New Xpress sexually transmissible infection screening clinic improves patient journey and clinic capacity at a large sexual health clinic

V Knight, N Ryder, R Guy, H Lu, H Wand… - Sexually transmitted …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Methods In the first 5 months of Xpress, we calculated the median waiting time and length of
stay, staff hours and costs, and utilization. We compared these attributes to the same months …

Understanding trends in genital Chlamydia trachomatis can benefit from enhanced surveillance: findings from Australia

H Ali, RJ Guy, CK Fairley, H Wand, MY Chen… - Sexually transmitted …, 2012 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives To determine trends and correlates of chlamydia positivity among young
heterosexuals attending Australian sexual health services and to compare these with …

Missed opportunities—low levels of chlamydia retesting at Australian general practices, 2008–2009

AL Bowring, M Gouillou, R Guy, FYS Kong… - Sexually transmitted …, 2012 - sti.bmj.com
Objective Chlamydia reinfection is common and increases the risk of reproductive
complications. Guidelines for Australian general practitioners recommend retesting 3–12 …

Repeat genital Chlamydia trachomatis testing rates in young adults in England, 2010

SC Woodhall, JL Atkins, K Soldan, G Hughes… - Sexually transmitted …, 2013 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives To explore patterns of repeat chlamydia testing among young people in England
and factors associated with testing positive at repeat test. Methods We analysed chlamydia …

Incidence and risk factors associated with chlamydia in men who have sex with men: a cohort analysis of Victorian Primary Care Network for Sentinel Surveillance …

A Wilkinson, C El-Hayek, CK Fairley, D Leslie… - Sexually transmitted …, 2012 - sti.bmj.com
Background Chlamydia is the most commonly notified sexually transmitted infection (STI) in
Australia. Incidence studies of chlamydia in men who have sex with men (MSM) are rare and …

Maximising retention in a longitudinal study of genital Chlamydia trachomatis among young women in Australia

J Walker, CK Fairley, E Urban, MY Chen, C Bradshaw… - BMC Public Health, 2011 - Springer
Background Cohort studies are an important study design however they are difficult to
implement, often suffer from poor retention, low participation and bias. The aims of this paper …

[HTML][HTML] Chlamydia sentinel surveillance in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services finds higher testing and positivity rates among younger people

JL Goller, J Ward, M Saunders, S Couzos… - Australian and New …, 2012 - Elsevier
Objective: To measure chlamydia testing and positivity rates among 16–39 year olds
attending Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs). Methods …

Increasing chlamydia diagnoses but little change in hospitalisations for ectopic pregnancy and infertility among women in New South Wales from 2001 to 2008

B Liu, B Donovan, J Parker, R Guy, J Hocking… - Sexual …, 2012 - CSIRO Publishing
Background As genital chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) notifications have increased in
Australia, time trends in hospitalisations for ectopic pregnancy and female infertility between …

[PDF][PDF] Surveillance systems for STIs: understanding a changing epidemiology

H Ali - 2014 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
Surveillance systems provide important information to understand the epidemiology of
sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and inform and evaluate prevention programs …