Sepehr N Tabrizi

Summary

Affiliation: Royal Children's Hospital
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae in virginal women
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Victoria 3053, Australia
    Sex Transm Dis 33:663-5. 2006
  2. ncbi Effect of ThinPrep preparation on human papillomavirus detection and genotyping in rectal samples by PCR
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 47:227-9. 2009
  3. ncbi Human adenoviruses types associated with non-gonococcal urethritis
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Carlton 3053, Victoria, Australia
    Sex Health 4:41-4. 2007
  4. ncbi Comparison of the INNO-LiPA and PapType assays for detection of human papillomavirus in archival vulva dysplasia and/or neoplasia tissue biopsy specimens
    Sarah E Tan
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Victoria 3052, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 49:3980-2. 2011
  5. ncbi HPV genotype prevalence in women with abnormal pap smears in Melbourne, Australia
    Matthew P Stevens
    Department of Microbiology, The Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    J Med Virol 81:1283-91. 2009
  6. ncbi Etiologies of nongonococcal urethritis: bacteria, viruses, and the association with orogenital exposure
    Catriona S Bradshaw
    Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, The Alfred Hospital, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Infect Dis 193:336-45. 2006
  7. ncbi Evaluation of self-collected urine dip swab method for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis
    Anna Maria Costa
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Locked Bag 300, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
    Sex Health 6:213-6. 2009
  8. ncbi Comparison of two Mycoplasma genitalium real-time PCR detection methodologies
    Jimmy Twin
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 49:1140-2. 2011
  9. ncbi Human papillomavirus prevalence among indigenous and non-indigenous Australian women prior to a national HPV vaccination program
    Suzanne M Garland
    Regional World Health Organisation Human Papillomavirus Laboratory Network, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Locked Bag 300, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    BMC Med 9:104. 2011
  10. ncbi Comparison of the Digene Hybrid Capture 2 assay and Roche AMPLICOR and LINEAR ARRAY human papillomavirus (HPV) tests in detecting high-risk HPV genotypes in specimens from women with previous abnormal Pap smear results
    Matthew P Stevens
    Department of Microbiology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 45:2130-7. 2007

Detail Information

Publications42

  1. ncbi Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae in virginal women
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Victoria 3053, Australia
    Sex Transm Dis 33:663-5. 2006
    ..The objectives of this study was to determine the prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae in virginal women and to establish if nonpenetrative sexual activity is associated with these organisms...
  2. ncbi Effect of ThinPrep preparation on human papillomavirus detection and genotyping in rectal samples by PCR
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 47:227-9. 2009
    ..Overall, 52 samples generated concordant genotypes and 38 had additional and 21 had fewer genotypes postprocessing. PreservCyt samples should be aliquoted for PCR testing prior to ThinPrep processing...
  3. ncbi Human adenoviruses types associated with non-gonococcal urethritis
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Carlton 3053, Victoria, Australia
    Sex Health 4:41-4. 2007
    ..Role of adenoviruses in non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) has been reported in only a few studies. The aim of the study was to detect and type adenoviruses in men presenting with NGU...
  4. ncbi Comparison of the INNO-LiPA and PapType assays for detection of human papillomavirus in archival vulva dysplasia and/or neoplasia tissue biopsy specimens
    Sarah E Tan
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Victoria 3052, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 49:3980-2. 2011
    ..The INNO-LiPA assay detected amplifiable DNA in 59 (91%) biopsy specimens, compared with 57 (88%) specimens for which amplifiable DNA was detected by the PapType assay. The two genotyping assays were highly comparable...
  5. ncbi HPV genotype prevalence in women with abnormal pap smears in Melbourne, Australia
    Matthew P Stevens
    Department of Microbiology, The Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    J Med Virol 81:1283-91. 2009
    ..02). These findings provide the largest dataset of HPV genotype prevalence rates within Australian women, though are not representative of the general population...
  6. ncbi Etiologies of nongonococcal urethritis: bacteria, viruses, and the association with orogenital exposure
    Catriona S Bradshaw
    Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, The Alfred Hospital, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Infect Dis 193:336-45. 2006
    ..The purpose of the present study was to determine pathogens and behaviors associated with nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) and the usefulness of the urethral smear in predicting the presence of pathogens...
  7. ncbi Evaluation of self-collected urine dip swab method for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis
    Anna Maria Costa
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Locked Bag 300, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
    Sex Health 6:213-6. 2009
    ..The present study is an evaluation of a self-collected urine dip (SCUD) swab as an alternative sampling method for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) in urine samples that conforms to postal service regulations in Australia...
  8. ncbi Comparison of two Mycoplasma genitalium real-time PCR detection methodologies
    Jimmy Twin
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 49:1140-2. 2011
    ..97 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.94 to 1.01) and no difference in bacterial load quantified (P = 0.4399)...
  9. ncbi Human papillomavirus prevalence among indigenous and non-indigenous Australian women prior to a national HPV vaccination program
    Suzanne M Garland
    Regional World Health Organisation Human Papillomavirus Laboratory Network, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Locked Bag 300, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    BMC Med 9:104. 2011
    ..Prior to introduction of a national human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination program, we determined HPV genotype prevalence by Indigenous status and residence in remote areas...
  10. ncbi Comparison of the Digene Hybrid Capture 2 assay and Roche AMPLICOR and LINEAR ARRAY human papillomavirus (HPV) tests in detecting high-risk HPV genotypes in specimens from women with previous abnormal Pap smear results
    Matthew P Stevens
    Department of Microbiology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 45:2130-7. 2007
    ..Both PCR-based HPV tests may be valuable in the management of care for women with underlying cervical abnormalities, in predicting treatment success, and in studying the clearance or acquisition of new infections...
  11. ncbi Absence of a Chlamydia trachomatis variant, harbouring a deletion in the cryptic plasmid, in clients of a sexually transmissible infection clinic and antenatal patients in Melbourne
    Matthew P Stevens
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Carlton, Victoria
    Commun Dis Intell 32:77-81. 2008
    ..However, given the current upsurge in urogenital CT-infections, continued surveillance is necessary to ensure timely detection of this variant, should it be introduced into the population...
  12. ncbi Assessment of MagNA pure LC extraction system for detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in PreservCyt samples by the Roche AMPLICOR and LINEAR ARRAY HPV tests
    Matthew P Stevens
    Department of Microbiology, The Royal Women s Hospital, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 44:2428-33. 2006
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  13. ncbi Development and evaluation of an ompA quantitative real-time PCR assay for Chlamydia trachomatis serovar determination
    Matthew P Stevens
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Locked Bag 300, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 48:2060-5. 2010
    ..trachomatis serovars, particularly among anogenital infections. This is the first report of a qPCR typing assay offering differentiation of C. trachomatis serovars associated with both anogenital and ocular diseases...
  14. ncbi Azithromycin failure in Mycoplasma genitalium urethritis
    Catriona S Bradshaw
    Alfred Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    Emerg Infect Dis 12:1149-52. 2006
    ..genitalium to macrolides. Moxifloxacin administration resulted in rapid symptom resolution and eradication of infection in all cases. These findings have implications for management of urethritis...
  15. ncbi Human papillomavirus genotyping using a modified linear array detection protocol
    Matthew P Stevens
    Department of Microbiology, The Royal Women s Hospital, Carlton, Vic, Australia
    J Virol Methods 135:124-6. 2006
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  16. ncbi Development and validation of a real-time PCR assay specifically detecting human papillomavirus 52 using the Roche LightCycler 480 system
    Matthew P Stevens
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    J Virol Methods 147:290-6. 2008
    ..Laboratories already using the Linear Array HPV genotyping test could adopt this method once internally validated...
  17. ncbi Diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STI) using self-collected non-invasive specimens
    Suzanne M Garland
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital of Women s and Children s Health, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
    Sex Health 1:121-6. 2004
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  18. ncbi Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes among men who have sex with men in Australia
    Jimmy Twin
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Sex Transm Dis 38:279-85. 2011
    ..Chlamydia trachomatis is a common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in men who have sex with men (MSM), although little is known about its distribution in Australian MSM communities...
  19. ncbi Validation of an automated detection platform for use with the roche linear array human papillomavirus genotyping test
    Matthew P Stevens
    Department of Microbiology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 46:3813-6. 2008
    ..Genotyping profiles showed 100% concordance between the methods, suggesting that automation could complement the Roche Linear Array for enhanced speed and reproducibility...
  20. ncbi Human papillomavirus genotyping using archival vulval dysplastic or neoplastic biopsy tissues: comparison between the INNO-LiPA and linear array assays
    Sarah E Tan
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 48:1458-60. 2010
    ..The INNO-LiPA provides greater sensitivity for HPV genotyping in archival tissue...
  21. ncbi Bacterial vaginosis (BV) candidate bacteria: associations with BV and behavioural practices in sexually-experienced and inexperienced women
    Katherine Fethers
    School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    PLoS ONE 7:e30633. 2012
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  22. ncbi Human papillomavirus genotype detection from archival papanicolaou-stained cervical tests
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Cancer Cytopathol 118:482-9. 2010
    ..Pap tests are ideal because the majority of women in countries with comprehensive screening programs would have had several collected and stored...
  23. ncbi Evaluation of six commercial nucleic acid amplification tests for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and other Neisseria species
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Bio 21 Institute, Parkville 3052, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 49:3610-5. 2011
    ..Supplementary testing for confirmation of N. gonorrhoeae NAATs remains recommended with all samples tested, in particular those from extragenital sites...
  24. ncbi Clearance of human papillomavirus in women treated for cervical dysplasia
    Elya E Moore
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Obstet Gynecol 117:101-8. 2011
    ..To estimate human papillomavirus (HPV) clearance of women with cervical abnormalities after treatment...
  25. ncbi Evaluation of a modified reverse line blot assay for detection and typing of human papillomavirus
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Department of Molecular Microbiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women's Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Clin Pathol 123:896-9. 2005
    ..Overall, comparable results were obtained by the modified, more easily performed protocol, indicating that laboratories might validate and use this modified method...
  26. ncbi Human papillomavirus genotype prevalence in cervical biopsies from women diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or cervical cancer in Fiji
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Regional WHO HPV Reference Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
    Sex Health 8:338-42. 2011
    ..This study's objective was to determine HPV genotypes present in cervical cancer (CC) and precancers (cervical intraepithelial lesion (CIN) 3) in Fiji...
  27. ncbi Evaluation of opa-based real-time PCR for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Department of Molecular Microbiology, The Royal Women s Hospital, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    Sex Transm Dis 32:199-202. 2005
    ..The current study describes a sensitive and specific real-time 5'-nuclease PCR assay targeting a 90-bp region of the multicopy opa gene...
  28. ncbi Quality assessment for human papillomavirus testing
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Australia
    Sex Health 7:335-7. 2010
    ..It is important that laboratories select the appropriate panels for detection of targeted types covered by assay used. Failure to do so can possibly alter patient management and increase the cost of treatment...
  29. ncbi Variability of the Chlamydia trachomatis omp1 gene detected in samples from men tested in male-only saunas in Melbourne, Australia
    Nichole A Lister
    Department of Public Health, Sexual Health Unit, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, The University of Melbourne, 580 Swanston St, Carlton 3053, Victoria, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 42:2596-601. 2004
    ..trachomatis elsewhere. No significant genetic variants were found, as most variable positions were silent and were detected only in single samples...
  30. ncbi Web-based recruiting for health research using a social networking site: an exploratory study
    Yeshe Fenner
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Australia
    J Med Internet Res 14:e20. 2012
    ..Recruitment of young people for health research by traditional methods has become more expensive and challenging over recent decades. The Internet presents an opportunity for innovative recruitment modalities...
  31. ncbi Epidermodysplasia verruciformis-like syndrome in association with systemic lupus erythematosus
    Cara Holmes
    Skin and Cancer Foundation, Victoria, Australia
    Australas J Dermatol 50:44-7. 2009
    ..Human papillomavirus genotyping from the hair follicles revealed that human papillomavirus-20 had the highest viral load, irrespective of body site...
  32. ncbi Is it time to move to nucleic acid amplification tests screening for pharyngeal and rectal gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men to improve gonorrhoea control?
    Christopher K Fairley
    Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Hospital, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
    Sex Health 8:9-11. 2011
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  33. ncbi Prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes in women with cervical cancer in Papua New Guinea
    Tania Tabone
    Regional WHO HPV Reference Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet 117:30-2. 2012
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  34. ncbi Does HPV type 16 or 18 prevalence in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 lesions vary by age? An important issue for postvaccination surveillance
    Julia M L Brotherton
    Regional WHO Human Papillomavirus Laboratory Network, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, Locked Bag 300, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    Future Microbiol 7:193-9. 2012
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  35. ncbi Characterization of Chlamydia trachomatis omp1 genotypes detected in eye swab samples from remote Australian communities
    Matthew P Stevens
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women's Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 42:2501-7. 2004
    ..Given that such genotypic information has gone unreported, these findings provide knowledge and a foundation for trachoma-associated C. trachomatis variants circulating in the Northern Territory...
  36. ncbi Evaluation of LightCycler as a platform for nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) in real-time detection of enteroviruses
    Anna Maria Costa
    Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton 3053, Victoria, Australia
    Curr Microbiol 56:80-3. 2008
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  37. ncbi Prevalence and typing of human papilloma virus (HPV) among female sex workers and outpatient women in southern Thailand
    Verapol Chandeying
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90110, Thailand
    Sex Health 3:11-4. 2006
    ..The current study aimed to examine the prevalence of HPV in this population and compare this with the lower-risk outpatient women (OPW) in Thailand...
  38. ncbi Chlamydia trachomatis serovars causing urogenital infections in women in Melbourne, Australia
    Nichole A Lister
    J Clin Microbiol 43:2546-7. 2005
  39. ncbi Detection of Candida species by PCR in self-collected vaginal swabs of women after taking antibiotics
    Sepehr N Tabrizi
    Mycoses 49:523-4. 2006
    ..The results of this study may indicate that other agents including other yeast species may be responsible for symptoms of postantibiotic vulvovaginitis...
  40. ncbi Evaluation of self-collected samples in contrast to practitioner-collected samples for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis by polymerase chain reaction among women living in remote areas
    Janet Knox
    Sexual Health Unit of Territory Health Services, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
    Sex Transm Dis 29:647-54. 2002
    ..The low sensitivity of N gonorrhoeae PCR of urine specimens may reflect poor transport and storage conditions, which we have shown can be improved by freezing urine specimens and reducing transport delays...
  41. ncbi Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in a public colposcopy clinic population
    Rodney W Petersen
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3054, Australia
    Sex Health 4:133-6. 2007
    ..Women attending colposcopy clinics may therefore be at risk of undiagnosed infection with C. trachomatis...
  42. ncbi Exploring 'best practice' for nucleic acid detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
    David M Whiley
    Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, Royal Children s Hospital and Health Service District, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
    Sex Health 5:17-23. 2008
    ..Further, we highlight the need to maintain culture-based testing for certain specimen sites as well as for antimicrobial resistance surveillance...