Publications

a cluster of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome in hong kong.	information on the clinical features of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars) will be of value to physicians caring for patients suspected of having this disorder.	2003	12671062
identification of viral and atypical bacterial pathogens in children hospitalized with acute respiratory infections in hong kong by multiplex pcr assays.	acute respiratory tract infection is a leading cause of hospital admission of children. this study used a broad capture, rapid and sensitive method (multiplex pcr assay) to detect 20 different respiratory pathogens including influenza a subtypes h1, h3, and h5; influenza b; parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, and 4; respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) groups a and b; adenoviruses; human rhinoviruses; enteroviruses; human metapneumoviruses; human coronaviruses oc43, 229e, and sars-cov; chlamydophila pneum ...	2009	19031443
role of 'atypical pathogens' among adult hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia.	agents such as mycoplasma pneumoniae, chlamydophila pneumoniae and legionella pneumophila are recognized as important causes of community-acquired pneumonia (cap) worldwide. this study examined the role of these 'atypical pathogens' (ap) among adult hospitalized patients with cap.	2009	19818051
an unprecedented outbreak investigation for nosocomial and community-acquired legionellosis in hong kong.	the environmental sources associated with community-acquired or nosocomial legionellosis were not always detectable in the mainland of china and hong kong, china. the objective of this study was to illustrate the control measures implemented for nosocomial and community outbreaks of legionellosis, and to understand the environmental distribution of legionella in the water system in hong kong, china.	2012	23217401