Margaret Hellard

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1 The effects of female sex, viral genotype, and IL28B genotype on spontaneous clearance of acute hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology 2013 3.14
2 Hepatitis C virus treatment for prevention among people who inject drugs: Modeling treatment scale-up in the age of direct-acting antivirals. Hepatology 2013 2.76
3 Potential role for interleukin-28B genotype in treatment decision-making in recent hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology 2010 2.56
4 Effective treatment of injecting drug users with recently acquired hepatitis C virus infection. Gastroenterology 2009 1.99
5 Plasma interferon-gamma-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) levels during acute hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology 2013 1.77
6 Hepatitis C virus clearance, reinfection, and persistence, with insights from studies of injecting drug users: towards a vaccine. Lancet Infect Dis 2012 1.66
7 High incidence of hepatitis C virus reinfection in a cohort of injecting drug users. Hepatology 2008 1.55
8 Using a surveillance system to identify and treat newly acquired hepatitis C infection. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 1.44
9 Hepatitis C and pregnancy: an update. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2003 1.39
10 Cohort profile: the international collaboration of incident HIV and hepatitis C in injecting cohorts (InC3) study. Int J Epidemiol 2012 1.39
11 Blood-borne viral and sexually transmissible infections among psychiatric populations: what are we doing about them? Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2005 1.39
12 IL28B, HLA-C, and KIR variants additively predict response to therapy in chronic hepatitis C virus infection in a European Cohort: a cross-sectional study. PLoS Med 2011 1.36
13 Queer as F**k: reaching and engaging gay men in sexual health promotion through social networking sites. J Med Internet Res 2013 1.23
14 A chlamydia prevalence survey of young women living in Melbourne, Victoria. Sex Health 2006 1.18
15 Further evidence of HCV sexual transmission among HIV-positive men who have sex with men: response to Danta et al. AIDS 2007 1.11
16 Modelling the hepatitis C virus epidemic in Australia. Drug Alcohol Depend 2007 1.08
17 Analysis of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells that display apparent viral antigen specificity during chronic hepatitis C virus infection. PLoS Pathog 2009 1.08
18 Hepatitis C virus reinfection and superinfection among treated and untreated participants with recent infection. Hepatology 2012 1.07
19 Hepatitis C virus phylogenetic clustering is associated with the social-injecting network in a cohort of people who inject drugs. PLoS One 2012 1.07
20 Measuring the accuracy of self-reported height and weight in a community-based sample of young people. BMC Med Res Methodol 2012 1.06
21 Sexual health promotion on social networking sites: a process evaluation of The FaceSpace Project. J Adolesc Health 2013 1.03
22 Incentive payments to general practitioners aimed at increasing opportunistic testing of young women for chlamydia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health 2010 1.03
23 Chlamydia testing in general practice - a survey of Victorian general practitioners. Sex Health 2006 1.01
24 Reliability and validity of the Kessler 10 and Patient Health Questionnaire among injecting drug users. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2007 1.01
25 Postal surveys of physicians gave superior response rates over telephone interviews in a randomized trial. J Clin Epidemiol 2006 0.98
26 Adherence to treatment for recently acquired hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among injecting drug users. J Hepatol 2010 0.98
27 Hepatitis C transmission and treatment in contact networks of people who inject drugs. PLoS One 2013 0.98
28 The more you look, the more you find: effects of hepatitis C virus testing interval on reinfection incidence and clearance and implications for future vaccine study design. J Infect Dis 2012 0.95
29 Risk factors for incident HIV infection in men having sex with men: a case-control study. Sex Health 2007 0.95
30 The feasibility of recruiting young men in rural areas from community football clubs for STI screening. Aust N Z J Public Health 2007 0.94
31 The epidemiology of hepatitis C in Australia: notifications, treatment uptake and liver transplantations, 1997-2006. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 0.92
32 Candidate hepatitis C vaccine trials and people who inject drugs: challenges and opportunities. Vaccine 2010 0.91
33 Intrahousehold transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus, Victoria, Australia. Emerg Infect Dis 2011 0.90
34 Increases in newly acquired HIV infections in Victoria, Australia: epidemiological evidence of successful prevention? Sex Health 2013 0.89
35 Naturally occurring dominant drug resistance mutations occur infrequently in the setting of recently acquired hepatitis C. Antivir Ther 2014 0.89
36 Re-testing for chlamydia at sexual health services in Australia, 2004-08. Sex Health 2011 0.89
37 Behavioural interventions for preventing hepatitis C infection in people who inject drugs: a global systematic review. Int J Drug Policy 2011 0.88
38 Antigen-driven patterns of TCR bias are shared across diverse outcomes of human hepatitis C virus infection. J Immunol 2010 0.88
39 A new national Chlamydia Sentinel Surveillance System in Australia: evaluation of the first stage of implementation. Commun Dis Intell Q Rep 2010 0.88
40 Prevalence survey of dermatological conditions in mountainous north India. Int J Dermatol 2012 0.87
41 Dynamics of HCV RNA levels during acute hepatitis C virus infection. J Med Virol 2014 0.87
42 Stop the drama Downunder: a social marketing campaign increases HIV/sexually transmitted infection knowledge and testing in Australian gay men. Sex Transm Dis 2012 0.87
43 Effect of pegylated interferon-α-2a treatment on mental health during recent hepatitis C virus infection. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012 0.86
44 Indications of immune protection from hepatitis C infection. J Urban Health 2004 0.86
45 Change in hepatitis C virus genotype in injecting drug users. J Med Virol 2004 0.86
46 Heterosubtypic T-cell responses against avian influenza H5 haemagglutinin are frequently detected in individuals vaccinated against or previously infected with human subtypes of influenza. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2008 0.86
47 Fiber-modified recombinant adenoviral constructs encoding hepatitis C virus proteins induce potent HCV-specific T cell response. Clin Immunol 2008 0.85
48 Chlamydia among Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending sexual health services, general practices and Aboriginal community controlled health services. BMC Health Serv Res 2014 0.85
49 Virological responses during treatment for recent hepatitis C virus: potential benefit for ribavirin use in HCV/HIV co-infection. AIDS 2012 0.84
50 Missed opportunities--low levels of chlamydia retesting at Australian general practices, 2008-2009. Sex Transm Infect 2012 0.84
51 The impact of khat use on East African communities in Melbourne: a preliminary investigation. Drug Alcohol Rev 2011 0.84
52 Measuring Transitions in Sexual Risk Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: The Novel Use of Latent Class and Latent Transition Analysis in HIV Sentinel Surveillance. Am J Epidemiol 2017 0.84
53 Impact evaluation of a youth sexually transmissible infection awareness campaign using routinely collected data sources. Sex Health 2011 0.84
54 High rates of hepatitis C virus reinfection and spontaneous clearance of reinfection in people who inject drugs: a prospective cohort study. PLoS One 2013 0.83
55 The molecular epidemiology of HIV type 1 among Vietnamese Australian injecting drug users in Melbourne, Australia. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2004 0.83
56 Gender, culture and harm: an exploratory study of female heroin users of Vietnamese ethnicity. Cult Health Sex 2008 0.83
57 Impaired hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific interferon-γ responses in individuals with HIV who acquire HCV infection: correlation with CD4(+) T-cell counts. J Infect Dis 2012 0.83
58 Comparing short versions of the AUDIT in a community-based survey of young people. BMC Public Health 2013 0.82
59 Heroin-gel capsule cocktails and groin injecting practices among ethnic Vietnamese in Melbourne, Australia. Int J Drug Policy 2008 0.82
60 Antenatal screening practice for infectious diseases by general practitioners in Australia. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2009 0.82
61 Delayed diagnosis of HIV infection in Victoria 1994 to 2006. Sex Health 2009 0.81
62 Antibody persistence six years after two doses of combined hepatitis A and B vaccine. Vaccine 2010 0.81
63 The Victorian hepatitis C education program for GPs--an evaluation. Aust Fam Physician 2009 0.81
64 Plasma interferon-gamma-inducible protein-10 levels are associated with early, but not sustained virological response during treatment of acute or early chronic HCV infection. PLoS One 2013 0.81
65 Characteristics of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men testing and retesting at Australia. Sex Health 2016 0.80
66 Barriers to receiving hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs: Myths and evidence. Hepat Mon 2011 0.80
67 The relationship between personality disorders and mental health, substance use severity and quality of life among injecting drug users. Med J Aust 2011 0.79
68 The impact of immigration on the burden of HIV infection in Victoria, Australia. Sex Health 2009 0.79
69 Characteristics of a sexual network of behaviorally bisexual men in Vientiane, Lao PDR, 2010. AIDS Educ Prev 2013 0.79
70 Increased hepatitis C virus vaccine clinical trial literacy following a brief intervention among people who inject drugs. Drug Alcohol Rev 2012 0.79
71 Chlamydia testing and retesting patterns at family planning clinics in Australia. Sex Health 2013 0.79
72 The Australian national binge drinking campaign: campaign recognition among young people at a music festival who report risky drinking. BMC Public Health 2011 0.79
73 Analysis of laboratory testing results collected in an enhanced chlamydia surveillance system in Australia, 2008-2010. BMC Infect Dis 2014 0.78
74 Overview of hepatitis B prevalence, prevention, and management in the Pacific Islands and Territories. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014 0.78
75 The Impact of a Social Marketing Campaign on HIV and Sexually Transmissible Infection Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia. Sex Transm Dis 2016 0.78
76 Factors influencing a self-limiting HIV outbreak among ethnic Vietnamese injecting drug users in Melbourne, Australia. Qual Health Res 2009 0.78
77 Maintenance of Th1 hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific responses in individuals with acute HCV who achieve sustained virological clearance after treatment. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013 0.78
78 "Seek, Test, Treat" Lessons From Australia: A Study of HIV Testing Patterns From a Cohort of Men Who Have Sex With Men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2015 0.78
79 TCD8 response in diverse outcomes of recurrent exposure to hepatitis C virus. Immunol Cell Biol 2009 0.77
80 Registered post achieved a higher response rate than normal mail--a randomized controlled trial. J Clin Epidemiol 2008 0.77
81 Sporadic gastroenteritis and recreational swimming in a longitudinal community cohort study in Melbourne, Australia. Am J Epidemiol 2009 0.77
82 African Australians living with HIV: a case series from Victoria. Sex Health 2010 0.76
83 A study to investigate the impact of the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy on the hepatitis C virus viral load in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. Antivir Ther 2005 0.76
84 Sexual history taking and sexually transmissible infection screening practices among men who have sex with men: a survey of Victorian general practitioners. Sex Health 2011 0.76
85 Chlamydia at an inner metropolitan sexual health service in Sydney, NSW: Australian Collaboration for Chlamydia Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance (ACCESS) Project. Sex Health 2010 0.76
86 Short duration response-guided treatment is effective for most individuals with recent hepatitis C infection: the ATAHC II and DARE-C I studies. Antivir Ther 2016 0.76
87 Working with West African migrant communities on HIV prevention in Australia. Sex Health 2008 0.76
88 Further research required to determine link between khat consumption and driver impairment. Bull World Health Organ 2010 0.75
89 How "hidden" are unobserved networks among people who inject drugs? Am J Public Health 2015 0.75
90 Enhanced case detection for newly acquired hepatitis C infection: epidemiological findings and health service implications. Commun Dis Intell Q Rep 2008 0.75
91 Utility of risk-based chlamydia testing in primary care: analysis of retrospective surveillance data among women in Melbourne, Australia. Sex Health 2017 0.75
92 Syndromic management of sexually transmissible infections in resource-poor settings: a systematic review with meta-analysis of the abnormal vaginal discharge flowchart for Neisseria gonorrhoea and Chlamydia trachomatis. Sex Health 2017 0.75
93 Short duration response-guided treatment is effective for most individuals with recent hepatitis C infection: the ATAHC II and DARE-C I studies. Antivir Ther 2016 0.75
94 Setting the scene: locations for meeting sex partners among behaviorally bisexual men in Vientiane, Laos, and opportunities for health promotion. AIDS Educ Prev 2014 0.75
95 Is rectal gonorrhoea a lead indicator of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men in Victoria, Australia? Sex Health 2013 0.75
96 Risk behaviours and blood borne virus exposure for transient workers in rural Victoria. Aust J Rural Health 2008 0.75
97 Blood-borne virus transmission in an urban, culturally diverse neighbourhood: results from a cross-sectional bio-behavioural survey using innovative outreach methods in a hard-to-reach population. Sex Health 2017 0.75
98 Knowledge and practices of chronic hepatitis B virus testing by general practitioners in Victoria, Australia, 2014-15. Aust Fam Physician 2017 0.75
99 Rising HIV infection in Victoria: an analysis of surveillance data. Aust N Z J Public Health 2004 0.75
100 Wilkinson et al. Respond to "Latent Transition Analyses in Clinical Cohorts". Am J Epidemiol 2017 0.75
101 Rising HIV infections in Victoria, the need for a new approach to preventative interventions. Sex Health 2004 0.75
102 A survey of hepatitis C management by Victorian GPs after PBS-listing of direct-acting antiviral therapy. Aust Fam Physician 2017 0.75
103 Integrating enhanced hepatitis C testing and counselling in research. Int J Drug Policy 2007 0.75
104 The rise of infectious syphilis in Victoria and the impact of enhanced clinical testing. Aust N Z J Public Health 2008 0.75