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Overview

Nelson Lee is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases.

Their research encompasses a range of topics primarily related to respiratory illnesses and viral infections. Key areas of study include:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Nelson Lee has published 98 papers in Medicine, with notable subfields also including Modeling and Simulation, Health, and Neurology.

The most frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • The Lancet

Their recent published papers include:

  • Baloxavir Marboxil for Prophylaxis against Influenza in Household Contacts, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • High Rates of Influenza-Associated Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis May Not Be Universal: A Retrospective Cohort Study from Alberta, Canada, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Combining baloxavir marboxil with standard-of-care neuraminidase inhibitor in patients hospitalised with severe influenza (FLAGSTONE): a randomised, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled, superiority trial, 2022, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Burden of influenza B virus infection and considerations for clinical management, 2020, Antiviral Research
  • Severe flu management: a point of view, 2020, Intensive Care Medicine

Frequent collaborators working alongside Nelson Lee include:

  • Nathan Zelyas
  • Ramandip Grewal
  • Sarah A. Buchan
  • Lena Nguyen
  • Sharifa Nasreen

Best Publications

  • A Major Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong

    Nelson Lee;David Hui;Alan Wu;Paul Chan

  • Plasma inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    C. K. Wong;C. W. K. Lam;A. K. L. Wu;W. K. Ip

  • Baloxavir Marboxil for Uncomplicated Influenza in Adults and Adolescents

    Hayden Fg;Sugaya N;Hirotsu N;Lee N

  • Enteric involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection.

    Wai K Leung;Ka-fai To;Paul K.S Chan;Henry L.Y Chan

  • Haematological manifestations in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome : retrospective analysis

    Raymond S M Wong;Alan Wu;K F To;Nelson Lee

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

    Nelson Lee;K.C. Allen Chan;David S. Hui;Enders K.O. Ng

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

    Nelson Lee;Paul K. S. Chan;David S. C. Hui;Timothy Hudson Rainer

  • 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.

    Wai K Leung;Ka-fai To;Paul K.S Chan;Henry L.Y Chan

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome: radiographic appearances and pattern of progression in 138 patients

    K. T. Wong;Gregory E. Antonio;David S. C. Hui;Nelson Lee

  • Cardiovascular complications of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    C-M Yu;R S-M Wong;E B Wu;S-L Kong

  • High Morbidity and Mortality in Adults Hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

    N. Lee;G. C. Y. Lui;K. T. Wong;T. C. M. Li

  • Thin-section CT of severe acute respiratory syndrome: evaluation of 73 patients exposed to or with the disease.

    K. T. Wong;Gregory E. Antonio;David S. C. Hui;Nelson Lee

  • Cryptococcosis in apparently immunocompetent patients

    G. Lui;N. Lee;M. Ip;K.W. Choi

  • Prospective comparison of three predictive rules for assessing severity of community acquired pneumonia in Hong Kong

    Shin Yan Man;Nelson Lee;Margaret Ip;Gregory E Antonio

  • Pulmonary pathological features in coronavirus associated severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

    G. M.K. Tse;K. F. To;P. K.S. Chan;A. W.I. Lo

  • Outcomes of adults hospitalised with severe influenza

    N Lee;K W Choi;P K S Chan;D S C Hui

  • Molecular Typing and Virulence Analysis of Serotype K1 Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated from Liver Abscess Patients and Stool Samples from Noninfectious Subjects in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan

    L. Kristopher Siu;Chang-Phone Fung;Feng-Yee Chang;Nelson Lee

  • Willingness of Hong Kong healthcare workers to accept pre-pandemic influenza vaccination at different WHO alert levels: two questionnaire surveys

    Josette S Y Chor;Karry L K Ngai;William B Goggins;Martin C S Wong

  • Quantitative Analysis and Prognostic Implication of SARS Coronavirus RNA in the Plasma and Serum of Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

    Enders K.O. Ng;David S. Hui;K.C. Allen Chan;Emily C.W. Hung

  • Fecal Viral Load and Norovirus-associated Gastroenteritis

    Martin C.W. Chan;Joseph J.Y. Sung;Rebecca K.Y. Lam;Paul K.S. Chan

  • Rapid emergence and predominance of a broadly recognizing and fast-evolving norovirus GII.17 variant in late 2014.

    Martin C. W. Chan;Nelson Lee;Tin-Nok Hung;Kirsty Kwok

  • Why Did Outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Occur in Some Hospital Wards but Not in Others

    Ignatius T. Yu;Zhan Hong Xie;Kelvin K. Tsoi;Yuk Lan Chiu

  • Human metapneumovirus detection in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Paul K.S. Chan;John S. Tam;Ching-Wan Lam;Edward Chan

  • Laboratory diagnosis of SARS.

    Paul K.S. Chan;Wing Kin To;King Cheung Ng;Rebecca K.Y. Lam

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul K.S. Chan
Paul K.S. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
David S.C. Hui
David S.C. Hui Chinese University of Hong Kong
Joseph J.Y. Sung
Joseph J.Y. Sung Nanyang Technological University
Margaret Ip
Margaret Ip Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ting Fan Leung
Ting Fan Leung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Raymond Lai
Raymond Lai University of Alberta
Anil T. Ahuja
Anil T. Ahuja Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ka-Fai To
Ka-Fai To Chinese University of Hong Kong
John S. Tam
John S. Tam Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Justin C.Y. Wu
Justin C.Y. Wu Chinese University of Hong Kong

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