By Professor Lisa Maher

Journal articles

Wand H; Iversen J; Law M; Maher L, 2014, 'Erratum: Quilt plots: A simple tool for the visualisation of large epidemiological data (PLoS ONE (2014) 9:1 (e85047) DOI:10.1371/journal.pone. 0085047)', Plos One, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093201

Iversen J; Grebely J; Topp L; Wand H; Dore G; Maher L, 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

Iversen J; Wand H; Topp L; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2014, 'Extremely low and sustained HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in a setting of harm reduction', AIDS, 28, pp. 275 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000000068

Wand H; Iversen J; Law M; Maher L; Han A, 2014, 'Quilt plots: A simple tool for the visualisation of large epidemiological data', Plos One, 9, pp. e85047, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085047

White B; Madden A; Prins M; Hellard M; Wand H; Dore GJ; Page K; Maher L, 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

Dertadian GC; Maher L, 2014, 'From oxycodone to heroin: Two cases of transitioning opioid use in young Australians', Drug and Alcohol Review, 33, pp. 102 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12093

Small W; Maher L; Kerr T, 2014, 'Institutional ethical review and ethnographic research involving injection drug users: A case study', Social Science and Medicine, 104, pp. 157 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.12.010

Olsen A; Wallace J; Maher L, 2014, 'Responding to Australia's National Hepatitis B Strategy 2010-13: Gaps in knowledge and practice in relation to Indigenous Australians', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 20, pp. 134 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY12162

Grebely J; Page K; Sacks-Davis R; van der Loeff MS; Rice TM; Bruneau J; Morris MD; Hajarizadeh B; Amin J; Cox AL; Kim AY; Mcgovern BH; Schinkel J; George J; Shoukry NH; Lauer GM; Maher L; Lloyd AR; Hellard M; Dore GJ; Prins M, 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

Hartfield M; Bull R; White PA; Lloyd A; Luciani F; Alizon S; Maher L, 2014, 'Evidence that hepatitis C virus genome partly controls infection outcome', Evolutionary Applications, 7, pp. 533 - 547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12151

Sugden PB; Cameron B; Luciani F; Lloyd AR; Maher L, 2014, 'Exploration of genetically determined resistance against hepatitis C infection in high-risk injecting drug users', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 21, pp. e65 - e73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12232

Sugden PB; Cameron B; Mina M; Lloyd AR; Luciani F; Maher L; Dolan K, 2014, 'Protection against hepatitis C infection via NK cells in highly-exposed uninfected injecting drug users', Journal of Hepatology, 61, pp. 738 - 745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2014.05.013

Kab V; Jennifer E; Neth S; Stein E; Claude-Couture M; Maher L; Page K, 2014, 'Testing for amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use to ascertain validity of self-reported ATS use among young female sex workers in Cambodia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 140, pp. e99 - e99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.286

Hengel B; Jamil MS; Mein JK; Maher L; Kaldor JM; Guy RJ, 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

Wozniak TM; Smith M; Maher L, 2013, 'Hepatitis B', New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 24, pp. 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB12094

Walsh N; Maher L, 2013, 'HIV and HCV among people who inject drugs in Central Asia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 132, pp. S37 - S40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.06.030

Page K; Stein E; Sansothy N; Evans J; Couture MC; Sichan K; Cockroft M; Mooney-Somers J; Phlong P; Kaldor J; Maher L, 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

Small W; Maher L; Lawlor J; Wood E; Shannon K; Kerr T, 2013, 'Injection drug users' involvement in drug dealing in the downtown eastside of Vancouver: Social organization and systemic violence', International Journal of Drug Policy, 24, pp. 479 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.03.006

Ward J; McGregor S; Guy RJ; Rumbold AR; Garton L; Silver BJ; Taylor-Thomson D; Hengel B; Knox J; Dyda A; Law MG; Wand H; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Skov S; Ah Chee D; Boffa J; Glance D; McDermott R; Maher L; Kaldor JM; Han A, 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

Graham S; Guy RJ; Cowie B; Wand HC; Donovan B; Akre SP; Ward JS; Maher L, 2013, 'Chronic hepatitis B prevalence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians since universal vaccination: A systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-403

Page K; Morris MD; Hahn JA; Maher L; Prins M, 2013, 'Injection drug use and hepatitis C virus infection in young adult injectors: Using evidence to inform comprehensive prevention', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 57, pp. S32 - S38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cit300

White B; Madden A; Hellard M; Kerr T; Prins M; Page K; Dore GJ; Maher L, 2013, 'Increased hepatitis C virus vaccine clinical trial literacy following a brief intervention among people who inject drugs', Drug and Alcohol Review, 32, pp. 419 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12000

Evans JL; Couture MC; Stein ES; Sansothy N; Maher L; Page K, 2013, 'Biomarker validation of recent unprotected sexual intercourse in a prospective study of young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 40, pp. 462 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318286db8a

Iversen J; Topp LJ; Wand HC; Maher L, 2013, 'Are people who inject performance and image-enhancing drugs an increasing population of Needle and Syringe Program attendees?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 32, pp. 205 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00499.x

Maher L; Mooney-Somers J; Phlong P; Couture MC; Kien SP; Stein ES; Bates A; Sansothy N; Page K, 2013, 'Condom negotiation across different relationship types by young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', Global Public Health, 8, pp. 270 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2013.767930

Cameron B; Galbraith S; Li H; Lloyd A; HITS investigators , 2013, 'Correlates and characteristics of hepatitis C virus-specific T-cell immunity in exposed uninfected high-risk prison inmates', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 20, pp. e96 - e106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12016

Islam MM; Topp LJ; Iversen J; Day CA; Conigrave KM; Maher L, 2013, 'Healthcare utilisation and disclosure of injecting drug use among clients of Australia's needle and syringe programs', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, pp. 148 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12032

Wand HC; Guy R; Wilson DP; Law MG; Maher L, 2013, 'High rates of late HIV diagnosis among people who inject drugs compared to men who have sex with men and heterosexual men and women in Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 17, pp. 235 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-0117-6

Walsh N; Maher L, 2013, 'HIV and HCV among people who inject drugs in Central Asia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.06.030

Small W; Lawlor J; Wood E; Shannon K; Kerr T; Maher L, 2013, 'Injection drug users' involvement in drug dealing in the downtown eastside of Vancouver: Social organization and systemic violence', International Journal of Drug Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.03.006

Sugden PB; Pham TN; Ratnarajah S; Cameron B; Bull R; White PA; Michalak TI; Lloyd AR, 2013, 'Rare occurrence of occult hepatitis C virus in apparently uninfected injecting drug users: a two-centre, masked, case-control study', J Viral Hepat, 20, pp. 725 - 728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12098

Dray A; Perez P; Moore DD; Dietze P; Bammer G; Jenkinson R; Siokou C; Green RL; Hudson SL; Maher L, 2012, 'Are drug detection dogs and mass-media campaigns likely to be effective policy responses to psychostimulant use and related harm? Results from an agent-based simulation model', International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, pp. 148 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.018

Couture MC; Page K; Stein ES; Sansothy N; Sichan K; Kaldor JM; Evans J; Maher L; Palefsky J, 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

Couture MC; Evans J; Sothy NS; Stein ES; Sichan K; Maher L; Page K, 2012, 'Correlates of amphetamine-type stimulant use and associations with HIV-related risks among young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 120, pp. 119 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.07.005

Deacon RM; Topp L; Wand HC; Day C; Rodgers C; Haber P; van Beek I; Maher L, 2012, 'Correlates of susceptibility to hepatitis b among people who inject drugs in Sydney, Australia', Journal of Urban Health - Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 89, pp. 769 - 778, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-012-9680-z

Wand HC; Iversen J; Wilson DP; Topp LJ; Maher LS, 2012, 'Developing and validating a scoring tool for identifying people who inject drugs at increased risk of hepatitis C virus infection', BMJ Open, 2, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000387

Wand HC; Falster K; Wilson DP; Law MG; Maher L, 2012, 'Disproportionate impact of combination antiretroviral therapy on AIDS incidence in Australia: Results from a modified back-projection model', AIDS and Behavior, 16, pp. 360 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9969-z

Currie B; Iversen J; Mahar L, 2012, 'Drug injection trends among participants in the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey, 2007-2011', Drug trends bulletin, October Supplement, pp. 1 - 4, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/drug-injection-trends-among-participants-australian-needle-and-syringe-program-survey-2007

Kwon J; Anderson JS; Kerr CC; Thein H; Zhang L; Iversen J; Dore GJ; Kaldor JM; Law MG; Maher L; Wilson DP; Han A, 2012, 'Estimating the cost-effectiveness of needle-syringe programs in Australia.', AIDS, 26, pp. 2201 - 2210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283578b5d

Grebely J; Prins M; Hellard M; Cox AL; Osburn WO; Lauer G; Page K; Lloyd AR; Dore GJ; Maher L, 2012, 'Hepatitis C virus clearance, reinfection, and persistence, with insights from studies of injecting drug users: towards a vaccine', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 408 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70010-5

Maher L; Wand HC, 2012, 'Hepatitis C virus transmission in people who inject drugs: Swabs may not be the main culprit', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 205, pp. 1892 - 1892, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jis286

Walsh N; Maher L, 2012, 'HIV and viral hepatitis C coinfection in people who inject drugs: Implications of new direct acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus treatment.', Current opinion in HIV & AIDS, 7, pp. 339 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/COH.0b013e328354131e

Iversen J; Topp LJ; Wand HC; Maher L, 2012, 'Individual-level syringe coverage among Needle and Syringe Program attendees in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 122, pp. 195 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.09.030

Maher L; Walsh N, 2012, 'Injecting drug use and HIV', Current opinion in HIV & AIDS, 7, pp. 317 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/COH.0b013e3283541f3f

Park J; White BA; Bates A; Liao L; Maher L; Enriquez J, 2012, 'Motivators and barriers influencing willingness to participate in candidate HCV vaccine trials: Perspectives of people who inject drugs', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 123, pp. 35 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.10.009

Olsen A; Banwell C; Dance PR; Maher L, 2012, 'Positive health beliefs and behaviours in the midst of difficult lives: Women who inject drugs.', International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, pp. 312 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.01.003

Perez P; Dray A; Dietze P; Bammer G; Jenkinson R; Siokou C; Green RL; Hudson SL; Maher L, 2012, 'SimAmph: An agent-based simulation model for exploring the use of psychostimulants and related harm amongst young Australians', International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, pp. 62 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.017

Harris MI; Treloar C; Maher L, 2012, 'Staying safe from hepatitis C: Engaging with multiple priorities.', Qualitative Health Research, 22, pp. 31 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732311420579

Maher L, 2012, 'Tackling hepatitis C in Australia: the third national strategy.', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 172 - 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70355-3

Kab V; Evans J; Sansothy N; Stein ES; Claude-couture M; Maher L; Page K, 2012, 'Testing for amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use to ascertain validity of self-reported ATS use among young female sex workers in Cambodia.', Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-7-11

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