Tracking SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the air: Lessons from a COVID-19 outbreak in an infirmary unit.

Autor: Wong SC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., Chen JH; Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., Chau PH; School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., Tam WO; Infection Control Team, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., Lam GK; Infection Control Team, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., Yuen LL; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., Chan WM; Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., Chu AW; Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., Ip JD; Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., Tsoi HW; Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., So SY; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., Chiu KH; Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., Yuen KY; Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China., To KK; Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. Electronic address: kelvinto@hku.hk., Cheng VC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. Electronic address: vcccheng@hku.hk.

Publikováno v: American journal of infection control [Am J Infect Control] 2024 Nov 08. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 08.

Investigation of air dispersal during a rhinovirus outbreak in a pediatric intensive care unit.

Autor: Wong SC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Yip CC; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chen JH; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Yuen LL; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., AuYeung CH; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chan WM; State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chu AW; State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Leung RC; State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Ip JD; State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., So SY; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Yuen KY; State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China., To KK; State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China. Electronic address: kelvinto@hku.hk., Cheng VC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. Electronic address: vcccheng@hku.hk.

Publikováno v: American journal of infection control [Am J Infect Control] 2024 Apr; Vol. 52 (4), pp. 472-478. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 14.

Epidemiology of multidrug-resistant organisms before and during COVID-19 in Hong Kong.

Autor: Wong SC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chau PH; School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., So SY; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chiu KH; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Yuen LL; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., AuYeung CH; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Lam GK; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chan VW; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chen JH; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chen H; Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Li X; Carol Yu Center for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Ho PL; Carol Yu Center for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chan SS; School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Yuen KY; Carol Yu Center for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Cheng VC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.

Publikováno v: Infection prevention in practice [Infect Prev Pract] 2023 Jun; Vol. 5 (2), pp. 100286. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 08.

Infection of healthcare workers despite a high vaccination rate during the fifth wave of COVID-19 due to Omicron variant in Hong Kong.

Autor: Wong SC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chan VW; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Yuen LL; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., AuYeung CH; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Leung JO; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Li CK; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Kwok MO; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., So SY; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chen JH; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Chiu KH; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Tam AR; Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Hung IF; Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Kai-Wang To K; Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Lo JY; Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Yuen KY; Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Cheng VC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.

Publikováno v: Infection prevention in practice [Infect Prev Pract] 2023 Mar; Vol. 5 (1), pp. 100261. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 29.

Gastrointestinal Colonization of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii : What Is the Implication for Infection Control?

Autor: Wong SC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong SAR, China., Chen JH; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China., Chau PH; School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China., So SY; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China., AuYeung CH; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong SAR, China., Yuen LL; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong SAR, China., Chan VW; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong SAR, China., Lam GK; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong SAR, China., Chiu KH; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China., Ho PL; Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China., Lo JY; Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR, China., Yuen KY; Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China., Cheng VC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong SAR, China.; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Publikováno v: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) [Antibiotics (Basel)] 2022 Sep 22; Vol. 11 (10). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 22.