Select Publications
Journal articles
2014, 'Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage in young Australian women is higher than previously estimated: Independent estimates from a nationally representative mobile phone survey', Vaccine, 32, pp. 592 - 597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.11.075
,2013, 'Plasma interferon-gamma-inducible protein-10 levels are associated with early, but not sustained virological response during treatment of acute or early chronic HCV infection', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e80003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080003
,2013, 'The chlamydia knowledge, awareness and testing practices of Australian general practitioners and practice nurses: Survey findings from the Australian Chlamydia Control Effectiveness Pilot (ACCEPt)', BMC Family Practice, 14, pp. 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-169
,2013, 'Outreach for chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening: A systematic review of strategies and outcomes', BMC Public Health, 13, pp. 1040, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1040
,2013, 'Are Australian sexual health clinics attracting priority populations?', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 456 - 459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH13066
,2013, 'A randomised trial of point-of-care tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections in remote Aboriginal communities: Test, Treat ANd GO- the " TTANGO" trial protocol', BMC Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-485
,2013, 'Sex work and HIV in Cambodia: Trajectories of risk and disease in two cohorts of high-risk young women in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', BMJ Open, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003095
,2013, 'Foreskin cutting beliefs and practices and the acceptability of male circumcision for HIV prevention in Papua New Guinea', BMC Public Health, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-818
,2013, 'STI in remote communities: Improved and enhanced primary health care (STRIVE) study protocol: A cluster randomised controlled trial comparing 'usual practice' STI care to enhanced care in remote primary health care services in Australia', BMC Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-425
,2013, 'The evolving design and methods for trials evaluating the safety of candidate vaginal microbicides: A systematic review', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 40, pp. 729 - 736, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.olq.0000431070.38601.03
,2013, 'Direct urine polymerase chain reaction for chlamydia and gonorrhoea: A simple means of bringing high-throughput rapid testing to remote settings?', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 299 - 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12108
,2013, 'The potential impact of new generation molecular point-of-care tests on gonorrhoea and chlamydia in a setting of high endemic prevalence', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 348 - 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH13026
,2013, 'ADDRESSING ENDEMIC RATES OF STI IN REMOTE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES IN AUSTRALIA USING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AS A KEY STRATEGY: THE STRIVE STUDY', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 89, pp. A371 - A372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.1161
,2013, 'ANNUAL CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AND NEISSERIA GONORRHOEA TESTING IN AN ENDEMIC SETTING: THE ROLE OF CLIENT AND HEALTH CENTRE CHARACTERISTICS', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 89, pp. A336 - A337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.1054
,2013, 'COMPARISON OF THE RATE OF HOSPITALISATION FOR PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE (PID) FOLLOWING A DIAGNOSIS OF CHLAMYDIA OR GONORRHOEA IN WOMEN RESIDENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 89, pp. A150 - A151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0470
,2013, 'DO NEW MEDIA AFFECT ADOLESCENT SEXUAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 89, pp. A295 - A296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0922
,2013, 'PERINATAL MORBIDITY ASOCIATED WITH TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS: A META-ANALYSIS', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 89, pp. A175 - A175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0548
,2013, 'Infant feeding in the context of HIV: A qualitative study of health care workers' knowledge of recommended infant feeding options in Papua New Guinea', International Breastfeeding Journal, 8, pp. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-8-6
,2013, 'Plasma interferon-gamma-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) levels during acute hepatitis C virus infection', Hepatology, 57, pp. 2124 - 2134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.26263
,2013, 'Sharply rising prevalence of HIV infection in Bali: A critical assessment of the surveillance data', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 24, pp. 633 - 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462413477556
,2013, 'Mycoplasma genitalium Incidence, Organism Load, and treatment failure in a cohort of young australian women', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 56, pp. 1094 - 1100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cis1210
,2013, 'Sociocultural and individual determinants for motivation of sexual and reproductive health workers in Papua New Guinea and their implications for male circumcision as an HIV prevention strategy', Human Resources for Health, pp. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-11-7
,2013, 'Why women object to male circumcision to prevent HIV in a moderate-prevalence setting', Qualitative Health Research, 23, pp. 180 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732312467234
,2013, 'Maintenance of Th1 hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific responses in individuals with acute HCV who achieve sustained virological clearance after treatment', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia), 28, pp. 1770 - 1781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgh.12265
,2013, 'The time has come for an Australian Centre for Disease Control', Australian Health Review, 37, pp. 300 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH13046
,2013, 'What do young women think about having a chlamydia test? Views of women who tested positive compared with women who tested negative', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 39 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12019
,2013, 'Australian Trachoma Surveillance Annual Report, 2011', Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, 37, pp. E121 - E129
,2013, 'Country of birth and other factors associated with hepatitis B prevalence in a population with high levels of immigration', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 28, pp. 1539 - 1544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgh.12245
,2013, 'Elevated reporting of unprotected anal intercourse and injecting drug use but no difference in HIV prevalence among Indigenous Australian men who have sex with men compared with their Anglo-Australian peers', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 146 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12097
,2013, 'Ethics of ARV based prevention: Treatment-as-prevention and PrEP', Developing World Bioethics, 13, pp. 63 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dewb.12026
,2013, 'Evaluation of an interferon-gamma release assay in children with suspected tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 32, pp. 187 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31827412fc
,2013, 'HIV non-B subtype distribution: Emerging trends and risk factors for imported and local infections newly diagnosed in South Australia', AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 29, pp. 311 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/aid.2012.0082
,2013, 'Home-based chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening: A systematic review of strategies and outcomes', BMC Public Health, 13, pp. 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-189
,2013, 'Listening to diverse community voices: the tensions of responding to community expectations in developing a male circumcision program for HIV prevention in Papua New Guinea', BMC Public Health, 13, pp. 749 - 749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-749
,2013, 'P4.078 A Literature Review of Sexting Attitudes and Risk Factors', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 89, pp. A312.3 - A313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0976
,2013, 'Prevalent and Incident Bacterial Vaginosis Are Associated with Sexual and Contraceptive Behaviours in Young Australian Women', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e57688, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057688
,2013, 'Reduction in HCV incidence among injection drug users attending needle and syringe programs in Australia: A linkage study', American Journal of Public Health, 103, pp. 1436 - 1444, http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301206
,2013, 'The seventh (and last?) International Microbicides Conference: From discovery to delivery', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 240 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12211
,2012, 'Authors' reply to: Sun exposure may increase risk of prostate cancer in the high UV environment of New South Wales, Australia: A case-control study', International Journal of Cancer, 131, pp. 2206 - 2207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.27474
,2012, 'IMPACT OF TREATMENT OF RECENTLY-ACQUIRED HEPATITIS C INFECTION ON INJECTING DRUG USE BEHAVIOURS', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 31, pp. 34 - 34
,2012, 'SUN EXPOSURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED INCIDENCE AND POORER SURVIVAL OF PROSTATE CANCER IN THE HIGH UV ENVIRONMENT OF AUSTRALIA', ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 8, pp. 32 - 32, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000306507300046&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2012, 'THE AUSTRALIAN CHLAMYDIA CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS PILOT (ACCEPT): FIRST RESULTS FROM A RANDOMISED TRIAL OF ANNUAL CHLAMYDIA SCREENING IN GENERAL PRACTICE', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 88, pp. A3 - A4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2012-050601a.8
,2012, 'Australian trachoma surveillance annual report, 2010.', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 36
,2012, '"Now we are in a different time; various bad diseases have come." Understanding men's acceptability of male circumcision for HIV prevention in a moderate prevalence setting', BMC Public Health, 12, pp. 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-67
,2012, 'A typology of penile cutting in Papua New Guinea: Results of a modified Delphi study among sexual health specialists', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 24, pp. 77 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2011.592812
,2012, 'Adherence and risk behaviour in patients with HIV infection receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bangkok', The Open Virology Journal, 6, pp. 23 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874357901206010023
,2012, 'Cervical human papillomavirus infection among young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: prevalence, genotypes, risk factors and association with HIV infection.', BMC Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 166
,2012, 'Chlamydia prevention indicators for Australia: Review of the evidence from New South Wales', Sexual Health, 9, pp. 399 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH11183
,2012, 'Chlamydia sentinel surveillance in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services finds higher testing and positivity rates among younger people', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36, pp. 577 - 581, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00929.x
,2012, 'Chlamydia trachomatis incidence and re-infection among young women - behavioural and microbiological characteristics', PLoS One, 7, pp. e37778, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037778
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