[HTML][HTML] Elizabethkingia anophelis bacteremia is associated with clinically significant infections and high mortality

…, JHK Chen, RHY Ng, AKL Wu, IYY Cheung… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Unlike Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, the clinical importance of E. anophelis is poorly
understood. We determined the clinical and molecular epidemiology of bacteremia caused by …

Posterior oropharyngeal saliva for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

…, MY Chu, FYS Yau, IYY Cheung… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put tremendous
pressure on the healthcare system worldwide. Diagnostic testing remained one of the limiting …

Developing equity for Pāsifika learners within a New Zealand context: Attending to culture and values

J Hunter, R Hunter, T Bills, I Cheung, B Hannant… - New Zealand Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Many Pāsifika students start their schooling fluent in their own language and with a rich
background of knowledge and experiences. However, very quickly they join high numbers of …

Regional variations in ambulatory care and incidence of cardiovascular events

…, L Maclagan, PC Austin, S Johnston, DT Ko, I Cheung… - Cmaj, 2017 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Variations in the prevalence of traditional cardiac risk factors only partially
account for geographic variations in the incidence of cardiovascular disease. We examined …

Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii Is an Emerging Cause of Mastitis Especially in Patients With Psychiatric Illness on Antipsychotic Medication

…, TK Ng, JCK Au, CWS Tse, IYY Cheung… - Open Forum …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
This retrospective study of patients with Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii infections revealed
a predominance of mastitis and a potential association with psychiatric illnesses. At least …

A new disease cluster: mast cell activation syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

I Cheung, P Vadas - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2015 - jacionline.org
Methods Participants with diagnoses of POTS and EDS were recruited from throughout North
America through a patient support group and evaluated by questionnaire and supporting …

Gordonia Species as Emerging Causes of Continuous-Ambulatory-Peritoneal-Dialysis-Related Peritonitis Identified by 16S rRNA and secA1 Gene Sequencing and …

JYW Lam, AKL Wu, WS Leung, I Cheung… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
We report here four cases of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis
caused by three different species of Gordonia . The portal of entry was likely through Tenckhoff …

A novel MLST sequence type discovered in the first fatal case of Laribacter hongkongensis bacteremia clusters with the sequence types of other human isolates

CWS Tse, SOT Curreem, I Cheung… - Emerging microbes & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Laribacter hongkongensis is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, motile, S-shaped,
asaccharolytic, urease-positive bacillus in the Neisseriaceae family of β-proteobacteria. To date, …

Increasing organ donor registration in a primary care clinic

N Natt, E Klar, I Cheung, P Matharu… - BMJ Open …, 2017 - bmjopenquality.bmj.com
Only 30% of Ontarians are registered organ donors in spite of the vast unmet need for organ
donations in Ontario, Canada. The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) initiative was to …

Culturally responsive teacher actions to support Pāsifika students in mathematical discourse: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree …

I Cheung - 2015 - mro-ns.massey.ac.nz
This study examines culturally responsive teaching to support a group of Pāsifika students
aged 11-13 years old in mathematical discourse. It builds on previous work which has …