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Entamoeba histolytica infection in men who have sex with menChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Lancet Infect Dis 12:729-36. 2012..Metronidazole or tinidazole remains the mainstay of treatment for invasive amoebiasis, followed by treatment with luminal agents to prevent relapse and transmission of E histolytica to sexual partners or close contacts...
Recent hepatitis C virus infections in HIV-infected patients in Taiwan: incidence and risk factorsHsin Yun Sun
Departments of Internal Medicinea and Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
J Clin Microbiol 50:781-7. 2012..The incidence of HCV seroconversion that is associated with recent syphilis is increasing among HIV-infected patients in Taiwan...
Risk of recurrent nontyphoid Salmonella bacteremia in HIV-infected patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy and an increasing trend of fluoroquinolone resistanceChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Clin Infect Dis 45:e60-7. 2007..Risk of recurrent nontyphoid Salmonella (NTS) bacteremia and trends of antimicrobial resistance of NTS remain unknown in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)...- A 5-year longitudinal follow-up study of serological responses to 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination among patients with HIV infection who received highly active antiretroviral therapyC C Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
HIV Med 11:54-63. 2010..Long-term antibody responses to 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) among HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are rarely investigated... - Amebiasis among persons who sought voluntary counseling and testing for human immunodeficiency virus infection: a case-control studyChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Am J Trop Med Hyg 84:65-9. 2011..711, 9.427) in multiple logistic regression analysis. The MSM, fecal-oral contamination, lower educational achievement, and older age were associated with increased risk for amebiasis among persons seeking VCT for HIV infection... - Impact of hepatitis D virus infection on the long-term outcomes of patients with hepatitis B virus and HIV coinfection in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: a matched cohort studyWang Huei Sheng
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Clin Infect Dis 44:988-95. 2007..The influence of HDV infection on the responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy and hepatic complications in patients with HBV-HIV coinfection remains uncertain... - Invasive amebiasis as an emerging parasitic disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in TaiwanChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Arch Intern Med 165:409-15. 2005..Our objective was to determine the prevalence of invasive amebiasis and intestinal colonization by E histolytica and E dispar in HIV-infected persons and uninfected controls... - Improved outcomes of HIV-1-infected adults with tuberculosis in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapyChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
AIDS 17:2615-22. 2003..To compare the survival and treatment responses to antiretroviral therapy between HIV-1-infected patients with active TB (TB patients) and without (non-TB patients) in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)... - Clinical impact of GB virus C viremia on patients with HIV type 1 infection in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapyWang Huei Sheng
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Clin Infect Dis 44:584-90. 2007..The influence of GB virus C (GBV-C) viremia on clinical outcomes of patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection remains controversial in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)... - Incidence of acute pancreatitis in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients with hypertriglyceridemia: is it really high?Hsin Yun Sun
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
Pancreas 41:283-9. 2012..To assess the incidence of acute pancreatitis in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients with triglyceride (TG) greater than 500 mg/dL after highly active antiretroviral therapy... - Seroprevalence of viral hepatitis and infectious complications among human immunodeficiency virus-infected injection drug users at a referral hospitalShiou Haur Liang
Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, E Da Hospital, I Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 41:200-8. 2008.... - Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis D virus infection among injecting drug users with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in TaiwanSui Yuan Chang
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
J Clin Microbiol 49:1083-9. 2011..In summary, although IDU had a significantly higher HDV seroprevalence, molecular epidemiologic investigations did not support that HDV was introduced at the same time as HCV among IDU... - Increased risk for Entamoeba histolytica infection and invasive amebiasis in HIV seropositive men who have sex with men in TaiwanChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2:e175. 2008..Incidence of Entamoeba histolytica infection and clinical manifestations and treatment response of invasive amebiasis (IA) in HIV-infected patients have rarely been investigated before... - Clinical experience of the 23-valent capsular polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccination in HIV-1-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy: a prospective observational studyChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
Vaccine 22:2006-12. 2004..Vaccination did not increase the risks of all-cause community-acquired pneumonia, HIV progression, and mortality. Vaccination did not increase PVL or decrease CD4+ among HIV-1-infected patients receiving HAART... - Seroprevalence of hepatitis virus infection in men who have sex with men aged 18-40 years in TaiwanYu Tzu Tseng
Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
J Formos Med Assoc 111:431-8. 2012..Comparisons of the seroprevalence rates of these hepatitis viruses between HIV-positive and HIV-negative MSM are rarely performed in Taiwan... - Impact of vaccination with seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on virologic and immunologic outcomes among HIV-infected adult patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapyChing Lan Lu
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin Chu Branch, Hsin Chu, Taiwan
J Formos Med Assoc 111:445-51. 2012..Our aim was to evaluate the impact of vaccination with seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) on the short-term clinical, virologic, and immunologic outcomes among HIV-infected adult patients in the HAART era... - Association between amebic liver abscess and human immunodeficiency virus infection in Taiwanese subjectsMeng Shuian Hsu
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
BMC Infect Dis 8:48. 2008..Thirty-three Taiwanese subjects with amebic liver abscess (ALA) were examined and a possible correlation between ALA and HIV infection was investigated... - Risk of pneumocystosis after early discontinuation of prophylaxis among HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapyChien Yu Cheng
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan 100
BMC Infect Dis 10:126. 2010.... - Improved survival of persons with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy in TaiwanChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Jpn J Infect Dis 59:222-8. 2006..611 for persons enrolled in period 3 when compared to period 2 (P = 0.01). Our study suggested that the survival of persons in the late stage of HIV infection in Taiwan continued to improve in the late HAART era... - Evolution of hepatitis B serological markers in HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapyWang Huei Sheng
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Clin Infect Dis 45:1221-9. 2007..Evolution of serological markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriage or infection has rarely been investigated among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)... - Herpes zoster in HIV-1-infected patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: a prospective observational studyChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
Int J STD AIDS 16:673-6. 2005..Baseline CD4+ lymphocyte count was the most significant risk factor associated with development of HZ. HZ was associated with increased risk for HIV progression, but not mortality... - Comparison of serologic responses to vaccination with one dose or two doses of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in HIV-infected adult patientsChing Lan Lu
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin Chu Branch, Hsin Chu, Taiwan
Vaccine 30:3526-33. 2012..Longitudinal follow-up studies of serologic responses to different doses of 7-valent PCV are rarely performed in HIV-infected adult patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART)... - Differential clinical and virologic impact of hepatitis B virus genotypes B and C on HIV-coinfected patients receiving lamivudine-containing highly active antiretroviral therapyWang Huei Sheng
Department of Internal Medicine, Ntional Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Clin Infect Dis 54:548-55. 2012..The impact of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes B and C on the clinical, immunologic, and virologic outcomes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with chronic HBV infection remains largely unknown... - Outcomes of switch to atazanavir-containing combination antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected patients with hyperlipidemiaChing Lan Lu
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsin Chu Branch, Hsin Chu, Taiwan
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 44:258-64. 2011..This study aimed to evaluate the clinical, virologic, and immunologic outcomes in HIV-infected patients with hyperlipidemia whose CART was switched to atazanavir-containing antiretroviral regimens... - Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pre-schoolchildren aged 1-5 years in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Western AfricaChia Kwung Fan
Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 100:446-9. 2006..Whether the DRSTP pre-schoolchildren acquire T. gondii infection through constant exposure to the parasite from their daily activities owing to poor environmental hygiene should be further evaluated... - Differential impact of late-stage HIV-1 infection on in vitro and in vivo maturation of myeloid dendritic cellsSzu Min Hsieh
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 33:413-9. 2003..That myeloid DCs fail to achieve full maturation in vivo in late-stage HIV-1 infection may contribute to the failure to induce effective cellular immunity against HIV-1 and opportunistic pathogens... - Cost-effectiveness of detection of intestinal amebiasis by using serology and specific-amebic-antigen assays among persons with or without human immunodeficiency virus infectionSui Yuan Chang
Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
J Clin Microbiol 46:3077-9. 2008..histolytica infection... - Evaluation of macrolide resistance and enhanced molecular typing of Treponema pallidum in patients with syphilis in Taiwan: a prospective multicenter studyHsiu Wu
Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan
J Clin Microbiol 50:2299-304. 2012..In conclusion, we found that type 14 f/f was the most common T. pallidum strain in this multicenter study on syphilis in Taiwan and that none of the isolates exhibited 23S rRNA mutations causing resistance to macrolides... - Predictive value of the serum bactericidal test for mortality in patients infected with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiChun Hsing Liao
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
J Infect 55:149-57. 2007..There are no standard tests to measure outcome in patients infected with these strains. Our aim was to determine whether a serum bactericidal test (SBT) could be used for this purpose... - Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia in HIV-negative patientsYu Shin Chiu
Division of Infectious Disease, Min Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan, and Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
J Formos Med Assoc 106:355-64. 2007..Limited information exists about the epidemiologic characteristics of HIV-negative patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia (MTB)... - Late diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: role of socio-behavioral factors and medical encountersYi Chun Lo
Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan
J Formos Med Assoc 110:306-15. 2011..We investigated the risk factors for late HIV diagnosis in Taiwan... - Trends of antiretroviral drug resistance in treatment-naive patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in TaiwanSui Yuan Chang
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
J Antimicrob Chemother 61:689-93. 2008..To determine the prevalence and trends of antiretroviral drug resistance among HIV-1-infected Taiwanese patients who have been provided with free-of-charge antiretroviral therapy (ART) since 1990... - Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection in TaiwanChia Jui Yang
Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 43:278-84. 2010..This study aimed to describe changes in the incidence and clinical characteristics of NHL in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in a referral hospital for HIV care... - Osteonecrosis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in TaiwanYa Chi Ho
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Jpn J Infect Dis 60:382-6. 2007..09), and a higher proportion of lipodystrophy (81.8 versus 15.0%, P<0.0001). Our report suggests that osteonecrosis is a rare complication in HIV-infected patients with prolonged exposure to ART with resultant metabolic complications... - Trends of transmitted drug resistance of HIV-1 and its impact on treatment response to first-line antiretroviral therapy in TaiwanChung Chih Lai
Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
J Antimicrob Chemother 67:1254-60. 2012..To determine the impact of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) of HIV-1 on treatment outcome in areas where routine testing for drug resistance mutations may not be available before combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is initiated... - Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection in TaiwanChi Ying Lin
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 42:227-33. 2009..This retrospective study was conducted to describe the change in incidence and characteristics of HIV-associated KS in Taiwan... - Detection of circulating galactomannan in serum samples for diagnosis of Penicillium marneffei infection and cryptococcosis among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virusYu Tsung Huang
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
J Clin Microbiol 45:2858-62. 2007..The use of the GM antigen assay may facilitate earlier diagnosis of Penicillium marneffei infection for HIV-infected patients in areas of endemicity... - Incidence of abacavir hypersensitivity and its relationship with HLA-B*5701 in HIV-infected patients in TaiwanHsin Yun Sun
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
J Antimicrob Chemother 60:599-604. 2007..To describe the incidence of hypersensitivity to abacavir and frequency of human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B*5701 in HIV-infected Taiwanese persons... - Serological screening and toxoplasmosis exposure factors among pregnant women in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and PrincipeChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 101:134-9. 2007..The incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis in unborn babies should be intensively monitored in the DRSTP... - Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization among patients with human immunodeficiency virus-1 who had received 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccineYi Chun Lo
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 42:234-42. 2009..To evaluate the impact of 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine on Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization in the upper airway of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 in Taiwan... - Aberrant induction of regulatory activity of CD4+CD25+ T cells by dendritic cells in HIV-infected persons with amebic liver abscessSzu Min Hsieh
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 44:6-13. 2007..histolytica, thus increasing the susceptibility to invasive amebiasis in even early-stage HIV-1-infected persons... - Impact of first-line protease inhibitors on predicted resistance to tipranavir in HIV-1-infected patients with virological failureSzu Min Hsieh
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
BMC Infect Dis 9:154. 2009..However, in clinical practice, whether the HIV-1 from the patients with virological failure to the regimens containing first-line PIs remains susceptible to TPV/r may be questionable... - Comparison of bone marrow studies with blood culture for etiological diagnosis of disseminated mycobacterial and fungal infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndromeCheng Chin Ker
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, ROC
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 35:89-93. 2002..This study demonstrated that bone marrow examination provides an additional aid in the diagnosis of disseminated mycobacterial or fungal infections in patients with human immunodeficiency virus who had prolonged fever... - Association of single-nucleotide polymorphism 3 and c.553G>T of APOA5 with hypertriglyceridemia after treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy containing protease inhibitors in hiv-infected individuals in TaiwanSui Yuan Chang
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Clin Infect Dis 48:832-5. 2009..553G>T variants or APOA5 SNP1T/SNP2G/SNP3C/c.553T haplotype were statistically significantly associated with development of extreme hypertriglyceridemia (triglyceride level, >500 mg/dL)... - Comparative effectiveness of two doses versus three doses of hepatitis A vaccine in human immunodeficiency virus-infected and -uninfected men who have sex with menYu Tzu Tseng
Departments of Traumatology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Hepatology 57:1734-41. 2013..HAV vaccination in HIV-infected patients with a higher CD4 count and suppression of HIV replication increased the seroconversion rate. (HEPATOLOGY 2013)... - Metabolic syndrome among HIV-infected Taiwanese patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: prevalence and associated factorsPei Ying Wu
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
J Antimicrob Chemother 67:1001-9. 2012..We investigated the prevalence of and factors associated with metabolic syndrome among HIV-infected patients who are ethnic Chinese in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)... - Human immunodeficiency virus testing among patients with tuberculosis at a university hospital in Taiwan, 2000 to 2006Hsiang Chi Kung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun Lin branch, Yun Lin, Taiwan
J Formos Med Assoc 108:320-7. 2009..This study assessed the frequency and results of HIV testing among patients diagnosed with TB at a university hospital from 2000 to 2006... - Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction after penicillin therapy among patients with syphilis in the era of the hiv infection epidemic: incidence and risk factorsChia Jui Yang
Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Clin Infect Dis 51:976-9. 2010..19; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.04-1.37), early syphilis (RR, 8.59; 95% CI, 4.75-15.56), and prior penicillin treatment (RR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.20-0.78)... - Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on incidence and management of human immunodeficiency virus-related opportunistic infectionsChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
J Antimicrob Chemother 54:849-53. 2004.... - Prevalence of intestinal infection due to Cryptosporidium species among Taiwanese patients with human immunodeficiency virus infectionChien Ching Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
J Formos Med Assoc 106:31-5. 2007..Related data on cryptosporidiosis in Taiwanese HIV-infected patients are very limited. This study assessed the prevalence of intestinal infection due to Cryptosporidium spp. among Taiwanese patients with HIV infection... - Maximising the potential of voluntary counselling and testing for HIV: sexually transmitted infections and HIV epidemiology in a population testing for HIV and its implications for practiceHsiu Wu
Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan
Sex Transm Infect 88:612-6. 2012.... - Cytomegalovirus retinitis and immune recovery uveitis in AIDS patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy in TaiwaneseYu Chi Lin
Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 16:83-7. 2008..To determine the characteristics of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis and immune recovery uveitis (IRU) in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)... - Admissions to intensive care unit of HIV-infected patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: etiology and prognostic factorsHou Hsien Chiang
Department of Internal Medicine, Far East Memorial Hospital, Nanya South Road, New Taipei City 220, Taiwan
Crit Care 15:R202. 2011..This study aimed to describe the etiology and analyze the prognostic factors of HIV-infected Taiwanese patients in the HAART era... - Immunoglobulin G and M antibodies to human parvovirus 4 (PARV4) are frequently detected in patients with HIV-1 infectionShiu Ju Yang
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No 7, Chung Shan South Road, 100 Taipei, Taiwan
J Clin Virol 51:64-7. 2011..The transmission routes of PARV4 are not completely understood. The first PARV4 serological study suggested that PARV4 is transmitted predominantly through parenteral route... - Hepatosplenic actinomycosis in an immunocompetent patientHua Kung Wang
Department of Internal Medicine, En Chu Kong Hospital, Taipei County, Taiwan
J Formos Med Assoc 111:228-31. 2012..Proper and prompt diagnosis of hepatosplenic actinomycosis is important because the therapeutic plan and prognosis of this pathogen are quite different from other microorganisms and malignancies... - Peritonitis due to Mycobacterium avium complex in patients with AIDS: report of five cases and review of the literatureUn In Wu
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
Int J Infect Dis 13:285-90. 2009..Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) often causes disseminated infection in patients at an advanced stage of HIV infection; however, peritonitis associated with disseminated MAC infection is rare... - Bacteremia in previously hospitalized patients: prolonged effect from previous hospitalization and risk factors for antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infectionsShey Ying Chen
Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Ann Emerg Med 51:639-46. 2008..Our objectives are to determine the time from previous hospital discharge that affects subsequent antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and risk factors for antimicrobial-resistant infection in bacteremia in recently discharged patients... - Association of pancreatic autoantibodies and human leukocyte antigen haplotypes with resolution of diabetes mellitus after therapy for hepatitis C virus infection in patients with HIV infection: case report and review of literatureYi Chun Lo
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 21:478-81. 2009..Review of reported cases indicates that pancreatic autoantibodies and human leukocyte antigen haplotypes may predict the outcome of interferon-induced diabetes... - Mycobacterium avium complex infection-related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome of the central nervous system in an HIV-infected patient: case report and reviewYi Chien Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, Chia Yi Christian Hospital, Chia Yi City, Taiwan
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 46:68-72. 2013..Cases of MAC-related IRIS of the CNS reported in the literature are reviewed... - Placental transmission of human parvovirus 4 in newborns with hydrops, TaiwanMao Yuan Chen
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Emerg Infect Dis 17:1954-6. 2011..In 1 additional case, only the mother had PARV4 DNA. Our findings demonstrate that PARV4 can be transmitted through the placenta... - First case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba castellanii in TaiwanWang Huei Sheng
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Am J Trop Med Hyg 81:277-9. 2009..castellanii . He survived after treatment with amphotericin B, rifampin, and corticosteroids... - Seroprevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection among taiwanese human immunodeficiency virus type 1-positive persons in the era of nationwide hepatitis B vaccinationHsin Yun Sun
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Am J Gastroenterol 104:877-84. 2009.... - Seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus infection in persons with HIV infection in Taiwan: implications for hepatitis A vaccinationHsin Yun Sun
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
Int J Infect Dis 13:e199-205. 2009..To retrospectively determine the prevalence of anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibody in HIV-positive persons with different routes of HIV exposure and to describe its characteristics in order to guide vaccination policy... - Cluster of parvovirus infection among hospital staff working in coronary care unitsYee Chun Chen
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
J Formos Med Assoc 109:886-94. 2010..The virus is relatively conserved and nucleotide identity is expected in viruses that are epidemiologically related. Here, we describe the first cluster of parvovirus infection among hospital staff documented in Taiwan... - Extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis during a trend of decreasing drug resistance from 2000 through 2006 at a Medical Center in TaiwanChih Cheng Lai
Department of Internal Medicine, Yi Min Hospital, Taiwan
Clin Infect Dis 47:e57-63. 2008.... - Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among inhabitants in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and PrincipeChia Kwung Fan
Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 101:1157-8. 2007..The older age group (> or =45 years) had significantly higher seroprevalence (80.0%, 28/35) than the younger age group (<15 years) (20.0%, 3/15) (chi(2)=16.04, P<0.001)... - The impact of open lung biopsy on diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in patients with AIDSChao Hsiang Lee
Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Am Surg 75:157-62. 2009..This procedure should be performed early in the clinical course to avoid irreversible clinical deterioration of the patients with severe illness... - Metformin regulates hepatic lipid metabolism through activating AMP-activated protein kinase and inducing ATGL in laying hensWei Lu Chen
Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Eur J Pharmacol 671:107-12. 2011..These data suggest that metformin could reduce lipid deposits in the liver and that the laying hen is a valuable animal model for studying hepatic steatosis... - Cytological diagnosis of Penicillium marneffei infectionI Shiow Jan
Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
J Formos Med Assoc 107:443-7. 2008..Penicillium marneffei is an emerging opportunistic pathogen. The goal of this study was to study its clinical and radiographic presentation, and the diagnostic value of a cytological study of penicilliosis...