By Professor Lisa Maher

Journal articles

Morris MD; Shiboski S; Bruneau J; Hahn JA; Hellard M; Prins M; Cox AL; Dore G; Grebely J; Kim AY; Lauer GM; Lloyd A; Rice T; Shoukry N; Maher L; Page K, 2017, 'Geographic differences in temporal incidence trends of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: The InC3 collaboration', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 64, pp. 860 - 869, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw869

Iversen J; Dertadian G; Geddes L; Maher L, 2017, 'High risk injecting behaviour among people who inject pharmaceutical opioids in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 42, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.12.004

Rodrigo C; Walker MR; Leung P; Eltahla AA; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Applegate T; Page K; Dwivedi S; Bruneau J; Morris MD; Cox AL; Osburn W; Kim AY; Schinkel J; Shoukry NH; Lauer GM; Maher L; Hellard M; Prins M; Luciani F; Lloyd AR; Bull RA, 2017, 'Limited naturally occurring escape in broadly neutralizing antibody epitopes in hepatitis C glycoprotein E2 and constrained sequence usage in acute infection', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 49, pp. 88 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2017.01.006

Damon W; Small W; Anderson S; Maher L; Wood E; Kerr T; McNeil R, 2017, '‘Crisis’ and ‘everyday’ initiators: A qualitative study of coercion and agency in the context of methadone maintenance treatment initiation', Drug and Alcohol Review, 36, pp. 253 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12411

Hammoud MA; Jin F; Degenhardt L; Lea T; Maher L; Grierson J; Mackie B; Pastorelli M; Batrouney C; Bath N; Bradley J; Prestage GP, 2017, 'Following Lives Undergoing Change (Flux) study: Implementation and baseline prevalence of drug use in an online cohort study of gay and bisexual men in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 41, pp. 41 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.11.012

Dertadian G; Iversen J; Dixon TC; Sotiropoulos K; Maher L, 2017, 'Pharmaceutical opioid use among oral and intravenous users in Australia: A qualitative comparative study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 41, pp. 51 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.12.007

McNeil R; Kerr T; Coleman B; Maher L; Milloy MJ; Small W, 2017, 'Antiretroviral Therapy Interruption Among HIV Postive People Who Use Drugs in a Setting with a Community-Wide HIV Treatment-as-Prevention Initiative', AIDS and Behavior, 21, pp. 402 - 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1470-2

Maher L; White B; Day C; Black K, 2017, 'Pregnancy incidence and contraceptive use among young women who inject drugs in Sydney, Australia', DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 171, pp. E127 - E127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.352

Eltahla AA; Leung P; Pirozyan MR; Rodrigo C; Grebely J; Applegate T; Maher L; Luciani F; Lloyd AR; Bull RA, 2017, 'Dynamic evolution of hepatitis C virus resistance-associated substitutions in the absence of antiviral treatment', Scientific Reports, 7, pp. 41719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep41719

Dertadian GK; Dixon T; Iversen J; Maher L, 2017, 'Self-limiting Non-Medical Pharmaceutical Opioid Use among Young People in Sydney, Australia: An Exploratory Study.', Drug and Alcohol Review

Polis S; Zablotska-Manos I; Zekry A; Maher L, 2017, 'Adherence to Hepatitis B antiviral therapy: A qualitative study', Gastroenterology Nursing, 40, pp. 239 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000161

Eltahla AA; Rodrigo C; Betz-Stablein B; Grebely J; Applegate T; Luciani F; Schinkel J; Dore GJ; Page K; Bruneau J; Morris MD; Cox AL; Kim AY; Shoukry NH; Lauer GM; Maher L; Hellard M; Prins M; Lloyd AR; Bull RA, 2017, 'Analysis of resistance-associated substitutions in acute hepatitis C virus infection by deep sequencing across six genotypes and three continents', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 24, pp. 37 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12615

Sheppard-Law S; Zablotska-Manos I; Kermeen M; Holdaway S; Lee A; Zekry A; Dore GJ; George J; Maher L, 2017, 'Factors associated with HBV virological breakthrough', Antiviral Therapy, 22, pp. 53 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.3851/IMP3087

Rodrigo C; Eltahla AA; Bull RA; Luciani F; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Applegate T; Page K; Bruneau J; Morris MD; Cox AL; Osburn W; Kim AY; Shoukry NH; Lauer GM; Maher L; Schinkel J; Prins M; Hellard M; Lloyd AR, 2017, 'Phylogenetic analysis of full-length, early infection, hepatitis C virus genomes among people with intravenous drug use: the InC³ Study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 24, pp. 43 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12616

Platt L; Sweeney S; Ward Z; Guinness L; Hickman M; Hope V; Hutchinson S; Maher L; Iversen J; Craine N; Taylor A; Munro A; Parry J; Smith J; Vickerman P, 2017, 'Assessing the impact and cost-effectiveness of needle/syringe provision and opiate substitution therapy on hepatitis C transmission among people who inject drugs in the United Kingdom: analysis of pooled datasets and economic modelling', Public Health Research, 5, pp. 1 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/phr05050

Iversen J; Grebely J; Catlett B; Cunningham P; Dore GD; Maher L, 2017, 'O9 Progress towards elimination: rapid uptake of HCV treatment among people who inject drugs following broad access to DAA therapies', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 4 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30892-x

Bajis S; Lamoury F; Applegate TL; Maher L; Treloar C; Mowat Y; Schulz M; Hajarizadeh B; Marshall A; Cunningham E; Cock V; Ezard N; Gorton C; Hayllar J; Smith J; Dore GJ; Grebely J, 2017, 'P4 Acceptability of point of care finger-stick and venepuncture hepatitis C virus testing among people who inject drugs and homeless people', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 13 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30745-7

Maher L; Dixon D, 2016, 'Cheaper drugs as crime control? Rethinking the drugs/crime nexus', Dialectical Anthropology, 40, pp. 343 - 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10624-016-9419-4

Keoshkerian E; Hunter M; Cameron B; Nguyen N; Sugden P; Bull R; Zekry A; Maher L; Seddiki N; Zaunders J; Kelleher A; Lloyd AR; Dolan K; Haber P; Rawlinson W; Treloar C; Dore G; Luciani F, 2016, 'Hepatitis C-specific effector and regulatory CD4 T-cell responses are associated with the outcomes of primary infection', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 23, pp. 985 - 993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12576

Tsui JI; Mirzazadeh A; Hahn JA; Maher L; Bruneau J; Grebely J; Hellard M; Kim AY; Shoukry NH; Cox AL; Prins M; Dore GJ; Lauer G; Lloyd AR; Page K, 2016, 'The effects of alcohol on spontaneous clearance of acute hepatitis C virus infection in females versus males', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 169, pp. 156 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.10.024

Rodrigo C; Eltahla AA; Bull RA; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Applegate T; Page K; Bruneau J; Morris MD; Cox AL; Osburn W; Kim AY; Schinkel J; Shoukry NH; Lauer GM; Maher L; Hellard M; Prins M; Estes C; Razavi H; Lloyd AR; Luciani F, 2016, 'Historical Trends in the Hepatitis C Virus Epidemics in North America and Australia', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 214, pp. 1383 - 1389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiw389

Iversen J; Dertadian G; Geddes L; Maher L, 2016, 'Harms Associated with Injection of Pharmaceutical Opioids in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 35, pp. 43 - 44

Dolan K; Wirtz AL; Moazen B; Ndeffo-mbah M; Galvani A; Kinner SA; Courtney R; McKee M; Amon JJ; Maher L; Hellard M; Beyrer C; Altice FL, 2016, 'Global burden of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis in prisoners and detainees', The Lancet, 388, pp. 1089 - 1102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30466-4

Treloar C; McCredie L; Lloyd AR; Maher L, 2016, 'The prison economy of needles and syringes: What opportunities exist for blood borne virus risk reduction when prices are so high?', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0162399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162399

Small W; Milloy MJ; McNeil R; Maher L; Kerr T, 2016, 'Plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load rebound among people who inject drugs receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a Canadian setting: An ethno-epidemiological study', AIDS Research and Therapy, 13, pp. 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-016-0108-9

Walker MR; Li H; Teutsch S; Betz-Stablein B; Luciani F; Lloyd AR; Bull RA; Dolan K; Maher L, 2016, 'Incident hepatitis c virus genotype distribution and multiple infection in australian prisons', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 54, pp. 1855 - 1861, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00287-16

Eltahla AA; Rizzetto S; Pirozyan MR; Betz-Stablein BD; Venturi V; Kedzierska K; Lloyd AR; Bull RA; Luciani F; Maher L, 2016, 'Linking the T cell receptor to the single cell transcriptome in antigen-specific human T cells', Immunology and Cell Biology, 94, pp. 604 - 611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/icb.2016.16

Carrico AW; Nil E; Sophal C; Stein E; Sokunny M; Yuthea N; Evans JL; Ngak S; Maher L; Page K, 2016, 'Behavioral interventions for Cambodian female entertainment and sex workers who use amphetamine-type stimulants', Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 39, pp. 502 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10865-016-9713-2

Fiches GN; Eyre NS; Aloia AL; Van Der Hoek K; Betz-Stablein B; Luciani F; Chopra A; Beard MR; Maher L, 2016, 'HCV RNA traffic and association with NS5A in living cells', Virology, 493, pp. 60 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2016.02.016

Mina MM; Cameron B; Luciani F; Vollmer-Conna U; Lloyd AR; Dolan K; Maher L, 2016, 'Natural killer cells in highly exposed hepatitis C-seronegative injecting drug users', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 23, pp. 464 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12511

Draughon Moret JE; Carrico AW; Evans JL; Stein ES; Couture MC; Maher L; Page K, 2016, 'The impact of violence on sex risk and drug use behaviors among women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 161, pp. 171 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.01.028

Bull RA; Eltahla AA; Rodrigo C; Koekkoek SM; Walker M; Pirozyan MR; Betz-Stablein B; Toepfer A; Laird M; Oh S; Heiner C; Maher L; Schinkel J; Lloyd AR; Luciani F; Rasoli Pirozyan M, 2016, 'A method for near full-length amplification and sequencing for six hepatitis C virus genotypes', BMC Genomics, 17, pp. 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2575-8

Ivan M; Rodgers C; Maher L; Van Beek I, 2016, 'Reducing injecting-related injury and diseases in people who inject drugs: Results from a clinician-led brief intervention', Australian Family Physician, 45, pp. 129 - 133

Day CA; Shanahan M; Wand H; Topp L; Haber PS; Rodgers C; Deacon R; Walsh N; Kaldor J; van Beek I; Maher L; Lloyd A; Dore GJ; Walsh N, 2016, 'Development of immunity following financial incentives for hepatitis B vaccination among people who inject drugs: A randomized controlled trial', Journal of Clinical Virology, 74, pp. 66 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2015.11.031

Memedovic S; Iversen J; Maher L, 2016, 'Drug injection trends among participants in the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey, 2011-2015', Drug Trends Bulletin, October Supplement 2016, pp. 1 - 4, https://dlnstorage.blob.core.windows.net/drt101/1822/idrs-october-supplement-2016_final.pdf

Garton L; Dyda A; Guy R; Silver B; McGregor S; Hengel B; Rumbold A; Taylor-Thomson D; Knox J; Maher L; Kaldor J; Ward J, 2016, 'High chlamydia and gonorrhoea repeat positivity in remote Aboriginal communities 2009-2011: Longitudinal analysis of testing for re-infection at 3 months suggests the need for more frequent screening', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 568 - 574, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16025

Bartlett SR; Jacka B; Bull RA; Luciani F; Matthews GV; Lamoury FMJ; Hellard ME; Hajarizadeh B; Teutsch S; White B; Maher L; Dore GJ; Lloyd AR; Grebely J; Applegate TL, 2016, 'HIV infection and hepatitis C virus genotype 1a are associated with phylogenetic clustering among people with recently acquired hepatitis C virus infection', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 37, pp. 252 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2015.11.028

Page K; Mirzazadeh A; Rice TM; Grebely J; Kim AY; Cox AL; Morris MD; Hellard M; Bruneau J; Shoukry NH; Dore GJ; Maher L; Lloyd AR; Lauer G; Prins M; McGovern BH, 2016, 'Interferon lambda 4 genotype is associated with jaundice and elevated aminotransferase levels during acute hepatitis C virus infection: Findings from the InC3 collaborative', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 3, pp. ofw024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw024

Page K; Stein ES; Carrico AW; Evans JL; Sokunny M; Nil E; Ngak S; Sophal C; McCulloch C; Maher L, 2016, 'Protocol of a cluster randomised stepped-wedge trial of behavioural interventions targeting amphetamine-type stimulant use and sexual risk among female entertainment and sex workers in Cambodia', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e010854, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010854

Dixon TC; Stein E; Ngak S; Srean C; Maly P; Sokunny M; Carrico A; Page K; Maher L, 2016, 'Qualitative research and implementation science: Informing the acceptability and implementation of a trial of a conditional cash transfer intervention designed to reduce drug use and HIV risk', Methodological Innovations, 9, pp. 2059799115622751, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2059799115622751

Degenhardt LJ; Platt L; Reed J; Minozzi S; Vickerman P; Hagan H; French C; Jordon A; Hope V; Hutchinson S; Maher L; Palmateer N; Taylor A; Hickman M, 2016, 'Effectiveness of needle/syringe programmes and opiate substitution therapy in preventing HCV transmission among people who inject drugs (Protocol)', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016, pp. i,1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012021

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

Doyle JS; Deterding K; Grebely J; Wedemeyer H; Sacks-Davis R; Spelman T; Matthews G; Rice TM; Morris MD; McGovern BH; Kim AY; Bruneau J; Lloyd AR; Page K; Manns MP; Hellard ME; Dore GJ; Maher L, 2015, 'Response to treatment following recently acquired hepatitis C virus infection in a multicentre collaborative cohort', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 22, pp. 1020 - 1032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12429

Higgs P; Dwyer R; Cogger S; Hellard M; Maher L, 2015, 'Behavioural research to inform understanding of hepatitis C resistance', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 1260 - 1261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(15)00352-7

Sacks-Davis R; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Osburn W; Cox AL; Rice TM; Spelman T; Bruneau J; Prins M; Kim AY; Mcgovern BH; Shoukry NH; Schinkel J; Allen TM; Morris M; Hajarizadeh B; Maher L; Lloyd AR; Page K; Hellard M; Matthews G, 2015, 'Hepatitis c virus reinfection and spontaneous clearance of reinfection - The InC³ study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 212, pp. 1407 - 1419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiv220

Morris MD; Bates A; Andrew E; Hahn J; Page K; Maher L, 2015, 'More than just someone to inject drugs with: Injecting within primary injection partnerships', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 156, pp. 275 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.09.025

Dixon TC; Ngak S; Stein E; Carrico A; Page K; Maher L, 2015, 'Pharmacology, physiology and performance: Occupational drug use and HIV risk among female entertainment and sex workers in Cambodia', Harm Reduction Journal, 12, pp. 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-015-0068-8

Wadhera P; Evans JL; Stein E; Gandhi M; Couture MC; Sansothy N; Sichan K; Maher L; Kaldor JM; Page K; Kien SP; Saphonn V; Vun MC, 2015, 'Human papillomavirus knowledge, vaccine acceptance, and vaccine series completion among female entertainment and sex workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: the Young Women’s Health Study', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 26, pp. 893 - 902, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462414563626

Stoové M; Treloar CJ; Maher L; Tyrrell H; Wallace J, 2015, 'Salvaging a prison needle and syringe program trial in australia requires leadership and respect for evidence', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 319 - 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00523

Olsen A; Higgs P; Maher L, 2015, 'A review of qualitative research in Drug and Alcohol Review', Drug and Alcohol Review, 34, pp. 474 - 476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12307

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