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• 1998

  A unique strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7 that produces low verocytotoxin levels not detected by use of a commercial enzyme immunoassay kit

  Yam, W. C., Tsang, D. N. C., Que, T. L., Peiris, M., Seto, W. H. & Yuen, K. Y., 1998, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 27, 4, p. 905-906 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Biliary tract infection due to bile-soluble bacteria: An intriguing paradox

  Luk, W. K., Liu, C. L., Yuen, K. Y., Wong, S. S. Y., Woo, P. C. Y. & Fan, S. T., 1998, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 26, 4, p. 1010-1012 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinical features and rapid viral diagnosis of human disease associated with avian influenza A H5N1 virus

  Yuen, K. Y., Chan, P. K. S., Peiris, M., Tsang, D. N. C., Que, T. L., Shortridge, K., Cheung, P. T., To, W. K., Ho, E. T. F., Sung, R. & Cheng, A. F. B., Feb 14 1998, In: Lancet. 351, 9101, p. 467-471 5 p.

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

• Clinical significance of alimentary tract microbes in bone marrow transplant recipients

  Yuen, K. Y., Woo, P. C. Y., Liang, R. H. S., Chiu, E. K. W., Chen, F. F. E., Wong, S. S. Y., Lau, Y. L., Ha, S. Y., Peiris, J. S. M., Siau, H. & Chan, T. K., Feb 1998, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 30, 2, p. 75-81 7 p.

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

• Clonorchiasis in bone marrow transplant recipients

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lie, A. K. W., Yuen, K. Y., Wong, S. S. Y., Lee, C. K. & Liang, R. H. S., 1998, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 27, 2, p. 382-384 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison between two districts of the effects of an air pollution intervention on bronchial responsiveness in primary school children in Hong Kong

  Wong, C. M., Lam, T. H., Peters, J., Hedley, A. J., Ong, S. G., Tam, A. Y. C., Liu, J. & Spiegelhalter, D. J., Sept 1998, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 52, 9, p. 571-578 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  53 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of a novel, inhibitor-potentiated disc-diffusion test with other methods for the detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

  Ho, P. L., Chow, K. H., Yuen, K. Y., Ng, W. S. & Chau, P. Y., Jul 1998, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 42, 1, p. 49-54 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  71 Citations (Scopus)

• Cryptococcal meningitis presenting concurrently with systemic lupus erythematosus

  Mok, C. C., Lau, C. S. & Yuen, K. Y., 1998, In: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 16, 2, p. 169-171 3 p.

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

• Detection of specific antibodies to an antigenic mannoprotein for diagnosis of Penicillium marneffei penicilliosis

  Cao, L., Chen, D. L., Lee, C., Chan, C. M., Chan, K. M., Vanittanakom, N., Tsang, D. N. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 1998, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 36, 10, p. 3028-3031 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  74 Citations (Scopus)

• Dietary intake and practices in the Hong Kong Chinese population

  Woo, J., Leung, S. S. F., Ho, S. C., Lam, T. H. & Janus, E. D., Oct 1998, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 52, 10, p. 631-637 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  73 Citations (Scopus)

• Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens using an automated DNA amplification assay and a single tube nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

  Yam, W. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Seto, W. H., 1998, In: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 36, 8, p. 597-599 3 p.

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

• Economic burden of environmental tobacco smoke on Hong Kong families: Scale and impact

  Peters, J., McCabe, C. J., Hedley, A. J., Lam, T. H. & Wong, C. M., Jan 1998, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 52, 1, p. 53-58 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Epidemiology of respiratory disease - The Asian perspective

  Lam, T. H. & Ho, S. Y., Nov 1998, In: Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 19, SUPPL., p. 8-9 2 p.

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

• Fungal endocarditis in bone marrow transplantation: Case report and review of literature

  Chim, C. S., Ho, P. L., Yuen, S. T. & Yuen, K. Y., 1998, In: Journal of Infection. 37, 3, p. 287-290 4 p.

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

• Identification of acinetobacters on blood agar in presence of D- glucose by unique browning effect

  Siau, H., Yuen, K. Y., Ho, P. L., Luk, W. K., Wong, S. S. Y., Woo, P. C. Y., Lee, R. A. & Hui, W. T., 1998, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 36, 5, p. 1404-1407 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Inhaled fluticasone reduces sputum inflammatory indices in severe bronchiectasis

  Tsang, K. W. T., Ho, P. L., Lam, W. K., Ip, M. S. M., Chan, K. N., Ho, C. S., Ooi, C. C. G. & Yuen, K. Y., 1998, In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158, 3, p. 723-727 5 p.

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

• Inpatient emergencies encountered by an infectious disease consultative service

  Luk, W. K., Wong, S. S. Y., Yuen, K. Y., Ho, P. L., Woo, P. C. Y., Lee, R., Peiris, J. S. M. & Chau, P. Y., 1998, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 26, 3, p. 695-701 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Lack of evidence of active lytic replication of Epstein-Barr and cytomegaloviruses in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

  Lan, C. S., Yuen, K. Y., Chan, K. H. & Wong, R. W. S., 1998, In: Chinese Medical Journal. 111, 7, p. 660-665 6 p.

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

• Mentioning smoking as a cause of death on death certificates

  Lam, T. H., ho, S. Y., Hedley, A. J., Mak, K. H. & Johnson, P., Nov 21 1998, In: BMJ. 317, 7170, p. 1456 1 p.

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

• MP1 encodes an abundant and highly antigenic cell wall mannoprotein in the pathogenic fungus Penicillium marneffei

  Cao, L., Chan, C. M., Lee, C., Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 1998, In: Infection and Immunity. 66, 3, p. 966-973 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  99 Citations (Scopus)

• Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio alginolyticus following an injury inflicted by a stingray

  Ho, P. L., Tang, W. M., Lo, K. S. & Yuen, K. Y., 1998, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 30, 2, p. 192-193 2 p.

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

• Paediatric liver transplantation: Queen Mary Hospital experience

  Chan, K. L., Fan, S. T., Saing, H., Wei, W. I., Lo, C. M., Tsoi, N. S., Ng, I. O. L., Chau, M. T., Tsoi, W. K., Chau, J., Yuen, K. Y., Tam, P. K. H., Wong, J. & Chan, K. L., 1998, In: Chinese Medical Journal. 111, 7, p. 610-614 5 p.

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

• Pseudobacteremia with amoxycillin-clavulanic acid-resistant Escherichia coli traced to cross-contamination during blood culture processing

  Ho, P. L., Luk, W. K., Wong, S. Y. S., Seto, W. H., Lo, Y. C. J. & Yuen, K. Y., 1998, In: Chinese Medical Journal. 111, 6, p. 570-576 7 p.

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

• Reactive hemophagocytic syndrome associated with Penicillium marneffei infection

  Chim, C. S., Fong, C. Y., Ma, S. K., Wong, S. S. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 1998, In: American Journal of Medicine. 104, 2, p. 196-197 2 p.

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

• Respiratory symptoms due to active and passive smoking in junior secondary school students in Hong Kong

  Lam, T. H., Chung, S. F., Betson, C. L., Wong, C. M. & Hedley, A. J., Feb 1998, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 27, 1, p. 41-48 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  50 Citations (Scopus)

• Rhodococcus equi lung abscess complicating Evan's syndrome treated with corticosteroid

  Tsang, K. W. T., Lam, P. S. P., Yuen, K. Y., Ooi, C. C. G., Lam, W. K. & Ip, M., 1998, In: Respiration. 65, 4, p. 327-330 4 p.

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

• Risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis in bone marrow transplant recipients

  Ip, M. S. M., Yuen, K. Y., Woo, P. C. Y., Luk, W. K., Tsang, K. W. T., Lam, W. K. & Liang, R. H. S., 1998, In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158, 4, p. 1173-1177 5 p.

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

• Simultaneous Aspergillus fischeri and Herpes simplex pneumonia in a patient with multiple myeloma

  Chim, C. S., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., 1998, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 30, 2, p. 190-191 2 p.

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

• The Effect of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection on Clinical Parameters in Steady-State Bronchiectasis

  Ho, P. L., Chan, K. N., Ip, M. S. M., Lam, W. K., Ho, C. S., Yuen, K. Y. & Tsang, K. W. T., 1998, In: Chest. 114, 6, p. 1594-1598 5 p.

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

• The emerging tobacco epidemic in China [3] (multiple letters)

  Cheng, T. O., Jay, S. J., Tai Hing Lam, H. L. & Chen, Z. M., May 6 1998, In: JAMA. 279, 17, p. 1346-1348 3 p.

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

• The role of phagocytic respiratory burst in host defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  Lau, Y. L., Chan, G. C. F., Ha, S. Y., Hui, Y. F. & Yuen, K. Y., 1998, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 26, 1, p. 226-227 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  54 Citations (Scopus)

• Tobacco advertisements: One of the strongest risk factors for smoking in Hong Kong students

  Lam, T. H., Chung, S. F., Betson, C. L., Wong, C. M. & Hedley, A. J., Apr 1998, In: American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 14, 3, p. 217-223 7 p.

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

• Unique risk factors for bacteraemia in allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients before and after engraftment

  Yuen, K. Y., Woo, P. C. Y., Hui, C. H., Luk, W. K., Chen, F. E., Lie, A. K. W. & Liang, R., 1998, In: Bone Marrow Transplantation. 21, 11, p. 1137-1143 7 p.

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

• Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli infection: The Hong Kong experience

  Wong, S., Yam, W., Leung, P., Woo, P. & Yuen, K., 1998, In: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia). 13, SUPPL.1, p. S289-S293

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 1999

  Acinetobacter bacteremia in Hong Kong: Prospective study and review

  Siau, H., Yuen, K. Y., Ho, P. L., Wong, S. S. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., 1999, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 28, 1, p. 26-30 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Allergic contact dermatitis due to Kathon(®) CG in Hong Kong

  Lee, T. Y. & Lam, T. H., 1999, In: Contact Dermatitis. 41, 1, p. 41-42 2 p.

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

• Antibiotics modulate vaccine-induced humoral immune response

  Woo, P. C. Y., Tsoi, H. W., Wong, L. P., Leung, H. C. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 1999, In: Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology. 6, 6, p. 832-837 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• A pilot study of low-dose erythromycin in bronchiectasis

  Tsang, K. W. T., Ho, P. I., Chan, K. N., Ip, M. S. M., Lam, W. K., Ho, C. S., Yuen, K. Y., Ooi, G. C., Amitani, R. & Tanaka, E., 1999, In: European Respiratory Journal. 13, 2, p. 361-364 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  196 Citations (Scopus)

• A prospective analysis of stress and academic performance in the first two years of medical school

  Stewart, S. M., Lam, T. H., Betson, C. L., Wong, C. M. & Wong, A. M. P., 1999, In: Medical Education. 33, 4, p. 243-250 8 p.

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

• A review on studies of smoking and coronary heart disease in China and Hong Kong

  He, Y. & Lam, T. H., Jan 1999, In: Chinese Medical Journal. 112, 1, p. 3-8 6 p.

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

• Bacteremia caused by staphylococci with inducible vancomycin heteroresistance

  Wong, S. S. Y., Ho, P. L., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 1999, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 29, 4, p. 760-767 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  153 Citations (Scopus)

• Clarithromycin attenuates the inflammatory response induced by surgical trauma in a guinea pig model

  Woo, P. C. Y., Chow, L. W. C., Ma, E. S. K. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 1999, In: Pharmacological Research. 39, 1, p. 49-54 6 p.

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

• Coronary artery disease varies seasonably in subtropics [3]

  Wong, C. M., Ma, S., Lam, T. H. & Hedley, A. J., Oct 9 1999, In: BMJ. 319, 7215, p. 1004 1 p.

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

• Detection of cell wall mannoprotein Mp1p in culture supernatants of Penicillium marneffei and in sera of penicilliosis patients

  Cao, L., Chan, K. M., Chen, D., Vanittanakom, N., Lee, C., Chan, C. M., Sirisanthana, T., Tsang, D. N. C. & Yuen, K. Y., 1999, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 37, 4, p. 981-986 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  69 Citations (Scopus)

• Does ozone have any effect on daily hospital admissions for circulatory diseases?

  Wong, C. M., Ma, S., Hedley, A. J. & Lam, T. H., Sept 1999, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 53, 9, p. 580-581 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of ambient air pollution and environmental tobacco smoke on respiratory health of non-smoking women in Hong Kong

  Wong, C. M., Hu, Z. G., Lam, T. H., Hedley, A. J. & Peters, J., 1999, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 28, 5, p. 859-864 6 p.

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

• Emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae with high-level resistance to cefotaxime in Hong Kong

  Wong, S. S. Y., Woo, P. C. Y., Ho, P. L., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., 1999, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 5, 4, p. 406-409 4 p.

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

• Emerging tobacco hazards in China

  Lam, T. H., ho, S. Y., Lhatoo, Y., Peto, R., Chen, Z. M. & Boreham, J., Jun 5 1999, In: BMJ. 318, 7197, p. 1554 1 p.

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

  Open Access

• Emerging tobacco hazards in China (multiple letters) [3]

  Lam, T. H., Ho, S. Y., Lhatoo, Y., Peto, R., Chen, Z. M. & Boreham, J., 1999, In: BMJ. 318, 7197, p. 1554-1555 2 p.

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

• Filarial infection of the breast diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology [3]

  Ng, K. K. C., Cheung, K. L., Leung, E. Y. F., Pun, S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 1999, In: Breast. 8, 6, p. 349-350 2 p.

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