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Kai Sheng Hsieh
Researcher at National Yang-Ming University
Publications - 9
Citations - 348
Kai Sheng Hsieh is an academic researcher from National Yang-Ming University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pediatric intensive care unit & Kawasaki disease. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 9 publications receiving 320 citations.
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Extremely High Prevalence of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among Children in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Chen Chia Christine Chiou,Yung Ching Liu,Tsi Shu Huang,Wen Kuei Hwang,Jen Hsien Wang,Hsi Hsun Lin,Muh Yong Yen,Kai Sheng Hsieh +7 more
TL;DR: While reports of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae increased worldwide through the 1980s, the high prevalence (71%) of resistance reported here is astonishing.
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis Infective Endocarditis: A Literature Review and Analysis of Risk Factors
Po Yen Liu,Yung Feng Huang,Chia Wan Tang,Ying Yao Chen,Kai Sheng Hsieh,Luo Ping Ger,Yao Shen Chen,Yung Ching Liu +7 more
TL;DR: Detailed microbiological identification, echocardiography evaluation, and valve replacement may improve the clinical outcome of individuals with S. lugdunensis endocarditis.
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An outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in patients of a pediatric intensive care unit and high carriage rate among health care workers.
Yu Chen Lin,Tsai Ling Lauderdale,Hui Min Lin,Pei Chen Chen,Ming Fang Cheng,Kai Sheng Hsieh,Yung Ching Liu +6 more
TL;DR: To prevent the emergence of vancomycin-resistant MRSA and the further transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms, implementation of periodic and routine active surveillance cultures as part of infection control measures may also be evaluated.
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IL-10 polymorphisms are associated with coronary artery lesions in acute stage of Kawasaki disease.
Ken Pen Weng,Ken Pen Weng,Ken Pen Weng,Kai Sheng Hsieh,Yu Tung Hwang,Shih Hui Huang,Tsung Jen Lai,Yeong Seng Yuh,Yu Yi Hou,Chu Chuan Lin,Shih Chen Huang,Chian Kai Chang,Ming Wei Lin,Luo Ping Ger +13 more
TL;DR: The effects of IL-10 gene polymorphism on CALs in acute KD are important, and the persistence ofcals in chronic stage depends much more on other factors such as the times of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment.
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia after pediatric cardiac surgery in southern Taiwan.
Chia Wan Tang,Po Yen Liu,Yung Feng Huang,Jun Yen Pan,Susan Shin Jung Lee,Kai Sheng Hsieh,Yung Ching Liu,Luo Ping Ger +7 more
TL;DR: Doctors must pay special attention to infants with complex CHD because they are at high risk for the development of VAP after congenital heart surgery, and shortening the duration of mechanical ventilation and central venous catheter placement are critical factors for reducing the risk for VAP.