B
Brenda Ang
Researcher at Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Publications - 111
Citations - 4163
Brenda Ang is an academic researcher from Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Health care. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 103 publications receiving 3348 citations. Previous affiliations of Brenda Ang include Nanyang Technological University & Mayo Clinic.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients.
Po Ying Chia,Po Ying Chia,Kristen K. Coleman,Yian Kim Tan,Sean Wei Xiang Ong,Marcus Gum,Sok Kiang Lau,Xiao Fang Lim,Ai Sim Lim,Stephanie Sutjipto,Pei Hua Lee,Barnaby Edward Young,Barnaby Edward Young,Donald K. Milton,Gregory C. Gray,Gregory C. Gray,Stephan C. Schuster,Timothy Barkham,Timothy Barkham,Partha Pratim De,Partha Pratim De,Shawn Vasoo,Shawn Vasoo,Monica Chan,Brenda Ang,Boon Huan Tan,Yee Sin Leo,Oon Tek Ng,Oon Tek Ng,Michelle Su Yen Wong,Kalisvar Marimuthu,Kalisvar Marimuthu +31 more
TL;DR: Air and surfaces in hospital rooms of COVID-19 patients are sampled, SARS-CoV-2 RNA is detected in air samples of two of three tested airborne infection isolation rooms, and surface contamination is found in 66.7% of tested rooms during the first week of illness and 20% beyond the first month of illness.
Journal ArticleDOI
Outbreak of Nipah-virus infection among abattoir workers in Singapore
Nicholas I. Paton,Yee Sin Leo,Sherif R. Zaki,Alexander P. Auchus,Kim En Lee,Ai Ee Ling,Suok Kai Chew,Brenda Ang,Pierre E. Rollin,T. Umapathi,Ivy Sng,Cheng Chuan Lee,Erle C.H. Lim,Thomas G. Ksiazek +13 more
TL;DR: Infection with Nipah virus caused an encephalitis illness with characteristic focal areas of increased intensity seen on MRI, and the disease may present as an atypical pneumonia.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Global Spread of Healthcare-Associated Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria: a Perspective from Asia
James S. Molton,Paul A. Tambyah,Paul A. Tambyah,Brenda Ang,Moi Lin Ling,Dale Fisher,Dale Fisher +6 more
TL;DR: The authors in this article found that metallo-β-lactamase enzymes are encoded on highly transmissible plasmids that spread rapidly between bacteria, rather than relying on clonal proliferation.
Journal ArticleDOI
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: Clinical Features of Index Patient and Initial Contacts
Li Yang Hsu,Cheng Chuan Lee,Justin A. Green,Brenda Ang,Nicholas I. Paton,Lawrence Lee,Jorge S. Villacian,Poh Lian Lim,Arul Earnest,Yee Sin Leo +9 more
TL;DR: The clinical, laboratory, and radiologic features of the index patient and the patient’s initial contacts affected with probable SARS are described.
The Global Spread of Healthcare-Associated Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria: A Perspective
Robert A. Weinstein,James S. Molton,Paul A. Tambyah,Brenda Ang,Moi Lin Ling,Dale Fisher,Yong Loo +6 more
TL;DR: As the antibiotic pipeline offers little in the short term, the most important tools against the spread of antibiotic resistant organisms are intensified infection control, surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship.