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Journal articles
2015, 'Estimates on HCV disease burden worldwide - Filling the gaps', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 22, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12371
,2015, 'Interferon λ 3 and 4 genotyping using high-resolution melt curve analysis suitable for multiple clinical sample types', Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 17, pp. 583 - 589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoldx.2015.05.003
,2015, 'Interferon-λ rs12979860 genotype and liver fibrosis in viral and non-viral chronic liver disease', Nature Communications, 6, pp. 6422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7422
,2015, 'Naturally occurring dominant drug resistance mutations occur infrequently in the setting of recently acquired hepatitis C', Antiviral Therapy, 20, pp. 199 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.3851/IMP2821
,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
,2015, 'Trends in mortality after diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection: An international comparison and implications for monitoring the population impact of treatment', Journal of Hepatology, 62, pp. 269 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2014.09.001
,2015, 'Expanding access to prevention, care and treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 893 - 898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.07.007
,2015, 'HCV‐infected patients need access now to new direct‐acting antiviral agents to avert liver‐related deaths', The Medical Journal of Australia, 202, pp. 479 - 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00165
,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
,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
,2015, 'Tu1015 MALACHITE-II: Phase 3b Trial of Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/R and Dasabuvir + Ribavirin or Telaprevir + Peginterferon/Ribavirin in Peginterferon/Ribavirin Treatment-Experienced Adults With HCV Genotype 1', Gastroenterology, 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(15)33704-5
,2015, 'Tu1024 Plasma Interferon-γ-Inducible Protein 10 (Ip-10) and Response to Interferon-Free Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy in HCV Genotype 1-Infected Patients With and Without Cirrhosis', Gastroenterology, 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(15)33713-6
,2014, 'Genetics of spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus infection: A complex topic with much to learn', Hepatology, 60, pp. 2127 - 2128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.27163
,2014, 'Response to letter to the editor: Strategies to reduce HCV disease burden and HCV transmission need different models, as what works for end-stage liver disease may not work for HCV prevalence: A comment on the results presented in JVH Special Issue', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 21, pp. e169 - e170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12339
,2014, 'Interferon lambda 3 genotype predicts hepatitis C virus RNA levels in early acute infection among people who inject drugs: The InC3 Study', Journal of Clinical Virology, 61, pp. 430 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2014.08.027
,2014, 'Phylogenetic clustering of hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada', Hepatology, 60, pp. 1571 - 1580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.27310
,2014, 'Extended treatment with pegylated interferon alfa/ribavirin in patients with genotype 2/3 chronic hepatitis C who do not achieve a rapid virological response: final analysis of the randomised N-CORE trial', Hepatology International, 8, pp. 517 - 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12072-014-9555-3
,2014, 'A prospective study of hepatitis C incidence in Australian prisoners', Addiction (Abingdon, England), 109, pp. 1695 - 1706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12643
,2014, 'A prospective study of hepatitis C incidence in Australian prisoners', Addiction (Abingdon, England), 109, pp. 1695 - 1706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12643
,2014, 'Dynamics of HCV RNA Levels During Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection', Journal of Medical Virology, 86, pp. 1722 - 1729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.24010
,2014, 'Regression of advanced fibrosis following virological response to anti-HCV therapy', JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, 29, pp. 85 - 85
,2014, 'Safety and efficacy of telaprevir and boceprevir in the "real world": an Australian experience', JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, 29, pp. 85 - 86
,2014, 'Markers of hepatitis B infection and immunity in patients attending Aboriginal community controlled health services', Medical Journal of Australia, 201, pp. 339 - 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00121
,2014, 'Opioid substitution therapy protects against hepatitis C virus acquisition in people who inject drugs: The HITS-c study', Medical Journal of Australia, 201, pp. 326 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.00153
,2014, 'Lipopolysaccharide, immune activation, and liver abnormalities in HIV/hepatitis B virus (HBV)-coinfected individuals receiving HBV-active combination antiretroviral therapy', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 210, pp. 745 - 751, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu119
,2014, 'Per-event probability of hepatitis C infection during sharing of injecting equipment', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e100749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100749
,2014, 'Declining incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in a Canadian setting, 1996-2012', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e97726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097726
,2014, 'Hepatitis C disease burden and strategies to manage the burden (Guest Editors Mark Thursz, Gregory Dore and John Ward)', Journal of viral hepatitis, 21, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12253
,2014, 'Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in selected countries', Journal of viral hepatitis, 21, pp. 5 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12247
,2014, 'Strategies to manage hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease burden', Journal of viral hepatitis, 21, pp. 60 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12249
,2014, 'The present and future disease burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with today's treatment paradigm', Journal of viral hepatitis, 21, pp. 34 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12248
,2014, 'Seminal HCV RNA level may mirror dynamics of plasma HCV RNA in HIV-infected men with acute HCV', HIV MEDICINE, 15, pp. 8 - 8
,2014, 'The majority of acute HCV infection in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (HIV plus MSM) is transmitted permucosally in the context of HIV serosorting in Australia', HIV MEDICINE, 15, pp. 137 - 137
,2014, 'Uptake of hepatitis C treatment among people who inject drugs attending Needle and Syringe Programs in Australia, 1999-2011', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 21, pp. 198 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12129
,2014, 'Modeling the impact of early antiretroviral therapy for adults coinfected with HIV and hepatitis B or C in South Africa', AIDS, 28, pp. s35 - s46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/qad.0000000000000084
,2014, 'Assessing the feasibility of hepatitis C virus vaccine trials: Results from the Hepatitis C Incidence and Transmission Study-community (HITS-c) vaccine preparedness study', Vaccine, 32, pp. 5460 - 5467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.07.091
,2014, 'Barriers and facilitators for assessment and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in the opioid substitution treatment setting: Insights from the ETHOS study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 21, pp. 560 - 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12183
,2014, 'Biomarkers of inflammation, coagulation and microbial translocation in HIV/HCV co-infected patients in the SMART study', Journal of Clinical Virology, 60, pp. 295 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2014.03.017
,2014, 'Can hepatitis C virus infection be eradicated in people who inject drugs?', Antiviral Research, 104, pp. 62 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2014.01.002
,2014, 'Continued low uptake of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in a large community-based cohort of inner city residents', Liver International, 34, pp. 1198 - 1206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.12370
,2014, 'Delivery of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in the primary care setting', European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 26, pp. 1003 - 1009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MEG.0000000000000150
,2014, 'Delivery of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in the primary care setting', Journal of Nursing Administration, 44, pp. 1003 - 1009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/meg.0000000000000150
,2014, 'Disease progression during advanced fibrosis: IL28B genotype or HCV RNA levels?', Hepatology, 59, pp. 1650 - 1651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.26675
,2014, 'Distribution of interferon lambda-3 gene polymorphisms in Australian patients with previously untreated genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C: Analysis from the PREDICT and CHARIOT studies', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia), 29, pp. 179 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgh.12424
,2014, 'Enhanced antiviral treatment efficacy and uptake in preventing the rising burden of hepatitis C-related liver disease and costs in Australia', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia), 29, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgh.12677
,2014, 'Interleukin-28B rs12979860 C allele: Protective against advanced fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 infection', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia), 29, pp. 1458 - 1462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgh.12544
,2014, 'ITPA genotype protects against anemia during peginterferon and ribavirin therapy but does not influence virological response', Hepatology, 59, pp. 2152 - 2160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.27022
,2014, 'Lower life expectancy among people with an HCV notification: A population-based linkage study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 21, pp. e10 - e18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12245
,2014, 'Simeprevir with pegylated interferon alfa 2a plus ribavirin in treatment-naive patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection (QUEST-1): A phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial', The Lancet, 384, pp. 403 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60494-3
,2014, 'The effects of female sex, viral genotype, and IL28B genotype on spontaneous clearance of acute hepatitis C virus infection', Hepatology, 59, pp. 109 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.26639
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