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Alfred Health research outcomes are published in a wide range of peer reviewed journals. 

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Rationale and design of FORTH: a randomised controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of HIV self-testing in increasing HIV testing frequency among gay and bisexual men

Jamil MS, Prestage G, Fairley CK, Smith KS, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, McNulty AM, Chen M, Holt M, Conway DP, Wand H, Keen P, Batrouney C, Bradley J, Bavinton BR, Ryan D, Russell D, Guy RJ

(2015), BMC Infect Dis, 10, 561

Factors associated with bacterial vaginosis among women who have sex with women: a systematic review

Forcey DS, Vodstrcil LA, Hocking JS, Fairley CK, Law M, McNair RP, Bradshaw CS

(2015), PLoS One, 10(12), e0141905

The HIV care cascade: a systematic review of data sources, methodology and comparability

Medland NA, McMahon JH, Chow EP, Elliott JH, Hoy JF, Fairley CK

(2015), J Int AIDS Soc, 18, 20634

The efficacy of azithromycin for the treatment of genital Mycoplasma genitalium: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lau A, Bradshaw CS, Lewis D, Fairley CK, Chen MY, Kong FY, Hocking JS

(2015), Clin Infect Dis, 61(9), 1389-99

Human papillomavirus in young women with Chlamydia trachomatis infection 7 years after the Australian human papillomavirus vaccination programme: a cross-sectional study

Chow EP, Danielewski JA, Fehler G, Tabrizi SN, Law MG, Bradshaw CS, Garland SM, Chen MY, Fairley CK

(2015), Lancet Infect Dis, 15(11), 1314-23

Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from tonsils and posterior oropharynx

Bissessor M, Whiley DM, Lee DM, Snow AF, Fairley CK, Peel J, Bradshaw CS, Hocking JS, Lahra MM, Chen MY

(2015), J Clin Microbiol, 53(11), 3624-6

Understanding gay community subcultures: implications for HIV prevention

Prestage G, Brown G, De Wit J, Bavinton B, Fairley C, Maycock B, Batrouney C, Keen P, Down I, Hammoud M, Zablotska I

(2015), AIDS Behav, 19(12), 2224-33

The impact of sex work on women’s personal romantic relationships and the mental separation of their work and personal lives: a mixed-methods study

Bellhouse C, Crebbin S, Fairley CK, Bilardi JE

(2015), PLoS One, 10(10), e0141575

Rate of repeat diagnoses in men who have sex with men for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a retrospective cohort study

Marinelli T, Chow EP, Tomnay J, Fehler G, Bradshaw CS, Chen MY, Forcey DS, Fairley CK

(2015), Sex Health, 12(5), 418-24

HIV notification “rate”: a more accurate and useful indicator to measure the HIV epidemic

Chow EP, Gamagedara N, Bellhouse C, Fairley CK

(2015), J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 70(2), e61-2

Vitamin D deficiency may be associated with a more rapid decline in CD4 cell count to <350 cells/µL in untreated HIV-infected adults

Klassen KM, Fairley CK, Chen M, Kimlin MG, Karahalios A, Ebeling PR

(2015), Curr HIV Res, 13(6), 517-23

Exploring the benefits of molecular testing for gonorrhoea antibiotic resistance surveillance in remote settings

Hui BB, Ryder N, Su JY, Ward J, Chen MY, Donovan B, Fairley CK, Guy RJ, Lahra MM, Law MG, Whiley DM, Regan DG

(2015), PLoS One, 10(7), e0133202

Population-level impact and herd effects following human papillomavirus vaccination programmes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Drolet M, Bénard É, Boily MC, Ali H, Baandrup L, Bauer H, Beddows S, Brisson J, Brotherton JM, Cummings T, Donovan B, Fairley CK, Flagg EW, Johnson AM, Kahn JA, Kavanagh K, Kjaer SK, Kliewer EV, Lemieux-Mellouki P, Markowitz L, Mboup A, Mesher D, Niccolai L, Oliphant J, Pollock KG, Soldan K, Sonnenberg P, Tabrizi SN, Tanton C, Brisson M

(2015), Lancet Infect Dis, 15(5), 565-80

Ultraviolet index and location are important determinants of vitamin D status in people with human immunodeficiency virus

Klassen KM, Fairley CK, Kimlin MG, Kelly M, Read TR, Broom J, Russell DB, Ebeling PR

(2015), Photochem Photobiol, 91(2), 431-7

An evaluation of a novel dual treponemal/nontreponemal point-of-care test for syphilis as a tool to distinguish active from past treated infection

Causer LM, Kaldor JM, Conway DP, Leslie DE, Denham I, Karapanagiotidis T, Ryan C, Wand H, Anderson DA, Robertson PW, McNulty AM, Donovan B, Fairley CK, Guy RJ

(2015), Clin Infect Dis, 61(2), 184-91

Oral and anal sex are key to sustaining gonorrhoea at endemic levels in MSM populations: a mathematical model

Hui B, Fairley CK, Chen MY, Grulich AE, Hocking J, Prestage G, Walker S, Law M, Regan D

(2015), Sex Transm Infect, 91(5), 365-9

A second peak in genital warts in later life suggests that behavioural factors explain a second peak in human papillomavirus prevalence in older women

Chow EP, Fairley CK

(2015), Sex Health, 12(4), 277-8

Narrative review of the barriers and facilitators to chlamydia testing in general practice

Yeung A, Temple-Smith M, Fairley C, Hocking J

(2015), Aust J Prim Health, 21(2), 139-47

Do Australian general practitioners believe practice nurses can take a role in chlamydia testing? A qualitative study of attitudes and opinions

Lorch R, Hocking J, Guy R, Vaisey A, Wood A, Donovan B, Fairley C, Gunn J, Kaldor J, Temple-Smith M; ACCEPt consortium

(2015), BMC Infect Dis, 15, 31

"Seek, test, treat" lessons from Australia: a study of HIV testing patterns from a cohort of men who have sex with men

Wilkinson AL, El-Hayek C, Spelman T, Fairley C, Leslie D, McBryde E, Hellard M, Stoové M

(2015), J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 69(4), 460-5