Eric Chow

Correlation between monkeypox viral load and infectious virus in clinical specimens.

Chuan Kok Lim, Charlene McKenzie, Joshua Deerain, Eric PF Chow, Janet Towns, Marcus Y Chen, Christopher K Fairley, Thomas Tran, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Clin Virol

BACKGROUND: In the 2022 mpox outbreak, several studies have explored longitudinal DNA shedding of mpox virus (MPXV) using PCR. How..

Infectious syphilis in women and heterosexual men in major Australian cities: sentinel surveillance data, 2011-2019

Allison Carter, Hamish McManus, James S Ward, Tobias Vickers, Jason Asselin, Greta Baillie, Eric PF Chow, Marcus Y Chen, Christopher K Fairley, Christopher Bourne, Anna McNulty, Phillip Read, Kevin Heath, Nathan Ryder, Jenny McCloskey, Christopher Carmody, Heather McCormack, Kate Alexander, Dawn Casey, Mark Stoove, et al.

Journal article  |  2023  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

OBJECTIVES: To examine changes in the positive infectious syphilis test rate among women and heterosexual men in major Australian ..

Supernatural beliefs, religious affiliations, and HIV testing among recently arrived Asian-born men who have sex with men in Australia

Stephen W Pan, Christopher K Fairley, Eric PF Chow, Ying Zhang, Warittha Tieosapjaroen, David Lee, Jason J Ong

Journal article  |  2023  |  AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV

HIV testing rates among recently arrived (≤5 years) Asian-born men who have sex with men (MSM) in Australia remain suboptimal. Res..

Efficacy and acceptability of 'nudges' aimed at promoting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use: a survey of overseas born men who have sex with men

Nicholas Fidler, Ivo Vlaev, Kelly Ann Schmidtke, Eric PF Chow, David Lee, Daniel Read, Jason J Ong

Journal article  |  2023  |  SEXUAL HEALTH

BACKGROUND: This study explores the potential for behavioural economics techniques called 'nudges' to encourage the use of HIV pre..

Weight Change When Initiating, Switching to, and Discontinuing Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors in People Living with HIV

Warittha Tieosapjaroen, Eric PF Chow, Christopher KK Fairley, Jennifer Hoy, Ivette Aguirre, Jason JJ Ong

Journal article  |  2023  |  AIDS PATIENT CARE AND STDS

Further investigations into the relationship between integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) and weight gain are required, e..

Incidence and Risk Factors for Early Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia, 2013-2019: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Ei T Aung, Christopher K Fairley, Jason J Ong, Marcus Y Chen, Tiffany R Phillips, Julien Tran, Ranjit Samra, Eric PF Chow

Journal article  |  2023  |  OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES

BACKGROUND: We aimed to examine the incidence of syphilis in men who have sex with men (MSM) and identify subgroups of MSM at a hi..

Accessing first doses of mpox vaccine made available in Victoria, Australia.

Eric PF Chow, Marcus Y Chen, Catriona S Bradshaw, Janet M Towns, Christopher K Fairley

Journal article  |  2023  |  Lancet Reg Health West Pac

Determinants and prediction of Chlamydia trachomatis re-testing and re-infection within 1 year among heterosexuals with chlamydia attending a sexual health clinic

Xianglong Xu, Eric PF Chow, Christopher K Fairley, Marcus Chen, Ivette Aguirre, Jane Goller, Jane Hocking, Natalie Carvalho, Lei Zhang, Jason J Ong

Journal article  |  2023  |  FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STI) globally, and re-inf..

Persistence of monkeypox virus at oral and rectal sites.

Janet M Towns, Chuan Kok Lim, Eric PF Chow, David Lee, Christopher K Fairley, Catriona S Bradshaw, Ranjit S Samra, Deborah A Williamson, Marcus Y Chen

Journal article  |  2023  |  Lancet Microbe

Web-Based Harm Reduction Intervention for Chemsex in Men Who Have Sex With Men: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Edmond Pui Hang Choi, Kitty Wai Ying Choi, Chanchan Wu, Pui Hing Chau, Jojo Yan Yan Kwok, William Chi Wai Wong, Eric Pui Fung Chow

Journal article  |  2023  |  JMIR Public Health Surveill

BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) who practice chemsex have a higher likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behaviors an..