A. Refereed Papers Included in Science Citation Index：

1. Lin YT¹, Wang YP, Wang FD, Fung CP. Community-onset Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia in Taiwan: clinical features of the disease and associated microbiological characteristics of isolates from pneumonia and nasopharynx. Front Microbiol. 2015 Feb 18; 9:122

2. Wang YP, Liu CJ, Chen TJ, Lin YT*, Fung CP. Proton pump inhibitor use significantly increases the risk of cryptogenic liver abscess: a population-based study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2015; 41: 1175–1181

3. Wu PF, Chang YY, Lin YT*, Wang FD, Chan YJ, Fung CP. Clinical characteristics and economic consequence of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2015; 48(2):190-7.

4. Chang YY, Chuang YH, Siu LK, Wu TL, Lin JC, Lu PL, Wang JT, Wang LS, Lin YT*, Huang LJ, Fung CP. Clinical features of patients with carbapenem non-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in the intensive care units: A nationwide multicenter study in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2015 ;48(2):219-225.

5. Chiou YW, Lin YT*. Gas-forming Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in a patient without diabetes. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2015 Dec;48(6):709-10.

6. Lin YT¹, Huang YW, Chen SJ, Chang CW, Yang TC. SmeYZ Efflux Pump of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Contributes to Drug Resistance, Virulence-related Characteristics, and Virulence to Mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015; 59(7):4067-73.

7. Lin YT¹, Pan YJ, Lin TL, Fung CP, Wang JT. Transfer of CMY-2 cephalosporinase from Escherichia coli to virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae causing a recurrent liver abscess. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015; 59(8):5000-2.

8. Lin YT¹, Chung C, Su CF, Chan YJ, Wang LS, Huang CT, Chung YC, Siu LK, Fung CP. Efficacy of appropriate antimicrobial therapy on the survival of patients with carbapenem non-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: a multicenter study in Taiwan. Medicine 2015; 94:e1405.

9. Pan YJ, Lin TL, Lin YT, Su PA, Chen CT, Hsieh PF, Hsu CR, Chen CC, Hsieh YC, Wang JT. Identification of Capsular Types in Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains by wzc Sequencing and Implications for Capsule Depolymerase Treatment. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Feb;59(2):1038-47

10. Huang YW, Hu RM, Lin YT, Huang HH, Yang TC. The Contribution of Class 1 Integron to Antimicrobial Resistance in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Microb Drug Resist. 2015 Feb;21(1):90-6.

11. Cheng YH, Lin TL, Pan YJ, Wang YP, Lin YT, Wang JT. Colistin Resistance Mechanisms in Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains from Taiwan. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 May;59(5):2909-13.

12. Huang HH, Lin YT, Chen WC, Huang YW, Chen SJ, Yang TC. Expression and Functions of CreD, an Inner Membrane Protein in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 23;10(12):e0145009.

13. Huang YW, Wu CJ, Hu RM, Lin YT, Yang TC. Interplay among membrane-bound lytic transglycosylase D1, the CreBC two-component regulatory system, the AmpNG-AmpDI-NagZ-AmpR regulatory circuit, and L1/L2 β-lactamase expression in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Nov;59(11):6866-72

14. Lin YT*, Su CF, Chuang C, Lin JC, Lu PL, Huang CT, Wang JT, Chuang YC, Siu LK, Fung CP. Appropriate Treatment for Bloodstream Infections Due to Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli: A Nationwide Multicenter Study in Taiwan. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019; 6(2):ofy336. (*corresponding author)

15. Juan CH, Chuang C, Chen CH, Li L, Lin YT*. Clinical characteristics, antimicrobial resistance and capsular types of community-acquired, healthcare-associated, and nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2019 Jan 3;8:1. (*corresponding author)

16. Huang YC, Wu PF, Lin YT*, Wang FD. Comparison of clinical characteristics of bacteremia from Elizabethkingia meningoseptica and other carbapenem-resistant, non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli at a tertiary medical center. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2019; 52(2):304-311. (*corresponding author)

17. Liao YT, Ko PS, Lin YT*. The first case of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess with hemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2019; 52(2):363-364. (*corresponding author)

18. Wang CH, Lu PL, Liu EY, Chen YY, Lin FM, Lin YT, Chang FY, Lin JC. Rapid identification of capsular serotype K1/K2 Klebsiella pneumoniae in pus samples from liver abscess patients and positive blood culture samples from bacteremia cases via an immunochromatographic strip assay. Gut Pathog. 2019 Feb 22;11:11.

19. Huang YW, Huang HH, Huang KH, Chen WC, Lin YT, Hsu CC, Yang TC. AmpI functions as an iron exporter to alleviate β-lactam-mediated ROS stress in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 63(4). pii: e02467-18.

20. Pan YJ, Lin TL, Chen YY, Lai PH, Tsai YT, Hsu CR, Hsieh PF, Lin YT, Wang JT. Identification of three podoviruses infecting Klebsiella encoding capsule depolymerases that digest specific capsular types. Microb Biotechnol. 2019; 12(3):472-486.

21. Lee KC, Chen P, Maricic I, Inamine T, Hu J, Gong S, Sun JC, Dasgupta S, Lin HC, Lin YT, Loomba R, Stärkel P, Kumar V, Schnabl B. Intestinal iNKT cells migrate to liver and contribute to hepatocyte apoptosis during alcoholic liver disease. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2019; 316(5):G585-G597

22. Li LH, Zhang MS, Wu CJ, Lin YT, Yang TC. Overexpression of SmeGH contributes to the acquired MDR of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Aug 1;74(8):2225-2229.

23. Chen HP¹, Jiang JK, Lai PY, Teo WH, Yang CY, Chou TY, Lin CH, Chan YJ: The serologic and viraemic status of human cytomegalovirus infection in patients with colorectal cancer is not correlated with viral replication and transcription in tumours. J Gen Virol. 2015 Oct 16. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000315. [Epub ahead of print]

24. Chen HP¹, Jiang JK, Chan CH, Teo WH, Yang CY, Chen YC, Chou TY, Lin CH, Chan YJ: Genetic polymorphisms of the human cytomegalovirus UL144 gene in colorectal cancer and its association with clinical outcome. J Gen Virol. 2015 Oct 7. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000308. [Epub ahead of print]

25. Lee WS, Hsieh TC, Ou TY, Teng SO, Chen FL, Wang FD*. Breakthrough disseminated cryptococcosis during micafungin therapy. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2015 Aug;48(4):456-8.

26. Chen LY, Yang SP, Chen TL, Liao SY, Chen YY, Chan YJ, Chen LK, Wang FD*. Clinical significance of time to positivity for yeast in candidemia. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2015 Aug;48(4):425-30.

27. Wang JT, Chang SC, Chang FY, Fung CP, Chuang YC, Chen YS, Shiau YR, Tan MC, Wang HY, Lai JF, Huang IW, Yang Lauderdale TL. Antimicrobial Non-Susceptibility of Escherichia coli from Outpatients and Patients Visiting Emergency Rooms in Taiwan. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 3;10(12):e0144103.

28. Huang SF², Fung CP, Perng DW, Wang FD*. Effects of corticosteroid and neuraminidase inhibitors on survival in patients with respiratory distress induced by influenza virus. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2015 Sep 9. pii: S1684-1182(15)00839-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2015.08.016. [Epub ahead of print]

29. Chiu CH, Lee YT, Wang YC, Yin T, Kuo SC, Yang YS, Chen TL, Lin JC, Wang FD, Fung CP*. A retrospective study of the incidence, clinical characteristics, identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteremic isolates of Acinetobacter ursingii. BMC Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 30;15:400. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1145-z.

30. Liao YT, Kuo SC, Chiang MH, Lee YT, Sung WC, Chen YH, Chen TL, Fung CP*. Acinetobacter baumannii Extracellular OXA-58 Is Primarily and Selectively Released via Outer Membrane Vesicles after Sec-Dependent Periplasmic Translocation. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec;59(12):7346-54. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01343-15. Epub 2015 Sep 14.

31. Huang SH, Chen YC, Chuang YC, Chiu SK, Fung CP, Lu PL, Wang LS, Wu TL, Wang JT. Prevalence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA among methicillin-resistant S. aureus with high vancomycin minimal inhibitory concentrations in Taiwan: A multicenter surveillance study, 2012-2013. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2015 Jul 31. pii: S1684-1182(15)00806-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2015.07.003. [Epub ahead of print]

32. Wang YC, Lee YT, Yang YS, Chen CT, Chiu CH, Yin T, Kuo SC, Chen TL, Lin JC, Wang FD, Fung CP, Chang FY. Risk factors and outcome for colistin-resistant Acinetobacter nosocomialis bacteraemia in patients without previous colistin exposure. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Aug;21(8):758-64. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.05.005. Epub 2015 May 14.

33. Liou BH, Lee YT, Kuo SC, Liu PY, Fung CP*. Efficacy of tigecycline for secondary Acinetobacter bacteremia and factors associated with treatment failure. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015;59(6):3637-40. doi: 10.1128/AAC.04987-14. Epub 2015 Mar 30.

34. Yang YS, Lee YT, Wang YC, Chiu CH, Kuo SC, Sun JR, Yin T, Chen TL, Lin JC, Fung CP, Chang FY. Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem non-susceptible Acinetobacter nosocomialis in a medical center in Taiwan. Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Apr;31:305-11. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.02.017. Epub 2015 Feb 24.

35. Chen CH, Lin HC, Lin HL, Lin YT, Chou JM, Hsu SP, Fung CP*. Proton pump inhibitor usage and the associated risk of pneumonia in patients with chronic kidney disease. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2015 Aug;48(4):390-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.10.004. Epub 2013 Dec 2.

36. Lee CH, Lee YT, Kung CH, Ku WW, Kuo SC, Chen TL, Fung CP*. Risk factors of community-onset urinary tract infections caused by plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2015 Jun;48(3):269-75.

37. Kung CH, Ku WW, Lee CH, Fung CP, Kuo SC, Chen TL, Lee YT⁵. Epidemiology and risk factors of community-onset urinary tract infection caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a medical center in Taiwan: a prospective cohort study. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2015 Apr;48(2):168-74.

38. Ku WW, Kung CH, Lee CH, Tseng CP, Wu PF, Kuo SC, Chen TL, Lee YT, Wang FD, Fung CP*. Evolution of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: an 18-year longitudinal study from a medical center in northern Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2015 Feb;48(1):57-64.

39. Wang FD, Wu PF, Chen SJ. Distribution of virulence genes in bacteremic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from various sources. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2019 Jun;52(3):426-432.

40. Chou CC, Shen CF, Chen SJ, et al. Recommendations and guidelines for the treatment of pneumonia in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2019 Feb;52(1):172-199.

41. Wei-Lu, Chen SJ, Huang SF, Chan YJ, Wang FD, Chen HP. Clinical significance of human cytomegalovirus viruria and the effect of antiviral therapy in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2019 Jun;52(3):402-408.

42.  Huang HH, Chen SJ*, Chao TF, Liu CJ, Chen TJ, Chou Pesus, Wang FD. Influenza vaccination and risk of respiratory failure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A nationwide population-based case-cohort study. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2017 Sep. (E-pub) (co-first author)

43. Chang TY, Chao TF, Liu CJ, Chen SJ*, Chung FP, Liao JN, Tuan TC, Chen TJ, Chen SA. The association between influenza infection, vaccination, and atrial fibrillation: A nationwide case-control study. Hear Rhythm. 2016 Jun;13(6):1189-94. (corresponding author)

44. Chen SJ, Yeh CM, Chao TF, Liu CJ, Wang KL, Chen TJ, Chou P, Wang FD*. The Use of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists and Risk of Respiratory Failure in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study. Sleep. 2015 Jul 1;38(7):1045-50.

45. Chen SJ, Liu CJ, Chao TF, Wang KL, Wang FD, Chen TJ, Chiang CE. Dental scaling and atrial fibrillation: A nationwide cohort study. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):2300-3.35. Shiang-Fen Huang, Fe-Der Wang. Prevalence of Aspergillus infection in delay resolution of community-acquired pneumonia in high-risk population in Taiwan. Trend in Medical Mycology Conference, 2019.

46. Chen SJ, Liu CJ, Chao TF, Wang KL, Wang FD, Chen TJ, Chiang CE*. Dental Scaling and Risk Reduction in Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study. Can J Cardiol. 2013 Apr;29(4):429-33.

47. Chen SJ, Chao TF, Lin YJ, Lo LW, Hu YF, Tuan TC, Hsu TL, Yu WC, Leu HB, Chang SL, Chen SA*. Cool seasons are related to poor prognosis in patients with infective endocarditis. Int J Biometeorol. 2012;56:973-981.

48. Chen SJ, Chao TF, Chiang MC, Kuo SC, Chen LY, Yin T, Chen TL*, Fung CP. Prediction of patient outcome from Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia with Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scores. Intern Med. 2011;50:871-877.

49. Chen SJ, Chao TF, Chiang MC, Kuo SC, Chen LY, Chiang DH, Yin T, Chen TL*, Fung CP. Predictors of mortality in surgical patients with Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2011;44:209-14.

50. Kuo SC, Wang FD*, Fung CP, Chen LY, Chen SJ, Chiang MC, Hsu SF, Liu CY. Clinical experience with tigecycline treatment for serious infections in elderly and critically ill patients. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2011 Jan 12:44(1):45-51.

51. Chen SJ, Yang SP*, Hung CC, Fung CP. Abacavir-induced agranulocytosis in two Taiwanese patients tested HLA-B*5701-negative. AIDS. 2010 May 15;24(8):1238-9

52. Chao TF, Chen SJ, Sung SH*. Images in cardiovascular medicine. Gastric tube-pericardial fistula: a late complication of esophageal reconstruction. Circulation. 2010;121:1160-1161.

53. Chao TF, Chen SJ, Ho SJ, Sung SH, Yu WC*. Vegetation in the superior vena cava: a complication of tunneled dialysis catheters. Kidney Int. 2010;77:836.

54. SF Huang, YY Yang, KT Chou, CP Fung, FD Wang, WJ Su. Systemic proinflammation after Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection was correlated to the gut microbiome in HIV‐uninfected humans. European journal of clinical investigation, 2019, 49 (5), e13068.

55. Shiang-Fen Huang, Ming-Han Chen; Fu-Der Wang; Chang-Youh Tsai; Chang-Phone Fung; Wei-Juin Su. Efficacy of isoniazid salvage therapy for latent tuberculosis infection in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory disorders - a retrospective cohort study in Taiwan , J Microbiol Immunol Infect. (2017, article in press)

56. Huang SF, Fung CP, Perng DW, Wang FD. Effects of corticosteroid and neuraminidase inhibitors on survival in patients with respiratory distress induced by influenza virus. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2015 Sep 9.(article in press)

57. Huang SF, Su WJ*, Dou HY, Feng JY, Lee YC, Huang RM, Lin CH, Hwang JJ, Lee JJ, Yu MC. Association of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes and clinical and epidemiological features - a multi-center study in Taiwan. Infect Genet Evol.2012 Jan;12(1):28-37.

58. Ting WY, Huang SF, Lee MC, Lin YY, Lee YC, Feng JY, Su WJ. Gender disparities in latent tuberculosis infection in high-risk individuals: a cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 4;9(11):e110104. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110104. eCollection 2014.i.2015.08.016.

59. Chou KT, Su KC, Huang SF, Hsiao YH, Tseng CM, Su VY, Hung SC, Perng DW*. Exhaled nitric oxide predicts eosinophilic airway inflammation in COPD. Lung. 2014 Aug;192(4):499-504.