Risk Factors for Acquisition of Levofloxacin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Case-Control Study

Pak‐Leung Ho, Wan-wai Tse, Kwt Tsang, +4

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Laboratory Diagnosis of SARS

Paul K.S. Chan, Wing‐Kin To, King-Cheung Ng, +12

Emerging infectious diseases

EngineeringViral DiagnosticsDiagnosisPathologyCovid-19 +18

Detection of RTX Toxin Gene in <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> by PCR

Kin‐Hung Chow, T. K. Ng, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, +1

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Microbial ToxinPathogen DetectionMicrobial PathogensRtx ToxinsMedicine +13

Coronavirus-positive Nasopharyngeal Aspirate as Predictor for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Mortality

Owen Tak-Yin Tsang, Tai‐Nin Chau, Kin‐Wing Choi, +10

Emerging infectious diseases

Occurrence of hepatitis E virus IgM, low avidity IgG serum antibodies, and viremia in sporadic cases of non‐A, ‐B, and ‐C acute hepatitis

Jie Zhang, Stanley W.K. Im, S. H. Lau, +7

Journal of Medical Virology

Hepatitis DDiagnostic VirologyHepatic DisordersHepatologyHepatitis C +13

Confirmation of the First Hong Kong Case of Human Infection by Novel Swine Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Diagnosed Using Ultrarapid, Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR

Susanna K. P. Lau, Kwok‐Hung Chan, Cyril C. Y. Yip, +4

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Virus EpidemiologyViral DiagnosticsNovel Swine OriginImmunologyFlu Vaccination +16

Performance Evaluation of the Verigene Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Blood Culture Test for Direct Identification of Bacteria and Their Resistance Determinants from Positive Blood Cultures in Hong Kong

G. G. Siu, Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, T. K. Ng, +9

PLoS ONE

Clinical outcomes of bacteremic pneumococcal infections in an area with high resistance

Pak‐Leung Ho, Tak Lun Que, T. K. Ng, +3

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

AntibioticsHealthcare-associated InfectionClinical EpidemiologyClinical InfectionClinical Outcomes +8

Evaluation of the LightCycler Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Advanced Test for Detection of MRSA Nasal Colonization

W. C. Yam, G. G. Siu, Pak‐Leung Ho, +7

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Advanced TestBacterial PathogensDrug ResistanceDiagnostic TestHealthcare-associated Infection +14

Target site modifications and efflux phenotype in clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Hong Kong with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones

Pak‐Leung Ho, W C Yam, Tak‐Lun Que, +4

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy