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  Complete genome sequence of bat coronavirus HKU2 from Chinese horseshoe bats revealed a much smaller spike gene with a different evolutionary lineage from the rest of the genome

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Li, K. S. M., Huang, Y., Wang, M., Lam, C. S. F., Xu, H., Guo, R., Chan, K. H., Zheng, B. J. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 25 2007, In: Virology. 367, 2, p. 428-439 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  152 Citations (Scopus)

• c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Lao, X. Q., Thomas, G. N., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Yin, P., Adab, P., Lam, T. H. & Cheng, K. K., Oct 2007, In: Atherosclerosis. 194, 2, p. 483-489 7 p.

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

• Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations Between Passive Smoking and Respiratory Symptoms at the Workplace

  Ho, S. Y., Lam, T. H., Chung, S. F. & Lam, T. P., Feb 2007, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 17, 2, p. 126-131 6 p.

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

• Cytosine deamination and selection of CpG suppressed clones are the two major independent biological forces that shape codon usage bias in coronaviruses

  Woo, P. C. Y., Wong, B. H. L., Huang, Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 20 2007, In: Virology. 369, 2, p. 431-442 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  70 Citations (Scopus)

• Development of diabetes in Chinese with the metabolic syndrome: A 6-year prospective study

  Cheung, B. M. Y., Wat, N. M. S., Man, Y. B., Tam, S., Thomas, G. N., Leung, G. M., Chun, H. C., Woo, J., Janus, E. D., Chu, P. L., Tai, H. L. & Lam, K. S. L., May 2007, In: Diabetes Care. 30, 6, p. 1430-1436 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  95 Citations (Scopus)

• Does regular exercise protect against air pollution-associated mortality?

  Wong, C. M., Ou, C. Q., Thach, T. Q., Chau, Y. K., Chan, K. P., Ho, S. Y., Chung, R. Y., Lam, T. H. & Hedley, A. J., May 2007, In: Preventive Medicine. 44, 5, p. 386-392 7 p.

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

• Effectiveness of an elderly smoking cessation counseling training program for social workers: A longitudinal study

  Leung, G. M., Chan, S. S. C., Johnston, J. M., Chan, S. K. K., Woo, P. P. S., Chi, I. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2007, In: Chest. 131, 4, p. 1157-1165 9 p.

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

• Epidemiology, transmission dynamics, and control of SARS: The 2002-2003 epidemic

  Anderson, R. M., Fraser, C., Ghani, A. C., Donnelly, C. A., Riley, S., Ferguson, N. M., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H. & Hedley, A. J., Sept 1 2007, SARS: A Case Study in Emerging Infections. Oxford University Press, Vol. 9780198568193.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Establishment of influenza A virus (H6N1) in minor poultry species in southern China

  Cheung, C. L., Vijaykrishna, D., Smith, G. J. D., Fan, X. H., Zhang, J. X., Bahl, J., Duan, L., Huang, K., Tai, H., Wang, J., Poon, L. L. M., Peiris, J. S. M., Chen, H. & Guan, Y., Oct 2007, In: Journal of Virology. 81, 19, p. 10402-10412 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  104 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluation of an in-house genotyping resistance test for HIV-1 drug resistance interpretation and genotyping

  Chen, J. H. K., Wong, K. H., Chan, K., Lam, H. Y., Lee, S. S., Li, P., Lee, M. P., Tsang, D. N., Zheng, B. J., Yuen, K. Y. & Yam, W. C., Jun 2007, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 39, 2, p. 125-131 7 p.

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

• Evaluation of NucliSens EasyQ™ HIV-1 assay for quantification of HIV-1 subtypes prevalent in South-east Asia

  Lam, H. Y., Chen, J. H. K., Wong, K. H., Chan, K., Li, P., Lee, M. P., Tsang, D. N., Yuen, K. Y. & Yam, W. C., Jan 2007, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 38, 1, p. 39-43 5 p.

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

• Evolution and molecular epidemiology of H9N2 influenza A viruses from quail in Southern China, 2000 to 2005

  Xu, K. M., Li, K. S., Smith, G. J. D., Li, J. W., Tai, H., Zhang, J. X., Webster, R. G., Peiris, J. S. M., Chen, H. & Guan, Y., Mar 2007, In: Journal of Virology. 81, 6, p. 2635-2645 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  159 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolution of antibiotic resistance mechanisms and their relevance to dialysis-related infections

  Wong, S. S. Y., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2007, In: Peritoneal Dialysis International. 27, SUPPL. 2, p. S272-S280

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

• Fangia hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel gammaproteobacterium of the order Thiotrichales isolated from coastal seawater of Hong Kong

  Lau, K. W. K., Ren, J., Fung, M. C., Woo, P. C. Y., Yuen, K. Y., Chan, K. K. M., Qian, P. Y., Wong, P. K. & Wu, M., Nov 2007, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57, 11, p. 2665-2669 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Growth environment and sex differences in lipids, body shape and diabetes risk

  Schooling, C. M., Lam, T. H., Thomas, G. N., Cowling, B. J., Heys, M., Janus, E. D. & Leung, G. M., Oct 24 2007, In: PLoS ONE. 2, 10, e1070.

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

  Open Access
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Health care consequences of cesarean birth during the first 18 months of life

  Leung, G. M., Ho, L. M., Tin, K. Y. K., Schooling, C. M. & Lam, T. H., Jul 2007, In: Epidemiology. 18, 4, p. 479-484 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: A cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Schooling, C. M., Jiang, C., Lam, T. H., Thomas, G. N., Heys, M., Lao, X., Zhang, W., Adab, P., Cheng, K. K. & Leung, G. M., Jan 10 2007, In: American Journal of Public Health. 97, 10, p. 1834-1841 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Hypertension: Its prevalence and population-attributable fraction for mortality from cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific region

  Martiniuk, A. L., Lee, C. M., Lawes, C. M. M., Ueshima, H., Suh, I., Lam, T. H., Gu, D., Feigin, V., Jamrozik, K., Ohkubo, T. & Woodward, M., Jan 2007, In: Journal of Hypertension. 25, 1, p. 73-79 7 p.

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

• Hypoadiponectinemia as a predictor for the development of hypertension: A 5-year prospective study

  Chow, W. S., Cheung, B. M. Y., Tso, A. W. K., Xu, A., Wat, N. M. S., Fong, C. H. Y., Ong, L. H. Y., Tam, S., Tan, K. C. B., Janus, E. D., Lam, T. H. & Lam, K. S. L., Jun 2007, In: Hypertension. 49, 6, p. 1455-1461 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  242 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on lung cancer mortality in the Asia-Pacific region

  Huxley, R., Jamrozik, K., Lam, T. H., Barzi, F., Ansary-Moghaddam, A., Jiang, C. Q., Suh, I. & Woodward, M., Jun 2007, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 165, 11, p. 1280-1286 7 p.

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

• In silico analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing-based methods for identification of medically important anaerobic bacteria

  Woo, P. C. Y., Chung, L. M. W., Teng, J. L. L., Tse, H., Pang, S. S. Y., Lau, V. Y. T., Wong, V. W. K., Kam, K. L., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2007, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 60, 5, p. 576-579 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Is height associated with cardiovascular risk in Chinese adults?

  Schooling, C. M., Thomas, G. N., Leung, G. M., Ho, S. Y., Janus, E. D. & Lam, T. H., Mar 2007, In: Epidemiology. 18, 2, p. 274-278 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Isolation of Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis, from drinking water reservoirs in Hong Kong

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Fan, R. Y. Y., Ma, S. S. L., Hui, W. T., Au, S. Y., Chan, L. L., Chan, J. Y. F., Lau, A. T. K., Leung, K. Y., Pun, T. C. T., She, H. H. L., Wong, C. Y., Wong, L. L. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2007, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 103, 3, p. 507-515 9 p.

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

• Lower risk of tuberculosis in obesity

  Leung, C. C., Lam, T. H., Chan, W. M., Yew, W. W., Ho, K. S., Leung, G., Law, W. S., Tam, C. M., Chan, C. K. & Chang, K. C., Jun 25 2007, In: Archives of Internal Medicine. 167, 12, p. 1297-1304 8 p.

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

• Mass breast screening is highly inefficient [1]

  Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H., Thach, T. Q., Woo, P. P. S., Wong, I. O. L. & Hedley, A. J., Aug 2007, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 13, 4, p. 332 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Metabolic syndrome increases all-cause and vascular mortality: The Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Study

  Thomas, G. N., Schooling, C. M., McGhee, S. M., Ho, S. Y., Cheung, B. M. Y., Wat, N. M. S., Janus, E. D., Lam, K. S. L. & Lam, T. H., May 2007, In: Clinical Endocrinology. 66, 5, p. 666-671 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  81 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular characterization of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and their association with phenotypic virulence in human macrophages

  Wong, K. C., Leong, W. M., Law, H. K. W., Ip, K. F., Lam, J. T. H., Yuen, K. Y., Ho, P. L., Tse, W. S., Weng, X. H., Zhang, W. H., Chen, S. & Yam, W. C., Oct 2007, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 14, 10, p. 1279-1284 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular epidemiology and household transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hong Kong

  Ho, P. L., Cheung, C., Mak, G. C., Tse, C. W. S., Ng, T. K., Cheung, C. H. Y., Que, T. L., Lam, R., Lai, R. W. M., Yung, R. W. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2007, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 57, 2, p. 145-151 7 p.

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

• MP1 homologue-based multilocus sequence system for typing the pathogenic fungus Penicillium marneffei: A novel approach using lineage-specific genes

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, C. C. Y., Chong, K. T. K., Tse, H., Tsang, D. N. C., Lee, R. A., Tse, C. W. S., Que, T. L., Chung, L. M. W., Ngan, A. H. Y., Hui, W. T., Wong, S. S. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2007, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 45, 11, p. 3647-3654 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Nurses' tobacco-related knowledge, attitudes, and practice in four major cities in China: Clinical scholarship

  Chan, S. S. C., Sarna, L., Wong, D. C. N. & Lam, T. H., Jan 2007, In: Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 39, 1, p. 46-53 8 p.

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

• Obesity and mortality in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort

  Schooling, C. M., Lam, T. H., Li, Z. B., Ho, S. Y., Chan, W. M., Ho, K. S., Tham, M. K., Cowling, B. J. & Leung, G. M., Aug 2007, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 13, 4, p. 13-16 4 p.

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

• Outbreak of human metapneumovirus infection in psychiatric inpatients: implications for directly observed use of alcohol hand rub in prevention of nosocomial outbreaks

  Cheng, V. C. C., Wu, A. K. L., Cheung, C. H. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Chan, K. H., Li, K. S. M., Ip, I. K. S., Dunn, E. L. W., Lee, R. A., Yam, L. Y. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2007, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 67, 4, p. 336-343 8 p.

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

• Overview of dietary influences on atherosclerotic vascular disease: Epidemiology and prevention

  Thomas, G. N., Cheung, B. M. Y., Ho, S. Y., Macfarlane, D. J., Deng, H. B., McGhee, S. M., Woo, J., Lam, T. H. & Tomlinson, B., Jun 2007, In: Cardiovascular and Hematological Disorders - Drug Targets. 7, 2, p. 87-97 11 p.

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

• Pacemaker infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria: Further experience [4]

  Wai, O. T., Wing, W. Y., Wing, C. Y., Kwok, Y. Y., Poon, C. W. & Tak, F. T., Jan 2007, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 11, 1, p. 118 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Yin, P., Jiang, C., Cheng, K., Lam, T., Lam, K., Miller, M., Zhang, W., Thomas, G. & Adab, P., Sept 1 2007, In: Lancet. 370, 9589, p. 751-757 7 p.

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

• Plasmid profile and construction of a small shuttle vector in Laribacter hongkongensis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Ma, S. S. L., Teng, J. L. L., Li, M. W. S., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2007, In: Biotechnology Letters. 29, 10, p. 1575-1582 8 p.

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

• Polymorphisms of type I interferon receptor 1 promoter and their effects on chronic hepatitis B virus infection

  Zhou, J., Lu, L., Yuen, M. F., Lam, T. W., Chung, C. P., Lam, C. L., Zhang, B., Wang, S., Chen, Y., Wu, S. H., Poon, V. K., Ng, F., Chan, C. C., Jiang, S., Yuen, K. Y. & Zheng, B. J., Feb 2007, In: Journal of Hepatology. 46, 2, p. 198-205 8 p.

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

• Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and population attributable fractions for coronary heart disease and stroke mortality in the WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions

  Lee, C. M. Y., Huxley, R. R., Tai, H. L., Martiniuk, A. L. C., Ueshema, H., Pan, W. H., Welborn, T. & Woodward, M., Mar 2007, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 16, 1, p. 187-192 6 p.

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

• Regular virologic surveillance showed very frequent cytomegalovirus reactivation in patients treated with alemtuzumab

  Cheung, W. W., Tse, E., Leung, A. Y. H., Yuen, K. Y. & Kwong, Y. L., Feb 2007, In: American Journal of Hematology. 82, 2, p. 108-111 4 p.

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

• Relationship of pretransplantation polyoma BK virus serologic findings and BK viral reactivation after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  Wong, A. S. Y., Chan, K. H., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y., Kwong, Y. L. & Leung, A. Y. H., Mar 15 2007, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 44, 6, p. 830-837 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  75 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk factors associated with suicide attempts and other self-injury among Hong Kong adolescents

  Wong, J. P. S., Stewart, S. M., Ho, S. Y. & Lam, T. H., Aug 2007, In: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 37, 4, p. 453-466 14 p.

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

• Risk factors for primary osteoarthritis of the hip and knee in the Hong Kong Chinese population

  Lau, E. M. C., Lam, T. K., Chan, N. H. & Kumta, S. M., Jun 2007, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 13, 3, p. 9-14 6 p.

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

• Safety of vaccinating sibling donors with live-attenuated varicella zoster vaccine before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  Leung, A. Y. H., Chow, H. C. H., Kwok, J. S. Y., Lui, C. K. H., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y., Lie, A. K. W. & Liang, R., Jun 2007, In: Bone Marrow Transplantation. 39, 11, p. 661-665 5 p.

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

• Seasonal and tissue distribution of Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis, in retail freshwater fish in Hong Kong

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Fan, R. Y. Y., Lee, R. C. M., Teng, J. L. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 1 2007, In: International Journal of Food Microbiology. 113, 1, p. 62-66 5 p.

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

• Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus as an agent of emerging and reemerging infection

  Cheng, V. C. C., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Kwok, Y. Y., Oct 2007, In: Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 20, 4, p. 660-694 35 p.

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

  Open Access
  881 Citations (Scopus)

• Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers

  Wong, C. M., Ou, C. Q., Lee, N. W., Chan, K. P., Thach, T. Q., Chau, Y. K., Ho, S. Y., Hedley, A. J. & Lam, T. H., Sept 2007, In: Epidemiology. 18, 5, p. 593-598 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Smoking, quitting and mortality in an elderly cohort of 56 000 Hong Kong Chinese

  Lam, T. H., Li, Z. B., Ho, S. Y., Chan, W. M., Ho, K. S., Tham, M. K., Cowling, B. J., Schooling, C. M. & Leung, G. M., Jun 2007, In: Tobacco Control. 16, 3, p. 182-189 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  68 Citations (Scopus)

• Smoking and mortality in the oldest-old, evidence from a prospective cohort of 56,000 Hong Kong Chinese [1]

  Lam, T. H., Schooling, C. M., Li, Z. B., Ho, S. Y., Chan, W. M., Ho, K. S., Tham, M. K., Cowling, B. J. & Leung, G. M., Dec 2007, In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55, 12, p. 2090-2091 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Smoking and tuberculosis: Infection, disease, and mortality [6]

  Chi, C. L., Tai, H. L. & Wing, W. Y., Oct 8 2007, In: Archives of Internal Medicine. 167, 18, p. 2008-2009 2 p.

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

• Surgical site abscess caused by Lactobacillus fermentum identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Lin, A. W. C., Curreem, S. O. T., Fung, A. M. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2007, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 58, 2, p. 251-254 4 p.

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