Kelvin K. W. To
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong
374 Papers
1.2K Citations
Kelvin K. W. To is an academic researcher from Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Biology. The author has an hindex of 66, co-authored 293 publications. Previous affiliations of Kelvin K. W. To include Queen Mary University of London & Queen Mary Hospital.
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Papers
First Report of Laribacter hongkongensis Peritonitis in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
TL;DR: The first case of CAPD-related peritonitis due to Laribacter hongkongensis is reported, and it is reported that this disease is caused by bacteria previously not known to be associated with this clinical condition.
Metabolomics Analysis Reveals Specific Novel Tetrapeptide and Potential Anti-Inflammatory Metabolites in Pathogenic Aspergillus species
Kim Chung Lee,Emily W. T. Tam,Ka-Ching Lo,Alan K.L. Tsang,Candy C. Y. Lau,Kelvin K. W. To,Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan,Ching-Wan Lam,Kwok-Yung Yuen,Susanna K. P. Lau,Patrick C. Y. Woo +10 more
TL;DR: By comparing the metabolomic profiles of the culture supernatants of 30 strains of six pathogenic Aspergillus species, eight compounds present in all strains of the six AsperGillus species but not in any strain of the non-As pergillus fungi were observed, including a novel tetrapeptide, which is proposed to be named aspergitide.
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Use of saliva and RT‐PCR screening for SARS‐CoV‐2 variants of concern: Surveillance and monitoring
Rodrigo Melim Zerbinati,Michela Palmieri,G. P. Schwab,Alvina Clara Felix,Herculano da Silva Martinho,Simone Giannecchini,Kelvin K. W. To,José Angelo Lauletta Lindoso,Camila Malta Romano,Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva +9 more
TL;DR: A combinatory strategy of saliva collection and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) for SARS‐CoV‐2 VOC detection was applied and this approach allowed us to successfully use an alternative and complementary tool to genomic surveillance to monitor the circulation of SARS' co‐ordinated coronavirus VOC in the studied population.
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Clinical significance of Pneumocystis jiroveci in patients with active tuberculosis
Kelvin K. W. To,Ivan Hung,Ting Xu,Rosana W.S. Poon,Whitney C.T. Ip,Patrick T.W. Li,Clara P. Y. Li,Susanna K. P. Lau,Wing-Cheong Yam,Kwok-Hung Chan,Kwok-Yung Yuen +10 more
TL;DR: An association between the detection of Pneumocystis in lower respiratory tract specimens and greater impairment of pulmonary function among patients with active tuberculosis is shown.
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Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospital infection control during the fifth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Hong Kong.
Shuk-Ching Wong,Veronica Wing Man Chan,L.L.-H. Yuen,Christine Ho-Yan AuYeung,Jessica Oi-Yan Leung,Chi-Kuen Li,Monica Oi-Tung Kwok,Simon Y.C. So,Jonathan H. K. Chen,Anthony Raymond Tam,Ivan Hung,Kelvin K. W. To,Janice Y.C. Lo,Kwok-Yung Yuen,Vincent C.C. Cheng +14 more
TL;DR: Air samples in 8 general wards temporarily converted into negative-pressure wards admitting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronav virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant BA.2.2 in Hong Kong found SARS- covirus RNA was detected in 19 of 24 samples despite enhanced indoor air dilution.
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