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List of works by Yee-Chun Chen

2016 guideline strategies for the use of antifungal agents in patients with hematological malignancies or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients in Taiwan

scientific article published on 25 July 2017

2016 guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in patients with invasive fungal diseases in Taiwan

scientific article published on 25 July 2017

A Web-Based, Hospital-Wide Health Care-Associated Bloodstream Infection Surveillance and Classification System: Development and Evaluation.

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A Web-based multidrug-resistant organisms surveillance and outbreak detection system with rule-based classification and clustering

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A healthcare-associated surgical site infection surveillance and decision support system

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A reliable user authentication and key agreement scheme for Web-based Hospital-acquired Infection Surveillance Information System

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A retrospective clinical comparison of daptomycin vs daptomycin and a beta-lactam antibiotic for treating vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bloodstream infections

scientific article published on 26 January 2018

A web-based hospital-acquired infection surveillance information system

article published in 2010

Adult methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Taiwan: clinical significance of non–multi-resistant antibiogram and Panton–Valentine leukocidin gene

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Antibiotic restriction policy paradoxically increased private drug consumptions outside Taiwan's National Health Insurance

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Application of a microsphere-based array for rapid identification of Acinetobacter spp. with distinct antimicrobial susceptibilities

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Are we ready for the global emergence of multidrug-resistant Candida auris in Taiwan?

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Assessing the thoroughness of hand hygiene: “Seeing is believing”

scientific article published on 22 April 2014

Association between contaminated faucets and colonization or infection by nonfermenting gram-negative bacteria in intensive care units in Taiwan

scientific article published on 08 July 2009

Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus isolates carrying TR₃₄/L98H mutations in Taiwan.

scientific article published on 27 July 2015

Bacteremia in Previously Hospitalized Patients: Prolonged Effect From Previous Hospitalization and Risk Factors for Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacterial Infections

scientific article published on 19 March 2008

Candida albicans Als1p: an adhesin that is a downstream effector of the EFG1 filamentation pathway.

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Candida albicans spinal epidural abscess secondary to prosthetic valve endocarditis.

scientific article published on July 2001

Causes, clinical symptoms, and outcomes of infectious diseases associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in Taiwanese adults

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Central line-associated bloodstream infections among critically-ill patients in the era of bundle care

scientific article published on 31 July 2015

Certainties and uncertainties facing emerging respiratory infectious diseases: lessons from SARS.

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Changing epidemiology of nosocomial bloodstream infections in 11 teaching hospitals in Taiwan between 1993 and 2006.

scientific article published in October 2010

Changing incidence and clinical manifestations of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea detected by combination of glutamate dehydrogenase and toxin assay in Northern Taiwan

scientific article published on 29 December 2011

Characteristics of community-acquired and health care-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in patients treated at the emergency department of a teaching hospital

scientific article published on 15 September 2005

Chlorhexidine for the prevention of bloodstream infection associated with totally implantable venous ports in patients with solid cancers

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Clinical and microbiological characteristics of perianal infections in adult patients with acute leukemia

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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease in adult patients with hematological malignancies

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Clinical characteristics, microbiology, and outcomes for patients with lung and disseminated nocardiosis in a tertiary hospital.

scientific article published on 3 September 2013

Clinical features and in vitro susceptibilities of two varieties of Cryptococcus neoformans in Taiwan

scientific article published on 01 March 2000

Clinical presentations, laboratory results and outcomes of patients with Kikuchi's disease: emphasis on the association between recurrent Kikuchi's disease and autoimmune diseases

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Cluster of parvovirus infection among hospital staff working in coronary care units.

scientific article published on December 2010

Community-acquired Legionnaires' disease at a medical center in northern Taiwan.

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

Comparative antimicrobial efficacy of alcohol-based hand rub and conventional surgical scrub in a medical center

scientific article published on 21 September 2013

Comparative impact of hospital-acquired infections on medical costs, length of hospital stay and outcome between community hospitals and medical centres.

scientific article published in March 2005

Comparative in vitro antimicrobial susceptibilities and synergistic activities of antimicrobial combinations against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter species: Acinetobacter baumannii versus Acinetobacter genospecies 3 and 13TU.

scientific article published on 10 May 2011

Comparing visual inspection, aerobic colony counts, and adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assay for evaluating surface cleanliness at a medical center

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Comparison of both clinical features and mortality risk associated with bacteremia due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus

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Comparison of epidemiology and treatment outcome of patients with candidemia at a teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan, in 2002 and 2010

scientific article published on 11 October 2012

Comparison of flomoxef with latamoxef in the treatment of sepsis and/or Gram-negative bacteremia in adult patients.

scientific article published on May 1996

Compliance of health care workers with hand hygiene practices: independent advantages of overt and covert observers

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Control of an outbreak of pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection in a neonatal intensive care unit

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Correlation Between Body Temperature and Survival Rate in Patients With Hospital-Acquired Bacteremia: A Prospective Observational Study

scientific article published on 12 October 2014

Detection of circulating galactomannan in serum samples for diagnosis of Penicillium marneffei infection and cryptococcosis among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

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Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus RNA in plasma during the course of infection

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Diagnostic challenge of zygomycosis in compromised hosts

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Differences in carbapenem resistance genes among Acinetobacterbaumannii, Acinetobacter genospecies 3 and Acinetobacter genospecies 13TU in Taiwan

scientific article published on 27 January 2010

Distribution of Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec Types and correlation with comorbidity and infection type in patients with MRSA bacteremia

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Early empirical glycopeptide therapy for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: impact on the outcome.

scientific article published on 27 January 2006

Effect of Daptomycin Dose on the Outcome of Vancomycin-Resistant, Daptomycin-Susceptible Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia

scientific article published on 25 January 2017

Effect of age on febrile response in patients with healthcare-associated bloodstream infection

scientific article published on June 28, 2013

Effect of statin use on the risk of medically attended acute respiratory illness among influenza vaccinated elderly

scientific article published on 31 August 2018

Effectiveness and limitations of hand hygiene promotion on decreasing healthcare-associated infections

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Effectiveness of tigecycline-based versus colistin- based therapy for treatment of pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a critical setting: a matched cohort analysis

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Efficacy and safety of cefepime treatment in Chinese patients with severe bacterial infections: in comparison with ceftazidime treatment.

scientific article published in August 1998

Efficacy of ventilator-associated pneumonia care bundle for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the surgical intensive care units of a medical center

scientific article published on 31 October 2013

Emerging fluoroquinolone-resistance for common clinically important gram-negative bacteria in Taiwan

scientific article published in June 2002

Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of invasive mould infections: A multicenter, retrospective analysis in five Asian countries.

scientific article published on 19 May 2017

Ertapenem in the treatment of bacteremia caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli: a propensity score analysis.

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Evaluation of MDCK cell-derived influenza H7N9 vaccine candidates in ferrets

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Excess Mortality Associated With Colistin-Tigecycline Compared With Colistin-Carbapenem Combination Therapy for Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study

scientific article published on June 2015

Factors associated with development of complications among adults with influenza: a 3-year prospective analysis.

scientific article published on 12 June 2012

Factors associated with severity and mortality in patients with confirmed leptospirosis at a regional hospital in northern Taiwan

scientific article published on 06 June 2018

Field performance of clinical case definitions for influenza screening during the 2009 pandemic

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First Report of bla(IMP-8) in Raoultella planticola.

scientific article published on 21 October 2013

Fluconazole versus an echinocandin for Candida glabrata fungaemia: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on December 4, 2012

Functional characterization and localization of acetyl-CoA hydrolase, Ach1p, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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Genetic basis of multidrug resistance in Acinetobacter clinical isolates in Taiwan

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Genome sequence of a dominant, multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain, TCDC-AB0715

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Haemophilus aphrophilus bacteraemia complicated with vertebral osteomyelitis and spinal epidural abscess in a patient with liver cirrhosis.

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Healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan: recent trends based on national surveillance reports

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High Incidences of Invasive Fungal Infections in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients Receiving Induction Chemotherapy without Systemic Antifungal Prophylaxis: A Prospective Observational Study in Taiwan

scientific article published on 10 June 2015

Human immunodeficiency virus testing among patients with tuberculosis at a university hospital in Taiwan, 2000 to 2006.

scientific article published in April 2009

Identification of a novel protein 3a from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus

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Identification of distinct ciprofloxacin susceptibility in Acinetobacter spp. by detection of the gyrA gene mutation using real-time PCR.

scientific article published on 10 March 2009

Impact of glucose levels on expression of hypha-associated secreted aspartyl proteinases in Candida albicans.

scientific article published on 15 March 2014

Impacts of a mass vaccination campaign against pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza in Taiwan: a time-series regression analysis.

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In Vitro Synergism of Rifabutin with Clarithromycin, Imipenem, and Tigecycline against the Mycobacterium abscessus Complex

scientific article published on 27 March 2019

In vitro activities of antimicrobial agents, alone and in combinations, against Burkholderia cepacia isolated from blood

scientific article published on 01 August 1997

In vitro activity of linezolid against clinical Gram-positive bacterial isolates from Taiwan: an area with a high prevalence of antibiotic resistance.

scientific article published in September 2001

In vitro activity of linezolid, tigecycline, and daptomycin on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus blood isolates from adult patients, 2006–2008: Stratified analysis by vancomycin MIC

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In vitro activity of meropenem against common pathogenic bacteria isolated in Taiwan

scientific article published on 01 December 1998

In vitro antifungal susceptibilities of Candida species isolated from the blood

scientific article published on 01 August 1996

In vitro evaluation of Povidone-Iodine and Chlorhexidine against Outbreak and Non-outbreak strains of Mycobacterium abscessus using Standard Quantitative Suspension and Carrier Testing

scientific article published on 23 October 2017

Incidence and species distribution of candidaemia in Asia: a laboratory-based surveillance study

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

Incidence of and risk factors for infection or colonization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in patients in the intensive care unit

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Influence of genospecies of Acinetobacter baumannii complex on clinical outcomes of patients with acinetobacter bacteremia

scientific article published on 30 December 2010

Interstitial granulomatous drug reaction presenting as erythroderma: remission after discontinuation of enalapril maleate.

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Invasive fungal sinusitis in patients with hematological malignancy: 15 years experience in a single university hospital in Taiwan

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Japanese encephalitis in a 59-year-old female: Brain image finding

scientific article published on 06 June 2018

Lactobacillus salivarius empyema with respiratory failure.

scientific article published on 16 June 2016

Longitudinal analysis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus-specific antibody in SARS patients

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Longitudinal analysis of chlorhexidine susceptibilities of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a teaching hospital in Taiwan

scientific article published on 13 May 2008

Lumbar puncture for non-HIV-infected non-transplant patients with cryptococcosis: Should it be mandatory for all?

scientific article published on 22 August 2019

Lymphocyte activation and hepatic cellular infiltration in immunocompetent mice infected by dengue virus

scientific article published on July 2004

Medical students' perceptions of their role as covert observers of hand hygiene

scientific article published on 01 March 2014

Microbiological and Clinical Characteristics of Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia: Implications of Sequence type for Prognosis

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Microbiological and clinical characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia in Taiwan: implication of sequence type for prognosis

scientific article published on 22 May 2012

Modeling the early events of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in vitro

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Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Taiwan

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Molecular epidemiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and carbapenemase resistance determinants among Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Taiwan

scientific article published on 28 May 2013

Multimodal interventions for bundle implementation to decrease central line-associated bloodstream infections in adult intensive care units in a teaching hospital in Taiwan, 2009-2013.

scientific article published on 26 August 2017

Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia in HIV-negative patients.

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Neuromuscular disorders in severe acute respiratory syndrome

scientific article published in November 2004

Neutralizing antiinterferon-γ autoantibodies causing disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in an HIV-infected patient on successful combination antiretroviral therapy

scientific article published in November 2017

Nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia in Taiwan: mortality analyses and the impact of vancomycin, MIC = 2 mg/L, by the broth microdilution method

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Oxcarbazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a patient with HLA-B*1502 genotype.

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Paratyphoid hepatitis: an emerging clinical entity.

scientific article published in August 2002

Patient empowerment in a hand hygiene program: differing points of view between patients/family members and health care workers in Asian culture

scientific article published on 21 May 2013

Performance of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR assay for detecting MRSA nasal colonization in Taiwanese adults.

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Pharmacoeconomic analysis of antifungal therapy for primary treatment of invasive candidiasis caused by Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida species

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Policy-driven revolution of prescription record in outpatient use of fluoroquinolones

scientific article published on 29 May 2018

Posaconazole MIC distributions for Aspergillus fumigatus SC by four methods: Impact of Cyp51A mutations on estimation of epidemiological cutoff values (ECVs/ECOFFs).

scientific article published on 5 February 2018

Predicting Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Colonization and Associated Infection on Hospital Admission

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Predictive model for bacteremia in adult patients with blood cultures performed at the emergency department: a preliminary report

scientific article published on 17 June 2011

Predictive model of antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteremia at the ED

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Predictive value of the serum bactericidal test for mortality in patients infected with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article published on 21 March 2007

Predictors of survival in adults undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with severe infections

scientific article published on 30 August 2016

Prevalence of and risk factor for community-onset third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli bacteremia at a medical center in Taiwan

scientific article published on 12 March 2019

Prevalence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA among methicillin-resistant S. aureus with high vancomycin minimal inhibitory concentrations in Taiwan: A multicenter surveillance study, 2012-2013.

scientific article published on 31 July 2015

Prognosis of adult patients with bacteremia caused by extensively resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article published on 26 July 2007

Prognostic factors of health care-associated bloodstream infection in adult patients ≥40 years of age.

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Promoting a Hand Hygiene Program Using Social Media: An Observational Study

scientific article published on January 2016

Prospective randomized study of efficacy of 1-day versus 3-day antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing surgical site infection after coronary artery bypass graft

scientific article published on 15 September 2011

Pseudo-outbreak of rotavirus infection in a neonatal intensive care unit

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Rapid diagnostic tests and severity of illness in pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Taiwan

scientific article published on July 2010

Rhabdomyolysis associated with probable SARS.

scientific article published in October 2003

Risk factors for bloodstream infections due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli.

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Safety and efficacy of high-dose daptomycin as salvage therapy for severe gram-positive bacterial sepsis in hospitalized adult patients

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Safety and efficacy of intravenous colistin (colistin methanesulphonate) for severe multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections

scientific article published on 31 December 2009

Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated cell culture-derived H7N9 influenza vaccine in healthy adults: A phase I/II, prospective, randomized, open-label trial

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Sap6, a secreted aspartyl proteinase, participates in maintenance the cell surface integrity of Candida albicans

scientific article published on 30 December 2013

Septic Candida krusei thrombophlebitis of inferior vena cava with persistent fungemia successfully treated by new antifungal agents

scientific article published in December 2005

Serological response to H1N1 influenza virus infections in adults treated with oseltamivir

scientific article published on November 2010

Severity of pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection may not be directly correlated with initial viral load in upper respiratory tract

scientific article published on November 10, 2011

Should we treat patients with only one set of positive blood cultures for extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii the same as multiple sets?

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Survival of septic adults compared with nonseptic adults receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiopulmonary failure: A propensity-matched analysis

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The epidemiology of non-Candida yeast isolated from blood: The Asia Surveillance Study

scientific article published on 17 October 2018

The first case of severe novel H1N1 influenza successfully rescued by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Taiwan.

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The usefulness of the PlateliaCandidaantigen in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia and chronic disseminated candidiasis

scientific article published on 01 November 2006

Treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome in health-care workers

scientific article published in December 2003

Tuberculosis in Healthcare Workers: A Matched Cohort Study in Taiwan

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Use of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube assay in screening for neutralizing anti-interferon-γ autoantibodies in patients with disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.

scientific article published on 7 July 2017

Using 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in detecting infectious endocarditis/endoarteritis: a preliminary report

scientific article published in March 2004

Validation of a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome scoring system

scientific article published on January 2004