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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 474 0999 extn 58512
Email
katrina.sharples@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Professor
Department
Department of Medicine (Dunedin)
Qualifications
MSc(Auck) PhD(Wash)
Research summary
Biostatistics

Research

Katrina is a biostatictician who has worked in conjunction with many different researchers and on different areas of research in preventive medicine and other disciplines including the AIDS Epidemiology Group.

Publications

Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Aini, I. N., Nurhasanah, H., Ratnaningsih, D. F., … Hill, P. C. (2024). Tuberculin skin test and Interferon-gamma release assay agreement, and associated factors with latent tuberculosis infection, in medical and nursing students in Bandung, Indonesia. PLoS ONE, 19(3), e0299874. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299874

O'Reilly, E., Lao, L., Woodhouse, B., Sharples, K., Print, C., & Lawrence, B. (2024). Palliative radiotherapy is effective for both well- and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 68, 94-102. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13597

Kibirige, D., Andia-Biraro, I., Kyazze, A. P., Olum, R., Bongomin, F., Nakavuma, R. M., … Hill, P. C., … Sharples, K., & Critchley, J. (2023). Burden and associated phenotypic characteristics of tuberculosis infection in adult Africans with diabetes: A systematic review. Scientific Reports, 13, 19894. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-47285-4

Shannon, II, F. Q., Bawo, L. L., Crump, J. A., Sharples, K., Egan, R., & Hill, P. C. (2023). Evaluation of Ebola virus disease surveillance system capability to promptly detect a new outbreak in Liberia. BMJ Global Health, 8, e012369. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012369

Crump, J. A., Vakaoti, P., Moore-Jones, M., Tan, L., Ergler, C. R., Fenton, E., Anderson, E. M. R., Bremer, P. J., Sharples, K. J., Walls, T., … Hadingham, J., Hill, P. C., & Knowles, S. (2023). Health nationalism in Aotearoa New Zealand during COVID-19: Problems for global health equity. Nature Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02436-y

Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Aini, I. N., Nurhasanah, H., Ratnaningsih, D. F., … Hill, P. C. (2024). Tuberculin skin test and Interferon-gamma release assay agreement, and associated factors with latent tuberculosis infection, in medical and nursing students in Bandung, Indonesia. PLoS ONE, 19(3), e0299874. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299874

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O'Reilly, E., Lao, L., Woodhouse, B., Sharples, K., Print, C., & Lawrence, B. (2024). Palliative radiotherapy is effective for both well- and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 68, 94-102. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13597

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Al-Darraji, H., Hill, P., Sharples, K., Altice, F. L., & Kamarulzaman, A. (2023). Intensified pulmonary tuberculosis case finding among HIV-infected new entrants of a prison in Malaysia: Implications for a holistic approach to control tuberculosis in prisons. International Journal of Prisoner Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-01-2022-0001

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Dasyam, N., Sharples, K. J., Barrow, C., Huang, Y., Bauer, E., Mester, B., … Hermans, I. F. (2023). A randomised controlled trial of long NY-ESO-1 peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cells with or without alpha-galactosylceramide in high-risk melanoma. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00262-023-03400-y

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Kibirige, D., Andia-Biraro, I., Kyazze, A. P., Olum, R., Bongomin, F., Nakavuma, R. M., … Hill, P. C., … Sharples, K., & Critchley, J. (2023). Burden and associated phenotypic characteristics of tuberculosis infection in adult Africans with diabetes: A systematic review. Scientific Reports, 13, 19894. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-47285-4

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Shannon, II, F. Q., Bawo, L. L., Crump, J. A., Sharples, K., Egan, R., & Hill, P. C. (2023). Evaluation of Ebola virus disease surveillance system capability to promptly detect a new outbreak in Liberia. BMJ Global Health, 8, e012369. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012369

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Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Nurhasanah, H., Nurul Aini, I., Susilawati, N., … Hill, P. C. (2022). Tuberculosis infection control measures and knowledge in primary health centres in Bandung, Indonesia. Journal of Infection Prevention, 23(2), 49-58. doi: 10.1177/17571774211046880

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Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Nurul Aini, I., Nurhasanah, H., Ruslami, R., … Hill, P. C., & Alisjahbana, B. (2022). Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in healthcare workers in a tertiary referral hospital in Bandung, Indonesia. Journal of Infection Prevention, 23(4), 155-166. doi: 10.1177/17571774211046887

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Kibirige, D., Chamba, N., Andia-Biraro, I., Kilonzo, K., Laizer, S. N., Sekitoleko, I., … Sharples, K., Hill, P., … on behalf of the PROTID Consortium. (2022). Indicators of optimal diabetes care and burden of diabetes complications in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 12(11), e060786. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060786

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Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Nurul Aini, I., Nurhasanah, H., Ratnaningsih, D. F., … Hill, P. C. (2021). High risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among medical and nursing students in Indonesia: A 1-year prospective study. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 116, 10-18. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trab038

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Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2021). Antidepressant dispensing before, during, and after pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2014. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 61, 837-845. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13352

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Horsburgh, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Zeng, J., & Parkin, L. (2021). Patterns of metformin monotherapy discontinuation and reinitiation in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 16(4), e0250289. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250289

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Parkin, L., Williams, S., Barson, D., Sharples, K., Horsburgh, S., Jackson, R., & Dummer, J. (2021). Is the use of two versus one long-acting bronchodilator by patients with COPD associated with a higher risk of acute coronary syndrome in real-world clinical practice? BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 8(1), e000840. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000840

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Parkin, L., Williams, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Jackson, R., … Dummer, J. (2021). Dual versus single long-acting bronchodilator use could raise acute coronary syndrome risk by over 50%: A population-based nested case-control study. Journal of Internal Medicine, 290, 1028-1038. doi: 10.1111/joim.13348

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Schofield, M. R., Maze, M. J., Crump, J. A., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R., & Sharples, K. J. (2021). On the robustness of latent class models for diagnostic testing with no gold standard. Statistics in Medicine, 40, 4751-4763. doi: 10.1002/sim.8999

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Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2020). Patterns of prescription medicine dispensing before and during pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2015. PLoS ONE, 15(6), e0234153. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234153

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Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2020). Prescription medicines with potential for foetal harm: Dispensing before and during pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2015. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 76, 887-896. doi: 10.1007/s00228-020-02868-2

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Helsby, N. A., Duley, J., Burns, K. E., Bonnet, C., Jeong, S. H., Brenman, E., … Sharples, K., … Findlay, M. (2020). A case-control study to assess the ability of the thymine challenge test to predict patients with severe to life threatening fluoropyrimidine-induced gastrointestinal toxicity. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 86, 155-164. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14153

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Maze, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Allan, K. J., Biggs, H. M., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Galloway, R. L., … Crump, J. A. (2020). Estimating acute human leptospirosis incidence in northern Tanzania using sentinel site and community behavioural surveillance. Zoonoses & Public Health, 67, 496-505. doi: 10.1111/zph.12712

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Morrison, A. L., Lewthwaite, H., Houghton, L. A., Nasak, D. S. J., Sharples, K. J., Brown, P., Crump, J. A., & Jack, S. J. (2020). Child undernutrition in households with microbiologically safer drinking water and ‘improved water’ in Tanna, Vanuatu. Journal of Water & Health, 18(3), 416-429. doi: 10.2166/wh.2020.262

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Parkin, L., Quon, J., Sharples, K., Barson, D., & Dummer, J. (2020). Underuse of beta-blockers by patients with COPD and co-morbid acute coronary syndrome: A nationwide follow-up study in New Zealand. Respirology, 25, 173-182. doi: 10.1111/resp.13662

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Thorn, L. M., Ussher, J. E., Broadbent, R. S., Manning, J. M., Sharples, K. J., & Crump, J. A. (2020). Risk factors for Staphylococcus capitis pulsotype NRCS-A colonisation among premature neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary-care hospital: A retrospective case-control study. Infection Prevention in Practice, 2, 100057. doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2020.100057

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Verrall, A. J., Alisjahbana, B., Apriani, L., Novianty, N., Nurani, A. C., van Laarhoven, A., Ussher, J. E., … Sharples, K., … Hill, P. C. (2020). Early clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: The INFECT case contact cohort study in Indonesia. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 221, 1351-1360. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz168

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Verrall, A. J., Schneider, M., Alisjahbana, B., Apriani, L., van Laarhoven, A., Koeken, V. A. C. M., … Hannaway, R. F., … Sharples, K., Hill, P. C., Ussher, J. E., & van Crevel, R. (2020). Early clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is associated with increased innate immune responses. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 221, 1342-1350. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz147

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Horsburgh, S., Barson, D., Zeng, J., Sharples, K., & Parkin, L. (2019). Adherence to metformin monotherapy in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in New Zealand. Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice, 158, 107902. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107902

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Maze, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Allan, K. J., Rubach, M. P., & Crump, J. A. (2019). Diagnostic accuracy of leptospirosis whole-cell lateral flow assays: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Microbiology & Infection, 25, 437-444. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.11.014

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Cash-Goldwasser, S., Maze, M. J., Rubach, M. P., Biggs, H. M., Stoddard, R. A., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2018). Risk factors for human brucellosis in Northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 98(2), 598-606. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0125

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Donald, S., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Sharples, K., & Parkin, L. (2018). Generation of a pregnancy cohort for medicine utilisation and medicine safety studies in New Zealand. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, 27, 1335-1343. doi: 10.1002/pds.4671

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Gasser, O., Sharples, K. J., Barrow, C., Williams, G. M., Bauer, E., Wood, C. E., … Hayman, C. M., … Weinkove, R., … Hermans, I. F. (2018). A phase I vaccination study with dendritic cells loaded with NY-ESO-1 and α-galactosylceramide: Induction of polyfunctional T cells in high-risk melanoma patients. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 67(2), 285-298. doi: 10.1007/s00262-017-2085-9

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Maze, M. J., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Rubach, M. P., Biggs, H. M., Galloway, R. L., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2018). Risk factors for human acute leptospirosis in northern Tanzania. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(6), e0006372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006372

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Parkin, L., Barson, D., Zeng, J., Horsburgh, S., Sharples, K., & Dummer, J. (2018). Patterns of use of long-acting brochodilators in patients with COPD: A nationwide follow-up study of new users in New Zealand. Respirology, 23(6), 583-592. doi: 10.1111/resp.13235

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Paul, C., Sharples, K. J., Baranyai, J., Jones, R. W., & Skegg, D. C. G. (2018). Outcomes for women without conventional treatment for stage 1A (microinvasive) carcinoma of the cervix. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 58(3), 321-329. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12753

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Quon, J., Parkin, L., Sharples, K., & Barson, D. (2018). Co-prescribing of contraindicated and use-with-caution drugs in a national cohort of new users of simvastatin: How well are prescribing guidelines followed? New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1474), 35-44. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Robinson, C., Cutfield, N., Mottershead, J., Sharples, K., Richards, R., Kingan, J., … Zhang, Z. (2018). Media reporting of health interventions in New Zealand: A retrospective analysis. Internal Medicine Journal, 48(8), 924-930. doi: 10.1111/imj.13936

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Sharples, K., Firth, M., Hinder, V., Hill, A., Jeffery, M., Sarfati, D., … Atmore, C., … Derrett, S., … Keating, J., … Jackson, C., & Findlay, M. (2018). The New Zealand PIPER Project: Colorectal cancer survival according to rurality, ethnicity and socioeconomic deprivation: Results from a retrospective cohort study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 1476(131), 24-39. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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McKergow, E., Parkin, L., Barson, D. J., Sharples, K. J., & Wheeler, B. J. (2017). Demographic and regional disparities in insulin pump utilization in a setting of universal funding: A New Zealand nationwide study. Acta Diabetologica, 54(1), 63-71. doi: 10.1007/s00592-016-0912-7

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Parkin, L., Sharples, K. J., Barson, D. J., & Blank, M.-L. (2017). Simvastatin dose and acute kidney injury without concurrent serious muscle injury: A nationwide nested case-control study. PLoS ONE, 12(7), e0182066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182066

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van Roode, T., Sharples, K., Dickson, N., & Paul, C. (2017). Life-course relationship between socioeconomic circumstances and timing of first birth in a birth cohort. PLoS ONE, 12(1), e0170170. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170170

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Burns, K. E., Lo, W.-Y., Findlay, M. P., Sharples, K., Laking, G., & Helsby, N. A. (2016). High CYP2C19 phenotypic variability in gastrointestinal cancer patients. Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology, 77, 195-204. doi: 10.1007/s00280-015-2923-4

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Firth, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Hinder, V. A., Macapagal, J., Sarfati, D., Derrett, S. L., … Atmore, C., Keating, J. P., Jeffery, M., … Jackson, C. G. C. A., & Findlay, M. P. N. (2016). Methods of a national colorectal cancer cohort study: The PIPER Project. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1440), 25-36. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Broom, R. J., Hinder, V., Sharples, K., Proctor, J., Duffey, S., Pollard, S., … Findlay, M. P. N. (2015). Everolimus and zoledronic acid in patients with renal cell carcinoma with bone metastases: A randomized first-line phase II trial. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, 13(1), 50-58. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2014.07.002

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Lawrence, N., Hinder, V., Murray, M., Macapagal, J., Thompson, P., Sharples, K., & Findlay, M. (2015). Transient elevation in serum carcinoembryonic antigen while on adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer: Is this of prognostic importance? Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12402

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Perez, D., Sharples, K. J., Broom, R., Jeffery, M., Proctor, J., Hinder, V., … Simpson, A., … Findlay, M. (2015). A randomised phase IIb trial to assess the efficacy of ReCharge ice cream in preventing chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea. Supportive Care in Cancer, 23(11), 3307-3315. doi: 10.1007/s00520-015-2755-0

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Prasad, N., Sharples, K. J., Murdoch, D. R., & Crump, J. A. (2015). Community prevalence of fever and relationship with malaria among infants and children in low-resource areas. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 93(1), 178-180. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0646

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Jackson, C. G. C. A., Sharples, K., Thompson, P. I., O'Donnell, A., Robinson, B. A., Perez, D. J., … Findlay, M. P. (2014). Dose-intense capecitabine, oxaliplatin and bevacizumab as first line treatment for metastatic, unresectable colorectal cancer: A multi-centre phase II study. BMC Cancer, 14, 737. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-737

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Moore, A. E., Muirhead, J. C., Sharples, K., & Stringer, M. D. (2014). The effect of upper limb position on ultrasonographic arterial flow to the ulnar nerve. Anaesthesia, 69(4), 356-361. doi: 10.1111/anae.12543

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Harvey, V. J., Sharples, K. J., Isaacs, R. J., Jameson, M. B., Jeffery, G. M., McLaren, B. R., … Simpson, A. B., … Findlay, M. P. (2013). A randomized phase II study comparing capecitabine alone with capecitabine and oral cyclophosphamide in patients with advanced breast cancer-cyclox II. Annals of Oncology, 24(7), 1828-1834. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdt065

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Konings, A. F., Martin, L. W., Sharples, K. J., Roddam, L. F., Latham, R., Reid, D. W., & Lamont, I. L. (2013). Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses multiple pathways to acquire iron during chronic infection in cystic fibrosis lungs. Infection & Immunity, 81(8), 2697-2704. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00418-13

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Saha, D., Akinsola, A., Sharples, K., Adeyemi, M. O., Antonio, M., Imran, S., … Hill, P. C. (2013). Health Care Utilization and Attitudes Survey: Understanding diarrheal disease in rural Gambia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 89(Suppl. 1), 13-20. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0751

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Stringer, M. D., Fraser, S., Gordon, K. C., Sharples, K., & Windsor, J. A. (2013). Gallstones in New Zealand: Composition, risk factors and ethnic differences. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83(7-8), 575-580. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06234.x

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Cameron, C. M., Coppell, K. J., Fletcher, D. J., & Sharples, K. J. (2012). Capture-recapture using multiple data sources: Estimating the prevalence of diabetes. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36(3), 223-228. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00868.x

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Dickson, N. P., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., & Paul, C. (2012). Late presentation of HIV infection among adults in New Zealand: 2005-2010. HIV Medicine, 13(3), 182-189. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00959.x

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O'Sullivan, P., Sharples, K., Dalphin, M., Davidson, P., Gilling, P., Cambridge, L., … Luxmanan, C., … Yoon, H.-S., … Guilford, P. J. (2012). A multigene urine test for the detection and stratification of bladder cancer in patients presenting with hematuria. Journal of Urology, 188(3), 741-747. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.05.003

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Saxton, P. J. W., Dickson, N. P., McAllister, S. M., Hughes, A. J., & Sharples, K. (2012). HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in New Zealand 1985-2009: 25 years of public health monitoring. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 23(4), 274-279. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.011213

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van Roode, T., Dickson, N., Sharples, K., & Paul, C. (2012). Patterns of sexual partnering and reproductive history: Associations with timing of first birth in a birth cohort. Perspectives on Sexual & Reproductive Health, 44(1), 48-56. doi: 10.1363/4404812

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Al-Mahrouqi, H., Parkin, L., & Sharples, K. (2011). Incidence of stomach cancer in Oman and the other Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Oman Medical Journal, 26(4), 258-262. doi: 10.5001/omj.2011.62

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Martin, L. W., Reid, D. W., Sharples, K. J., & Lamont, I. L. (2011). Pseudomonas siderophores in the sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis. Biometals, 24(6), 1059-1067. doi: 10.1007/s10534-011-9464-z

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Murray, M., Brown, J., Hinder, V., Merrie, A., Hill, A., Hulme-Moir, M., Sharples, K., & Findlay, M. (2011). The colorectal cancer patients' journey: The Auckland region. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1331). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Parkin, L., Sharples, K., Hernandez, R. K., & Jick, S. S. (2011). Risk of venous thromboembolism in users of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone or levonorgestrel: Nested case-control study based on UK General Practice Research Database. BMJ, 342, d2139. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d2139

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Saxton, P. J. W., Dickson, N. P., McAllister, S. M., Sharples, K., & Hughes, A. J. (2011). Increase in HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men in New Zealand from a stable low period. Sexual Health, 8(3), 311-318. doi: 10.1071/SH10087

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McCredie, M. R. E., Paul, C., Sharples, K. J., Baranyai, J., Medley, G., Skegg, D. C. G., & Jones, R. W. (2010). Consequences in women of participating in a study of the natural history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 50(4), 363-370. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01170.x

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Fleming, T. R., Sharples, K., McCall, J., Moore, A., Rodgers, A., & Stewart, R. (2008). Maintaining confidentiality of interim data to enhance trial integrity and credibility. Clinical Trials, 5, 157-167. doi: 10.1177/1740774508089459

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Furneaux, C. C., Marshall, E. S., Yeoh, K., Monteith, S. J., Mews, P. J., Sansur, C. A., … Sharples, K. J., & Baguley, B. C. (2008). Cell cycle times of short-term cultures of brain cancers as predictors of survival. British Journal of Cancer, 99(10), 1678-1683.

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Helsby, N. A., Lo, W.-Y., Sharples, K., Riley, G., Murray, M., Spells, K., … Findlay, M. (2008). CYP2C19 pharmacogenetics in advanced cancer: Compromised function independent of genotype. British Journal of Cancer, 99(8), 1251-1255.

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McAllister, S. M., Dickson, N. P., Sharples, K., Reid, M. R., Morgan, J. M., MacDonald, E. J., Coughlan, E., … Paul, C. (2008). Unlinked anonymous HIV prevalence among New Zealand sexual health clinic attenders: 2005-2006. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 19(11), 752-757.

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McCredie, M. R. E., Sharples, K. J., Paul, C., Baranyai, J., Medley, G., Jones, R. W., & Skegg, D. C. G. (2008). Natural history of cervical neoplasia and risk of invasive cancer in women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3: A retrospective cohort study. Lancet Oncology, 9(5), 425-434. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70103-7

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Stewart, R. A. H., North, F. M., Sharples, K. J., Simes, R. J., Tonkin, A. M., White, H. D., for the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) Study Investigators. (2008). Differences in cardiovascular mortality between Australia and New Zealand according to socioeconomic status: findings from the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatiin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1269). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Findlay, M., Sharples, K., Riley, G., Simpson, A., Ackland, S., Hall, K., … McKeage, M. J. (2007). Capecitabine and oral cyclophosphamide: A novel oral treatment combination for advanced cancer. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 3, 99-105. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2007.00095.x

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McCredie, M. R. E., Medley, G., Sharples, K. J., Jones, R. W., Baranyai, J., Paul, C., & Skegg, D. C. G. (2006). Review of cytologic slides from the National Women's Hospital, New Zealand, cohort of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3 diagnosed in 1955-1976. Acta Cytologica, 50(6), 632-636.

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Kittelson, J. M., Sharples, K., & Emerson, S. S. (2005). Group sequential clinical trials for longitudinal data with analyses using summary statistics. Statistics in Medicine, 24(16), 2457-2475. doi: 10.1002/sim.2127

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Rivett, D., Sharples, K. J., & Milburn, P. D. (2003). Reliability of ultrasonographic measurement of vertebral artery blood flow. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 31(3), 119-128.

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Stewart, R. A. H., North, F. M., West, T. M., Sharples, K. J., Simes, R. J., Colquhoun, D. M., … for the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) Study Investigators. (2003). Depression and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality: Cause or consequence? European Heart Journal, 24(22), 2027-2037. doi: 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.08.017

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Bradshaw, J., Jones, P., Prakash, S., Smiles, J., Tucker, A., Walker, A., Sen Yew, H., Firth, H. M., Sharples, K. J., & Coppell, K. (2001). Evaluation of the Otago diabetes guidelines. New Zealand Family Physician, 28(6), 406-409.

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Harraway, J. A., & Sharples, K. J. (2001). A first course in biostatistics for health sciences students. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science & Technology, 32(6), 873-886.

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North, F. M., & Sharples, K. (2001). Changes in the use of hormone replacement therapy in New Zealand from 1991-1997. New Zealand Medical Journal, 114(1133), 250-253.

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Alsop, J. C., Chalmers, D. J., Williams, S. M., Quarrie, K. L., Marshall, S. W., & Sharples, K. J. (2000). Temporal patterns of injury during a rugby season. Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport, 3(2), 97-109.

Journal - Research Article

Paul, C., Wilson, M., Dickson, N. P., Sharples, K. J., & Skegg, D. C. G. (2000). Enhanced surveillance of HIV infections in New Zealand, 1996 - 1998. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113, 390-394.

Journal - Research Article

Stamp, L., Gow, P., Raill, B., & Sharples, K. (2000). The optimal use of allopurinol: An audit of allopurinol use in South Auckland. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 30(5), 567-572. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2000.tb00857.x

Journal - Research Article

Stewart, R. A., Sharples, K. J., North, F. M., Menkes, D. B., Baker, J., Simes, J., for the LIPID Study Investigators. (2000). Long-term assessment of psychological well-being in a randomized placebo-controlled trial of cholesterol reduction with pravastatin. Archives of Internal Medicine, 160(20), 3144-3155. doi: 10.1001/archinte.160.20.3144

Journal - Research Article

Dockerty, J. D., Sharples, K. J., & Borman, B. (1999). An assessment of spatial clustering of leukaemias and lymphomas among young people in New Zealand. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 53(3), 154-158.

Journal - Research Article

Rivett, D. A., Sharples, K. J., & Milburn, P. D. (1999). Effect of premanipulative tests on vertebral artery and internal carotid artery blood flow: A pilot study. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics, 22(6), 368-375.

Journal - Research Article

Sharples, K. J., Fleming, T. R., MacMahon, S., Moore, A. J., Reid, I. R., & Scoggins, B. (1998). Monitoring clinical trials. New Zealand Medical Journal, 111(1072), 322-325.

Journal - Research Article

Connor, J., Paul, C. E., Sharples, K. J., & Dickson, N. P. (1997). Patterns of disease and HIV testing at sexually transmitted disease clinics. New Zealand Medical Journal, 110(1057), 452-455.

Journal - Research Article

McCall, J. L., Sharples, K. J., & Jadallah, F. (1997). Systematic review of randomized controlled trials comparing laparoscopic with open appendicectomy. British Journal of Surgery, 84(8), 1045-1050.

Journal - Research Article

Dockerty, J. D., Cox, B., Borman, B., & Sharples, K. J. (1996). Population mixing and the incidence of childhood leukaemias: retrospective comparison in rural areas of New Zealand. British Medical Journal, 312, 1203-1204.

Journal - Research Article

Sharples, K. J., Dickson, N. P., Paul, C. E., & Skegg, D. (1996). HIV/AIDS in New Zealand: an epidemic in decline? AIDS, 10, 1273-1278.

Journal - Research Article

Tan, E. T., Eberhart-Phillips, J. E., & Sharples, K. J. (1996). Juvenile spring eruption: a prevalence study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 109, 293-295.

Journal - Research Article

Crump, J. A., Vakaoti, P., Moore-Jones, M., Tan, L., Ergler, C. R., Fenton, E., Anderson, E. M. R., Bremer, P. J., Sharples, K. J., Walls, T., … Hadingham, J., Hill, P. C., & Knowles, S. (2023). Health nationalism in Aotearoa New Zealand during COVID-19: Problems for global health equity. Nature Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02436-y

Journal - Research Other

Stamp, L. K., Harwood, M., Dalziel, S., Love, T., Moore, D., Woock, K., Sharples, K., & Bloomfield, F. (2023). Towards a national equitable and sustainable clinical research infrastructure for Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1578), 100-112. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Journal - Research Other

Ntinginya, N. E., te Brake, L., Sabi, I., Chamba, N., Kilonzo, K., Laizer, S., … Sharples, K., Hill, P. C., … on behalf of the PROTID Consortium. (2022). Rifapentine and isoniazid for prevention of tuberculosis in people with diabetes (PROTID): Protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 23, 480. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06296-8

Journal - Research Other

Olomi, W., Andia Biraro, I., Kilonzo, K., te Brake, L., Kibirige, D., Chamba, N., … Sharples, K., Hill, P. C., … on behalf of the PROTID Consortium. (2022). Tuberculosis preventive therapy for people with diabetes mellitus. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 74(8), 1506-1507. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab755

Journal - Research Other

Parkin, L., Williams, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Jackson, R., … Dummer, J. (2022). Dual versus single long-acting bronchodilator use could raise acute coronary syndrome risk by over 50% [Authors reply]. Journal of Internal Medicine, 291, 707-708. doi: 10.1111/joim.13439

Journal - Research Other

Sharples, K., Vear, N. K., Porter-Steele, J., Anderson, D. J., Moeke-Maxwell, T. H., Laing, B. B., … McCarthy, A. L. (2022). Protocol of trans-Tasman feasibility randomised controlled trial of the Younger Women's Wellness After Breast Cancer (YWWACP) lifestyle intervention. Pilot & Feasibility Studies, 8(1), 165. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01114-z

Journal - Research Other

Hadisoemarto, P. F., Weim Lestari, B., Sharples, K., Afifah, N., Chaidir, L., Huang, C.-C., McAllister, S., … Hill, P. C. (2021). A public health intervention package for increasing tuberculosis notifications from private practitioners in Bandung, Indonesia (INSTEP2): A cluster-randomised controlled trial protocol. F1000Research, 10, 327. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.52089.1

Journal - Research Other

Schofield, M. R., Maze, M. J., Crump, J. A., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R. L., & Sharples, K. J. (2021). Rejoinder to "On the robustness of latent class models for diagnostic testing with no gold standard". Statistics in Medicine, 40, 4770-4771. doi: 10.1002/sim.9157

Journal - Research Other

van Crevel, R., Andia-Biraro, I., Ntinginya, N. E., Chamba, N., Critchley, J., te Brake, L., … Sharples, K., & Hill, P. C. (2020). Response to IJTLD article, "Having diabetes and being underweight in Asia: A potent risk factor for tuberculosis". International Journal of Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, 24(6), 632-633. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0033

Journal - Research Other

Verrall, A. J., Chaidir, L., Ruesen, C., Apriani, L., Koesoemadinata, R. C., van Ingen, J., Sharples, K., … Hill, P. C., on behalf of the INFECT study group. (2020). Lower Bacillus Calmette-Guérin protection protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection after exposure to Beijing strains. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 201(9), 1152-1155. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201912-2349LE

Journal - Research Other

Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Alisjahbana, B., Ruslami, R., Hill, P. C., & Menzies, D. (2019). Latent tuberculosis infection in health care workers in low and middle-income countries: An updated systematic review. European Respiratory Journal, 53, 1801789. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01789-2018

Journal - Research Other

Jackson, C., McCall, J., Robinson, B., Sharples, K., & Findlay, M. (2013). Cancer trials in New Zealand: Patients are not the problem. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1381). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Jick, S., Parkin, L., Hernandez, R., & Sharples, K. (2011). The pill and thrombosis: Authors' reply [Letter]. BMJ, 342, d3347. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d3347

Journal - Research Other

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