Kelvin Kai-Wang To
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Research
Co-infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and influenza virus enhances the severity of pneumonia in golden Syrian hamsters
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 20 December 2020 Anna Jinxia Zhang, Andrew Chak-Yiu Lee, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Feifei Liu, Can Li, Yanxia…
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[Cell Reports Medicine] Oral SARS-CoV-2 inoculation establishes subclinical respiratory infection with virus shedding in golden Syrian hamsters
Cell Reports Medicine, 21 September 2020 Andrew Chak-Yiu Lee, Anna Jinxia Zhang, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Can Li, Zhimeng Fan, Feifei…
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![Photo of [International Journal of Infectious Diseases] Development and Validation of Risk Prediction Models for COVID-19 Positivity in a Hospital Setting](https://fightcovid19.hku.hk/content/uploads/2020/09/adhy-savala-zbpgmGe27p8-unsplash-390x220.jpg)
[International Journal of Infectious Diseases] Development and Validation of Risk Prediction Models for COVID-19 Positivity in a Hospital Setting
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 15 September 2020 Ming-Yen Ng, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Ho Yuen Frank Wong, Siu Ting…
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[Infection] Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival secretions from patients without ocular symptoms
Infection, 17 September 2020 Li, X., Chan, J.F., Li, K.K. et al. Highlights: A total of 158 conjunctival swabs were…
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HKU documents the world’s first case of COVID-19 reinfection
HKU researchers have documented the world’s first case of reinfection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. While reinfection has been reported before,…
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![Photo of [Science Advances] Viruses harness YxxØ motif to interact with host AP2M1 for replication: a vulnerable broad-spectrum antiviral target](https://fightcovid19.hku.hk/content/uploads/2020/05/fusion-medical-animation-EAgGqOiDDMg-unsplash-1-390x220.jpg)
[Science Advances] Viruses harness YxxØ motif to interact with host AP2M1 for replication: a vulnerable broad-spectrum antiviral target
Science Advances, 14 August 2020 Yuan, S.F., Chu, H., Huang, J.J. & et al. Highlights: Discovered a common YxxØ-motif of…
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[Clinical Infectious Diseases] Unique SARS-CoV-2 clusters causing a large COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 5 August 2020 Kelvin Kai-Wang To, Wan-Mui Chan, Jonathan Daniel Ip, Allen Wing-Ho Chu, Anthony Raymond Tam,…
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![Photo of [Cell Research] Mining of epitopes on spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19 patients](https://fightcovid19.hku.hk/content/uploads/2020/07/2020716_Research-Team-group-photo-390x220.jpeg)
[Cell Research] Mining of epitopes on spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19 patients
Cell Research, 1 July 2020 Bao-zhong Zhang, Ye-fan Hu, Lin-lei Chen, Thomas Yau, Yi-gang Tong, Jing-chu Hu, Jian-piao Cai, Kwok-Hung…
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![Photo of [Journal of Clinical Virology] Evaluation of simple nucleic acid extraction methods for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal and saliva specimens during global shortage of extraction kits](https://fightcovid19.hku.hk/content/uploads/2020/05/covid19_opening-390x220.jpg)
[Journal of Clinical Virology] Evaluation of simple nucleic acid extraction methods for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal and saliva specimens during global shortage of extraction kits
Journal of Clinical Virology, 23 June 2020 Allen Wing-Ho Chu, Wan-Mui Chan, Jonathan Daniel Ip, Cyril Chik-Yan Yip, Jasper Fuk-Woo…
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![Photo of [Emerging Microbes & Infections] High neutralizing antibody titer in intensive care unit patients with COVID-19](https://fightcovid19.hku.hk/content/uploads/2020/07/temi_a_1791738_f0003_oc-390x220.jpeg)
[Emerging Microbes & Infections] High neutralizing antibody titer in intensive care unit patients with COVID-19
Emerging Microbes & Infections, 3 July 2020 Li Liu , Kelvin Kai-Wang To , Kwok-Hung Chan , Yik-Chun Wong ,…
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