By Professor Lisa Maher

Journal articles

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', 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, 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

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, 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2059799115622751

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

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

Maher LV, 2016, 'Geode of the Tibia', JCR-JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, 22, pp. 41 - 41

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', 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

Hajarizadeh B; Grady B; Page K; Kim AY; McGovern BH; Cox AL; Rice TM; Sacks-Davis R; Bruneau J; Morris M; Amin J; Schinkel J; Applegate T; Maher L; Hellard M; Lloyd AR; Prins M; Geskus RB; Dore GJ; Grebely J; InC , 2015, 'Factors associated with hepatitis C virus RNA levels in early chronic infection: the InC3 study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 22, pp. 708 - 717, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12384

Anderson S; Jia JX; Liu V; Chattier J; Krüsi A; Allan S; Maher L; Shannon K, 2015, 'Violence prevention and municipal licensing of indoor sex work venues in the Greater Vancouver Area: narratives of migrant sex workers, managers and business owners', Culture Health and Sexuality, 17, pp. 825 - 841, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2015.1008046

Maher L; Page K, 2015, 'Reducing bias in prospective observational studies of drug users: The need for upstream and downstream approaches', Addiction, 110, pp. 1259 - 1261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13003

Maher L; Dixon TC; Phlong P; Mooney-Somers J; Stein ES; Page K, 2015, 'Conflicting rights: How the prohibition of human trafficking and sexual exploitation infringes the right to health of female sex workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', Health and Human Rights, 17, pp. 102 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/healhumarigh.17.1.102

Iversen J; Dolan K; Ezard N; Maher L, 2015, 'HIV and hepatitis C virus infection and risk behaviors among heterosexual, bisexual, and lesbian women who inject drugs in Australia', Lgbt Health, 2, pp. 127 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2014.0116

Bull RA; Leung P; Gaudieri S; Deshpande P; Cameron B; Walker M; Chopra A; Lloyd AR; Luciani F, 2015, 'Transmitted/Founder Viruses Rapidly Escape from CD8 ⁺ T Cell Responses in Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection', Journal of Virology, 89, pp. 5478 - 5490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jvi.03717-14

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

Le LVN; Nguyen TA; Tran HV; Gupta N; Duong TC; Tran HTT; Nadol P; Sabin K; Maher L; Kaldor JM, 2015, 'Correlates of HIV infection among female sex workers in Vietnam: Injection drug use remains a key risk factor', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 150, pp. 46 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.02.006

McNeil R; Kerr T; Anderson S; Maher L; Keewatin C; Milloy MJ; Wood E; Small W, 2015, 'Negotiating structural vulnerability following regulatory changes to a provincial methadone program in vancouver, canada: A qualitative study', Social Science and Medicine, 133, pp. 168 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.04.008

Hajarizadeh B; Grady B; Page K; Kim AY; McGovern BH; Cox AL; Rice TM; Sacks-Davis R; Bruneau J; Morris M; Amin J; Schinkel J; Applegate T; Maher L; Hellard M; Lloyd AR; Prins M; Dore GJ; Grebely J, 2015, 'Patterns of hepatitis C Virus RNA levels during acute infection: The InC3 study', Plos One, 10, pp. e0122232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122232

Ivan M; Van Beek I; Wand H; Maher L, 2015, 'Surveillance of injecting-related injury and diseases in people who inject drugs attending a targeted primary health care facility in Sydney's Kings Cross', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39, pp. 182 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12363

Treloar C; Newland J; Maher L, 2015, 'A qualitative study trialling the acceptability of new hepatitis C prevention messages for people who inject drugs: Symbiotic messages, pleasure and conditional interpretations', Harm Reduction Journal, 12, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-015-0042-5

Silver BJ; Guy RJ; Wand H; Ward J; Rumbold AR; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Maher L; Dyda A; Garton L; Hengel B; Knox J; McGregor S; Taylor-Thomson D; Kaldor JM; Law M, 2015, 'Incidence of curable sexually transmissible infections among adolescents and young adults in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: Analysis of longitudinal clinical service data', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 135 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051617

Haber PS; Day CA; Topp L; Shanahan M; Wand H; Van Beek I; Maher L, 2015, 'Hepatitis B vaccination for people who inject drugs', Lancet, 385, pp. 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60019-8

Spelman T; Morris MD; Zang G; Rice T; Page K; Maher L; Lloyd A; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Kim AY; Shoukry NH; Hellard M; Bruneau J; Cox AL; Lauer G; McGovern BH; Prins M; Hahn J; Shiboski S; Mirzazadeh A; Alavi M; Bouchard R; Evans J; Grady B; Aneja J; Sacks-Davis R; Teutsch S; White B; Wells B; Applegate T; Matthews G; Yeung B; Schinkel J; Prince LE; Roy E; Bates A; Enriquez J; Chow S; McCredie L; Aitken C; Doyle J, 2015, 'A longitudinal study of hepatitis C virus testing and infection status notification on behaviour change in people who inject drugs', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 69, pp. 745 - 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-205224

Hengel B; Guy R; Garton L; Ward J; Rumbold A; Taylor-Thomson D; Silver B; McGregor S; Dyda A; Knox J; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2015, 'Barriers and facilitators of sexually transmissible infection testing in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: Results from the Sexually Transmitted Infections in Remote Communities, Improved and Enhanced Primary Health Care (STRIVE) Study', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 4 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14080

Page K; Tsui J; Maher L; Choopanya K; Vanichseni S; Philip Mock MS; Celum C; Martin M, 2015, 'Biomedical HIV prevention including pre-exposure prophylaxis and opiate agonist therapy for women who inject drugs: State of research and future directions', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 69, pp. S169 - S175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000641

Natoli L; Guy RJ; Shephard M; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Ward J; Regan DG; Hengel B; Maher L, 2015, 'Chlamydia and gonorrhoea point-of-care testing in Australia: Where should it be used?', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 51 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14213

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