By Professor Lisa Maher

Journal articles

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

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

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

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

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

Chughtai AA; Seale H; Dung TC; Maher L; Nga PT; MacIntyre CR, 2015, 'Current practices and barriers to the use of facemasks and respirators among hospital-based health care workers in Vietnam', American Journal of Infection Control, 43, pp. 72 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2014.10.009

Iversen J; Page K; Madden A; Maher L, 2015, 'HIV, HCV, and health-related harms among women who inject drugs: Implications for prevention and treatment', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 69, pp. S176 - S181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000659

Natoli L; Guy RJ; Shephard M; Whiley D; Tabrizi SN; Ward J; Regan DG; Badman SG; Anderson DA; Kaldor J; Maher L; Wand H; Donovan B; Hengel B; Tangey A, 2015, 'Public health implications of molecular point-of-care testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in remote primary care services in Australia: a qualitative study', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e006922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/BMJOPEN-2014-006922

Hengel B; Maher L; Garton L; Ward J; Rumbold A; Taylor-Thomson D; Silver B; Mcgregor S; Dyda A; Knox J; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2015, 'Reasons for delays in treatment of bacterial sexually transmissible infections in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia: A qualitative study of healthcentre staff', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 341 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14240

Williams R; Lawrence C; Wilkes E; Shipp M; Henry B; Eades S; Mathers B; Kaldor J; Maher L; Gray D, 2015, 'Sexual behaviour, drug use and health service use by young Noongar people in Western Australia: A snapshot', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 188 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14038

Scott R; Foster R; Oliver LN; Olsen A; Mooney-Somers J; Mathers B; Micallef JM; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2015, 'Sexual risk and healthcare seeking behaviour in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in North Queensland', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 194 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14092

Bull RA; Leung P; Gaudieri S; Deshpande P; Cameron B; Walker M; Chopra A; Lloyd AR; Luciani F; Dolan K; Haber P; Rawlinson W; Treloar C; Dore G; Maher L, 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

Vu NT; Maher L; Zablotska I, 2015, 'Amphetamine-type stimulants and HIV infection among men who have sex with men: implications on HIV research and prevention from a systematic review and meta-analysis.', J Int AIDS Soc, 18, pp. 19273 - 19273, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.18.1.19273.

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; STRIVE Investigator Group , 2015, 'Coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis: a cross-sectional analysis of positivity and risk factors in remote Australian Aboriginal communities.', Sexually Transmitted Infections

Maher L; White B; Dore G; Lloyd A; Rawlinson W, 2015, 'Opioid substitution treatment protects against hepatitis C virus acquisition in people who inject drugs: The HITS-c study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 146, pp. e191 - e191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.435

Bretaña N; Boelen L; Bull R; Teutsch S; White P; Lloyd A; Luciani F; Bretana N; Dolan K; Rawlinson W; Dore G; Maher L, 2015, 'Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus among Prisoners, Australia, 2005–2012.', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21, pp. 765 - 774, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2105.141832

Walsh N; Mijch A; Watson K; Wand H; Fairley CK; McNeil J; Crofts N; Maher L, 2014, 'HIV treatment outcomes among people who inject drugs in Victoria, Australia', BMC Infectious Diseases, 14, pp. 707, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-014-0707-9

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