HAI Publications

Implementation of Universal Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in Singapore While Continuing Routine Bacille-Calmette-Guerin Vaccination Given at Birth. Chan SB, Zhong Y, Lim SCJ, Poh S, Teh KL, Soh JY, Chong CY, Thoon KC, Seng M, Tan ES, Arkachaisri T, Liew WK. Front Immunol. 2022 Jan 3;12:794221. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.794221. eCollection 2021. PMID: 35046952 

Residual SARS-CoV-2 viral antigens detected in GI and hepatic tissues from five recovered patients with COVID-19. Cheung CCL, Goh D, Lim X, Tien TZ, Lim JCT, Lee JN, Tan B, Tay ZEA, Wan WY, Chen EX, Nerurkar SN, Loong S, Cheow PC, Chan CY, Koh YX, Tan TT, Kalimuddin S, Tai WMD, Ng JL, Low JG, Yeong J, Lim KH. Gut. 2022 Jan;71(1):226-229. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2021-324280. Epub 2021 Jun 2. PMID: 34083386

Utilisation of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen assays in screening asymptomatic hospital visitors: mitigating the risk in low-incidence settings. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Sim JX, Venkatachalam I, Wijaya L. Int J Infect Dis. 2022 Jan;114:132-134. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.011. Epub 2021 Nov 9. PMID: 34767983

Strengthening national capacities for pandemic preparedness: a cross-country analysis of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Duong DB, King AJ, Grépin KA, Hsu LY, Lim JF, Phillips C, Thai TT, Venkatachalam I, Vogt F, Yam ELY, Bazley S, Chang LD, Flaugh R, Nagle B, Ponniah JD, Sun P, Trad NK, Berwick DM. Health Policy Plan. 2022 Jan 13;37(1):55-64. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czab122. PMID: 34608933

Gut Ruminococcaceae levels at baseline correlate with risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Gu X, Sim JXY, Lee WL, Cui L, Chan YFZ, Chang ED, Teh YE, Zhang AN, Armas F, Chandra F, Chen H, Zhao S, Lee Z, Thompson JR, Ooi EE, Low JG, Alm EJ, Kalimuddin S. iScience. 2021 Dec 16;25(1):103644. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103644. eCollection 2022 Jan 21. PMID: 35005566

Postoperative Rather Than Preoperative Neutropenia Is Associated With Early Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Cancer Patients. Cher WQ, Lee V, Wang R, Cheah SM, Lee YT, Saffari SE, Tan CB, Chong CY, Lam JCM, Loh AHP. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Feb 1;41(2):133-139. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003315. PMID: 34596627

Low incidence of non-COVID-19 community respiratory viral infections amongst adults with haematological malignancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tan JY, Conceicao EP, Wee LE, Ng HJ, Venkatachalam I. J Intern Med. 2022 Feb;291(2):244-246. doi: 10.1111/joim.13388. Epub 2021 Sep 26. PMID: 34459045

Candida glabrata chorioamnionitis in a twin pregnancy following in vitro fertilisation: a rare cause of septic miscarriage. Yusoff MA, Wee ILE, Sim JXY, Yang L. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Feb 3;15(2):e246629. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246629.PMID: 35115330

Impact of infection prevention precautions on adenoviral infections during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Experience of a tertiary-care hospital in Singapore. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Sim JXY, Aung MK, Venkatachalam I. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Feb;43(2):269-270. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1365. Epub 2020 Dec 10. PMID: 33298224

Impact of COVID-19 infections among kidney transplant recipients. Chung SJ, Ho QY, Liew IT, Thien SY, Chan YFZ, Cherng BPZ, Wong HM, Chua YY, Kee T, Tan TT. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2022 Feb;51(2):122-126. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2021422. PMID: 35224611

Transmission modes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and implications for infection control: a review. Ong SWX, Coleman KK, Chia PY, Thoon KC, Pada S, Venkatachalam I, Fisher D, Tan YK, Tan BH, Ng OT, Ang BSP, Leo YS, Wong MSY, Marimuthu K. Singapore Med J. 2022 Feb;63(2):61-67. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2020114. Epub 2020 Jul 30. PMID: 32729311

Mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescence (MICE) masquerading as a mediastinal lymph node in a patient with suspected acute rheumatic heart disease. Zhao Z, Chia AXF, Chua YL, Tan BH, Lai SH. Pathol Int. 2022 Feb;72(2):147-149. doi: 10.1111/pin.13191. Epub 2021 Dec 8. PMID: 35174935

Pediatric COVID-19 Risk Factors in Southeast Asia-Singapore and Malaysia: A Test-Negative Case-Control Study. Wong JJM, Gan CS, Kaushal SH, Chuah SL, Sultana R, Tan NWH, Eg KP, Thoon KC, Lee JH, Yung CF. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Feb 15;106(4):1113-20. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1000. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35168193

SARS-CoV-2 Spike and Neutralizing Antibody Kinetics 90 Days after Three Doses of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Singapore. Lau CS, Phua SK, Liang YL, Oh MLH, Aw TC. Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Feb 18;10(2):331. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10020331. PMID: 35214789

SARS-CoV-2 N Gene G29195T Point Mutation May Affect Diagnostic Reverse Transcription-PCR Detection. Ko KKK, Abdul Rahman NB, Tan SYL, Chan KXL, Goh SS, Sim JHC, Lim KL, Tan WL, Chan KS, Oon LLE, Nagarajan N, Suphavilai C. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Feb 23;10(1):e0222321. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02223-21. Epub 2022 Jan 12. PMID: 35019683

Predictors and Outcomes of Healthcare-Associated Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Nonsusceptible Enterobacterales: A Parallel Matched Case-Control Study. Hoo GSR, Cai Y, Quek YC, Teo JQ, Choudhury S, Koh TH, Lim TP, Marimuthu K, Ng OT, Kwa AL. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Feb 24;12:719421. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.719421. eCollection 2022. PMID: 35281438

Personal protective equipment training for non-healthcare workers in the Covid-19 pandemic: Effectiveness of an evidence-based skills training framework. Liow MHL, Lee LC, Tan NCK, Tan HK, Chow W, Wee GLE, Wong SH, Paramasivam J, Tan K, Ling ML. Infect Dis Health. 2022 Feb;27(1):38-48. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2021.09.040. Epub 2021 Oct 7. PMID: 34688581

Clinical profile of children with parechovirus meningitis in Singapore. Tan JHY, Choong CT, Tee NWS, Chong CY, Thoon KC, Maiwald M, Lee EYX, Tan MSS, Tan NWH. J Neurovirol. 2022 Feb;28(1):46-51. doi: 10.1007/s13365-021-01035-2. Epub 2021 Dec 9. PMID: 34888744

Healthcare-associated multispecies outbreaks of OXA-48-positive carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Singapore tertiary-care hospital. Venkatachalam I, How MKB, Ko KKK, Abdul Rahman NB, Conceicao EP, Aung MK, Aung MO, Yang Y, Tan KY, Sim JXY, Lee LC, Ling ML. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Jan;44(1):8-16. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.28. Epub 2022 Mar 14. PMID: 35285435

Recommendations for the use of antiretroviral therapy in adults living with HIV in Singapore. Choy CY, Wong CS, Kumar PA, Olszyna DP, Teh YE, Chien MFJ, Kurup A, Koh YL, Ho LP, Law HL, Chua NGS, Yong HYJ, Archuleta S. Singapore Med J. 2022 Apr 3. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2021174. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35366662

Sporadic outbreaks of healthcare-associated COVID-19 infection in a highly-vaccinated inpatient population during a community outbreak of the B.1.617.2 variant: The role of enhanced infection-prevention measures. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Sim JX, Aung MK, Aung MO, Yong Y, Arora S, Ko KK, Venkatachalam I. Am J Infect Control. 2022 Apr;50(4):465-468. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.01.009. Epub 2022 Jan 30. PMID: 35108584

Correspondence on "The Low Yield of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Testing in Screening Asymptomatic Hospital Visitors in Low-incidence Settings". Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Sim JX, Venkatachalam I, Wijaya L. Int J Infect Dis. 2022 Apr;117:187-188. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.01.049. Epub 2022 Jan 27. PMID: 35093529

Linking sporadic hospital clusters during a community surge of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.617.2 delta variant: The utility of whole-genome sequencing. Wee LE, Ko KK, Conceicao EP, Sim JX, Rahman NA, Tan SY, Cao DY, Chan KX, Aung MK, Aung MO, Yong Y, Arora S, How MKB, Tan KY, Lee LC, Tan TT, Wijaya L, Sim JHC, Suphavilai C, Venkatachalam I, Ling ML. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Apr 27:1-5. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.106. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35473629

Factors Associated With Prolonged Psychological Distress Among Nurses and Physicians Engaged in COVID-19 Patient Care in Singapore and Japan. Morioka S, Tan BH, Kikuchi H, Asai Y, Suzuki T, Ashida S, Kutsuna S, Saito S, Hayakawa K, Tan TT, Kodama E, Ohmagari N. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 28;13:781796. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.781796. eCollection 2022. PMID: 35573383

Characterisation of Salmonella Enteritidis ST11 and ST1925 Associated with Human Intestinal and Extra-Intestinal Infections in Singapore. Aung KT, Khor WC, Ong KH, Tan WL, Wong ZN, Oh JQ, Wong WK, Tan BZY, Maiwald M, Tee NWS, Barkham T, Koh TH, Dalsgaard A, Chen SL, Schlundt J, Ng LC. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 6;19(9):5671. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095671. PMID: 35565065

Dengue and COVID-19: Managing Undifferentiated Febrile Illness during a "Twindemic". Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Sim JX, Aung MK, Oo AM, Yong Y, Arora S, Venkatachalam I. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2022 May 7;7(5):68. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7050068. PMID: 35622695

The limits of genomic sequencing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exposure investigations: For nosocomial outbreak reconstruction, community exposures matter, too. Wee LEI, Ko KK, Conceicao EP, Aung MK, Oo AM, Yang Y, Arora S, Venkatachalam I. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Jan;44(1):152-154. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.126. Epub 2022 May 23. PMID: 35598889

Kinetics of the Neutralizing and Spike SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies following the Sinovac Inactivated Virus Vaccine Compared to the Pfizer mRNA Vaccine in Singapore. Lau CS, Oh MLH, Phua SK, Liang YL, Li Y, Huo J, Huang Y, Zhang B, Xu S, Aw TC. Antibodies (Basel). 2022 May 27;11(2):38. doi: 10.3390/antib11020038. PMID: 35735357

Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a systematic analysis. Li Y, Wang X, Blau DM, Caballero MT, Feikin DR, Gill CJ, Madhi SA, Omer SB, Simões EAF, Campbell H, Pariente AB, Bardach D, Bassat Q, Casalegno JS, Chakhunashvili G, Crawford N, Danilenko D, Do LAH, Echavarria M, Gentile A, Gordon A, Heikkinen T, Huang QS, Jullien S, Krishnan A, Lopez EL, Markić J, Mira-Iglesias A, Moore HC, Moyes J, Mwananyanda L, Nokes DJ, Noordeen F, Obodai E, Palani N, Romero C, Salimi V, Satav A, Seo E, Shchomak Z, Singleton R, Stolyarov K, Stoszek SK, von Gottberg A, Wurzel D, Yoshida LM, Yung CF, Zar HJ; Respiratory Virus Global Epidemiology Network; Nair H; RESCEU investigators. Lancet. 2022 May 28;399(10340):2047-2064. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00478-0. Epub 2022 May 19. PMID: 35598608

Adverse effects following anti-COVID-19 vaccination with mRNA-based BNT162b2 are alleviated by altering the route of administration and correlate with baseline enrichment of T and NK cell genes. Syenina A, Gan ES, Toh JZN, de Alwis R, Lin LZ, Tham CYL, Yee JX, Leong YS, Sam H, Cheong C, Teh YE, Wee ILE, Ng DHL, Chan KR, Sim JXY, Kalimuddin S, Ong EZ, Low JG, Ooi EE. PLoS Biol. 2022 May 31;20(5):e3001643. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001643. eCollection 2022 May. PMID: 35639676

Whole genome sequencing reveals hidden transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales. Marimuthu K, Venkatachalam I, Koh V, Harbarth S, Perencevich E, Cherng BPZ, Fong RKC, Pada SK, Ooi ST, Smitasin N, Thoon KC, Tambyah PA, Hsu LY, Koh TH, De PP, Tan TY, Chan D, Deepak RN, Tee NWS, Kwa A, Cai Y, Teo YY, Thevasagayam NM, Prakki SRS, Xu W, Khong WX, Henderson D, Stoesser N, Eyre DW, Crook D, Ang M, Lin RTP, Chow A, Cook AR, Teo J, Ng OT; Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Singapore (CaPES) Study Group. Nat Commun. 2022 Jun 1;13(1):3052. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30637-5. PMID: 35650193

A country-specific model of COVID-19 vaccination coverage needed for herd immunity in adult only or population wide vaccination programme. Goh FT, Chew YZ, Tam CC, Yung CF, Clapham H. Epidemics. 2022 Jun;39:100581. doi: 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100581. Epub 2022 May 20. PMID: 35636311

Favorable vaccine-induced SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell response profile in patients undergoing immune-modifying therapies. Qui M, Le Bert N, Chan WPW, Tan M, Hang SK, Hariharaputran S, Sim JXY, Low JGH, Ng W, Wan WY, Ang TL, Bertoletti A, Salazar E. J Clin Invest. 2022 Jun 15;132(12):e159500. doi: 10.1172/JCI159500. PMID: 35536644

Stemming the Rise of Antibiotic Use for Community-Acquired Acute Respiratory Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic. Lim SYC, Zhou YP, Yii D, Chin Z, Hung KC, Lee LW, Lim JL, Loo LW, Koomanan N, Chua NG, Liew Y, Cherng BPZ, Thien SY, Lee WHL, Kwa ALH, Chung SJ. Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 Jun 24;11(7):846. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11070846. PMID: 35884100

Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Mutations during Prolonged Infection in Immunocompromised Hosts. Ko KKK, Yingtaweesittikul H, Tan TT, Wijaya L, Cao DY, Goh SS, Abdul Rahman NB, Chan KXL, Tay HM, Sim JHC, Chan KS, Oon LLE, Nagarajan N, Suphavilai C. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Jun 29;10(3):e0079122. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00791-22. Epub 2022 May 11. PMID: 35543562

Vaccine-associated Rubella - a report of two cases and a review of the literature. Ong SWX, Vasoo S, Sadarangani SP, Cui L, Marimuthu K, Lim PL, Kong JW, Wong JCC, Puong KY, Chan KP. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Jan 2;17(1):224-227. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1765623. Epub 2020 Jun 12. PMID: 32530771

The impact of visitor restrictions on health care-associated respiratory viral infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience of a tertiary hospital in Singapore. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Sim JX, Aung MK, Venkatachalam I. Am J Infect Control. 2021 Jan;49(1):134-135. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.006. Epub 2020 Nov 10. PMID: 33186677

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae carriage in polyclinic attendees and national servicemen presenting with diarrhoea. Koh TH, Lee V, Chng J, Cao DYH, Khoo BC, Tan AHJ, Tan PL, Neo FJX, Heng DMW, Ng CG. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2021 Jan;50(1):90-91. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020323. PMID: 33623964

SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA load dynamics in the nasopharynx of infected children. Kam KQ, Thoon KC, Maiwald M, Chong CY, Soong HY, Loo LH, Tan NWH, Li J, Nadua KD, Yung CF. Epidemiol Infect. 2021 Jan 11;149:e18. doi: 10.1017/S095026882100008X. PMID: 33427152

When a storm showers the blood clots: a case of thyroid storm with systemic thromboembolism. Maung AC, Cheong MA, Chua YY, Gardner DS. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep. 2021 Jan 11;2021:20-0118. doi: 10.1530/EDM-20-0118. PMID: 33431706

Reduction in heart failure admissions with concomitant respiratory viral infections during the novel coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: Unintended consequence of public health measures in Singapore. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Tan JY, Chan LL, Phoon PC, Sim XYJ, Venkatachalam I. J Card Fail. 2021 Jan;27(1):117-119. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.11.011. Epub 2020 Nov 21. PMID: 33232821

Poor Performance of Masks Secured Using Ear Loops. Yung CF. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Feb 1;181(2):294. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6393. PMID: 33226399

Saliva is more sensitive than nasopharyngeal or nasal swabs for diagnosis of asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 infection. Teo AKJ, Choudhury Y, Tan IB, Cher CY, Chew SH, Wan ZY, Cheng LTE, Oon LLE, Tan MH, Chan KS, Hsu LY. Sci Rep. 2021 Feb 4;11(1):3134. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82787-z. PMID: 33542443

Paediatric emergency department attendances during COVID-19 and SARS in Singapore. Tan RMR, Ganapathy S, Tyebally A, Lee KP, Chong SL, Soo JSL, Thoon KC, Chan YH, Ng KC. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2021 Feb;50(2):126-134. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020500. PMID: 33733255

An epidemiological surveillance of hand foot and mouth disease in paediatric patients and in community: A Singapore retrospective cohort study, 2013-2018. Min N, Ong YHB, Han AX, Ho SX, Yen EWP, Ban KHK, Maurer-Stroh S, Chong CY, Chu JJH. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Feb 10;15(2):e0008885. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008885. PMID: 33566802

Characterization of oral virome and microbiome revealed distinctive microbiome disruptions in paediatric patients with hand, foot and mouth disease. Ho SX, Min N, Wong EPY, Chong CY, Chu JJH. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. 2021 Feb 19;7(1):19. doi: 10.1038/s41522-021-00190-y. PMID: 33608551

Airborne dispersion of droplets during coughing: a physical model of viral transmission. Li H, Leong FY, Xu G, Kang CW, Lim KH, Tan BH, Loo CM. Sci Rep. 2021 Feb 25;11(1):4617. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-84245-2. PMID: 33633316

A comparative study on the clinical features of COVID-19 with non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory viral infections. Tan JY, Sim XYJ, Wee LE, Chua YY, Cherng BPZ, Ng IM, Conceicao EP, Wong TJ, Yang Y, Aung MK, Ling ML, Venkatachalam I. J Med Virol. 2021 Mar;93(3):1548-1555. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26486. Epub 2020 Sep 29. PMID: 32881022

Validation of self-collected buccal swab and saliva as a diagnostic tool for COVID-19. Ku CW, Shivani D, Kwan JQT, Loy SL, Erwin C, Ko KKK, Ng XW, Oon L, Thoon KC, Kalimuddin S, Chan JKY. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Mar;104:255-261. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.12.080. Epub 2021 Jan 2. PMID: 33401035

Novel Coronavirus 2019 Transmission Risk in Educational Settings. Yung CF, Kam KQ, Nadua KD, Chong CY, Tan NWH, Li J, Lee KP, Chan YH, Thoon KC, Ng KC. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 15;72(6):1055-1058. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa794. PMID: 32584975

Changes in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 1 Following Introduction of PCV10 and PCV13: Findings from the PSERENADE Project. The Pserenade Team. Microorganisms. 2021 Mar 27;9(4):696. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9040696. PMID: 33801760

Expert commentary on the challenges and opportunities for surgical site infection prevention through implementation of evidence-based guidelines in the Asia-Pacific Region. Morikane K, Russo PL, Lee KY, Chakravarthy M, Ling ML, Saguil E, Spencer M, Danker W, Seno A, Charles EE Jr. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2021 Apr 1;10(1):65. doi: 10.1186/s13756-021-00916-9. PMID: 33795007

Serotype Distribution of Remaining Pneumococcal Meningitis in the Mature PCV10/13 Period: Findings from the PSERENADE Project. The Pserenade Team. Microorganisms. 2021 Apr 1;9(4):738. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9040738. PMID: 33916227

Global Landscape Review of Serotype-Specific Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance among Countries Using PCV10/13: The Pneumococcal Serotype Replacement and Distribution Estimation (PSERENADE) Project. The Pserenade Team. Microorganisms. 2021 Apr 2;9(4):742. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9040742. PMID: 33918127

Efficacy of commercial mouth-rinses on SARS-CoV-2 viral load in saliva: randomized control trial in Singapore.Seneviratne CJ, Balan P, Ko KKK, Udawatte NS, Lai D, Ng DHL, Venkatachalam I, Lim KS, Ling ML, Oon L, Goh BT, Sim XYJ. Infection. 2021 Apr;49(2):305-311. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01563-9. Epub 2020 Dec 14. PMID: 33315181

Unintended consequences of infection prevention and control measures during COVID-19 pandemic. Wee LEI, Conceicao EP, Tan JY, Magesparan KD, Amin IBM, Ismail BBS, Toh HX, Jin P, Zhang J, Wee EGL, Ong SJM, Lee GLX, Wang AE, How MKB, Tan KY, Lee LC, Phoon PC, Yang Y, Aung MK, Sim XYJ, Venkatachalam I, Ling ML. Am J Infect Control. 2021 Apr;49(4):469-477. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.10.019. Epub 2020 Nov 4. PMID: 33157180

Evaluation of the QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel for early diagnosis of COVID-19. Goh KC, Tan SYL, Tan WL, Lim KL, Ko KKK, Oon LLE, Chan KS. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2021 Apr;50(4):369-370. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020528. PMID: 33990831

Respiratory viral infections in hospitalised paediatric patients in the tropics. Tan KWJ, Yung CF, Maiwald M, Saffari SE, Thoon KC, Chong CY.J Paediatr Child Health. 2021 Apr;57(4):559-565. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15267. Epub 2020 Nov 13. PMID: 33185937

Clinical features and predictors of severity in COVID-19 patients with critical illness in Singapore. Puah SH, Young BE, Chia PY, Ho VK, Loh J, Gokhale RS, Tan SY, Sewa DW, Kalimuddin S, Tan CK, Pada SKMS, Cove ME, Chai LYA, Parthasarathy P, Ho BCH, Ng JJ, Ling LM, Abisheganaden JA, Lee VJM, Tan CH, Lin RTP, Leo YS, Lye DC, Yeo TW; Singapore 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak research team. Sci Rep. 2021 Apr 5;11(1):7477. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81377-3. PMID: 33820944

Reduction in asthma admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic: consequence of public health measures in Singapore. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Tan JY, Sim JXY, Venkatachalam I. Eur Respir J. 2021 Apr 8;57(4):2004493. doi: 10.1183/13993003.04493-2020. Print 2021 Apr. PMID: 33653808

Correspondence on 'Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on morbidity and mortality in patients with inflammatory joint diseases and in the general population: a nationwide Swedish cohort study'. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Tan JY, Thumboo J, Venkatachalam I. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021 Apr 9:annrheumdis-2021-220462. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220462. PMID: 33837047

Household transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a prospective cohort study. Marimuthu K, Mo Y, Ling ML, Hernandez-Koutoucheva A, Fenlon SN, Bertrand D, Lye DC, Ang BSP, Perencevich E, Ng OT, Cooper BS, Nagarajan N, Chen SL, Barkham T. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2021 Apr 13;76(5):1299-1302. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa561. PMID: 33417711

Prevention of healthcare-associated respiratory-viral infections amongst oncology inpatients: Infection prevention outcomes during coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Ng KY, Tham CK, Venkatachalam I. Eur J Cancer. 2021 Apr;147:117-119. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.01.017. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33640740

A practical approach to defining aerosol-generating procedures. Ling ML, Cook AR, Marimuthu K, Pada S, Ang B, Thoon KC, Foo ML, Ong XY, Young A, Fisher D. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Apr 19:1-2. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.184. PMID: 33866985

Design and Multicenter Clinical Validation of a 3-Dimensionally Printed Nasopharyngeal Swab for SARS-CoV-2 Testing. Tay JK, Cross GB, Toh ST, Lee CK, Loh J, Lim ZY, Ngiam N, Chee J, Gan SW, Saraf A, Chow WTE, Goh HL, Siow CH, Lian DWQ, Loh WS, Loh KS, Lim CM, Chua YY, Tan TT, Tan HK, Yan B, Ko K, Chan KS, Oon L, Chow VTK, Wang Y, Fuh JYH, Yen CC, Wong JEL, Allen DM. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 May 1;147(5):418-425. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5680. PMID: 33599684

COVID-19 public health measures: a reduction in hospital admissions for COPD exacerbations. Tan JY, Conceicao EP, Wee LE, Sim XYJ, Venkatachalam I. Thorax. 2021 May;76(5):512-513. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216083. Epub 2020 Dec 3. PMID: 33273024

Zero health care-associated respiratory viral infections: impact of enhanced infection prevention on a renal unit during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Liang En W, Tan CS, Conceicao EP, Venkatachalam I. Kidney Int. 2021 May;99(5):1236-1238. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.02.020. Epub 2021 Mar 2. PMID: 33667503

Increased detection of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst hospitalised inpatients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wee LE, Goh KCM, Conceicao EP, Tan JBX, Sng LH, Venkatachalam I. Eur Respir J. 2021 May 20;57(5):2100616. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00616-2021. PMID: 34016605

Estimating the excess bed days and economic burden of healthcare-associated infections in Singapore public acute-care hospitals. Cai Y, Venkatachalam I, Kwa AL, Tambyah PA, Hsu LY, Marimuthu K, Graves N. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 May 21:1-4. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.165. PMID: 34016198

A Virus-Specific Immune Rheostat in the Immunome of Patients Recovering From Mild COVID-19. Yeo JG, Leong JY, Tay SH, Nadua KD, Anderson DE, Lim AJM, Ng XW, Poh SL, Guo D, Yaung KN, Kumar P, Wasser M, Hazirah SN, Sutamam N, Chua CJH, Qui M, Foo R, Gamage AM, Yeo KT, Ramakrishna L, Arkachaisri T, Young BE, Lye DC, Wang LF, Chong CY, Tan NWH, Li J, Kam KQ, Ginhoux F, Thoon KC, Chan JKY, Yung CF, Albani S.Front Immunol. 2021 May 25;12:674279. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.674279. PMID: 34113347

Containment of COVID-19 and reduction in healthcare-associated respiratory viral infections through a multi-tiered infection control strategy. Wee LE, Venkatachalam I, Sim XYJ, Tan KB, Wen R, Tham CK, Gan WH, Ko KKK, Ho WQ, Kwek GTC, Conceicao EP, Sng CYE, Ng XHJ, Ong JY, Chiang JL, Chua YY, Ling ML, Tan TT, Wijaya L. Infect Dis Health. 2021 May;26(2):123-131. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2020.11.004. Epub 2020 Nov 16. PMID: 33386294

Salmonella Renal Abscess in an Immunocompetent Child: Case Report and Literature Review. Poh CWM, Seah XFV, Chong CY, Ganesan I, Maiwald M, Nadua K, Kam KQ, Tan NWH. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021 May 31;8:2333794X211022263. doi: 10.1177/2333794X211022263. PMID: 34104703

Kawasaki like illness due to COVID-19: a review of the literature. Fang Y, Aravamudan VM, Sridharan GK, Mehta KK, Sekhar R, Senguttuvan NB, Venkatachalam I, Abid MB. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2021 May 31;15(5):630-638. doi: 10.3855/jidc.14185. PMID: 34106885

Trends in Respiratory Virus Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore, 2020. Wan WY, Thoon KC, Loo LH, Chan KS, Oon LLE, Ramasamy A, Maiwald M. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jun 1;4(6):e2115973. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.15973. PMID: 34181015

Remdesivir in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment: a review of evidence. Lin HXJ, Cho S, Meyyur Aravamudan V, Sanda HY, Palraj R, Molton JS, Venkatachalam I. Infection. 2021 Jun;49(3):401-410. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01557-7. Epub 2021 Jan 2. PMID: 33389708

Optimal Dosing of Meropenem in a Small Cohort of Critically Ill Children Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. Tan WW, Watt KM, Boakye-Agyeman F, Cohen-Wolkowiez M, Mok YH, Yung CF, Chan YH. J Clin Pharmacol. 2021 Jun;61(6):744-754. doi: 10.1002/jcph.1798. Epub 2021 Jan 12. PMID: 33314163

Hepatitis C virus antigen detection is an appropriate test for screening and early diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection in at-risk populations and immunocompromised hosts. Kumar R, Chan KP, Ekstrom VSM, Wong JCC, Lim KL, Ng WC, Woo SM, Chan KS, Thangaraju S, Kee TYS, Gan SSW, Foo MWY, Oon LLE, Chow WC. J Med Virol. 2021 Jun;93(6):3738-3743. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26433. Epub 2020 Aug 25. PMID: 32797627

Utilizing the electronic health records to create a syndromic staff surveillance system during the COVID-19 outbreak. Sim JXY, Conceicao EP, Wee LE, Aung MK, Wei Seow SY, Yang Teo RC, Goh JQ, Ting Yeo DW, Jyhhan Kuo B, Lim JW, Gan WH, Ling ML, Venkatachalam I. Am J Infect Control. 2021 Jun;49(6):685-689. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.003. Epub 2020 Nov 4.PMID: 33159997

Routine antiseptic baths and MRSA decolonization: diverse approaches across Singapore's acute-care hospitals. Hong F, Salmon S, Ong XY, Liew K, Koh Y, Young A, Ang B, Foo ML, Lee LC, Ling ML, Marimuthu K, Pada S, Poh BF, Thoon KC, Fisher D. J Hosp Infect. 2021 Jun;112:87-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.03.025. Epub 2021 Apr 2. PMID: 33812940

Comparative Analysis of Pediatric COVID-19 Infection in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Japan, and China. Wong JJM, Abbas Q, Chuah SL, Malisie RF, Pon KM, Katsuta T, Dang H, Lee PC, Jayashree M, Sultana R, Maha Q, Gan CS, Shimizu N, Xu F, Tang SF, Shi L, Lee JH, Thoon KC, Yung CF; PACCOVRA Investigators of the PACCMAN Research Group. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Jun 15;105(2):413-420. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0299. PMID: 34129517

Zero health-care-associated respiratory viral infections among solid organ transplant recipients: Infection prevention outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic. Wee LE, Tan JY, Chung SJ, Conceicao EP, Hock Tan B, Venkatachalam I. Am J Transplant. 2021 Jun;21(6):2311-2313. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16499. Epub 2021 Feb 17. PMID: 33450112

Healthcare workers as a sentinel surveillance population in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Venkatachalam I, Conceicao EP, Aung MK, How MKB, Wee LE, Sim JXY, Tan BH, Ling ML. Singapore Med J. 2021 Jun 22. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2021083. PMID: 34157807

Efficacy of β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors to treat extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales bacteremia secondary to urinary tract infection in kidney transplant recipients (INCREMENT-SOT Project). Investigators from the REIPI/INCREMENT-SOT Group. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;23(3):e13520. doi: 10.1111/tid.13520. Epub 2021 Jan 4. PMID: 33222379

Humoral and cellular immunogenicity and safety following a booster dose of a tetravalent dengue vaccine 5+ years after completion of the primary series in Singapore: 2-year follow-up of a randomized phase II, placebo-controlled trial. Park J, Archuleta S, Oh MH, Shek LP, Wang H, Bonaparte M, Frago C, Bouckenooghe A, Jantet-Blaudez F, Begue S, Gimenez-Fourage S, Pagnon A. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Jul 3;17(7):2107-2116. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1861875. Epub 2021 Feb 24. PMID: 33626291

Reduction in respiratory viral infections among hospitalized older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tan JY, Conceicao EP, Wee LE, Sim JXY, Venkatachalam I. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Jul;69(7):1745-1747. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17179. Epub 2021 Apr 23. PMID: 33861868

Effectiveness of Palivizumab Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization Among Preterm Infants in a Setting With Year-Round Circulation. Yeo KT, Yung CF, Khoo PC, Saffari SE, Sng JSP, How MS, Quek BH. J Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 15;224(2):279-287. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa749. PMID: 33274362

Exploring Reusability of Disposable Face Masks: Effects of Disinfection Methods on Filtration Efficiency, Breathability, and Fluid Resistance. Teo JY, Kng J, Periaswamy B, Liu S, Lim PC, Lee CE, Tan BH, Loh XJ, Ni X, Tiang D, Yi G, Ong YY, Ling ML, Wan WY, Wong HM, How M, Xin X, Zhang Y, Yang YY. Glob Chall. 2021 Jul 28;5(11):2100030. doi: 10.1002/gch2.202100030. PMID: 34754506

Leclercia adecarboxylata bacteraemia: Clinical features and antibiotic susceptibilities in 2 hospitals in Singapore. Sng ECY, Goh KCM, Tan SH, Tan AL, Oh HML. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2021 Aug;50(8):643-645. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202195.PMID: 34472560 

Rostered routine testing for healthcare workers and universal inpatient screening: The role of expanded hospital surveillance during an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the surrounding community. Wee LEI, Conceicao EP, Aung MK, Aung MO, Yong Y, Venkatachalam I, Sim JX. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 6:1-3. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.366. PMID: 34353387

Pediatric Kawasaki Disease Trends Prior to and During COVID-19 Outbreak in Singapore. Chong CY, Tan NWH, Yung CF, Nadua K, Kam KQ, Li J, Thoon KC.J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Aug 12:piab047. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab047. PMID: 34383064

Cytomegalovirus-associated pseudomembranous colitis in a kidney transplant recipient. Chua YY, Ho QY, Ngo NT, Krishnamoorthy TL, Thangaraju S, Kee T, Wong HM. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Aug;23(4):e13694. doi: 10.1111/tid.13694. Epub 2021 Jul 23. PMID: 34288307

Improving surgical site infection prevention in Asia-Pacific through appropriate surveillance programs: Challenges and recommendation. Russo PL, Saguil E, Chakravarthy M, Lee KY, Ling ML, Morikane K, Spencer M, Danker W, Yu NYC, Edmiston CE Jr. Infect Dis Health. 2021 Aug;26(3):198-207. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2021.03.003. Epub 2021 Apr 28. PMID: 33931363

Patient, staff empowerment and hand hygiene bundle improved and sustained hand hygiene in hospital wards. Chong CY, Catahan MA, Lim SH, Jais T, Kaur G, Yin S, de Korne D, Thoon KC, Ng KC.J Paediatr Child Health. 2021 Sep;57(9):1460-1466. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15526. Epub 2021 Apr 28. PMID: 33908109

The effects of aging on host resistance and disease tolerance to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Mok DZL, Chan CYY, Ooi EE, Chan KR. FEBS J. 2021 Sep;288(17):5055-5070. doi: 10.1111/febs.15613. Epub 2020 Nov 17. PMID: 33124149

SpiroBooth-innovation to mitigate COVID-19 risk in the lung function laboratory. Thomas B, Teo JC, Teo JY, Tan K, Thoon KC, Teoh OH, Pugalenthi A, Chan YH. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 Oct;56(10):3438-3440. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25580. Epub 2021 Jul 22. PMID: 34293256

Burnout, anxiety and depression in healthcare workers during the early COVID-19 period in Singapore. Teo I, Sung SC, Cheung YB, Wong WHM, Abu Bakar Aloweni F, Ang HG, Ayre TC, Chai-Lim C, Chen R, Heng AL, Nadarajan GD, Ong MEH, Soh CR, Tan BH, Tan KBK, Tan BS, Tan MH, Tan PH, Tay KXK, Wijaya L, Tan HK. Singapore Med J. 2021 Oct 7. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2021156. PMID: 34617698

Candida Endophthalmitis Treated Successfully With Isavuconazole: A Case Report. Sng ECY, Tan AL, Zhou PY, Tan TJ, Waduthantri S, Chee SP, Tan BH. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 8;8(12):ofab516. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab516. PMID: 34909437

Knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards COVID-19 among multi-ethnic elderly Asian residents in Singapore: a mixed methods study. Aravindhan A, Gan ATL, Lee EPX, Gupta P, Man R, Ho KC, Sung SC, Cheng CY, Ling ML, Tan HK, Wong TY, Fenwick EK, Lamoureux EL. Singapore Med J. 2021 Oct 11. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2021152. PMID: 34628802

Propensity Score and Desirability of Outcome Ranking Analysis of Ertapenem for Treatment of Nonsevere Bacteremic Urinary Tract Infections Due to Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Investigators from the REIPI/ESGICH/ESGBIS/INCREMENT-SOT Group. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2021 Oct 18;65(11):e0110221. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01102-21. Epub 2021 Aug 9. PMID: 34370578

Immune Response in Myocardial Injury: In Situ Hybridization and Immunohistochemistry Techniques for SARS-CoV-2 Detection in COVID-19 Autopsies. Chong PY, Iqbal J, Yeong J, Aw TC, Chan KS, Chui P. Front Mol Biosci. 2021 Oct 26;8:658932. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.658932. PMID: 34765640

Oncology patients with pulmonary infiltrates in the COVID-19 era: a case series. Sng ECY, Han S, Yang VS, Tan BH. Singapore Med J. 2021 Oct 31. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2021193. PMID: 34717295

Saliva Is Not a Useful Diagnostic Specimen in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Chong CY, Kam KQ, Li J, Maiwald M, Loo LH, Nadua KD, Tan NWH, Yung CF, Thoon KC. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 2;73(9):e3144-e3145. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1376. PMID: 32927475

Management of HIV-positive pregnant women: a Singapore experience. Loh M, Thoon KC, Mathur M, Kathirvel R. Singapore Med J. 2021 Nov;62(11):599-603. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2020048. Epub 2020 Apr 3. PMID: 32241070

Poor Hygiene as a Risk Factor in the Development of Brain Abscess in Adolescents. Vig PS, Wong JJM, Chong CY, Nguyen TAP, Maiwald M, Tan NWH.J Paediatr Child Health. 2021 Dec;57(12):2043-2045. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15798. Epub 2021 Oct 23. PMID: 34687481

Serotype distribution and incidence of invasive early onset and late onset group B streptococcal disease amongst infants in Singapore. Kam KQ, Thoon KC, Tee WSN, Ang MLT, Tan NWH, Yeo KT, Li J, Chong CY. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 7;21(1):1221. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06891-1. PMID: 34876053

Genomic characterization of carbapenem-non-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Singapore. Teo JQ, Tang CY, Lim JC, Lee SJ, Tan SH, Koh TH, Sim JH, Tan TT, Kwa AL, Ong RT. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2021 Dec;10(1):1706-1716. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2021.1968318. PMID: 34384341

Widely heterogeneous humoral and cellular immunity after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection in a homogeneous population of healthy young men. Le Bert N, Chia WN, Wan WY, Teo AKJ, Chong SZ, Tan N, Tan DSC, Chia A, Tan IB, Kunasegaran K, Chua QX, Abdad MY, Ng ASH, Vasoo S, Ang JX, Lee MS, Sun L, Fang J, Zhu F, Cook AR, Aw TC, Huang J, Tam C, Lee FS, Clapham H, Goh EJ, Peou MSS, Tan SP, Ong SK, Wang LF, Bertoletti A, Hsu LY, Ong BC. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2021 Dec;10(1):2141-2150. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2021.1999777. PMID: 34709140

Dysregulated metabolism underpins Zika-virus-infection-associated impairment in fetal development. Yau C, Low JZH, Gan ES, Kwek SS, Cui L, Tan HC, Mok DZL, Chan CYY, Sessions OM, Watanabe S, Vasudevan SG, Lee YH, Chan KR, Ooi EE. Cell Rep. 2021 Dec 14;37(11):110118. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110118. PMID: 34910902

Molecular insights into evolution, mutations and receptor-binding specificity of influenza A and B viruses from outpatients and hospitalized patients in Singapore. Ivan FX, Zhou X, Lau SH, Rashid S, Teo JSM, Lee HK, Koay ES, Chan KP, Leo YS, Chen MIC, Kwoh CK, Chow VT. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jan;90:84-96. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.10.024. Epub 2019 Oct 25. PMID: 31669593.

Taurolidine-citrate lock solution for the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infection in paediatric haematology-oncology and gastrointestinal failure patients with high baseline central-line associated bloodstream infection rates. Chong CY, Ong RY, Seah VX, Tan NW, Chan MY, Soh SY, Ong C, Lim AS, Thoon KC. J Paediatr Child Health. 2020 Jan;56(1):123-129. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14506. Epub 2019 May 30. PMID: 31145505.

Divergent evolutionary trajectories of influenza B viruses underlie their contemporaneous epidemic activity. Virk RK, Jayakumar J, Mendenhall IH, Moorthy M, Lam P, Linster M, Lim J, Lin C, Oon LLE, Lee HK, Koay ESC, Vijaykrishna D, Smith GJD, Su YCF. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Jan 7;117(1):619-628. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1916585116. Epub 2019 Dec 16. PMID: 31843889.

Clinicians' challenges in managing patients with invasive fungal diseases in seven Asian countries: An Asia Fungal Working Group (AFWG) Survey. Tan BH, Chakrabarti A, Patel A, Chua MMM, Sun PL, Liu Z, Rotjanapan P, Li R, Wahyuningsih R, Chayakulkeeree M, Chen YC; Asia Fungal Working Group (AFWG). Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jun;95:471-480. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.01.007. Epub 2020 Jan 13. PMID: 31945491.

The burden and clinical manifestation of hospitalized influenza among different pediatric age-groups in the tropics. Chong CY, Yung CF, Gan C, Thio ST, Tan NW, Tee NW, Lin C, Lin RT, Thoon KC. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2020 Jan;14(1):46-54. doi: 10.1111/irv.12692. Epub 2019 Oct 13. PMID: 31608598.

Cytomegalovirus preventive strategies in lupus nephritis and renal vasculitis treated with immunosuppressants. Tan HZ, Choo JCJ, Tan BH, Mok IYJ, Lim CC. Lupus. 2020 Mar;29(3):351-352. doi: 10.1177/0961203320902532. Epub 2020 Jan 27. PMID: 31986963.

Comparative genomic analysis of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies dysgalactiae, an occasional cause of zoonotic infection. Koh TH, Binte Abdul Rahman N, Sessions OM. Pathology. 2020 Feb;52(2):262-266. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2019.09.016. Epub 2019 Dec 16. PMID: 31859005.

Adenoviral Infections in Singapore: Should New Antiviral Therapies and Vaccines Be Adopted? Coleman KK, Wong CC, Jayakumar J, Nguyen TT, Wong AWL, Yadana S, Thoon KC, Chan KP, Low JG, Kalimuddin S, Dehghan S, Kang J, Shamsaddini A, Seto D, Su YCF, Gray GC. J Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 3;221(4):566-577. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz489. PMID: 31563943.

Pediatric Abdominal Tuberculosis in Singapore: A 10-Year Retrospective Series. Wong SA, Lee Meijuan D, Loh SW, Thoon KC, Tan NWH, Chong CY. Glob Pediatr Health. 2020 Feb 5;7:2333794X20903952. doi: 10.1177/2333794X20903952. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32076630.

Handrubbing with sprayed alcohol-based hand rub: an alternative method for effective hand hygiene. Tan JBX, de Kraker MEA, Pires D, Soule H, Pittet D. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Apr;104(4):430-434. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.02.008. Epub 2020 Feb 14. PMID: 32068015.

Determining the Development of Persisters in Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii upon Exposure to Polymyxin B-Based Antibiotic Combinations Using Flow Cytometry. Wong FH, Cai Y, Leck H, Lim TP, Teo JQ, Lee W, Koh TH, Tan TT, Tan KW, Kwa AL. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 Feb 21;64(3):e01712-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01712-19. Print 2020 Feb 21. PMID: 31818819.

Old Threat, New Enemy: Is Your Interventional Radiology Service Ready for the Coronavirus Disease 2019? Da Zhuang K, Tan BS, Tan BH, Too CW, Tay KH. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2020 May;43(5):665-666. doi: 10.1007/s00270-020-02440-6. Epub 2020 Feb 26. PMID: 32103304.

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in children. Selvanathan SN, Suhumaran S, Sahu VK, Chong CY, Tan NWH, Thoon KC. J Paediatr Child Health. 2020 Mar;56(3):389-393. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14628. Epub 2019 Oct 1. PMID: 31576642.

Acquisition of Plasmid with Carbapenem-Resistance Gene bla(KPC2) in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, Singapore. Chen Y, Marimuthu K, Teo J, Venkatachalam I, Cherng BPZ, De Wang L, Prakki SRS, Xu W, Tan YH, Nguyen LC, Koh TH, Ng OT, Gan YH. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Mar;26(3):549-559. doi: 10.3201/eid2603.191230. PMID: 32091354.

Identification of AbaR4 Acinetobacter baumannii resistance island in clinical isolates of blaOXA-23-positive Proteus mirabilis. Octavia S, Xu W, Ng OT, Marimuthu K, Venkatachalam I, Cheng B, Lin RTP, Teo JWP. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Mar 1;75(3):521-525. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz472. PMID: 31725155.

Acquisition of Plasmid with Carbapenem-Resistance Gene blaKPC2 in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, Singapore. Chen Y, Marimuthu K, Teo J, Venkatachalam I, Cherng BPZ, De Wang L, Prakki SRS, Xu W, Tan YH, Nguyen LC, Koh TH, Ng OT, Gan YH. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Mar;26(3):549-559. doi: 10.3201/eid2603.191230. PMID: 32091354.

Infant botulism in Singapore. Charan N, Wong JJ, Chan WSD, Ho ZJM, Sim HCJ, Loh JP, Foo LY, Octavia S, Ang M, Thoon KC. Singapore Med J. 2020 Mar;61(3):165-166. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2020017. PMID: 32488271.

Personal level exposure and hazard potential of particulate matter during haze and non-haze periods in Singapore. George S, Chua ML, ZheWei DZ, Das R, Bijin VA, Connolly JE, Lee KP, Yung CF, Teoh OH, Thomas B. Chemosphere. 2020 Mar;243:125401. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125401. Epub 2019 Nov 18. PMID: 31995870

Immunogenicity and safety of a dengue vaccine given as a booster in Singapore: a randomized Phase II, placebo-controlled trial evaluating its effects 5-6 years after completion of the primary series. Park J, Archuleta S, Oh MH, Shek LP, Jin J, Bonaparte M, Fargo C, Bouckenooghe A. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2020 Mar 3;16(3):523-529. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1661204. Epub 2019 Nov 5. PMID: 31464558.

Déjà Vu or Jamais Vu? How the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Experience Influenced a Singapore Radiology Department's Response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Epidemic. Cheng LT, Chan LP, Tan BH, Chen RC, Tay KH, Ling ML, Tan BS. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Jun;214(6):1206-1210. doi: 10.2214/AJR.20.22927. Epub 2020 Mar 4. PMID: 32130047.

SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Travelers Returning from Wuhan, China. Ng OT, Marimuthu K, Chia PY, Koh V, Chiew CJ, De Wang L, Young BE, Chan M, Vasoo S, Ling LM, Lye DC, Kam KQ, Thoon KC, Kurupatham L, Said Z, Goh E, Low C, Lim SK, Raj P, Oh O, Koh VTJ, Poh C, Mak TM, Cui L, Cook AR, Lin RTP, Leo YS, Lee VJM. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 9;382(15):1476-1478. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2003100. Epub 2020 Mar 12. PMID: 32163698.

Rapid Progression to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Review of Current Understanding of Critical Illness from COVID-19 Infection. Goh KJ, Choong MC, Cheong EH, Kalimuddin S, Duu Wen S, Phua GC, Chan KS, Haja Mohideen S. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020 Mar 16;49(3):108-118. PMID: 32200400.

Investigation of three clusters of COVID-19 in Singapore: implications for surveillance and response measures. Pung R, Chiew CJ, Young BE, Chin S, Chen MI, Clapham HE, Cook AR, Maurer-Stroh S, Toh MPHS, Poh C, Low M, Lum J, Koh VTJ, Mak TM, Cui L, Lin RVTP, Heng D, Leo YS, Lye DC, Lee VJM; Singapore 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Research Team. Lancet. 2020 Mar 28;395(10229):1039-1046. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30528-6. Epub 2020 Mar 17. PMID: 32192580.

Critical illness epidemiology and mortality risk in pediatric oncology. Rr P, Tan EEK, Sultana R, Thoon KC, Chan MY, Lee JH, Wong JJ. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Jun;67(6):e28242. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28242. Epub 2020 Mar 18. PMID: 32187445.

Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles and species distribution of medically relevant Nocardia species: Results from a large tertiary laboratory in Australia. Tan YE, Chen SC, Halliday CL. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2020 Mar;20:110-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2019.06.018. Epub 2019 Aug 7. PMID: 31400449.

Absence of contamination of personal protective equipment (PPE) by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Ong SWX, Tan YK, Sutjipto S, Chia PY, Young BE, Gum M, Lau SK, Chan M, Vasoo S, Mendis S, Toh BK, Leong J, Barkham T, Ang BSP, Tan BH, Leo YS, Marimuthu K, Wong MSY, Ng OT. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 May;41(5):614-616. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.91. Epub 2020 Mar 26. PMID: 32213231.

Health-related quality of life and its association with outcomes of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy. Wee LE, Sundarajoo M, Quah WF, Farhati A, Huang JY, Chua YY. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Apr;39(4):765-772. doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03787-6. Epub 2019 Dec 23. PMID: 31873862.

Environment and Personal Protective Equipment Tests for SARS-CoV-2 in the Isolation Room of an Infant With Infection. Yung CF, Kam KQ, Wong MSY, Maiwald M, Tan YK, Tan BH, Thoon KC. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Aug 4;173(3):240-242. doi: 10.7326/M20-0942. Epub 2020 Apr 1. PMID: 32236490.

Management of HIV-positive pregnant women: a Singapore experience. Loh M, Thoon KC, Mathur M, Kathirvel R. Singapore Med J. 2020 Apr 3. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2020048. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32241070.

Minimizing intra-hospital transmission of COVID-19: the role of social distancing. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Sim XYJ, Aung MK, Tan KY, Wong HM, Wijaya L, Tan BH, Ling ML, Venkatachalam I. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Jun;105(2):113-115. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.016. Epub 2020 Apr 12. PMID: 32294511.

Epidemiologic Features and Clinical Course of Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 in Singapore. Young BE, Ong SWX, Kalimuddin S, Low JG, Tan SY, Loh J, Ng OT, Marimuthu K, Ang LW, Mak TM, Lau SK, Anderson DE, Chan KS, Tan TY, Ng TY, Cui L, Said Z, Kurupatham L, Chen MI, Chan M, Vasoo S, Wang LF, Tan BH, Lin RTP, Lee VJM, Leo YS, Lye DC; Singapore 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Research Team. JAMA. 2020 Apr 21;323(15):1488-1494. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.3204. PMID: 32125362.

Timeliness of Childhood Vaccination Coverage: the Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes Study. Loy SL, Cheung YB, Chan JKY, Soh SE, Godfrey KM, Tan KH, Shek LP, Chong YS, Lek N, Yap F, Teoh OH, Yung CF, Thoon KC. Prev Sci. 2020 Apr;21(3):283-292. doi: 10.1007/s11121-019-01078-2. PMID: 31960261.

The role of self-reported olfactory and gustatory dysfunction as a screening criterion for suspected COVID-19. Wee LE, Chan YFZ, Teo NWY, Cherng BPZ, Thien SY, Wong HM, Wijaya L, Toh ST, Tan TT. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Aug;277(8):2389-2390. doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-05999-5. Epub 2020 Apr 24. PMID: 32328771.

Interventional Radiology Procedures for COVID-19 Patients: How we Do it. Too CW, Wen DW, Patel A, Abdul Syafiq AR, Liu J, Leong S, Gogna A, Lo RHG, Tashi S, Lee KA, Kumar P, Lie SA, Tay YC, Lee LC, Ling ML, Tan BS, Tay KH. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2020 Jun;43(6):827-836. doi: 10.1007/s00270-020-02483-9. Epub 2020 Apr 27. PMID: 32342154.

A Dynamic Immune Response Shapes COVID-19 Progression. Ong EZ, Chan YFZ, Leong WY, Lee NMY, Kalimuddin S, Haja Mohideen SM, Chan KS, Tan AT, Bertoletti A, Ooi EE, Low JGH. Cell Host Microbe. 2020 Jun 10;27(6):879-882.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.03.021. Epub 2020 Apr 30. PMID: 32359396.

Critically ill COVID-19 infected patients exhibit increased clot waveform analysis parameters consistent with hypercoagulability. Tan CW, Low JGH, Wong WH, Chua YY, Goh SL, Ng HJ. Am J Hematol. 2020 Jul;95(7):E156-E158. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25822. Epub 2020 May 4. PMID: 32267008.

Practical Considerations for Solid Organ Transplantation During the COVID-19 Global Outbreak: The Experience from Singapore. Chung SJ, Tan EK, Kee T, Krishnamoorthy TL, Phua GC, Sewa DW, Ong BH, Tan TE, Sivathasan C, Gan HLV, Goh BKP, Jeyaraj PR, Tan BH. Transplant Direct. 2020 May 8;6(6):e554. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001002. eCollection 2020 Jun. PMID: 32607420.

High-immunological risk living donor renal transplant during the COVID-19 outbreak: Uncertainties and ethical dilemmas. Ho QY, Chung SJ, Gan VHL, Ng LG, Tan BH, Kee TYS. Am J Transplant. 2020 Jul;20(7):1949-1951. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15949. Epub 2020 May 8. PMID: 32337825.

Respiratory surveillance wards as a strategy to reduce nosocomial transmission of COVID-19 through early detection: The experience of a tertiary-care hospital in Singapore. Wee LE, Hsieh JYC, Phua GC, Tan Y, Conceicao EP, Wijaya L, Tan TT, Tan BH. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Jul;41(7):820-825. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.207. Epub 2020 May 8. PMID: 32381147.

Containment of COVID-19 cases among healthcare workers: The role of surveillance, early detection, and outbreak management. Wee LE, Sim XYJ, Conceicao EP, Aung MK, Goh JQ, Yeo DWT, Gan WH, Chua YY, Wijaya L, Tan TT, Tan BH, Ling ML, Venkatachalam I. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Jul;41(7):765-771. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.219. Epub 2020 May 11. PMID: 32391746.

Containing COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: The Role of Improved Case Detection and Segregation of Suspect Cases. Wee LE, Fua TP, Chua YY, Ho AFW, Sim XYJ, Conceicao EP, Venkatachalam I, Tan KB, Tan BH. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 May;27(5):379-387. doi: 10.1111/acem.13984. Epub 2020 May 11. PMID: 32281231.

Evaluating Potential Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipients for Asymptomatic COVID-19. Ho QY, Chung SJ, Low SCS, Chen RC, Teh SP, Chan FZY, Tan BH, Kee TYS. Transplant Direct. 2020 May 22;6(6):e559. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001010. eCollection 2020 Jun. PMID: 32607425.

Surveillance for COVID-19 in Cardiac Inpatients: Containing COVID-19 in a Specialized Cardiac Centre. Wee LE, Ruan W, Sim XYJ, Ng K, Phoon PC, Conceicao EP, Aung MK, Wong AS, Chua TSJ, Venkatachalam I. Can J Cardiol. 2020 Aug;36(8):1327.e3-1327.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.05.031. Epub 2020 May 29. PMID: 32473301.

Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients. Chia PY, Coleman KK, Tan YK, Ong SWX, Gum M, Lau SK, Lim XF, Lim AS, Sutjipto S, Lee PH, Son TT, Young BE, Milton DK, Gray GC, Schuster S, Barkham T, De PP, Vasoo S, Chan M, Ang BSP, Tan BH, Leo YS, Ng OT, Wong MSY, Marimuthu K; Singapore 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Research Team. Nat Commun. 2020 May 29;11(1):2800. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16670-2. PMID: 32472043.

Initial Experiences of Laboratory Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Singapore General Hospital. Chan KS, Ko KK, Koh TH, Ho DW, Chan YF, Tan TT, Oon LL. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020 Jun;49(6):415-416. PMID: 32712644.

A retrospective review of tuberculosis exposure among health care workers in a tertiary hospital. Chia SZG, How KBM, Chlebicki MP, Ling ML, Gan WH. Am J Infect Control. 2020 Jun;48(6):650-655. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.10.014. Epub 2019 Dec 2. PMID: 31806237.

Two linear epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that elicit neutralising antibodies in COVID-19 patients. Poh CM, Carissimo G, Wang B, Amrun SN, Lee CY, Chee RS, Fong SW, Yeo NK, Lee WH, Torres-Ruesta A, Leo YS, Chen MI, Tan SY, Chai LYA, Kalimuddin S, Kheng SSG, Thien SY, Young BE, Lye DC, Hanson BJ, Wang CI, Renia L, Ng LFP. Nat Commun. 2020 Jun 1;11(1):2806. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16638-2. PMID: 32483236.

Statistical inference in matched case-control studies of recurrent events. Cheung YB, Ma X, Lam KF, Li J, Yung CF, Milligan P, Mackenzie G. Int J Epidemiol. 2020 Jun 1;49(3):996-1006. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaa012. PMID: 32125376.

The Extended Polydimensional Immunome Characterization (EPIC) web-based reference and discovery tool for cytometry data. Yeo JG, Wasser M, Kumar P, Pan L, Poh SL, Ally F, Arkachaisri T, Lim AJM, Leong JY, Lai L, Yeo KT, Lee ESC, Chua CJH, Larbi A, Nyunt MSZ, Ng TP, Chiesa S, Gattorno M, Martini A, Paleja BS, Dutertre CA, Chen J, Nay Yaung K, Tang SP, Ng SK, Yung CF, Tan AYJ, Lee SY, Ginhoux F, Albani S. Nat Biotechnol. 2020 Jun;38(6):679-684. doi: 10.1038/s41587-020-0532-1. PMID: 32440006.

Disseminated Bacillus-Calmette-Guérin Infections And Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders In Singapore: A Single Center 15-Year Retrospective Review. Ong RYL, Chan SB, Chew SJ, Liew WK, Thoon KC, Chong CY, Yung CF, Sng LH, Tan AM, Bhattacharyya R, Jamuar SS, Lim JY, Li J, Nadua KD, Kam KQ, Tan NW. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Aug;97:117-125. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.117. Epub 2020 Jun 2. PMID: 32497805. Review.

Human MAIT cell cytolytic effector proteins synergize to overcome carbapenem resistance in Escherichia coli. Boulouis C, Sia WR, Gulam MY, Teo JQM, Png YT, Phan TK, Mak JYW, Fairlie DP, Poon IKH, Koh TH, Bergman P, Lim CM, Wang LF, Kwa ALH, Sandberg JK, Leeansyah E. PLoS Biol. 2020 Jun 8;18(6):e3000644. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000644. eCollection 2020 Jun. PMID: 32511236.

Vaccine-associated Rubella - a report of two cases and a review of the literature. Ong SWX, Vasoo S, Sadarangani SP, Cui L, Marimuthu K, Lim PL, Kong JW, Wong JCC, Puong KY, Chan KP. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Jan 2;17(1):224-227. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1765623. Epub 2020 Jun 12. PMID: 32530771.

Reorganising the emergency department to manage the COVID-19 outbreak. Quah LJJ, Tan BKK, Fua TP, Wee CPJ, Lim CS, Nadarajan G, Zakaria ND, Chan SJ, Wan PW, Teo LT, Chua YY, Wong E, Venkataraman A. Int J Emerg Med. 2020 Jun 17;13(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s12245-020-00294-w. PMID: 32552659.

An unusual case of Scedosporium apiospermum fungaemia in an immunocompetent patient with a left ventricular assist device and an implantable cardiac device. Tan SYL, Chung SJ, Tan TE, Teo L, Tan BH, Tan YE. Access Microbiol. 2020 Jun 25;2(9):acmi000148. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000148. eCollection 2020. PMID: 33195980.

Containing COVID-19 outside the isolation ward: The impact of an infection control bundle on environmental contamination and transmission in a cohorted general ward. Wee LEI, Sim XYJ, Conceicao EP, Aung MK, Tan KY, Ko KKK, Wong HM, Wijaya L, Tan BH, Venkatachalam I, Ling ML. Am J Infect Control. 2020 Sep;48(9):1056-1061. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.188. Epub 2020 Jun 26. PMID: 32599101.

Containing COVID-19 in a specialised neurology centre: the risks of presymptomatic transmission. Wee LEI, Thien SY, Singh SR, Ling ML, Venkatachalam I. Neurol Sci. 2020 Aug;41(8):2013-2015. doi: 10.1007/s10072-020-04548-6. Epub 2020 Jun 27. PMID: 32594267.

Foodborne Klebsiella pneumoniae: Virulence Potential, Antibiotic Resistance, and Risks to Food Safety. Hartantyo SHP, Chau ML, Koh TH, Yap M, Yi T, Cao DYH, GutiÉrrez RA, Ng LC. J Food Prot. 2020 Jul 1;83(7):1096-1103. doi: 10.4315/JFP-19-520. PMID: 31928427.

Cross-reaction of Sera from COVID-19 Patients with SARS-CoV Assays. Wan WY, Lim SH, Seng EH. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020 Jul;49(7):523-526. PMID: 33000119.

Household Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from Adults to Children.Yung CF, Kam KQ, Chong CY, Nadua KD, Li J, Tan NWH, Ganapathy S, Lee KP, Ng KC, Chan YH, Thoon KC. J Pediatr. 2020 Oct;225:249-251. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.07.009. Epub 2020 Jul 4. PMID: 32634405.

Successful containment of horizontal enterovirus infection in a neonatal unit in Singapore through diagnosis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequence analysis. Tan YY, Quek BH, Thoon KC, Maiwald M, Yung CF, Rajadurai VS, Kong JY. J Infect Public Health. 2020 Oct;13(10):1556-1561. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.06.029. Epub 2020 Jul 9. PMID: 32653481.

Clinical Utility of Buccal Swabs for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Detection in Coronavirus Disease 2019-Infected Children. Kam KQ,Yung CF, Maiwald M, Chong CY, Soong HY, Loo LH, Tan NWH, Li J, Nadua KD, Thoon KC. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Jul 13;9(3):370-372. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa068. PMID: 32463086.

Serratia marcescens in the neonatal intensive care unit: A cluster investigation using molecular methods. Yeo KT, Octavia S, Lim K, Lin C, Lin R, Thoon KC, Tee NWS, Yung CF. J Infect Public Health. 2020 Jul;13(7):1006-1011. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.12.003. Epub 2019 Dec 26. PMID: 31883745.

Heterozygous missense variant in EIF6 gene: A novel form of Shwachman-Diamond syndrome? Koh AL, Bonnard C, Lim JY, Liew WK, Thoon KC, Thomas T, Ali NAB, Ng AYJ, Tohari S, Phua KB, Venkatesh B, Reversade B, Jamuar SS. Am J Med Genet A. 2020 Sep;182(9):2010-2020. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61758. Epub 2020 Jul 13. PMID: 32657013.

The impact of healthcare associated infections on mortality and length of stay in Singapore-A time-varying analysis. Cai Y, Lo JJ, Venkatachalam I, Kwa AL, Tambyah PA, Hsu LY, Barnett A, Marimuthu K, Graves N. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Nov;41(11):1315-1320. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.304. Epub 2020 Jul 15. PMID: 32665057.

Genomic Study of bla (IMI)-Positive Enterobacter cloacae Complex in Singapore over a Five-Year Study Period. Octavia S, Koh TH, Ng OT, Marimuthu K, Venkatachalam I, Lin RTP, Teo JWP. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 Jul 22;64(8):e00510-20. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00510-20. Print 2020 Jul 22. PMID: 32482676.

Early Recognition of Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19) Infection in Surgical Inpatients: The Importance of a Risk-Stratified Approach for Early Testing and Isolation. Wee LE, Sim XYJ, Conceicao EP, Aung MK, Wong HM, Teh YE, Tan KY, Wijaya L, Tan TBH, Ling ML, Venkatachalam I. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Nov;21(9):760-765. doi: 10.1089/sur.2020.184. Epub 2020 Jul 22. PMID: 32716758.

Genomic Study of bla IMI-Positive Enterobacter cloacae Complex in Singapore over a Five-Year Study Period. Octavia S, Koh TH, Ng OT, Marimuthu K, Venkatachalam I, Lin RTP, Teo JWP. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 Jul 22;64(8):e00510-20. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00510-20. Print 2020 Jul 22. PMID: 32482676.

Epidemiologic trends in Kawasaki disease during coronavirus disease-19 in Singapore. Yung CF, Nadua KD, Oh BK, Thoon KC. J Pediatr. 2020 Jul 24;226:314-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.07.063. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32717229.

Impact of formulary interventions on the minimum inhibitory concentration of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to mupirocin, chlorhexidine, and octenidine in a Singapore tertiary institution. Zheng S, Chung SJ, Sim HCJ, Chlebicka TM, Chan YH, Lim TP, Kwa LHA, Chlebicki MP. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Dec;39(12):2397-2403. doi: 10.1007/s10096-020-03995-5. Epub 2020 Jul 25. PMID: 32712737.

Burden and Cost of Hospitalization for Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Young Children, Singapore. Tam CC, Yeo KT, Tee N, Lin R, Mak TM, Thoon KC, Jit M, Yung CF. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jul;26(7):1489-1496. doi: 10.3201/eid2607.190539. PMID: 32568036.

A Well Infant With Coronavirus Disease 2019 With High Viral Load. Kam KQ, Yung CF, Cui L, Tzer Pin Lin R, Mak TM, Maiwald M, Li J, Chong CY, Nadua K, Tan NWH, Thoon KC. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 28;71(15):847-849. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa201. PMID: 32112082.

Transmission modes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and implications on infection control: a review. Ong SWX, Coleman KK, Chia PY, Thoon KC, Pada S, Venkatachalam I, Fisher D, Tan YK, Tan BH, Ng OT, Ang BSP, Leo YS, Wong MSY, Marimuthu K. Singapore Med J. 2020 Jul 30. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2020114. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32729311.

Comparative Analysis of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children. Li J, Thoon KC, Chong CY, Maiwald M, Kam KQ, Nadua K, Tan NW, Yung CF. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020 Aug;49(8):530-537. PMID: 33164022.

Use of medical face masks versus particulate respirators as a component of personal protective equipment for health care workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Conly J, Seto WH, Pittet D, Holmes A, Chu M, Hunter PR; WHO Infection Prevention and Control Research and Development Expert Group for COVID-19. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2020 Aug 6;9(1):126. doi: 10.1186/s13756-020-00779-6. PMID: 32762735.

Containment of COVID-19 among ancillary healthcare workers: an integral component of infection control. Wee LE, Sim JXY, Conceicao EP, Aung MK, Tan JY, Venkatachalam I. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Oct;106(2):392-396. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.08.002. Epub 2020 Aug 8. PMID: 32781199.

Oral vs Intravenous Antibiotics for Patients With Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess: A Randomized, Controlled Noninferiority Study. Molton JS, Chan M, Kalimuddin S, Oon J, Young BE, Low JG, Salada BMA, Lee TH, Wijaya L, Fisher DA, Izharuddin E, Koh TH, Teo JWP, Krishnan PU, Tan BP, Woon WWL, Ding Y, Wei Y, Phillips R, Moorakonda R, Yuen KH, Cher BP, Yoong J, Lye DC, Archuleta S. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Aug 14;71(4):952-959. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz881. PMID: 31641767.

Genomic analysis of Lactococcus garvieae isolates. Lin YS, Kweh KH, Koh TH, Lau QC, Abdul Rahman NB. Pathology. 2020 Oct;52(6):700-707. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2020.06.009. Epub 2020 Aug 20. PMID: 32829891.

In Vitro Pharmacodynamics of Fosfomycin against Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella aerogenes. Lim TP, Teo JQ, Goh AW, Tan SX, Koh TH, Lee WH, Cai Y, Tan TT, Kwa AL. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 Aug 20;64(9):e00536-20. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00536-20. Print 2020 Aug 20. PMID: 32571821.

Hepatitis C virus antigen detection is an appropriate test for screening and early diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection in at-risk populations and immunocompromised hosts. Kumar R, Chan KP, Ekstrom VSM, Wong JCC, Lim KL, Ng WC, Woo SM, Chan KS, Thangaraju S, Kee TYS, Gan SSW, Foo MWY, Oon LLE, Chow WC. J Med Virol. 2021 Jun;93(6):3738-3743. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26433. Epub 2020 Aug 25. PMID: 32797627.

Antimicrobial stewardship programme: a vital resource for hospitals during the global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Liew Y, Lee WHL, Tan L, Kwa ALH, Thien SY, Cherng BPZ, Chung SJ. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020 Nov;56(5):106145. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106145. Epub 2020 Aug 27. PMID: 32860880.

Personal protective equipment protecting healthcare workers in the Chinese epicenter of COVID-19' by Zhao et al. Wee LE, Sim JXY, Conceicao EP, Aung MK, Ng IM, Ling ML. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Dec;26(12):1719-1721. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.08.040. Epub 2020 Sep 6. PMID: 32898713.

Cohort study to evaluate the effect of vitamin D, magnesium, and vitamin B12 in combination on progression to severe outcomes in older patients with coronavirus (COVID-19). Tan CW, Ho LP, Kalimuddin S, Cherng BPZ, Teh YE, Thien SY, Wong HM, Tern PJW, Chandran M, Chay JWM, Nagarajan C, Sultana R, Low JGH, Ng HJ. Nutrition. 2020 Nov-Dec;79-80:111017. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.111017. Epub 2020 Sep 8. PMID: 33039952.

Saliva is not a useful diagnostic specimen in children with Coronavirus Disease 2019. Chong CY, Kam KQ, Li J, Maiwald M, Loo LH, Nadua KD, Tan NWH, Yung CF, Thoon KC. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 14:ciaa1376. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1376. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32927475.

Construction of a container isolation ward: A rapidly scalable modular approach to expand isolation capacity during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Wee LE, Fan EMP, Heng R, Ang SY, Chiang JL, Tan TT, Ling ML, Wijaya L. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Sep 23:1-3. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1222. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32962768.

Duration of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Carriage in Hospital Patients. Mo Y, Hernandez-Koutoucheva A, Musicha P, Bertrand D, Lye D, Ng OT, Fenlon SN, Chen SL, Ling ML, Tang WY, Barkham T, Nagarajan N, Cooper BS, Marimuthu K. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;26(9):2182-2185. doi: 10.3201/eid2609.190592. PMID: 32818397.

Clinical utility of Epstein-Barr virus DNA and other liquid biopsy markers in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Tan R, Phua SKA, Soong YL, Oon LLE, Chan KS, Lucky SS, Mong J, Tan MH, Lim CM. Cancer Commun (Lond). 2020 Nov;40(11):564-585. doi: 10.1002/cac2.12100. Epub 2020 Sep 28. PMID: 32989921.

Elimination of Extracellular Adenosine Triphosphate for the Rapid Prediction of Quantitative Plate Counts in 24 h Time-Kill Studies against Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria. Cai Y, Ng JJ, Leck H, Teo JQ, Goh JX, Lee W, Koh TH, Tan TT, Lim TP, Kwa AL. Microorganisms. 2020 Sep 28;8(10):1489. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8101489. PMID: 32998347.

A comparative study on the clinical features of COVID-19 with non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory viral infections. Tan JY, Sim XYJ, Wee LE, Chua YY, Cherng BPZ, Ng IM, Conceicao EP, Wong TJ, Yang Y, Aung MK, Ling ML, Venkatachalam I. J Med Virol. 2021 Mar;93(3):1548-1555. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26486. Epub 2020 Sep 29. PMID: 32881022.

Epidemiology of Adenovirus Infections and Outcomes of Cidofovir Treatment in Severely Ill Children. Siew JX, Seah XFV, Chew YR, Thoon KC, Chong CY, Yung CF, Maiwald M, Len Y, Li J, Kam KQ, Nadua K, Tanugroho R, Tan NWH. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Oct;39(10):907-913. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002726. PMID: 32404785.

Rare Case Of Pott's Disease Caused By Bacillus-Calmette Guérin Vaccine. Mahtani S, Tan JMC, Low SYY, Nolan CP, Ong RYL, Lam JCM, Yeo TH, Sng LH, Chang KTE, Chong CY, Tan NWH. J Paediatr Child Health. 2020 Oct;56(10):1655-1656. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15082. PMID: 33099828.

Environmental contamination in a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) intensive care unit-What is the risk? Ong SWX, Lee PH, Tan YK, Ling LM, Ho BCH, Ng CG, Wang DL, Tan BH, Leo YS, Ng OT, Wong MSY, Marimuthu K. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jun;42(6):669-677. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1278. Epub 2020 Oct 21. PMID: 33081858.

Experience of a Tertiary Hospital in Singapore with Management of a Dual Outbreak of COVID-19 and Dengue. Wee LE, Cherng BPZ, Conceicao EP, Goh KC, Wan WY, Ko KKK, Aung MK, Sim XYJ, Wijaya L, Ling ML, Venkatachalam I. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Nov;103(5):2005-2011. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0703. PMID: 32996452.

Pregnancy Outcomes in COVID-19: A Prospective Cohort Study in Singapore. Mattar CN, Kalimuddin S, Sadarangani SP, Tagore S, Thain S, Thoon KC, Hong EY, Kanneganti A, Ku CW, Chan GM, Lee KZ, Yap JJ, Tan SS, Yan B, Young BE, Lye DC, Anderson DE, Yang L, Su LL, Somani J, Tan LK, Choolani MA, Chan JK. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020 Nov;49(11):857-869. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020437. PMID: 33381779.

Dominant-negative NFKBIA mutation promotes IL-1β production causing hepatic disease with severe immunodeficiency. Tan EE, Hopkins RA, Lim CK, Jamuar SS, Ong C, Thoon KC, Koh MJ, Shin EM, Lian DW, Weerasooriya M, Lee CZ, Soetedjo AAP, Lim CS, Au VB, Chua E, Lee HY, Jones LA, James SS, Kaliaperumal N, Kwok J, Tan ES, Thomas B, Wu LX, Ho L, Fairhurst AM, Ginhoux F, Teo AK, Zhang YL, Ong KH, Yu W, Venkatesh B, Tergaonkar V, Reversade B, Chin KC, Tan AM, Liew WK, Connolly JE. J Clin Invest. 2020 Nov 2;130(11):5817-5832. doi: 10.1172/JCI98882. PMID: 32750042.

Unintended consequences of infection prevention and control measures during COVID-19 pandemic. Wee LEI, Conceicao EP, Tan JY, Magesparan KD, Amin IBM, Ismail BBS, Toh HX, Jin P, Zhang J, Wee EGL, Ong SJM, Lee GLX, Wang AE, How MKB, Tan KY, Lee LC, Phoon PC, Yang Y, Aung MK, Sim XYJ, Venkatachalam I, Ling ML. Am J Infect Control. 2021 Apr;49(4):469-477. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.10.019. Epub 2020 Nov 4. PMID: 33157180.

Utilizing the electronic health records to create a syndromic staff surveillance system during the COVID-19 outbreak. Sim JXY, Conceicao EP, Wee LE, Aung MK, Wei Seow SY, Yang Teo RC, Goh JQ, Ting Yeo DW, Jyhhan Kuo B, Lim JW, Gan WH, Ling ML, Venkatachalam I. Am J Infect Control. 2021 Jun;49(6):685-689. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.003. Epub 2020 Nov 4. PMID: 33159997.

The impact of visitor restrictions on health care-associated respiratory viral infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience of a tertiary hospital in Singapore. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Sim JX, Aung MK, Venkatachalam I. Am J Infect Control. 2021 Jan;49(1):134-135. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.006. Epub 2020 Nov 10. PMID: 33186677.

Respiratory viral infections in hospitalised paediatric patients in the tropics.Tan KWJ, Yung CF, Maiwald M, Saffari SE, Thoon KC, Chong CY. J Paediatr Child Health. 2021 Apr;57(4):559-565. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15267. Epub 2020 Nov 13. PMID: 33185937.

Containment of COVID-19 and reduction in healthcare-associated respiratory viral infections through a multi-tiered infection control strategy. Wee LE, Venkatachalam I, Sim XYJ, Tan KB, Wen R, Tham CK, Gan WH, Ko KKK, Ho WQ, Kwek GTC, Conceicao EP, Sng CYE, Ng XHJ, Ong JY, Chiang JL, Chua YY, Ling ML, Tan TT, Wijaya L. Infect Dis Health. 2021 May;26(2):123-131. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2020.11.004. Epub 2020 Nov 16. PMID: 33386294.

Reduction in heart failure admissions with concomitant respiratory viral infections during the novel coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: Unintended consequence of public health measures in Singapore. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Tan JY, Chan LL, Phoon PC, Sim XYJ, Venkatachalam I. J Card Fail. 2021 Jan;27(1):117-119. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.11.011. Epub 2020 Nov 21. PMID: 33232821.

Efficacy of β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors to treat extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales bacteremia secondary to urinary tract infection in kidney transplant recipients (INCREMENT-SOT Project). Pierrotti LC, Pérez-Nadales E, Fernández-Ruiz M, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez B, Tan BH, Carratalà J, Oriol I, Paul M, Cohen-Sinai N, López-Medrano F, San-Juan R, Montejo M, Freire MP, Cordero E, David MD, Merino E, Mehta Steinke S, Grossi PA, Cano Á, Seminari EM, Valerio M, Gunseren F, Rana M, Mularoni A, Martín-Dávila P, van Delden C, Hamiyet Demirkaya M, Koçak Tufan Z, Loeches B, Iyer RN, Soldani F, Eriksson BM, Pilmis B, Rizzi M, Coussement J, Clemente WT, Roilides E, Pascual Á, Martínez-Martínez L, Rodríguez-Baño J, Torre-Cisneros J, Aguado JM; Investigators from the REIPI/INCREMENT-SOT Group. Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 22:e13520. doi: 10.1111/tid.13520. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33222379.

Meteorological drivers of respiratory syncytial virus infections in Singapore. Ali ST, Tam CC, Cowling BJ, Yeo KT, Yung CF. Sci Rep. 2020 Nov 24;10(1):20469. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76888-4. PMID: 33235232.

COVID-19 public health measures: a reduction in hospital admissions for COPD exacerbations. Tan JY, Conceicao EP, Wee LE, Sim XYJ, Venkatachalam I. Thorax. 2020 Dec 3:thoraxjnl-2020-216083. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216083. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33273024.

Effectiveness of Palivizumab against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization among Preterm Infants in a Setting with Year-round Circulation. Yeo KT, Yung CF, Khoo PC, Saffari SE, Sng JSP, How MS, Quek BH. J Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 4:jiaa749. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa749. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33274362

Effectiveness of a Mobile-Based Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance System (FluMob) Among Health Care Workers: Longitudinal Study. Lwin MO, Lu J, Sheldenkar A, Panchapakesan C, Tan YR, Yap P, Chen MI, Chow VT, Thoon KC, Yung CF, Ang LW, Ang BS. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Dec 7;8(12):e19712. doi: 10.2196/19712. PMID: 33284126.

Waitlisted Transplant Candidates' Attitudes and Concerns Toward Transplantation During COVID-19. Tan EK, Koh YX, Kee T, Juhari JB, Tan TE, Sim DKL, Ho AYL, Krishnan L, Tee PS, Krishnamoorthy TL, Goh BKP, Tan BH, Chung SJ, Phua GC, Jeyaraj PR. Ann Transplant. 2020 Dec 8;25:e926992. doi: 10.12659/AOT.926992. PMID: 33289727.

Impact of infection prevention precautions on adenoviral infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience of a tertiary hospital in Singapore. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Sim JXY, Aung MK, Venkatachalam I. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Dec 10:1-9. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1365. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33298224.

Efficacy of commercial mouth-rinses on SARS-CoV-2 viral load in saliva: randomized control trial in Singapore. Seneviratne CJ, Balan P, Ko KKK, Udawatte NS, Lai D, Ng DHL, Venkatachalam I, Lim KS, Ling ML, Oon L, Goh BT, Sim XYJ. Infection. 2021 Apr;49(2):305-311. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01563-9. Epub 2020 Dec 14. PMID: 33315181.

Chemical disinfection in healthcare settings: critical aspects for the development of global strategies. Exner M, Bhattacharya S, Gebel J, Goroncy-Bermes P, Hartemann P, Heeg P, Ilschner C, Kramer A, Ling ML, Merkens W, Oltmanns P, Pitten F, Rotter M, Schmithausen RM, Sonntag HG, Steinhauer K, Trautmann M. GMS Hyg Infect Control. 2020 Dec 23;15:Doc36. doi: 10.3205/dgkh000371. eCollection 2020. PMID: 33520601.

Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric emergencies and hospitalizations in Singapore. Chong SL, Soo JSL, Allen JC Jr, Ganapathy S, Lee KP, Tyebally A, Yung CF, Thoon KC, Ng YH, Oh JY, Teoh OH, Mok YH, Chan YH. BMC Pediatr. 2020 Dec 23;20(1):562. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02469-z. PMID: 33353540.

Universal Face Masking Reduces Respiratory Viral Infections Among Inpatient Very-Low-Birthweight Neonatal Infants. Tong WY, Yung CF, Chiew LC, Chew SB, Ang LD, Thoon KC, Rajadurai VS, Yeo KT. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 31;71(11):2958-2961. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa555. PMID: 32406498