Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Emergence of NDM-5-Positive Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Monophasic Variant ST34 in Hong Kong During 2020–2025

The emergence of carbapenem-resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella species (CR-NTS) has been observed in recent years, causing increasing challenges in the clinical management and control of Salmonella infections. However, CR-NTS had not been comprehensively studied in Hong Kong prev...

EaMIC3 inhibits cell apoptosis and facilitates Eimeria acervulina infection through interacting with EpCAM

Coccidiosis, caused by Eimeria acervulina, is a pathogenic protozoan disease, leading to huge economic losses to the global poultry industry. At the early stage of E. acervulina infection, microneme protein 3 (EaMIC3) is involved in the inhibition of infected host cell apoptosis,...

Consolidative Radiotherapy After Gemcitabine‐Platinum Chemotherapy in De Novo Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Impact of Chemotherapy Backbone and Prognostic Factors on Survival

ABSTRACT Introduction De novo metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has a poor prognosis despite modern chemotherapy. Gemcitabine‐cisplatin is the standard chemotherapy backbone, whereas carboplatin is commonly used as a cisplatin alternative for its better tolerability. This...