Joseph J.�Y. Sung

Disease progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a prospective study with paired liver biopsies at 3 years

Patients with simple steatosis may still develop NASH and fibrosis progression. Weight reduction is associated with non-progressive disease. All patients with NAFLD should under...

Plasma inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in severe acute respiratory syndrome

SUMMARY Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a recently emerged infectious disease caused by a novel coronavirus, but its immunopathological mechanisms have not yet been ...

Effects of early corticosteroid treatment on plasma SARS-associated Coronavirus RNA concentrations in adult patients

Enteric involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection

Enteric involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection1 1The authors thank Man-yee Yung, Sara Fung, Dr. Bonnie Kwan, and Dr. Thomas Li for their help in retrieving patient information.

Viral Replication in the Nasopharynx Is Associated with Diarrhea in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

The role of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus as an enteric pathogen was investigated in a cohort of 142 patients with SARS who were treated with a standard t...

Viral Loads and Duration of Viral Shedding in Adult Patients Hospitalized with Influenza

Patients hospitalized with severe influenza have more active and prolonged viral replication. Weakened host defenses slow viral clearance, whereas antivirals started within the ...