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Stepping up infection control measures in ophthalmology during the novel coronavirus outbreak: an experience from Hong Kong by Lai, Tracy H. T., Tang, Emily W. H., Chau, Sandy K. Y., Fung, Kitty S. C., Li, Kenneth K. W.

“…Purpose Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has rapidly emerged as a global health threat. The purpose of this article is to share our local experience of stepping…”
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COVID‐19 Viral Load in the Severity of and Recovery From Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunction by Cho, Ryan H. W., To, Zion W. H., Yeung, Zenon W.C., Tso, Eugene Y. K., Fung, Kitty S. C., Chau, Sandy K. Y., Leung, Erica Y. L., Hui, Thomas S. C., Tsang, Steven W. C., Kung, K. N., Chow, Eudora Y. D., Abdullah, Victor, Hasselt, Andrew, Tong, Michael C. F., Ku, Peter K. M.

“…Objectives/Hypothesis This study investigated olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in the 2020 novel coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) patients, and their…”
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Elizabethkingia anophelis bacteremia is associated with clinically significant infections and high mortality by Lau, Susanna K. P., Chow, Wang-Ngai, Foo, Chuen-Hing, Curreem, Shirly O. T., Lo, George Chi-Shing, Teng, Jade L. L., Chen, Jonathan H. K., Ng, Ricky H. Y., Wu, Alan K. L., Cheung, Ingrid Y. Y., Chau, Sandy K. Y., Lung, David C., Lee, Rodney A., Tse, Cindy W. S., Fung, Kitty S. C., Que, Tak-Lun, Woo, Patrick C. Y.

“…Unlike Elizabethkingia meningoseptica , the clinical importance of E. anophelis is poorly understood. We determined the clinical and molecular epidemiology of…”
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Reply to ocular manifestation, eye protection, and COVID-19 by Lai, Tracy H. T., Tang, Emily W. H., Chau, Sandy K. Y., Li, Kenneth K. W.

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Evaluation of the commercially available LightMix® Modular E-gene kit using clinical and proficiency testing specimens for SARS-CoV-2 detection by Yip, Cyril Chik-Yan, Sridhar, Siddharth, Cheng, Andrew Kim-Wai, Leung, Kit-Hang, Choi, Garnet Kwan-Yue, Chen, Jonathan Hon-Kwan, Poon, Rosana Wing-Shan, Chan, Kwok-Hung, Wu, Alan Ka-Lun, Chan, Helen Shuk-Ying, Chau, Sandy Ka-Yee, Chung, Tom Wai-Hin, To, Kelvin Kai-Wang, Tsang, Owen Tak-Yin, Hung, Ivan Fan-Ngai, Cheng, Vincent Chi-Chung, Yuen, Kwok- Yung, Chan, Jasper Fuk-Woo

“…•Performance of the LightMix® E-gene kit for SARS-CoV-2 detection was evaluated.•The LightMix® kit had similar analytical and diagnostic sensitivity as the…”
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Improved detection of Zika virus RNA in human and animal specimens by a novel, highly sensitive and specific real‐time RT‐PCR assay targeting the 5′‐untranslated region of Zika virus by Chan, Jasper Fuk‐Woo, Yip, Cyril Chik‐Yan, Tee, Kah‐Meng, Zhu, Zheng, Tsang, Jessica Oi‐Ling, Chik, Kenn Ka‐Heng, Tsang, Terance Gi‐Wai, Chan, Chris Chung‐Sing, Poon, Vincent Kwok‐Man, Sridhar, Siddharth, Yin, Feifei, Hung, Ivan Fan‐Ngai, Chau, Sandy Ka‐Yee, Zhang, Anna Jinxia, Chan, Kwok‐Hung, Yuen, Kwok‐Yung

“…Objective and Method We developed and evaluated five novel real‐time RT‐PCR assays targeting conserved regions in the 5′‐untranslated region (5′‐UTR), envelope…”
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival secretions from patients without ocular symptoms by Li, Xin, Chan, Jasper Fuk-Woo, Li, Kenneth Kai-Wang, Tso, Eugene Yuk-Keung, Yip, Cyril Chik-Yan, Sridhar, Siddharth, Chung, Tom Wai-Hin, Chiu, Kelvin Hei-Yeung, Hung, Derek Ling-Lung, Wu, Alan Ka-Lun, Chau, Sandy Ka-Yee, Liu, Raymond, Lung, Kwok-Cheung, Tam, Anthony Raymond, Cheng, Vincent Chi-Chung, To, Kelvin Kai-Wang, Chan, Kwok-Hung, Hung, Ivan Fan-Ngai, Yuen, Kwok-Yung

“…Purpose To evaluate the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in conjunctival secretions from patients without ocular…”
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An outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex exit site infection among peritoneal dialysis patients caused by contaminated spray dressing by Cheng, Lily Shui-Kuen, Chau, Sandy Ka-Yee, Chan, Wai-Shan, Chen, Jonathan Hon-Kwan, Wong, Barry Kin-Chung, Fung, Kitty Sau-Chun

“…Wound dressing is intended to provide a physical barrier from microorganisms. Spray dressing is convenient and can be applied to wounds of various contours. In…”
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Territorywide Study of Early Coronavirus Disease Outbreak, Hong Kong, China by Leung, Kenneth Siu-Sing, Ng, Timothy Ting-Leung, Wu, Alan Ka-Lun, Yau, Miranda Chong-Yee, Lao, Hiu-Yin, Choi, Ming-Pan, Tam, Kingsley King-Gee, Lee, Lam-Kwong, Wong, Barry Kin-Chung, Man Ho, Alex Yat, Yip, Kam-Tong, Lung, Kwok-Cheung, Liu, Raymond Wai-To, Tso, Eugene Yuk-Keung, Leung, Wai-Shing, Chan, Man-Chun, Ng, Yuk-Yung, Sin, Kit-Man, Fung, Kitty Sau-Chun, Chau, Sandy Ka-Yee, To, Wing-Kin, Que, Tak-Lun, Shum, David Ho-Keung, Yip, Shea Ping, Yam, Wing Cheong, Siu, Gilman Kit-Hang

“…Initial cases of coronavirus disease in Hong Kong were imported from mainland China. A dramatic increase in case numbers was seen in February 2020. Most…”
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Risk stratification protocol to reduce consumption of personal protective equipment for emergency surgeries during COVID-19 pandemic by Wong, D H T, Tang, E W H, Njo, A, Chu, C K L, Chau, S K Y, Chow, T L, Lim, H S, Fung, K S C, Li, K K W

“…The appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during AGP, including N95 respirator, face shield or goggles, disposable gloves, splash-resistant…”
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Bacterial co-infections and antibiotic prescribing practice in adults with COVID-19: experience from a single hospital cluster by Cheng, Lily Shui-kuen, Chau, Sandy Ka-yee, Tso, Eugene Yuk-keung, Tsang, Steven Woon-choy, Li, Issac Yuk-fai, Wong, Barry Kin-chung, Fung, Kitty Sau-chun

“…Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has affected millions of…”
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Development of Conventional and Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assays for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Scabies by Wong, Samson S Y, Poon, Rosana W S, Chau, Sandy, Wong, Sally C Y, To, Kelvin K W, Cheng, Vincent C C, Fung, Kitty S C, Yuen, K Y

“…Scabies remains the most prevalent, endemic, and neglected ectoparasitic infestation globally and can cause institutional outbreaks. The sensitivity of routine…”
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Surfactant Protein B Gene Polymorphism Is Associated With Severe Influenza by To, Kelvin K.W., MD, Zhou, Jie, PhD, Song, You-Qiang, PhD, Hung, Ivan F.N., MD, Ip, Whitney C.T., BSc, Cheng, Zhong-Shan, MPhil, Chan, Andy S.F., BSc, Kao, Richard Y.T., PhD, Wu, Alan K.L., MD, Chau, Sandy, MD, Luk, Wei-Kwang, MD, Ip, Mary S.M., MD, FCCP, Chan, Kwok-Hung, PhD, Yuen, Kwok-Yung, PhD

“…Background Surfactant proteins play a key role in alveolar stability. We examined whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to the surfactant…”
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Will a new clade of SARS-CoV-2 imported into the community spark a fourth wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong? by Siu, Gilman Kit-Hang, Lee, Lam-Kwong, Leung, Kenneth Siu-Sing, Leung, Jake Siu-Lun, Ng, Timothy Ting-Leung, Chan, Chloe Toi-Mei, Tam, Kingsley King-Gee, Lao, Hiu-Yin, Wu, Alan Ka-Lun, Yau, Miranda Chong-Yee, Lai, Yvette Wai-Man, Fung, Kitty Sau-Chun, Chau, Sandy Ka-Yee, Wong, Barry Kin-Chung, To, Wing-Kin, Luk, Kristine, Ho, Alex Yat-Man, Que, Tak-Lun, Yip, Kam-Tong, Yam, Wing Cheong, Shum, David Ho-Keung, Yip, Shea Ping

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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 by TO, Kelvin K. W, CHENG, Vincent C. C, CHAN, Jasper F. W, WONG, Amy C. Y, CHAU, Sandy, TSANG, Flora H. F, CURREEM, Shirly O. T, LAU, Susanna K. P, YUEN, Kwok-Yung, WOO, Patrick C. Y

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Corporate Performance of Mixed Enterprises by Mok, Henry M.K., Chau, Sandy S.M.

“…We delineate Hong Kong listed corporations into three levels of privatization: the fully privatized blue chips, semi‐privatized red chips and the least…”
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Establishing a Cell-Based Assay to Target Hyperactive Spleen Tyrosine Kinase for High-Throughput Drug Screen by Chau, Sandy Wan Shan

“…Recently, five gain-of-function variants in Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (SYK) were identified in patients with immune dysregulation and systemic inflammation. SYK…”
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Molecular diagnosis in clinical parasitology: when and why? by Wong, Samson S Y, Fung, Kitty S C, Chau, Sandy, Poon, Rosana W S, Wong, Sally C Y, Yuen, Kwok-Yung

“…Microscopic detection and morphological identification of parasites from clinical specimens are the gold standards for the laboratory diagnosis of parasitic…”
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Three cases of atypical pneumonia caused by Chlamydophila psittaci by Chau, S, Tso, Eugene Y K, Leung, W S, Fung, Kitty S C

“…Psittacosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci. The most common presentation is atypical pneumonia. Three cases of pneumonia of varying…”
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