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• 2003

  Peripartum tuberculosis as a form of immunorestitution disease

  Cheng, V. C. C., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Cheung, C. H. Y., Yung, R. W. H., Yam, L. Y. C. & Yuen, K. Y., May 1 2003, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 22, 5, p. 313-317 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Preparation and identification of monoclonal antibodies against Penicillium marneffei

  Qiu, L. W., Peng, D. X., Xu, H., Jia, J., Che, X. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2003, In: Di 1 jun yi da xue xue bao = Academic journal of the first medical college of PLA. 23, 1, p. 38-39 2 p.

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

• Prevalence and correlates of alcohol use: A population-based study in Hong Kong

  Janghorbani, M., Ho, S. Y., Lam, T. H. & Janus, E. D., Feb 1 2003, In: Addiction. 98, 2, p. 215-224 10 p.

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

• Preventing exposure to second-hand smoke

  Chan, S. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2003, In: Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 19, 4, p. 284-290 7 p.

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

• Pseudobacteraemia in a patient with neutropenic fever caused by a novel paenibacillus species: Paenibacillus hongkongensis sp. nov.

  Teng, J. L. L., Woo, P. C. Y., Leung, K. W., Lau, S. K. P., Wong, M. K. M. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2003, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology. 56, 1, p. 29-35 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Psychometric properties of a generic health measure in Chinese patients with low back pain in Hong Kong

  Leung, A. S. L., Lam, T. H., Hedley, A. J. & Twomey, L. T., Aug 2003, In: Manual Therapy. 8, 3, p. 151-160 10 p.

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

• Randomised controlled trial of clinical decision support tools to improve learning of evidence based medicine in medical students

  Leung, G. M., Johnston, J. M., Tin, K. Y. K., Wong, I. O. L., Ho, L. M., Lam, W. W. T. & Lam, T. H., Nov 8 2003, In: BMJ. 327, 7423, p. 1090-1093 4 p.

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

• Rapid diagnosis of a coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

  Poon, L. L. M., Wong, O. K., Luk, W., Yuen, K. Y., Peiris, J. S. M. & Guan, Y., Jun 1 2003, In: Clinical Chemistry. 49, 6, p. 953-955 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  113 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk Factors for Development of Paradoxical Response During Antituberculosis Therapy in HIV-Negative Patients

  Cheng, V. C. C., Yam, W. C., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Hung, I. F. N., Wong, S. P. Y., Cheung, W. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2003, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 22, 10, p. 597-602 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  147 Citations (Scopus)

• SARS: Public health measures in Hong Kong

  Tsang, T. & Lam, T., Nov 2003, In: Respirology. 8, p. S46-S48

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

• Screening mammography in Asian American women [3] (multiple letters)

  Tseng, M., Fang, C., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H., Thach, T. Q. & Hedley, A. J., Sept 2003, In: American Journal of Public Health. 93, 9, p. 1378-1379 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Secondhand smoke does cause respiratory disease

  Hedley, A. J., Lam, T. H., Mcghee, S. M., Leung, G. M. & Pow, M., Aug 30 2003, In: BMJ. 327, 7413, p. 502 1 p.

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Seronegative bacteremic melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei with ambiguous biochemical profile: Clinical importance of accurate identification by 16S rRNA gene and groEL gene sequencing

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, G. K. S., Fung, A. M. Y., Ngan, A. H. Y., Hui, W. T. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 1 2003, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41, 8, p. 3973-3977 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Sexual Media Use by Young Adults in Hong Kong: Prevalence and Associated Factors

  Janghorbani, M. & Lam, T. H., Dec 2003, In: Archives of Sexual Behavior. 32, 6, p. 545-553 9 p.

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

• Smoking and perceived health in Hong Kong Chinese

  Ho, S. Y., Lam, T. H., Fielding, R. & Janus, E. D., Nov 2003, In: Social Science and Medicine. 57, 9, p. 1761-1770 10 p.

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

• Staphylococcus aureus subcutaneous abscess complicating acupuncture: Need for implementation of proper infection control guidelines

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 2003, In: New Microbiologica. 26, 2, p. 169-174 6 p.

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

• Study on mortality, incidence and risk factors of stroke in a cohort of elderly in Xi'an, China

  He, Y., Chang, Q., Huang, J. Y., Jiang, Y., Shi, Q. L., Ni, B., Zhang, L., Zhang, F., Wan, Z. H., Lam, T. & Li, L. S., Jun 2003, In: Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi. 24, 6, p. 476-479 4 p.

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

• The complete genome sequence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus strain HKU-39849 (HK-39)

  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, C. Y., Wang, P. Y., Guan, Y., Zheng, B., Poon, L. L. M., Chan, K. H., Yuen, K. Y., Peiris, J. S. M. & Leung, F. C., Jul 2003, In: Experimental Biology and Medicine. 228, 7, p. 866-873 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  59 Citations (Scopus)

• The economic burden of environmental tobacco smoke in the first year of life

  Leung, G. M., Ho, L. M. & Lam, T. H., Sept 1 2003, In: Archives of Disease in Childhood. 88, 9, p. 767-771 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• The impact of community psychological responses on outbreak control for severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong

  Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H., Ho, L. M., Ho, S. Y., Chan, B. H. Y., Wong, I. O. L. & Hedley, A. J., Nov 2003, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 57, 11, p. 857-863 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  387 Citations (Scopus)

• The mitochondrial genome of the thermal dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei is more closely related to those of molds than yeasts

  Woo, P. C. Y., Zhen, H., Cai, J. J., Yu, J., Lau, S. K. P., Wang, J., Teng, J. L. L., Wong, S. S. Y., Tse, R. H., Chen, R., Yang, H., Liu, B. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 18 2003, In: FEBS Letters. 555, 3, p. 469-477 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  60 Citations (Scopus)

• The SARS attack on Hong Kong

  Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2003, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 9, 4, p. 302-303 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

  Peiris, J. S. M., Yuen, K. Y., Osterhaus, A. D. M. E. & Stöhr, K., Dec 18 2003, In: New England Journal of Medicine. 349, 25, p. 2431-2441 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  1073 Citations (Scopus)

• The study of cytokine dynamics at the operation site after mastectomy

  Chow, L. W. C., Loo, W. T. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Cheng, C., Sept 2003, In: Wound Repair and Regeneration. 11, 5, p. 326-330 5 p.

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

• Three-year study of targeted screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission

  Que, T. L., Ho, P. L., Yip, K. T., Ng, H. L., Leung, F. Y., Lai, K. K. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 1 2003, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 22, 4, p. 268-270 3 p.

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

• Transmission dynamics of the etiological agent of SARS in Hong Kong: Impact of public health interventions

  Riley, S., Fraser, C., Donnelly, C. A., Ghani, A. C., Abu-Raddad, L. J., Hedley, A. J., Leung, G. M., Ho, L. M., Lam, T. H., Thach, T. Q., Chau, P., Chan, K. P., Lo, S. V., Leung, P. Y., Tsang, T., Ho, W., Lee, K. H., Lau, E. M. C., Ferguson, N. M. & Anderson, R. M., Jun 20 2003, In: Science. 300, 5627, p. 1961-1966 6 p.

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

• Treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome with lopinavir/ritonavir: A multicentre retrospective matched cohort study

  Chan, K. S., Lai, S. T., Chu, C. M., Tsui, E., Tam, C. Y., Wong, M. M. L., Tse, M. W., Que, T. L., Peiris, J. S. M., Sung, J., Wong, V. C. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2003, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 9, 6, p. 399-406 8 p.

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

• Tsukamurella conjunctivitis: A novel clinical syndrome

  Woo, P. C. Y., Ngan, A. H. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 1 2003, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41, 7, p. 3368-3371 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  53 Citations (Scopus)

• Usefulness of the MicroSeq 500 16S ribosomal DNA-based bacterial identification system for identification of clinically significant bacterial isolates with ambiguous biochemical profiles

  Woo, P. C. Y., Ng, K. H. L., Lau, S. K. P., Yip, K. T., Fung, A. M. Y., Leung, K. W., Tam, D. M. W., Que, T. L. & Yuen, K. Y., May 1 2003, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41, 5, p. 1996-2001 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  167 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of cefoperazone MacConkey agar for selective isolation of Laribacter hongkongensis

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Hui, W. T., Li, M. W. S., Teng, J. L. L., Que, T. L., Luk, W. K., Lai, R. W. M., Yung, R. W. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 1 2003, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41, 10, p. 4839-4841 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Voluntary HIV antibody testing amongst youth in Hong Kong

  Hing Lam, T., Janghorbani, M., Fan, S. & Fielding, R., Feb 1 2003, In: International Journal of STD and AIDS. 14, 2, p. 132-138 7 p.

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

• Waist to stature ratio is more strongly associated with cardiovascular risk factors than other simple anthropometric indices

  Ho, S. Y., Lam, T. H. & Janus, E. D., Nov 2003, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 13, 10, p. 683-691 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  251 Citations (Scopus)
• 2002

  Activity of five fluoroquinolones against 71 isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei [3]

  Ho, P. L., Cheung, T. K. M., Kinoshita, R., Tse, C. W. S., Yuen, K. Y. & Chau, P. Y., 2002, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 49, 6, p. 1042-1044 3 p.

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

• Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after para-influenza infection post bone marrow transplantation

  Au, W. Y., Lie, A. K. W., Cheung, R. T. F., Cheng, P. W., Ooi, C. G. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Kwong, Y. L., 2002, In: Leukemia and Lymphoma. 43, 2, p. 455-457 3 p.

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

• An analysis of the main causes of death in different industrial systems in Guangzhou

  Liu, W., Jiang, C., Lam, T. H., Zhang, W., Hedley, H. A., Zhu, C., He, J. & Cao, M., Aug 2002, In: Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases. 20, 4, p. 289-292 4 p.

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

• A prospective cohort study on the effect of occupational dust exposure and smoking on mortality

  Zhang, W., Jiang, C., Lam, T. H., Chen, Q., Yin, H. S., Liu, W., He, J. & Cao, M., Oct 2002, In: Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases. 20, 5, p. 365-368 4 p.

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

• A prospective study on smoking, quitting and mortality in a cohort of elderly in Xi'an, China.

  He, Y., Taihing, L., Shi, Q., Huang, J., Zhang, F., Wan, Z. & Li, L., Jun 2002, In: Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi. 23, 3, p. 186-189 4 p.

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

• A single dose of oral DNA immunization delivered by attenuated Salmonella typhimurium down-regulates transgene expression in HBsAg transgenic mice

  Zheng, B. J., Ng, M. H., Chan, K. W., Tam, S., Woo, P. C. Y., Ng, S. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2002, In: European Journal of Immunology. 32, 11, p. 3294-3304 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• A tale of two cities: Effects of air pollution on hospital admissions in Hong Kong and London compared

  Wong, C. M., Atkinson, R. W., Ross Anderson, H., Hedley, A. J., Stefan, M., Chau, P. Y. K. & Lam, T. H., 2002, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 110, 1, p. 67-77 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  184 Citations (Scopus)

• Breast‐feeding and its relation to smoking and mode of delivery

  Leung, G. M., Lam, T. ‐. & Ho, L. ‐., May 2002, In: Obstetrics and Gynecology. 99, 5, p. 785-794 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  80 Citations (SciVal)

• Breastfeeding rates in Hong Kong: A comparison of the 1987 and 1997 birth cohorts

  Leung, G. M., Ho, L. M. & Lam, T. H., 2002, In: Birth. 29, 3, p. 162-168 7 p.

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

• Caesarean section rate in England and Wales

  Caan, W., Messent, P., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H., Wong, I. & Thach, T. Q., Feb 23 2002, In: BMJ. 324, 7335, p. 486 1 p.

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

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Candida tropicalis fungaemia in adult patients with haematological malignancies: Clinical features and risk factors

  Leung, A. Y. H., Chim, C. S., Ho, P. L., Cheng, C. C., Yuen, K. Y., Lie, A. K. W., Au, W. Y., Liang, R. & Kwong, Y. L., Apr 2002, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 50, 4, p. 316-319 4 p.

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

• Cardiorespiratory and all-cause mortality after restrictions on sulphur content of fuel in Hong Kong: An intervention study

  Hedley, A. J., Wong, C. M., Thach, T. Q., Ma, S., Lam, T. H. & Anderson, H. R., Nov 23 2002, In: Lancet. 360, 9346, p. 1646-1652 7 p.

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

• Catheter-related Microbacterium bacteremia identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Woo, G. K. S. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40, 7, p. 2681-2685 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Cesarean trends [4] (multiple letters)

  Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H., Ho, L. M., Thach, T. Q. & Farrell, S. A., 2002, In: CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 167, 2, p. 124-126 3 p.

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

• Characterization of a laboratory-generated variant of BPS β-lactamase from Burkholderia pseudomallei that hydrolyses ceftazidime

  Ho, P. L., Cheung, T. K. M., Yam, W. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 1 2002, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 50, 5, p. 723-726 4 p.

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

• Characterization of a novel insertion sequence, ISBp1, in Burkholderia pseudomallei

  Woo, P. C. Y., Leung, P. K. L., Tsoi, H. W., Chan, B. Y. L., Que, T. L. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Archives of Microbiology. 177, 3, p. 267-273 7 p.

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

• Clinical characteristics of and risk factors for herpes zoster after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  Leung, A. Y. H., Yuen, K. Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Lie, A. K. W., Liang, R. & Kwong, Y. L., 2002, In: Haematologica. 87, 4, p. 444-446 3 p.

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

• Clinical spectrum of paradoxical deterioration during antituberculosis therapy in non-HIV-infected patients

  Cheng, V. C. C., Ho, P. L., Lee, R. A., Chan, K. S., Chan, K. K., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 21, 11, p. 803-809 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  261 Citations (Scopus)