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  Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis with Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene in an injection drug user with HIV infection

  Tsai, H. C., Chao, P. J., Sy, C. L., Lee, S. S. J., Chen, Y. S., Wann, S. R. & Liu, Y. C., 2008, In: Internal Medicine. 47, 16, p. 1485-1489 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Community-oriented curriculum design for medical humanities

  Tsai, D. J., Jul 2008, In: Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences. 24, 7, p. 373-379 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparative genomic hybridization study of arsenic-exposed and non-arsenic-exposed urinary transitional cell carcinoma

  Hsu, L. I., Chiou, W-H., Pu, Y. S., Wang, Y. H., Huan, S. K., Hsiao, C. H., Hsieh, F. I. & Chen, C. J., Mar 1 2008, In: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 227, 2, p. 229-238 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparative molecular analysis of community-associated and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from children in northern Taiwan

  Huang, Y. C., Ho, C. F., Chen, C. J., Su, L. H. & Lin, T. Y., 2008, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14, 12, p. 1167-1172 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  69 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparing different methods of activating the variable stiffness function of a pediatric variable stiffness colonoscope

  Hsieh, Y. H., Zhou, A. L. & Lin, H. J., Jan 2008, In: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 71, 1, p. 23-29 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparing Longitudinal Effects of an Intervention by Different Statistical Approaches

  Chang, C-C., 2008, In: 健康管理學刊. 6, 1, p. 17-22 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Comparing the protective effects of ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin and levofloxacin in mice with lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injuries

  Huang, H. C., Shieh, C. C., Yu, W. L., Cheng, K. C., Chen, C. C., Chang, S. T. & Chuang, Y. C., Jan 2008, In: Respirology. 13, 1, p. 47-52 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of clinical characteristics of amebic liver abscess in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and non-HIV-infected patients

  Wu, K. S., Tsai, H. C., Lee, S. S. J., Liu, Y. C., Wann, S. R., Wang, Y. H., Mai, M. H., Chen, J. K., Sy, C. L., Chen, K. M., Chen, Y. J. & Chen, Y. S., Dec 2008, In: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection. 41, 6, p. 456-461 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of electrocardiographic findings and associated risk factors between Taiwan Chinese and US White adults

  Wu, C. C., Yeh, W. T., Crow, R. S., Bai, C-H. & Pan, W. H., Aug 18 2008, In: International Journal of Cardiology. 128, 2, p. 224-231 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of hypothalamopituitary axis dysfunction of intrasellar and third ventricular craniopharyngiomas in children

  Lee, Y. Y., Wong, T-T., Fang, Y. T., Chang, K. P., Chen, Y. W. & Niu, D. M., Mar 1 2008, In: Brain and Development. 30, 3, p. 189-194 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of outcomes for posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) between spinal block bullet and fusion cages

  Lin, J. H., Tsai, T. H., Chiang, Y. H., Wu, H. Y., Hsia, C. C., Chen, G. J. & Liu, M. Y., 2008, In: Journal of Medical Sciences (Taiwan). 28, 5, p. 193-198 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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

  Yu, W. L., Ko, W. C., Cheng, K-C., Lee, C. C., Lai, C-C. & Chuang, Y. C., Sep 2008, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 62, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  225 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of the effect of protocol-directed sedation with propofol vs. midazolam by nurses in intensive care: Efficacy, haemodynamic stability and patient satisfaction

  Huey-Ling, L., Chun-Che, S., Jen-Jen, T., Shau-Ting, L. & Hsing-I, C., Jun 1 2008, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 17, 11, p. 1510-1517 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of the interferon-gamma; release assay and the tuberculin skin test for contact investigation of tuberculosis in BCG-vaccinated health care workers

  Lee, S. S. J., Liu, Y. C., Huang, T. S., Chen, Y. S., Tsai, H. C., Wann, S. R. & Lin, H. H., 2008, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 40, 5, p. 373-380 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of two-phase 201T1 SPECT with chest CT to differentiate thoracic malignancies from benign lesions

  Yu, Y. H., Hsu, W. H., Hsu, N. Y., Chang, Y. C., Tsai, P. P., Tseng, G. C., Sun, S. S. & Chiui, Y. F., Mar 2008, In: Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 52, 1, p. 66-73 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Complicated acute appendicitis in diabetic patients

  Tsai, S. H., Hsu, C. W., Chen, S. C., Lin, Y. Y. & Chu, S. J., Jul 2008, In: American Journal of Surgery. 196, 1, p. 34-39 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Complications associated with embolization in the treatment of blunt splenic injury

  Wu, S. C., Chen, R. J., Yang, A. D., Tung, C. C. & Lee, K. H., Mar 2008, In: World Journal of Surgery. 32, 3, p. 476-482 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Composite nano-titanium oxide-chitosan artificial skin exhibits strong wound-healing effect - An approach with anti-inflammatory and bactericidal kinetics

  Peng, C. C., Yang, M. H., Chiu, W. T., Chiu, C. H., Yang, C. S., Chen, Y. W., Chen, K. C. & Peng, R. Y., Apr 9 2008, In: Macromolecular Bioscience. 8, 4, p. 316-327 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  67 Citations (Scopus)

• Computational identification of ubiquitylation sites from protein sequences

  Tung, C. W. & Ho, S. Y., Jul 15 2008, In: BMC Bioinformatics. 9, 310.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  157 Citations (Scopus)

• Concordance between antioxidant activities and flavonol contents in different extracts and fractions of Cuscuta chinensis

  Yen, F. L., Wu, T. H., Lin, L. T., Cham, T. M. & Lin, C. C., May 15 2008, In: Food Chemistry. 108, 2, p. 455-462 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  58 Citations (Scopus)

• Confocal microscopy study of neurovascular distribution in facial port wine stains (Capillary malformation)

  Chang, C. J., Yu, J. S. & J. Stuart Nelson, S. N., Jul 2008, In: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 107, 7, p. 559-566 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Congenital arteriovenous fistula with aneurysm formation of ulnar artery origin

  Yung, M. C., Lai, H. C., Ming, C. W. & Wang, J. S., Dec 2008, In: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 71, 12, p. 651-654 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Congenital Unilateral Facial Palsy and Internal Auditory Canal Stenosis

  Lin, K. M., Huang, C. C. & Leung, J. H., Aug 2008, In: Pediatric Neurology. 39, 2, p. 116-119 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Conn's Syndrome with an Unusual Presentation of Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Severe Hypokalemia

  Chuang, T. H., Wang, C. H., Tseng, B. Y., Hsu, Y. H., Tsai, J. P., Hsu, B. G. & Fang, T. C., Dec 2008, In: Tzu Chi Medical Journal. 20, 4, p. 327-331 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Consistency of complex fractionated atrial electrograms during atrial fibrillation

  Lin, Y. J., Tai, C. T., Kao, T., Chang, S. L., Wongcharoen, W., Lo, L. W., Tuan, T. C., Udyavar, A. R., Chen, Y. J., Higa, S., Ueng, K. C. & Chen, S. A., Mar 2008, In: Heart Rhythm. 5, 3, p. 406-412 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  108 Citations (Scopus)

• Consumption of purple sweet potato leaves decreases lipid peroxidation and DNA damage in humans

  Chen, C. M., Lin, Y. L., Oliver Chen, C. Y., Hsu, C. Y., Hsieh, M. C. & Liu, J. F., Sep 2008, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 17, 3, p. 408-414 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Contact of mental and nonmental health care providers prior to suicide in Taiwan: A population-based study

  Lee, H. C., Lin, H. C., Liu, T. C. & Lin, S-Y., Jun 2008, In: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 53, 6, p. 377-383 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• COPD management. Part II. Relevance for resource-poor settings

  Aït-Khaled, N., Enarson, D. A. & Chiang, C. Y., Jun 2008, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 12, 6, p. 595-600 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Coronary calcium score from multislice computed tomography correlates with QT dispersion and left ventricular wall thickness

  Pan, N. H., Yang, H. Y., Hsieh, M. H. & Chen, Y. J., May 2008, In: Heart and Vessels. 23, 3, p. 155-160 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Corpus callosotomy in a patient of hemimegalencephaly and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

  Kwan, S. Y., Shyu, H. Y., Lin, J. H., Wong, T-T., Chang, K. P. & Yiu, C. H., Nov 1 2008, In: Brain and Development. 30, 10, p. 643-646 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Correlation Between Hepatic Steatosis, Hepatic Volume, and Spleen Volume in Live Liver Donors

  Chen, T. Y., Chen, C. L., Tsang, L. L. C., Huang, T. L., Wang, C. C., Concejero, A. M., Lu, C. H. & Cheng, Y. F., Oct 2008, In: Transplantation Proceedings. 40, 8, p. 2481-2483 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Correlation between the urine profile of 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3- pyridyl)-1-butanone metabolites and N7-methylguanine in urothelial carcinoma patients

  Lee, H. L., Hsueh, Y-M., Chung, C. J., Pu, Y. S., Chang, L. W., Hsieh, D. P. H., Liou, S. H. & Lin, P., Dec 2008, In: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 17, 12, p. 3390-3395 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Correlations of laparoscopy with histology and laboratory studies on liver diseases in bariatric patients

  Chiu, C. C., Lee, W. J., Wang, W., Lee, Y. C. & Huang, M. T., Feb 2008, In: Obesity Surgery. 18, 2, p. 204-211 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Corrigendum to "Ketamine inhibits tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 gene expressions in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages through suppression of toll-like receptor 4-mediated c-Jun N-terminal kinase phosphorylation and activator protein-1 activation" [Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 228 (2008) 105-113] (DOI:10.1016/j.taap.2007.11.027)

  Wu, G. J., Chen, T. L., Ueng, Y. F. & Chen, R. M., Sep 15 2008, In: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 231, 3, p. 430 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Cortactin overexpression in the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and its involvement in the carcinogenesis

  Hsu, N. Y., Yeh, K. T., Chiang, I. P., Pai, L. Y., Chen, C. Y. & Ho, H. C., Aug 2008, In: Diseases of the Esophagus. 21, 5, p. 402-408 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Cost-effectiveness analysis of triple test in second-trimester maternal serum screening for Down's syndrome: An experience from Taiwan with decreasing birth rate but increasing population of old pregnant women

  Hwa, H. L., Yen, M. F., Lin, C. L., Ko, T. M., Hsieh, F. J. & Chen, T. H. H., Apr 2008, In: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 14, 2, p. 191-197 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• CPR with assisted extracorporeal life support

  Chen, B. & Chang, Y. M., 2008, In: The Lancet. 372, 9653, p. 1879 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Cranioplasty using osteoconductive scaffold and platelet glue

  Chen, T. M., Tsai, J. C. & Burnouf, T., Dec 2008, In: Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 65, 6, p. 1321-1327 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of recombinant hepatitis e virus-like particle

  Wang, C. Y., Miyazaki, N., Yamashita, T., Higashiura, A., Nakagawa, A., Li, T. C., Takeda, N., Xing, L., Hjalmarsson, E., Friberg, C., Liou, D. M., Sung, Y. J., Tsukihara, T., Matsuura, Y., Miyamura, T. & Cheng, R. H., Mar 29 2008, In: Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 64, 4, p. 318-322 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Crystal structure of DFA0005 complexed with α-ketoglutarate: A novel member of the ICL/PEPM superfamily from alkali-tolerant Deinococcus ficus

  Liao, C. J., Chin, K. H., Lin, C. H., Tsai, P. S. F., Lyu, P. C., Young, C. C., Wang, A. H. J. & Chou, S. H., Nov 1 2008, In: Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics. 73, 2, p. 362-371 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Crystal structure of IcaR, a repressor of the TetR family implicated in biofilm formation in staphylococcus epidermidis

  Jeng, W. Y., Ko, T. P., Liu, C-I., Guo, R. T., Liu, C. L., Shr, H. L. & Wang, A. H. J., Mar 2008, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 36, 5, p. 1567-1577 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Crystal Structure of the C-Terminal Domain of a Flagellar Hook-Capping Protein from Xanthomonas campestris

  Kuo, W. T., Chin, K. H., Lo, W. T., Wang, A. H. J. & Chou, S. H., Aug 1 2008, In: Journal of Molecular Biology. 381, 1, p. 189-199 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• C-terminal region of dengue virus nonstructural protein 1 is involved in endothelial cell cross-reactivity via molecular mimicry

  Wan, S. W., Lin, C. F., Chen, M. C., Lei, H. Y., Liu, H. S., Yeh, T. M., Liu, C. C. & Lin, Y. S., 2008, In: American Journal of Infectious Diseases. 4, 1, p. 85-91 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Cultural perspectives in feeding difficulty in Taiwanese elderly with dementia

  Chang, C. C. & Roberts, B. L., Sep 2008, In: Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 40, 3, p. 235-240 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Culture-sensitive neural substrates of human cognition: A transcultural neuroimaging approach

  Han, S. & Northoff, G., Aug 2008, In: Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 9, 8, p. 646-654 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  338 Citations (Scopus)

• Curcumin blocks the activation of androgen and interlukin-6 on prostate-specific antigen expression in human prostatic carcinoma cells

  Tsui, K. H., Feng, T. H., Lin, C. M., Chang, P. L. & Juang, H. H., Nov 2008, In: Journal of Andrology. 29, 6, p. 661-668 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Curcumin inhibits the increase of glutamate, hydroxyl radicals and PGE₂ in the hypothalamus and reduces fever during LPS-induced systemic inflammation in rabbits

  Huang, W. T., Niu, K. C., Chang, C. K., Lin, M. T. & Chang, C. P., Sep 28 2008, In: European Journal of Pharmacology. 593, 1-3, p. 105-111 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Curcumin or saikosaponin a improves hepatic antioxidant capacity and protects against CCl4-induced liver injury in rats

  Wu, S. J., Lin, Y. H., Chu, C. C., Tsai, Y-H. & Chao, J. C. J., Jun 1 2008, In: Journal of Medicinal Food. 11, 2, p. 224-229 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  67 Citations (Scopus)

• Current status of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Taiwan

  Chen, P. M., Hsiao, L. T., Chen, M. H., Chang, P. M. S., Liu, C. Y., Hong, Y. C., Tzeng, C. H. & Chiou, T. J., 2008, In: Bone Marrow Transplantation. 42, SUPPL.1, p. S133-S136

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Current trends in emergency triage in Taiwan: The five-level triage system

  Chiu, H. Y., Chen, L. C., Lin, X. Z., Sang, Y. Y., Kang, Q. J. & Chao, Y. F. C., Jun 2008, In: Journal of Nursing. 55, 3, p. 87-91 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  7 Citations (Scopus)