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• 2010

  Fine antigenic variation within H5N1 influenza virus hemagglutinin's antigenic sites defined by yeast cell surface display (European Journal of Immunology (2009) 39, 12, (911))

  Li, J., Wang, Y., Liang, Y., Ni, B., Wan, Y., Liao, Z., Chan, K. H., Yuen, K. Y., Fu, X., Shang, X., Wang, S., Yi, D., Guo, B., Di, B., Wang, M., Che, X. & Wu, Y., Mar 2010, In: European Journal of Immunology. 40, 3, p. 911 1 p.

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

• First report of Gordonibacter pamelaeae bacteremia

  Woo, P. C. Y., Teng, J. L. L., Lam, K. K. M., Tse, C. W. S., Leung, K. W., Leung, A. W. S., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48, 1, p. 319-322 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Health-related physical fitness and weight status in Hong Kong adolescents

  Mak, K. K., Ho, S. Y., Lo, W. S., Thomas, G. N., McManus, A. M., Day, J. R. & Lam, T. H., 2010, In: BMC Public Health. 10, 88.

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

  Open Access
  107 Citations (Scopus)

• High diversity of polyketide synthase genes and the melanin biosynthesis gene cluster in Penicillium marneffei

  Woo, P. C. Y., Tam, E. W. T., Chong, K. T. K., Cai, J. J., Tung, E. T. K., Ngan, A. H. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2010, In: FEBS Journal. 277, 18, p. 3750-3758 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  89 Citations (Scopus)

• High prevalence of primary Enfuvirtide (ENF) resistance-associated mutations in HIV-1-infected patients in Hong Kong

  Leung, P. H. M., Chen, J. H. K., Wong, K. H., Chan, K. C., Lam, H. Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Yam, W. C., Mar 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 47, 3, p. 273-275 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  8 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 rhinovirus C: A newly discovered human rhinovirus species

  Lau, S. K. P., Yip, C. C. Y., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 2010, In: Emerging Health Threats Journal. 3, 1

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

• Identification and complete genome analysis of three novel paramyxoviruses, Tuhoko virus 1, 2 and 3, in fruit bats from China

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Wong, B. H. L., Wong, A. Y. P., Tsoi, H. W., Wang, M., Lee, P., Xu, H., Poon, R. W. S., Guo, R., Li, K. S. M., Chan, K. H., Zheng, B. J. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2010, In: Virology. 404, 1, p. 106-116 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of influenza A nucleoprotein as an antiviral target

  Kao, R. Y., Yang, D., Lau, L. S., Tsui, W. H. W., Hu, L., Dai, J., Chan, M. P., Chan, C. M., Wang, P., Zheng, B. J., Sun, J., Huang, J. D., Madar, J., Chen, G., Chen, H., Guan, Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2010, In: Nature Biotechnology. 28, 6, p. 600-605 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  225 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance on arterial stiffness in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD

  Xu, L., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Cheng, K. K., Yue, X. J., Lin, J. M., Zhang, W. S. & Thomas, G. N., Mar 2010, In: Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. 59, 3, p. 367-372 6 p.

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

• Increased genetic diversity of HIV-1 circulating in Hong Kong

  Chen, J. H. K., Wong, K. H., Chen, Z., Chan, K., Lam, H. Y., Wai-Chi, T. S., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Yam, W. C., 2010, In: PLoS ONE. 5, 8, e12198.

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

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Infant growth during the first year of life and subsequent hospitalization to 8 years of age

  Hui, L. L., Schooling, C. M., Wong, M. Y., Ho, L. M., Lam, T. H. & Leunga, G. M., May 2010, In: Epidemiology. 21, 3, p. 332-339 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Intergenerational 'mismatch' and adiposity in a developing population: The Guangzhou biobank cohort study

  Kavikondala, S., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Mar 2010, In: Social Science and Medicine. 70, 6, p. 834-843 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Interleukin-6 receptor gene polymorphism modulates interleukin-6 levels and the metabolic syndrome: GBCS-CVD

  Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Liu, B., Lin, J. M., Yue, X. J., Jin, Y. L., Cheung, B. M. Y. & Thomas, G. N., Oct 2010, In: Obesity. 18, 10, p. 1969-1974 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Internal transcribed spacer region sequence heterogeneity in Rhizopus microsporus: Implications for molecular diagnosis in clinical microbiology laboratories

  Woo, P. C. Y., Leung, S. Y., To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Ngan, A. H. Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48, 1, p. 208-214 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  54 Citations (Scopus)

• Is childhood meat eating associated with better later adulthood cognition in a developing population?

  Heys, M., Jiang, C., Schooling, C. M., Zhang, W., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H. & Leung, G. M., Jul 2010, In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 25, 7, p. 507-516 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Lactobacillus rhamnosus hepatic abscess associated with Mirizzi syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

  Chan, J. F. W., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Fan, R. Y. Y., Ip, J. J. K., Chan, C. F., Luk, J. K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2010, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 66, 1, p. 94-97 4 p.

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

• Leg length and age of puberty among men and women from a developing population: The guangzhou biobank cohort study

  Schooling, C. M., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Zhang, W. S., Adab, P., Cheng, K. K. & Leung, G. M., Sept 2010, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 22, 5, p. 683-687 5 p.

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

• Leptotrichia hongkongensis sp. nov., a novel Leptotrichia species with the oral cavity as its natural reservoir

  Woo, P. C. Y., Wong, S. S. Y., Teng, J. L. L., Leung, K. W., Ngan, A. H. Y., Zhao, D. Q., Tse, H., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2010, In: Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B. 11, 6, p. 391-401 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Lichtheimia hongkongensis sp. nov., a novel Lichtheimia spp. associated with rhinocerebral, gastrointestinal, and cutaneous mucormycosis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Ngan, A. H. Y., Tung, E. T. K., Leung, S. Y., To, K. K. W., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2010, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 66, 3, p. 274-284 11 p.

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

• Logistical feasibility and potential benefits of a population-wide passive-immunotherapy program during an influenza pandemic

  Wu, J. T., Lee, C. K., Cowling, B. J. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 16 2010, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107, 7, p. 3269-3274 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Measurement of craniovertebral angle with electronic head posture instrument: Criterion validity

  Lau, H. M. C., Chiu, T. T. W. & Lam, T. H., 2010, In: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 47, 9, p. 911-918 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Moderate alcohol use and cognitive function in the guangzhou biobank cohort study

  Au Yeung, S. L., Jiang, C., Zhang, W., Lam, T. H., Cheng, K. K., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Dec 2010, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 20, 12, p. 873-882 10 p.

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

• Multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with freshwater fish-borne gastroenteritis and traveller's diarrhoea

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 2010, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 16, 5 SUPP4, p. 13-14 2 p.

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

• Napping is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Lam, K. B. H., Jiang, C. Q., Thomas, G. N., Arora, T., Zhang, W. S., Taheri, S., Adab, P., Lam, T. H. & Cheng, K. K., Mar 1 2010, In: Sleep. 33, 3, p. 402-407 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  96 Citations (Scopus)

• Natural selection retains overrepresented out-of-frame stop codons against frameshift peptides in prokaryotes

  Tse, H., Cai, J. J., Tsoi, H. W., Lam, E. P. T. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 9 2010, In: BMC Genomics. 11, 1, 491.

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

  Open Access
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Neighbourhood food environment and dietary intakes in adolescents: Sex and perceived family affluence as moderators

  Ho, S. Y., Wong, B. Y. M., Lo, W. S., Mak, K. K., Thomas, G. N. & Lam, T. H., Oct 2010, In: International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 5, 5, p. 420-427 8 p.

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

• Obesity, high-sensitive C-reactive protein and snoring in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Lao, X. Q., Neil Thomas, G., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Adab, P., Lam, T. H. & Cheng, K. K., Nov 2010, In: Respiratory Medicine. 104, 11, p. 1750-1756 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Part 4. Interaction between air pollution and respiratory viruses: time-series study of daily mortality and hospital admissions in Hong Kong.

  Wong, C. M., Thach, T. Q., Chau, P. Y. K., Chan, E. K. P., Chung, R. Y. N., Ou, C. Q., Yang, L., Peiris, J. S. M., Thomas, G. N., Lam, T. H., Wong, T. W., Hedley, A. J. & HEI Health Review Committee, H. R. C., Nov 2010, In: Research report (Health Effects Institute). 154, p. 283-362 80 p.

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

• Part 5. Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): a combined analysis of four studies of air pollution and mortality.

  Wong, C. M., Vichit-Vadakan, N., Vajanapoom, N., Ostro, B., Thach, T. Q., Chau, P. Y., Chan, E. K., Chung, R. Y., Ou, C. Q., Yang, L., Peiris, J. S., Thomas, G. N., Lam, T. H., Wong, T. W., Hedley, A. J., Kan, H., Chen, B., Zhao, N., London, S. J. & Song, G. & 22 others, Chen, G., Zhang, Y., Jiang, L., Qian, Z., He, Q., Lin, H. M., Kong, L., Zhou, D., Liang, S., Zhu, Z., Liao, D., Liu, W., Bentley, C. M., Dan, J., Wang, B., Yang, N., Xu, S., Gong, J., Wei, H., Sun, H., Qin, Z. & HEI Health Review Committee, H. R. C., Nov 2010, In: Research report (Health Effects Institute). 154, p. 377-418 42 p.

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

• Passive smoking and tuberculosis

  Leung, C. C., Lam, T. H., Ho, K. S., Yew, W. W., Tam, C. M., Chan, W. M., Law, W. S., Chan, C. K., Chang, K. C. & Au, K. F., Feb 8 2010, In: Archives of Internal Medicine. 170, 3, p. 287-292 6 p.

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

• Paternal smoking and childhood overweight: Evidence from the Hong Kong "children of 1997"

  Kwok, M. K., Schooling, C. M., Lam, T. H. & Leung, G. M., Jul 2010, In: Pediatrics. 126, 1, p. e46-e56

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

• Pathogenesis of pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection and the implication on management

  To, K. K. W., Li, I. W. S., Hung, I. F. N., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., 2010, In: Frontiers of Medicine in China. 4, 2, p. 147-156 10 p.

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

  Open Access

• Physical activity, adiposity, and diabetes risk in middle-aged and older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank cohort study

  Qin, L., Corpeleijn, E., Jiang, C., Thomas, G. N., Schooling, C. M., Zhang, W., Cheng, K. K., Leung, G. M., Stolk, R. P. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2010, In: Diabetes Care. 33, 11, p. 2342-2348 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Practical limitations of convalescent plasma collection: A case scenario in pandemic preparation for influenza A (H1N1) infection

  Wong, H. K., Lee, C. K., Hung, I. F. N., Leung, J. N. S., Hong, J., Yuen, K. Y. & Lin, C. K., Sept 2010, In: Transfusion. 50, 9, p. 1967-1971 5 p.

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

• Predictors of intention to quit smoking in Hong Kong secondary school children

  Wong, D. C. N., Chan, S. S. C., Ho, S. Y., Fong, D. Y. T. & Lam, T. H., Sept 2010, In: Journal of Public Health. 32, 3, p. 360-371 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Prevention of acute myocardial infarction and stroke among elderly persons by dual pneumococcal and influenza vaccination: A prospective cohort study

  Hung, I. F. N., Leung, A. Y. M., Chu, D. W. S., Leung, D., Cheung, T., Chan, C. K., Lam, C. L. K., Liu, S. H., Chu, N. M., Ho, P. L., Chan, S., Lam, T. H., Liang, R. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 1 2010, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 51, 9, p. 1007-1016 10 p.

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

• Prevention of nosocomial transmission of swine-origin pandemic influenza virus A/H1N1 by infection control bundle

  Cheng, V. C. C., Tai, J. W. M., Wong, L. M. W., Chan, J. F. W., Li, I. W. S., To, K. K. W., Hung, I. F. N., Chan, K. H., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2010, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 74, 3, p. 271-277 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  87 Citations (Scopus)

• Prior TB, smoking, and airflow obstruction: A cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Lam, K. B. H., Jiang, C. Q., Jordan, R. E., Miller, M. R., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H. & Adab, P., Mar 1 2010, In: Chest. 137, 3, p. 593-600 8 p.

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

• Q fever: Underdiagnosed in Hong Kong?

  Chan, J. F. W., Tse, H., To, K. K. W., Li, I. W. S., Tang, B. S. F., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2010, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 16, 1, p. 56-58 3 p.

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

• Quasispecies of the D225G substitution in the hemagglutinin of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus from patients with severe disease in Hong Kong, China

  Chen, H., Wen, X., To, K. K. W., Wang, P., Tse, H., Chan, J. F. W., Tsoi, H. W., Fung, K. S. C., Tse, C. W. S., Lee, R. A., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., May 15 2010, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 201, 10, p. 1517-1521 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  92 Citations (Scopus)

• Random exploration of the Laribacter hongkongensis genome

  Woo, P. C. Y., Yuen, K. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Tse, H., 2010, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 16, 5 SUPP4, p. 15-17 3 p.

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

• Rapid diagnosis of multidrug-resistant smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis

  Lau, R. W. T., Ho, P. L., Kao, R. Y. T., Siu, G. K. H., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Yam, W. C., Feb 2010, In: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 35, 2, p. 202-203 2 p.

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

• Resequencing microarray for detection of human adenoviruses in patients with community-acquired gastroenteritis: A proof-of-concept study

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Lee, P., Miao, J., Fung, A. M. Y., Choi, G. K. Y., Ellis-Behnke, R. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2010, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 59, 11, p. 1387-1390 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Resequencing microarray for detection of human adenoviruses in patients with conjunctivitis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Choi, G. K. Y., Fung, H. T., Shek, K. C., Miao, J., Chan, B. Y. L., Ng, K. H. L., Ngan, A. H. Y., Ellis-Behnke, R., Que, T. L., Kam, C. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 47, 3, p. 282-285 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Response

  Yuen, K. Y., Aug 1 2010, In: Chest. 138, 2, p. 457-458 2 p.

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

  Open Access

• Sequential introduction of single room isolation and hand hygiene campaign in the control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in intensive care unit

  Cheng, V. C. C., Tai, J. W. M., Chan, W. M., Lau, E. H. Y., Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Li, I. W. S., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 7 2010, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 10, 263.

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

  Open Access
  58 Citations (Scopus)

• Short-term association between sulfur dioxide and daily mortality: The Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA) study

  the PAPA Project Teams, Apr 1 2010, In: Environmental Research. 110, 3, p. 258-264 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  123 Citations (Scopus)

• Smoking and sleep disorders in Chinese adolescents

  Mak, K. K., Ho, S. Y., Thomas, G. N., Lo, W. S., Cheuk, D. K. L., Lai, Y. K. & Lam, T. H., Mar 2010, In: Sleep Medicine. 11, 3, p. 268-273 6 p.

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

• Smoking-cessation and adherence intervention among Chinese patients with erectile dysfunction

  Chan, S. S. C., Leung, D. Y. P., Abdullah, A. S. M., Lo, S. S. T., Yip, A. W. C., Kok, W. M., Ho, S. Y. & Lam, T. H., Sept 2010, In: American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 39, 3, p. 251-258 8 p.

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