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• 2004

  Smoking increases the risk of death from tuberculosis four-fold in adult males in India

  Gajalakshmi, V., Peto, R., Kanaka, T. S., Jha, P., Yach, D., Raviglione, M. C., Lam, T. H. & Leung, G. M., 2004, In: Evidence-Based Healthcare. 8, 1, p. 27-29 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

• Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome

  Chu, C. M., Leung, Y. Y., Hui, J. Y. H., Hung, I. F. N., Chan, V. L., Leung, W. S., Law, W. S., Chan, C. S., Chan, K. S. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2004, In: European Respiratory Journal. 23, 6, p. 802-804 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  112 Citations (Scopus)

• Stage of change for general health promotion action and health-related lifestyle practices in Chinese adults

  Lam, T. H., Chan, B., Ho, S. Y. & Chan, W. M., Mar 2004, In: Preventive Medicine. 38, 3, p. 302-308 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• "Streptococcus milleri" endocarditis caused by Streptococcus anginosus

  Woo, P. C. Y., Tse, H., Chan, K. M., Lau, S. K. P., Fung, A. M. Y., Yip, K. T., Tam, D. M. W., Ng, K. H. L., Que, T. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2004, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 48, 2, p. 81-88 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  60 Citations (Scopus)

• Streptococcus sinensis may react with Lancefield group F antiserum

  Woo, P. C. Y., Teng, J. L. L., Leung, K. W., Lau, S. K. P., Tse, H., Wong, B. H. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2004, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 53, 11, p. 1083-1088 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Subjective health and fibrinogen in a healthy Chinese cohort

  Fielding, R., Lam, T. H., Ho, S. Y. & Janus, E. D., Nov 2004, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 9, 4, p. 523-532 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Suicidality among high school students in Hong Kong, SAR

  Yip, P. S. F., Liu, K. Y., Lam, T. H., Stewart, S. M., Chen, E. & Fan, S., Sept 2004, In: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 34, 3, p. 284-297 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  47 Citations (Scopus)

• Suicidality and cultural values among Hong Kong adolescents

  Lam, T. H., Stewart, S. M., Yip, P. S. F., Leung, G. M., Ho, L. M., Ho, S. Y. & Lee, P. W. H., Feb 2004, In: Social Science and Medicine. 58, 3, p. 487-498 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  47 Citations (Scopus)

• The aetiology, origins, and diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome

  Poon, L. L. M., Guan, Y., Nicholls, J. M., Yuen, K. Y. & Peiris, J. S. M., Nov 1 2004, In: Lancet Infectious Diseases. 4, 11, p. 663-671 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access
  148 Citations (Scopus)

• The epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome in the 2003 Hong Kong epidemic: An analysis of all 1755 patients

  Leung, G. M., Medley, A. J., Ho, L. M., Chau, P., Wong, I. O. L., Thach, T. Q., Ghani, A. C., Donnelly, C. A., Fraser, C., Riley, S., Ferguson, N. M., Anderson, R. M., Tsang, T., Leung, P. Y., Wong, V., Chan, J. C. K., Tsui, E., Lo, S. V. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2 2004, In: Annals of Internal Medicine. 141, 9, p. 662-673 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  293 Citations (Scopus)

• The public health viewpoint

  Leung, G. M., Hedley, A. J., Lau, E. M. C. & Lam, T. H., 2004, At the Epicentre: Hong Kong and the SARS outbreak. Hong Kong University Press, HKU, p. 55-80 26 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• The unmasking of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia during reversal of immunosuppression: Case reports and literature review

  Wu, A. K. L., Cheng, V. C. C., Tang, B. S. F., Hung, I. F. N., Lee, R. A., Hui, D. S. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 9 2004, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 4, 57.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Toxic scarlet fever complicating cellulitis: Early clinical diagnosis is crucial to prevent a fatal outcome

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 2004, In: New Microbiologica. 27, 2, p. 203-206 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Triglyceride and coronary heart disease mortality in a 24-year follow-up study in Xi'an, China

  He, Y., Lam, T. H., Li, L. S., Li, L. S., He, S. F. & Liang, B. Q., Jan 2004, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 14, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Two Cases of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis Due to Plesiomonas shigelloides

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2004, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42, 2, p. 933-935 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Viral loads in clinical specimens and SARS manifestations

  Hung, I. F. N., Cheng, V. C. C., Wu, A. K. L., Tang, B. S. F., Chan, K. H., Chu, C. M., Wong, M. M. L., Hui, W. T., Poon, L. L. M., Tse, D. M. W., Chan, K. S., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Peiris, J. S. M. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2004, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 10, 9, p. 1550-1557 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  210 Citations (Scopus)

• Viral Replication in the Nasopharynx Is Associated with Diarrhea in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

  Cheng, V. C. C., Hung, I. F. N., Tang, B. S. F., Chu, C. M., Wong, M. M. L., Chan, K. H., Wu, A. K. L., Tse, D. M. W., Chan, K. S., Zheng, B. J., Peiris, J. S. M., Sung, J. J. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 15 2004, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 38, 4, p. 467-475 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  90 Citations (Scopus)

• Which smokers use the smoking cessation Quitline in Hong Kong, and how effective is the Quitline?

  Abdullah, A. S. M., Lam, T. H., Chan, S. S. C. & Hedley, A. J., Dec 2004, In: Tobacco Control. 13, 4, p. 415-421 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access
  57 Citations (Scopus)
• 2005

  A comparison of the associations between risk factors and cardiovascular disease in Asia and Australasia

  Woodward, M., Huxley, R., Lam, T. H., Barzi, F., Lawes, C. M. M. & Ueshima, H., Oct 2005, In: European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. 12, 5, p. 484-491 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  67 Citations (Scopus)

• Adherence to nicotine replacement therapy versus quitting smoking among Chinese smokers: A preliminary investigation

  Lam, T. H., Abdullah, A. S. M., Chan, S. S. C. & Hedley, A. J., Feb 2005, In: Psychopharmacology. 177, 4, p. 400-408 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  100 Citations (Scopus)

• Alkanindiges hongkongensis sp. nov. A novel Alkanindiges species isolated from a patient with parotid abscess

  Woo, P. C. Y., Tse, H., Lau, S. K. P., Leung, K. W., Woo, G. K. S., Wong, M. K. M., Ho, C. M. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 14 2005, In: Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 28, 4, p. 316-322 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Anaerospora hongkongensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel genus and species with ribosomal DNA operon heterogeneity isolated from an intravenous drug abuser with pseudobacteremia

  Woo, P. C. Y., Teng, J. L. L., Leung, K. W., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, G. K. S., Wong, A. C. Y., Wong, M. K. M. & Yuen, K. Y., 2005, In: Microbiology and Immunology. 49, 1, p. 31-39 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for hernia repair

  Yuen, K. Y., Mar 15 2005, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 40, 6, p. vi

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Anti-BK virus activity of ciprofloxacin and related antibiotics [6] (multiple letters)

  Randhawa, P. S., Leung, A. Y. H., Yuen, K. Y. & Kwong, Y. L., Nov 1 2005, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 41, 9, p. 1366-1367 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  47 Citations (Scopus)

• Antigenic cross-reactivity between severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus and human coronaviruses 229E and OC43

  Che, X. Y., Qiu, L. W., Liao, Z. Y., Wang, Y. D., Wen, K., Pan, Y. X., Hao, W., Mei, Y. B., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 15 2005, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 191, 12, p. 2033-2037 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  139 Citations (Scopus)

• A randomized controlled trial of an individualized motivational intervention on smoking cessation for parents of sick children: A pilot study

  Chan, S. S. C., Lam, T. H., Salili, F., Leung, G. M., Wong, D. C. N., Botelho, R. J., Lo, S. L. & Lau, Y. L., Aug 2005, In: Applied Nursing Research. 18, 3, p. 178-181 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• A randomized controlled trial of the simple advice given by obstetricians in Guangzhou, China, to non-smoking pregnant women to help their husbands quit smoking

  Loke, A. Y. & Tai, H. L., Oct 2005, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 59, 1, p. 31-37 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of exercise for patients with chronic neck pain.

  Chiu, T. T. W., Lam, T. H. & Hedley, A. J., Jan 1 2005, In: Spine. 30, 1, p. E1-7

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  141 Citations (Scopus)

• Avian influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans

  Beigel, J. H., Farrar, J., Han, A. M., Hayden, F. G., Hyer, R., De Jong, M. D., Lochindarat, S., Tien, N. T. K., Hien, N. T., Hien, T. T., Nicoll, A., Touch, S. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 29 2005, In: New England Journal of Medicine. 353, 13, p. 1374-1385 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access
  1218 Citations (Scopus)

• Avian influenza risk perception, Hong Kong

  Fielding, R., Lam, W. W. T., Ho, E. Y. Y., Tai, H. L., Hedley, A. J. & Leung, G. M., May 2005, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 11, 5, p. 677-682 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access
  84 Citations (Scopus)

• Biliary tract disease as a risk factor for Plesiomonas shigelloides bacteraemia: A nine-year experience in a Hong Kong hospital and review of the literature

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2005, In: New Microbiologica. 28, 1, p. 45-55 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Characterization and complete genome sequence of a novel coronavirus, coronavirus HKU1, from patients with pneumonia

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Chu, C. M., Chan, K. H., Tsoi, H. W., Huang, Y., Wong, B. H. L., Poon, R. W. S., Cai, J. J., Luk, W. K., Poon, L. L. M., Wong, S. S. Y., Guan, Y., Peiris, J. S. M. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2005, In: Journal of Virology. 79, 2, p. 884-895 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  1258 Citations (Scopus)

• Ciprofloxacin decreased polyoma BK virus load in patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  Leung, A. Y. H., Chan, M. T. L., Yuen, K. Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, K. H., Wong, C. L. P., Liang, R., Lie, A. K. W. & Kwong, Y. L., Feb 15 2005, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 40, 4, p. 528-537 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  190 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinical and molecular epidemiological features of coronavirus HKU1-associated community-acquired pneumonia

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Tsoi, H. W., Huang, Y., Poon, R. W. S., Chu, C. M., Lee, R. A., Luk, W. K., Wong, G. K. M., Wong, B. H. L., Cheng, V. C. C., Tang, B. S. F., Wu, A. K. L., Yung, R. W. H., Chen, H., Guan, Y., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 1 2005, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 192, 11, p. 1898-1907 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  216 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinical evaluation of real-time PCR assays for rapid diagnosis of SARS coronavirus during outbreak and post-epidemic periods

  Yam, W. C., Chan, K. H., Chow, K. H., Poon, L. L. M., Lam, H. Y., Yuen, K. Y., Seto, W. H. & Peiris, J. S. M., May 2005, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 33, 1, p. 19-24 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Cloning, purification, and antigenic characterization of three recombinant fragments derived from SARS-CoV S1 domain

  Mei, Y. B., Liao, Z. Y., Wang, Y. D., Zhang, L. Y., Xu, H., Yuen, K. Y. & Che, X. Y., 2005, In: Zhonghua shi yan he lin chuang bing du xue za zhi = Zhonghua shiyan he linchuang bingduxue zazhi = Chinese journal of experimental and clinical virology. 19, 3, p. 275-278 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Cloning and characterization of a chromosomal class C β-lactamase and its regulatory gene in Laribacter hongkongensis

  Lau, S. K. P., Ho, P. L., Li, M. W. S., Tsoi, H. W., Yung, R. W. H., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2005, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 49, 5, p. 1957-1964 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Clostridium bacteraemia characterised by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Chan, K. M., Fung, A. M. Y., Tang, B. S. F. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2005, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 58, 3, p. 301-307 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  47 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparative host gene transcription by microarray analysis early after infection of the Huh7 cell line by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and human coronavirus 229E

  Tang, B. S. F., Chan, K. H., Cheng, V. C. C., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Lam, C. C. K., Chan, T. L., Wu, A. K. L., Hung, I. F. N., Leung, S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2005, In: Journal of Virology. 79, 10, p. 6180-6193 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  89 Citations (Scopus)

• Construction of an inducible expression shuttle vector for Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Ma, S. S. L., Teng, J. L. L., Li, M. W. S., Kao, R. Y. T., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 1 2005, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 252, 1, p. 57-65 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Correlation among physical impairments, pain, disability, and patient satisfaction in patients with chronic neck pain

  Chiu, T. T., Lam, T. H. & Hedley, A. J., Mar 2005, In: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86, 3, p. 534-540 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• Current status and future directions for Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis and traveller's diarrhoea

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Teng, J. L. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2005, In: Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 18, 5, p. 413-419 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  46 Citations (Scopus)

• Cytokine responses in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-infected macrophages in vitro: Possible relevance to pathogenesis

  Cheung, C. Y., Poon, L. L. M., Ng, I. H. Y., Luk, W., Sia, S. F., Wu, M. H. S., Chan, K. H., Yuen, K. Y., Gordon, S., Guan, Y. & Peiris, J. S. M., Jun 2005, In: Journal of Virology. 79, 12, p. 7819-7826 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  390 Citations (Scopus)

• Depressive symptoms and smoking among Hong Kong Chinese adolescents

  Lam, T. H., Stewart, S. M., Ho, S. Y., Lai, M. K., Mak, K. H., Chau, K. V., Rao, U. & Salili, F., Jul 2005, In: Addiction. 100, 7, p. 1003-1011 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  48 Citations (Scopus)

• Design of wide-spectrum inhibitors targeting coronavirus main proteases

  Yang, H., Xie, W., Xue, X., Yang, K., Ma, J., Liang, W., Zhao, Q., Zhou, Z., Pei, D., Ziebuhr, J., Hilgenfeld, R., Kwok, Y. Y., Wong, L., Gao, G., Chen, S., Chen, Z., Ma, D., Bartlam, M. & Rao, Z., Oct 2005, In: PLoS Biology. 3, 10, p. 11P e324.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  573 Citations (Scopus)

• Detection of human influenza A viruses by loop-mediated isothermal amplification

  Poon, L. L. M., Leung, C. S. W., Chan, K. H., Lee, J. H. C., Yuen, K. Y., Guan, Y. & Peiris, J. S. M., Jan 2005, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43, 1, p. 427-430 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  140 Citations (Scopus)

• Differential maturation and subcellular localization of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus surface proteins S, M and E

  Nal, B., Chan, C., Kien, F., Siu, L., Tse, J., Chu, K., Kam, J., Staropoli, S., Crescenzo-Chaigne, B., Escriou, N., van der Wef, S., Yuen, K. Y. & Altmeyer, R., May 2005, In: Journal of General Virology. 86, 5, p. 1423-1434 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  205 Citations (Scopus)

• Differential selection and mutation between dsDNA and ssDNA phages shape the evolution of their genomic AT percentage

  Xia, X. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 11 2005, In: BMC Genetics. 6, 20.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Differential sensitivities of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus spike polypeptide enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and SARS coronavirus nucleocapsid protein ELISA for serodiagnosis of SARS coronavirus pneumonia

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Wong, B. H. L., Tsoi, H. W., Fung, A. M. Y., Kao, R. Y. T., Chan, K. H., Peiris, J. S. M. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 2005, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43, 7, p. 3054-3058 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  112 Citations (Scopus)

• Does sex matter in the associations between classic risk factors and fatal coronary heart disease in populations from the Asia-Pacific region?

  Huxley, R., Okayama, A., Ueshima, H., Maegawa, H., Aoki, N., Nakamura, M., Kubo, N., Yamada, T., Wu, Z. S., Yao, C. H., Andrews, G., Welborn, T. A., Tang, Z., Liu, L. S., Xie, J. X., Norton, R., Ameratunga, S., MacMahon, S., Whitlock, G. & Knuiman, M. W. & 64 others, Christensen, H., Zhou, J., Yu, X. H., Wu, X. G., Tamakoshi, A., Pan, W. H., Sritara, P., Wu, Z. L., Chen, L. Q., Shan, G. L., Gu, D. F., Duan, X. F., Jackson, R., Li, Y. H., Lam, T. H., Jiang, C. Q., Fujishima, M., Kiyohara, Y., Iwamoto, H., Woo, J., Ho, S. C., Hong, Z., Huang, M. S., Zhou, B., Fuh, J. L., Kita, Y., Choudhury, S. R., Suh, I., Jee, S. H., Kim, I. S., Giles, G., Hashimoto, T., Sakata, K., Dobson, A., Imai, Y., Ohkubo, T., Hozawa, A., Jamrozik, K., Norman, P., Hobbs, M., Broadhurst, R., Nakachi, K., Fang, X. H., Li, S. C., Yang, Q. D., Chen, Z. M., Tanaka, H., Nozaki, A., Horibe, H., Matsutani, Y., Kagaya, M., Hughes, K., Lee, J., Heng, D., Chew, S. K., Zhou, B. F., Zhang, H. Y., Shimamoto, K., Saito, S., Li, Z. Z., Zhang, H. Y., He, Y., Lam, T. H. & Yao, S. X., Nov 2005, In: Journal of Women's Health. 14, 9, p. 820-827 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  19 Citations (Scopus)