APPLYING PATHOGEN GENOMICS TO THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

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

2023-03-03

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

Prospective comprehensive profiling of immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination in patients on zanubrutinib therapy.

Thi HO Nguyen, Chhay Lim, Masa Lasica, Ashley Whitechurch, Surekha Tennakoon, Natalie R Saunders, Lilith F Allen, Louise C Rowntree, Brendon Y Chua, Lukasz Kedzierski, Hyon-Xhi Tan, Adam K Wheatley, Stephen J Kent, Theo Karapanagiotidis, Suellen Nicholson, Deborah A Williamson, Monica A Slavin, Constantine S Tam, Katherine Kedzierska, Benjamin W Teh

2023-02-01

Zanubrutinib-treated and treatment-naïve patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) or Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia wer..

Sexually acquired enteric infections among men who have sex with men.

Marcus Y Chen, Deborah A Williamson

2023-01-30

Analytical Sensitivity of Lateral Flow Devices against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Subvariants BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2.75

Charlene Mackenzie, Mitchell Batty, Georgina Papadakis, Laura Stevens, Yano Yoga, George Taiaroa, Helen Stefanatos, Ivana Savic, Thomas Tran, Joshua Deerain, Jacqueline Prestedge, Julian Druce, Leon Caly, Deborah A Williamson

2022-10-31

Maintaining genomic surveillance using whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 from rapid antigen test devices.

Genevieve E Martin, George Taiaroa, Mona L Taouk, Ivana Savic, Jacinta O'Keefe, Robert Quach, Jacqueline Prestedge, Marcelina Krysiak, Leon Caly, Deborah A Williamson

2022-10-01

Sexually transmitted outbreaks and genomic surveillance

Marcus Y Chen, Deborah A Williamson

2022-10-01

Characterisation of Treponema pallidum lineages within the contemporary syphilis outbreak in Australia: a genomic epidemiological analysis

Mona L Taouk, George Taiaroa, Shivani Pasricha, Sophie Herman, Eric PF Chow, Francesca Azzatto, Bowen Zhang, Cheryll M Sia, Sebastian Duchene, Alvin Lee, Nasra Higgins, Jacqueline Prestedge, Yi Wei Lee, Nicholas R Thomson, Bianca Graves, Ella Meumann, Manoji Gunathilake, Jane S Hocking, Catriona S Bradshaw, Mathew A Beale

2022-06-01

BACKGROUND: The incidence of syphilis has increased markedly in the past decade in high-income countries, including Australia. To ..

CLINICAL AND LABORATORY ASPECTS OF CONDYLOMATA LATA LESIONS OF SYPHILIS

Janet Towns, Ian Denham, A Eric Chow, Stephen Graves, Christopher Fairley, Deborah Williamson, Francesca Azzato, Marcus Chen

2022-06-01

OBJECTIVES: Condylomata lata are a less common but distinctive syphilitic lesion. Variable theories as to their nature and origin ..

Utility of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing for patient triage in the emergency department: A clinical implementation study in Melbourne, Australia

Katherine A Bond, Ben Smith, Emma Gardiner, KC Liew, Eloise Williams, Nicola Walsham, Mark Putland, Deborah A Williamson

2022-05-30

BACKGROUND: Early, rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 is essential in healthcare settings in order to implement appropriate infection c..

Anal and oral detection of Treponema pallidum in men who have sex with men with early syphilis infection

Janet M Towns, Eric PF Chow, Rebecca Wigan, Christopher K Fairley, Deborah Williamson, Francesca Azzato, Stephen Graves, Lei Zhang, Marcus Y Chen

2022-05-26

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to characterise patterns of anal and oral detection of Treponema pallidum among men who have sex with men (MS..

Inhibitory Activity of Antibacterial Mouthwashes and Antiseptic Substances against Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Eloise Williams, Bowen Zhang, Eric PF Chow, Socheata Chea, Tiffany R Phillips, Kate Maddaford, Marcelina Krysiak, Yi Nong, Helen Stefanatos, Shivani Pasricha, Christopher K Fairley, Deborah A Wiliamson

2022-05-17

Improved treatment and prevention strategies, such as antimicrobial mouthwashes, may be important for addressing the public health..

Whole genome sequence analysis of Salmonella Typhi in Papua New Guinea reveals an established population of genotype 2.1.7 sensitive to antimicrobials

Zoe Anne Dyson, Elisheba Malau, Paul F Horwood, Rebecca Ford, Valentine Siba, Mition Yoannes, William Pomat, Megan Passey, Louise M Judd, Danielle J Ingle, Deborah A Williamson, Gordon Dougan, Andrew R Greenhill, Kathryn E Holt

2022-03-01

BACKGROUND: Typhoid fever, a systemic infection caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, remains a considerable public health ..

Universal lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) testing of rectal chlamydia in men who have sex with men and detection of asymptomatic LGV

Yasmin Hughes, Marcus Y Chen, Christopher K Fairley, Jane S Hocking, Deborah Williamson, Jason J Ong, Vesna De Petra, Eric PF Chow

2022-02-25

BACKGROUND: Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L1-L3. This study determined the positivity..

The Impact of Mouthwash on the Oropharyngeal Microbiota of Men Who Have Sex with Men: a Substudy of the OMEGA Trial

Erica L Plummer, Kate Maddaford, Gerald L Murray, Christopher K Fairley, Shivani Pasricha, Andre Mu, Catriona S Bradshaw, Deborah A Williamson, Eric PF Chow

2022-02-01

Mouthwash is a commonly used product and has been proposed as an alternative intervention to prevent gonorrhea transmission. Howev..

Feasibility of a refurbished shipping container as a transportable laboratory for rapid SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics.

Stephen Muhi, Nick Tayler, Tuyet Hoang, Jacqueline Prestedge, Jean YH Lee, Susan A Ballard, Nicole Isles, Andrew Wlodek, Arran Greenhalgh, Deborah A Williamson, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear

2022-01-19

BACKGROUND: Australia's response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic relies on widespread availability of rapid, a..

Combination Therapy for Mycoplasma genitalium, and New Insights Into the Utility of parC Mutant Detection to Improve Cure

Lenka A Vodstrcil, Erica L Plummer, Michelle Doyle, Gerald L Murray, Kaveesha Bodiyabadu, Jorgen S Jensen, David Whiley, Emma Sweeney, Deborah A Williamson, Eric PF Chow, Christopher K Fairley, Catriona S Bradshaw

2022-01-04

BACKGROUND: Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) infection is challenging to cure because of rising antimicrobial resistance and limited tre..

A point-of-care lateral flow assay for neutralising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

Thomas S Fulford, Huy Van, Nicholas A Gherardin, Shuning Zheng, Marcin Ciula, Heidi E Drummer, Samuel Redmond, Hyon-Xhi Tan, Irene Boo, Rob J Center, Fan Li, Samantha L Grimley, Bruce D Wines, Thi HO Nguyen, Francesca L Mordant, Paula Ellenberg, Louise C Rowntree, Lukasz Kedzierski, Allen C Cheng, Denise L Doolan

2021-12-01

BACKGROUND: As vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are now being rolled out, a better understanding of immunity to the virus, whether from..

Case of Mycoplasma genitalium pelvic inflammatory disease with perihepatitis

Janet M Towns, Deborah A Williamson, Catriona S Bradshaw

2021-12-01

Genomic diversity of antimicrobial resistance in non-typhoidal Salmonella in Victoria, Australia.

Cheryll M Sia, Sarah L Baines, Mary Valcanis, Darren YJ Lee, Anders Gonçalves da Silva, Susan A Ballard, Marion Easton, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden, Danielle J Ingle, Deborah A Williamson

2021-12-01

Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) is the second most common cause of foodborne bacterial gastroenteritis in Australia with antimicr..

Global phylogeny of Treponema pallidum lineages reveals recent expansion and spread of contemporary syphilis

Mathew A Beale, Michael Marks, Michelle J Cole, Min-Kuang Lee, Rachel Pitt, Christopher Ruis, Eszter Balla, Tania Crucitti, Michael Ewens, Candela Fernandez-Naval, Anna Grankvist, Malcolm Guiver, Chris R Kenyon, Rafil Khairullin, Ranmini Kularatne, Maider Arando, Barbara J Molini, Andrey Obukhov, Emma E Page, Fruzsina Petrovay

2021-12-01

Syphilis, which is caused by the sexually transmitted bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, has an estimated 6.3 million c..

Preceding group A streptococcus skin and throat infections are individually associated with acute rheumatic fever: evidence from New Zealand

Jane Oliver, Julie Bennett, Sally Thomas, Jane Zhang, Nevil Pierse, Nicole J Moreland, Deborah A Williamson, Susan Jack, Michael Baker

2021-12-01

INTRODUCTION: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is usually considered a consequence of group A streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis, with GAS..

Spatial mapping of gonorrhoea notifications by sexual practice in Victoria, Australia, 2017-2019

Eric PF Chow, Christopher K Fairley, Deborah A Williamson, Marcus Y Chen

2021-11-11

Genomic Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms of Imported Typhoid in Australia

Danielle J Ingle, Patiyan Andersson, Mary Valcanis, Mathilda Wilmot, Marion Easton, Courtney Lane, Jessica Barden, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Torsten Seemann, Kristy Horan, Susan A Ballard, Norelle L Sherry, Deborah A Williamson, Benjamin P Howden

2021-11-01

Typhoid fever is an invasive bacterial disease of humans that disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries. Antimic..

Longitudinal evaluation of laboratory-based serological assays for SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection

KA Bond, E Williams, S Nicholson, S Lim, D Johnson, B Cox, M Putland, E Gardiner, E Tippett, M Graham, F Mordant, M Catton, SR Lewin, K Subbarao, BP Howden, DA Williamson

2021-09-15

Serological assays for SARS-CoV-2 infection are now widely available for use in diagnostic laboratories. Limited data are availabl..

Incidence and duration of incident oropharyngeal gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections among men who have sex with men: prospective cohort study

Eric PF Chow, Lenka A Vodstrcil, Deborah A Williamson, Kate Maddaford, Jane S Hocking, Melinda Ashcroft, Vesna De Petra, Catriona S Bradshaw, Christopher K Fairley

2021-09-01

OBJECTIVES: This prospective cohort study aimed to determine the natural history and incidence of oropharyngeal gonorrhoea and chl..

Treponema pallidum detection in lesion and non-lesion sites in men who have sex with men with early syphilis: a prospective, cross-sectional study

Janet M Towns, David E Leslie, Ian Denham, Rebecca Wigan, Francesca Azzato, Deborah A Williamson, Darren Lee, Eric PF Chow, Christopher K Fairley, Stephen R Graves, Lei Zhang, Marcus Y Chen

2021-08-24

BACKGROUND: Syphilis transmission is increasing, and precisely how Treponema pallidum is transmitted sexually from person to perso..

Evolutionary dynamics of multidrug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- in Australia

Danielle J Ingle, Rebecca L Ambrose, Sarah L Baines, Sebastian Duchene, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Darren YJ Lee, Miriam Jones, Mary Valcanis, George Taiaroa, Susan A Ballard, Martyn D Kirk, Benjamin P Howden, Jaclyn S Pearson, Deborah A Williamson

2021-08-09

Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- (Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:-) is a monophasic variant of Salmonella Typhimurium that has emer..

Tuberculosis in Australia's tropical north: a population-based genomic epidemiological study

Ella M Meumann, Kristy Horan, Anna P Ralph, Belinda Farmer, Maria Globan, Elizabeth Stephenson, Tracy Popple, Rowena Boyd, Mirjam Kaestli, Torsten Seemann, Koen Vandelannoote, Christopher Lowbridge, Robert W Baird, Timothy P Stinear, Deborah A Williamson, Bart J Currie, Vicki L Krause

2021-07-31

BACKGROUND: The Northern Territory (NT) has the highest tuberculosis (TB) rate of all Australian jurisdictions. We combined TB pub..

Genomics-informed responses in the elimination of COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia: an observational, genomic epidemiological study

Courtney R Lane, Norelle L Sherry, Ashleigh F Porter, Sebastian Duchene, Kristy Horan, Patiyan Andersson, Mathilda Wilmot, Annabelle Turner, Sally Dougall, Sandra A Johnson, Michelle Sait, Anders Gonsalves da Silva, Susan A Ballard, Tuyet Hoang, Timothy P Stinear, Leon Caly, Vitali Sintchenko, Rikki Graham, Jamie McMahon, David Smith

2021-07-29

BACKGROUND: A cornerstone of Australia's ability to control COVID-19 has been effective border control with an extensive supervise..

An implementation science approach to evaluating pathogen whole genome sequencing in public health

Angeline S Ferdinand, Margaret Kelaher, Courtney R Lane, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Norelle L Sherry, Susan A Ballard, Patiyan Andersson, Tuyet Hoang, Justin T Denholm, Marion Easton, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

2021-07-28

BACKGROUND: Pathogen whole genome sequencing (WGS) is being incorporated into public health surveillance and disease control syste..

A comparison of cotton-tipped and nylon flocked swabs for culture of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from oropharyngeal samples

Tiffany R Phillips, Marjan Tabesh, Christopher K Fairley, Kate Maddaford, Shivani Pasricha, Rebecca Wigan, Vesna De Petra, Deborah A Williamson, Eric PF Chow

2021-07-10

Our aim was to determine if there was a difference in culture positivity for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea when sampling using a nylon-..

Nonclassical Pathogens as Causative Agents of Proctitis in Men who Have Sex With Men

Eric PF Chow, Darren Lee, Stephanie Bond, Christopher K Fairley, Kate Maddaford, Rebecca Wigan, Glenda Fehler, Sigrid A Lange, Vesna De Petra, Melanie Bissessor, Catriona S Bradshaw, Benjamin P Howden, Jane S Hocking, Deborah A Williamson, Marcus Y Chen

2021-07-01

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to identify enteric and sexually acquired rectal pathogens, other than chlamydia and gonorrhea, assoc..

The Presence or Absence of Symptoms Among Cases of Urethral Gonorrhoea Occurring in a Cohort of Men Taking Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the PrEPX Study

Lucy C Donovan, Christopher K Fairley, Ei T Aung, Michael W Traeger, Edwina J Wright, Mark A Stoove, Eric PF Chow

2021-06-01

We aimed to estimate how often urethral gonorrhoea is symptomatic among men in the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Expanded Victoria stud..

Global population structure and genotyping framework for genomic surveillance of the major dysentery pathogen, Shigella sonnei

Jane Hawkey, Kalani Paranagama, Kate S Baker, Rebecca J Bengtsson, Francois-Xavier Weill, Nicholas R Thomson, Stephen Baker, Louise Cerdeira, Zamin Iqbal, Martin Hunt, Danielle J Ingle, Timothy J Dallman, Claire Jenkins, Deborah A Williamson, Kathryn E Holt

2021-05-11

Shigella sonnei is the most common agent of shigellosis in high-income countries, and causes a significant disease burden in low- ..

Modelling the contribution that different sexual practices involving the oropharynx and saliva have on Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections at multiple anatomical sites in men who have sex with men

Xianglong Xu, Eric PF Chow, Jason J Ong, Christian JPA Hoebe, Deborah Williamson, Mingwang Shen, Fabian Yuh Shiong Kong, Jane S Hocking, Christopher K Fairley, Lei Zhang

2021-05-01

BACKGROUND: The spectrum of sexual practices that transmit Neisseria gonorrhoeae in men who have sex with men (MSM) is controversi..

Reflex Detection of Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Use of the SpeeDx ResistancePlus GC Assay

Darren YJ Lee, Melinda M Ashcroft, Eric PF Chow, Michelle Sait, Vesna De Petra, Marlene Tschaepe, Sigrid Lange, George Taiaroa, Catriona S Bradshaw, David M Whiley, Christopher K Fairley, Benjamin P Howden, Marcus Y Chen, Shivani Pasricha, Deborah A Williamson

2021-05-01

Resistance-guided therapy (RGT) for gonorrhea may reduce unnecessary use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. When reflexed from the Apt..

Antiseptic mouthwash for gonorrhoea prevention (OMEGA): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, multicentre trial

Eric PF Chow, Deborah A Williamson, Jane S Hocking, Matthew G Law, Kate Maddaford, Catriona S Bradshaw, Anna McNulty, David J Templeton, Richard Moore, Gerald L Murray, Jennifer A Danielewski, Rebecca Wigan, Marcus Y Chen, Rebecca J Guy, Lei Zhang, Basil Donovan, Andrew E Grulich, John M Kaldor, David M Whiley, Vincent J Cornelisse

2021-04-23

BACKGROUND: To address the increasing incidence of gonorrhoea and antimicrobial resistance, we compared the efficacy of Listerine ..

Timing of primary syphilis treatment and impact on the development of treponemal antibodies: a cross-sectional clinic-based study

Janet M Towns, David E Leslie, Ian Denham, Francesca Azzato, Theo Karapanagiotidis, Deborah A Williamson, Stephen R Graves, Christopher K Fairley, Melanie Bissessor, Eric PF Chow, Lei Zhang, Marcus Y Chen

2021-03-28

BACKGROUND: Serology is negative in a proportion of primary syphilis cases where Treponema pallidum PCR testing is positive. We ai..

Multi-site assessment of rapid, point-of-care antigen testing for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a low-prevalence setting: A validation and implementation study

Stephen Muhi, Nick Tayler, Tuyet Hoang, Susan A Ballard, Maryza Graham, Amanda Rojek, Jason C Kwong, Jason A Trubiano, Olivia Smibert, George Drewett, Fiona James, Emma Gardiner, Socheata Chea, Nicole Isles, Michelle Sait, Shivani Pasricha, George Taiaroa, Julie McAuley, Eloise Williams, Katherine B Gibney

2021-03-02

BACKGROUND: In Australia, COVID-19 diagnosis relies on RT-PCR testing which is relatively costly and time-consuming. To date, few ..

Culture obtained from urethral swab of asymptomatic men who screen positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae by urine nucleic acid amplification testing

Ayoma Ratnappuli, Melanie Bissessor, Shehara Arumugam, Deborah A Williamson, Eric PF Chow, Christopher K Fairley, Jason J Ong, Vesna De Petra, Marcus Y Chen

2021-01-31

BACKGROUND: In a previous study of men attending Melbourne Sexual Health Centre who had Neisseria gonorrhoeae detected by urine Ap..

Comparison of the patterns of chlamydia and gonorrhoea at the oropharynx, anorectum and urethra among men who have sex with men

Marjan Tabesh, Christopher K Fairley, Jane S Hocking, Deborah A Williamson, Lei Zhang, Xianglong Xu, Catriona S Bradshaw, Marcus Y Chen, Eric PF Chow

2021-01-12

OBJECTIVE: Chlamydia and gonorrhoea are common sexually transmitted infections that infect the oropharynx, anorectum and urethra i..

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

2020-11-09

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

Serological tests for COVID--19 Serological assays for SARS-CoV-2 present challenges and opportunities

Katherine Bond, Eloise Williams, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

2020-11-01

Treatment efficacy for pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Fabian YS Kong, Christina L Hatzis, Andrew Lau, Deborah A Williamson, Eric PF Chow, Christopher K Fairley, Jane S Hocking

2020-11-01

BACKGROUND: Rising gonorrhoea rates require highly effective treatments to reduce transmission and prevent development of antimicr..

Evaluation of Serological Tests for SARS-CoV-2: Implications for Serology Testing in a Low-Prevalence Setting

Katherine Bond, Suellen Nicholson, Seok Ming Lim, Theo Karapanagiotidis, Eloise Williams, Douglas Johnson, Tuyet Hoang, Cheryll Sia, Damian Purcell, Francesca Mordant, Sharon R Lewin, Mike Catton, Kanta Subbarao, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

2020-10-15

BACKGROUND: Robust serological assays are essential for long-term control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many recently released point-o..

Changing from Clinician-Collected to Self-Collected Throat Swabs for Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Screening among Men Who Have Sex with Men

Eric PF Chow, Catriona S Bradshaw, Deborah A Williamson, Shauna Hall, Marcus Y Chen, Tiffany R Phillips, Ria Fortune, Kate Maddaford, Christopher K Fairley

2020-09-01

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led many clinics to move from clinician-collected to self-collected oropharyn..

Pandemic printing: a novel 3D-printed swab for detecting SARS-CoV-2

Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Nicole Isles, Brian Chong, Douglas Johnson, Julian Druce, Tuyet Hoang, Susan A Ballard, Victoria Hall, Stephen Muhi, Kirsty L Buising, Seok Lim, Dick Strugnell, Mike Catton, Louis B Irving, Benjamin P Howden, Eric Bert, Deborah A Williamson

2020-09-01

OBJECTIVES: To design and evaluate 3D-printed nasal swabs for collection of samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing. DESIGN: An iterative d..

Tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia using genomics

Torsten Seemann, Courtney R Lane, Norelle L Sherry, Sebastian Duchene, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Leon Caly, Michelle Sait, Susan A Ballard, Kristy Horan, Mark B Schultz, Tuyet Hoang, Marion Easton, Sally Dougall, Timothy P Stinear, Julian Druce, Mike Catton, Brett Sutton, Annaliese van Diemen, Charles Alpren, Deborah A Williamson

2020-09-01

Genomic sequencing has significant potential to inform public health management for SARS-CoV-2. Here we report high-throughput gen..

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

2020-07-08

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

Immunity to hepatitis A among men who have sex with men attending a large sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia, 2012-2018

Lenka A Vodstrcil, Christopher K Fairley, Deborah A Williamson, Catriona S Bradshaw, Marcus Y Chen, Eric PF Chow

2020-06-01

BACKGROUND: Outbreaks of hepatitis A are being reported more commonly among men who have sex with men (MSM) globally. Australia ha..

Validation of a single-step, single-tube reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

Jean YH Lee, Nickala Best, Julie McAuley, Jessica L Porter, Torsten Seemann, Mark B Schultz, Michelle Sait, Nicole Orlando, Karolina Mercoulia, Susan A Ballard, Julian Druce, Thomas Tran, Mike G Catton, Melinda J Pryor, Huanhuan L Cui, Angela Luttick, Sean McDonald, Arran Greenhalgh, Jason C Kwong, Norelle L Sherry

2020-01-01

Introduction. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic of 2020 has resulted in unparalleled requirements for RNA extraction kits and enzymes requir..