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Are genital examinations necessary for STI screening for female sex workers? An audit of decriminalized and regulated sex workers in Melbourne, Australia

Turek, Evelyn M.; Fairley, Christopher K.; Bradshaw, Catriona S.; Chen, Marcus Y.; Vodstrcil, Lenka A.; Snow, Anthony; Fortune, Ria; Chow, Eric P.F.

(2020), PLOS ONE, 15(4), e0231547.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231547

Antibody-dependent enhancement and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and therapies

Lee, Wen Shi; Wheatley, Adam K.; Kent, Stephen J.; DeKosky, Brandon J.

(2020), NAT MICROBIOL, 5, 1185-91

DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-00789-5

An open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial of antiseptic mouthwash versus antibiotics for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea treatment (OMEGA2)

Chow, Eric P.F.; Maddaford, Kate; Hocking, Jane S.; Bradshaw, Catriona S.; Wigan, Rebecca; Chen, Marcus Y.; Howden, Benjamin P.; Williamson, Deborah A.; Fairley, Christopher K.

(2020), SCI REP-UK, 10(1), 19386

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76184-1

Aggregation by peptide conjugation rescues poor immunogenicity of the HA stem

Jiang, Wenbo; Pilkington, Emily H.; Kelly, Hannah G.; Tan, Hyon Xhi; Juno, Jennifer A.; Wheatley, Adam K.; Kent, Stephen J.

(2020), PLOS ONE, 15(11), e0241649.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241649

Age, ethnic and travel-related disparities in kissing and sexual practices among heterosexual men in Melbourne, Australia

Charleson, Finley J.; Fairley, Christopher K.; Hocking, Jane S.; Vodstrcil, Lenka A.; Bradshaw, Catriona S.; Chow, Eric P.F.

(2020), Sexual Health, 17(3), 279-287.

DOI: 10.1071/SH19230

Adolescent and non-consensual anal sexual debut among Chinese men who have sex with men

Tang, Weiming; Wang, Yehua; Huang, Wenting; Wu, Dan; Yang, Fan; Xu, Yongshi; Ong, Jason J.; Fu, Hongyun; Yang, Bin; Wang, Cheng; Ma, Wei; Wei, Chongyi; Tucker, Joseph D.

(2020), BMC INFECT DIS, 20(1), 732

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05466-w

A Nationwide Spatiotemporal Analysis of Syphilis over 21 Years and Implications for Prevention and Control in China

Tao, Yusha; Chen, Marcus Y; Tucker, Joseph D; Ong, Jason J.; Tang, Weiming; Wong, Ngai Sze; Chu, Minjie; Zhuang, Xun; Fairley, Christopher K.; Zhang, Lei

(2020), CLIN INFECT DIS, 70(1), 136-139.

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz331

A custom amplicon sequencing approach to detect resistance associated mutations and sequence types in Mycoplasma genitalium

Plummer, E. L.; Murray, G. L.; Bodiyabadu, K.; Su, J.; Garland, S. M.; Bradshaw, C. S.; Read, T. R.H.; Tabrizi, S. N.; Danielewski, J. A.

(2020), J MICROBIOL METH, 179, 106089

DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2020.106089

“Moving from one environment to another, it doesn’t automatically change everything”. Exploring the transnational experience of Asian-born gay and bisexual men who have sex with men newly arrived in Australia

Phillips, Tiffany R.; Medland, Nicholas; Chow, Eric P.F.; Maddaford, Kate; Wigan, Rebecca; Fairley, Christopher K.; Ong, Jason J.; Bilardi, Jade E.

(2020), PLOS ONE, 15(11), e0242788.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242788

"It's just an issue and you deal with it… you just deal with it, you move on and you do it together.": Men's experiences of bacterial vaginosis and the acceptability of male partner treatment

Wigan, Rebecca; Vaughn, Cathy; Vodstrcil, Lenka; Doyle, Michelle; Kaiser, Marti; McGuiness, Collette; Bradshaw, Catriona S.; Bilardi, Jade E.

(2020), PLOS ONE, 15(6), e0235286.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235286

“Getting to Zero” Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China

Ritchwood, Tiarney D.; He, Jiayu; Smith, M. Kumi; Tang, Weiming; Ong, Jason J.; Oduro, Asantewa; Ntlapo, Noluthando; Tucker, Joseph D.

(2019), CURR HIV-AIDS REP, 16(6), 431-438.

DOI: 10.1007/s11904-019-00472-3

Gonorrhoea: Tackling the Global Epidemic in the Era of Rising Antimicrobial Resistance

Ong, Jason J.; Wi, Teodora; Hughes, Gwenda; Williamson, Deborah A.; Mayaud, Philippe; Chow, Eric P.F.

(2019), SEX HEALTH, 16(5), 397-400.

DOI: 10.1071/SH19121

International Anal Neoplasia Society Guidelines for the Practice of Digital Anal Rectal Examination

Hillman, Richard John; Berry-Lawhorn, J. Michael; Ong, Jason J.; Cuming, Tamzin; Nathan, Mayura; Goldstone, Stephen; Richel, Olivier; Barrosso, Luis F.; Darragh, Teresa M.; Law, Carmella; Bouchard, Céline; Stier, Elizabeth A.; Palefsky, Joel M.; Jay, Naomi; ,

(2019), J LOW GENIT TRACT DI, 23(2), 138-146.

DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000458

Sexual safety and HIV prevention in travel medicine:Practical considerations and new approaches

Cornelisse, Vincent J.; Wright, Edwina J.; Fairley, Christopher K.; McGuinness, Sarah L.

(2019), TRAVEL MED INFECT DI, (28), 68-73.

DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.12.006

Impact of HIV-1 viremia or sexually transmitted infection on semen-derived anti-HIV-1 antibodies and the immunosuppressive capacity of seminal plasma

Selva, Kevin J.; Bavinton, Benjamin R.; Grulich, Andrew E.; Pazgier, Marzena; Kelleher, Anthony D.; Kent, Stephen J.; Parsons, Matthew S.

(2019), EUR J IMMUNOL, 49(12), 2255-2258.

DOI: 10.1002/eji.201848055

Use of doxycycline prophylaxis among gay and bisexual men in Melbourne

Chow, Eric P.F.; Fairley, Christopher K.

(2019), LANCET HIV, 6(9), e568-e569.

DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30186-9

Is differential access to prevention distorting HIV epidemiology in Australia?

Medland, Nicholas A.; Chibo, Doris; Chow, Eric P.F.; Guy, Rebecca J.; Fairley, Christopher K.

(2019), LANCET HIV, 6(8), e492.

DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30225-5

The Decade-Long Chinese Methadone Maintenance Therapy Yields Large Population and Economic Benefits for Drug Users in Reducing Harm, HIV and HCV Disease Burden

Zhang, Lei; Zou, Xia; Xu, Yong; Medland, Nick; Deng, Liwei; Liu, Yin; Su, Shu; Ling, Li

(2019), FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH, 7, 327

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00327

Bacterial Load of Chlamydia trachomatis in the Posterior Oropharynx, Tonsillar Fossae, and Saliva among Men Who Have Sex with Men with Untreated Oropharyngeal Chlamydia

Phillips, Tiffany R.; Fairley, Christopher K.; Maddaford, Kate; Danielewski, Jennifer; Hocking, Jane S.; Lee, David; Williamson, Deborah A.; Murray, Gerald; Kong, Fabian; De Petra, Vesna; Bradshaw, Catriona S.; Chen, Marcus Y.; Wigan, Rebecca; Snow, Anthony; Howden, Benjamin P.; Garland, Suzanne M.; Chow, Eric P.F.

(2019), J CLIN MICROBIOL, 58(1),

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01375-19

Multicenter clinical evaluation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR (qPCR) assay for detection of fluoroquinolone resistance in mycoplasma genitalium

Fernández-Huerta, Miguel; Bodiyabadu, Kaveesha; Esperalba, Juliana; Bradshaw, Catriona S.; Serra-Pladevall, Judit; Garland, Suzanne M.; Fernández-Naval, Candela; Jensen, Jorgen S.; Pumarola, Tomàs; Ebeyan, Samantha; Lundgren, Marie; Tan, Lit Yeen; Espasa, Mateu; Murray, Gerald L.

(2019), J CLIN MICROBIOL, 57(11), e00886-19.

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00886-19