List of works by P C Woo

A 10-year study reveals clinical and laboratory evidence for the 'semi-invasive' properties of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis.

scientific article published on 20 April 2016

A Comparative Analysis of the Usefulness of Survival Prediction Models for Patients with Glioblastoma in the Temozolomide Era: The Importance of Methylguanine Methyltransferase Promoter Methylation, Extent of Resection, and Subventricular Zone Locat

scientific article published on 17 April 2018

A Novel Enzootic Nasal Tumor Virus Circulating in Goats from Southern China

scientific article published on 17 October 2019

A Rapid, Simple, Inexpensive, and Mobile Colorimetric Assay COVID-19-LAMP for Mass On-Site Screening of COVID-19

scientific article published on 29 July 2020

A Survey of Recent Adenoviral Respiratory Pathogens in Hong Kong Reveals Emergent and Recombinant Human Adenovirus Type 4 (HAdV-E4) Circulating in Civilian Populations

scientific article published on 31 January 2019

A crucial role of macrophages in the immune responses to oral DNA vaccination against hepatitis B virus in a murine model

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A novel MLST sequence type discovered in the first fatal case of Laribacter hongkongensis bacteremia clusters with the sequence types of other human isolates

scientific article published on 4 June 2014

A novel astrovirus from dromedaries in the Middle East.

scientific article published on 9 July 2015

A novel dromedary camel enterovirus in the family Picornaviridae from dromedaries in the Middle East.

scientific article published on 24 March 2015

A phylogenetically distinct Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus detected in a dromedary calf from a closed dairy herd in Dubai with rising seroprevalence with age.

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

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A single dose of oral DNA immunization delivered by attenuated Salmonella typhimurium down-regulates transgene expression in HBsAg transgenic mice

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A six-year descriptive epidemiological study of human coronavirus infections in hospitalized patients in Hong Kong.

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A systematic approach to novel virus discovery in emerging infectious disease outbreaks.

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A woman with ascites and abdominal masses

scientific article published on 01 February 2000

AFLMP1 encodes an antigenic cel wall protein in Aspergillus flavus

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AFMP2 encodes a novel immunogenic protein of the antigenic mannoprotein superfamily in Aspergillus fumigatus.

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Acinetobacter bacteremia in Hong Kong: prospective study and review.

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Actinomyces hongkongensis sp. nov. a novel Actinomyces species isolated from a patient with pelvic actinomycosis

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Acupuncture Mycobacteriosis

scientific article published on 01 September 2001

Adult croup: a rare but more severe condition.

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Agar block smear preparation: a novel method of slide preparation for preservation of native fungal structures for microscopic examination and long-term storage.

scientific article published on 21 July 2010

An adult zebrafish model for Laribacter hongkongensis infection: Koch's postulates fulfilled.

scientific article published on 22 October 2014

Anaconda paramyxovirus infection in an adult green anaconda after prolonged incubation: Pathological characterization and whole genome sequence analysis.

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Analysis of a viridans group strain reveals a case of bacteremia due to lancefield group G alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp equisimilis in a patient with pyomyositis and reactive arthritis

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Antigen Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detecting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Humans

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Arginine Metabolism in Bacterial Pathogenesis and Cancer Therapy

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Arginine deiminase pathway is far more important than urease for acid resistance and intracellular survival in Laribacter hongkongensis: a possible result of arc gene cassette duplication

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Association of Laribacter hongkongensis in community-acquired gastroenteritis with travel and eating fish: a multicentre case-control study.

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Association of presence of Aspergillus antibodies with hemoptysis in patients with old tuberculosis or bronchiectasis but no radiologically visible mycetoma.

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Automated identification of medically important bacteria by 16S rRNA gene sequencing using a novel comprehensive database, 16SpathDB.

scientific article published on 9 March 2011

Automated pangenomic analysis in target selection for PCR detection and identification of bacteria by use of ssGeneFinder Webserver and its application to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.

scientific article published on 21 March 2012

Bacteremia caused by Solobacterium moorei in a patient with acute proctitis and carcinoma of the cervix

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Bacteremia caused by staphylococci with inducible vancomycin heteroresistance.

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Bacteremia due to Clostridium hathewayi in a patient with acute appendicitis

scientific article published on December 2004

Bacteremia due to Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin.

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Bat origins of MERS-CoV supported by bat coronavirus HKU4 usage of human receptor CD26

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Bats host diverse parvoviruses as possible origin of mammalian dependoparvoviruses and source for bat-swine interspecies transmission.

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Biliary tract infection due to bile-soluble bacteria: an intriguing paradox

scientific article published on April 1998

Biotyping of Penicillium marneffei reveals concentration-dependent growth inhibition by galactose

scientific article published on April 2001

Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil samples from an oceanarium in Hong Kong detected using a sensitive PCR assay

scientific article published on October 2014

Candida tropicalis and Penicillium marneffei mixed fungaemia in a patient with Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia.

scientific article published in February 2001

Catabacter hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from blood cultures of patients from Hong Kong and Canada

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Catheter-related Microbacterium bacteremia identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

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Cell-wall-deficient bacteria

Cell-wall-deficient bacteria and culture-negative febrile episodes in bone-marrow-transplant recipients

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

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Characterization of AFMP1: a novel target for serodiagnosis of aspergillosis.

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Characterization of Haemophilus segnis, an important cause of bacteremia, by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

scientific article published on February 2004

Characterization of a Tsukamurella pseudo-outbreak by phenotypic tests, 16S rRNA sequencing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and metabolic footprinting

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Characterization of sakA gene from pathogenic dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei.

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Characterization of the antigenicity of Cpl1, a surface protein of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans.

scientific article published on 26 September 2014

Chickens host diverse picornaviruses originated from potential interspecies transmission with recombination.

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Clarithromycin attenuates mastectomy-induced acute inflammatory response.

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Clinical Characteristics, Laboratory Identification, and In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility of Yarrowia (Candida) lipolytica Isolates Causing Fungemia: a Multicenter, Prospective Surveillance Study

scientific article published on 26 August 2015

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

scientific article published on 20 October 2005

Clinical and molecular epidemiology of erythromycin-resistant beta-hemolytic lancefield group G streptococci causing bacteremia

scientific article published in November 2003

Clinical and molecular epidemiology of human bocavirus in respiratory and fecal samples from children in Hong Kong

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Clinical and molecular epidemiology of human parainfluenza virus 4 infections in hong kong: subtype 4B as common as subtype 4A.

scientific article published on 04 March 2009

Clinical and molecular epidemiology of human rhinovirus C in children and adults in Hong Kong reveals a possible distinct human rhinovirus C subgroup.

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Clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E in Shenzhen, China: a shift toward foodborne transmission of hepatitis E virus infection.

scientific article published on 20 December 2017

Clinical characteristics, rapid identification, molecular epidemiology and antifungal susceptibilities of Talaromyces marneffei infections in Shenzhen, China

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Clinical deterioration in community acquired infections associated with lymphocyte upsurge in immunocompetent hosts.

scientific article published on January 2004

Clinical features and complete genome characterization of a distinct human rhinovirus (HRV) genetic cluster, probably representing a previously undetected HRV species, HRV-C, associated with acute respiratory illness in children

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Clinical significance of alimentary tract microbes in bone marrow transplant recipients

scientific article published in February 1998

Clinical spectrum of exophiala infections and a novel Exophiala species, Exophiala hongkongensis.

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Cloning and characterisation of malE in Burkholderia pseudomallei

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Cloning and characterization of a chromosomal class C beta-lactamase and its regulatory gene in Laribacter hongkongensis.

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Cloning and expression of class A beta-lactamase gene blaA(BPS) in Burkholderia pseudomallei

scientific article published on April 2002

Clonorchiasis in bone marrow transplant recipients

scientific article published in August 1998

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 22 coronavirus HKU1 genomes reveals a novel genotype and evidence of natural recombination in coronavirus HKU1

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Comparative analysis of complete genome sequences of three avian coronaviruses reveals a novel group 3c coronavirus.

scientific article published on 29 October 2008

Comparative analysis of microbiome between accurately identified 16S rDNA and quantified bacteria in simulated samples.

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Comparative analysis of the activation of unfolded protein response by spike proteins of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and human coronavirus HKU1.

scientific article published on 13 January 2014

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 genome and evolutionary analysis of naturally occurring Beilong virus in brown and black rats

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Comparative genomic analysis of pre-epidemic and epidemic Zika virus strains for virological factors potentially associated with the rapidly expanding epidemic

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Comparative host gene transcription by microarray analysis early after infection of the Huh7 cell line by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and human coronavirus 229E.

scientific article published in May 2005

Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequence of Lichtheimia ramosa (syn. Lichtheimia hongkongensis).

scientific article published on 3 July 2014

Complete genome analysis of three novel picornaviruses from diverse bat species

scientific article published on 22 June 2011

Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus lugdunensis strain HKU09-01.

scientific article published on 4 January 2010

Complete genome sequence of a coxsackievirus A22 strain in Hong Kong reveals a natural intratypic recombination event.

scientific article published on November 2011

Complete genome sequence of a novel feline astrovirus from a domestic cat 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

Complete genome sequence of a novel picobirnavirus, otarine picobirnavirus, discovered in California sea lions

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Complete genome sequence of a novel picornavirus, canine picornavirus, discovered in dogs.

scientific article published on March 2012

Complete genome sequence of the veterinary pathogen Staphylococcus pseudintermedius strain HKU10-03, isolated in a case of canine pyoderma.

scientific article published on 28 January 2011

Complete genome sequences of novel canine noroviruses in Hong Kong.

scientific article published on September 2012

Complete genome sequences of novel rat noroviruses in Hong Kong

scientific article published on November 2012

Complication of corticosteroid treatment by acute Plasmodium malariae infection confirmed by small-subunit rRNA sequencing.

scientific article published on 25 August 2010

Confirmation of the first Hong Kong case of human infection by novel swine origin influenza A (H1N1) virus diagnosed using ultrarapid, real-time reverse transcriptase PCR.

scientific article published on 27 May 2009

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis associated with Lancefield group G beta-hemolytic streptococcus: report of two cases requiring Tenckhoff catheter removal.

scientific article published on September 2004

Coronavirus HKU1 and other coronavirus infections in Hong Kong

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Coronavirus HKU15 in respiratory tract of pigs and first discovery of coronavirus quasispecies in 5'-untranslated region.

scientific article published on 21 June 2017

Coronavirus diversity, phylogeny and interspecies jumping

scientific article published on 22 June 2009

Cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis due to Parengyodontium album gen. et comb. nov.

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Cytokine profiles induced by the novel swine-origin influenza A/H1N1 virus: implications for treatment strategies

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DNA immunization using a secreted cell wall antigen Mp1p is protective against Penicillium marneffei infection

scientific article published in July 2002

Database establishment for the secondary fungal DNA barcode translational elongation factor 1α (TEF1α) 1

scientific article published on 22 November 2018

Delayed induction of proinflammatory cytokines and suppression of innate antiviral response by the novel Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: implications for pathogenesis and treatment.

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Detection of antibodies specific to an antigenic cell wall galactomannoprotein for serodiagnosis of Aspergillus fumigatus aspergillosis.

scientific article published on June 2002

Detection of cell wall galactomannoprotein Afmp1p in culture supernatants of Aspergillus fumigatus and in sera of aspergillosis patients.

scientific article published on November 2002

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

scientific article published on July 2004

Detection of specific antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus nucleocapsid protein for serodiagnosis of SARS coronavirus pneumonia.

scientific article published in May 2004

Development and Evaluation of Novel Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays with Locked Nucleic Acid Probes Targeting Leader Sequences of Human-Pathogenic Coronaviruses

scientific article published on 27 May 2015

Development of a Phage Display Panning Strategy Utilizing Crude Antigens: Isolation of MERS-CoV Nucleoprotein human antibodies

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Development of a multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with freshwater fish-borne gastroenteritis and traveler's diarrhea

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Diagnosis of pelvic actinomycosis by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing and its clinical significance.

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Differential Microbial Communities of Omnivorous and Herbivorous Cattle in Southern China.

scientific article published on 15 February 2018

Differential sensitivities of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus spike polypeptide enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and SARS coronavirus nucleocapsid protein ELISA for serodiagnosis of SARS coronavirus pneumonia.

scientific article published on July 2005

Discovery and Sequence Analysis of Four Deltacoronaviruses from Birds in the Middle East Reveal Interspecies Jumping with Recombination as a Potential Mechanism for Avian-to-Avian and Avian-to-Mammalian Transmission

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Discovery of a novel bottlenose dolphin coronavirus reveals a distinct species of marine mammal coronavirus in Gammacoronavirus

scientific article published on 13 November 2013

Discovery of a novel coronavirus, China Rattus coronavirus HKU24, from Norway rats supports the murine origin of Betacoronavirus 1 and has implications for the ancestor of Betacoronavirus lineage A

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Discovery of seven novel Mammalian and avian coronaviruses in the genus deltacoronavirus supports bat coronaviruses as the gene source of alphacoronavirus and betacoronavirus and avian coronaviruses

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Disseminated Infections with Talaromyces marneffei in Non-AIDS Patients Given Monoclonal Antibodies against CD20 and Kinase Inhibitors

scientific article published on July 2015

Diversity of Dromedary Camel Coronavirus HKU23 in African Camels Revealed Multiple Recombination Events among Closely Related Betacoronaviruses of the Subgenus Embecovirus

Diversity of phenotypically non-dermatophyte, non-Aspergillus filamentous fungi causing nail infections: importance of accurate identification and antifungal susceptibility testing

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Donor-Derived Genotype 4 Hepatitis E Virus Infection, Hong Kong, China, 2018

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Draft genome sequence of Penicillium marneffei strain PM1

scientific article published on December 2011

Early diagnosis of Exophiala CAPD peritonitis by 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing and its clinical significance.

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Ecoepidemiology and complete genome comparison of different strains of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related Rhinolophus bat coronavirus in China reveal bats as a reservoir for acute, self-limiting infection that allows recombination events

scientific article published on 13 January 2010

Ecoepidemiology of Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis.

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Editorial overview: emerging viruses.

scientific article published on 27 March 2014

Eighty Years of Mycopathologia: A Retrospective Analysis of Progress Made in Understanding Human and Animal Fungal Pathogens

scientific article published on 30 November 2018

Elizabethkingia anophelis bacteremia is associated with clinically significant infections and high mortality

scientific article published on 17 May 2016

Emergence of Cytomegalovirus Mononucleosis Syndrome Among Young Adults in Hong Kong Linked to Falling Seroprevalence: Results of a 14-Year Seroepidemiological Study

scientific article published on 20 October 2018

Emergence of Staphylococcus lugdunensis as a Cause of Urinary Tract Infection: Results of the Routine Use of MALDI-TOF MS

scientific article published on 09 March 2020

Engineering Coronaviruses to Evaluate Emergence and Pathogenic Potential

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Enhancement by ampicillin of antibody responses induced by a protein antigen and a DNA vaccine carried by live-attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi

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Enterococcus cecorum empyema thoracis successfully treated with cefotaxime

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Enterovirus D68 Infections Associated with Severe Respiratory Illness in Elderly Patients and Emergence of a Novel Clade in Hong Kong

scientific article published on 28 April 2016

Environmental adaptability and stress tolerance of Laribacter hongkongensis: a genome-wide analysis.

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Epidemiology of human parechovirus, Aichi virus and salivirus in fecal samples from hospitalized children with gastroenteritis in Hong Kong

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Epidemiology of sexually transmitted viral hepatitis in human immunodeficiency virus-positive men who have sex with men in Asia.

scientific article published on 12 September 2015

Equine rhinitis B viruses in horse fecal samples from the Middle East

scientific article published on 7 June 2016

Evaluation of antiviral efficacy of Chinese traditional medicine Babao Dan in rabbits infected with hepatitis E virus

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Evaluation of serological responses in horses challenged with Burkholderia pseudomallei using current diagnostic tests for glanders

scientific article published on 30 September 2019

Evidence for Elizabethkingia anophelis transmission from mother to infant, Hong Kong

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Evidence for potential application of zinc as an antidote to acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity

scientific article published on 01 October 1995

Facilitation of horizontal transfer of antimicrobial resistance by transformation of antibiotic-induced cell-wall-deficient bacteria.

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Failure of phylogeny inferred from multilocus sequence typing to represent bacterial phylogeny.

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False-positive results in a recombinant severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) nucleocapsid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay due to HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-229E rectified by Western blotting with recombinant SARS-CoV spike p

scientific article published on December 2004

Fatal Fusarium solani species complex infections in elasmobranchs: the first case report for black spotted stingray (Taeniura melanopsila) and a literature review.

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

Fatal empyema thoracis caused by Schizophyllum commune with cross-reactive cryptococcal antigenemia

scientific article published on 13 November 2013

Fatal interaction between clarithromycin and colchicine in patients with renal insufficiency: a retrospective study

scientific article published on 23 June 2005

Fatal systemic necrotizing infections associated with a novel paramyxovirus, anaconda paramyxovirus, in green anaconda juveniles.

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First Isolation and Rapid Identification of Newcastle Disease Virus from Aborted Fetus of Dromedary Camel Using Next-Generation Sequencing

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

First Report of Human Infection by Agromyces mediolanus, a Gram-Positive Organism Found in Soil

scientific article published on 22 July 2015

First Report of a Fatal Case Associated with EV-D68 Infection in Hong Kong and Emergence of an Interclade Recombinant in China Revealed by Genome Analysis

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First case report of fatal Nocardia nova infection in yellow-bibbed lory (Lorius chlorocercus) identified by multilocus sequencing

scientific article published on 03 January 2019

First discovery of two polyketide synthase genes for mitorubrinic acid and mitorubrinol yellow pigment biosynthesis and implications in virulence of Penicillium marneffei.

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First genome sequences of buffalo coronavirus from water buffaloes in Bangladesh

scientific article published on 3 March 2016

First report of Gordonibacter pamelaeae bacteremia

scientific article published on 18 November 2009

First report of Tsukamurella keratitis: association between T. tyrosinosolvens and T. pulmonis and ophthalmologic infections

scientific article published on 15 April 2009

First report of disseminated Mycobacterium skin infections in two liver transplant recipients and rapid diagnosis by hsp65 gene sequencing

scientific article published on 31 August 2011

First report of severe parainfluenza virus 4B and rhinovirus C coinfection in a liver transplant recipient treated with immunoglobulin

scientific article published on 8 October 2014

First report of spontaneous intrapartum Atopobium vaginae bacteremia

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Functional analysis of atfA gene to stress response in pathogenic thermal dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei.

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Fungal infection risks associated with the use of cytokine antagonists and immune checkpoint inhibitors

scientific article published on 08 July 2020

General metabolism of Laribacter hongkongensis: a genome-wide analysis.

scientific article published on 19 April 2011

Genetic characterization of EV71 isolates from 2004 to 2010 reveals predominance and persistent circulation of the newly proposed genotype D and recent emergence of a distinct lineage of subgenotype C2 in Hong Kong

scientific article published on 04 July 2013

Genetic relatedness of the novel human group C betacoronavirus to Tylonycteris bat coronavirus HKU4 and Pipistrellus bat coronavirus HKU5

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Genomics and zoonotic infections: Middle East respiratory syndrome

scientific article published on April 2016

Genotype 4 hepatitis E virus is a cause of chronic hepatitis in renal transplant recipients in Hong Kong.

scientific article published on 6 October 2017

Genotypic analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in a Beijing Hospital reveals high genetic diversity and clonal population structure of drug-resistant isolates

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Global Epidemiology of Bat Coronaviruses

scientific article published on 20 February 2019

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

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Gordonia species as emerging causes of continuous-ambulatory-peritoneal-dialysis-related peritonitis identified by 16S rRNA and secA1 gene sequencing and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS).

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Group G beta-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia characterized by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing.

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Haemophilus segnis polymicrobial and monomicrobial bacteraemia identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing

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Hepatitis E Virus Genotypes and Evolution: Emergence of Camel Hepatitis E Variants

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Hepatitis E: A disease of reemerging importance

scientific article published on 12 March 2015

High Diversity of Genogroup I Picobirnaviruses in Mammals.

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High mortality associated with Catabacter hongkongensis bacteremia

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High prevalence of four novel astrovirus genotype species identified from rodents in China

scientific article published on 25 May 2017

High recurrence rate supports need for secondary prophylaxis in non-HIV patients with disseminated mycobacterium avium complex infection: a multi-center observational study.

scientific article published on 10 February 2016

Human enterovirus 71 epidemics: what's next?

scientific article published on 10 September 2013

Human oropharynx as natural reservoir of Streptobacillus hongkongensis.

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Human parainfluenza virus 4 outbreak and the role of diagnostic tests.

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Human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase is an IFN-γ-inducible entry factor for Enterovirus

scientific article published on 15 October 2018

Identification and analysis of genomic islands in Burkholderia cenocepacia AU 1054 with emphasis on pathogenicity islands.

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

scientific article published on 5 August 2013

Identification and genomic characterization of a novel rat bocavirus from brown rats in China.

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Identification and interspecies transmission of a novel bocaparvovirus among different bat species in China

scientific article published on 25 October 2016

Identification by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of Lactobacillus salivarius bacteremic cholecystitis.

scientific article published on January 2002

Identification by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing of an Enterobacteriaceae species with ambiguous biochemical profile from a renal transplant recipient

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Identification of Arcobacter cryaerophilus isolated from a traffic accident victim with bacteremia by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing.

scientific article published in July 2001

Identification of Novel Rosavirus Species That Infects Diverse Rodent Species and Causes Multisystemic Dissemination in Mouse Model

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Identification of a Novel Betacoronavirus () in Amur Hedgehogs from China

scientific article published on 24 October 2019

Identification of a novel coronavirus in bats

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Identification of a novel feline picornavirus from the domestic cat

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Identification of major histocompatibility complex class I C molecule as an attachment factor that facilitates coronavirus HKU1 spike-mediated infection.

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Identification of specific metabolites in culture supernatant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using metabolomics: exploration of potential biomarkers.

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In Vitro Activity of Posaconazole against Talaromyces marneffei by Broth Microdilution and Etest Methods and Comparison to Itraconazole, Voriconazole, and Anidulafungin.

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In Vitro Susceptibility of Ceftolozane-Tazobactam against Burkholderia pseudomallei.

scientific article published on 26 February 2018

In vitro susceptibility of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi to ceftolozane/tazobactam

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus Infection in a Captive Giant Panda, Hong Kong

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Inpatient Emergencies Encountered by an Infectious Disease Consultative Service

scientific article published on 01 March 1998

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

scientific article published on 11 November 2009

Intestinal inflammatory pseudotumour with regional lymph node involvement: identification of a new bacterium as the aetiological agent

scientific article published on 01 November 2000

Invasive Streptococcus iniae infections outside North America

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Isolation and characterization of a Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi variant and its clinical and public health implications.

scientific article published on March 2001

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

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Laboratory diagnosis of melioidosis: past, present and future

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Lack of evidence that DNA in antibiotic preparations is a source of antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria from animal or human sources.

scientific article published on August 2004

Laribacter hongkongensis anaerobic adaptation mediated by arginine metabolism is controlled by the cooperation of FNR and ArgR.

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Laribacter hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel gram-negative bacterium isolated from a cirrhotic patient with bacteremia and empyema

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Laribacter hongkongensis: a potential cause of infectious diarrhea

scientific article published in December 2003

Lasiodiplodia theobromae pneumonia in a liver transplant recipient.

scientific article published on 14 November 2007

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis complicating Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia.

scientific article published on August 2000

Life-threatening invasive Helcococcus kunzii infections in intravenous-drug users and ermA-mediated erythromycin resistance

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Lipid mediators of inflammation as novel plasma biomarkers to identify patients with bacteremia.

scientific article published on 26 February 2015

Longitudinal profile of immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgM, and IgA antibodies against the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus nucleocapsid protein in patients with pneumonia due to the SARS coronavirus

scientific article published on July 2004

MALDI-TOF MS for identification of Tsukamurella species: Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens as the predominant species associated with ocular infections.

scientific article published on 9 May 2018

MERS coronavirus induces apoptosis in kidney and lung by upregulating Smad7 and FGF2.

scientific article published on 22 February 2016

MP1 homologue-based multilocus sequence system for typing the pathogenic fungus Penicillium marneffei: a novel approach using lineage-specific genes.

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Malate-Dependent Carbon Utilization Enhances Central Metabolism and Contributes to Biological Fitness of Laribacter hongkongensis via CRP Regulation

scientific article published on 28 August 2019

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

scientific article published on 10 September 2013

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry for identification of clinically significant bacteria that are difficult to identify in clinical laboratories.

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Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for rapid identification of mold and yeast cultures of Penicillium marneffei.

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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

scientific article published on 20 June 2012

Metabolomic Profiling of Plasma from Melioidosis Patients Using UHPLC-QTOF MS Reveals Novel Biomarkers for Diagnosis.

scientific article published on 27 February 2016

Metabolomic Profiling of Plasma from Patients with Tuberculosis by Use of Untargeted Mass Spectrometry Reveals Novel Biomarkers for Diagnosis

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Metabolomic profiling of Burkholderia pseudomallei using UHPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS reveals specific biomarkers including 4-methyl-5-thiazoleethanol and unique thiamine degradation pathway.

scientific article published on 2 June 2015

Metabolomics Analysis Reveals Specific Novel Tetrapeptide and Potential Anti-Inflammatory Metabolites in Pathogenic Aspergillus species

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Metagenomic analysis of Sichuan takin fecal sample viromes reveals novel enterovirus and astrovirus

scientific article published on 07 June 2018

Metagenomic analysis of viromes of dromedary camel fecal samples reveals large number and high diversity of circoviruses and picobirnaviruses.

scientific article published on 29 October 2014

Metallochaperone UreG serves as a new target for design of urease inhibitor: A novel strategy for development of antimicrobials.

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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Interpreted: Human Herpesvirus 6B Pneumonia

scientific article published on 20 May 2016

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus and dromedaries

scientific article published on 9 January 2017

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): announcement of the Coronavirus Study Group

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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus M protein suppresses type I interferon expression through the inhibition of TBK1-dependent phosphorylation of IRF3.

scientific article published on 20 April 2016

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: another zoonotic betacoronavirus causing SARS-like disease

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Middle East respiratory syndrome: making the case for surveillance of transboundary coronaviruses in the Middle East

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus 4a protein is a double-stranded RNA-binding protein that suppresses PACT-induced activation of RIG-I and MDA5 in the innate antiviral response.

scientific article published on 12 February 2014

Misidentification of Aspergillus nomius and Aspergillus tamarii as Aspergillus flavus: characterization by internal transcribed spacer, β-Tubulin, and calmodulin gene sequencing, metabolic fingerprinting, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionizat

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

Molecular Evolution of Human Coronavirus 229E in Hong Kong and a Fatal COVID-19 Case Involving Coinfection with a Novel Human Coronavirus 229E Genogroup

scientific article published in 2021

Molecular characterisation of emerging pathogens of unexplained infectious disease syndromes

scientific article published on 06 August 2019

Molecular characterization of a catalase-negative Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus Strain collected from a patient with mitral valve endocarditis and pericarditis revealed a novel nonsense mutation in the katA gene.

scientific article published on 29 June 2011

Molecular characterization of a strain of group a streptococcus isolated from a patient with a psoas abscess.

scientific article published on October 2003

Molecular characterization of arginine deiminase pathway in Laribacter hongkongensis and unique regulation of arginine catabolism and anabolism by multiple environmental stresses

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Molecular epidemiology and clinical characteristics of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a tuberculosis referral hospital in China

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Rat Hepatitis E Virus as Cause of Persistent Hepatitis after Liver Transplant

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

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

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Recommendations for the nomenclature of enteroviruses and rhinoviruses

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Screening and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection among HIV-infected patients in resource-rich settings.

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Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic nodule due to Phialemoniopsis hongkongensis sp. nov.

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