Dr Rosalind Foster
Conjoint Senior Lecturer

Dr Rosalind Foster

  • MBChB BMedSci  (University of Birmingham, UK),
  • FRCP, General Medicine and Higher Specialist Training in Genitourinary Medicine and HIV (RACP)
  • MSc, Medical Immunology (Kings College London)
  • FAChSHM, Sexual Health Medicine
Medicine & Health
The Kirby Institute

Dr Rosalind Foster completed her undergraduate and postgraduate training in the UK, followed by higher specialist training in Genitourinary Medicine and HIV medicine. Rosalind was admitted as a Fellow to the Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine (FAChSHM RACP) in 2013. She currently works as a Staff Specialist at Sydney Sexual Health Centre.

  • Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Chlamydia home sampling in the real world: A cross-sectional analysis', Sexual Health, 19, pp. 479 - 483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH22054
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Non-empirical management of asymptomatic chlamydia and gonorrhoea reduces unnecessary antibiotic use fivefold: A before and after study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-055382
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'A survey of condom use among female sex workers in Northern Sydney; declining condom use for fellatio', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 32, pp. 1326 - 1337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09564624211040951
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Ask Dr Google: What STI do i have?', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 97, pp. 420 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054619
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Comparing hiv post-exposure prophylaxis, testing, and new diagnoses in two australian cities with different lockdown measures during the covid-19 pandemic', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010814
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Characteristics of clients newly diagnosed with HIV in central Sydney in 2016-17: A retrospective audit comparing a community-based testing site and a clinical sexual health service', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 390 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH19152
    Journal articles | 2020
    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
    2020, 'Neisseria gonorrhoeae positivity in clients presenting as asymptomatic contacts of gonorrhoea at a sexual health centre', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 187 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH19091
    Journal articles | 2019
    Zablotska IB; Vaccher SJ; Bloch M; Carr A; Foster R; Grulich AE; Guy R; McNulty A; Ooi C; Pell C; Poynten IM; Prestage G; Ryder N; Templeton D; Cheung C; Gianacas C; Holt M; Kaldor J; Mackie B; Mayer K; McAllister J; Murphy D; de Wit J; Wright E, 2019, 'High Adherence to HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and No HIV Seroconversions Despite High Levels of Risk Behaviour and STIs: The Australian Demonstration Study PrELUDE', AIDS and Behavior, 23, pp. 1780 - 1789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2290-3
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Predictors of Daily Adherence to HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Gay/Bisexual Men in the PRELUDE Demonstration Project', AIDS and Behavior, 23, pp. 1287 - 1296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2353-5
    Journal articles | 2018
    Foster R; McCormack L; Thng C; Wand H; McNulty A, 2018, 'Cross-sectional survey of Chinese-speaking and Thai-speaking female sex workers in Sydney, Australia: Factors associated with consistent condom use', Sexual Health, 15, pp. 389 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH17205
    Journal articles | 2018
    Zablotska IB; Selvey C; Guy R; Price K; Holden J; Schmidt HM; McNulty A; Smith D; Jin F; Amin J; Cooper DA; Grulich AE; Parkhill N; Chant K; Cooper C; Crooks L; Allen D; Baker D; Bloch M; Bopage R; Brown K; Carr A; Carmody C; Collins K; Finlayson R; Foster R; Jackson E; Lewis D; Lusk J; O'Connor C; Ryder N; Vlahakis E; Read P; Yeung B; Levitt G; Ogilvie E; Vaccher S; Hammoud M; Watchirs-Smith L; Wabe N, 2018, 'Expanded HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation in communities in New South Wales, Australia (EPIC-NSW): Design of an open label, single arm implementation trial', BMC Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-5018-9
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Population-level effectiveness of rapid, targeted, high-coverage roll-out of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men: the EPIC-NSW prospective cohort study', The Lancet HIV, 5, pp. e629 - e637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30215-7
    Journal articles | 2017
    McAllister JW; Towns JM; McNulty A; Pierce AB; Foster R; Richardson R; Carr A, 2017, 'Dolutegravir with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-emtricitabine as HIV postexposure prophylaxis in gay and bisexual men', AIDS, 31, pp. 1291 - 1295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000001447
    Journal articles | 2017
    Vaccher SJ; Grulich AE; Haire BG; Conway DP; Poynten IM; Ooi C; Foster R; Templeton DJ; Zablotska IB; PRELUDE Study Team , 2017, 'Validation of participant eligibility for pre-exposure prophylaxis: Baseline data from the PRELUDE Demonstration Project', PLoS One, 12, pp. e0185398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185398
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'Baseline preferences for daily, event-driven, or periodic hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay and bisexual men in the prelude demonstration project', Frontiers in Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00341
    Journal articles | 2016
    Foster R; Ali H; Crowley M; Dyer R; Grant K; Lenton J; Little C; Knight V; Read P; Donovan B; McNulty A; Guy R, 2016, 'Does Living Outside of a Major City Impact on the Timeliness of Chlamydia Treatment? A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Analysis', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 43, pp. 506 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000496
    Journal articles | 2016
    Mason E; Foster R; Wray L; McNulty A; Donovan B, 2016, 'Reactive arthritis following a Microsporidia infection', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 27, pp. 1239 - 1241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462416640364
    Journal articles | 2016
    Mason E; Wray L; Foster R; Jamil MS; Guy R; McNulty A; Donovan B, 2016, 'Reactive arthritis at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre 1992–2012: declining despite increasing chlamydia diagnoses', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 27, pp. 882 - 889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462415598251
    Journal articles | 2016
    Vaccher S; Grulich A; McAllister J; Templeton DJ; Bloch M; McNulty A; Holden J; Poynten IM; Prestage G; Zablotska I; Carr A; Cheung C; Foster R; Gianacas C; Guy R; Holt M; Kaldor J; Mackie B; Mayer K; Murphy D; Ooi C; Pell C; Ryder N; De Wit J; Wright E, 2016, 'Protocol for an open-label, single-arm trial of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among people at high risk of HIV infection: the NSW Demonstration Project PRELUDE', BMJ Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012179
    Journal articles | 2016
    2016, 'Risk factors associated with incident sexually transmitted infections in HIV-positive patients in the Australian HIV Observational Database: a prospective cohort study', HIV Medicine, 17, pp. 623 - 630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12371
    Journal articles | 2015
    Foster R; McAllister J; Read TR; Pierce AB; Richardson R; McNulty A; Carr A, 2015, 'Single-Tablet Emtricitabine-Rilpivirine-Tenofovir as HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis in Men Who Have Sex with Men', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61, pp. 1336 - 1341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ511
    Journal articles | 2015
    Gundevia Z; Foster R; Jamil MS; McNulty A, 2015, 'Positivity at test of cure following first-line treatment for genital Mycoplasma genitalium: Follow-up of a clinical cohort', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 11 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051616
    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; 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; N.Roth 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, 2015, 'Antiretroviral treatment use, co-morbidities and clinical outcomes among Aboriginal participants in the Australian HIV Observational Database (AHOD)', BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1051-4
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Assessment of the impact of the London Olympics 2012 on selected non-genitourinary medicine clinic sexual health services.', Int J STD AIDS, 26, pp. 329 - 335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462414537481
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'MULTICULTURAL SURVEY - ASIAN FEMALE SEX WORKER DEMOGRAPHICS, MIGRATION AND SEXUAL HEALTH IN SYDNEY', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 91, pp. A207 - A207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.536
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'MULTICULTURAL SURVEY-20 YEARS ON: TRENDS IN CHINESE AND THAI FEMALE SEX WORKER DEMOGRAPHICS AND SEXUAL HEALTH IN SYDNEY', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 91, pp. A51 - A51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.144
    Journal articles | 2013
    2013, 'P3.341 Sex and the London Olympics 2012 Part 1. Impact on Community Sexual Health Service Provision in London', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 89, pp. A255.3 - A256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0794
    Journal articles | 2011
    2011, 'Screening of HIV-infected patients for non-AIDS-related morbidity: an evidence-based model of practice', Sexual Health, 8, pp. 30 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH10021
    Journal articles | 2010
    2010, 'Downregulation of Fas gene expression in Sézary syndrome is associated with promoter hypermethylation.', J Invest Dermatol, 130, pp. 1116 - 1125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jid.2009.301
    Journal articles | 2009
    2009, 'A literature review and case reports series on the use of phosphodiesterase inhibitors in the treatment of female sexual dysfunction.', Int J STD AIDS, 20, pp. 152 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2008.008336
    Journal articles | 2007
    2007, 'Vasculitis in pregnancy', Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2, pp. 681 - 688, http://dx.doi.org/10.1586/17474108.2.5.681
    Journal articles | 2006
    2006, 'Primary systemic vasculitis: treatment of difficult cases.', Lupus, 15, pp. 143 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0961203306lu2277rr
  • Conference Posters | 2019
    2019, 'STI incidence and risk factors in HIV-infected adults on antiretrovrial therapy (ART) in the PAART study', Perth, Australia, presented at Joint Australasian Sexual Health and HIV&AIDS Conference, Perth, Australia, 16 September 2019 - 19 September 2019
    Conference Posters | 2018
    2018, 'High adherence to HIV PrEP among clinic attendees over 12 months in the PRELUDE open-label demonstration project', Canberra, Australia, presented at Australian HIV and AIDS Conference, Canberra, Australia, 06 November 2018
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    2015, 'Oral_958 CROI.conference 2015 rilpivirine-emtricitabine-tenofovir for HIV non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis', presented at Croi 2015, Seattle, 25 February 2015
    Conference Posters | 1997
    1997, 'Differentiation of HL60 cells in response to 1,25(OH)2D3 is modulated by the activities of two distinct hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases', Strasbourg, France, presented at Proceedings of the 10th Workshop on Vitamin D, Strasbourg, France

HIV Prevention, PEP and PrEP

Sexual Health Service Delivery

Treatment of STI contacts

Sexual health of sex workers