Search Results - "Xing, Fanfan"

A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster by Chan, Jasper Fuk-Woo, Yuan, Shuofeng, Kok, Kin-Hang, To, Kelvin Kai-Wang, Chu, Hin, Yang, Jin, Xing, Fanfan, Liu, Jieling, Yip, Cyril Chik-Yan, Poon, Rosana Wing-Shan, Tsoi, Hoi-Wah, Lo, Simon Kam-Fai, Chan, Kwok-Hung, Poon, Vincent Kwok-Man, Chan, Wan-Mui, Ip, Jonathan Daniel, Cai, Jian-Piao, Cheng, Vincent Chi-Chung, Chen, Honglin, Hui, Christopher Kim-Ming, Yuen, Kwok-Yung

“…An ongoing outbreak of pneumonia associated with a novel coronavirus was reported in Wuhan city, Hubei province, China. Affected patients were geographically…”
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Diverse and atypical manifestations of Q fever in a metropolitan city hospital: Emerging role of next-generation sequencing for laboratory diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii by Xing, Fanfan, Ye, Haiyan, Deng, Chaowen, Sun, Linlin, Yuan, Yanfei, Lu, Qianyun, Yang, Jin, Lo, Simon K F, Zhang, Ruiping, Chen, Jonathan H K, Chan, Jasper F W, Lau, Susanna K P, Woo, Patrick C Y

“…Although Q fever has been widely reported in the rural areas of China, there is a paucity of data on the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of this…”
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Whipple's disease presenting as weight gain and constipation in a Chinese woman by Ye, Haiyan, Hu, Xiao, Tong, Tommy Richard Sun-Wing, Chen, Shuang, Li, Tao, Xing, Fanfan, Chan, Jasper Fuk-Woo, Yuen, Kwok-Yung, Chiu, Kelvin Hei-Yeung

“…Whipple's disease is a chronic infection due to Tropheryma whipplei, commonly reported in the Caucasian but not in the Chinese population. A 52-year-old female…”
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Cutaneous Mycobacterium szulgai infection in a patient with Cushing's syndrome: a case report and literature review by Ye, Haiyan, Harris, Vanessa C, Chiu, Kelvin Hei-Yeung, Chen, Shuang, Xing, Fanfan, Sun, Linlin, Deng, Chaowen, Yang, Jin, Chan, Jasper Fuk-Woo, Yuen, Kwok-Yung

“…Opportunistic infection is an under-recognized complication of Cushing's syndrome, with infection due to atypical mycobacterium rarely reported. Mycobacterium…”
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Case report: Occult Listeria monocytogenes invasion leading to prosthetic hip joint infection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis taking tofacitinib by Deng, Chaowen, Chiu, Kelvin Hei-Yeung, Lou, Nan, Xing, Fanfan

“…It has been suggested that targeted therapy may potentially increase the risk of listeriosis. However, no reported cases of prosthetic joint infection have…”
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Nosocomial transmission of chickenpox and varicella zoster virus seroprevalence rate amongst healthcare workers in a teaching hospital in China by Yang, Jin, Liu, Jieling, Xing, Fanfan, Ye, Haiyan, Dai, Guijian, Liu, Meiyuan, Lo, Simon Kam-Fai, Lau, Ricky Wing-Tong, Chiu, Kelvin Hei-Yeung, Chan, Jasper Fuk-Woo, Yuen, Kwok-Yung

“…Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a highly contagious herpesvirus with potential for nosocomial transmission. However, the importance of nosocomial chickenpox…”
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Synchronous Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis and Appendicitis Due to Salmonella Group D: A Rare Case Report From China and Review of the Literature by Zhao, Yan, Zhang, Lijun, Xing, Fanfan, Zhang, Ruiping, Huang, Jinxian

“…Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) disease is not common as typhoid fever but has become a global public health problem in recent decades. Acute acalculous…”
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Exploring the causes of variability in quality of oropharyngeal swab sampling for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing and proposed improvement measures: a multicenter, double-blind study by Zhu, Jie, Xing, Fanfan, Li, Yunzhu, Wu, Chunchen, Li, Shasha, Wang, Qin, Huang, Jinyue, Zhang, Yafei, Zheng, Xiaowei, Liu, Zhenjun, Rao, Jianguo, Hong, Rui, Tian, Shuilin, Xiong, Shuangyun, Tan, Lin, Chen, Xinlei, Li, Yanwu, He, Wei, Hong, Xiaodan, Xia, Jianbo, Zhou, Qiang, Zhang, Zhenhua

“…Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has not been considered a public health emergency of international concern since last year, intermittent regional…”
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Rapid diagnosis of fatal Nocardia kroppenstedtii bacteremic pneumonia and empyema thoracis by next-generation sequencing: a case report by Xing, Fanfan, Xia, Yao, Lu, Qianyun, Lo, Simon K F, Lau, Susanna K P, Woo, Patrick C Y

“…species do not replicate as rapidly as other pyogenic bacteria and nocardial infections can be highly fatal, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Here,…”
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Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Diagnosis of Bacteremic Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis in a Patient with Anti-Interferon Gamma: Autoantibodies: A Case Report by Xing, Fanfan, Hung, Derek L. L., Lo, Simon K. F., Chen, Shuang, Lau, Susanna K. P., Woo, Patrick C. Y.

“…Abstract Although various opportunistic infections have been described in patients with anti-interferon gamma autoantibodies, so far there is no Listeria…”
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Rapid Diagnosis of Mycobacterium marinum Infection by Next-Generation Sequencing: A Case Report by Xing, Fanfan, Lo, Simon K F, Ma, Yuanchao, Ip, Jonathan Daniel, Chan, Wan-Mui, Zhou, Meixun, Gong, Miaozi, Lau, Susanna K P, Woo, Patrick C Y

“…We present the first report of histology- and culture-proven infection diagnosed by next-generation sequencing (NGS). It took <2 days to make a microbiological…”
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Rare/cryptic Aspergillus species infections and importance of antifungal susceptibility testing by Tsang, Chi‐Ching, Tang, James Y. M., Ye, Haiyan, Xing, Fanfan, Lo, Simon K. F., Xiao, Chenlu, Han, Lizhong, Wu, Alan K. L., Ngan, Antonio H. Y., Law, Kwok‐Cheung, To, Ying‐Nam, Sze, Dorothy T. T., Chim, Oscar H. Y., Hui, Teresa W. S., Leung, Carl W. H., Zhu, Tianrenzheng, Yao, Chunyan, Tse, Brian P. H., Lau, Susanna K. P., Woo, Patrick C. Y.

“…Summary Background The number of patients infected with Aspergillus rose dramatically in recent years. However, studies on the clinical spectrum and antifungal…”
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Clinical characteristics, rapid identification, molecular epidemiology and antifungal susceptibilities of Talaromyces marneffei infections in Shenzhen, China by Lau, Susanna K. P., Xing, Fanfan, Tsang, Chi‐Ching, Tang, James Y. M., Tan, Yen‐Pei, Ye, Haiyan, Lau, Ricky W. T., Chen, Jonathan H. K., Lo, Simon K. F., Woo, Patrick C. Y.

“…Summary Although case series of talaromycosis have been reported in China, their detailed clinical and microbiological characteristics have never been…”
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Listeriosis in a Metropolitan Hospital: Is Targeted Therapy a Risk Factor for Infection? by Xing, Fanfan, Lo, Simon K F, Lau, Susanna K P, Woo, Patrick C Y

“…Targeted therapies are widely used for treatment of autoimmune diseases as well as solid organ and hematological malignancies. Various opportunistic infections…”
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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 by Sridhar, Siddharth, Lo, Simon KF, Xing, Fanfan, Yang, Jin, Ye, Haiyan, Chan, Jasper FW, Teng, Jade LL, Huang, Chuan, Yip, Cyril CY, Lau, Susanna KP, Woo, Patrick CY

“…Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis in China. Recently, a shift in molecular epidemiology from hepatitis E genotype 1…”
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Fatal pancytopenia due to albendazole treatment for strongyloidiasis by Xing, Fanfan, Ye, Haiyan, Yang, Jin, Chan, Jasper Fuk-Woo, Seto, Wai-Kay, Pai, Pearl Ming-Chu, Yuen, Kwok-Yung, Hung, Derek Ling-Lung

“…•Reactivation of Strongyloides after immunosuppression is an important consideration especially in endemic area with previous farming activity.•Provision of…”
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CpG oligodeoxynucleotide-adjuvanted fusion peptide derived from HBcAg epitope and HIV-Tat may elicit favorable immune response in PBMCs from patients with chronic HBV infection in the immunotolerant phase by Wang, Suna, Han, Qunying, Zhang, Guoyu, Zhang, Ni, Li, Zhu, Chen, Jinghong, Lv, Yi, Li, Na, Xing, Fanfan, Tian, Ningqiang, Zhu, Qianqian, Liu, Zhengwen

“…The absence or insufficiency of specific immune response results in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and immunotolerance. Therapeutic fusion peptide…”
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Effect of antiviral therapy on the survival and incidence of major complications in HBV-associated cirrhotic patients after splenectomy for hypersplenism and portal hypertension by Tian, Ningqiang, Liu, Zhengwen, Yang, Mingbo, Li, Zhu, Zhang, Guoyu, Han, Qunying, Li, Na, Zhu, Qianqian, Lv, Yi, Wang, Yawen, Xing, Fanfan

“…Splenectomy remains a common approach for the management of hypersplenism and portal hypertension in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated cirrhotic patients in…”
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Nontyphoidal Salmonella Multiple Osteomyelitis in a Child With Sickle Cell Anemia by Yu, Dongjie, Xing, Fanfan, Luo, Yuansen, Sun, Linlin

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Eosinophilic Meningitis in a Patient With Early HIV Infection, Latent Syphilis and HSV-2 Meningitis by Deng, Chaowen, Yang, Qingyan, Li, Lina, Xing, Fanfan

“…Abstract Eosinophilic meningitis is an unusual condition, particularly in patients with HIV infection or syphilis. The detection of herpes simplex virus…”
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