australian women', BMC Infectious Diseases, 11, pp. 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-35

Walker J; Mcnamee K; Kaldor JM; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Pirotta M; Bradshaw C; Chen MY; Garland S; Hocking JS, 2011, 'The Incidence of Induced Abortion in a Prospective Cohort Study of 16- to 25-year-old Australian Women', Sexual Health, 8, pp. 439 - 441, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=358829055914302;res=IELHEA

Uddin R; Ryder N; McNulty A; Wray L; Donovan B, 2011, 'Trichomonas vaginalis infection among women in a low prevalence setting', Sexual Health, 8, pp. 65 - 68

Guy RJ; Wand H; Wilson DP; Prestage G; Jin F; Templeton DJ; Donovan B; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM, 2011, 'Using population attributable risk to choose HIV prevention strategies in men who have sex with men', BMC Public Health, 11, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-247

Gray R; Hoare A; McCann P; Bradley J; Down I; Donovan B; Prestage G; Wilson DP, 2011, 'Will changes in gay men's sexual behavior reduce syphilis rates?', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 38, pp. 1151 - 1158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318238b85d

McCann PD; Gray RT; Hoare A; Bradley J; Down I; Donovan B; Wilson DP; Prestage G, 2011, 'Would gay men change their sexual behaviour to reduce syphilis rates?', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 38, pp. 1145 - 1150

Drummond F; Guy R; Kaldor JM; Donovan B, 2010, 'The intersection between HIV and syphilis in men who have sex with men: Some fresh perspectives', HIV Therapy, 4, pp. 661 - 673, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/hiv.10.55

Freeman E; Donovan B; Brown K, 2010, 'Bug breakfast in the Bulletin: Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 21, pp. 268 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb10053

Donovan B; Harcourt C; Egger S; Fairley CK, 2010, 'Improving the health of sex workers in NSW: maintaining success.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 21, pp. 74 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb10013

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