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List of works by Rosana Wing-Shan Poon

A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster

scientific article published in February 2020

A novel Dirofilaria species causing human and canine infections in Hong Kong

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A sensitive and specific antigen detection assay for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

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An unprecedented outbreak investigation for nosocomial and community-acquired legionellosis in Hong Kong

scientific article published on December 1, 2012

Brittle tail syndrome is an emerging infection in horses caused by a keratinolytic fungus Equicapillimyces hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov.

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Candida Tropicalis renal microabscesses in a child with leukemia confirmed using nucleic acid amplification and recovery after prolonged antifungal and corticosteroid treatment

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Characterization and complete genome sequence of a novel coronavirus, coronavirus HKU1, from patients with pneumonia

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Chlamydotis macqueenii and C. undulata (Aves: Otididae) are new hosts for Caryospora megafalconis (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) and proposal of the genus Avispora gen. nov.

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Clinical and molecular epidemiological features of coronavirus HKU1-associated community-acquired pneumonia

scientific article published on 20 October 2005

Clinical performance of the Luminex NxTAG CoV Extended Panel for SARS-CoV-2 detection in nasopharyngeal specimens of COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Clinical significance of Pneumocystis jiroveci in patients with active tuberculosis.

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Coexistence of different genotypes in the same bat and serological characterization of Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9 belonging to a novel Betacoronavirus subgroup

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Comparative analysis of six genome sequences of three novel picornaviruses, turdiviruses 1, 2 and 3, in dead wild birds, and proposal of two novel genera, Orthoturdivirus and Paraturdivirus, in the family Picornaviridae.

scientific article published on 16 June 2010

Comparative analysis of twelve genomes of three novel group 2c and group 2d coronaviruses reveals unique group and subgroup features

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Comparative evaluation of a point-of-care immunochromatographic test SNAP 4Dx with molecular detection tests for vector-borne canine pathogens in Hong Kong.

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Complete genome sequence of a novel paramyxovirus, Tailam virus, discovered in Sikkim rats.

scientific article published on December 2011

Consistent detection of 2019 novel coronavirus in saliva

scientific article published on 12 February 2020

Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii Is an Emerging Cause of Mastitis Especially in Patients With Psychiatric Illness on Antipsychotic Medication

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Decolonization of gastrointestinal carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: case series and review of literature

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Detection of Babesia hongkongensis sp. nov. in a free-roaming Felis catus cat in Hong Kong

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Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus nucleocapsid protein in sars patients by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

scientific article published on July 2004

Development of Conventional and Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assays for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Scabies.

scientific article published on 22 April 2015

Dirofilaria hongkongensis infection presenting as recurrent shoulder mass

scientific article published on 29 March 2020

Evaluating the use of posterior oropharyngeal saliva in a point-of-care assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

scientific article published on 27 May 2020

Evaluation of the commercially available LightMix® Modular E-gene kit using clinical and proficiency testing specimens for SARS-CoV-2 detection

scientific article published on 27 May 2020

Fatal Talaromyces marneffei Infection in a Patient with Autoimmune Hepatitis

scientific article published on 18 January 2018

First Report of Laribacter hongkongensis Peritonitis in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

scientific article published on January 2016

First detection and complete genome sequence of a phylogenetically distinct human polyomavirus 6 highly prevalent in human bile samples.

scientific article published on 10 November 2016

Gordonia hongkongensis sp. nov., isolated from blood culture and peritoneal dialysis effluent of patients in Hong Kong

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

scientific article published in August 2010

Identification of nsp1 gene as the target of SARS-CoV-2 real-time RT-PCR using nanopore whole genome sequencing

scientific article published on 05 June 2020

Improved Detection of Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 by Microsphere-Based Antibody Assay

scientific article published on 09 September 2020

Improving the specific diagnosis of trematode, cestode and nematode infections by a multiplex single-tube real-time PCR assay

scientific article published on 05 April 2019

Infection control preparedness for human infection with influenza A H7N9 in Hong Kong.

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Low population serum microneutralization antibody titer against the predominating influenza A(H3N2) N121K virus during the severe influenza summer peak of Hong Kong in 2017.

scientific article published on 6 March 2018

Molecular Identification of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Tapeworm in Cases of Human Sparganosis, Hong Kong

scientific article published on April 2017

Molecular diagnosis in clinical parasitology: when and why?

scientific article published on 25 March 2014

Molecular diversity of coronaviruses in bats.

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Molecular identification of cestodes and nematodes by cox1 gene real-time PCR and sequencing.

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Nanopore sequencing reveals novel targets for the diagnosis and surveillance of human and avian influenza A virus

scientific article published on 04 March 2020

Novel selective medium for the isolation of corynebacterium kroppenstedtii from heavily colonised clinical specimens.

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Polyclonal Burkholderia cepacia Complex Outbreak in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Caused by Contaminated Aqueous Chlorhexidine

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

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.

scientific article published on 29 August 2012

SARS coronavirus detection methods.

scientific article published on July 2005

SARS-CoV-2 shedding and seroconversion among passengers quarantined after disembarking a cruise ship: a case series

scientific article published on 12 June 2020

Susceptibility patterns of clinical and fish isolates of Laribacter hongkongensis: comparison of the Etest, disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods.

scientific article published on 6 February 2009

Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study

scientific article published on 23 March 2020

Transmission of rat hepatitis E virus infection to humans in Hong Kong: a clinical and epidemiological analysis

scientific article published on 20 January 2020

Use of nasopharyngeal aspirate for diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia.

scientific article published on 13 February 2013

Zika virus infection-the next wave after dengue?

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