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  Dose sparing intradermal trivalent influenza (2010/2011) vaccination overcomes reduced immunogenicity of the 2009 H1N1 strain

  Hung, I. F. N., Levin, Y., To, K. K. W., Chan, K. H., Zhang, A. J., Li, P., Li, C., Xu, T., Wong, T. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 5 2012, In: Vaccine. 30, 45, p. 6427-6435 9 p.

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

• Effects of prehypertension and hypertension subtype on cardiovascular disease in the Asia-pacific region

  Arima, H., Murakami, Y., Lam, T. H., Kim, H. C., Ueshima, H., Woo, J., Suh, I., Fang, X. & Woodward, M., Jun 2012, In: Hypertension. 59, 6, p. 1118-1123 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  120 Citations (Scopus)

• Epidemiology of coronavirusassociated respiratory tract infections and the role of rapid diagnostic tests: A prospective study

  Woo, P. C. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Lau, S. K. P., 2012, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 18, SUPP2, p. 22-24 3 p.

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

• Epidemiology of Klebsiella oxytoca-associated diarrhea detected by simmons citrate agar supplemented with inositol, tryptophan, and bile salts

  Cheng, V. C. C., Yam, W. C., Tsang, L. L., Yau, M. C. Y., Siu, G. K. H., Wong, S. C. Y., Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Tse, H., Hung, I. F. N., Tai, J. W. M., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50, 5, p. 1571-1579 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluation of moderate alcohol use and cognitive function among men using a mendelian randomization design in the guangzhou biobank cohort study

  Au Yeung, S. L., Jiang, C. Q., Cheng, K. K., Liu, B., Zhang, W. S., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., May 15 2012, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 175, 10, p. 1021-1028 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  62 Citations (Scopus)

• Explicit hypoxia targeting with tumor suppression by creating an "obligate" anaerobic Salmonella Typhimurium strain

  Yu, B., Yang, M., Shi, L., Yao, Y., Jiang, Q., Li, X., Tang, L. H., Zheng, B. J., Yuen, K. Y., Smith, D. K., Song, E. & Huang, J. D., 2012, In: Scientific Reports. 2, 436.

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

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  128 Citations (Scopus)

• Extensive contact tracing and screening to control the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium ST414 in Hong Kong

  Cheng, V. C. C., Tai, J. W. M., Ng, M. L. M., Chan, J. F. W., Wong, S. C. Y., Li, I. W. S., Chung, H. P., Lo, W. K., Yuen, K. Y. & Ho, P. L., Oct 5 2012, In: Chinese Medical Journal. 125, 19, p. 3450-3457 8 p.

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

• Feline morbillivirus, a previously undescribed paramyxovirus associated with tubulointerstitial nephritis in domestic cats

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Wong, B. H. L., Fan, R. Y. Y., Wong, A. Y. P., Zhang, A. J. X., Wu, Y., Choi, G. K. Y., Li, K. S. M., Hui, J., Wang, M., Zheng, B. J., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 3 2012, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109, 14, p. 5435-5440 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  140 Citations (Scopus)

• First Discovery of Two Polyketide Synthase Genes for Mitorubrinic Acid and Mitorubrinol Yellow Pigment Biosynthesis and Implications in Virulence of Penicillium marneffei

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lam, C. W., Tam, E. W. T., Leung, C. K. F., Wong, S. S. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2012, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 6, 10, e1871.

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

  Open Access
  54 Citations (Scopus)

• First report of chronic implant-related septic arthritis and osteomyelitis due to Kytococcus schroeteri and a review of human K. schroeteri infections

  Chan, J. F. W., Wong, S. S. Y., Leung, S. S. M., Fan, R. Y. Y., Ngan, A. H. Y., To, K. K. W., Lau, S. K. P., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Oct 2012, In: Infection. 40, 5, p. 567-573 7 p.

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

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  17 Citations (Scopus)

• First report of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by Citrobacter amalonaticus

  Wong, M. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Tang, S. C. W., Curreem, S. O. T., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 2012, In: Peritoneal Dialysis International. 32, 2, p. 224-225 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• First report of spontaneous intrapartum Atopobium vaginae bacteremia

  Chan, J. F. W., Lau, S. K. P., Curreem, S. O. T., To, K. K. W., Leung, S. S. M., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jul 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50, 7, p. 2525-2528 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Foetal exposure to maternal passive smoking is associated with childhood asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema

  Lee, S. L., Lam, T. H., Leung, T. H., Wong, W. H. S., Schooling, M., Leung, G. M. & Lau, Y. L., 2012, In: The Scientific World Journal. 2012, 542983.

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

  Open Access
  36 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)

• Group antenatal intervention to reduce perinatal stress and depressive symptoms related to intergenerational conflicts: A randomized controlled trial

  Leung, S. S. K. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2012, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 49, 11, p. 1391-1402 12 p.

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

• Health promotion in older chinese: A 12-month cluster randomized controlled trial of pedometry and peer support

  Neil Thomas, G., MacFarlane, D. J., Guo, B., Cheung, B. M. Y., McGhee, S. M., Chou, K. L., Deeks, J. J., Lam, T. H. & Tomlinson, B., Jun 2012, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 44, 6, p. 1157-1166 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• High mortality associated with Catabacter hongkongensis bacteremia

  Lau, S. K. P., Fan, R. Y. Y., Lo, H. W., Ng, R. H. Y., Wong, S. S. Y., Li, I. W. S., Wu, A. K. L., Ng, K. H. L., Tseung, S., Lee, R. A., Fung, K. S. C., Que, T. L., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jul 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50, 7, p. 2239-2243 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• High titer and avidity of nonneutralizing antibodies against influenza vaccine antigen are associated with severe influenza

  To, K. K. W., Zhang, A. J. X., Hung, I. F. N., Xu, T., Ip, W. C. T., Wong, R. T. Y., Ng, J. C. K., Chan, J. F. W., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 2012, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 19, 7, p. 1012-1018 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  75 Citations (Scopus)

• Hyperglycaemia and vitamin D: A systematic overview

  Neil Thomas, G., Scragg, R., Jiang, C. Q., Chan, W., März, W., Pilz, S., Kim, H. C., Tomlinson, B., Bosch, J., Lam, T. H., Cheung, B. M. Y. & Cheng, K. K., Jan 2012, In: Current Diabetes Reviews. 8, 1, p. 18-31 14 p.

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

• Identification and characterization of bocaviruses in cats and dogs reveals a novel feline bocavirus and a novel genetic group of canine bocavirus

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Yeung, H. C., Teng, J. L. L., Wu, Y., Bai, R., Fan, R. Y. Y., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 2012, In: Journal of General Virology. 93, PART 7, p. 1573-1582 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  90 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of a novel bat papillomavirus by metagenomics

  Tse, H., Tsang, A. K. L., Tsoi, H. W., Leung, A. S. P., Ho, C. C., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 24 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 8, e43986.

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

  Open Access
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of a novel feline picornavirus from the domestic cat

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Yip, C. C. Y., Choi, G. K. Y., Wu, Y., Bai, R., Fan, R. Y. Y., Lai, K. K. Y., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2012, In: Journal of Virology. 86, 1, p. 395-405 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of igf1, slc4a4, wwox, and sfmbt1 as hypertension susceptibility genes in han chinese with a genome-wide gene-based association study

  Yang, H. C., Liang, Y. J., Chen, J. W., Chiang, K. M., Chung, C. M., Ho, H. Y., Ting, C. T., Lin, T. H., Sheu, S. H., Tsai, W. C., Chen, J. H., Leu, H. B., Yin, W. H., Chiu, T. Y., Chern, C. I., Lin, S. J., Tomlinson, B., Guo, Y., Sham, P. C. & Cherny, S. S. & 3 others, Lam, T. H., Thomas, G. N. & Pan, W. H., Mar 29 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 3, e32907.

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

  Open Access
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel.

  Wong, C. M., Rabl, A., Thach, T. Q., Chau, Y. K., Chan, K. P., Cowling, B. J., Lai, H. K., Lam, T. H., McGhee, S. M., Anderson, H. R. & Hedley, A. J., Aug 2012, In: Unknown Journal. 170, p. 5-91 87 p.

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

• Infant growth and onset of puberty: Prospective observations from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort

  Hui, L. L., Wong, M. Y., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Jan 2012, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 22, 1, p. 43-50 8 p.

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

• 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.

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

  Open Access
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Inter-generational influences on age at onset of puberty: Hong Kong's 'children of 1997' birth cohort

  Hui, L. L., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Feb 2012, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 41, 1, p. 292-300 9 p., dyr163.

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

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Interleukin-6 receptor pathways in coronary heart disease: A collaborative meta-analysis of 82 studies

  Members of the IL6R Genetics Consortium and the Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Mar 1 2012, In: The Lancet. 379, 9822, p. 1205-1213 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  679 Citations (Scopus)

• Isolation and characterization of a novel Betacoronavirus subgroup a coronavirus, rabbit coronavirus HKU14, from domestic rabbits

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Yip, C. C. Y., Fan, R. Y. Y., Huang, Y., Wang, M., Guo, R., Lam, C. S. F., Tsang, A. K. L., Lai, K. K. Y., Chan, K. H., Che, X. Y., Zheng, B. J. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2012, In: Journal of Virology. 86, 10, p. 5481-5496 16 p.

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

  Open Access
  110 Citations (Scopus)

• Is the discovery of the novel human betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012 (HCoV-EMC) the beginning of another SARS-like pandemic?

  Chan, J. F. W., Li, K. S. M., To, K. K. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Chen, H. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2012, In: Journal of Infection. 65, 6, p. 477-489 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  141 Citations (Scopus)

• Life-course origins of social inequalities in adult immune cell markers of inflammation in a developing southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  West, D. A., Leung, G. M., Jiang, C. Q., Elwell-Sutton, T. M., Zhang, W. S., Lam, T. H., Cheng, K. K. & Schooling, C. M., 2012, In: BMC Public Health. 12, 1, 269.

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

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Location of breakfast consumption predicts body mass index change in young Hong Kong children

  Tin, S. P. P., Ho, S. Y., Mak, K. H., Wan, K. L. & Lam, T. H., Jul 2012, In: International Journal of Obesity. 36, 7, p. 925-930 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Marital satisfaction among Hong Kong couples

  Cheung, M. W. L., Yip, P. S. F., Fan, S. Y. S. & Lam, T. H., Dec 2012, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 18, 6, p. S25-S26

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

• Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry for rapid identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei: Importance of expanding databases with pathogens endemic to different localities

  Lau, S. K. P., Tang, B. S. F., Curreem, S. O. T., Chan, T. M., Martelli, P., Tse, C. W. S., Wu, A. K. L., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Sept 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50, 9, p. 3142-3143 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular characterization of the 2011 Hong Kong scarlet fever outbreak

  Tse, H., Bao, J. Y. J., Davies, M. R., Maamary, P., Tsoi, H. W., Tong, A. H. Y., Ho, T. C. C., Lin, C. H., Gillen, C. M., Barnett, T. C., Chen, J. H. K., Lee, M., Yam, W. C., Wong, C. K., Ong, C. L. Y., Chan, Y. W., Wu, C. W., Ng, T., Lim, W. W. L. & Tsang, T. H. F. & 5 others, Tse, C. W. S., Dougan, G., Walker, M. J., Lok, S. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 1 2012, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 206, 3, p. 341-351 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  87 Citations (Scopus)

• Most cancer can be prevented: We can do more

  Lam, T. H., Mar 2012, In: Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 16, SUPPL. 1, p. S3-S6

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

  Open Access

• Natural occurrence and characterization of two internal ribosome entry site elements in a novel virus, canine picodicistrovirus, in the picornavirus-like superfamily

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Choi, G. K. Y., Huang, Y., Teng, J. L. L., Tsoi, H. W., Tse, H., Yeung, M. L., Chan, K. H., Jin, D. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2012, In: Journal of Virology. 86, 5, p. 2797-2808 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  67 Citations (Scopus)

• Novel variant of beilong paramyxovirus in Rats, China

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Wong, B. H. L., Wu, Y., Lam, C. S. F. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2012, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 18, 6, p. 1022-1024 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Obstructive lung disease does not increase lung cancer mortality among female never-smokers in Hong Kong

  Leung, C. C., Lam, T. H., Yew, W. W., Law, W. S., Tam, C. M., Chang, K. C., McGhee, S., Tam, S. Y. & Chan, K. F., Apr 1 2012, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 16, 4, p. 546-552 7 p.

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

• Past dust and GAS/FUME exposure and COPD in Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Lam, K. B. H., Yin, P., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Adab, P., Miller, M. R., Thomas, G. N., Ayres, J. G., Lam, T. H. & Cheng, K. K., Oct 2012, In: Respiratory Medicine. 106, 10, p. 1421-1428 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Perspectives on family health, happiness and harmony (3H) among Hong Kong Chinese people: A qualitative study

  Lam, W. W. T., Fielding, R., McDowell, I., Johnston, J., Chan, S., Leung, G. M. & Lam, T. H., Oct 2012, In: Health Education Research. 27, 5, p. 767-779 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  101 Citations (SciVal)

• Phaeoacremonium parasiticum invasive infections and airway colonization characterized by agar block smear and ITS and β-tubulin gene sequencing

  To, K. K. W., Lau, S. K. P., Wu, A. K. L., Lee, R. A., Ngan, A. H. Y., Tsang, C. C. C., Ling, I. W. H., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Oct 2012, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 74, 2, p. 190-197 8 p.

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

• Premature birth and age at onset of puberty

  Hui, L. L., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., May 2012, In: Epidemiology. 23, 3, p. 415-422 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Production of 2-aminophenoxazin-3-one by Staphylococcus aureus causes false-positive results in β-galactosidase assays

  Tse, H., Chan, E., Lam, C. W., Leung, K. F., Chow, P., Lee, K. C., Sze, K. H., Cheung, S. K. K., Tse, M. K., Ho, P. L., Leung, S. P., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50, 11, p. 3780-3782 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Prospective observational study of isoflavone and the risk of stroke recurrence: Potential clinical implications beyond vascular function

  Chan, Y. H., Lau, K. K., Yiu, K. H., Siu, C. W., Chan, H. T., Li, S. W., Tam, S., Lam, T. H., Lau, C. P. & Tse, H. F., Apr 2012, In: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 16, 4, p. 383-388 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Recent transmission of a novel alphacoronavirus, bat coronavirus HKU10, from leschenault's rousettes to pomona leaf-nosed bats: First evidence of interspecies transmission of coronavirus between bats of different suborders

  Lau, S. K. P., Li, K. S. M., Tsang, A. K. L., Shek, C. T., Wang, M., Choi, G. K. Y., Guo, R., Wong, B. H. L., Poon, R. W. S., Lam, C. S. F., Wang, S. Y. H., Fan, R. Y. Y., Chan, K. H., Zheng, B. J., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2012, In: Journal of Virology. 86, 21, p. 11906-11918 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  90 Citations (Scopus)

• Safety and immunogenicity of two different doses of a Vero cell-derived, whole virus clade 2 H5N1 (A/Indonesia/05/2005) influenza vaccine

  Tambyah, P. A., Wilder-Smith, A., Pavlova, B. G., Barrett, P. N., Oh, H. M. L., Hui, D. S., Yuen, K. Y., Fritsch, S., Aichinger, G., Loew-Baselli, A., van der Velden, M., Maritsch, F., Kistner, O. & Ehrlich, H. J., Jan 5 2012, In: Vaccine. 30, 2, p. 329-335 7 p.

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

• Secondhand smoke exposure predicted COPD and other tobacco-related mortality in a 17-year cohort study in China

  He, Y., Jiang, B., Li, L. S., Li, L. S., Ko, L., Wu, L., Sun, D. L., He, S. F., Liang, B. Q., Hu, F. B. & Lam, T. H., Oct 2012, In: Chest. 142, 4, p. 909-918 10 p.

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

• Sleep and Academic Performance in Hong Kong Adolescents

  Mak, K. K., Lee, S. L., Ho, S. Y., Lo, W. S. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2012, In: Journal of School Health. 82, 11, p. 522-527 6 p.

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