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  1. Increase in incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease caused by serotype 3 in children eight years after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Hong Kong

    Article • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  2. Diagnostic evaluation of an in-house developed single-tube, duplex, nested IS6110 real-time PCR assay for rapid pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis

    Article • Tuberculosis, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  3. Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus in a liver transplant center in Hong Kong: implication of reusable blood collection tube holder as the vehicle for transmission

    Article • Infection Control, August 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Kwok-Yung Yuen, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  4. Suppression of Staphylococcus aureus virulence by a small-molecule compound

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2018, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  5. Global Distribution of Invasive Serotype 35D Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates following Introduction of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  6. Identification of Plasmid-Encoded sRNAs in a blaNDM-1-Harboring Multidrug-Resistance Plasmid pNDM-HK in Enterobacteriaceae

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, March 2018, Frontiers

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  7. Role of Hand Hygiene Ambassador and Implementation of Directly Observed Hand Hygiene Among Residents in Residential Care Homes for the Elderly in Hong Kong

    Article • Infection Control, February 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Kwok-Yung Yuen, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  8. Determination of the mutant–prevention concentration of imipenem for the two imipenem–susceptible Bacteroides fragilis strains, Q1F2 ( cfiA -positive) and ATCC 25282 ( cfiA -negative)

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  9. Bismuth antimicrobial drugs serve as broad-spectrum metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors

    Article • Nature Communications, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho, Hongzhe Sun

  10. IncX3 Epidemic Plasmid Carrying bla NDM-5 in Escherichia coli from Swine in Multiple Geographic Areas in China

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  11. Control of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Hong Kong: Role of environmental surveillance in communal areas after a hospital outbreak

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  12. Comparative Genomic Analysis of Two Clonally Related Multidrug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Single Molecule Real Time Sequencing

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, November 2017, Frontiers

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  13. Rapid Detection of Carbapenemase Production in Enterobacteriaceae by Use of a Modified Paper Strip Carba NP Method

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  14. Antimicrobial susceptibility of Bacteroides fragilis group organisms in Hong Kong by the tentative EUCAST disc diffusion method

    Article • Anaerobe, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  15. Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance in respiratory specimen using Abbott Realti m e MTB detection and RIF/INH resistance assay

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  16. The CTX-M-14 plasmid pHK01 encodes novel small RNAs and influences host growth and motility

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, July 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  17. Impact of intraobserver and interobserver variation on performance of the CLSI Carba NP assay for carbapenemase detection in Enterobacteriaceae

    Article • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  18. Rapid detection of cfiA metallo-β-lactamase-producing Bacteroides fragilis by the combination of MALDI-TOF MS and CarbaNP

    Article • Journal of Clinical Pathology, March 2017, BMJ

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  19. A Novel Selective Medium for Isolation of Bacteroides fragilis from Clinical Specimens

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  20. Successful control of emerging vancomycin-resistant enterococci by territory-wide implementation of directly observed hand hygiene in patients in Hong Kong

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  21. A Novel Risk Factor Associated With Colonization by Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae: Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors in Addition to Antimicrobial Treatment

    Article • Infection Control, September 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Kwok-Yung Yuen, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  22. IncN ST7 epidemic plasmid carrying bla IMP-4 in Enterobacteriaceae isolates with epidemiological links to multiple geographical areas in China

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, September 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  23. Colistin-ResistantEnterobacteriaceaeCarrying themcr-1Gene among Patients in Hong Kong

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 2016, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  24. Corrigendum to “Carriage niches and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus lugdunensis and methicillin-resistant S. lugdunensis among patients undergoing long-term renal replacement therapy”. Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 81(2015) 14...

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  25. Construction of a Multiplex Promoter Reporter Platform to Monitor Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Gene Expression and the Identification of Usnic Acid as a Potent Suppressor of psm Gene Expression

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, August 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  26. Emergence ofileS2-Carrying, Multidrug-Resistant Plasmids in Staphylococcus lugdunensis

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, August 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  27. Poor agreement between diagnostic tests for latent tuberculosis infection among HIV-infected persons in Hong Kong

    Article • Respirology, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  28. Emergence of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Nursing Homes With High Background Rates of MRSA Colonization

    Article • Infection Control, April 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  29. How quickly can conventional organism identification deliver reports for positive blood cultures in real life?

    Article • Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  30. Population-based incidence of community-acquired pneumonia hospitalization in Hong Kong children younger than 5 years before universal conjugate pneumococcal immunization

    Article • Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho, Dr Wilfred Hing Sang Wong

  31. Prevalence of aminoglycoside modifying enzyme and 16S ribosomal RNA methylase genes among aminoglycoside-resistant Escherichia coli isolates

    Article • Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  32. Severe macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia associated with macrolide failure

    Article • Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  33. Characterization of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from a healthcare region in Hong Kong

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  34. Gastrointestinal colonization with multiple New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates in the same patient: a potential challenge in outbreak investigation

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  35. Plasmid-Mediated OqxAB Is an Important Mechanism for Nitrofurantoin Resistance in Escherichia coli

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  36. Carriage of meticillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus by medical students in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  37. Use of fluoroquinolones is the single most important risk factor for the high bacterial load in patients with nasal and gastrointestinal colonization by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  38. Emergence of Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Hong Kong Is Linked to Increasing Macrolide Resistance in Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis Type 4-5-7-2

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  39. Effect of proactive infection control measures on benchmarked rate of hospital outbreaks: An analysis of public hospitals in Hong Kong over 5 years

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  40. Prevention of nosocomial transmission of influenza A (H7N9) in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  41. Complete Sequence of the Multidrug-Resistant IncL/M Plasmid pIMP-HB623 CocarryingblaIMP-34andfosC2in an Enterobacter cloacae Strain Associated with Medical Travel to China

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  42. Performance of the new automated Abbott RealTime MTB assay for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  43. MRSA spa t1081, a Highly Transmissible Strain Endemic to Hong Kong, China, in the Netherlands

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2015, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  44. Prevalence and characterization of hybrid blaCTX-M among Escherichia coli isolates from livestock and other animals

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  45. Containment of Clostridium difficile infection without reduction in antimicrobial use in Hong Kong

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  46. High prevalence of Escherichia coli sequence type 131 among antimicrobial-resistant E. coli isolates from geriatric patients

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, March 2015, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  47. T-Spot.TBoutperforms tuberculin skin test in predicting development of active tuberculosis among household contacts

    Article • Respirology, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  48. Strategic measures for the control of surging antimicrobial resistance in Hong Kong and mainland of China

    Article • Emerging Microbes & Infections, February 2015, Nature

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  49. Carriage niches and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus lugdunensis and methicillin-resistant S. lugdunensis among patients undergoing long-term renal replacement therapy

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  50. Increase in the nasopharyngeal carriage of non-vaccine serogroup 15 Streptococcus pneumoniae after introduction of children pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in Hong Kong

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  51. Clonal diversity of CTX-M-producing, multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli from rodents

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, January 2015, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  52. Clonal diversity of CTX-M-producing, multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli from rodents

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, January 2015, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  53. Infection Control Preparedness for Human Infection With Influenza A H7N9 in Hong Kong

    Article • Infection Control, January 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Kwok-Yung Yuen, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  54. Lethal Coinfection of Influenza Virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae Lowers Antibody Response to Influenza Virus in Lung and Reduces Numbers of Germinal Center B Cells, T Follicular Helper Cells, and Plasma Cells in Mediastinal Lymph Node

    Article • Journal of Virology, November 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  55. Performance of the VITEK MS matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry system for rapid bacterial identification in two diagnostic centres in China

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, November 2014, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  56. Control of hospital endemicity of multiple-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST457 with directly observed hand hygiene

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  57. Proactive infection control measures to prevent nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  58. Decolonization of gastrointestinal carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: case series and review of literature

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  59. Population‐based hospitalization incidence of respiratory viruses in community‐acquired pneumonia in children younger than 5 years of age

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  60. Clonal Diversity of Escherichia coli Isolates Carrying Plasmid-Mediated Fosfomycin Resistance GenefosA3from Livestock and Other Animals

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  61. Are There Differences in Antibiotic Use Between the Recent-Immigrants from Mainland China and the Local-Born in Hong Kong?

    Article • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  62. Minimal Intervention for Controlling Nosocomial Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Resource Limited Setting with High Endemicity

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2014, PLOS

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  63. High burden of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-positive Escherichia coli in geriatric patients

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, June 2014, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  64. Highly conjugative IncX4 plasmids carrying bla CTX-M in Escherichia coli from humans and food animals

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, June 2014, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  65. Novel Selective Medium for Isolation of Staphylococcus lugdunensis from Wound Specimens

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  66. Severe influenza A H7N9 pneumonia with rapid virological response to intravenous zanamivir

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, April 2014, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  67. Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A bacteremia in a child fully immunized with 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

    Article • Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  68. Assessment of Antigen and Molecular Tests with Serial Specimens from a Patient with Influenza A(H7N9) Infection

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Kwok-Yung Yuen, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  69. pIMP-PH114 Carrying bla IMP-4 in a Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain is Closely Related to Other Multidrug-Resistant IncA/C2 Plasmids

    Article • Current Microbiology, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  70. Advantages of Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry as a Rapid Diagnostic Tool for Identification of Yeasts and Mycobacteria in the Clinical Microbiological Laboratory

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Kwok-Yung Yuen, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  71. Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of plasmid-mediated fosfomycin resistance genes among blood and urinary Escherichia coli isolates

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, August 2013, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  72. Rare occurrence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium among livestock animals in China

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, July 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  73. Evaluation of the LightCycler Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Advanced Test for Detection of MRSA Nasal Colonization

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  74. Molecular Characterization of an Atypical IncX3 Plasmid pKPC-NY79 Carrying bla KPC-2 in a Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Article • Current Microbiology, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  75. Draft Genome Sequences of Two Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strains of Sequence Type ST92 and ST96

    Article • Genome Announcements, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  76. Comparison of Pyrosequencing, Sanger Sequencing, and Melting Curve Analysis for Detection of Low-Frequency Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Quasispecies in Respiratory Specimens

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  77. Transmission of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in the long term care facilities in Hong Kong

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  78. Retrospective review of clinical presentations, microbiology, and outcomes of patients with psoas abscess

    Article • Hong Kong Medical Journal, April 2013, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  79. Direct Bacterial Identification in Positive Blood Cultures by Use of Two Commercial Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Systems

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  80. Plasmid-mediated fosfomycin resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from pig

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  81. Clinical outcome of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli bacteremia in an area with high endemicity

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  82. Long‐term clinical outcomes after Streptococcus bovis isolation in asymptomatic blood donors in Hong Kong

    Article • Transfusion, January 2013, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  83. Complete Sequence of an IncN Plasmid, pIMP-HZ1, CarryingblaIMP-4in a Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Associated with Medical Travel to China

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  84. Dissemination of plasmid-mediated fosfomycin resistance fosA3 among multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli from livestock and other animals

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, December 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  85. Low prevalence of vancomycin heteroresistance among meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing bacteraemia in Hong Kong

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  86. Identification and characterization of a novel incompatibility group X3 plasmid carrying blaNDM-1 in Enterobacteriaceae isolates with epidemiological links to multiple geographical areas in China

    Article • Emerging Microbes & Infections, November 2012, Nature

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  87. Significant bacterial contamination risk reduction with the use of diversion pouch

    Article • Transfusion Medicine, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  88. Interdiction of a blood donation containing varicella-zoster virus by donor self-report of chickenpox

    Article • Vox Sanguinis, September 2012, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  89. Production of 2-Aminophenoxazin-3-one by Staphylococcus aureus Causes False-Positive Results in  -Galactosidase Assays

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  90. Effect of applying the new Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute ticarcillin/clavulanic acid, piperacillin, piperacillin/tazobactam and imipenem susceptibility breakpoints for Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Hong Kong

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  91. The public's perspectives on antibiotic resistance and abuse among Chinese in Hong Kong

    Article • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, August 2012, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  92. Clonality and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Isolates from Food Animals and Other Animals

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  93. Dissemination of pHK01-like incompatibility group IncFII plasmids encoding CTX-M-14 in Escherichia coli from human and animal sources

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  94. Escherichia coli O25b-ST131 is an important cause of antimicrobial-resistant infections in women with uncomplicated cystitis

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  95. Positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of disseminated pyomyositis due to PVL-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • QJM, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  96. Predominance of pHK01-like incompatibility group FII plasmids encoding CTX-M-14 among extended-spectrum beta-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli in Hong Kong, 1996–2008

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  97. Molecular epidemiology and nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus among young children attending day care centers and kindergartens in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Infection, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  98. Risk factors for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Infection, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  99. Are susceptibility tests enough, or should laboratories still seek ESBLs and carbapenemases directly?

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, March 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  100. Emergence of NDM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae in China

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, March 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  101. Epidemiology of Klebsiella oxytoca-Associated Diarrhea Detected by Simmons Citrate Agar Supplemented with Inositol, Tryptophan, and Bile Salts

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  102. The emerging ST8 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone in the community in Japan: associated infections, genetic diversity, and comparative genomics

    Article • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  103. Changes in nasopharyngeal carriage and serotype distribution of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after the introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Hong Kong

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  104. Extended-spectrum- -lactamase-positive Escherichia coli mainly adds to, rather than replaces, extended-spectrum- -lactamase-negative E. coli in causing bacteraemia in Hong Kong, 2000-10

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, November 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  105. Studying the transmission dynamics of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hong Kong using spa typing

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  106. Effect of applying the new CLSI imipenem susceptibility breakpoints for Enterobacteriaceae in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, August 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  107. Successive influenza virus infection and Streptococcus pneumoniae stimulation alter human dendritic cell function

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  108. Truncated Rv2820c enhances mycobacterial virulence ex vivo and in vivo

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  109. Introduction of an electronic monitoring system for monitoring compliance with Moments 1 and 4 of the WHO "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" methodology

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  110. Clostridium difficile isolates with increased sporulation: emergence of PCR ribotype 002 in Hong Kong

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  111. Serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Hong Kong, 1995–2009

    Article • Vaccine, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  112. Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 with KPC-2 in Hong Kong

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  113. Complete Sequencing of pNDM-HK Encoding NDM-1 Carbapenemase from a Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Strain Isolated in Hong Kong

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2011, PLOS

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  114. Effect of applying the new Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute ceftazidime and ceftriaxone susceptibility breakpoints for Escherichia coli in Hong Kong

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  115. Prevention of Nosocomial Transmission of Norovirus by Strategic Infection Control Measures

    Article • Infection Control, March 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  116. Complete sequencing of the FII plasmid pHK01, encoding CTX-M-14, and molecular analysis of its variants among Escherichia coli from Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, February 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  117. Distinctive patterns of macrolide–lincosamide–streptogramin resistance phenotypes and determinants amongst Staphylococcus aureus populations in Hong Kong

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  118. Extensive dissemination of CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli with multidrug resistance to 'critically important' antibiotics among food animals in Hong Kong, 2008-10

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, January 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  119. Mutations outside the rifampicin resistance-determining region associated with rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, January 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  120. Direct detection of isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens by multiplex allele-specific polymerase chain reaction

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  121. HIV-1 trans-activator protein dysregulates IFN-γ signaling and contributes to the suppression of autophagy induction

    Article • AIDS, January 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  122. HIV-1 trans-activator protein dysregulates IFN-γ signaling and contributes to the suppression of autophagy induction

    Article • AIDS, January 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  123. The prevalence and characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates expressing serotypes 6C and 6D in Hong Kong prior to the introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, December 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  124. Prevention of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke among Elderly Persons by Dual Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccination: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, November 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  125. Surveillance for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a lesson on definitions

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  126. Molecular Characterization of Fluoroquinolone Resistance inMycobacterium tuberculosis: Functional Analysis ofgyrAMutation at Position 74

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, October 2010, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  127. Azithromycin treatment failure in macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, September 2010, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  128. T-Spot. TB Outperforms Tuberculin Skin Test in Predicting Tuberculosis Disease

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, September 2010, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  129. Sequential introduction of single room isolation and hand hygiene campaign in the control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in intensive care unit

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  130. Effect of Clinical and Virological Parameters on the Level of Neutralizing Antibody against Pandemic Influenza A Virus H1N1 2009

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  131. Epidemiology and clonality of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from a healthcare region in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, April 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  132. Fecal carriage of CTXM type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing organisms by children and their household contacts

    Article • Journal of Infection, April 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  133. Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Positive MRSA, Shanghai

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2010, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  134. Prevention of nosocomial transmission of swine-origin pandemic influenza virus A/H1N1 by infection control bundle

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  135. Genetic identity of aminoglycoside-resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolates from human and animal sources

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, February 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  136. Rapid diagnosis of multidrug-resistant smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  137. Vancomycin MIC creep in MRSA isolates from 1997 to 2008 in a healthcare region in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Infection, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  138. Antimicrobial resistance among uropathogens that cause acute uncomplicated cystitis in women in Hong Kong: a prospective multicenter study in 2006 to 2008

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  139. Differential susceptibility of different cell lines to swine-origin influenza A H1N1, seasonal human influenza A H1N1, and avian influenza A H5N1 viruses

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, December 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  140. Mortality burden of the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic in Hong Kong

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, November 2009, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  141. Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 arrives in Hong Kong

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, November 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  142. Distribution of integron-associated trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resistance determinants amongEscherichia colifrom humans and food-producing animals

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, November 2009, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  143. Fatal co-infection with swine origin influenza virus A/H1N1 and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Journal of Infection, November 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  144. Antibiotic Resistance in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Acinetobacter baumannii

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  145. Effects of Chelators (Deferoxamine, Deferiprone and Deferasirox) on the Growth ofKlebsiella PneumoniaeandAeromonas HydrophilaIsolated from Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Patients

    Article • Hemoglobin, October 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  146. Antimicrobial stewardship program directed at broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics prescription in a tertiary hospital

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  147. Outbreak of Intestinal Infection Due to Rhizopus microsporus

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  148. Detection of community-associated MRSA as a result of the unmasking effect of antibiotic treatment

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  149. Changes in the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with spread of the ST45 lineage in Hong Kong

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  150. Decreasing prevalence of levofloxacin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong, 2001 to 2007

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, February 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  151. Susceptibility patterns of clinical and fish isolates of Laribacter hongkongensis: comparison of the Etest, disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, February 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  152. Value of anaerobic culture in bacterial surveillance program for platelet concentrates

    Article • Transfusion, December 2008, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  153. Effect of antibiotics on the bacterial load of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation in anterior nares

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, September 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  154. Community-associated methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus: skin and soft tissue infections in Hong Kong

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  155. Differential fadE28 expression associated with phenotypic virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  156. Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in residential care homes for the elderly in Hong Kong

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, June 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  157. DNA Typing of Cytological Samples for Retrospective Identification of an Early Case of Panton-Valentine Leucocidin-Positive, Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  158. Comparison of T-Spot.TB and tuberculin skin test among silicotic patients

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, February 2008, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  159. Infection Control for Sars: Causes of Success and Failure

    Article • January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  160. Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli outpatient urinary isolates from women: emerging multidrug resistance phenotypes

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, December 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  161. Pediatric hospitalization for pneumococcal diseases preventable by 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Hong Kong

    Article • Vaccine, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  162. Molecular Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Their Association with Phenotypic Virulence in Human Macrophages

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, August 2007, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  163. Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains in Residential Care Homes for Elderly Persons in Hong Kong

    Article • Infection Control, June 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  164. How far droplets can move in indoor environments ? revisiting the Wells evaporation?falling curve

    Article • Indoor Air, June 2007, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  165. Community emergence of CTX-M type extended-spectrum  -lactamases among urinary Escherichia coli from women

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, May 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  166. Molecular epidemiology and household transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hong Kong

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  167. Using β-Lactamase to Trigger Supramolecular Hydrogelation

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Bing Xu, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  168. Combining Fluorescent Probes and Biofunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles for Rapid Detection of Bacteria in Human Blood

    Article • Advanced Materials, December 2006, Wiley

    Professor Bing Xu, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  169. Escherichia coli Producing CTX-M β -Lactamases in Food Animals in Hong Kong

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  170. Diagnostic application of genotypic identification of mycobacteria

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, May 2006, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  171. INVASIVE PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASE BURDEN IN HONG KONG CHILDREN

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  172. Clinical outcomes of bacteremic pneumococcal infections in an area with high resistance

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  173. Molecular Characterization of Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Identification of a Novel Mutation in inhA

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2006, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  174. Invasive Haemophilus influenzae isolates with decreased levofloxacin susceptibility in Hong Kong

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  175. Fulminant Community-Acquired Acinetobacter baumannii Pneumonia as a Distinct Clinical Syndrome

    Article • CHEST Journal, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  176. Reduced Levofloxacin Susceptibility and Tetracycline Resistance in a Clinical Isolate of Haemophilus quentini Identified by 16S rRNA Sequencing

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  177. Elevated levels of transforming growth factor-β1 in serum of patients with stable bronchiectasis

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, October 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  178. A prediction rule for clinical diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, September 2005, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  179. Two Probable Cases of Serious Drug Interaction Between Clarithromycin and Colchicine

    Article • Southern Medical Journal, August 2005, Southern Medical Association

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  180. Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection

    Article • British Journal of Haematology, July 2005, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  181. Cloning and Characterization of a Chromosomal Class C β-Lactamase and Its Regulatory Gene in Laribacter hongkongensis

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  182. Occurrence and molecular analysis of extended-spectrum  -lactamase-producing Proteus mirabilis in Hong Kong, 1999-2002

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  183. Ciliary central microtubular orientation is of no clinical significance in bronchiectasis

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, March 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  184. Inhaled fluticasone in bronchiectasis: a 12 month study

    Article • Thorax, March 2005, BMJ

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  185. Outbreak of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Associated with an Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  186. Detection and characterization of extended-spectrum  -lactamases among bloodstream isolates of Enterobacter spp. in Hong Kong, 2000-2002

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  187. Diagnosis and pharmacotherapy of severe acute respiratory syndrome: what have we learnt?

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, December 2004, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  188. Direct Detection of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Respiratory Specimens by PCR-DNA Sequencing

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2004, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  189. Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance patterns of nasopharyngeal and invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Hong Kong children

    Article • Vaccine, September 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  190. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus arrives in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, August 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  191. Increase in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Acquisition Rate and Change in Pathogen Pattern Associated with an Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  192. Application of a multiplex pbp2b and pbp2x PCR for prediction of penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, March 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  193. Temporal Patterns of Hepatic Dysfunction and Disease Severity in Patients With SARS—Correction

    Article • JAMA, January 2004, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  194. Excess hospital admissions for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart failure during influenza seasons in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, January 2004, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho, Professor Paul KS Chan

  195. An Indolent Case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, January 2004, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  196. High–Dose Pulse Versus Nonpulse Corticosteroid Regimens in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, December 2003, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  197. Using Biofunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles to Capture Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Other Gram-Positive Bacteria at Ultralow Concentration

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, December 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Bing Xu, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  198. Temporal Patterns of Hepatic Dysfunction and Disease Severity in Patients With SARS

    Article • JAMA, November 2003, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  199. Detection of katG Ser315Thr substitution in respiratory specimens from patients with isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis using PCR-RFLP

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, November 2003, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  200. SARS: hospital infection control and admission strategies

    Article • Respirology, November 2003, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  201. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Relationship between Radiologic and Clinical Parameters

    Article • Radiology, November 2003, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  202. Multiple brain abscesses in a patient with bilateral pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and immunoglobulin deficiency

    Article • Postgraduate Medical Journal, October 2003, BMJ

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  203. Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in Chinese hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients

    Article • Bone Marrow Transplantation, October 2003, Nature

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  204. Presenting Vancomycin on Nanoparticles to Enhance Antimicrobial Activities

    Article • Nano Letters, September 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Bing Xu, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  205. A Novel Coronavirus and SARS

    Article • New England Journal of Medicine, August 2003, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  206. Estimation of bacterial risk in extending the shelf life of PLT concentrates from 5 to 7 days

    Article • Transfusion, July 2003, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  207. Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis Caused by Streptococcus bovis

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, July 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  208. A Cluster of Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong

    Article • New England Journal of Medicine, May 2003, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  209. Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, ceftazidime-resistant Gram-negative bacilli, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci before and after intensive care unit admission

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, April 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  210. Epidemiologic Analysis of Invasive and Noninvasive Group A Streptococcal Isolates in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2003, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  211. Effects of erythromycin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa adherence to collagen and morphology in vitro

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, March 2003, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  212. Self-assembled multivalent vancomycin on cell surfaces against vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)Electronic Supplementary Information (ESI) available: details of the in vitro experiments and fluorescent spectroscopic study (6 pages). See http://www...

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Bing Xu, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  213. Using biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles to capture Gram-negative bacteria at an ultra-low concentrationElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental details. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b3/b305421g/

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Bing Xu, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  214. Hydrophobic Interaction and Hydrogen Bonding Cooperatively Confer a Vancomycin Hydrogel:  A Potential Candidate for Biomaterials

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, December 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Bing Xu, Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  215. Clinical Spectrum of Paradoxical Deterioration During Antituberculosis Therapy in Non-HIV-Infected Patients

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, November 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  216. Characterization of a laboratory-generated variant of BPS beta-lactamase from Burkholderia pseudomallei that hydrolyses ceftazidime

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, October 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  217. Impact of donor arm skin disinfection on the bacterial contamination rate of platelet concentrates

    Article • Vox Sanguinis, October 2002, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  218. Cloning and Expression of Class A β-Lactamase Gene blaABPS in Burkholderia pseudomallei

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  219. Candida tropicalis fungaemia in adult patients with haematological malignancies: clinical features and risk factors

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, April 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  220. Bacteremia Caused by Escherichia coli producing Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase: a Case-control Study of Risk Factors and Outcomes

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  221. Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Antimicrobial-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among Young Children Attending 79 Kindergartens and Day Care Centers in Hong Kong

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, October 2001, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  222. groEL Encodes a Highly Antigenic Protein in Burkholderia pseudomallei

    Article • Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, July 2001, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  223. Errata

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  224. Risk Factors for Acquisition of Levofloxacin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Case-Control Study

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

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  225. A Case of Disseminated Mycobacterium marinum Infection Following Systemic Steroid Therapy

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  226. β-Lactamases in Shigella flexneriIsolates from Hong Kong and Shanghai and a Novel OXA-1-Like β-Lactamase, OXA-30

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, August 2000, ASM Journals

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  227. Klebsiella pneumoniae Necrotizing Fasciitis Associated with Diabetes and Liver Cirrhosis

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  228. Aspergillosis in bone marrow transplant recipients

    Article • Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, April 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  229. Isolated Splenic Tuberculosis Presenting with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  230. Herpes simplexencephalitis in multiple myeloma

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, June 1999, Wiley

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  231. A pilot study of low-dose erythromycin in bronchiectasis

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, February 1999, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  232. Reduction of Platelet Transfusion– Associated Sepsis by Short–Term Bacterial Culture

    Article • Vox Sanguinis, January 1999, Karger Publishers

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  233. The Effect of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection on Clinical Parameters in Steady-State Bronchiectasis

    Article • CHEST Journal, December 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  234. Fungal endocarditis in bone marrow transplantation: case report and review of literature

    Article • Journal of Infection, November 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  235. Comparison of a novel, inhibitor-potentiated disc-diffusion test with other methods for the detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, July 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  236. Monitoring the therapy of pulmonary tuberculosis by nested polymerase chain reaction assay

    Article • Journal of Infection, January 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  237. Two cases of fatal strongyloidiasis in Hong Kong

    Article • Pathology, January 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  238. Changing patterns of susceptibilities of blood, urinary and respiratory pathogens in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, December 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho

  239. IS6110 based amplityping assay and RFLP fingerprinting of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Article • Journal of Clinical Pathology, October 1995, BMJ

    Dr Pak-Leung Ho