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Prison-based interventions are key to achieving HCV elimination among people who inject drugs in New South Wales, Australia: A modelling study Stone, J, Lim, AG, Dore, GJ, et al. Prison-based interventions are key to achieving HCV elimination among people who inject drugs in New South Wales, Australia: A modelling study. Liver Int. 2022
Factors associated with older adults’ perception of health risks of hot and cold weather event exposure: A scoping review. Ratwatte P, Wehling H, Kovats S, Landeg O, Weston D. Factors associated with older adults’ perception of health risks of hot and cold weather event exposure: A scoping review. Frontiers in Public Health, 2022, Volume 10.
Impact and cost-effectiveness of non-governmental organizations on the HIV epidemic in Ukraine among men who have sex with men. Trickey A, Walker JG, Bivegete S, Semchuk N, Saliuk T, Varetska O, Stone J, Vickerman P. Impact and cost-effectiveness of non-governmental organizations on the HIV epidemic in Ukraine among men who have sex with men. AIDS. 2022. Online ahead of print.
The epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in children under five years-old during the COVID-19 pandemic measured by laboratory, clinical and syndromic surveillance in England: a retrospective observational study. Bardsley M, Morbey RA, Hughes HE, Beck CR, Watson CH, Zhao H, Ellis J, Smith GE, Elliot AJ. The epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in children under five years-old during the COVID-19 pandemic measured by laboratory, clinical and syndromic surveillance in England: a retrospective observational study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022. Online.
The acceptability of testing contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases using serial, self-administered lateral flow devices as an alternative to self-isolation. Love NK, Ready DR, Turner C, Yardley L, Rubin GJ, Hopkins S, Oliver I. The acceptability of testing contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases using serial, self-administered lateral flow devices as an alternative to self-isolation. J Med Microbiol. 2022;71.
Trends in COVID-19 hospital outcomes in England before and after vaccine introduction, a cohort study. Kirwan PD, Charlett A, Birrell P, Elgohari S, Hope R, Mandal S, De Angelis D, Presanis AM. Trends in COVID-19 hospital outcomes in England before and after vaccine introduction, a cohort study. Nat Commun. 2022;13:4834.
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Using nasal sprays to prevent respiratory tract infections: a qualitative study of online consumer reviews and primary care patient interviews. Williamson S, Dennison L, Greenwell K, Dennison-Day J, Mowbray F, Richards-Hall S, Smith D, Bradbury K, Ainsworth B, Little P, Geraghty AWA, Yardley L. Using nasal sprays to prevent respiratory tract infections: a qualitative study of online consumer reviews and primary care patient interviews. BMJ Open 2022;12:e059661.
The impact of opioid agonist treatment on hospitalisations for injecting-related diseases among an opioid dependent population: A retrospective data linkage study. Colledge-Frisby S, Jones N, Larney S, Peacock A, Lewer D, Brothers TD, Hickman M, Farrell M, Degenhardt L. The impact of opioid agonist treatment on hospitalisations for injecting-related diseases among an opioid dependent population: A retrospective data linkage study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2022;236:109494.
Mortality in the SuperMIX cohort of people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia: A prospective observational study. Hill PL, Stoové M, Agius PA, Maher L, Hickman H,Crawford S, Dietze P. Mortality in the SuperMIX cohort of people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia: A prospective observational study. Addiction. 2022. Online ahead of print.
Changes in the development of opioid tolerance on re-exposure among people who use heroin: a qualitative study. Kesten JM, Holder Ed, Ayres R, Ellis P, Taylor S, Hickman M, Henderson G. Changes in the development of opioid tolerance on re-exposure among people who use heroin: a qualitative study. PLoS ONE. 2022;17: e0269379.
The impact of opioid agonist treatment on fatal and non-fatal drug overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in NSW, Australia, 2001-2018: findings from the OATS retrospective linkage study. Jones NR, Hickman M, Nielsen S, Larney S, Dobbins T, Ali R, Degenhardt L. The impact of opioid agonist treatment on fatal and non-fatal drug overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in NSW, Australia, 2001-2018: findings from the OATS retrospective linkage study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022;236:109464.
Transmission dynamics of the 2016-18 outbreak of hepatitis A among men who have sex with men in England and cost-effectiveness analysis of vaccination strategies to prevent future outbreaks. Zhang X-S, Ong JJ, Macgregor L, Vilaplana TG, Heathcock ST, Mindlin M, Weatherburn P, Hickson F, Edelstein M, Mandal S, Vickerman P. Transmission dynamics of the 2016-18 outbreak of hepatitis A among men who have sex with men in England and cost-effectiveness analysis of vaccination strategies to prevent future outbreaks. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe.2022;00:100426.
The rapid adaptation and optimisation of a digital behaviour change intervention to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in schools. Treneman-Evans G, Ali B, Denison-Day J, Clegg T, Yardley L, Denford S, Essery R. The rapid adaptation and optimisation of a digital behaviour change intervention to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in schools. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2022;19:6731.
Modelling the effect of COVID-19 mass vaccination on acute hospital admissions. Booton RD, Powell AL, Turner KME, Wood RM. Modelling the effect of COVID-19 mass vaccination on acute hospital admissions. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2022;34:1–7.
Exploration of attitudes regarding uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among vaccine hesitant adults in the UK: A qualitative analysis. Denford S, Mowbray F, Towler L, Wehling H, Lasseter G, Amlot R, Oliver I, Yardley L, Hickman M. Exploration of attitudes regarding uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among vaccine hesitant adults in the UK: A qualitative analysis. BMC Infect Dis. 2022;22:407.
Development of an educational package for the universal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme: a co-production study with young people and key informants. Fisher H, Chantler T, Finn A, Kesten J, Hickman M, Letley L, Mounier-Jack S, Thomas C, Worthington K, Yates J, Audrey S, Development of an educational package for the universal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme: a co-production study with young people and key informants. Res Involv Engagem. 2022;8:16.
Modeling the impact of interventions during an outbreak of HIV infection among people who inject drugs in 2012–2013 in Athens, Greece. Flountzi E, Lim AG, Vickerman P, Paraskevis D, Psichogiou M, Hatzakis A, Sypsa V. Modeling the impact of interventions during an outbreak of HIV infection among people who inject drugs in 2012–2013 in Athens, Greece. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022;234:109396.
Comparative analysis of the risks of hospitalisation and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) and delta (B.1.617.2) variants in England: a cohort study. Nyberg T, Ferguson NM, Nash SG, Webster HH, Flaxman S, Andrews N, Hinsley W, Bernal JL, Kall M, Bhatt S, Blomquist P, Zaidi A, Volz E, Aziz NA, Harman K, Funk S, Abbott S; COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium, Hope R, Charlett A, Chand M, Ghani AC, Seaman SR, Dabrera G, De Angelis D, Presanis AM, Thelwall S. Comparative analysis of the risks of hospitalisation and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) and delta (B.1.617.2) variants in England: a cohort study. Lancet. 2022;399:1303-1312.
Implementing a Health Care Professional–Supported Digital Intervention for Survivors of Cancer in Primary Care: Qualitative Process Evaluation of the Renewed Intervention. Smith J, Essery R, Yardley L, Richardson A, Slodkowska-Barabasz J, Foster C, Watson E, Grimmett C, Geraghty AWA, Little P, Bradbury K. Implementing a Health Care Professional–Supported Digital Intervention for Survivors of Cancer in Primary Care: Qualitative Process Evaluation of the Renewed Intervention. JMIR Cancer 2022;8:e36364.
Feasibility and acceptability of daily testing at school as an alternative to self-isolation following close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19: A qualitative analysis. Denford S, Towler L, Ali B, Treneman-Evans G, Bloomer R, Peto T, Young BC, Yardley L. Feasibility and acceptability of daily testing at school as an alternative to self-isolation following close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19: A qualitative analysis. BMC Public Health. 2022;22:742.
An assessment of online self-testing and self-sampling service providers for sexually transmitted infections against national standards in the United Kingdom in 2020. Clarke E, Horner P, Muir P, Turner KME, Harding-Esch EM. An assessment of online self-testing and self-sampling service providers for sexually transmitted infections against national standards in the United Kingdom in 2020. Online ahead of print. 12 April 2022.
Development of a multicomponent intervention to increase parental vaccine confidence and young people’s access to the universal HPV vaccination programme in England: protocol for a co-design study. Fisher H, Chantler T, Denford S, Finn A, Hickman M, Mounier-Jack S, Roderick M, Tucker L, Yates J, Audrey S. Development of a multicomponent intervention to increase parental vaccine confidence and young people’s access to the universal HPV vaccination programme in England: protocol for a co-design study. BMJ Open. 2022;12:e062050.
Interventions to enhance testing and linkage to treatment for hepatitis C infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cunningham EB, Wheeler A, Hajarizadeh B, French CE, Roche R, Marshall AD, Fontaine G, Conway A, Valencia BM, Bajis S, Presseau J, Ward JW, Degenhardt L, Dore GJ, Hickman M, Vickerman P, Grebely J. Interventions to enhance testing and linkage to treatment for hepatitis C infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022;7:426-445.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine communication materials for young people in English-speaking countries: A content analysis. Fisher H, Chantler T, Mounier-Jack S, Audrey S. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine communication materials for young people in English-speaking countries: A content analysis. Health Education Journal. 2022;1-16.
Hepatitis C virus reinfection following direct acting antiviral treatment in the prison setting: the SToP-C study. Carson JM, Dore GJ, Lloyd AR, Grebely J, Byrne M, Cunningham E, Amin J, Vickerman P, Martin NK, Treloar C, Martinello M, Matthews GV, Hajarizadeh B , SToP-C study group. Hepatitis C virus reinfection following direct acting antiviral treatment in the prison setting: the SToP-C study. Clin Infect Dis. 2022:ciac246. Online ahead of print.
The effectiveness of low dead space syringes for reducing the risk of hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs – findings from a national survey in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Trickey A, Croxford S, Emanuel E, Ijaz S, Hickman M, Kesten J, Thomas C, Edmundson C, Desai M, Vickerman P. The effectiveness of low dead space syringes for reducing the risk of hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs – findings from a national survey in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022;ciac140. Online ahead of print.
Acceptability and facilitators of and barriers to point-of-care HIV testing in a homeless-focused service in Gloucestershire: a qualitative evaluation. Corker E, Lorencatto F, Anderson N, Gobin M, Scott S, Michie S, Angel G. Acceptability and facilitators of and barriers to point-of-care HIV testing in a homeless-focused service in Gloucestershire: a qualitative evaluation. HIV Medicine. 2022;23:237-248.
Engagement with protective behaviours in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: a series of cross-sectional surveys (the COVID-19 rapid survey of adherence to interventions and responses [CORSAIR] study). Smith LE, Potts HWW, Amlôt R, Fear NT, Michie S, Rubin GJ. Engagement with protective behaviours in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: a series of cross-sectional surveys (the COVID-19 rapid survey of adherence to interventions and responses [CORSAIR] study). BMC Public Health. 2022;22:475.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal infection trends in England, February–July 2020. Love NK, Elliot AJ, Chalmers RM, Douglas A, Gharrbia S, McCormick J, Hughes H, Morbey R, Oliver I, Vivancos R, Smith G. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal infection trends in England, February–July 2020. BMJ Open. 2022;12:e050469.
Challenges in estimation, uncertainty quantification and elicitation for pandemic modelling. Swallow B, Birrell P, Blake J, Burgman M, Challenor P, Coffeng LE, Dawid P, De Angelis D, Goldstein M, Hemming V, Marion G, McKinley TJ, Overton CE, Panovska-Griffiths J, Pellis L, Probert W, Shea K, Villela D, Vernon I. Challenges in estimation, uncertainty quantification and elicitation for pandemic modelling. Epidemics. 2022;38:100547.
The Effectiveness of Interventions for Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Systematic Review. Batteux E, Mills F, Ffion Jones L, Symons C, Weston D. The Effectiveness of Interventions for Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Systematic Review. Vaccines. 2022;10:386.
A2B-COVID: A Tool for Rapidly Evaluating Potential SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Events. Illingworth CJR, Hamilton WL, Jackson C, Warne B, Popay A, Meredith L, Hosmillo M, Jahun A, Fieldman T, Routledge M, Houldcroft CJ, Caller L, Caddy S, Yakovleva A, Hall G, Khokhar FA, Feltwell T, Pinckert ML, Georgana I, Chaudhry Y, Curran M, Parmar S, Sparkes D, Rivett L, Jones NK, Sridhar S, Forrest S, Dymond T, Grainger K, Workman C, Gkrania-Klotsas E, Brown NM, Weekes MP, Baker S, Peacock SJ, Gouliouris T, Goodfellow I, Angelis D, Török ME. A2B-COVID: A Tool for Rapidly Evaluating Potential SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Events. Mol Biol Evol. 2022;39:msac025.
Learning about COVID-19 across borders: Public health information and adherence among international travellers to the UK. Cai S, Zhang T, Robin C, Sawyer C, Rice W, Smith LE, Amlôt R, G. Rubin GJ, Yardley L, Hickman M, Oliver I, Lambert H. Learning about COVID-19 across borders: Public health information and adherence among international travellers to the UK. Public Health. 2022;203:9-14.
Hospitalization and Mortality Risk for COVID-19 Cases With SARS-CoV-2 AY.4.2 (VUI-21OCT-01) Compared to Non-AY.4.2 Delta Variant Sublineages. Nyberg T, Harman K, Zaidi A, Seaman SR, Andrews N, Nash SG, Charlett A, Bernal JL, Myers R, Groves N, Gallagher E, Gharbia S, Chand M, Thelwall S, De Angelis D, Dabrera G, Presanis AM. Hospitalization and Mortality Risk for COVID-19 Cases With SARS-CoV-2 AY.4.2 (VUI-21OCT-01) Compared to Non-AY.4.2 Delta Variant Sublineages. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2022;jiac063.
Protection against SARS-CoV-2 after Covid-19 Vaccination and Previous Infection. Hall V, Foulkes S, Insalata F, Kirwan A, Saei A, Atti E et al. Protection against SARS-CoV-2 after Covid-19 Vaccination and Previous Infection. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2022;386:1207-1220.
Methods and indicators to validate country reductions in incidence of hepatitis C virus infection to elimination levels set by WHO. Artenie A, Luhmann N, Lim AG, Fraser H, Ward Z, Stone J, MacGregor L, Walker JG, Trickey A, Marquez LK, Abu-Raddad LJ, Ayoub HH, Walsh N, Hickman M, Martin NK, Easterbrook P, Vickerman P. Methods and indicators to validate country reductions in incidence of hepatitis C virus infection to elimination levels set by WHO. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022;7:353-366.
Perceived availability and carriage of take-home naloxone and factors associated with carriage among people who inject drugs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Spring C, Croxford S, Ward Z, Ayres R, Lord C, Desai M, Emanuel E, Vickerman P, Artenie A. Perceived availability and carriage of take-home naloxone and factors associated with carriage among people who inject drugs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. International Journal of Drug Policy. 2022;102:103615.
A Digital Intervention for Respiratory Tract Infections (Internet Dr): Process Evaluation to Understand How to Support Self-care for Minor Ailments. Miller S, Yardley L, Smith P, Weal M, Anderson A, Stuart B, Little P, Morrison L. A Digital Intervention for Respiratory Tract Infections (Internet Dr): Process Evaluation to Understand How to Support Self-care for Minor Ailments. JMIR Form Res. 2022;6(1):e24239.
Impact of changed co-amoxiclav susceptibility testing formats on apparent resistance rates for bloodstream Escherichia coli in a long-term surveillance. Reynolds R, Mushtaq S, Horner C, Longshaw C, Livermore DM. Impact of changed co-amoxiclav susceptibility testing formats on apparent resistance rates for bloodstream Escherichia coli in a long-term surveillance. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2022;77:1206–1208.
Low uptake of COVID-19 lateral flow testing among university students: a mixed methods evaluation. French C, Denford S, Brooks Pollock E, Wehling H, Hickman M. Low uptake of COVID-19 lateral flow testing among university students: a mixed methods evaluation. Public Health. 2022;204:54-62.
The contribution of unstable housing to HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study. Stone J, Artenie A, Hickman M, Martin NK, Degenhardt L, Fraser H, Vickerman P. The contribution of unstable housing to HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study. Lancet Public Health. 2022;7:E136-E145.