Division of Infectious Diseases

Head of Division Prof. Grace CY Lui, Clinical Associate Professor (honorary)
Clinical Staff Dr. Kin-Wing Choi, Consultant, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital
Dr. Timothy CM Li, Associate Consultant
Dr. Tracy HY Ho, Resident
Nursing Staff Ms. Rity Wong
Ms. Vivian Wong
Research Staff Ms. Catherine Cheung
Ms. Vickie Li

Facilities and Clinical Services

  • Infectious Disease Wards and Airborne Isolation Wards
  • In-patient management of severe infections
  • Out-patient clinics (1. General Infectious Diseases, 2. Hospital Authority referral centre for metabolic complications of HIV/AIDS)
  • Consultation services
  • Antibiotic Stewardship Programme
  • Out-patient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Programme
  • Infection Control

Research Interests

  • Emerging infectious diseases with major public health significance:
    • Antimicrobial resistance
    • Pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB
    • HIV/AIDS and metabolic complications
    • Respiratory viral infections
  • We conduct translational research focusing on clinical management, clinical trials, disease transmission, infection control, and immunopathogenesis.
  • We provide undergraduate and postgraduate research training in infectious diseases

Selected Publications

  1. Lui G, Ma RCW, Chook P, Wong CK, Tam CHT, Chan MHM, Lee SS, Wong RYK, Cheung CSK, Choi KW, Leung PC, Wong KH, Chan KCW, Lee N. Progression of Atherosclerosis in HIV-infected Individuals — Prospective Data from an Asian Cohort. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Jun 1;75(2):198-202.

  2. Lui G, Wong VW, Wong GL, Chu WC, Wong CK, Yung IM, Wong RY, Yeung SL, Yeung DK, Cheung CS, Chan HY, Chan HL, Lee N. Liver fibrosis and fatty liver in Asian HIV-infected patients. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2016 Aug;44(4):411-21.

  3. Lee N, Hui DSC, Zuo Z, Ngai KLK, Lui GCY, Wo SK, et al. A Prospective intervention study on higher-dose Oseltamivir treatment in adults hospitalized with influenza A and B infections. Clin Infect Dis 2013;57(11):1511-9.

  4. Lee N, Lui GC, Wong KT, Li TC, Tse EC, Chan JY, et al. High morbidity and mortality in adults hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2013;57(8):1069-77.

  5. Lee N, Chan PK, Lui GC, Wong BC, Sin WW, Choi KW, et al. Complications and outcomes of pandemic 2009 influenza a (H1N1) virus infection in hospitalized adults. J Infect Dis.2011;203(12):1739-47.

  6. Wong BC, Lee N, Li Y, Chan PK, Qiu H, Luo Z, et al. Possible role of aerosol transmission in a hospital outbreak of influenza. Clin Infect Dis. 2010;51(10):1176-83.

  7. Lee N, Choi KW, Chan PK, Hui DS, Lui GC, Wong BC, et al. Outcomes of adults hospitalised with severe influenza. Thorax. 2010;65(6):510-5.

  8. Lee N, Hui DS, Wu A, Chan P, Cameron P, Joynt GM, et al. A major outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong. New Engl J Med 2003;348(20):1986-1994.