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• 2006

  Misidentification of a mucoid strain of Salmonella enterica serotype choleraesuis as Hafnia alvei by the Vitek GNI+ card system

  Wang, T. K. F., Yam, W. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Wong, S. S. Y., Dec 2006, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44, 12, p. 4605-4608 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Modulation of the unfolded protein response by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike protein

  Chan, C. P., Siu, K. L., Chin, K. T., Yuen, K. Y., Zheng, B. & Jin, D. Y., Sept 2006, In: Journal of Virology. 80, 18, p. 9279-9287 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  197 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular characterization of isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Identification of a novel mutation in inhA

  Leung, E. T. Y., Ho, P. L., Yuen, K. Y., Woo, W. L., Lam, T. H., Kao, R. Y., Seto, W. H. & Yam, W. C., Mar 2006, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 50, 3, p. 1075-1078 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  45 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.

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

  Open Access
  266 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.

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

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Obesity, physical activity, and mortality in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort

  Schooling, C. M., Tai, H. L., Sai, Y. H., Wai, M. C., Kin, S. H., May, K. T., Cowling, B. J. & Leung, G. M., Jul 24 2006, In: Archives of Internal Medicine. 166, 14, p. 1498-1504 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  134 Citations (Scopus)

• Parity and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese women: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Lao, X. Q., Thomas, G. N., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Yin, P., Schooling, M., Heys, M., Leung, G. M., Adab, P., Cheng, K. K. & Lam, T. H., Oct 2006, In: Clinical Endocrinology. 65, 4, p. 460-469 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  71 Citations (Scopus)

• Plasma lipid, lipoprotein and apolipoprotein levels in a random population sample of 2875 Hong Kong Chinese adults and their implications (NCEP ATP-III, 2001 guidelines) on cardiovascular risk assessment

  Pang, R. W. C., Tam, S., Janus, E. D., Siu, S. T. S., Ma, O. C. K., Lam, T. H. & Lam, K. S. L., Feb 2006, In: Atherosclerosis. 184, 2, p. 438-445 8 p.

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

• Predictors of smoking cessation among chinese parents of young children followed up for 6 months

  Abdullah, A. S. M., Lam, T. H., Loke, A. Y. & Mak, Y. W., Aug 2006, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 12, 4, p. 28-31 4 p.

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

• Predictors of the participation of smoking parents in a proactive telephone-based smoking cessation program

  Mak, Y. W., Loke, A. Y., Lam, T. H. & Abdullah, A. S., Oct 2006, In: Addictive Behaviors. 31, 10, p. 1731-1743 13 p.

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

• Protecting sick children from exposure to passive smoking through mothers' actions: A randomized controlled trial of a nursing intervention

  Chan, S. & Lam, T. H., May 2006, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 54, 4, p. 440-449 10 p.

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

• Psychometric properties of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire in patients with neck pain

  Lee, K. C., Chiu, T. T. W. & Lam, T. H., 2006, In: Clinical Rehabilitation. 20, 10, p. 909-920 12 p.

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

• Recombinant adeno-associated virus expressing the receptor-binding domain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus S protein elicits neutralizing antibodies: Implication for developing SARS vaccines

  Du, L., He, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, H., Ma, S., Wong, C. K. L., Wu, S. H. W., Ng, F., Huang, J. D., Yuen, K. Y., Jiang, S., Zhou, Y. & Zheng, B. J., Sept 15 2006, In: Virology. 353, 1, p. 6-16 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk-behavior reporting by blood donors with an automated telephone system

  Fielding, R., Lam, T. H. & Hedley, A., Feb 2006, In: Transfusion. 46, 2, p. 289-297 9 p.

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

• Risks for heart disease and lung cancer from passive smoking by workers in the catering industry

  Hedley, A. J., McGhee, S. M., Repace, J. L., Wong, L. C., Yu, M. Y. S., Wong, T. W. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2006, In: Toxicological Sciences. 90, 2, p. 539-548 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk-stratified seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus among children in Hong Kong

  Lee, P. P. W., Wong, W. H. S., Leung, G. M., Chiu, S. S., Chan, K. H., Peiris, J. S. M., Lam, T. H. & Lau, Y. L., Jun 2006, In: Pediatrics. 117, 6, p. e1156-e1162

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

• Sensitive and Inexpensive Molecular Test for Falciparum Malaria: Detecting Plasmodium falciparum DNA Directly from Heat-Treated Blood by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification

  Poon, L. L. M., Wong, B. W. Y., Ma, E. H. T., Chan, K. H., Chow, L. M. C., Abeyewickreme, W., Tangpukdee, N., Yuen, K. Y., Guan, Y., Looareesuwan, S. & Peiris, J. S. M., Feb 2006, In: Clinical Chemistry. 52, 2, p. 303-306 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  417 Citations (Scopus)

• Seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to SARS-coronavirus in asymptomatic or subclinical population groups

  Leung, G. M., Lim, W. W., Ho, L. M., Lam, T. H., Ghani, A. C., Donnelly, C. A., Fraser, C., Riley, S., Ferguson, N. M., Anderson, R. M. & Hedley, A. J., Apr 2006, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 134, 2, p. 211-221 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  73 Citations (Scopus)

• Serotype 1-specific monoclonal antibody-based antigen capture immunoassay for detection of circulating nonstructural protein NS1: Implications for early diagnosis and serotyping of dengue virus infections

  Xu, H., Di, B., Pan, Y. X., Qiu, L. W., Wang, Y. D., Hao, W., He, L. J., Yuen, K. Y. & Che, X. Y., Aug 2006, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44, 8, p. 2872-2878 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  121 Citations (Scopus)

• Smoking and sexual dysfunction in Chinese males: Findings from men's health survey

  Lam, T. H., Abdullah, A. S. M., Ho, L. M., Yip, A. W. C. & Fan, S., Jul 17 2006, In: International Journal of Impotence Research. 18, 4, p. 364-369 6 p.

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

• Smoking cessation among Chinese young smokers: Does gender and age difference matters and what are the predictors?

  Abdullah, A. S. M., Lam, T. H., Chan, S. S. C. & Hedley, A. J., May 2006, In: Addictive Behaviors. 31, 5, p. 913-921 9 p.

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

• Snoring and vascular risk factors and disease in a low-risk Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Thomas, G. N., Jiang, C. Q., Lao, X. Q., McGhee, S. M., Zhang, W. S., Schooling, C. M., Adab, P., Lam, T. H. & Cheng, K. K., Jul 1 2006, In: Sleep. 29, 7, p. 896-900 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Soy consumption and mortality in Hong Kong: Proxy-reported case-control study of all older adult deaths in 1998

  Ho, S. Y., Schooling, M., Hui, L. L., McGhee, S. M., Mak, K. H. & Lam, T. H., Jul 2006, In: Preventive Medicine. 43, 1, p. 20-26 7 p.

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

• The effect of modifiable risk factors on pancreatic cancer mortality in populations of the Asia-Pacific region

  Ansary-Moghaddam, A., Huxley, R., Barzi, F., Lawes, C., Ohkubo, T., Fang, X., Jee, S. H., Woodward, M., 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. & 67 others, Liu, L. S., Xie, J. X., Norton, R., Ameratunga, S., MacMahon, S., Whitlock, G., Knuiman, M. W., 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., Kim, I. S., Giles, G., Hashimoto, T., Sakata, K., Dobson, A., Imai, Y., Hozawa, A., Jamrozik, K., 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., Saitoh, S., Li, Z. Z., Norman, P., He, Y. & Yao, S. X., Dec 2006, In: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 15, 12, p. 2435-2440 6 p.

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

• The fraction of ischaemic heart disease and stroke attributable to smoking in the WHO Western Pacific and South-East Asian regions

  Martiniuk, A. L. C., Lee, C. M. Y., Lam, T. H., Huxley, R., Suh, I., Jamrozik, K., Gu, D. F. & Woodward, M., Jun 2006, In: Tobacco Control. 15, 3, p. 181-188 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  64 Citations (Scopus)

• Urinary reactivation of polyoma BK virus but not adenovirus in paediatric and adolescent patients after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation [3]

  Leung, A. Y. H., Wong, A. S. Y., Chan, G. C. F., Yuen, K. Y. & Kwong, Y. L., Mar 2006, In: Bone Marrow Transplantation. 37, 6, p. 621-623 3 p.

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

• Usefulness of the MicroSeq 500 16S rDNA bacterial identification system for identification of anaerobic Gram positive bacilli isolated from blood cultures

  Lau, S. K. P., Ng, K. H. L., Woo, P. C. Y., Yip, K. T., Fung, A. M. Y., Woo, G. K. S., Chan, K. M., Que, T. I. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2006, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 59, 2, p. 219-222 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  41 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

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  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

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  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)