Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Our emphasis on teaching and research excellence ensures that, through a role in human resource and soft skills development in multiple microbiology-related disciplines
Clinical management of microbial infections has been complicated by the emergence of novel infectious agents and antibiotic resistance. To meet new challenges on a variety of infection-related issues, the Department of Microbiology adopts a multi-pronged approach to address the increasing health care needs of the society. First, education and training of medical, nursing, research and other types of health care personnel is our pivotal role, with an objective of equipping them with the essential knowledge and skills required to tackle both conventional and new problems concerning bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Second, we perform in-depth research to investigate the origin and nature of specific clinical phenomena, with a hope of improving our understanding on epidemiology and pathogenesis, and leading to advances in diagnosis and treatment. Third, our staffs are also directly involved in the provision of clinical ……
| Publications | Date | Professors |
|---|---|---|
| Global prevalence of human intestinal carriage of ESBL-producing E. coli during and after the COVID-19 pandemic | 24 January 2025 | Dr Rita Ng and Prof. Margaret Ip |
| Dating the bacterial tree of life based on ancient symbiosis | 23 January 2025 | Prof Sishuo Wang |
| Invasive Group B Streptococcus Infections Caused by Hypervirulent Clone of S. agalactiae Sequence Type 283, Hong Kong, China, 2021 | 3 January 2025 | Professor Margaret Ip |
| The use of probiotics and prebiotics in decolonizing pathogenic bacteria from the gut; a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcomes | 22 May 2024 | Professor Margaret Ip |
| Predicting hosts and cross-species transmission of Streptococcus agalactiae by interpretable machine learning | 20 February 2024 | Professor Margaret Ip |
