Published in Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis on October 14, 2011
Estimating rates of carriage acquisition and clearance and competitive ability for pneumococcal serotypes in Kenya with a Markov transition model. Epidemiology (2012) 1.20
Changes in serotype distribution and antibiotic resistance of nasopharyngeal isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from children in Korea, after optional use of the 7-valent conjugate vaccine. J Korean Med Sci (2012) 1.04
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Serotype 6B from a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine induces cross-functional antibody responses in adults to serotypes 6A, 6C, and 6D. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.75
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Protective efficacy of seasonal influenza vaccination against seasonal and pandemic influenza virus infection during 2009 in Hong Kong. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 4.81
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The infection attack rate and severity of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza in Hong Kong. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 3.51
Complete sequencing of pNDM-HK encoding NDM-1 carbapenemase from a multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli strain isolated in Hong Kong. PLoS One (2011) 2.98
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Viral load in patients infected with pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza A virus. J Med Virol (2010) 2.55
The natural viral load profile of patients with pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) and the effect of oseltamivir treatment. Chest (2010) 2.48
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Efficient generation of human alloantigen-specific CD4+ regulatory T cells from naive precursors by CD40-activated B cells. Blood (2008) 1.64
Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of plasmid-mediated fosfomycin resistance genes among blood and urinary Escherichia coli isolates. J Med Microbiol (2013) 1.61
Clinical and molecular epidemiology of human rhinovirus C in children and adults in Hong Kong reveals a possible distinct human rhinovirus C subgroup. J Infect Dis (2009) 1.61
Molecular epidemiology of human coronavirus OC43 reveals evolution of different genotypes over time and recent emergence of a novel genotype due to natural recombination. J Virol (2011) 1.60
Variation in antiviral 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase (2'5'AS) enzyme activity is controlled by a single-nucleotide polymorphism at a splice-acceptor site in the OAS1 gene. Am J Hum Genet (2005) 1.57
Estimating infection attack rates and severity in real time during an influenza pandemic: analysis of serial cross-sectional serologic surveillance data. PLoS Med (2011) 1.46
Endemic infections in Southeast Asia provide new insights to the phenotypic spectrum of primary immunodeficiency disorders. Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol (2013) 1.46
Hyperinduction of cyclooxygenase-2-mediated proinflammatory cascade: a mechanism for the pathogenesis of avian influenza H5N1 infection. J Infect Dis (2008) 1.46
Increasing prevalence of allergic rhinitis but not asthma among children in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2001 (Phase 3 International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood). Pediatr Allergy Immunol (2004) 1.38
Phosphoantigen-expanded human gammadelta T cells display potent cytotoxicity against monocyte-derived macrophages infected with human and avian influenza viruses. J Infect Dis (2009) 1.37
Rhinovirus infection in hospitalized children in Hong Kong: a prospective study. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2007) 1.35
Influenza virus directly infects human natural killer cells and induces cell apoptosis. J Virol (2009) 1.32
Increased risk of noninfluenza respiratory virus infections associated with receipt of inactivated influenza vaccine. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 1.28
Hydrophobic interaction and hydrogen bonding cooperatively confer a vancomycin hydrogel: a potential candidate for biomaterials. J Am Chem Soc (2002) 1.27
Validation of statistical models for estimating hospitalization associated with influenza and other respiratory viruses. PLoS One (2011) 1.24
A new haplotype of PDCD1 is associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Hong Kong Chinese. Arthritis Rheum (2005) 1.24
Susceptibility to mycobacterial infections in children with X-linked chronic granulomatous disease: a review of 17 patients living in a region endemic for tuberculosis. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2008) 1.20
Molecular Characterization of an Atypical IncX3 Plasmid pKPC-NY79 Carrying bla KPC-2 in a Klebsiella pneumoniae. Curr Microbiol (2013) 1.17
The aminobisphosphonate pamidronate controls influenza pathogenesis by expanding a gammadelta T cell population in humanized mice. J Exp Med (2011) 1.17
Vancomycin MIC creep in MRSA isolates from 1997 to 2008 in a healthcare region in Hong Kong. J Infect (2009) 1.16
Severe acute respiratory syndrome among children. Pediatrics (2004) 1.16
Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in residential care homes for the elderly in Hong Kong. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2008) 1.14
Genetic identity of aminoglycoside-resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolates from human and animal sources. J Med Microbiol (2010) 1.13
Penicilliosis in children without HIV infection--are they immunodeficient? Clin Infect Dis (2011) 1.09
Frequency and distribution in East Asia of 12 mutations identified in the SLC25A13 gene of Japanese patients with citrin deficiency. J Hum Genet (2005) 1.09
Emergence of NDM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae in China. J Antimicrob Chemother (2012) 1.08
Distinct maturation of, but not migration between, human monocyte-derived dendritic cells upon ingestion of apoptotic cells of early or late phases. J Immunol (2004) 1.08
γδ-T cells: an unpolished sword in human anti-infection immunity. Cell Mol Immunol (2012) 1.06
Type 1 responses of human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells to influenza A viruses. J Virol (2011) 1.05
Efficient induction and expansion of human alloantigen-specific CD8 regulatory T cells from naive precursors by CD40-activated B cells. J Immunol (2009) 1.05
CD40-activated B cells are more potent than immature dendritic cells to induce and expand CD4(+) regulatory T cells. Cell Mol Immunol (2010) 1.04
Brachydactyly A-1 mutations restricted to the central region of the N-terminal active fragment of Indian Hedgehog. Eur J Hum Genet (2009) 1.04
H5N1 influenza virus-induced mediators upregulate RIG-I in uninfected cells by paracrine effects contributing to amplified cytokine cascades. J Infect Dis (2011) 1.01
Clinical characteristics and genotype-phenotype correlation in 62 patients with X-linked agammaglobulinemia. J Clin Immunol (2009) 1.00
Human CD8+ regulatory T cells inhibit GVHD and preserve general immunity in humanized mice. Sci Transl Med (2013) 1.00
Association of a haplotype of IRF5 gene with systemic lupus erythematosus in Chinese. J Rheumatol (2008) 0.99
Role of mannose-binding lectin in the innate defense against Candida albicans: enhancement of complement activation, but lack of opsonic function, in phagocytosis by human dendritic cells. J Infect Dis (2004) 0.99
Inhibition of human natural killer cell activity by influenza virions and hemagglutinin. J Virol (2010) 0.99
Mutational analysis of 65 Wilson disease patients in Hong Kong Chinese: identification of 17 novel mutations and its genetic heterogeneity. J Hum Genet (2007) 0.98
Changes in the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with spread of the ST45 lineage in Hong Kong. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2009) 0.97
Phenotypic and functional characterization of human γδ T-cell subsets in response to influenza A viruses. J Infect Dis (2012) 0.97
A role for double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase PKR in Mycobacterium-induced cytokine expression. J Immunol (2005) 0.97
Fecal carriage of CTXM type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing organisms by children and their household contacts. J Infect (2010) 0.97
Fluoroquinolone and other antimicrobial resistance in invasive pneumococci, Hong Kong, 1995-2001. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 0.97
Generation of human Th1-like regulatory CD4+ T cells by an intrinsic IFN-γ- and T-bet-dependent pathway. Eur J Immunol (2010) 0.97
BCG promotes cord blood monocyte-derived dendritic cell maturation with nuclear Rel-B up-regulation and cytosolic I kappa B alpha and beta degradation. Pediatr Res (2003) 0.95
Detection of human rhinovirus C in fecal samples of children with gastroenteritis. J Clin Virol (2012) 0.94
Influenza vaccine concurrently administered with a combination measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine to young children. Vaccine (2009) 0.94
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. J Infect (2012) 0.92
Expression and function of TNF family member B cell-activating factor in the development of autoimmune arthritis. Int Immunol (2005) 0.92
pIMP-PH114 carrying bla IMP-4 in a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain is closely related to other multidrug-resistant IncA/C2 plasmids. Curr Microbiol (2014) 0.91
Genome-wide copy number variation study in anorectal malformations. Hum Mol Genet (2012) 0.91
Serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Hong Kong, 1995-2009. Vaccine (2011) 0.91
Identification of linked regions using high-density SNP genotype data in linkage analysis. Bioinformatics (2007) 0.91
Inflammatory gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to kawasaki disease and its arterial sequelae. Pediatrics (2008) 0.90
Pediatric hospitalization for pneumococcal diseases preventable by 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Hong Kong. Vaccine (2007) 0.90
Clonality and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates from food animals and other animals. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 0.89
An essential protective role of IL-10 in the immunological mechanism underlying resistance vs. susceptibility to lupus induction by dendritic cells and dying cells. Rheumatology (Oxford) (2011) 0.89
Decreased levofloxacin susceptibility in Haemophilus influenzae in children, Hong Kong. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 0.88
The effect of age and recent influenza vaccination history on the immunogenicity and efficacy of 2009-10 seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccination in children. PLoS One (2013) 0.88
Identification of novel FBN1 and TGFBR2 mutations in 65 probands with Marfan syndrome or Marfan-like phenotypes. Am J Med Genet A (2009) 0.88
Relationship between autoantibody clustering and clinical subsets in SLE: cluster and association analyses in Hong Kong Chinese. Rheumatology (Oxford) (2012) 0.88
CTX-M type beta-lactamases among fecal Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in non-hospitalized children and adults. J Microbiol Immunol Infect (2008) 0.88
Tyrosine kinase Btk is required for NK cell activation. J Biol Chem (2012) 0.87
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. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2010) 0.87
Modulating effects of mannose binding lectin genotype on arterial stiffness in children after Kawasaki disease. Pediatr Res (2004) 0.87
Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance patterns of nasopharyngeal and invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Hong Kong children. Vaccine (2004) 0.87
Cytotoxic therapy for severe avian influenza A (H5N1) infection. Lancet (2006) 0.87
Successive influenza virus infection and Streptococcus pneumoniae stimulation alter human dendritic cell function. BMC Infect Dis (2011) 0.87
Dissemination of pHK01-like incompatibility group IncFII plasmids encoding CTX-M-14 in Escherichia coli from human and animal sources. Vet Microbiol (2012) 0.86
ICOS regulates the generation and function of human CD4+ Treg in a CTLA-4 dependent manner. PLoS One (2013) 0.86
Dendritic and T cell response to influenza is normal in the patients with X-linked agammaglobulinemia. J Clin Immunol (2012) 0.85
Herpes zoster in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: incidence, clinical characteristics and risk factors. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2006) 0.84
Review of the Varilrix varicella vaccine. Expert Rev Vaccines (2005) 0.84
Relation of arterial stiffness to left ventricular structure and function in adolescents and young adults with pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol (2007) 0.83
Insulin-like growth factor I promotes maturation and inhibits apoptosis of immature cord blood monocyte-derived dendritic cells through MEK and PI 3-kinase pathways. Pediatr Res (2003) 0.83
Health consequences of breast-feeding: doctors' visits and hospitalizations during the first 18 months of life in Hong Kong Chinese infants. Epidemiology (2005) 0.82
Humoral antibody response after receipt of inactivated seasonal influenza vaccinations one year apart in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2012) 0.82