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• 2015

  Hand-touch contact assessment of high-touch and mutual-touch surfaces among healthcare workers, patients, and visitors

  Cheng, V. C. C., Chau, P. H., Lee, W. M., Ho, S. K. Y., Lee, D. W. Y., So, S. Y. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Tai, J. W. M. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 1 2015, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 90, 3, p. 220-225 6 p.

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

• Helping cancer patients quit smoking by increasing their risk perception: A study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial

  Li, W. H. C., Chan, S. S. C., Wang, K. M. P. & Lam, T. H., Jun 30 2015, In: BMC Cancer. 15, 1, 490.

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

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Hong Kong Chinese Adolescents’ Self-Reported Smoking and Perceptions of Parenting Styles

  Wang, Y., Ho, S. Y., Wang, M. P., Lo, W. S., Lai, H. K. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2015, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 22, 2, p. 268-275 8 p.

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

• Hospital Outbreak of Pulmonary and Cutaneous Zygomycosis due to Contaminated Linen Items from Substandard Laundry

  Cheng, V. C. C., Chen, J. H. K., Wong, S. C. Y., Leung, S. S. M., So, S. Y. C., Lung, D. C., Lee, W. M., Trendell-Smith, N. J., Chan, W. M., Ng, D., To, L., Lie, A. K. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 10 2015, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 62, 6, p. 714-721 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  68 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)

• Identification of specific metabolites in culture supernatant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using metabolomics: Exploration of potential biomarkers

  Lau, S. K. P., Lam, C. W., Curreem, S. O. T., Lee, K. C., Lau, C. C. Y., Chow, W. N., Ngan, A. H. Y., To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Hung, I. F. N., Yam, W. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jan 28 2015, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 4, 1, e6.

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

  Open Access
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of TMPRSS2 as a susceptibility gene for severe 2009 pandemic A(H1N1) influenza and A(H7N9) influenza

  Cheng, Z., Zhou, J., To, K. K. W., Chu, H., Li, C., Wang, D., Yang, D., Zheng, S., Hao, K., Bossé, Y., Obeidat, M., Brandsma, C. A., Song, Y. Q., Chen, Y., Zheng, B. J., Li, L. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 15 2015, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 212, 8, p. 1214-1221 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  156 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of secondhand smoke exposure on smoking cessation in cardiac patients

  Wang, M. P., Chen, J., Lam, T. H., Lau, C. P. & Chan, S. S., Aug 4 2015, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 66, 5, p. 592-593 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Infection control preparedness for human infection with influenza a H7N9 in Hong Kong

  Cheng, V. C. C., Tai, J. W. M., Lee, W. M., Chan, W. M., Wong, S. C. Y., Chen, J. H. K., Poon, R. W. S., To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Ho, P. L., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 1 2015, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 36, 1, p. 87-92 6 p.

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

• Laboratory diagnosis of melioidosis: Past, present and future

  Lau, S. K. P., Sridhar, S., Ho, C. C., Chow, W. N., Lee, K. C., Lam, C. W., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jun 12 2015, In: Experimental Biology and Medicine. 240, 6, p. 742-751 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  83 Citations (Scopus)

• Learning to drink: How Chinese adolescents make decisions about the consumption (or not) of alcohol

  Yoon, S., Lam, W. W. T., Sham, J. T. L. & Lam, T. H., 2015, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 26, 12, p. 1231-1237 7 p.

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

• Leg length is associated with lower values of inflammatory markers in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Sun, Y., Jiang, C. Q., Cheng, K. K., Zhang, W. S., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Mar 1 2015, In: Annals of Human Biology. 42, 2, p. 144-150 7 p.

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

• Lipid mediators of inflammation as novel plasma biomarkers to identify patients with bacteremia

  To, K. K. W., Lee, K. C., Wong, S. S. Y., Lo, K. C., Lui, Y. M., Jahan, A. S., Wu, A. L., Ke, Y. H., Law, C. Y., Sze, K. H., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Lam, C. W. & Yuen, K. Y., May 1 2015, In: Journal of Infection. 70, 5, p. 433-444 12 p.

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

• Live recombinant salmonella oral vaccine against avian influenza viruses

  Huang, J. D., Zheng, B. J. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2015, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 21, 3, p. 14-16 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Liver enzymes and incident diabetes in China: A prospective analysis of 10 764 participants in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Xu, L., Jiang, C. Q., Schooling, C. M., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K. & Lam, T. H., 2015, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 69, 11, p. 1040-1044 5 p.

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

• Mediation of short and longer term effects of an intervention program to enhance resilience in immigrants from Mainland China to Hong Kong

  Yu, N. X., Lam, T. H., Liu, I. K. F. & Stewart, S. M., 2015, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 6, NOV, 1769.

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

  Open Access
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Metabolomic profiling of Burkholderia pseudomallei using UHPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS reveals specific biomarkers including 4-methyl-5-thiazoleethanol and unique thiamine degradation pathway

  Lau, S. K. P., Lam, C. W., Curreem, S. O. T., Lee, K. C., Chow, W. N., Lau, C. C. Y., Sridhar, S., Wong, S. C. Y., Martelli, P., Hui, S. W., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jun 2 2015, In: Cell and Bioscience. 5, 1, 26.

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

  Open Access
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Metabolomic profiling of plasma from patients with tuberculosis by use of untargeted mass spectrometry reveals novel biomarkers for diagnosis

  Lau, S. K. P., Lee, K. C., Curreem, S. O. T., Chow, W. N., To, K. K. W., Hung, I. F. N., Ho, D. T. Y., Sridhar, S., Li, I. W. S., Ding, V. S. Y., Koo, E. W. F., Wong, C. F., Tam, S., Lam, C. W., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Dec 2015, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 53, 12, p. 3750-3759 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Metabolomics analysis reveals specific novel tetrapeptide and potential anti-inflammatory metabolites in pathogenic aspergillus species

  Lee, K. C., Tam, E. W. T., Lo, K. C., Tsang, A. K. L., Lau, C. C. Y., To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Lam, C. W., Yuen, K. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jun 17 2015, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 16, 6, p. 13850-13867 18 p.

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

  Open Access
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Middle East Respiratory syndrome coronavirus: Another zoonotic betacoronavirus causing SARS-like disease

  Chan, J. F. W., Lau, S. K. P., To, K. K. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yue, K. Y., 2015, In: Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 28, 2, p. 465-522 58 p.

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

  Open Access
  718 Citations (Scopus)

• Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: Virus-host cell interactions and implications on pathogenesis

  Zhou, J., Chu, H., Chan, J. F. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 22 2015, In: Virology Journal. 12, 1, 218.

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

  Open Access
  65 Citations (Scopus)

• Milk consumption in relation to incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in 48 countries/regions

  Mai, Z. M., Lo, C. M., Xu, J., Chan, K. P., Wong, C. M., Lung, M. L. & Lam, T. H., Dec 21 2015, In: BMC Cancer. 15, 1, 994.

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

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Misconceptions about smoking in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A qualitative analysis

  Chau, T. K., Fong, D. Y. T., Chan, S. S. C., Wong, J. Y. H., Li, W. H. C., Tan, K. C. B., Leung, A. Y. M., Wong, D. C. N., Leung, D. Y. P. & Lam, T. H., Sept 1 2015, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 24, 17-18, p. 2545-2553 9 p.

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

• Nicotine replacement therapy to aid gradual cessation in smokers with no intention to quit: Association between reduction quantity and later abstinence

  Cheung, Y. T. D., Lam, T. H., Leung, D. Y. P., Abdullah, A. S. M. & Chan, S. S. C., Mar 2 2015, In: Preventive Medicine Reports. 2, p. 196-201 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• No evidence for a superior platform to develop therapeutic antibodies rapidly in response to MERS-CoV and other emerging viruses

  Dimitrov, D. S., Jiang, S., Ying, T., Tseng, C. T. K., Zhang, L. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 15 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 37, p. E5115

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

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Nut consumption and cardiovascular risk in older Chinese: The guangzhou biobank cohort study

  Sun, Y., Jiang, C. Q., Cheng, K. K., Zhang, W. S., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Sept 2 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 9, e0137178.

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

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Parental emotional management benefits family relationships: A randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong, China

  Fabrizio, C. S., Lam, T. H., Hirschmann, M. R., Pang, I., Yu, N. X., Wang, X. & Stewart, S. M., Aug 1 2015, In: Behaviour Research and Therapy. 71, p. 115-124 10 p.

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

• Performance of the new automated Abbott RealTime MTB assay for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens

  Chen, J. H. K., She, K. K. K., Kwong, T. C., Wong, O. Y., Siu, G. K. H., Leung, C. C., Chang, K. C., Tam, C. M., Ho, P. L., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Yam, W. C., Sept 24 2015, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 34, 9, p. 1827-1832 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• PExFInS: An integrative post-GWAS explorer for functional Indels and SNPs

  Cheng, Z., Chu, H., Fan, Y., Li, C., Song, Y. Q., Zhou, J. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 27 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 17302.

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

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Prevention of nosocomial transmission of influenza A (H7N9) in Hong Kong

  Cheng, V. C. C., Lee, W. M., Sridhar, S., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 1 2015, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 90, 4, p. 355-356 2 p.

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

• Rapid reduction of viruria and stabilization of allograft function by fusidic acid in a renal transplant recipient with JC virus-associated nephropathy

  Chan, J. F. W., Ma, M. K. M., Chan, G. S. W., Chan, G. C. W., Choi, G. K. Y., Chan, K. H., Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, K. W., Choy, B. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 30 2015, In: Infection. 43, 5, p. 577-581 5 p.

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

• Recombinant ESAT-6-like proteins provoke protective immune responses against invasive Staphylococcus aureus disease in a murine model

  Zhang, B. Z., Hua, Y. H., Yu, B., Lau, C. C. Y., Cai, J. P., Zheng, S. Y., Yam, W. C., Kao, R. Y. T., Sze, K. H., Zheng, B. J., Yuen, K. Y. & Huang, J. D., 2015, In: Infection and Immunity. 83, 1, p. 339-345 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Recombinant influenza A virus hemagglutinin HA2 subunit protects mice against influenza A(H7N9) virus infection

  To, K. K. W., Zhang, A. J. X., Chan, A. S. F., Li, C., Cai, J. P., Lau, C. C. Y., Li, C. G., Jahan, A. S., Wu, W. L., Li, L., Tsang, A. K. L., Chan, K. H., Chen, H. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2015, In: Archives of Virology. 160, 3, p. 777-786 10 p.

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

• Satellite-based estimates of long-term exposure to fine particles and association with mortality in elderly Hong Kong residents

  Wong, C. M., Lai, H. K., Tsang, H., Thach, T. Q., Neil Thomas, G., Lam, K. B. H., Chan, K. P., Yang, L., Lau, A. K. H., Ayres, J. G., Lee, S. Y., Chan, W. M., Hedley, A. J. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2015, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 123, 11, p. 1167-1172 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  164 Citations (Scopus)

• Secondhand smoke exposure (SHS) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese never smokers in Hong Kong

  Chen, J., Wang, M. P., Wang, X., Viswanath, K., Lam, T. H. & Chan, S. S., 2015, In: BMJ Open. 5, 9, e007694.

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

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus ORF8 protein is acquired from SARS-related coronavirus from greater horseshoe bats through recombination

  Lau, S. K. P., Feng, Y., Chen, H., Luk, H. K. H., Yang, W. H., Li, K. S. M., Zhang, Y. Z., Huang, Y., Song, Z. Z., Chow, W. N., Fan, R. Y. Y., Ahmed, S. S., Yeung, H. C., Lam, C. S. F., Cai, J. P., Wong, S. S. Y., Chan, J. F. W., Yuen, K. Y., Zhang, H. L. & Woo, P. C. Y., 2015, In: Journal of Virology. 89, 20, p. 10532-10547 16 p.

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

  Open Access
  146 Citations (Scopus)

• Smoking among Hong Kong Chinese women: Behavior, attitudes and experience

  Li, H. C. W., Chan, S. S. & Lam, T. H., 2015, In: BMC Public Health. 15, 1, 183.

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

  Open Access
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Smoking and mortality in a prospective cohort study of elderly Chinese in Hong Kong

  Lam, T. H., Xu, L., Schooling, C. M., Chan, W. M., Lee, S. Y. & Leung, G. M., Mar 1 2015, In: Addiction. 110, 3, p. 502-510 9 p.

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

• Smoking and nasopharyngeal carcinoma mortality: A cohort study of 101,823 adults in Guangzhou, China

  Lin, J. H., Jiang, C. Q., Ho, S. Y., Zhang, W. S., Mai, Z. M., Xu, L., Lo, C. M. & Lam, T. H., Nov 16 2015, In: BMC Cancer. 15, 1, 906.

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

  Open Access
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Socioeconomic status in relation to cardiovascular disease and causespecific mortality: A comparison of Asian and Australasian populations in a pooled analysis

  Woodward, M., Peters, S. A. E., Batty, G. D., Ueshima, H., Woo, J., Giles, G. G., Barzi, F., Ho, S. C., Huxley, R. R., Arima, H., Fang, X., Dobson, A., Lam, T. H. & Vathesatogkit, P., 2015, In: BMJ Open. 5, 3, e006408.

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

  Open Access
  76 Citations (Scopus)

• Strategic measures for the control of surging antimicrobial resistance in Hong Kong and mainland of China

  Cheng, V. C. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 11 2015, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 4, 2, e8.

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

  Open Access
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Suboptimal Humoral Immune Response against Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Is Related to Its Internal Genes

  Lee, A. C. Y., Zhu, H., Zhang, A. J. X., Li, C., Wang, P., Li, C., Chen, H., Hung, I. F. N., To, K. K. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2015, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 22, 12, p. 1235-1243 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• The Association Between Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Mortality in Chinese Nursing Home Older Adults: A 2-Year Prospective Cohort

  Chan, T. C., Chung Cheng, V. C., Ngai Hung, I. F., Wai Chan, F. H., Ng, W. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 1 2015, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 16, 9, p. 796-797 2 p.

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

• The association of pulmonary function with carotid atherosclerosis in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD Subcohort

  Pan, J., Xu, L., Cai, S. X., Jiang, C. Q., Cheng, K. K., Zhao, H. J., Zhang, W. S., Jin, Y. L., Lin, J. M., Thomas, G. N. & Lam, T. H., Dec 1 2015, In: Atherosclerosis. 243, 2, p. 469-476 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of a very brief smoking-reduction intervention in smokers who have no intention to quit: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Health behavior, health promotion and society

  Wu, L., He, Y., Jiang, B., Zhang, D., Tian, H., Zuo, F., Lam, T. H. & Cheung, Y. T. D., Apr 25 2015, In: BMC Public Health. 15, 1, 418.

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

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• The therapeutic effect of pamidronate on lethal avian influenza A H7N9 virus infected humanized mice

  Zheng, J., Wu, W. L., Liu, Y., Xiang, Z., Liu, M., Chan, K. H., Lau, S. Y., Lam, K. T., To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Li, L., Chen, H., Lau, Y. L., Yuen, K. Y. & Tu, W., Aug 18 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 8, e0135999.

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

  Open Access
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• The tobacco endgame in hong kong: Public support for a total ban on tobacco sales

  Wang, M. P., Wang, X., Lam, T. H., Viswanath, K. & Chan, S. S., 2015, In: Tobacco Control. 24, 2, p. 162-167 6 p.

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

• Transfer of scarlet fever-associated elements into the group A Streptococcus M1T1 clone

  Ben Zakour, N. L., Davies, M. R., You, Y., Chen, J. H. K., Forde, B. M., Stanton-Cook, M., Yang, R., Cui, Y., Barnett, T. C., Venturini, C., Ong, C. L. Y., Tse, H., Dougan, G., Zhang, J., Yuen, K. Y., Beatson, S. A. & Walker, M. J., Nov 2 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 15877.

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

  Open Access
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• Treatment with lopinavir/ritonavir or interferon-β1b improves outcome of MERSCoV infection in a nonhuman primate model of common marmoset

  Chan, J. F. W., Yao, Y., Yeung, M. L., Deng, W., Bao, L., Jia, L., Li, F., Xiao, C., Gao, H., Yu, P., Cai, J. P., Chu, H., Zhou, J., Chen, H., Qin, C. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 15 2015, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 212, 12, p. 1904-1913 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  571 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of fluoroquinolones is the single most important risk factor for the high bacterial load in patients with nasal and gastrointestinal colonization by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

  Cheng, V. C. C., Chen, J. H. K., So, S. Y. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Yan, M. K., Chau, P. H., Lee, W. M., To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Hung, I. F. N., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 1 2015, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 34, 12, p. 2359-2366 8 p.

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