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• Molecular characterization of the 2011 Hong Kong scarlet fever outbreak

  Tse, H., Bao, J. Y. J., Davies, M. R., Maamary, P., Tsoi, H. W., Tong, A. H. Y., Ho, T. C. C., Lin, C. H., Gillen, C. M., Barnett, T. C., Chen, J. H. K., Lee, M., Yam, W. C., Wong, C. K., Ong, C. L. Y., Chan, Y. W., Wu, C. W., Ng, T., Lim, W. W. L. & Tsang, T. H. F. & 5 others, Tse, C. W. S., Dougan, G., Walker, M. J., Lok, S. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 1 2012, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 206, 3, p. 341-351 11 p.

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

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  87 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular detection of a novel human influenza (H1N1) of pandemic potential by conventional and real-time quantitative RT-PCR assays

  Poon, L. L. M., Chan, K. H., Smith, G. J., Leung, C. S. W., Guan, Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Peiris, J. S. M., Aug 1 2009, In: Clinical Chemistry. 55, 8, p. 1555-1558 4 p.

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  113 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular diagnosis in clinical parasitology: When and why?

  Wong, S. S. Y., Fung, K. S. C., Chau, S., Poon, R. W. S., Wong, S. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 12 2014, In: Experimental Biology and Medicine. 239, 11, p. 1443-1460 18 p.

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  48 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular diagnostics in tuberculosis

  Cheng, V. C. C., Yew, W. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2005, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 24, 11, p. 711-720 10 p.

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

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  116 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular diversity of coronaviruses in bats

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Li, K. S. M., Poon, R. W. S., Wong, B. H. L., Tsoi, H. W., Yip, B. C. K., Huang, Y., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 20 2006, In: Virology. 351, 1, p. 180-187 8 p.

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  266 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular epidemiological study of HIV-1 CRF01-ae transmission in Hong Kong

  Chen, J. H. K., Wong, K. H., Li, P., Chan, K. C., Lee, M. P., Lam, H. Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Yam, W. C., Aug 2009, In: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 51, 5, p. 530-535 6 p.

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  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular epidemiology and divergence of HIV type 1 protease codon 35 inserted strains among treatment-naive patients in Hong Kong

  Chen, J. H. K., Wong, K. H., Chan, K. C., Lam, H. Y., Yuen, K. Y., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yam, W. C., Apr 1 2008, In: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 24, 4, p. 537-542 6 p.

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  10 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.

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  79 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular epidemiology of canine picornavirus in Hong Kong and Dubai and proposal of a novel genus in Picornaviridae

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Choi, G. K. Y., Huang, Y., Sivakumar, S., Tsoi, H. W., Yip, C. C. Y., Jose, S. V., Bai, R., Wong, E. Y. M., Joseph, M., Li, T., Wernery, U. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 1 2016, In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 41, p. 191-200 10 p.

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  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular epidemiology of communityassociated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  Ho, P. L., Yuen, K. Y., Tse, W. S., Ng, T. K., Que, T. L., Lai, E. & Yung, R. W., 2009, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 15, SUPP9, p. 6-8 3 p.

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• Molecular epidemiology of coxsackievirus A6 circulating in Hong Kong reveals common neurological manifestations and emergence of novel recombinant groups

  Lau, S. K. P., Zhao, P. S. H., Sridhar, S., Yip, C. C. Y., Aw-Yong, K. L., Chow, E. Y. Y., Cheung, K. C. M., Hui, R. W. H., Leung, R. Y. H., Lai, Y. S. K., Wu, A. K. L., To, K. K. W., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2018, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 108, p. 43-49 7 p.

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  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular epidemiology of human coronavirus OC43 reveals evolution of different genotypes over time and recent emergence of a novel genotype due to natural recombination

  Lau, S. K. P., Lee, P., Tsang, A. K. L., Yip, C. C. Y., Tse, H., Lee, R. A., So, L. Y., Lau, Y. L., Chan, K. H., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2011, In: Journal of Virology. 85, 21, p. 11325-11337 13 p.

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  219 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in residential care homes for the elderly in Hong Kong

  Ho, P. L., Lai, E. L., Chow, K. H., Chow, L. S. M., Yuen, K. Y. & Yung, R. W. H., Jun 2008, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 61, 2, p. 135-142 8 p.

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  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular epidemiology of the novel coronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome

  Guan, Y., Peiris, J. S. M., Zheng, B., Poon, L. L. M., Chan, K. H., Zeng, F. Y., Chan, C. W. M., Chan, M. N., Chen, J. D., Chow, K. Y. C., Hon, C. C., Hui, K. H., Li, J., Li, V. Y. Y., Wang, Y., Leung, S. W., Yuen, K. Y. & Leung, F. C., Jan 10 2004, In: Lancet. 363, 9403, p. 99-104 6 p.

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  121 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular Evolution of Human Coronavirus 229E in Hong Kong and a Fatal COVID-19 Case Involving Coinfection with a Novel Human Coronavirus 229E Genogroup

  Lau, S. K. P., Lung, D. C., Wong, E. Y. M., Aw-Yong, K. L., Wong, A. C. P., Luk, H. K. H., Li, K. S. M., Fung, J., Chan, T. T. Y., Tang, J. Y. M., Zhu, L., Yip, C. C. Y., Wong, S. C. Y., Lee, R. A., Tsang, O. T. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jan 2021, In: mSphere. 6, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., e00819-20.

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  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular identification of cestodes and nematodes by cox1 gene real-time PCR and sequencing

  Poon, R. W. S., Tam, E. W. T., Lau, S. K. P., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y., Schuster, R. K. & Woo, P. C. Y., Nov 2017, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 89, 3, p. 185-190 6 p.

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  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Monitoring of leukocyte cytomegalovirus DNA in bone marrow transplant recipients by nested PCR

  Yuen, K. Y., Lo, S. K. F., Chiu, E. K. W., Wong, S. S. Y., Lau, Y. L., Liang, R., Chan, T. K. & Ng, M. H., 1995, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 33, 10, p. 2530-2534 5 p.

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

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  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Monitoring the fitness of antiviral-resistant influenza strains during an epidemic: a mathematical modelling study

  Leung, K., Lipsitch, M., Yuen, K. Y. & Wu, J. T., Mar 1 2017, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 17, 3, p. 339-347 9 p.

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  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Monitoring the therapy of pulmonary tuberculosis by nested polymerase chain reaction assay

  Yuen, K. Y., Chan, K. S., Chan, C. M., Ho, P. L. & Ng, M. H., 1997, In: Journal of Infection. 34, 1, p. 29-33 5 p.

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  20 Citations (Scopus)

• More and more coronaviruses: Human coronavirus HKU1

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Yip, C. C. Y., Huang, Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 11 2009, In: Viruses. 1, 1, p. 57-71 15 p.

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

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  59 Citations (Scopus)

• Mortality and smoking in Hong Kong: Case-control study of all adult deaths in 1998

  Lam, T. H., Ho, S. Y., Hedley, A. J., Mak, K. H. & Peto, R., Aug 18 2001, In: BMJ. 323, 7309, p. 361-362 2 p.

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  179 Citations (Scopus)

• Mortality associated with passive smoking in Hong Kong

  McGhee, S. M., Ho, S. Y., Schooling, M., Ho, L. M., Thomas, G. N., Hedley, A. J., Mak, K. H., Peto, R. & Lam, T. H., Feb 5 2005, In: BMJ. 330, 7486, p. 287-288 2 p.

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  61 Citations (Scopus)

• Mortality attributable to cigarette smoking in China

  Lam, T. H., He, Y., Li, L. S., Li, L. S., He, S. F. & Liang, B. Q., Nov 12 1997, In: JAMA. 278, 18, p. 1505-1508 4 p.

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  108 Citations (Scopus)

• Mortality in relation to changes in physical activity in middle-aged to older Chinese: An 8-year follow-up of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Huang, Y., Jiang, C., Xu, L., Zhang, W., Zhu, F., Jin, Y., Cheng, K. K. & Lam, T. H., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Sport and Health Science. 10, 4, p. 430-438 9 p.

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  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Mortality reduction from quitting smoking in Hong Kong: Population-wide proportional mortality study

  Mai, Z. M., Ho, S. Y., Lo, C. M., Wang, M. P., Peto, R. & Lam, T. H., Jun 2018, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 47, 3, p. 752-759 8 p.

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  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Most cancer can be prevented: We can do more

  Lam, T. H., Mar 2012, In: Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 16, SUPPL. 1, p. S3-S6

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• Motivating smokers at outdoor public smoking hotspots to have a quit attempt with a nicotine replacement therapy sample: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

  Cheung, Y. T. D., Leung, J. P. K., Cheung, C. K. C., Li, W. H. C., Wang, M. P. & Lam, T. H., Jul 26 2016, In: Trials. 17, 1, 355.

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  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Motor neuron disease in hong kong chinese: Epidemiology and clinical picture

  Fong, K. Y., Yu, Y. L., Chan, Y. W., Kay, R., Chan, J., Yang, Z., Kwan, M. C., Leung, K. P., Li, P. C. K., Lam, T. H. & Cheung, R. T. F., 1996, In: Neuroepidemiology. 15, 5, p. 239-245 7 p.

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  55 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.

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  97 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.

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  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Mp1p homologues as virulence factors in Aspergillus fumigatus

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Lau, C. C. Y., Tung, E. T. K., Au-Yeung, R. K. H., Cai, J. P., Chong, K. T. K., Sze, K. H., Kao, R. Y., Hao, Q. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 1 2018, In: Medical Mycology. 56, 3, p. 350-360 11 p.

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  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Mp1p Is a Virulence Factor in Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Lau, C. C. Y., Tung, E. T. K., Chong, K. T. K., Yang, F., Zhang, H., Lo, R. K. C., Cai, J. P., Au-Yeung, R. K. H., Ng, W. F., Tse, H., Wong, S. S. Y., Xu, S., Lam, W. H., Tse, M. K., Sze, K. H., Kao, R. Y., Reiner, N. E. & Hao, Q. & 1 others, Yuen, K. Y., Aug 25 2016, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 10, 8, e0004907.

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  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Mrna covid vaccine and myocarditis in adolescents

  Kwan, M. Y. W., Chua, G. T., Chow, C. B., Tsao, S. S. L., To, K. K. W., Yuen, K. Y., Lau, Y. L. & Ip, P., Oct 2021, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 27, 5, p. 329-327 3 p.

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  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with freshwater fish-borne gastroenteritis and traveller's diarrhoea

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 2010, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 16, 5 SUPP4, p. 13-14 2 p.

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  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Multimodal investigation of rat hepatitis E virus antigenicity: Implications for infection, diagnostics, and vaccine efficacy

  Sridhar, S., Situ, J., Cai, J. P., Yip, C. C. Y., Wu, S., Zhang, A. J. X., Wen, L., Chew, N. F. S., Chan, W. M., Poon, R. W. S., Chan, J. F. W., Tsang, D. N. C., Chen, H., Xia, N. S. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Hepatology. 74, 6, p. 1315-1324 10 p.

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  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Multiplex metal-detection based assay (MMDA) for COVID-19 diagnosis and identification of disease severity biomarkers†‡

  Zhou, Y., Yuan, S., To, K. K. W., Xu, X., Li, H., Cai, J. P., Luo, C., Hung, I. F. N., Chan, K. H., Yuen, K. Y., Li, Y. F., Chan, J. F. W. & Sun, H., Feb 14 2022, In: Chemical Science. 13, 11, p. 3216-3226 11 p.

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  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Multipronged infection control strategy to achieve zero nosocomial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases among Hong Kong healthcare workers in the first 300 days of the pandemic

  Cheng, V. C. C., Wong, S. C., Tong, D. W. K., Chuang, V. W. M., Chen, J. H. K., Lee, L. L. Y., To, K. K. W., Hung, I. F. N., Ho, P. L., Yeung, D. T. K., Chung, K. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 19 2022, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 43, 3, p. 334-343 10 p.

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  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Multi-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae in hong kong

  Yuen, K. Y., Seto, W. H., Hui, W. T. & Chau, P. Y., Apr 1990, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 25, 4, p. 721-723 3 p.

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

• Mutations outside the rifampicin resistance-determining region associated with rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  Siu, G. K. H., Zhang, Y., Lau, T. C. K., Lau, R. W. T., Ho, P. L., Yew, W. W., Tsui, S. K. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Yam, W. C., Apr 2011, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 66, 4, p. 730-733 4 p.

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  107 Citations (Scopus)

• Mycobacterium abscessus bacteremia after receipt of intravenous infusate of cytokine-induced killer cell therapy for body beautification and health boosting

  Liu, R., To, K. K. W., Teng, J. L. L., Choi, G. K. Y., Mok, K. Y., Law, K. I., Tso, E. Y. K., Fung, K. S. C., Wu, T. C., Wu, A. K. L., Fung, S. H., Wong, S. C. Y., Trendell-Smith, N. J. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 1 2013, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 57, 7, p. 981-991 11 p.

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  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Mycobacterium chimaera-contaminated heater–cooler devices: the inner surface as the missing link?

  Cheng, V. C. C., Wong, S. C., Chen, J. H. K., Wong, S. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2018, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 100, 3, p. e157-e158

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

• Mycophenolic acid, an immunomodulator, has potent and broad-spectrum in vitro antiviral activity against pandemic, seasonal and avian influenza viruses affecting humans

  To, K. K. W., Mok, K. Y., Chan, A. S. F., Cheung, N. N., Wang, P., Lui, Y. M., Chan, J. F. W., Chen, H., Chan, K. H., Kao, R. Y. T. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2016, In: Journal of General Virology. 97, 8, p. 1807-1817 11 p., 000512.

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  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Myrrh is the putative allergen in bonesetter's herbs dermatitis

  Lee, T. Y. & Lam, T. H., Nov 1993, In: Contact Dermatitis. 29, 5, p. 279 1 p.

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  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Nanopore sequencing reveals novel targets for detection and surveillance of human and avian influenza a viruses

  Yip, C. C. Y., Chan, W. M., Ip, J. D., Seng, C. W. M., Leung, K. H., Poon, R. W. S., Ng, A. C. K., Wu, W. L., Zhao, H., Chan, K. H., Siu, G. K. H., Ng, T. T. L., Cheng, V. C. C., Kok, K. H., Yuen, K. Y. & To, K. K. W., May 2020, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 58, 5, e02127-19.

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  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Napping is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Lam, K. B. H., Jiang, C. Q., Thomas, G. N., Arora, T., Zhang, W. S., Taheri, S., Adab, P., Lam, T. H. & Cheng, K. K., Mar 1 2010, In: Sleep. 33, 3, p. 402-407 6 p.

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  96 Citations (Scopus)

• Nasal prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection by intranasal influenza-based boost vaccination in mouse models

  Zhou, R., Wang, P., Wong, Y. C., Xu, H., Lau, S. Y., Liu, L., Mok, B. W. Y., Peng, Q., Liu, N., Woo, K. F., Deng, S., Tam, R. C. Y., Huang, H., Zhang, A. J., Zhou, D., Zhou, B., Chan, C. Y., Du, Z., Yang, D. & Au, K. K. & 3 others, Yuen, K. Y., Chen, H. & Chen, Z., Jan 2022, In: eBioMedicine. 75, 103762.

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  35 Citations (Scopus)

• Nasopharyngeal carriage of antimicrobial-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among young children attending 79 kindergartens and day care centers in Hong Kong

  Chiu, S. S., Pak Leung Ho, L. H., Chow, F. K. H., Kwok Yung Yuen, Y. Y. & Yu Lung Lau, L. L., 2001, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 45, 10, p. 2765-2770 6 p.

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  65 Citations (Scopus)

• Nasopharyngeal detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus RNA in health-care workers

  Wang, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2006, In: Chest. 129, 1, p. 12-13 2 p.

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  3 Citations (Scopus)

• National trends in total cholesterol obscure heterogeneous changes in HDL and non-HDL cholesterol and total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio: A pooled analysis of 458 population-based studies in Asian and Western countries

  NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Feb 1 2020, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 49, 1, p. 173-192 20 p.

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  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Natural occurrence and characterization of two internal ribosome entry site elements in a novel virus, canine picodicistrovirus, in the picornavirus-like superfamily

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Choi, G. K. Y., Huang, Y., Teng, J. L. L., Tsoi, H. W., Tse, H., Yeung, M. L., Chan, K. H., Jin, D. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2012, In: Journal of Virology. 86, 5, p. 2797-2808 12 p.

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  67 Citations (Scopus)