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  1. Neglected human Rickettsia felis infection in Taiwan: A retrospective seroepidemiological survey of patients with suspected rickettsioses

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 2021, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  2. Impact of introducing fluorescent microscopy on hospital tuberculosis control: A before-after study at a high caseload medical center in Taiwan

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2020, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  3. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of imported dengue fever among inbound passengers: Infrared thermometer–based active surveillance at an international airport

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2019, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  4. Aluminum salts as an adjuvant for pre-pandemic influenza vaccines: a meta-analysis

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chi-Tai Fang

  5. Timely diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea reduce cardiovascular sequelae in patients with myocardial infarction

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2018, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  6. Identification of Biomarkers for Differentiation of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae from Classical K. pneumoniae

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2018, ASM Journals

    Chi-Tai Fang, Thomas Russo

  7. Shigellosis outbreak among MSM living with HIV: a case–control study in Taiwan, 2015–2016

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Infections, March 2018, BMJ

    Chi-Tai Fang

  8. Risk factors for Kaposi's sarcoma in human immunodeficiency virus patients after initiation of antiretroviral therapy: A nested case–control study in Kenya

    Article • Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection, December 2017, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  9. Screening gestational diabetes mellitus: The role of maternal age

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2017, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  10. Liver Abscess and Metastatic Endophthalmitis Secondary to Klebsiella pneumoniae K1

    Article • The American Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2017, Nature

    Chi-Tai Fang

  11. Health Care Visits as a Risk Factor for Tuberculosis in Taiwan: A Population-Based Case–Control Study

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, July 2016, American Public Health Association

    Chi-Tai Fang

  12. Rapid and Accurate Determination of Lipopolysaccharide O-Antigen Types in Klebsiella pneumoniae with a Novel PCR-Based O-Genotyping Method

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2015, ASM Journals

    Chi-Tai Fang

  13. Tuberculosis in Healthcare Workers: A Matched Cohort Study in Taiwan

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2015, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  14. A modeling study of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 virus in mainland China

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2015, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  15. Transmitted drug resistance of HIV-1 strains among individuals attending voluntary counselling and testing in Taiwan

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, September 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  16. DNA adenine methylation modulates pathogenicity of Klebsiella pneumoniae genotype K1

    Article • Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection, September 2015, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  17. Risk of Active Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients in Taiwan with Free Access to HIV Care and a Positive T-Spot.TB Test

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  18. Effect of diabetes on tuberculosis control in 13 countries with high tuberculosis: a modelling study

    Article • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 2015, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  19. Impact of active screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and decolonization on MRSA infections, mortality and medical cost: a quasi-experimental study in surgical intensive care unit

    Article • Critical Care, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chi-Tai Fang

  20. Risk Factors for Invasive Cryptococcus neoformans Diseases: A Case-Control Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2015, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  21. Risk Factors for Acute Toxoplasma gondii Diseases in Taiwan: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2014, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  22. Risk Factors for Healthcare-Associated Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections: A Case-Control Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  23. Risk for Tuberculosis in Child Contacts: Development and Validation of a Predictive Score

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, December 2013, American Thoracic Society

    Chi-Tai Fang

  24. HIV: Seek, test, treat, and retain

    Article • Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, December 2013, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  25. Anti-Viral Treatment and Cancer Control

    Article • September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chi-Tai Fang

  26. Excess Mortality and Long-Term Disability from Healthcare-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2013, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  27. Spatial Dependency of Tuberculosis Incidence in Taiwan

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2012, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  28. Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Healthy Blood Donors in Taiwan

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2012, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  29. Lower prevalence of tuberculosis infection in BCG vaccinees: a cross-sectional study in adult prison inmates

    Article • Thorax, September 2012, BMJ

    Chi-Tai Fang

  30. Population Movement and Vector-Borne Disease Transmission: Differentiating Spatial–Temporal Diffusion Patterns of Commuting and Noncommuting Dengue Cases

    Article • Annals of the Association of American Geographers, September 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Chi-Tai Fang

  31. Relapse of imported vivax malaria despite standard-dose primaquine therapy: an investigation with molecular genotyping analyses

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, July 2012, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  32. Recent Trend of Necrotizing Fasciitis in Taiwan: Focus on Monomicrobial Klebsiella pneumoniae Necrotizing Fasciitis

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  33. Periungual Tungiasis in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 2012, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Chi-Tai Fang

  34. Latent tuberculosis infection treatment for prison inmates: a randomised controlled trial

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, January 2012, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Chi-Tai Fang

  35. Validation of the WHOQOL-HIV BREF among HIV-infected patients in Taiwan

    Article • AIDS Care, April 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor CHIA-HUEI WU, Chi-Tai Fang

  36. Differentiating geographic patterns of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with different risk factors in northern Taiwan: 1997–2008

    Article • Applied Geography, April 2011, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  37. Bloodstream infection in heart transplant recipients: 12-year experience at a university hospital in Taiwan

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  38. Prevalence of Rickettsia felis and the First Identification of Bartonella henselae Fizz/CAL-1 in Cat Fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) From Taiwan

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, March 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  39. Risk factors for mortality of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection: With investigation of the potential role of community-associated MRSA strains

    Article • Journal of Infection, December 2010, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  40. Incidence of and Risk Factors for Community-Associated Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusAcquired Infection or Colonization in Intensive-Care-Unit Patients

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2010, ASM Journals

    Chi-Tai Fang

  41. Soft tissue infections related to peripheral intravenous catheters in hospitalised patients: a case–control study

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, October 2010, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  42. Validation of the medical outcomes study HIV (MOS-HIV) health survey among HIV-infected patients in Taiwan

    Article • Quality of Life Research, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chi-Tai Fang

  43. The Role of Imported Cases and Favorable Meteorological Conditions in the Onset of Dengue Epidemics

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, August 2010, PLOS

    Chi-Tai Fang

  44. The Function of wzy_ K1 ( magA ), the Serotype K1 Polymerase Gene in Klebsiella pneumoniae cps Gene Cluster

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  45. Risk factors for peripheral intravenous catheter infection in hospitalized patients: A prospective study of 3165 patients

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, October 2009, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  46. Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Colonization by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Adults in Community Settings in Taiwan

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2009, ASM Journals

    Chi-Tai Fang

  47. Genome Sequencing and Comparative Analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae NTUH-K2044, a Strain Causing Liver Abscess and Meningitis

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, May 2009, ASM Journals

    Chi-Tai Fang

  48. Effects of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation on dengue epidemics in Thailand, 1996-2005

    Article • BMC Public Health, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chi-Tai Fang

  49. Acute Q Fever Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin with Rapidly Progressive Hepatic Failure in a Patient with Alcoholism

    Article • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, November 2008, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  50. Reply to Yu et al., Fung and Siu, and Lin et al

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, December 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  51. Klebsiella pneumoniae Genotype K1: An Emerging Pathogen That Causes Septic Ocular or Central Nervous System Complications from Pyogenic Liver Abscess

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  52. Cost-effectiveness of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection in Taiwan

    Article • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, August 2007, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  53. Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec in MRSA, Taiwan

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2007, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  54. Life expectancy of patients with newly-diagnosed HIV infection in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy

    Article • QJM, December 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  55. Sparing Immunosuppression in Heart Transplant Recipients With Severe Sepsis

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, September 2006, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  56. Comparison of Meeting Abstracts and Subsequent Articles

    Article • JAMA, August 2006, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  57. Reply to Yeh et al.

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  58. Genetic Determinants of Capsular Serotype K1 of Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Primary Pyogenic Liver Abscess

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  59. Extended-Spectrum β -Lactamase Genes of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains in Taiwan: Recharacterization of shv-27 , shv-41 , and tem-116

    Article • Microbial Drug Resistance, March 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Chi-Tai Fang

  60. Early empirical glycopeptide therapy for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: impact on the outcome

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, January 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  61. The Role of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Lung Abscesses: A Geographic Phenomenon (for Now!)

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  62. Longitudinal Analysis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus-Specific Antibody in SARS Patients

    Article • Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, December 2005, ASM Journals

    Chi-Tai Fang

  63. Infectious Complications After Heart Transplantation in Chinese Recipients

    Article • American Journal of Transplantation, August 2005, Wiley

    Chi-Tai Fang

  64. Genomic Heterogeneity in Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Is Associated with Primary Pyogenic Liver Abscess and Metastatic Infection

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, July 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  65. Endoscopic appearance of GI mycobacteriosis caused by the Mycobacterium avium complex in a patient with AIDS: case report and review

    Article • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, May 2005, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  66. First linezolid- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strain in Taiwan

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, April 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  67. Changing Bacteriology of Adult Community‐Acquired Lung Abscess in Taiwan: Klebsiella pneumoniae versus Anaerobes

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  68. Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus RNA in Plasma during the Course of Infection

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, ASM Journals

    Chi-Tai Fang

  69. Comparison of WHOQOL-BREF and SF-36 in patients with HIV infection

    Article • Quality of Life Research, February 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chi-Tai Fang

  70. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: An Unusual Initial Presentation of Acute HIV Infection

    Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, December 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chi-Tai Fang

  71. Decreased HIV Transmission after a Policy of Providing Free Access to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Taiwan

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  72. Isolation of a Chromosomal Region of Klebsiella pneumoniae Associated with Allantoin Metabolism and Liver Infection

    Article • Infection and Immunity, July 2004, ASM Journals

    Chi-Tai Fang

  73. Detection of SARS-associated Coronavirus in Throat Wash and Saliva in Early Diagnosis

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  74. Clinical Manifestations, Laboratory Findings, and Treatment Outcomes of SARS Patients

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  75. Early Defervescence and SARS Recovery

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Chi-Tai Fang, Dr. Jiun-Ling Wang

  76. A Novel Virulence Gene in Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Causing Primary Liver Abscess and Septic Metastatic Complications

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Medicine, March 2004, Rockefeller University Press

    Chi-Tai Fang

  77. Treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome in health-care workers

    Article • The Lancet, December 2003, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  78. Dynamics of plasma hepatitis B virus levels after highly active antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV infection

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, December 2003, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  79. Epidemiology research

    Article • The Lancet, July 2002, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang, Mike Campbell

  80. Cloning of a Cation Efflux Pump Gene Associated with Chlorhexidine Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2002, ASM Journals

    Chi-Tai Fang

  81. Association of Metronidazole Resistance and Natural Competence in Helicobacter pylori

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 2002, ASM Journals

    Chi-Tai Fang

  82. Article • Quality of Life Research, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chi-Tai Fang

  83. In vitro activity of linezolid against clinical Gram-positive bacterial isolates from Taiwan: an area with a high prevalence of antibiotic resistance

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, September 2001, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  84. Candida albicans spinal epidural abscess secondary to prosthetic valve endocarditis

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, July 2001, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  85. Reconstituted Immunity against Persistent Parvovirus B19 Infection in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome after Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chi-Tai Fang

  86. Spontaneous bacterial empyema caused by Aeromonas veronii biotype sobria

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, August 2000, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  87. Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates causing liver abscess in Taiwan

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, August 2000, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  88. Invasive amoebiasis: an emerging parasitic disease in patients infected with HIV in an area endemic for amoebic infection

    Article • AIDS, December 1999, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chi-Tai Fang

  89. Successful treatment of disseminated Mycobacterium szulgai infection with ciprofloxacin, rifampicin, and ethambutol

    Article • Journal of Infection, May 1999, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  90. In vitro activity of quinupristin/dalfopristin against clinical isolates of common gram-positive bacteria in Taiwan

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, April 1999, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  91. In vitro activity of meropenem against common pathogenic bacteria isolated in Taiwan

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, December 1998, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  92. Efficacy and safety of cefepime treatment in Chinese patients with severe bacterial infections: in comparison with ceftazidime treatment

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, August 1998, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang

  93. Haemophilus aphrophilus bacteraemia complicated with vertebral osteomyelitis and spinal epidural abscess in a patient with liver cirrhosis

    Article • Journal of Infection, November 1997, Elsevier

    Chi-Tai Fang