Marcus Chen

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

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

Journal article  |  2020  |  Scientific Reports

New treatments for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea are required to address rising antimicrobial resistance. We aimed to examine the effic..

Emerging and Reemerging Sexually Transmitted Infections REPLY

Deborah A Williamson, Marcus Y Chen

Journal article  |  2020  |  New England Journal of Medicine

Clinical presentation of asymptomatic and symptomatic heterosexual men who tested positive for urethral gonorrhoea at a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia

Mario Martin-Sanchez, Jason J Ong, Christopher K Fairley, Marcus Y Chen, Deborah A Williamson, Kate Maddaford, Ei T Aung, Georgia Carter, Catriona S Bradshaw, Eric PF Chow

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic screening for gonorrhoea in heterosexual men is currently not recommended in many countries including Aus..

Emerging and Reemerging Sexually Transmitted Infections

Deborah A Williamson, Marcus Y Chen

Journal article  |  2020  |  New England Journal of Medicine

Pooling Pharyngeal, Anorectal, and Urogenital Samples for Screening Asymptomatic Men Who Have Sex with Men for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Duygu Durukan, Tim RH Read, Catriona S Bradshaw, Christopher K Fairley, Deborah A Williamson, Vesna De Petra, Kate Maddaford, Rebecca Wigan, Marcus Y Chen, Anne Tran, Eric PF Chow

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae at the pharyngeal, urogenital, and anorectal sites is recommended fo..

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

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

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

The aim of this study was to determine whether Chlamydia trachomatis could be detected in saliva and if infection is specific to a..

Clinical presentation of asymptomatic and symptomatic women who tested positive for genital gonorrhoea at a sexual health service in Melbourne, Australia

Mario Martin-Sanchez, Christopher K Fairley, Jason J Ong, Kate Maddaford, Marcus Y Chen, Deborah A Williamson, Catriona S Bradshaw, Eric PF Chow

Journal article  |  2020  |  Epidemiology and Infection

Gonorrhoea cases in women have been rising in Australia in the 2010s but the cause of the increase is not well understood. This cr..

The role of stigma in the acceptance and disclosure of HIV among recently diagnosed men who have sex with men in Australia: A qualitative study

Jade E Bilardi, Alana Hulme-Chambers, Marcus Y Chen, Christopher K Fairley, Sarah E Huffam, Jane E Tomnay

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLoS One

BACKGROUND: Our primary study aimed to explore the experiences of men who have sex with men (MSM) recently diagnosed with HIV and ..

Kissing may be an important and neglected risk factor for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea: a cross-sectional study in men who have sex with men

Eric PF Chow, Vincent J Cornelisse, Deborah A Williamson, David Priest, Jane S Hocking, Catriona S Bradshaw, Tim RH Read, Marcus Y Chen, Benjamin P Howden, Christopher K Fairley

Journal article  |  2019  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

OBJECTIVES: A mathematical model suggested that a significant proportion of oropharyngeal gonorrhoea cases are acquired via oropha..

Oropharyngeal and Genital Gonorrhea Infections Among Women and Heterosexual Men Reporting Sexual Contact With Partners With Gonorrhea: Implication for Oropharyngeal Testing of Heterosexual Gonorrhea Contacts

Eric PF Chow, Marcus Y Chen, Deborah A Williamson, Catriona S Bradshaw, Lenka A Vodstrcil, Sabrina Trumpour, Benjamin P Howden, Christopher K Fairley

Journal article  |  2019  |  Sexually Transmitted Diseases

BACKGROUND: There have been very limited studies of oropharyngeal gonorrhea in heterosexuals. Routine screening of oropharyngeal g..