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Shane Tillakeratne

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Marshall A, Conway A, Cunningham E, Valerio H, Silk D, Alavi M, et al.
Viruses . 2024 Nov; 16(11). PMID: 39599877
The primary aim of this study was to establish the feasibility of implementing a larger RCT designed to evaluate the effect of financial incentives on HCV treatment initiation among persons...
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Tillakeratne S, Pearson S, Alavi M, Hajarizadeh B, Martinello M, Law M, et al.
Lancet Reg Health West Pac . 2024 Sep; 51:101185. PMID: 39282135
Background: Monitoring hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) liver-related morbidity and mortality is key to evaluate progress towards elimination targets. Methods: HBV and HCV notifications in NSW,...
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Valerio H, Alavi M, Marshall A, Hajarizadeh B, Amin J, Law M, et al.
Drug Alcohol Rev . 2023 May; 43(5):1080-1092. PMID: 37254644
Introduction: Females of childbearing age with hepatitis C virus (HCV) face increased marginalisation with intersecting, sex-specific barriers to direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy. We assessed the factors associated with uptake...
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Grebely J, Gilliver R, McNaughton T, Conway A, Cunningham E, Henderson C, et al.
Int J Drug Policy . 2023 Mar; 114:103982. PMID: 36863287
Background: Point-of-care hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA testing can facilitate single-visit diagnosis and treatment. This study evaluated a single-visit test and treat intervention integrating point-of-care HCV RNA testing, linkage to...
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Nyein P, Tillakeratne S, Phyu S, Yee M, Lwin M, Htike K, et al.
Viruses . 2023 Feb; 15(2). PMID: 36851736
To evaluate a decentralised testing model and simplified treatment protocol of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to facilitate treatment scale-up in Myanmar, this prospective, observational study recruited HIV-HCV co-infected outpatients...
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Conway A, Read P, Gilliver R, McNaughton T, Valerio H, Cunningham E, et al.
Viruses . 2022 Nov; 14(11). PMID: 36366561
Background: New technologies and therapies allow the possibility of a single-visit test and treat model for hepatitis C virus (HCV), addressing some of the barriers to care faced by people...
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Hosseini-Hooshyar S, Alavi M, Martinello M, Valerio H, Tillakeratne S, Matthews G, et al.
J Viral Hepat . 2022 Feb; 29(4):271-279. PMID: 35175671
People living with HIV (PLHIV) are a priority population to receive hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening and treatment. We aimed to characterize the HCV care cascade among PLHIV between 2010...
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Valerio H, Alavi M, Law M, McManus H, Tillakeratne S, Bajis S, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2021 Jun; 73(11):2037-2044. PMID: 34107022
Background: People who inject drugs are at greater risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and hospitalization, yet admissions are not utilized for HCV treatment initiation. We aimed to assess...
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Valerio H, Alavi M, Law M, Tillakeratne S, Amin J, Janjua N, et al.
J Hepatol . 2020 Sep; 74(2):293-302. PMID: 32931879
Background & Aims: High HCV treatment uptake among people at most risk of transmission is essential to achieve elimination. We aimed to characterise subpopulations of people with HCV based on...
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Grebely J, Catlett B, Jayasinghe I, Valerio H, Hajarizadeh B, Verich A, et al.
J Infect Dis . 2020 Jan; 221(12):2043-2049. PMID: 31993636
Background: Xpert HCV Viral Load Fingerstick assay (Xpert HCV VL FS) is a point-of-care test quantifying HCV RNA in <1 hour, enabling same-visit diagnosis and treatment. Methods: This study evaluated...