| epidemiology and aetiology of acute bronchiolitis in hong kong infants. | the epidemiological, clinical and virological features of 1220 children with acute bronchiolitis admitted to the prince of wales hospital, hong kong, from 1985 to 1988 are reported. they accounted for 6.6% of total paediatric admissions and provided a case incidence of bronchiolitis requiring admission to hospital of approximately 21 per 1000 children 0-24 months of age. the clinical course and outcome was in general benign. the average hospital stay was 5 days and there were no deaths. ten per ... | 1992 | 1312477 |
| epidemiology and etiology of pneumonia in children in hong kong. | the epidemiologic and etiologic features of cases of pneumonia among 1,740 children admitted to a teaching hospital in hong kong over a 3-year period were studied. of the patients, 23% were < 1 year old and 69% were < 5 years old. the incidence of pneumonia requiring admission to the hospital was 6.4 episodes per 1,000 children per year for those < 5 years of age. the overall case fatality rate was 0.15% among patients who did not have severe underlying disease before contracting pneumonia. a ba ... | 1993 | 8286635 |
| 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 |
| role of mycoplasma genitalium and ureaplasma urealyticum in non-gonococcal urethritis in hong kong. | to determine the association of mycoplasma genitalium and ureaplasma urealyticum in symptomatic male patients presenting with non-gonococcal urethritis in a sexually transmitted infection clinic in hong kong. | 2008 | 18382019 |
| asymptomatic urethral infection in male sexually transmitted disease clinic attendees. | the purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic male patients with urethral infections attending a government sexually transmitted infection clinic in hong kong and their microbiological profile. a total of 274 consecutive male patients without any symptoms for urethral infections were recruited. a questionnaire was used to record the symptoms, sexual history and demographics. further assessment, including urethral smear for gram stain, gonococcal culture and polymerase ... | 2008 | 18397552 |
| 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 |
| mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in hong kong--clinical and epidemiological features during an epidemic. | an epidemic of infection due to mycoplasma pneumoniae occurred in hong kong in 1986-1988. one hundred and seventy-nine cases were identified at the prince of wales hospital over this period. clinically significant infection predominantly affected children under 12 years, with 32% of all infections occurring in children aged between 6 and 11 years, and 39% in children between 1 and 5 years. ninety-seven percent of childhood infections were respiratory in nature, the other 4 presentations were neu ... | 1993 | 8265880 |
| seasonal variation in the necropsy incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism. | | 1995 | 7490331 |
| a prospective study of community-acquired pneumonia in hong kong. | a prospective study of community-acquired pneumonia in hong kong was carried out between january and december, 1988. ninety adults (57 male) with a mean age of 57.3 years were admitted to the prince of wales hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. the etiologic diagnosis of pneumonia was made in 37 cases (41 percent). pneumococcal infection was diagnosed in 11 patients (12 percent). the same number of patients had pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as acute pneumonia. it could not be differen ... | 1992 | 1735270 |