By Professor Monica M. Lahra

Journal articles

Unemo M; Golparian D; Sánchez-Busó L; Grad Y; Jacobsson S; Ohnishi M; Lahra MM; Limnios A; Sikora AE; Wi T; Harris SR, 2016, 'The novel 2016 WHO Neisseria gonorrhoeae reference strains for global quality assurance of laboratory investigations: Phenotypic, genetic and reference genome characterization', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71, pp. 3096 - 3108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw288

Hui BB; Whiley DM; Donovan B; Law MG; Regan DG; Chen M; Guy R; Lahra M; Han A, 2016, 'Identifying factors that lead to the persistence of imported gonorrhoeae strains: A modelling study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 93, pp. 221 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2016-052738

Lahra MM; Enriquez RP, 2016, 'Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 January to 31 March 2016', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 40, pp. E446

Enriquez RP; Goire N; Kundu R; Gatus BJ; Lahra MM, 2016, 'A comparison of agar dilution with the Calibrated Dichotomous Sensitivity (CDS) and Etest methods for determining the minimum inhibitory concentration of ceftriaxone against Neisseria gonorrhoeae', Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 86, pp. 40 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.04.016

Lahra MM; Enriquez RP, 2016, 'AUSTRALIAN MENINGOCOCCAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMMMME, 1 APRIL TO 30 JUNE 2016', COMMUNICABLE DISEASES INTELLIGENCE, 40, pp. E447 - E447, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000388538500018&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lawrence GL; Wang H; Lahra M; Booy R; McIntyre PB, 2016, 'Meningococcal disease epidemiology in Australia 10 years after implementation of a national conjugate meningococcal C immunization programme', Epidemiology and Infection, 144, pp. 2382 - 2391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816000704

Lahra MM; Enriquez RP, 2016, 'Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme annual report, 2014', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 40, pp. E221 - E228

Lahra MM; Enriquez RP, 2016, 'Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 July to 30 September 2015', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 40, pp. E179 - E181

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

Pillay A; Katz SS; Abrams AJ; Ballard RC; Simpson SV; Taleo F; Lahra MM; Batra D; Rowe L; Trees DL; Asiedu K; Chen CY, 2016, 'Complete genome sequences of 11 Haemophilus ducreyi isolates from children with cutaneous lesions in Vanuatu and Ghana', Genome Announcements, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00459-16

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

Lahra MM; Enriquez RP, 2015, 'Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 April to 30 June 2015', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 39, pp. E628 - E630

Lahra MM; Enriquez RP, 2015, 'Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 July to 30 September 2015', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 39, pp. E631

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', The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 70, pp. 3244 - 3249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkv274

Bissessor M; Whiley DM; Lee DM; Snow AF; Fairley CK; Peel J; Bradshaw CS; Hocking JS; Lahra MM; Chen MY, 2015, 'Detection of neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from tonsils and posterior oropharynx', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 53, pp. 3624 - 3626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01647-15

Lahra MM; Ryder N; While DM, 2015, 'A New Multidrug-Resistant Strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Australia (vol 371, pg 1850, 2014)', NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 373, pp. 982 - 982, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000360439500027&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lahra MM, 2015, 'Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme annual report, 2014', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 39, pp. E347 - E354

Lahra MM; Kundu R, 2015, 'Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme quarterly report, 1 April to 30 June 2015', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 39, pp. E495

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

Lahra MM; Enriquez RP, 2015, 'Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 January to 31 March 2015', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 39, pp. E297 - E298

Lahra MM, 2015, 'Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 July to 30 September 2014', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 39, pp. E294 - E296

Lahra MM; Kundu R, 2015, 'Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme quarterly report, 1 January to 31 March 2015', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 39, pp. E299

Jensen TO; Robertson P; Whybin R; Chambers I; Lahra M; Rawlinson W; Post JJ, 2015, 'A signal-to-cutoff ratio in the abbott architect HIV Ag/Ab combo assay that predicts subsequent confirmation of HIV-1 infection in a low-prevalence setting', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 53, pp. 1709 - 1711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03583-14

Lahra MM, 2015, 'Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme annual report, 2013', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 39, pp. E137 - E145

Whiley DM; Lahra MM; Unemo M, 2015, 'Prospects of untreatable gonorrhea and ways forward', Future Microbiology, 10, pp. 313 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/FMB.14.138

Whiley DM; Lahra MM, 2015, 'Review of 2005 Public Health Laboratory Network Neisseria gonorrhoeae nucleic acid amplification tests guidelines', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 39, pp. E42 - E45

Bissessor M; Whiley DM; Fairley CK; Bradshaw CS; Lee DM; Snow AS; Lahra MM; Hocking JS; Chen MY, 2015, 'Persistence of neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA following treatment for pharyngeal and rectal gonorrhea is influenced by antibiotic susceptibility and reinfection', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60, pp. 557 - 563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu873

Trembizki E; Doyle C; Buckley C; Jennison A; Smith H; Bates J; Sloots T; Nissen M; Lahra MM; Whiley D, 2015, 'Estimating the prevalence of mixed-type gonococcal infections in Queensland, Australia', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 439 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15009

Lahra MM, 2014, 'Australian gonococcal surveillance programme, 1 April to 30 June 2014', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 38, pp. E390 - E392

Lahra MM; Enriquez RP, 2014, 'Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme annual report, 2013', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 38, pp. E301 - E308

Lahra MM; Enriquez RP, 2014, 'Meningococcal surveillance Australia, 1 July to 30 September 2014', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 38, pp. E393

Whiley D; Trembizki E; Buckley C; Freeman K; Lawrence A; Limnios A; Pearson J; Smith H; Stevens K; Lahra MM, 2014, 'Penicillinase-Producing Plasmid Types in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates from Australia', ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 58, pp. 7576 - 7578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.04120-14

Lahra MM; Ryder N; Whiley DM, 2014, 'A new multidrug-resistant strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Australia', New England Journal of Medicine, 371, pp. 1850 - 1851, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1408109

Stevens K; Zaia A; Tawil S; Bates J; Hicks V; Whiley D; Limnios A; Lahra MM; Howden BP, 2014, 'Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with high-level resistance to azithromycin in Australia', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 70, pp. 1267 - 1268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dku490

Lahra MM, 2014, 'Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme quarterly report, 1 April to 30 June 2014', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 38, pp. E262

Lahra MM, 2014, 'Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 January to 31 March 2014', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 38, pp. E159 - E161

Lahra MM, 2014, 'Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme quarterly report, 1 January to 31 March 2014', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 38, pp. E162

Trembizki E; Smith H; Lahra MM; Chen M; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Guy R; Kaldor J; Regan D; Ward J; Nissen MD; Sloots TP; Whiley DM, 2014, 'High-throughput informative single nucleotide polymorphism-based typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae using the Sequenom MassARRAY iPLEX platform', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 69, pp. 1526 - 1532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkt544

Lahra MM; Donovan B; Whiley DM, 2014, 'Decreased susceptibility to cephalosporins among gonococci?', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 14, pp. 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70015-5

Goire N; Lahra MM; Chen M; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Guy R; Kaldor J; Regan D; Ward J; Nissen MD; Sloots TP; Whiley DM, 2014, 'Molecular approaches to enhance surveillance of gonococcal antimicrobial resistance', Nature Reviews Microbiology, 12, pp. 223 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3217

Trembizki E; Doyle C; Jennison A; Smith H; Bates J; Lahra M; Whiley D, 2014, 'A Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain with a meningococcal mtrR sequence', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 63, pp. 1113 - 1115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.074286-0

Trembizki E; Buckley C; Lawrence A; Lahra M; Whiley D, 2014, 'Characterization of a novel Neisseria gonorrhoeae penicillinase-producing plasmid isolated in Australia in 2012', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 58, pp. 4984 - 4985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02993-14

Roberts-Witteveen A; Pennington K; Higgins N; Lang C; Lahra M; Waddell R; Kaldor J, 2014, 'Epidemiology of gonorrhoea notifications in Australia, 2007-12', Sexual Health, 11, pp. 324 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH13205

Bourne C; Lahra MM; Donovan B, 2014, 'Gaining control of gonorrhoea', Medicine Today, 15, pp. 58 - 60

Trembizki E; Lahra M; Stevens K; Freeman K; Hogan T; Hogg G; Lawrence A; Limnios A; Pearson J; Smith H; Nissen M; Sloots T; Whiley DM, 2013, 'A national quality assurance survey of Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 63, pp. 45 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.065094-0

Lahra MM, 2013, 'Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 July to 30 September 2013', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 37, pp. E436 - E437

Lahra MM; Enriquez R, 2013, 'Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 July to 30 September 2013', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 37, pp. E438

Lahra MM; Lo YR; Whiley DM, 2013, 'Gonococcal antimicrobial resistance in the Western Pacific Region', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2012-050906

Read PJ; Limnios EA; McNulty A; Whiley D; Lahra MM, 2013, 'One confirmed and one suspected case of pharyngeal gonorrhoea treatment failure following 500mg ceftriaxone in Sydney, Australia', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 460 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH13077

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