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  Chemoprophylaxis against infective endocarditis following dental surgery

  Kumana, C. R., Yuen, K. Y. & Samaranayake, L. P., 1995, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 1, 2, p. 145-149 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

• Complete genome sequence of the veterinary pathogen Staphylococcus pseudintermedius strain HKU10-03, isolated in a case of canine pyoderma

  Tse, H., Tsoi, H. W., Leung, S. P., Urquhart, I. J., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 2011, In: Journal of Bacteriology. 193, 7, p. 1783-1784 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

  Open Access
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Coronavirus diversity, phylogeny and interspecies jumping

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Huang, Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2009, In: Experimental Biology and Medicine. 234, 10, p. 1117-1127 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

  Open Access
  548 Citations (Scopus)

• For a better, safer and healthier tomorrow - Our commitment to research in emerging infectious diseases at the University of Hong Kong

  Woo, P. C. Y., Wong, S. S. Y., Chan, K. H., Guan, Y., Kao, R. Y. T., Yuen, K. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Peiris, J. S. M., Ho, P. L., Poon, L. L. M., Zheng, B. J. & Yam, W. C., Dec 2004, In: Nature Medicine. 10, 12 SUPPL., p. i

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

• Smoking increases the risk of death from tuberculosis four-fold in adult males in India

  Gajalakshmi, V., Peto, R., Kanaka, T. S., Jha, P., Yach, D., Raviglione, M. C., Lam, T. H. & Leung, G. M., 2004, In: Evidence-Based Healthcare. 8, 1, p. 27-29 3 p.

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

  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)

• Adolescent Smoking in Hong Kong: Prevalence, Psychosocial Correlates, and Prevention

  Ho, S. Y., Chen, J., Leung, L. T., Mok, H. Y., Wang, L., Wang, M. P. & Lam, T. H., Jun 2019, In: Journal of Adolescent Health. 64, 6, p. S19-S27

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

• A global call for talaromycosis to be recognised as a neglected tropical disease

  Narayanasamy, S., Dat, V. Q., Thanh, N. T., Ly, V. T., Chan, J. F. W., Yuen, K. Y., Ning, C., Liang, H., Li, L., Chowdhary, A., Youngchim, S., Supparatpinyo, K., Aung, N. M., Hanson, J., Andrianopoulos, A., Dougherty, J., Govender, N. P., Denning, D. W., Chiller, T. & Thwaites, G. & 3 others, van Doorn, H. R., Perfect, J. & Le, T., Nov 2021, In: The Lancet Global Health. 9, 11, p. e1618-e1622

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

  Open Access
  76 Citations (Scopus)

• Antiviral therapy for respiratory tract infections

  Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2008, In: Respirology. 13, 7, p. 950-971 22 p.

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

  Open Access
  20 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)

• Aspergillosis in bone marrow transplant recipients

  Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 2000, In: Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 34, 1, p. 55-69 15 p.

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

• A systematic approach to novel virus discovery in emerging infectious disease outbreaks

  Sridhar, S., To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., May 1 2015, In: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 17, 3, p. 230-241 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• A systematic review of lifestyle modification and glucose intolerance in the prevention of type 2 diabetes.

  Thomas, G. N., Jiang, C. Q., Taheri, S., Xiao, Z. H., Tomlinson, B., Cheung, B. M. Y., Lam, T. H., Barnett, A. H. & Cheng, K. K., Nov 2010, In: Current Diabetes Reviews. 6, 6, p. 378-387 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  35 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 A H5N1 virus: A continuous threat to humans

  To, K. K. W., Ng, K. H. L., Que, T. L., Chan, J. M. C., Tsang, K. Y., Tsang, A. K. L., Chen, H. & Yuen, K. Y., 2012, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 1, e25.

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

  Open Access
  74 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)

• Bats as a continuing source of emerging infections in humans

  Wong, S., Lau, S., Woo, P. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2007, In: Reviews in Medical Virology. 17, 2, p. 67-91 25 p.

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

  Open Access
  272 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)

• Bisphosphonates for advanced prostate cancer

  Yuen, K. Y., Shelley, M., Sze, W. M., Wilt, T. & Mason, M. D., 2006, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 4, CD006250.

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

• Caecal-caecal intussusception caused by Trichuris trichiura in a young healthy adult

  To, K. K. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Hung, I. F. N., Tang, B. S. F., Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2006, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 38, 9, p. 813-815 3 p.

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

• Clinical management and infection control of SARS: Lessons learned

  Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W. & Yuen, K. Y., 2013, In: Antiviral Research. 100, 2, p. 407-419 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  116 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinical role of β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations

  Lee, N., Yuen, K. Y. & Kumana, C. R., 2003, In: Drugs. 63, 14, p. 1511-1524 14 p.

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

  Open Access
  85 Citations (Scopus)

• COPD-related morbidity and mortality after smoking cessation: Status of the evidence

  Godtfredsen, N. S., Lam, T. H., Hansel, T. T., Leon, M. E., Gray, N., Dresler, C., Burns, D. M., Prescott, E. & Vestbo, J., Oct 2008, In: European Respiratory Journal. 32, 4, p. 844-853 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  219 Citations (Scopus)

• Coronaviruses-drug discovery and therapeutic options

  Zumla, A., Chan, J. F. W., Azhar, E. I., Hui, D. S. C. & Yuen, K. Y., May 1 2016, In: Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 15, 5, p. 327-347 21 p.

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

  Open Access
  1372 Citations (Scopus)

• Coronavirus genomics and bioinformatics analysis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Huang, Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2010, In: Viruses. 2, 8, p. 1805-1820 16 p.

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

  Open Access
  619 Citations (Scopus)

• COVID-19 drug discovery and treatment options

  Chan, J. F. W., Yuan, S., Chu, H., Sridhar, S. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 2024, In: Nature Reviews Microbiology. 22, 7, p. 391-407 17 p.

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

• Cross-species transmission and emergence of novel viruses from birds

  Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Chen, H. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2015, In: Current Opinion in Virology. 10, p. 63-69 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  80 Citations (Scopus)

• Current status and future directions for Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis and traveller's diarrhoea

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Teng, J. L. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2005, In: Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 18, 5, p. 413-419 7 p.

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

• Emergence in China of human disease due to avian influenza A(H10N8) - Cause for concern?

  To, K. K. W., Tsang, A. K. L., Chan, J. F. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Chen, H. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2014, In: Journal of Infection. 68, 3, p. 205-215 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  103 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

• Ethnic comparisons of obesity in the Asia-Pacific region: Protocol for a collaborative overview of cross-sectional studies

  Huxley, R., Barzi, F., Stolk, R., Caterson, I., Gill, T., Lam, T. H., Omari, A., Woodward, M., James, P., Matsuzawa, Y. & Zimmett, P., Aug 2005, In: Obesity Reviews. 6, 3, p. 193-198 6 p.

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

• Evidence for Elizabethkingia Anophelis transmission from mother to infant, Hong Kong

  Lau, S. K. P., Wu, A. K. L., Teng, J. L. L., Tse, H., Curreem, S. O. T., Tsui, S. K. W., Huang, Y., Chen, J. H. K., Lee, R. A., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., 2015, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 21, 2, p. 232-241 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  70 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolution and Control of COVID-19 Epidemic in Hong Kong

  Wong, S. C., Au, A. K. W., Lo, J. Y. C., Ho, P. L., Hung, I. F. N., To, K. K. W., Yuen, K. Y. & Cheng, V. C. C., Nov 14 2022, In: Viruses. 14, 11, 2519.

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

  Open Access
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Exposure to health misinformation about COVID-19 and increased tobacco and alcohol use: A population-based survey in Hong Kong

  Luk, T. T., Zhao, S., Weng, X., Wong, J. Y. H., Wu, Y. S., Ho, S. Y., Lam, T. H. & Wang, M. P., Nov 1 2021, In: Tobacco Control. 30, 6, p. 696-699 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  52 Citations (Scopus)

• Genetic relatedness of the novel human group C betacoronavirus to Tylonycteris bat coronavirus HKU4 and Pipistrellus bat coronavirus HKU5

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Li, K. S. M., Tsang, A. K. L. & Yuen, K. Y., 2012, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 1, e35.

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

  Open Access
  95 Citations (Scopus)

• Hong Kong Chinese community leaders' perspectives on family health, happiness and harmony: A qualitative study

  Sophia, S. S., Viswanath, K., Au, D. W. H., Ma, C. M. S., Lam, W. W. T., Fielding, R., Leung, G. M. & Lam, T. H., Aug 2011, In: Health Education Research. 26, 4, p. 664-674 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Host genes and influenza pathogenesis in humans: An emerging paradigm

  To, K. K. W., Zhou, J., Chan, J. F. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 15 2015, In: Current Opinion in Virology. 14, p. 7-15 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Human enterovirus 71 and hand, foot and mouth disease

  Wong, S. S. Y., Yip, C. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2010, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 138, 8, p. 1071-1089 19 p.

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

  Open Access
  239 Citations (Scopus)

• Human enterovirus 71 epidemics: what's next?

  Yip, C. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 2013, In: Emerging Health Threats Journal. 6, p. 19780 1 p.

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

  Open Access
  146 Citations (Scopus)

• Human infection by avian influenza A H5N1

  Yuen, K. Y. & Wong, S. S. Y., Jun 2005, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 11, 3, p. 189-199 11 p.

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

• IFCC Interim Guidelines on Biochemical/Hematological Monitoring of COVID-19 Patients

  IFCC Taskforce on COVID-19, Nov 1 2020, In: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 58, 12, p. 2009-2016 8 p.

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

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  36 Citations (Scopus)

• IFCC Interim Guidelines on Molecular Testing of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

  IFCC Taskforce on COVID-19, Nov 1 2020, In: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 58, 12, p. 1993-2000 8 p.

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  43 Citations (Scopus)

• IFCC interim guidelines on rapid point-of-care antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 detection in asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals

  Bohn, M. K., Lippi, G., Horvath, A. R., Erasmus, R., Grimmler, M., Gramegna, M., Mancini, N., Mueller, R., Rawlinson, W. D., Menezes, M. E., Patru, M. M., Rota, F., Sethi, S., Singh, K., Yuen, K. Y., Wang, C. B. & Adeli, K., Aug 1 2021, In: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 59, 9, p. 1507-1515 9 p.

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

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  39 Citations (Scopus)

• IFCC Interim Guidelines on Serological Testing of Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

  IFCC Taskforce on COVID-19, Nov 1 2020, In: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 58, 12, p. 2001-2008 8 p.

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

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  61 Citations (Scopus)

• Immunogenicity, safety and tolerability of intradermal influenza vaccines

  Hung, I. F. N. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 4 2018, In: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. 14, 3, p. 565-570 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Improved molecular diagnosis of COVID-19 by the novel, highly sensitive and specific COVID-19-RdRp/Hel real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay validated in vitro and with clinical specimens

  Chan, J. F. W., Yip, C. C. Y., To, K. K. W., Tang, T. H. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Leung, K. H., Fung, A. Y. F., Ng, A. C. K., Zou, Z., Tsoi, H. W., Choi, G. K. Y., Tam, A. R., Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, K. H., Tsan, O. T. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2020, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 58, 5, e00310-20.

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

  Open Access
  764 Citations (Scopus)

• Infections associated with body modification

  Wong, S. S. Y., Wong, S. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2012, In: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 111, 12, p. 667-681 15 p.

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

  Open Access
  17 Citations (SciVal)

• Infectious diseases emerging from Chinese wet-markets: Zoonotic origins of severe respiratory viral infections

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2006, In: Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 19, 5, p. 401-407 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  155 Citations (Scopus)

• Influenza vaccination: Options and issues

  Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2005, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 11, 5, p. 381-390 10 p.

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

• In memory of Patrick Manson, founding father of tropical medicine and the discovery of vector-borne infections

  To, K. K. & Yuen, K. Y., 2012, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 1, e31.

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  Open Access
  10 Citations (Scopus)