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Fluoroquinolone and Macrolide Resistance-Associated Mutations in Mycoplasma genitalium by Tagg, Kaitlin A, Jeoffreys, Neisha J, Couldwell, Deborah L, Donald, Jennifer A, Gilbert, Gwendolyn L

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Failure of moxifloxacin treatment in Mycoplasma genitalium infections due to macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance by Couldwell, Deborah L, Tagg, Kaitlin A, Jeoffreys, Neisha J, Gilbert, Gwendolyn L

“…Increasing azithromycin treatment failure in sexually transmitted Mycoplasma genitalium infection, is linked to macrolide resistance and second-line treatment…”
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Mycoplasma genitalium : high prevalence of resistance to macrolides and frequent anorectal infection in men who have sex with men in western Sydney by Couldwell, Deborah L, Jalocon, Dean, Power, Melissa, Jeoffreys, Neisha J, Chen, Sharon C-A, Lewis, David A

“…We aimed to estimate the prevalence of infection and of mutations linked to macrolide resistance using the ResistancePlus MG assay (SpeeDx, Sydney, New South…”
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Mycoplasma genitalium infection: current treatment options, therapeutic failure, and resistance-associated mutations by Couldwell, Deborah L, Lewis, David A

“…Mycoplasma genitalium is an important cause of non-gonococcal urethritis, cervicitis, and related upper genital tract infections. The efficacy of doxycycline,…”
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Multi-centre evaluation of the Determine HIV Combo assay when used for point of care testing in a high risk clinic-based population by Conway, Damian P, Holt, Martin, McNulty, Anna, Couldwell, Deborah L, Smith, Don E, Davies, Stephen C, Cunningham, Philip, Keen, Phillip, Guy, Rebecca

“…Determine HIV Combo (DHC) is the first point of care assay designed to increase sensitivity in early infection by detecting both HIV antibody and antigen. We…”
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Rapid HIV Testing Is Highly Acceptable and Preferred among High-Risk Gay And Bisexual Men after Implementation in Sydney Sexual Health Clinics by Conway, Damian P, Guy, Rebecca, Davies, Stephen C, Couldwell, Deborah L, McNulty, Anna, Smith, Don E, Keen, Phillip, Cunningham, Philip, Holt, Martin

“…Rapid HIV testing (RHT) is well established in many countries, but it is new in Australia. We assessed the acceptability of RHT and its associations among gay,…”
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Editorial Comment from Dr Couldwell to Prevalence of genital mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas in men younger than 40 years-of-age with acute epididymitis by Couldwell, Deborah

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Rapid HIV testing increases testing frequency among gay and bisexual men: a controlled before-after study by Keen, Phillip, Jamil, Muhammad, Callander, Denton, Conway, Damian P, McNulty, Anna, Davies, Stephen C, Couldwell, Deborah L, Smith, Don E, Holt, Martin, Vaccher, Stefanie J, Gray, James, Cunningham, Philip, Prestage, Garrett, Guy, Rebecca

“…Background Rapid HIV testing was introduced at 12 clinics in New South Wales (NSW) for routine testing and promoted with social marketing. The effect of the…”
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Barriers to HIV testing and characteristics associated with never testing among gay and bisexual men attending sexual health clinics in Sydney by Conway, Damian P, Holt, Martin, Couldwell, Deborah L, Smith, Don E, Davies, Stephen C, McNulty, Anna, Keen, Phillip, Cunningham, Philip, Guy, Rebecca

“…Introduction HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men have increased over the past decade in Australia. HIV point‐of‐care testing (POCT) was introduced in…”
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Simultaneous Identification of 14 Genital Microorganisms in Urine by Use of a Multiplex PCR-Based Reverse Line Blot Assay by Mckechnie, Michelle L, Hillman, Richard, Couldwell, Deborah, Kong, Fanrong, Freedman, Eleanor, Wang, Hui, Gilbert, Gwendolyn L

“…The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a sensitive method for the simultaneous identification of 14 urogenital potential pathogens. A multiplex…”
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The prevalence of urogenital micro-organisms detected by a multiplex PCR―reverse line blot assay in women attending three sexual health clinics in Sydney, Australia by MCKECHNIE, Michelle L, HILLMAN, Richard J, JONES, Rachel, LOWE, Penelope C, COULDWELL, Deborah L, DAVIES, Stephen C, KING, Fiona, FANRONG KONG, GILBERT, Gwendolyn L

“…This study used a previously described multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot (mPCR/RLB) assay to assess the prevalence and distribution of 14 urogenital…”
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Counselling improves follow-up HIV testing at Week 6 for HIV postexposure prophylaxis recipients by Farrugia Parsons, Bianca, Fisher, Kate, Cordery, Damien, Couldwell, Deborah

“…Demographic and clinical variables of clients attending a sexual health centre in western Sydney from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2011 were examined to determine if…”
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Management of unprotected sexual encounters by Couldwell, Deborah L

“…After “unprotected” sexual encounters, sexual history guides risk assessment and testing for sexually transmissible infections (STIs). Chlamydia trachomatis…”
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What proportion of sexually transmissible infections and HIV are diagnosed in New South Wales' public sexual health services compared with other services? by Bourne, Chris, Allen, Debbie, Brown, Katherine, Davies, Stephen C, McNulty, Anna, Smith, Don E, Smith, David E, O'Connor, Catherine C, Couldwell, Deborah, Jackson, Eva, Bolton, Michale, Rodgers, Craig, Konecny, Pam, Smith, David J, Parker, Angela

“…In New South Wales (NSW), publicly funded sexual health services (PFSHSs) target the populations at greatest risk for important sexually transmissible…”
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Men Who Have Sex With Men With Mycoplasma genitalium-Positive Nongonococcal Urethritis Are More Likely to Have Macrolide-Resistant Strains Than Men With Only Female Partners: A Prospective Study by McIver, Ruthy, Jalocon, Dean, McNulty, Anna, Jeoffreys, Neisha J, Chen, Sharon Chih-Ann, Power, Melissa, Couldwell, Deborah Leone

“…Mycoplasma genitalium was previously less common among men who have sex with men (MSM) compared with men with only female partners (MSW) in men with…”
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Men Who Have Sex With Men With Mycoplasma genitalium–Positive Nongonococcal Urethritis Are More Likely to Have Macrolide-Resistant Strains Than Men With Only Female Partners: A Prospective Study by McIver, Ruthy, Jalocon, Dean, McNulty, Anna, Jeoffreys, Neisha J, Chen, Sharon Chih-Ann, Power, Melissa, Couldwell, Deborah Leone

“…BACKGROUNDMycoplasma genitalium was previously less common among men who have sex with men (MSM) compared with men with only female partners (MSW) in men with…”
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Bug breakfast in the bulletin: syphilis by Corner, Hanisah L, Couldwell, Deborah L, Bourne, Chris P

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Ureaplasma urealyticum is significantly associated with non-gonococcal urethritis in heterosexual Sydney men by Couldwell, D L, Gidding, H F, Freedman, E V, McKechnie, M L, Biggs, K, Sintchenko, V, Gilbert, G L

“…We investigated the prevalence of various genital organisms in 268 men with (cases) and 237 men without (controls) urethral symptoms/signs (urethral discharge,…”
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Multi-Centre Evaluation of the Determine HIV Combo Assay when Used for Point of Care Testing in a High Risk Clinic-Based Population: e94062 by Conway, Damian P, Holt, Martin, McNulty, Anna, Couldwell, Deborah L, Smith, Don E, Davies, Stephen C, Cunningham, Philip, Keen, Phillip, Guy, Rebecca, Study, Rapid HIVTest

“…Background Determine HIV Combo (DHC) is the first point of care assay designed to increase sensitivity in early infection by detecting both HIV antibody and…”
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Syphilis by Corner, Hanisah L, Couldwell, Deborah L, Bourne, Chris P

“…This article features the public health four and issues regarding syphilis. Adapted from the source document…”
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