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Kelvin K. W. To

Kelvin K. W. To

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Microbiology

D-Index
95
Citations
61897
World Ranking
527
National Ranking
16

Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
63606
World Ranking
9845
National Ranking
109

Overview

Kelvin K. W. To is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine, with a primary focus on infectious diseases. Their work spans various subfields including epidemiology, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and immunology.

The main topics of their research include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 studies, COVID-19 clinical research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing methodologies, respiratory viral infections, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, long-term effects of COVID-19, as well as studies on animal virus infections.

They have published in several renowned venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • EBioMedicine

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • "A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission," 2020, The Lancet
  • "Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study," 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Genomic characterization of the 2019 novel human-pathogenic coronavirus isolated from a patient with atypical pneumonia after visiting Wuhan," 2020, Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • "Consistent Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Saliva," 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Gastrointestinal Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Virus Load in Fecal Samples From a Hong Kong Cohort: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," 2020, Gastroenterology

Kelvin K. W. To collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Kwok-Yung Yuen
  • Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan
  • Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung
  • Kwok-Hung Chan
  • Jian-Piao Cai

Their research output demonstrates an extensive engagement with the ongoing scientific efforts to understand and manage infectious diseases, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic and its clinical, epidemiological, and molecular aspects.

Best Publications

  • A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster.

    Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Shuofeng Yuan;Kin Hang Kok;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Kelvin Kai Wang To

  • Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study.

    Kelvin Kai Wang To;Owen Tak Yin Tsang;Wai Shing Leung;Anthony Raymond Tam

  • Genomic characterization of the 2019 novel human-pathogenic coronavirus isolated from a patient with atypical pneumonia after visiting Wuhan.

    Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Kin Hang Kok;Kin Hang Kok;Zheng Zhu;Hin Chu;Hin Chu

  • Consistent Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Saliva.

    Kelvin Kai Wang To;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Owen Tak Yin Tsang;Cyril Chik-Yan Yip;Cyril Chik-Yan Yip;Kwok Hung Chan

  • Striking antibody evasion manifested by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2

    Unknown

  • Gastrointestinal Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Virus Load in Fecal Samples From a Hong Kong Cohort: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Ka Shing Cheung;Ivan F.N. Hung;Pierre P.Y. Chan;K. C. Lung

  • Triple combination of interferon beta-1b, lopinavir-ritonavir, and ribavirin in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial.

    Ivan Fan Ngai Hung;Kwok Cheung Lung;Eugene Yuk Keung Tso;Raymond Liu

  • Simulation of the clinical and pathological manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in golden Syrian hamster model: implications for disease pathogenesis and transmissibility.

    Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Anna Jinxia Zhang;Shuofeng Yuan;Vincent Kwok Man Poon

  • Improved Molecular Diagnosis of COVID-19 by the Novel, Highly Sensitive and Specific COVID-19-RdRp/Hel Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay Validated In Vitro and with Clinical Specimens.

    Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Cyril Chik-Yan Yip;Kelvin Kai-Wang To;Tommy Hing-Cheung Tang

  • Human infections with the emerging avian influenza A H7N9 virus from wet market poultry: clinical analysis and characterisation of viral genome

    Yu Chen;Weifeng Liang;Shigui Yang;Nanping Wu

  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: Another Zoonotic Betacoronavirus Causing SARS-Like Disease

    Jasper F. W. Chan;Susanna K. P. Lau;Kelvin K. W. To;Vincent C. C. Cheng

  • Comparative tropism, replication kinetics, and cell damage profiling of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV with implications for clinical manifestations, transmissibility, and laboratory studies of COVID-19: an observational study.

    Hin Chu;Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Terrence Tsz-Tai Yuen;Huiping Shuai

  • The role of community-wide wearing of face mask for control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic due to SARS-CoV-2.

    Vincent Chi Chung Cheng;Shuk Ching Wong;Vivien Wai Man Chuang;Simon Yung Chun So

  • Convalescent plasma treatment reduced mortality in patients with severe pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus infection

    Ivan Fn Hung;Kelvin Kw To;Cheuk-Kwong Lee;Kar-Lung Lee

  • Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data.

    Stella G Muthuri;Sudhir Venkatesan;Puja R Myles;Jo Leonardi-Bee

  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Re-infection by a Phylogenetically Distinct Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Strain Confirmed by Whole Genome Sequencing.

    Kelvin Kai-Wang To;Kelvin Kai-Wang To;Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung;Jonathan Daniel Ip;Allen Wing-Ho Chu

  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant shows less efficient replication and fusion activity when compared with Delta variant in TMPRSS2-expressed cells

    Unknown

  • Comparative Replication and Immune Activation Profiles of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV in Human Lungs: An Ex Vivo Study With Implications for the Pathogenesis of COVID-19.

    Hin Chu;Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Yixin Wang;Terrence Tsz-Tai Yuen

  • Interspecies transmission and emergence of novel viruses: lessons from bats and birds.

    Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Herman Tse;Dong Yan Jin

  • Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant by sera from BNT162b2 or Coronavac vaccine recipients

    Unknown

  • Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection Impairs Dendritic Cell and T Cell Responses

    Runhong Zhou;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Yik Chun Wong;Li Liu

  • Infection of bat and human intestinal organoids by SARS-CoV-2.

    Jie Zhou;Cun Li;Xiaojuan Liu;Man Chun Chiu

  • Active Replication of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Aberrant Induction of Inflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines in Human Macrophages: Implications for Pathogenesis

    Jie Zhou;Hin Chu;Cun Li;Bosco Ho-Yin Wong

  • SARS-CoV-2 nsp13, nsp14, nsp15 and orf6 function as potent interferon antagonists.

    Chun Kit Yuen;Chun Kit Yuen;Joy Yan Lam;Joy Yan Lam;Wan Man Wong;Wan Man Wong;Long Fung Mak;Long Fung Mak

  • Delayed Clearance of Viral Load and Marked Cytokine Activation in Severe Cases of Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza Virus Infection

    Kelvin K. W. To;Ivan F. N. Hung;Iris W. S. Li;Kar-Lung Lee

  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Efficiently Infects Human Primary T Lymphocytes and Activates the Extrinsic and Intrinsic Apoptosis Pathways

    Hin Chu;Jie Zhou;Bosco Ho-Yin Wong;Cun Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwok-Yung Yuen
Kwok-Yung Yuen University of Hong Kong
Jasper F. W. Chan
Jasper F. W. Chan University of Hong Kong
Ivan Hung
Ivan Hung University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Hung Chan
Kwok-Hung Chan University of Hong Kong
Vincent C. C. Cheng
Vincent C. C. Cheng University of Hong Kong
Hin Chu
Hin Chu University of Hong Kong
Cyril C. Y. Yip
Cyril C. Y. Yip University of Hong Kong
Patrick C. Y. Woo
Patrick C. Y. Woo University of Hong Kong
Susanna K. P. Lau
Susanna K. P. Lau University of Hong Kong
Pak-Leung Ho
Pak-Leung Ho University of Hong Kong

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