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Patrick C. Y. Woo
Researcher at Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong
Publications - 621
Citations - 37320
Patrick C. Y. Woo is an academic researcher from Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coronavirus & Gene. The author has an hindex of 85, co-authored 593 publications receiving 31877 citations. Previous affiliations of Patrick C. Y. Woo include The Chinese University of Hong Kong & Kwong Wah Hospital.
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Fatal Interaction between Clarithromycin and Colchicine in Patients with Renal Insufficiency: A Retrospective Study
Ivan Hung,Alan K.L. Wu,V. C. C. Cheng,Bone S.F. Tang,K. W. To,C. K. Yeung,Patrick C. Y. Woo,Susanna K. P. Lau,Bernard M.Y. Cheung,Kwok-Yung Yuen +9 more
TL;DR: Clarithromycin increases the risk of fatal colchicine toxicity, especially for patients with renal insufficiency, and since there are other drugs for treatment of pneumonia and gout, these 2 drugs should not be coprescribed, because of therisk of fatality.
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Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Protein in SARS Patients by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Susanna K. P. Lau,Patrick C. Y. Woo,Beatrice H.L. Wong,Hoi-Wah Tsoi,Gibson K. S. Woo,Rosana W.S. Poon,Kwok-Hung Chan,William I. Wei,J. S. Malik Peiris,Kwok-Yung Yuen +9 more
TL;DR: An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus (CoV) nucleocapsid protein may serve as an alternative tool for the early diagnosis of Sars CoV infection in laboratories with limited resources and expertise and for mass screening for the reservoir of SARS CoV.
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Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Betacoronavirus Subgroup A Coronavirus, Rabbit Coronavirus HKU14, from Domestic Rabbits
Susanna K. P. Lau,Patrick C. Y. Woo,Cyril C. Y. Yip,Rachel Y.Y. Fan,Yi Huang,Ming Wang,Rongtong Guo,Carol S. F. Lam,Alan K.L. Tsang,Kenneth K. Y. Lai,Kwok-Hung Chan,Xiao-Yan Che,Bo-Jian Zheng,Kwok-Yung Yuen +13 more
TL;DR: Molecular clock analysis using RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) genes dated the most recent common ancestor of RbCoV HKU14 to around 2002, suggesting that this virus has emerged relatively recently.
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Laribacter hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Novel Gram-Negative Bacterium Isolated from a Cirrhotic Patient with Bacteremia and Empyema
Kwok-Yung Yuen,Patrick C. Y. Woo,Jade L. L. Teng,Kit-Wah Leung,Michelle K.M. Wong,Susanna K. P. Lau +5 more
TL;DR: A new genus and species, Laribacterhongkongensis gen. nov., sp.nov.
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Eggerthella hongkongensis sp. nov. and eggerthella sinensis sp. nov., two novel Eggerthella species, account for half of the cases of Eggerthella bacteremia
Susanna K. P. Lau,Patrick C. Y. Woo,Gibson K. S. Woo,Ami M. Y. Fung,Michelle K.M. Wong,K. H. Chan,Dorothy M. W. Tam,Kwok-Yung Yuen +7 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that Eggerthella bacteremia is much more common than expected and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and the 2 novel species account for half of the cases.