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B. Ang — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 28
Works: 110
Citations: 4,477

Most-cited papers

Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients
P. Chia, K. K. Coleman, Yian Kim Tan, S. Ong +22 more
2020Nature Communications798 citations Open access
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The global spread of healthcare-associated multidrug-resistant bacteria: a perspective from Asia.
J. Molton, P. Tambyah, B. Ang, Moi-Lin Ling +1 more
2013Clinical Infectious Diseases328 citations Open access
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Nipah Virus Infection
B. Ang, Tchoyoson Lim, Lin-Fa Wang
2018Journal of Clinical Microbiology322 citations Open access
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Cartography of opportunistic pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in a tertiary hospital environment
K. R. Chng, Chenhao Li, D. Bertrand, A. Ng +18 more
2019Nature Medicine214 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use Among Adult Inpatients in Singapore Acute-Care Hospitals: Results From the First National Point Prevalence Survey.
Yiying Cai, I. Venkatachalam, N. Tee, T. Tan +24 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases134 citations Open access
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Detection of Air and Surface Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Hospital Rooms of Infected Patients
P. Chia, K. K. Coleman, Yian Kim Tan, S. Ong +19 more
2020medRxiv115 citations Open access
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OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY PATTERNS AS PREDICTORS OF VISUAL OUTCOME IN DENGUE-RELATED MACULOPATHY
S. Teoh, C. Chee, A. Laude, K. Goh +2 more
2010Retina106 citations
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Safety and clinical outcomes of carbapenem de-escalation as part of an antimicrobial stewardship programme in an ESBL-endemic setting.
Kaung Yuan Lew, T. Ng, M. Tan, Sock Hoon Tan +5 more
2014Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy82 citations
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Nonconcordance with Surgical Site Infection Prevention Guidelines and Rates of Surgical Site Infections for General Surgical, Neurological, and Orthopedic Procedures
B. Young, T. Ng, C. Teng, B. Ang +2 more
2011Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy74 citations Open access
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Responding to the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore: Staff Protection and Staff Temperature and Sickness Surveillance Systems
H. Htun, D. W. Lim, W. M. Kyaw, Wan Ning Loh +3 more
2020Clinical Infectious Diseases67 citations Open access
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Absence of contamination of personal protective equipment (PPE) by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
S. Ong, Yian Kim Tan, Stephanie Sutjipto, P. Chia +15 more
2020Infection control and hospital epidemiology65 citations Open access
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Group B Streptococcus Sequence Type 283 Disease Linked to Consumption of Raw Fish, Singapore
Priyanka Rajendram, Win Mar Kyaw, Y. Leo, H. Ho +7 more
2016Emerging Infectious Diseases48 citations Open access
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Risk Factors for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus Seroconversion among Hospital Staff, Singapore
M. Chen, V. Lee, I. Barr, Cui Lin +14 more
2010Emerging Infectious Diseases45 citations Open access
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Surgical masks for protection of health care personnel against pandemic novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1)-2009: results from an observational study.
B. Ang, B. Poh, M. Win, A. Chow
2010Clinical Infectious Diseases45 citations Open access
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Alcohol handrubbing and chlorhexidine handwashing protocols for routine hospital practice: a randomized clinical trial of protocol efficacy and time effectiveness.
A. Chow, O. Arah, S. Chan, B. Poh +5 more
2012American Journal of Infection Control41 citations
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Environmental colonization and onward clonal transmission of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in a medical intensive care unit: the case for environmental hygiene
D. H. L. Ng, K. Marimuthu, J. Lee, Wei Xin Khong +7 more
2018Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control40 citations Open access
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MRSA Transmission Dynamics Among Interconnected Acute, Intermediate-Term, and Long-Term Healthcare Facilities in Singapore.
A. Chow, Vanessa W Lim, A. Khan, K. Pettigrew +12 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases37 citations Open access
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Nosocomial infections among COVID-19 patients: an analysis of intensive care unit surveillance data
C. Ong, S. Farhanah, K. Z. Linn, Ying Tang +14 more
2021Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control36 citations Open access
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De-isolating Coronavirus Disease 2019 Suspected Cases: A Continuing Challenge
Jun-Yang Tay, P. Lim, K. Marimuthu, S. Sadarangani +5 more
2020Clinical Infectious Diseases34 citations Open access
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Fever Patterns, Cytokine Profiles, and Outcomes in COVID-19
D. H. L. Ng, Chiaw Yee Choy, Y. Chan, B. Young +28 more
2020Open Forum Infectious Diseases33 citations Open access
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Differences in psychosocial determinants of hand hygiene between health care professional groups: Insights from a mixed‐methods analysis
M. A. Bin Ibrahim, C. Chow, B. Poh, B. Ang +1 more
2017American Journal of Infection Control29 citations Open access
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Implementation hurdles of an interactive, integrated, point-of-care computerised decision support system for hospital antibiotic prescription.
A. Chow, A. Ang, C.-Z. Chow, T. Ng +4 more
2016International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents28 citations
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Increasing Incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated Disease, Singapore
P. Lim, T. Barkham, L. Ling, F. Dimatatac +2 more
2008Emerging Infectious Diseases28 citations Open access
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): The Singapore Experience. A Review of the First Eight Months.
T. Tan, M. Toh, S. Vasoo, D. Lye +5 more
2020Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore26 citations Open access
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Local transmission and global dissemination of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase (NDM): a whole genome analysis
Wei Xin Khong, E. Xia, K. Marimuthu, Wen-Ting Xu +9 more
2016BMC Genomics24 citations Open access
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Enterobacter cloacae producing an uncommon class A carbapenemase, IMI-1, from Singapore.
Jeanette W. P. Teo, M. La, P. Krishnan, B. Ang +2 more
2013Journal of Medical Microbiology24 citations Open access
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Safety and effectiveness of improving carbapenem use via prospective review and feedback in a multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship programme.
C. Teng, T. Ng, M. Tan, Sock Hoon Tan +5 more
2015Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore23 citations Open access
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Monitoring healthcare professionals after monkeypox exposure: Experience from the first case imported to Asia
W. M. Kyaw, S. Vasoo, H. Ho, M. Chan +6 more
2020Infection control and hospital epidemiology18 citations Open access
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FluMob: Enabling Surveillance of Acute Respiratory Infections in Health-care Workers via Mobile Phones
M. Lwin, Chee-Fu Yung, P. Yap, Karthikayen Jayasundar +9 more
2017Frontiers in Public Health18 citations Open access
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Fending off Delta – Hospital measures to reduce nosocomial transmission of COVID-19
R. Lim, H. Htun, A. L. Li, Hui-Ling Guo +4 more
2022International Journal of Infectious Diseases17 citations Open access
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Asymptomatic health-care worker screening during the COVID-19 pandemic
A. Chow, H. Htun, W. M. Kyaw, L. Lee +1 more
2020The Lancet17 citations Open access
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Efficacy of voriconazole for Scedosporium apiospermum skull base osteomyelitis: case report and literature review.
S. Vasoo, S. B. Yeo, Poh Lian Lim, B. Ang +1 more
2008International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents17 citations
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Comparative Epidemiology of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Colonization in an Acute-Care Hospital and Its Affiliated Intermediate- and Long-Term Care Facilities in Singapore
Damon Tan, H. Htun, J. Koh, K. Kanagasabai +4 more
2018Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy16 citations Open access
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Review of a two-year methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening program and cost-effectiveness analysis in Singapore
M. Win, Tarek Soliman, L. K. Lee, C. Wong +4 more
2015BMC Infectious Diseases16 citations Open access
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Prevalence of high-level mupirocin resistance among meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a tertiary care hospital in Singapore.
S. Choudhury, P. Krishnan, B. Ang
2012Journal of Hospital Infection16 citations
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Prevalence of and risk factors for MRSA colonization in HIV-positive outpatients in Singapore
W. M. Kyaw, L. K. Lee, W. Siong, A. C. Ping +2 more
2012AIDS Research and Therapy16 citations Open access
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Alcohol handrubbing and chlorhexidine handwashing are equally effective in removing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from health care workers' hands: A randomized controlled trial.
H. Ho, B. Poh, S. Choudhury, P. Krishnan +2 more
2015American Journal of Infection Control15 citations
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Continuous versus intermittent infusion of polymyxin B in the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.
C. Teng, P. T. Koh, D. Lye, B. Ang
2008International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents15 citations
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Sustaining Antimicrobial Stewardship in a High–Antibiotic Resistance Setting
T. Ng, S. T. Heng, Boon Hou Chua, Wei-Ang Li +10 more
2022JAMA Network Open14 citations Open access
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Rostered routine testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among healthcare personnel—Is there a role in a tertiary-care hospital with enhanced infection prevention and control measures and robust sickness-surveillance systems?
A. Chow, Hui-Ling Guo, W. M. Kyaw, A. L. Li +2 more
2021Infection control and hospital epidemiology14 citations Open access
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Transmission modes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and implications on infection control: a review.
S. Ong, K. K. Coleman, P. Chia, K. Thoon +10 more
2020Singapore medical journal14 citations Open access
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Comparative epidemiology and factors associated with major healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones among interconnected acute, intermediate- and long-term healthcare facilities in Singapore.
A. Chow, H. Htun, Pei Hon, B. Ang +4 more
2020Clinical Microbiology and Infection13 citations Open access
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An Outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes in a Mental Health Facility: Advantage of Well-Timed Whole-Genome Sequencing Over emm Typing
S. Bergin, Balamurugan Periaswamy, T. Barkham, H. Chua +18 more
2018Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology13 citations
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Epidemiology and Transmission of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Health Care Network of an Acute-Care Hospital and Its Affiliated Intermediate- and Long-Term-Care Facilities in Singapore
A. Aung, K. Kanagasabai, J. Koh, Pei Hon +4 more
2021Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy12 citations Open access
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Outbreak of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1-producing Enterobacter cloacae in an acute care hospital general ward in Singapore.
H. Ho, Cheng Yen Toh, B. Ang, P. Krishnan +3 more
2016American Journal of Infection Control12 citations
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Atypical COVID-19: Preventing transmission from unexpected cases
A. Chow, H. Htun, W. M. Kyaw, Ang Hou +5 more
2020Infection control and hospital epidemiology11 citations Open access
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Review of human infections with avian influenza H5N1 and proposed local clinical management guideline.
D. Lye, B. Ang, Y. Leo
2007Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore11 citations Open access
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Interim treatment guidelines for COVID-19 (version 1.0), Singapore.
S. Vasoo, T. Tong, S. Archuleta, David Lye Chien Boon +13 more
202010 citations
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Effectiveness of a Mobile-Based Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance System (FluMob) Among Health Care Workers: Longitudinal Study
M. Lwin, Jiahui Lu, Anita Sheldenkar, Chitra Panchapakesan +8 more
2020JMIR mHealth and uHealth10 citations Open access
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Recurrent Aspergillus terreus Endophthalmitis from Focal Bronchiectasis
S. Puah, James Ng, B. Ang, Huiying Xu +2 more
2018Ocular immunology and inflammation10 citations
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