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Dr Rick Varma

Conjoint Senior Lecturer

MB ChB

FAChSHM

FRCP (London)

Dip GUM Dip HIV DTM&H

Medicine & Health

The Kirby Institute

Rick is a Sexual Health & HIV Physician who has been specialising in the management of sexually transmitted infections and HIV for over 15 years. He completed his specialist training in genitourinary medicine in The Royal London & St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. He is a Senior Staff Specialist in Sexual Health; Clinical Services Manager at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre, the largest publicly funded sexual health clinic in NSW; and Conjoint Lecturer at the Kirby Institute. Recent clinical High Resolution Anoscopist on the Study for the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC study). Research focus includes HIV molecular diversity, sexual health and HIV service delivery research, access to priority populations including viral hepatitis, sexual health related information delivery, HIV therapeutics and early initiation of antiretroviral therapy, and anal cancer screening.

Research Interests
Broad interest in the field of sexual health and HIV medicine and viral hepatitis.

Broad Research Areas
Sexual Health, Epidemiology, HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Diseases

Qualifications
MB ChB, MRCP (UK), FAChSHM, Dip HIV, Dip GUM, DTM&H, DFFP

Society Memberships & Professional Activities
Fellow, Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Member, Royal College of Physicians (UK). Member and Clinical Advisor, Australasian Society for HIV Medicine. Lecturer and writing committee for the s100 HIV Prescriber Course. Member, writing committee for the STI in Gay Men’s Action Group (STIGMA); Member, British Association of Sexual Health and HIV Medicine; Member, British HIV Association.

Specific Research Keywords
Sexual Health, HIV Testing, Sexually Transmitted Infections

Phone

0416654623

E-mail

rick.varma@health.nsw.gov.au

Book Chapters | 2012

Varma R; Estcourt, C; Mindel A, 2012, 'Syphilis', in Stanberry LR; Rosenthal SL (ed.), Sexually Transmitted Diseases Vaccines, Prevention, and Control, Academic Press, pp. 427 - 457
Journal articles | 2024

Munari SC; Wilkinson AL; Asselin J; Owen L; Read P; Finlayson R; Martin S; Bell C; O’Connor CC; Carter A; Guy R; McNulty A; Varma R; Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Stoove M; Goller JL; Hocking J; Hellard ME; Aung HL; Dimech W; Apostolellis A; Cogle A; Quinn B; Bradley C; Coase D; Heath-Paynter D; Lewis D; Nolan D; Huddy E; Sanguineti E; Douglas F; Amin J; Davies J; Doumany J; Bastian L; Charleton M; Gunathilake M; Campbell M; Pony M; Alliance S; Roth N; Cunningham P; Rees T; Baillie G; Nguyen T; Polkinghorne V; Traeger M; Watson N, 2024, 'Chlamydia retesting remains low among young women in Australia: an observational study using sentinel surveillance data, 2018–2022', Sexual Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH23178

Journal articles | 2024

Phillips TR; Fairley CK; Maddaford K; McNulty A; Donovan B; Guy R; McIver R; Wigan R; Varma R; Ong JJ; Callander D; Skelsey G; Pony M; O'Hara D; Bilardi JE; Chow EPF, 2024, 'Understanding Risk Factors for Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea Among Sex Workers Attending Sexual Health Clinics in 2 Australian Cities: Mixed Methods Study', JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/46845

Journal articles | 2024

Wong A; Applegate T; Boettiger DC; Varma R; Guy R; Medland N, 2024, 'Unnecessary antibiotic use in men who have sex with men (MSM) with anogenital symptoms attending a sexual health clinic: a retrospective analysis', Sexually Transmitted Infections, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2024-056120

Journal articles | 2023

Heron JE; McManus H; Vickers T; Ryan K; Wright E; Carter A; Stoove M; Asselin J; Grulich A; Donovan B; Guy R; Varma R; Chen M; Ryder N; Lewis DA; Templeton DJ; O’Connor CC; Gracey DM; Bastian L; Bateson D; Bowden S; Boyd M; Callander D; Aung HL; Cogle A; Costello J; Dimech W; Dittmer J; El-Hayek C; Ellard J; Fairley C; Franklin L; Hellard M; Hocking J; Kim J; McGill S; Nolan D; Patel P; Pendle S; Polkinghorne V; Nguyen L; Nguyen T; Reed P; Roth N; Selvey C; Traeger M; Walker M; West M, 2023, 'Renal impairment associated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for antiretroviral therapy and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: An observational cohort study', PLoS ONE, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280339

Journal articles | 2023

Philpot SP; Mao L; Cifali D; Power C; Templeton DJ; Robinson S; Varma R; Grulich AE; Aung E; Bavinton BR, 2023, 'Stigma Regarding HIV and Sexual Identity as Barriers to Accessing HIV Testing and Prevention Services Among Gay and Bisexual Migrants in Australia', Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 20, pp. 964 - 976, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-022-00769-w

Journal articles | 2023

Varma R; Hastings B, 2023, 'Keeping the frogs in the wheelbarrow: How virtual onboarding creates positive team-enabling cultures', BMJ Leader, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/leader-2022-000665

Journal articles | 2022

Crozier B; Sayer N; Varma R, 2022, 'Chemsex questions: What are we actually asking?', Sexual Health, 19, pp. 76 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH21223

Journal articles | 2022

Herbert S; Puhr R; Petoumenos K; Lewis DA; Varma R; Couldwell DL; Law M; Templeton DJ, 2022, 'Characteristics of heterosexually-acquired compared to homosexually-acquired HIV and implications for clinical practice: results from the Australian HIV Observational Database', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 34, pp. 626 - 632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2021.1884181

Journal articles | 2022

Philpot SP; Aung E; Templeton DJ; Stackpool G; Varma R; Power C; Robinson S; Stratigos A; Mao L; Grulich AE; Bavinton BR, 2022, 'Experiences of recently HIV-diagnosed gay and bisexual migrants in Australia: Implications for sexual health programmes and health promotion', Health and Social Care in the Community, 30, pp. e5801 - e5810, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.14011

Journal articles | 2021

Atefi D; McNulty A; Varma R, 2021, 'A curious case of cancer or chlamydia?', Internal Medicine Journal, 51, pp. 1975 - 1976, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15574

Journal articles | 2021

Blackie A; Bourne C; Varma R, 2021, 'Syphilis, HIV and other STI positivity in clients presenting as contacts of syphilis at Sydney Sexual Health Centre', Sexual Health, 18, pp. 344 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH21087

Journal articles | 2021

Cheung C; Bourne C; Varma R, 2021, 'Mycoplasma genitalium: test positivity in syndromic presentations and clinicians’ adherence with treatment guidelines at Sydney Sexual Health Centre', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 32, pp. 1174 - 1177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09564624211022583

Journal articles | 2021

McCormack H; Nathan S; Varma R; Haire B, 2021, 'Dissonances in communication with sexual health consumers in an inner-Sydney sexual health clinic in relation to health literacy: A mixed-methods study', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 32, pp. 133 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.429

Journal articles | 2021

Varma R; Bradley I; Patel P; McNulty A, 2021, 'Low Awareness of Mycoplasma genitalium in Men Who Have Sex with Men in Sydney, Australia', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 48, pp. 955 - 958, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001487

Journal articles | 2020

Bradley I; Varma R; Knight V; Iliakis D; McNally L; Jalocon D; Jeoffreys N; Chen S; Mcnulty A, 2020, 'Prevalence of rectal Mycoplasma genitalium and macrolide resistance in men who have sex with men attending Sydney Sexual Health Centre', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 114 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18221

Journal articles | 2020

Comninos NB; Foster R; Varma R; Bourne C, 2020, 'Follow-up of renal impairment results among attendees taking HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis at a Sydney Sexual Health Clinic', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 31, pp. 689 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462420922751

Journal articles | 2020

Goddard SL; Templeton DJ; Petoumenos K; Jin F; Hillman RJ; Law C; Roberts JM; Fairley CK; Garland SM; Grulich AE; Poynten IM; Farnsworth A; Biro C; Richards A; Thurloe J; Ekman D; McDonald R; Adams M; Tabrizi S; Phillips S; Luque MM; Comben S; McCaffery K; Howard K; Kelly P; Seeds D; Carr A; Feeney L; Gluyas R; Prestage G; Law M; Acraman B; McGrath P; Mellor R; Pezzopane P; Varma R; Langton-Lockton J; Tong W; Han A, 2020, 'Prevalence and association of perianal and intra-anal warts with composite high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions among gay and bisexual men: Baseline data from the study of the prevention of anal cancer', AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 34, pp. 436 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/apc.2020.0067

Journal articles | 2020

Heron JE; Rix S; Varma R; Gracey DM, 2020, 'Renal impairment: An unnecessary barrier to HIV prevention', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 299 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH20037

Journal articles | 2020

Low S; Varma R; Mciver R; Vickers T; McNulty A, 2020, 'Provider attitudes to the empiric treatment of asymptomatic contacts of gonorrhoea', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 155 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH19165

Journal articles | 2020

McIver R; Low S; Varma R; Vickers T; McNulty A, 2020, 'Empirical treatment of asymptomatic contacts of gonorrhoea: Patient views', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 462 - 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH20072

Journal articles | 2020

Mwasakifwa GE; Nugent C; Varma R, 2020, 'Proctitis in gay and bisexual men. Are microscopy and proctoscopy worthwhile?', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 96, pp. 475 - 477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-054197

Journal articles | 2019

Blackshaw LCD; Chow EPF; Varma R; Healey L; Templeton DJ; Basu A; Turner D; Medland NA; Rix S; Fairley CK; Chen MY, 2019, 'Characteristics of recently arrived Asian men who have sex with men diagnosed with HIV through sexual health services in Melbourne and Sydney', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43, pp. 424 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12926

Journal articles | 2019

Brazier E; Maruri F; Duda SN; Tymejczyk O; Wester CW; Somi G; Ross J; Freeman A; Cornell M; Poda A; Musick BS; Zhang F; Althoff KN; Mugglin C; Kimmel AD; Yotebieng M; Nash D; Karminia A; Sohn AH; Allen D; Bloch M; Boyd S; Brown K; Costa J; Donohue W; Gunathilake M; Hoy J; MacRae K; Moore RD; Roth N; Rowling D; Silvers J; Smith DJ; Sowden D; Templeton D; Varma R; Woolley I; Youds D; Chhay Meng S; Vannary B; Chan YT; Lam W; Lee MP; Ning H; Pansy YPC; Kumarasamy N; Pujari S; Kurniati N; Merati TP; Muktiarti D; Parwata WS; Ratni M; Sukmawati NMDD; Vedaswari DSPD; Wati KDK; Yunihastuty E; Tanuma J; Mills G; Raymond N; Ditangco R; Papa OS; Oon Tek N; Ah-neez ; Azwa R; Dato ; Daud F; Juin WK; Kamarulzaman AB; Khairulddin N; Li CM; Moy FS; Shah RI; Shyan WP; Sim B; Thahira JM; Tuang KM; Yusoff N; Choi JY; Chan YJ; Huang CS; Wing-Wai W; Avihingsanon A; Chokephaibulkit K; Hansudewechakul R; Khumcha B; Khusuwan S; Kiertiburanakul S; Lumbiganon P; Maleesatharn A; Praparattanapan J; Puthanakit T; Sricharoenchai S; Sudjaritruk T; Watanaporn S; Thien An V; Cuong DD; Hằng BT; Huy BVŨ; Quy DT; Van LN, 2019, 'Implementation of “Treat-all” at adult HIV care and treatment sites in the Global IeDEA Consortium: results from the Site Assessment Survey', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25331

Journal articles | 2019

Comninos NB; Rix SE; Varma R; McNulty AM, 2019, 'Diagnosing lymphogranuloma venereum: two men taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis presenting with genital ulcer disease', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 30, pp. 1446 - 1449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462419878049

Journal articles | 2019

Goddard SL; Poynten IM; Petoumenous K; Jin F; Hillman RJ; Law C; Roberts JM; Fairley CK; Garland SM; Grulich AE; Templeton DJ; Cunningham P; Prestage G; Tong W; Varma R, 2019, 'Prevalence, incidence and predictors of anal Chlamydia trachomatis, anal Neisseria gonorrhoeae and syphilis among older gay and bisexual men in the longitudinal Study for the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC)', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 95, pp. 477 - 483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-054011

Journal articles | 2019

Goddard SL; Templeton DJ; Petoumenos K; Jin F; Hillman RJ; Law C; Roberts JM; Fairley CK; Garland SM; Grulich AE; Poynten IM; Prestage G; Tong W; Carr A; Varma R, 2019, 'Association of anal symptoms with anal high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) among men who have sex with men: Baseline data from the study of the prevention of anal cancer (SPANC)', Cancer Epidemiology, 58, pp. 12 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2018.10.009

Journal articles | 2019

Houghton R; Knight V; Clifton B; Varma R, 2019, 'Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART): From point-of-care test to ART at a peer-led community-based testing site in Sydney', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 94 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18094

Journal articles | 2019

Keen P; Jamil M; Callander D; Conway DP; McNulty A; Davies SC; Couldwell DC; Smith DE; Holt M; Vaccher SJ; Gray J; Cunningham P; Prestage G; Guy R; Read P; Varma R; O'Connor C, 2019, 'Rapid HIV testing increases testing frequency among gay and bisexual men: a controlled before–after study', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 172 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh18161

Journal articles | 2019

McManus H; Callander D; Donovan B; Russell DB; O'Connor CC; Davies SC; Lewis DA; Hellard ME; Chen MY; Petoumenos K; Varma R; Cogle A; Boyd MA; Grulich A; Pollard J; Medland N; Fairley CK; Guy RJ, 2019, 'Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy for people newly diagnosed with HIV infection in Australia: trends and predictors, 2004–2015', Medical Journal of Australia, 210, pp. 269 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50006

Journal articles | 2019

Pollack A; Varma R, 2019, 'Adenovirus-associated paraphimosis', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 30, pp. 825 - 827, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462419842448

Journal articles | 2019

Rix S; Sammut D; Varma R, 2019, 'Sexual health risk assessment in adolescents and young people', Medicine Today, 20, pp. 28 - 34

Journal articles | 2018

Cheung J; Puhr R; Petoumenos K; Cooper DA; Woolley I; Gunathilake M; Raymond N; Varma R; O'Connor CC; Gracey DM, 2018, 'Chronic kidney disease in Australian Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected patients: Analysis of the Australian HIV Observational Database', Nephrology, 23, pp. 778 - 786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13100

Journal articles | 2018

Overton K; Varma R; Post JJ, 2018, 'Comparison of interferon-? release assays and the tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus: A systematic review', Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 81, pp. 59 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2017.0072

Journal articles | 2018

Schmidt HMA; McIver R; Houghton R; Selvey C; McNulty A; Varma R; Grulich AE; Holden J, 2018, 'Nurse-led pre-exposure prophylaxis: A non-traditional model to provide HIV prevention in a resource-constrained, pragmatic clinical trial', Sexual Health, 15, pp. 595 - 597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18076

Journal articles | 2018

Templeton DJ; Adam PCG; Varma R; Read P; Bourne C; Kao SC, 2018, 'Evaluation of knowledge and utility of the 2014 Australian sexually transmissible infection and HIV testing guidelines for asymptomatic men who have sex with men among general practitioners in Sydney', Sexual Health, 15, pp. 96 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH17113

Journal articles | 2017

Castley A; Sawleshwarkar S; Varma R; Herring B; Thapa K; Dwyer D; Chibo D; Nguyen N; Hawke K; Ratcliff R; Garsia R; Kelleher A; Nolan D, 2017, 'A national study of the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in', PLoS ONE, 12, pp. e0170601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170601

Journal articles | 2017

Gale M; Hayen A; Truman G; Varma R; Forssman BL; MacIntyre CR, 2017, 'Demographic and geographical risk factors for gonorrhoea and chlamydia in greater Western Sydney, 2003-2013', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 41, pp. E134 - E141

Journal articles | 2017

Puhr R; Petoumenos K; Youds D; Law MG; Templeton DJ; Ellis D; Bloch M; Agrawal S; Vincent T; Allen D; Smith D; Rankin A; Baker D; O'Connor CC; Thackeray O; Jackson E; McCallum K; Ryder N; Sweeney G; Cooper D; Carr A; Macrae K; Hesse K; Finlayson R; Gupta S; Langton-Lockton J; Shakeshaft J; Brown K; Idle S; Arvela N; Varma R; Lu H; Couldwell D; Eswarappa S; Smith DE; Furner V; Cabrera G; Fernando S; Cogle A; Lawrence C; Mulhall B; Boyd M; Law M; Huang R; Han A; Gunathilake M; Payne R; O'Sullivan M; Croydon A; Russell D; Cashman C; Roberts C; Sowden D; Taing K; Marshall P; Orth D; Rowling D; Latch N; Warzywoda E; Dickson B; Donohue W; Moore R; Edwards S; Boyd S; Roth NJ; Lau H; Read T; Silvers J; Zeng W; Hoy J; Watson K; Bryant M; Price S; Woolley I; Giles M; Korman T; Williams J; Nolan D; Allen A; Guelfi G; Mills G; Wharry C; Raymond N; Bargh K, 2017, 'The impact of changes in HIV management guidelines on time to treatment initiation in Australia', HIV Medicine, 18, pp. 701 - 703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12504

Journal articles | 2017

Templeton DJ; Roberts JM; Poynten IM; Law C; Hillman RJ; Farnsworth A; Fairley CK; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Grulich AE; Jin F; Acraman B; Carr A; Carroll S; Cooper D; Cornall A; Crampton L; Fairley K; Feeney L; Fraissard E; Howard K; Law M; MacHalek D; McCaffery K; McGrath P; Mellor R; Norris R; O'Dwyer M; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Phillips S; Prestage G; Richards A; Schema L; Seeds D; Segelov E; Thurloe J; Tong W; Varma R, 2017, 'Prevalence and predictors of unsatisfactory anal cytology tests in a cohort of gay and bisexual men in Sydney, Australia: Baseline findings from the Study of the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC)', European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 26, pp. 212 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000321

Journal articles | 2017

Varma R, 2017, 'Are you PrEPared for the end of HIV in Australia?', Medicine Today, 18, pp. 65 - 67

Journal articles | 2016

Machalek DA; Jin F; Poynten IM; Hillman RJ; Templeton DJ; Law C; Roberts JM; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Farnsworth A; Fairley CK; Grulich AE; Acraman B; Adams M; Carr A; Carroll S; Cooper D; Cornall A; Crampton L; Ekman D; Feeney L; Fraissard E; Howard K; Law M; McCaffery K; McDonald R; McGrath P; Mellor R; Norris R; O'Dwyer M; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Phillips S; Prestage G; Richards A; Schema L; Seeds D; Segelov E; Thurloe J; Tong W; Varma R, 2016, 'Prevalence and risk factors associated with high-grade anal squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL)-AIN2 and HSIL-AIN3 in homosexual men', Papillomavirus Research, 2, pp. 97 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pvr.2016.05.003

Journal articles | 2016

Machalek DA; Poynten IM; Jin F; Hillman RJ; Templeton DJ; Law C; Roberts JM; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Farnsworth A; Fairley CK; Grulich AE; Acraman B; Adams M; Carr A; Carroll S; Cooper D; Cornall A; Crampton L; Ekman D; Fairley K; Feeney L; Fraissard E; Howard K; Law M; McCaffery K; McDonald R; McGrath P; Mellor R; Norris R; O'Dwyer M; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Phillips S; Prestage G; Richards A; Schema L; Seeds D; Segelov E; Thurloe J; Tong W; Varma R, 2016, 'A composite cytology-histology endpoint allows a more accurate estimate of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion prevalence', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 25, pp. 1134 - 1143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1106

Journal articles | 2016

Roberts JM; Jin F; Thurloe JK; Ekman D; Adams MK; McDonald RL; Biro C; Poynten IM; Grulich AE; Farnsworth A; Aarnsworth R; Acraman B; Carr A; Carroll S; Cooper D; Cornall A; Crampton L; Fairley C; Farnsworth A; Feeney L; Garcia M; Garland S; Gluyas R; Hillman R; Howard K; Lawa F; Law C; Law M; Machalek D; McCaffery K; McGrath P; Mellor R; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Pezzopane P; Phillips S; Mary Poynten I; Prestage G; Richards A; Seeds D; Segelov E; Tabrizi S; Templeton D; Tong W; Varma R, 2016, 'The value of a transformation zone component in anal cytology to detect HSIL', Cancer Cytopathology, 124, pp. 596 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncy.21730

Journal articles | 2016

Varma R; Chung C; Townsend A; Power M, 2016, 'Sexual health-related information delivery - Are patient information leaflets still relevant?', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 289 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15205

Journal articles | 2015

Cornall AM; Roberts JM; Molano M; Machalek DA; Phillips S; Hillman RJ; Grulich AE; Jin F; Poynten IM; Templeton DJ; Garland SM; Tabrizi SN; Prestage G; Tong W; Varma R, 2015, 'BMJ open: Laser capture microdissection as a tool to evaluate human papillomavirus genotyping and methylation as biomarkers of persistence and progression of anal lesions', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e008439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008439

Journal articles | 2015

Santella AJ; Schlub TE; Ooi C; Varma R; Holt M; Prestage G; Hillman RJ, 2015, 'Sexual behaviour and HIV prevention needs of men attending a suburban sex on premises venue', Sexual Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14227

Journal articles | 2015

Templeton DJ; Wright ST; McManus H; Lawrence C; Russell DB; Law MG; Petoumenos K; Ellis D; Bloch M; Agrawal S; Vincent T; Allen D; Smith D; Allardice K; Baker D; Odgers E; O'Connor CC; Phan S; Jackson E; McCallum K; Grotowski M; Ryder N; Taylor S; Cooper D; Carr A; Lee F; McRae K; Hesse K; Finlayson R; Gupta S; Varma R; Shakeshaft J; Brown K; McGrath V; Halligan S; Arvela N; Wray L; Thng C; Foster R; Lu H; Couldwell D; DSmith E; Furner V; Fernando S; Dubbo ; Watson J; Mulhall B; Wright S; Bendall C; Boyd M; Gunathilake M; Payne R; O'Sullivan M; White S; Russell D; Joslin J; Cashman C; Sowden D; Taing K; McGill K; Orth D; Youds D; Kelly M; Rowling D; Latch N; Warzywoda E; Dickson B; Donohue W; Moore R; Edwards S; Boyd S; NRoth J; Lau H; Read T; Silvers J; Zeng W; Hoy J; Watson K; Bryant M; Price S; Woolley I; Giles M; Korman T; Williams J; Nolan D; Guelfi G; Mills G; Wharry C; Raymond N; Bargh K; Morwood K; Roth N; Choong K; Cooper D; Han A, 2015, 'Antiretroviral treatment use, co-morbidities and clinical outcomes among Aboriginal participants in the Australian HIV Observational Database (AHOD)', BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1051-4

Journal articles | 2015

Tong WWY; Shepherd K; Garland S; Meagher A; Templeton DJ; Fairley CK; Jin F; Poynten IM; Zaunders J; Hillman RJ; Grulich AE; Kelleher AD; Carr A; Acraman B; Fraissard E; Law C; McGrath P; Mellor R; Norris R; O'Dwyer M; Seeds D; Thompson K; Varma R; Adams M; Biro C; Cornall A; Crampton L; Ekman D; Ellard J; Farnsworth A; Feeney L; Howard K; Hyne S; Law M; Machalek D; McCaffery K; McDonald R; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Phillips S; Prestage G; Richards A; Roberts J; Schema L; Segelov E; Tabrizi S; Thurloe J; Bailey M; Cunningham P; Fsadni B; Grassi K; Ip S; Lograsso M; McBride K; Merlin K; Munier M-L; Piperias M; Xu Y, 2015, 'Human Papillomavirus 16-Specific T-Cell Responses and Spontaneous Regression of Anal High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 211, pp. 405 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu461

Journal articles | 2015

Wright ST; Law MG; Cooper DA; Keen P; McDonald A; Middleton M; Woolley I; Kelly M; Petoumenos K; Ellis D; Bloch M; Agrawal S; Vincent T; Allen D; Little JL; Smith D; Mincham C; Baker D; Ieroklis V; Templeton DJ; O'Connor CC; Phan S; Jackson E; McCallum K; Grotowski M; Taylor S; Carr A; Lee F; Hesse K; Sinn K; Norris R; Finlayson R; Prone I; Patel A; Varma R; Shakeshaft J; Brown K; McGrath V; Halligan S; Wray L; Read P; Lu H; Couldwell D; Furner V; Fernando S; Chuah J; Watson J; Lawrence C; Mulhall B; McManus H; Bendall C; Boyd M; Ryder N; Payne R; Russell D; Doyle-Adams S; Sowden D; Taing K; McGill K; Orth D; Youds D; Gibson A; Magon H; Dickson B; Donohue W; Moore R; Edwards S; Liddle R; Locke P; Roth NJ; Lau H; Read T; Silvers J; Zeng W; Hoy J; Watson K; Bryant M; Price S; Giles M; Hoy J; Williams J; Nolan D; Robinson J; Morwood K; Roth N; Choong K; Li PCK; Lee MP; Vanar S; Faridah S; Kamarulzaman A; Choi JY; Vannary B; Ditangco R; Tsukada K; Pujari S; Makane A; Ng OT; Sasisopin AJ; Han A, 2015, 'Temporal trends of time to antiretroviral treatment initiation, interruption and modification: Examination of patients diagnosed with advanced HIV in Australia', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 18, pp. 19463, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.18.1.19463

Journal articles | 2014

Templeton DJ; Read P; Varma R; Bourne C, 2014, 'Australian sexually transmissible infection and HIV testing guidelines for asymptomatic men who have sex with men 2014: A review of the evidence', Sexual Health, 11, pp. 217 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14003

Journal articles | 2011

Alexander S; Coelho da Silva F; Manuel R; Varma R; Ison C, 2011, 'Evaluation of strategies for confirming Neisseria gonorrhoeae nucleic acid amplification tests.', J Med Microbiol, 60, pp. 909 - 912, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.028563-0

Journal articles | 2011

Varma R; Carroll SJ; Jacobson IV; Milross CG; Post J, 2011, 'Combination antiretroviral therapy as treatment for HIV-associated MALT lymphoma of the nasopharynx', Internal Medicine Journal, 41, pp. 437 - 438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02480.x

Journal articles | 2010

Molano M; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Roberts JM; MacHalek DA; Phillips S; Chandler D; Hillman RJ; Grulich AE; Jin F; Poynten IM; Templeton DJ; Cornall AM; McCaffery K; Howard K; Farnsworth A; Fairley K; Prestage G; Carr A; Tong W; Law C; Acraman B; Crampton L; Feeney L; Fraissard E; Law M; McGrath P; Mellor R; Norris R; O'Dwyer M; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Richards A; Schema L; Seeds D; Segelov E; Thurloe J; Varma R; Han A, 2010, 'CpG methylation analysis of hpv16 in laser capture microdissected archival tissue and whole tissue sections from high grade anal squamous intraepithelial lesions: A potential disease biomarker', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0160673, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160673

Journal articles | 2009

Varma R; Baithun S; Alexander S; Goh BT, 2009, 'Acute syphilitic interstitial orchitis mimicking testicular malignancy in an HIV-1 infected man diagnosed by Treponema pallidum polymerase chain reaction.', Int J STD AIDS, 20, pp. 65 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2008.008253

Journal articles | 1994

Janjan NA; Cohen E; Adams M; Stewart E; Foley D; Varma R, 1994, 'Radiation tolerance of the transplanted liver: A histopathologic study in three cases', American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials, 17, pp. 129 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00000421-199404000-00008
Preprints | 2023

Phillips TR; Fairley CK; Maddaford K; McNulty A; Donovan B; Guy R; McIver R; Wigan R; Varma R; Ong JJ; Callander D; Skelsey G; Pony M; O'Hara D; Bilardi JE; Chow EPF, 2023, Understanding Risk Factors for Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea Among Sex Workers Attending Sexual Health Clinics in 2 Australian Cities: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.46845

Reports | 2021

Philpot SP; Aung E; Prestage G; Mao L; Chen T; Varma R; Mciver R; Templeton DJ; Stackpool G; Robinson S; Carmody C; Power C; Grulich AE; Bavinton BR, 2021, Qualitative Interviews with Overseas-Born Gay and Bisexual Men Recently Diagnosed with HIV from Non-English Speaking Countries: Report of Results, The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/3gk3-2z83

Conference Papers | 2017

Templeton DJ; Comninos NB; Rutherford A; Goddard SL; Guy R; Donovan B; Varma R; Callander D, 2017, 'GREATER THAN TENFOLD INCREASE IN PHARYNGEAL CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ATTENDING AUSTRALIAN SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS 2010-2016', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A188 - A188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053264.489

Conference Abstracts | 2015

Varma R; Ma M; Walsh J; Power M; Rochford A, 2015, 'SEX WORKER OUTREACH SCREENING IN WESTERN SYDNEY; EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF A HIGH-RISK POPULATION', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Vol. 91, pp. A246 - A246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.637

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