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Wang-Huei Sheng
Researcher at National Taiwan University
Publications - 273
Citations - 7401
Wang-Huei Sheng is an academic researcher from National Taiwan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Acinetobacter baumannii. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 250 publications receiving 6129 citations. Previous affiliations of Wang-Huei Sheng include Memorial Hospital of South Bend.
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Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Infections in Humans.
TL;DR: New treatments, rapid and inexpensive identification methods, and measures to contain nosocomial transmission and outbreaks are urgently needed.
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Clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and treatment outcomes of SARS patients.
Jann-Tay Wang,Wang-Huei Sheng,Chi-Tai Fang,Yee-Chun Chen,Jiun-Ling Wang,Chong-Jen Yu,Shan-Chwen Chang,Pan-Chyr Yang +7 more
TL;DR: Underlying disease and initial CRP level were predictive of death by multivariate analysis, and common abnormal laboratory findings included leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated levels of aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, and creatine kinase.
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Distribution of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases, AmpC β-Lactamases, and Carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae Isolates Causing Intra-Abdominal Infections in the Asia-Pacific Region: Results of the Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART)
TL;DR: Emergence of CTX-M-15, CMY-2-, and NDM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates is of major concern and highlights the need for further surveillance in this area.
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Influence of Genospecies of Acinetobacter baumannii Complex on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Acinetobacter Bacteremia
Yu-Chung Chuang,Wang-Huei Sheng,Shu-Ying Li,Yu-Chi Lin,Jann-Tay Wang,Yee-Chun Chen,Shan-Chwen Chang +6 more
TL;DR: The need to focus on genospecies to better understand the pathogenesis and epidemiology of infections caused by the A. baumannii complex was emphasized and was associated with greater resistance to antibiotics and higher mortality among bacteremic patients, compared with other genos pecies, especially genosPecies 13TU.
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Healthcare-associated outbreak due to pan-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a surgical intensive care unit.
S.-H. Wang,Wang-Huei Sheng,Y.-Y. Chang,L.-H. Wang,H.-C. Lin,Mao-Yuan Chen,H.-J. Pan,Wen-Je Ko,Shan-Chwen Chang,Fang-Yue Lin +9 more
TL;DR: An outbreak of pan-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection affecting 7 patients occurred in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) and showed an identical pattern.