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Taiwan
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
83
Citations
37801
World Ranking
955
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Wen Chien Ko is affiliated with National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Medicine, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The scientist's publication record includes significant contributions to topics such as Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, as well as Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy.

Their recent papers include:

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): The epidemic and the challenges, 2020, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Asymptomatic carrier state, acute respiratory disease, and pneumonia due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Facts and myths, 2020, Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection
  • Global epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): disease incidence, daily cumulative index, mortality, and their association with country healthcare resources and economic status, 2020, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Increased antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Extra-respiratory manifestations of COVID-19, 2020, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Po-Ren Hsueh
  • Nan-Yao Lee
  • Yuan-Pin Hung
  • Ching-Chi Lee
  • Po-Lin Chen

Wen Chien Ko has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection (54 publications)
  • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (25 publications)
  • Antibiotics (8 publications)
  • Microbiology Spectrum (8 publications)
  • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (7 publications)

Best Publications

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): The epidemic and the challenges.

    Chih Cheng Lai;Tzu Ping Shih;Wen Chien Ko;Hung Jen Tang

  • Asymptomatic carrier state, acute respiratory disease, and pneumonia due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Facts and myths.

    Chih Cheng Lai;Yen Hung Liu;Cheng Yi Wang;Ya Hui Wang

  • International Prospective Study of Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: Implications of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Production in Nosocomial Infections

    David L. Paterson;Wen Chien Ko;Anne Von Gottberg;Sunlta Mohapatra

  • Antibiotic Therapy for Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: Implications of Production of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases

    David L. Paterson;David L. Paterson;Wen Chien Ko;Anne Von Gottberg;Sunita Mohapatra

  • Outcome of Cephalosporin Treatment for Serious Infections Due to Apparently Susceptible Organisms Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases: Implications for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

    David L. Paterson;David L. Paterson;Wen-Chien Ko;Anne Von Gottberg;Jose Maria Casellas

  • Community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: global differences in clinical patterns.

    Wen-Chien Ko;David L. Paterson;Anthanasia J. Sagnimeni;Dennis S Hansen

  • Epidemiology of Ciprofloxacin Resistance and Its Relationship to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Production in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Causing Bacteremia

    D.L. Paterson;L. Mulazimoglu;J.M. Casellas;Wen-Chien Ko

  • An International Prospective Study of Pneumococcal Bacteremia: Correlation with In Vitro Resistance, Antibiotics Administered, and Clinical Outcome

    Victor L. Yu;Christine C. C. Chiou;Charles Feldman;Ake Ortqvist

  • Nanoparticles in the Treatment of Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

    Nan Yao Lee;Wen Chien Ko;Po Ren Hsueh

  • Combination Antibiotic Therapy Lowers Mortality among Severely Ill Patients with Pneumococcal Bacteremia

    Larry M. Baddour;Victor L. Yu;Victor L. Yu;Keith P. Klugman;Charles Feldman

  • Association between rmpA and magA Genes and Clinical Syndromes Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in Taiwan

    Wen Liang Yu;Wen Chien Ko;Kuo Chen Cheng;Hsin Chun Lee

  • Global epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): disease incidence, daily cumulative index, mortality, and their association with country healthcare resources and economic status.

    Chih Cheng Lai;Cheng Yi Wang;Ya Hui Wang;Shun Chung Hsueh

  • Dolutegravir plus lamivudine versus dolutegravir plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine in antiretroviral-naive adults with HIV-1 infection (GEMINI-1 and GEMINI-2): week 48 results from two multicentre, double-blind, randomised, non-inferiority, phase 3 trials

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  • Increased antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Chih Cheng Lai;Shey Ying Chen;Wen Chien Ko;Po Ren Hsueh

  • Metallo-β-lactamases in clinical Pseudomonas isolates in Taiwan and identification of VIM-3, a novel variant of the VIM-2 enzyme

    Jing-Jou Yan;Po-Ren Hsueh;Wen-Chien Ko;Kwen-Tay Luh

  • Virulence characteristics of Klebsiella and clinical manifestations of K. pneumoniae bloodstream infections.

    Victor L. Yu;Dennis S. Hansen;Wen Chien Ko;Asia Sagnimeni

  • Comparison of prevalence of virulence factors for Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscesses between isolates with capsular K1/K2 and non-K1/K2 serotypes

    Wen Liang Yu;Wen-Chien Ko;Kuo Chen Cheng;Ching Chien Lee

  • Arguments in favour of remdesivir for treating SARS-CoV-2 infections.

    Wen Chien Ko;Jean Marc Rolain;Nan Yao Lee;Po Lin Chen

  • Extra-respiratory manifestations of COVID-19.

    Chih Cheng Lai;Wen Chien Ko;Ping Ing Lee;Shio Shin Jean

  • Clinical implications of hypermucoviscosity phenotype in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates: association with invasive syndrome in patients with community-acquired bacteraemia.

    Hsin Chun Lee;Yin Ching Chuang;Wen-Liang Yu;Nan Yao Lee

  • Clinical and economic impact of multidrug resistance in nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia.

    Nan‐Yao Lee;Hsin‐Chun Lee;RN Nai‐Ying Ko;Chia‐Ming Chang

Frequent Co-Authors

Po-Ren Hsueh
Po-Ren Hsueh China Medical University
Jiunn Jong Wu
Jiunn Jong Wu National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Chien-Ching Hung
Chien-Ching Hung National Taiwan University
Chun-Hsing Liao
Chun-Hsing Liao Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Lee-Jene Teng
Lee-Jene Teng National Taiwan University
Victor L. Yu
Victor L. Yu University of Pittsburgh
Yu-Tsung Huang
Yu-Tsung Huang National Taiwan University
Ching Chuan Liu
Ching Chuan Liu National Cheng Kung University
Yee-Chun Chen
Yee-Chun Chen National Taiwan University
Keith P. Klugman
Keith P. Klugman Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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