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• 2013

  Human infections with the emerging avian influenza A H7N9 virus from wet market poultry: Clinical analysis and characterisation of viral genome

  Chen, Y., Liang, W., Yang, S., Wu, N., Gao, H., Sheng, J., Yao, H., Wo, J., Fang, Q., Cui, D., Li, Y., Yao, X., Zhang, Y., Wu, H., Zheng, S., Diao, H., Xia, S., Zhang, Y., Chan, K. H. & Tsoi, H. W. & 10 others, Teng, J. L. L., Song, W., Wang, P., Lau, S. Y., Zheng, M., Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Chen, H., Li, L. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 1 2013, In: The Lancet. 381, 9881, p. 1916-1925 10 p.

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

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  753 Citations (Scopus)

• Hyperimmune IV immunoglobulin treatment: A multicenter double-blind randomized controlled trial for patients with severe 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infection

  Hung, I. F. N., To, K. K. W., Lee, C. K., Lee, K. L., Yan, W. W., Chan, K., Chan, W. M., Ngai, C. W., Law, K. I., Chow, F. L., Liu, R., Lai, K. Y., Candy, C. C., Liu, S. H., Chan, K. H., Lin, C. K. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2013, In: Chest. 144, 2, p. 464-473 10 p.

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

• Identification and characterization of a novel paramyxovirus, porcine parainfluenza virus 1, from deceased pigs

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Wu, Y., Wong, A. Y. P., Wong, B. H. L., Lau, C. C. Y., Fan, R. Y. Y., Cai, J. P., Tsoi, H. W., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2013, In: Journal of General Virology. 94, PART10, p. 2184-2190 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of MicroRNA-Like RNAs in Mycelial and Yeast Phases of the Thermal Dimorphic Fungus Penicillium marneffei

  Lau, S. K. P., Chow, W. N., Wong, A. Y. P., Yeung, J. M. Y., Bao, J., Zhang, N., Lok, S., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2013, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 7, 8, e2398.

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

  Open Access
  91 Citations (SciVal)

• Inequality and inequity in access to health care and treatment for chronic conditions in China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Elwell-Sutton, T. M., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Aug 2013, In: Health Policy and Planning. 28, 5, p. 467-479 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of heart rate at rest for predicting the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese adults

  Ó Hartaigh, B., Jiang, C. Q., Bosch, J. A., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H. & Thomas, G. N., Jun 2013, In: Acta Diabetologica. 50, 3, p. 325-331 7 p.

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

• Infodemiology of alcohol use in hong kong mentioned on blogs: Infoveillance study

  Chan, K. L., Ho, S. Y. & Lam, T. H., Sept 2013, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 15, 9, e192.

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Interspecies transmission and emergence of novel viruses: Lessons from bats and birds

  Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Tse, H., Jin, D. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2013, In: Trends in Microbiology. 21, 10, p. 544-555 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  446 Citations (Scopus)

• Is aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 a credible genetic instrument for alcohol use in mendelian randomization analysis in southern Chinese men?

  Yeung, S. L. A., Jiang, C. Q., Cheng, K. K., Liu, B., Zhang, W. S., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Feb 2013, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 42, 1, p. 318-328 11 p., dys221.

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

  Open Access
  44 Citations (Scopus)

• Leptin mediates the pathogenesis of severe 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) infection associated with cytokine dysregulation in mice with diet-induced obesity

  Zhang, A. J. X., To, K. K. W., Li, C., Lau, C. C. Y., Poon, V. K. M., Chan, C. C. S., Zheng, B. J., Hung, I. F. N., Lam, K. S. L., Xu, A. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 15 2013, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 207, 8, p. 1270-1280 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  102 Citations (Scopus)

• Lifetime growth and blood pressure in adolescence: Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort

  Heys, M., Lin, S. L., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Jan 2013, In: Pediatrics. 131, 1, p. e62-e72

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

• Management of an incident of failed sterilization of surgical instruments in a dental clinic in Hong Kong

  Cheng, V. C. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Sridhar, S., Chan, J. F. W., Ng, M. L. M., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Lo, E. C. M., Chan, K. K. C. & Yuen, K. Y., 2013, In: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 112, 11, p. 666-675 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry for rapid identification of Laribacter hongkongensis

  Tang, B. S. F., Lau, S. K. P., Teng, J. L. L., Chan, T. M., Chan, W. S., Wong, T. Y., Tong, Y. T., Fan, R. Y. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Dec 2013, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 66, 12, p. 1081-1083 3 p.

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

• Mental health and asthma in China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Jiang, C. Q., Loerbroks, A., Lam, K. B. H., Bosch, J. A., Thomas, G. N., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H. & Adab, P., Jun 2013, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 20, 2, p. 259-264 6 p.

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

• Moderate Alcohol Use and Cardiovascular Disease from Mendelian Randomization

  Au Yeung, S. L., Jiang, C., Cheng, K. K., Cowling, B. J., Liu, B., Zhang, W., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Jul 16 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 7, e68054.

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

  Open Access
  50 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.

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

• Non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior: Prevalence, co-occurrence, and correlates of suicide among adolescents in Hong Kong

  Cheung, Y. T. D., Wong, P. W. C., Lee, A. M., Lam, T. H., Fan, Y. S. S. & Yip, P. S. F., Jul 2013, In: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 48, 7, p. 1133-1144 12 p.

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

• Obesity and influenza associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort in Hong Kong

  Yang, L., Chan, K. P., Lee, R. S. Y., Chan, W. M., Lai, H. K., Thach, T. Q., Chan, K. H., Lam, T. H., Peiris, J. S. M. & Wong, C. M., Feb 2013, In: Preventive Medicine. 56, 2, p. 118-123 6 p.

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

• Outbreak of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis with rugby sport due to soil exposure

  Kwok, A. K. H., Tong, J. M. K., Tang, B. S. F., Poon, R. W. S., Li, W. W. T. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2013, In: Eye (Basingstoke). 27, 6, p. 747-754 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• PD1-based DNA vaccine amplifies HIV-1 GAG-specific CD8⁺ T cells in mice

  Zhou, J., Cheung, A. K. L., Tan, Z., Wang, H., Yu, W., Du, Y., Kang, Y., Lu, X., Liu, L., Yuen, K. Y. & Chen, Z., Jun 3 2013, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123, 6, p. 2629-2642 14 p.

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

  Open Access
  62 Citations (Scopus)

• Plasma Level of Adrenomedullin Is Influenced by a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Adiponectin Gene

  Wong, H. K., Ong, K. L., Leung, R. Y. H., Cheung, T. T., Xu, A., Lam, T. H., Lam, K. S. L. & Cheung, B. M. Y., Aug 1 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 8, e70335.

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

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Predictors of long-term abstinence among Chinese smokers following treatment: The role of personality traits

  Leung, D. Y. P., Au, D. W. H., Lam, T. H. & Chan, S. S. C., 2013, In: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 14, 9, p. 5351-5354 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Proactive infection control measures to prevent nosocomial transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a non-endemic area

  Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, J. F. W., Wong, S. C. Y., Chen, J. H. K., Tai, J. W. M., Yan, M. K., Kwan, G. S. W., Tse, H., To, K. K. W., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., 2013, In: Chinese Medical Journal. 126, 23, p. 4504-4509 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Pro-Inflammatory Adipokines as Predictors of Incident Cancers in a Chinese Cohort of Low Obesity Prevalence in Hong Kong

  Yeung, C. Y., Tso, A. W. K., Xu, A., Wang, Y., Woo, Y. C., Lam, T. H., Lo, S. V., Fong, C. H. Y., Wat, N. M. S., Woo, J., Cheung, B. M. Y. & Lam, K. S. L., Oct 24 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 10, e78594.

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

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Prolongation of PR interval is associated with endothelial dysfunction and activation of vascular repair in high-risk cardiovascular patients

  Chan, Y. H., Siu, C. W., Yiu, K. H., Yiu, Y. F., Lau, K. K., Lam, T. H., Lau, C. P. & Tse, H. F., Jun 2013, In: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 37, 1, p. 55-61 7 p.

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

• Proteome profiling of the dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei extracellular proteins and identification of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase as an important adhesion factor for conidial attachment

  Lau, S. K. P., Tse, H., Chan, J. S. Y., Zhou, A. C., Curreem, S. O. T., Lau, C. C. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Dec 2013, In: FEBS Journal. 280, 24, p. 6613-6626 14 p.

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

  Open Access
  48 Citations (Scopus)

• Rapid Generation of Human-Like Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies in Urgent Preparedness for Influenza Pandemics and Virulent Infectious Diseases

  Meng, W., Pan, W., Zhang, A. J. X., Li, Z., Wei, G., Feng, L., Dong, Z., Li, C., Hu, X., Sun, C., Luo, Q., Yuen, K. Y., Zhong, N. & Chen, L., Jun 18 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 6, e66276.

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

  Open Access
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Reactive and infective dermatoses associated with adult-onset immunodeficiency due to anti-interferon-gamma autoantibody: Sweet's syndrome and beyond

  Chan, J. F. W., Trendell-Smith, N. J., Chan, J. C. Y., Hung, I. F. N., Tang, B. S. F., Cheng, V. C. C., Yeung, C. K. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2013, In: Dermatology. 226, 2, p. 157-166 10 p.

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

• Re-annotation of protein-coding genes in 10 complete genomes of neisseriaceae family by combining similarity-based and composition-based methods

  Guo, F. B., Xiong, L., Teng, J. L. L., Yuen, K. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jun 2013, In: DNA Research. 20, 3, p. 273-286 14 p.

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

  Open Access
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Recombinant coxsackievirus A2 and deaths of children, Hong Kong, 2012

  Yip, C. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Wong, S. S. Y., Tsang, T. H. F., Lo, J. Y. C., Lam, W. K., Tsang, C. C., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2013, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 19, 8, p. 1285-1288 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  50 Citations (Scopus)

• Reply to leow

  Chan, J. F. W., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 15 2013, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 208, 8, p. 1351-1352 2 p.

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

  Open Access

• Response

  Hung, I. F. N. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2013, In: Chest. 144, 2, p. 712-713 2 p.

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

• Risk factors and outcomes of childhood obesity in Hong Kong: a retrospective cohort study.

  Ho, S. Y., Lai, Y. K., Lam, T. H., Chan, V., Mak, K. K. & Lo, W. S., Jun 2013, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 19 Suppl 4, p. 45-47 3 p.

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

• Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Health Services Use among Adolescent Current Smokers

  Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y., Lo, W. S. & Lam, T. H., May 10 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 5, e64322.

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Secular trends of salted fish consumption and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a multi-jurisdiction ecological study in 8 regions from 3 continents

  Lau, H. Y., Leung, C. M., Chan, Y. H., Lee, A. W. I. M., Kwong, D. L. A. W., Lung, M. L. I. & Lam, T. H., 2013, In: BMC Cancer. 13, p. 298 1 p., 298.

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

  Open Access
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Self-report poor oral health and chronic diseases: The Hong Kong FAMILY project

  Lee, P. H., McGrath, C. P. J., Kong, A. Y. C. & Lam, T. H., Oct 2013, In: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 41, 5, p. 451-458 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Sex knowledge, attitudes, and high-risk sexual behaviors among unmarried youth in Hong Kong

  Yip, P. S., Zhang, H., Lam, T. H., Lam, K. F., Lee, A. M., Chan, J. & Fan, S., 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, 1, 691.

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

  Open Access
  63 Citations (Scopus)

• Simulated growth trajectories and blood pressure in adolescence: Hong Kong's Chinese Birth Cohort

  Kwok, M. K., Freeman, G., Lin, S. L., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Sept 2013, In: Journal of Hypertension. 31, 9, p. 1785-1797 13 p.

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

• Smoking and hemorrhagic stroke mortality in a prospective cohort study of older Chinese

  Xu, L., Schooling, C. M., Chan, W. M., Lee, S. Y., Leung, G. M. & Lam, T. H., Aug 2013, In: Stroke. 44, 8, p. 2144-2149 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Smoking family, secondhand smoke exposure at home, and quitting in adolescent smokers

  Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y., Lo, W. S. & Lam, T. H., Jan 2013, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 15, 1, p. 185-191 7 p.

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

• Social Determinants of Health Information Seeking among Chinese Adults in Hong Kong

  Wang, M. P., Viswanath, K., Lam, T. H., Wang, X. & Chan, S. S., Aug 23 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 8, e73049.

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

  Open Access
  101 Citations (Scopus)

• Solving the mystery of H7N9 by crystal balls

  Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2013, In: Cell Research. 23, 12, p. 1335-1336 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Streptococcus hongkongensis sp. nov., isolated from a patient with an infected puncture wound and from a marine flatfish

  Lau, S. K. P., Curreem, S. O. T., Lin, C. C. N., Fung, A. M. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jul 1 2013, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 63, PART7, p. 2570-2576 7 p.

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

• Systematic differences among never, occasional and moderate alcohol users in southern China, and its use in alcohol research: A cross-sectional study

  Yeung, S. L. A., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Lam, T. H., Cheng, K. K., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., 2013, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 67, 12, p. 1054-1060 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of physician's 30 s smoking cessation intervention for male medical outpatients: A pilot randomized controlled trial

  Lin, P. R., Zhao, Z. W., Cheng, K. K. & Lam, T. H., Sept 2013, In: Journal of Public Health. 35, 3, p. 375-383 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• The emergence of influenza A H7N9 in human beings 16 years after influenza A H5N1: A tale of two cities

  To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Chen, H., Li, L. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2013, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13, 9, p. 809-821 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  132 Citations (Scopus)

• The illusion of righteousness: Corporate social responsibility practices of the alcohol industry

  Yoon, S. & Lam, T. H., 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, 1, 630.

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

  Open Access
  97 Citations (Scopus)

• The relationship between occupational stress, burnout, and turnover intention among managerial staff from a sino-japanese joint venture in guangzhou, china

  Lin, Q. H., Jiang, C. Q. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2013, In: Journal of Occupational Health. 55, 6, p. 458-467 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Thermal stress associated mortality risk and effect modification by sex and obesity in an elderly cohort of Chinese in Hong Kong

  Xu, W., Thach, T. Q., Chau, Y. K., Lai, H. K., Lam, T. H., Chan, W. M., Lee, R. S. Y., Hedley, A. J. & Wong, C. M., 2013, In: Environmental Pollution. 178, p. 288-293 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• The use of high-resolution melting analysis for rapid spa typing on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

  Chen, J. H. K., Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, J. F. W., She, K. K. K., Yan, M. K., Yau, M. C. Y., Kwan, G. S. W., Yam, W. C. & Yuen, K. Y., 2013, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 92, 2, p. 99-102 4 p.

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