Annual Scientific Meeting
INFECTION 2019 (16th Annual Scientific Meeting)
Postgraduate Student Exchange Session
10 June 2019 (Monday)
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Venue: Foyer, School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
List of Poster Presentations
| No | Authors and Title | Presenting Author |
| Category A: Bacterial and Fungal Diseases | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Taishi KAYANO, Ki-Deok LEE, Hiroshi NISHIURA. Estimating the force of infection with Helicobacter pylori in Japan. | Mr. Taishi KAYANO Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan |
| 2. | Zin MAR HTUN, Thidarat RUJIRAWAT, Pattarana SAE-CHEW, Yothin KUMSANG, Chalisa JATURAPAKTRARAK, Penpan PAYATTIKUL, Tassanee LOHNOO, Wanta YINGYONG, Aree LAIKUL, Watcharapol PATHOMSAKULWONG, Chompoonek YURAYART, Piriyaporn CHONGTRAKOOL, Theerapong KRAJAEJUN. Isolation of the oomycete organism Pythium insidiosum from water reservoirs in Thailand. | Ms. Zin MAR HTUN Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Thailand |
| 3. | Wudi WEI, Chuanyi NING, Chase MCCANN , Ngai Sze WONG, Kai Man KAM , Shui Shan LEE, Li YE, Thuy LE, Hao LIANG. Global epidemiology landscapes of Talaromyces marneffei - a systematic review of individual case data. | Mr. Wudi WEI Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment, Guangxi Medical University, China |
| 4. | Gang WANG, Wudi WEI, Chuanyi NING, Jing HAN, Jingzhen LAI, Oulu ZHOU, Li YE, Thuy LE, Hao LIANG. Talaromyces marneffei inhibits antifungal functions through affecting M2 polarization mediated by SOCS3-STAT6 and TLR9 pathways in human THP-1 macrophages. | Mr. Gang WANG Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment, Guangxi Medical University, China |
| 5. | Unchalee PUANGPRASART, Witchuda KAMOLVIT, Wanatpreeya PHONGSAMART, Chanwit TRIBUDDHARAT, Piriyaporn CHONGTRAKOOL. Molecular epidemiology of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in Thailand, 2008-2018. | Ms. Unchalee PUANGPRASART Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Thailand |
| 6. | Paramaporn YOUNGDECH, Rattapha CHINLI, Kulkanya CHOKEPHAIBULKIT, Popchai NGAMSKULRUNGROJ, Nadthanan PINCHAI, Suporn FOONGLADDA. Development of Real Time PCR assay for rapid Identification of M. bovis BCG. | Ms. Paramaporn YOUNGDECH Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Thailand |
| 7. | Thitiya YUNGYUEN, Amornrut LEELAPORN, Iyarit THAIPISUTTIKUL, Pattarachai KIRATISIN. Prevalence and molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant E. coli and K. Pneumoniae at a major university hospital in Thailand. | Ms. Thitiya YUNGYUEN Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Thailand |
| 8. | Norzuliana Zainal ABIDIN, Mohd Nur Fakhruzzaman NOORIZHAB, Zirwatul Adilah AZIZ, Wai Feng LIM, Richard Johari JAMES, Noorliza Mohd NOORDIN, Hani Mat HUSSIN, Norhayati RUSLI, Zamzurina Abu BAKAR, Farida Zuraina Md YUSOF, Muhammad Hisyam JAMARI, Lay Kek TEH, Norazmi Mohd NOR, Mohd Zaki SALLEH. Genomic-informed initiative on surveillance of MDR-TB in Malaysia. | Ms. Norzuliana Zainal ABIDIN Integrative Pharmacogenomic Institute (iPROMISE), Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor, Malaysia |
| Category B: Microbiome in Health and Disease | ||
| 9. | Yu Ping SONG, Jamie Sui Lam KWOK, Man Fung TANG, Christine TUNG, Renee Wan Yi CHAN, Kin Pong TAO, Gary Wing Kin WONG, Stephen Kwok Wing TSUI, Ting Fan LEUNG. Whole genome shotgun sequencing on nasopharyngeal microbiome in Hong Kong pre-school children with asthma exacerbations. | Ms. Yu Ping SONG Department of Paediatrics, CUHK, Hong Kong |
| 10. | Suwitchaya SIRIMANAKUL, Nopbhawan NA RANGSEE, Kamol SUWANNAKARN, Kwanrutai MAIRIANG, Witchuda KAMOLVIT, Iyarit THAIPISUTTIKUL. Gut microbiome profile in rotavirus A and non-rotavirus A gastroenteritis patients. | Ms. Suwitchaya SIRIMANAKUL Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Thailand |
| 11. | Wing Ki YAU, Jinpao HOU, Kit Ching TUNG, Nam Sze CHENG, Kam Lun Ellis HON, Kwok Wing TSUI, Ting Fan LEUNG. Whole metagenomic analysis of skin microbiome in eczematous children with recurrent cutaneous infections and hospitalizations. | Ms. Wing Ki YAU Department of Paediatrics, CUHK, Hong Kong No. Authors and Title Presenting Author |
| Category C: Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV | ||
| 12. | Tsz Ho KWAN, Shui Shan LEE. Genetic variability and its effect on genetic network construction. | Mr. Tsz Ho KWAN Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK, Hong Kong |
| 13. | Zhimin TAN, Jing LI, Xiaobin CHEN, Weibin CHENG, Huifang XU, Hongbo JIANG, Yi YANG. Impact of childhood sexual abuse on risky sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou. | Ms. Zhimin TAN School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, China |
| 14. | Yao YAN, Jing LI, Zhi Min TAN, Xiao Bin CHEN, Wei Bin CHENG, Hui fang XU, Yi YANG, Hong Bo JIANG. Prevalence and associated factors of Rush Poppers use among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou, China. | Ms. Yao YAN School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, China |
| 15. | Kaihao LIN, Jing LI, Zhi Min TAN, Xiao Bin CHEN, Wei Bin CHENG, Hui Fang XU, Yi YANG, Hong Bo JIANG. Prevalence of intimate partner violence victimization and influencing factors among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou, China. | Mr. Kaihao LIN School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, China |
| 16. | Muhammad Zakwan ZAKARIYA, Winnie DHALIWAL. TB Or Not TB? What is the best methodology for latent tuberculosis detection among HIV Infected population- TST Or IGRA?: a critical review. | Mr. Muhammad Zakwan ZAKARIYA School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom. |
| Category D: Viruses and Viral Diseases | ||
| 17. | Baoyin YUAN, Hyojung LEE, Hiroshi NISHIURA. Assessing dengue control in Tokyo, 2014. | Mr. Baoyin YUAN Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan |
| 18. | Jenny CM CHAN, Kirran N MOHAMMAD, Sunny H WONG and Martin CW CHAN. Establishment of three human intestinal enteroid lines to study human norovirus infection. | Ms. Ching Man CHAN Department of Microbiology, CUHK, Hong Kong |
| 19. | Yue JI, Wen SU, Ka Tim CHOY, Hui Ling YEN. Molecular determinants in the hemagglutinin gene associated with the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N9 virus in China. | Ms. Yue JI School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 20. | Tetsuro KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi NISHIURA. Reconstructing the epidemic dynamics of measles in Yamagata, Japan, 2017. | Mr. Tetsuro KOBAYASHI Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan |
| 21. | Sung Mok JUNG, Hyojung LEE, Yichi YANG, Hiroshi NISHIURA. The impact of national health insurance policy for respiratory syncytial virus antigen test on its incidence in Japan: a difference-in-differences study. | Mr. Sung Mok JUNG Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan |
| 22. | Ruchiraporn SIRIRUNGTHIP, Nopbhawan NA RANGSEE, Bualan KAEWNAPHAN, Thaweesak CHIEOCHANSIN, Popchai NGAMSKULRUNGROJ, Navin HORTHONGKAM, Wannee KANTAKAMALAKUL, Kamol SUWANNAKARN. Molecular epidemiology of norovirus genogroup II among clinical isolates in Siriraj Hospital during 2017. | Mr. Ruchiraporn SIRIRUNGTHIP Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Thailand |
| 23. | Xuan ZHONG, Hui WANG, Chun CHEN, Xiaoni ZOU, Tiegang LI. Epidemiological characteristics and influential factors of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease reinfection in Guangzhou City, 2012–2017. | Mr. Xuan ZHONG School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China |
| 24. | Banghai LI, Yanhui LIU, Yi YANG, Tiegang LI. Contamination status of avian influenza virus in poultry markets in Guangzhou City, Southern China, 2017- 2018. | Mr. Banghai LI School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China |
| 25. | Natalie LINTON, Hiroshi NISHIURA. Estimation of the effective reproduction number of a measles outbreak in Guinea, 2017. | Ms. Natalie LINTON Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan |
| 26. | Chun Sang PUN, Hai Chao WANG, Kin Pong TAO, Gar Shun TSUN, Wai Yin YU, Xia Yuan CHEN, Maggie Haitian WANG, Paul Kay Sheung CHAN, Ting Fan LEUNG, Wan Yi Renee CHAN. Understanding the molecular determinant of rhinoviruses in functional group by the virus-genotype to disease-phenotypes association. | Mr. Chun Sang PUN Department of Paediatrics, CUHK, Hong Kong |
| 27. | Leonia Hiu Wan LAU, Ngai Sze WONG, Shui Shan LEE. Influenza vaccine hesitancy among nursing professionals in Hong Kong. | Ms. Leonia Hiu Wan LAU Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK, Hong Kong |