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A F Cheng

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1 Clinical features and rapid viral diagnosis of human disease associated with avian influenza A H5N1 virus. Lancet 1998 12.89
2 Antibacterial treatment of gastric ulcers associated with Helicobacter pylori. N Engl J Med 1995 5.15
3 Pathology of fatal human infection associated with avian influenza A H5N1 virus. J Med Virol 2001 4.08
4 Duodenal ulcer healing by eradication of Helicobacter pylori without anti-acid treatment: randomised controlled trial. Lancet 1994 4.07
5 Evaluation of VITEK 2 rapid identification and susceptibility testing system against gram-negative clinical isolates. J Clin Microbiol 2001 2.57
6 Antibiotics, biliary sepsis, and bile duct stones. Gastrointest Endosc 1995 2.39
7 The rubble-pile asteroid Itokawa as observed by Hayabusa. Science 2006 1.87
8 Mutations in topoisomerase genes of fluoroquinolone-resistant salmonellae in Hong Kong. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003 1.87
9 Streptococcus suis infection in Hong Kong. QJM 1995 1.74
10 An application of a simple method for the preparation of bacterial DNA. Biotechniques 1992 1.59
11 Skin carriage of acinetobacters in Hong Kong. J Clin Microbiol 1999 1.53
12 A rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for cefepime, cefpirome and meropenem. J Antimicrob Chemother 1998 1.50
13 False-negative biopsy urease test in bleeding ulcers caused by the buffering effects of blood. Am J Gastroenterol 1998 1.48
14 Molecular epidemiological analysis of Salmonella enterica serotype Derby infections in Hong Kong. J Infect 2001 1.43
15 Evidence of clonal dissemination of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong. J Clin Microbiol 1999 1.39
16 The magnetosphere of uranus: hot plasma and radiation environment. Science 1986 1.39
17 Mucosal pharmacokinetics and pilot study of short course of parenteral imipenem in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1995 1.39
18 Varicella exposure in a neonatal intensive care unit: emergency management and control measures. J Hosp Infect 1996 1.38
19 Epidemiology and infection control implications of Acinetobacter spp. in Hong Kong. J Clin Microbiol 2001 1.31
20 Characterization of isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Hong Kong by phage typing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and fluorescent amplified-fragment length polymorphism analysis. J Clin Microbiol 2003 1.27
21 An increase in Helicobacter pylori strains resistant to metronidazole: a five-year study. Helicobacter 1996 1.27
22 Simple, reliable, and cost-effective yeast identification scheme for the clinical laboratory. J Clin Microbiol 1999 1.25
23 Epidemiology and aetiology of acute bronchiolitis in Hong Kong infants. Epidemiol Infect 1992 1.23
24 Antimicrobial resistance in Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei in Hong Kong, 1986 to 1995. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 1.16
25 Use of CHROMagar Candida for genital specimens in the diagnostic laboratory. J Clin Pathol 1997 1.16
26 In-vitro activity of quinolones and macrolides against mycobacteria. J Antimicrob Chemother 1994 1.15
27 Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection among paediatric patients in Hong Kong: seasonality and disease impact. Epidemiol Infect 1999 1.14
28 A retrospective study of clinical characteristics of acinetobacter bacteremia. Scand J Infect Dis Suppl 1996 1.14
29 Rapid emergence of penicillin-resistant pneumococci in Hong Kong. Scand J Infect Dis 1996 1.13
30 Common bile duct stones: a cause of chronic salmonellosis. Am J Gastroenterol 1992 1.12
31 Macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001 1.10
32 Antimicrobial susceptibilities and molecular epidemiology of Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis strains isolated in Hong Kong from 1986 to 1996. J Clin Microbiol 1998 1.09
33 High prevalence of human papillomavirus type 58 in Chinese women with cervical cancer and precancerous lesions. J Med Virol 1999 1.08
34 Molecular studies of plasmids of multiply-resistant Shigella spp. in Hong Kong. Epidemiol Infect 1993 1.06
35 Hong Kong strains of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus have similar virulence. J Hosp Infect 1990 1.06
36 Rapid high performance liquid chromatographic assay for antifungal agents in human sera. J Antimicrob Chemother 1996 1.05
37 Septic arthritis caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2. J Infect 1987 1.04
38 Patterns of antibiotic resistance, serotype distribution, and patient demographics of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong. Chemotherapy 2001 1.03
39 Dynamics of Saturn's magnetosphere from MIMI during Cassini's orbital insertion. Science 2005 1.03
40 Susceptibilities to 23 antimicrobial agents and beta-lactamase production of blood culture isolates of Acinetobacter sp in Hong Kong. Scand J Infect Dis Suppl 1996 1.01
41 Self-inflicted bacteraemia and fungaemia in Vietnamese migrants. Scand J Infect Dis 1996 1.00
42 Aeromonas septicaemia in Hong Kong species distribution and associated disease. J Infect 1995 1.00
43 Carriage of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy Chinese and Vietnamese children in Hong Kong. Acta Paediatr 1995 1.00
44 Evaluation of extraction methods from paraffin wax embedded tissues for PCR amplification of human and viral DNA. J Clin Pathol 2001 0.99
45 Molecular methods for the epidemiological typing of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi from Hong Kong and Vietnam. J Clin Microbiol 2000 0.98
46 Evaluation of a selective transport medium for gastric biopsy specimens to be cultured for Helicobacter pylori. J Clin Microbiol 1998 0.96
47 Postantibiotic effects of amikacin and ofloxacin on Mycobacterium fortuitum. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1993 0.96
48 Early attachment of anaerobic bacteria may play an important role in biliary stent blockage. Gastrointest Endosc 2000 0.95
49 Evaluation of the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of common clinical isolates. Med Princ Pract 2005 0.94
50 Intravenous ciprofloxacin as treatment for patients with acute suppurative cholangitis: a randomized, controlled clinical trial. J Antimicrob Chemother 1995 0.94
51 Postantibiotic effects of antituberculosis agents alone and in combination. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001 0.93
52 Emergence of ofloxacin-resistant Citrobacter freundii and Pseudomonas maltophilia after ofloxacin therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother 1987 0.93
53 In-vitro susceptibility of isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 1988-1993. J Antimicrob Chemother 1996 0.93
54 Mycobacteria as a cause of infective exacerbation in bronchiectasis. Postgrad Med J 1992 0.92
55 One-week ranitidine bismuth citrate in combinations with metronidazole, amoxycillin and clarithromycin in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: the RBC-MACH study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 1999 0.91
56 Repeated prevalence surveys for monitoring effectiveness of hospital infection control. Lancet 1989 0.91
57 In-vitro activities of aminoglycoside-aminocyclitols against mycobacteria. J Antimicrob Chemother 1997 0.89
58 Novel combination of mutations in the DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV genes in laboratory-grown fluoroquinolone-resistant Shigella flexneri mutants. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 0.89
59 Prevalence and distribution of human herpesvirus 6 variants A and B in adult human brain. J Med Virol 2001 0.89
60 Epidemiology and etiology of pneumonia in children in Hong Kong. Clin Infect Dis 1993 0.89
61 Study of the relatedness of isolates of Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei obtained in 1986 and 1987 and in 1994 and 1995 from Hong Kong. J Clin Microbiol 1998 0.88
62 A 13-year study of antimicrobial susceptibility of common gram-negative bacteria isolated from the bloodstream in a teaching hospital. Chemotherapy 2001 0.88
63 Rapid diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis via fibreoptic bronchoscopy: utility of polymerase chain reaction in bronchial aspirates as an adjunct to transbronchial biopsies. Respir Med 1998 0.88
64 The use of CHROMagar Orientation as a primary isolation medium with presumptive identification for the routine screening of urine specimens. APMIS 1999 0.87
65 Rotavirus infection in Hong Kong: epidemiology and estimates of disease burden. Epidemiol Infect 1998 0.87
66 Association of human beta-herpesviruses with the development of cervical cancer: bystanders or cofactors. J Clin Pathol 2001 0.86
67 Use of intraperitoneal cefepime as monotherapy in treatment of CAPD peritonitis. Perit Dial Int 2000 0.86
68 Cutaneous protothecosis: report of a case in Hong Kong. Br J Dermatol 1995 0.86
69 One-year follow-up of duodenal ulcers after 1-wk triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori. Am J Gastroenterol 1994 0.86
70 A longitudinal analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Hong Kong teaching hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2004 0.85
71 Salmonella bacteraemia occurring concurrently with the first presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus. Br J Rheumatol 1993 0.85
72 In-vitro antimicrobial susceptibility and beta-lactamases of ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli in Hong Kong. J Antimicrob Chemother 1994 0.85
73 Bacteriologic analyses of bile and brown pigment stones in patients with acute cholangitis. Gastrointest Endosc 2001 0.85
74 Risk factors for Enterobacter septicemia in a neonatal unit: case-control study. Clin Infect Dis 1998 0.84
75 Septicaemia in Hong Kong. J Antimicrob Chemother 1990 0.84
76 Aminoglycoside resistance in Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare, and Mycobacterium fortuitum: are aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes responsible? Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 0.84
77 Quantitative bacterial cultures of bronchoalveolar lavage fluids. Am Rev Respir Dis 1989 0.83
78 Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome complicating primary biliary sepsis due to Pasteurella multocida in a patient with cirrhosis. J Clin Pathol 1995 0.83
79 Randomised controlled study of oral erythromycin for treatment of gastrointestinal dysmotility in preterm infants. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2001 0.83
80 High carriage rate of TT virus in the cervices of pregnant women. Clin Infect Dis 2001 0.83
81 Ciprofloxacin in the management of pulmonary tuberculosis in the face of hepatic dysfunction. Drugs Exp Clin Res 1995 0.83
82 One-week use of ranitidine bismuth citrate, amoxycillin and clarithromycin for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori-related duodenal ulcer. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 1998 0.82
83 Prevalence and genotype distribution of TT virus in various specimen types from thalassaemic patients. J Viral Hepat 2001 0.82
84 Presence of human herpesviruses 6, 7, and 8 DNA sequences in normal brain tissue. J Med Virol 1999 0.82
85 Special precautions reduce oropharyngeal contamination in bronchoalveolar lavage for bacteriologic studies. Lung 1989 0.82
86 In vitro activity of trovafloxacin (CP 99,219), a new fluoroquinolone against hospital isolates. Chemotherapy 1999 0.81
87 Expression of bacterial beta-glucuronidase in human bile: an in vitro study. Gastrointest Endosc 2001 0.81
88 Double blind, randomised, placebo controlled study of oral vancomycin in prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm, very low birthweight infants. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 1998 0.81
89 Emerging resistance in Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in Hong Kong. Int J Antimicrob Agents 1996 0.81
90 Prevalence and distribution of human herpesvirus 7 in normal brain. J Med Virol 2000 0.81
91 Distribution of enterococci in Hong Kong. J Infect 2002 0.80
92 Detection of human herpesviruses 6 and 7 genomic sequences in brain tumours. J Clin Pathol 1999 0.80
93 Measurement of the costs of hospital infection by prevalence surveys. J Hosp Infect 1991 0.80
94 Prevalence of ampicillin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae in community-acquired infections in Hong Kong. J Antimicrob Chemother 1993 0.80
95 Respiratory Chlamydial infections in a Hong Kong teaching hospital and association with coronary heart disease. Scand J Infect Dis Suppl 1997 0.80
96 Genotypic and phenotypic resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to rifamycins and fluoroquinolones. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2002 0.79
97 Rapid HPLC assay of clinafloxacin, fleroxacin, levofloxacin, sparfloxacin and tosufloxacin. J Antimicrob Chemother 1994 0.79
98 Activity of beta-lactam antibiotics in an animal model against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Antimicrob Chemother 1993 0.79
99 Successful treatment of disseminated coccidioidomycosis with amphotericin B lipid complex. J Infect 1998 0.79
100 Infectious diarrhoea in Hong Kong. J Trop Med Hyg 1993 0.79
101 One-week antibiotics versus maintenance acid suppression therapy for Helicobacter pylori-associated peptic ulcer bleeding. Dig Dis Sci 1997 0.78
102 What have we learnt from community-acquired infections in Hong Kong? J Antimicrob Chemother 2003 0.78
103 Epidemiological analysis of Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium from Hong Kong by ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Scand J Infect Dis 2001 0.78
104 The laboratory diagnosis of rickettsial diseases in Hong Kong. J Trop Med Hyg 1992 0.78
105 Use of chopsticks for eating and Helicobacter pylori infection. Dig Dis Sci 1999 0.78
106 Investigation of the epidemiology of hospital isolates of Acinetobacter anitratus by two molecular methods. J Hosp Infect 1996 0.78
107 Comparison of oral ciprofloxacin and amoxycillin in treating infective exacerbations of bronchiectasis in Hong Kong. Chemotherapy 1996 0.78
108 Rapid identification of medically important Candida to species level by polymerase chain reaction and single-strand conformational polymorphism. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2000 0.78
109 Human herpesvirus-6 encephalitis after unrelated umbilical cord blood transplant in children. Bone Marrow Transplant 2002 0.78
110 Detection of human herpesvirus 8 in cervical cells of Chinese women with abnormal papanicolaou smears. Clin Infect Dis 1999 0.78
111 Markedly different rates and resistance profiles exhibited by seven commonly used and newer beta-lactams on the selection of resistant variants of Enterobacter cloacae. J Antimicrob Chemother 1999 0.77
112 Effect of biliary obstruction on the hepatic excretion of imipenem-cilastatin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1992 0.77
113 Effect of antibiotic-loaded hydrophilic stent in the prevention of bacterial adherence: a study of the charge, discharge, and recharge concept using ciprofloxacin. Gastrointest Endosc 2001 0.77
114 Survey for the presence and distribution of human herpesvirus 8 in healthy brain. J Clin Microbiol 2000 0.77
115 Does the use of chopsticks for eating transmit Helicobacter pylori? Lancet 1997 0.77
116 Clearance of TT virus after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2001 0.77
117 Rapid diagnosis of bacterial meningitis by the detection of a fatty acid marker in CSF with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and selected ion monitoring. J Med Microbiol 1990 0.77
118 Helicobacter pylori infection increases the risk of peptic ulcers in chronic users of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Scand J Rheumatol 1996 0.76
119 Triple therapy with sucralfate, tetracycline, and metronidazole for Helicobacter pylori-associated duodenal ulcers. Am J Gastroenterol 1995 0.76
120 In vitro activity and post-antibiotic effect of quinupristin/dalfopristin (Synercid). Chemotherapy 2001 0.76
121 New horizons mapping of Europa and Ganymede. Science 2007 0.76
122 Dual therapy versus triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori-associated duodenal ulcers. Dig Dis Sci 1996 0.75
123 Serological diagnosis of tuberculosis using IgA detection against the mycobacterial kp-90 antigen. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2001 0.75
124 Susceptibility of hospital staff to varicella-zoster virus infection in Hong Kong. J Hosp Infect 1993 0.75
125 Antibiotic exposure and its relationship to postantibiotic effect and bactericidal activity: constant versus exponentially decreasing tobramycin concentrations against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 0.75
126 Survival of life on asteroids, comets and other small bodies. Orig Life Evol Biosph 1999 0.75
127 Planetary science: saturn. Science 1985 0.75
128 Antimicrobial susceptibility and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases of Hong Kong isolates of enterobacteriaceae. Scand J Infect Dis Suppl 1996 0.75
129 Rubella immune status among healthcare workers in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of a regional hospital in Hong Kong: the need for a vaccination policy. J Hosp Infect 1999 0.75
130 Localisation of the ampicillin-resistance gene in isolates of Haemophilus influenzae in Hong Kong. J Infect 1993 0.75
131 Comparative evaluation of the Abbott TDX, the Abbott ABA200, and the Syva LAB5000 for assay of serum gentamicin. J Antimicrob Chemother 1987 0.75
132 Correlation of serum ofloxacin concentration and serum creatinine level in patients on prolonged therapy. Int J Clin Pharmacol Res 1993 0.75
133 E-test method of antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae for routine diagnostic service. Afr J Med Med Sci 2000 0.75
134 Are multiply resistant enterococci a common phenomenon in Hong Kong? J Antimicrob Chemother 2002 0.75
135 Acute clonorchiasis. Scand J Infect Dis 1995 0.75
136 Use of eyepatches in phototherapy: effects on conjunctival bacterial pathogens and conjunctivitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1995 0.75
137 Development of trimethoprim-resistance in Salmonella typhi during therapy. Pathology 1992 0.75
138 Instabilities in plasmas: unstable current systems and plasma instabilities in astrophysics. Science 1985 0.75
139 Immunochemistry of Mycococcus and its position within actinomycetales. Can J Microbiol 1971 0.75
140 Detection of fluoroquinolones in urinary specimens from patients undergoing anti-tuberculous therapy. Chemotherapy 1998 0.75
141 Living with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a 7-year experience with endemic MRSA in a university hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1997 0.75
142 Hot Plasma and Energetic Particles in Neptune's Magnetosphere. Science 1989 0.75
143 Lack of activities of amikacin and sulphamethoxazole against Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare. Int J Clin Pharmacol Res 1993 0.75
144 Io volcanism seen by new horizons: a major eruption of the Tvashtar volcano. Science 2007 0.75
145 Comparison of E-test with agar dilution for determining susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae to penicillin. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1997 0.75
146 Rapid identification of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from Bactec 12B broth cultures originating from non-respiratory secretion specimens: comparison between Accuprobe and in-house polymerase chain reaction. Pathology 2001 0.75
147 Bronchoscopy and tuberculostearic acid assay in the diagnosis of sputum smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis: a prospective study with the addition of transbronchial biopsy. Q J Med 1992 0.75
148 Viral, mycoplasmal and chlamydial lower respiratory tract infections in Hong Kong: cost and diagnostic value of serology. Br J Biomed Sci 1994 0.75
149 Io's atmospheric response to eclipse: UV aurorae observations. Science 2007 0.75
150 Jupiter cloud composition, stratification, convection, and wave motion: a view from new horizons. Science 2007 0.75
151 Serum pharmacokinetics of antimycobacterial drugs in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis during therapy. Int J Clin Pharmacol Res 1999 0.75