Publications

Choi E, Cook AR, Chandran NS.
Hidradenitis Suppurativa: An Asian Perspective from a Singaporean Institute
Skin Appendage Disord. 2018 Oct;4(4):281-285. doi: 10.1159/000481836. Epub 2018 Jan 26.
Koh WM, Badaruddin H, La H, Chen MI, Cook AR.
Severity and burden of hand, foot and mouth disease in Asia: a modelling study
BMJ Glob Health. 2018 Jan 26;3(1):e000442. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000442. eCollection 2018.
Zhao X, Ning Y, Chen MI, Cook AR.
Individual and Population Trajectories of Influenza Antibody Titers Over Multiple Seasons in a Tropical Country
Am J Epidemiol. 2018 Jan 1;187(1):135-143. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwx201.
Ho ZJM, Chee CBE, Ong RT, Sng LH, Peh WLJ, Cook AR, Hsu LY, Wang YT, Koh HF, Lee VJM.
Investigation of a cluster of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in a high-rise apartment block in Singapore
Int J Infect Dis. 2018 Feb;67:46-51. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.12.010. Epub 2017 Dec 15.
Ng QX, Venkatanarayanan N, De Deyn MLZQ, Ho CYX, Mo Y, Yeo WS.
A meta-analysis of the association between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and hyperemesis gravidarum
Helicobacter. 2018 Feb;23(1). doi: 10.1111/hel.12455. Epub 2017 Nov 26.
Cook AR, Hartman M, Luo N, Sng J, Fong NP, Lim WY, Chen MI, Wong ML, Rajaraman N, Lee JJ, Koh GC.
Using peer review to distribute group work marks equitably between medical students
BMC Med Educ. 2017 Sep 20;17(1):172. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-0987-z.
Prem K, Cook AR, Jit M.
Projecting social contact matrices in 152 countries using contact surveys and demographic data
PLoS Comput Biol. 2017 Sep 12;13(9):e1005697. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005697. eCollection 2017 Sep.
Pienkowski T, Dickens BL, Sun H, Carrasco LR.
Empirical evidence of the public health benefits of tropical forest conservation in Cambodia: a generalised linear mixed-effects model analysis
Lancet Planet Health. 2017 Aug;1(5):e180-e187. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(17)30081-5. Epub 2017 Aug 4.
Seng M, Wee LE, Zhao X, Cook AR, Chia SE, Lee VJ.
Comfort and exertion while using filtering facepiece respirators with exhalation valve and an active venting system among male military personnel
Singapore Med J. 2018 Jun;59(6):327-334. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2017054. Epub 2017 Jul 6.
Siegel K, Cook AR, La H.
The impact of hand, foot and mouth disease control policies in Singapore: A qualitative analysis of public perceptions
J Public Health Policy. 2017 May;38(2):271-287. doi: 10.1057/s41271-017-0066-z.
Zhao X, Siegel K, Chen MI, Cook AR.
Rethinking thresholds for serological evidence of influenza virus infection
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2017 May;11(3):202-210. doi: 10.1111/irv.12452. Epub 2017 Apr 26.
Das S, Cook AR, Wah W, Win KM, Chee CB, Wang YT, Yang Hsu L.
Spatial dynamics of TB within a highly urbanised Asian metropolis using point patterns
Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 24;7(1):36. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-00081-3.
Liu Y, Su J, van Dam RM, Prem K, Hoong JYS, Zou L, Lu Y, Ong CN.
Dietary predictors and plasma concentrations of perfluorinated alkyl acids in a Singapore population
Chemosphere. 2017 Mar;171:617-624. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.107. Epub 2016 Dec 26.
Young B, Zhao X, Cook AR, Parry CM, Wilder-Smith A, I-Cheng MC
Do antibody responses to the influenza vaccine persist year-round in the elderly? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Vaccine. 2017 Jan 5;35(2):212-221. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.11.013. Epub 2016 Dec 7.
Larson HJ, de Figueiredo A, Xiahong Z, Schulz WS, Verger P, Johnston IG, Cook AR, Jones NS.
The State of Vaccine Confidence 2016: Global Insights Through a 67-Country Survey
EBioMedicine. 2016 Oct;12:295-301. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.08.042. Epub 2016 Sep 13.
Koh WM, Bogich T, Siegel K, Jin J, Chong EY, Tan CY, Chen MI, Horby P, Cook AR.
The Epidemiology of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Asia: A Systematic Review and Analysis
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Oct;35(10):e285-300. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001242.
Mo Y, Fisher D.
A review of treatment modalities for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Dec;71(12):3340-3350. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkw338. Epub 2016 Sep 1.
Del Gobbo LC, Imamura F, Aslibekyan S, Marklund M, Virtanen JK, Wennberg M, Yakoob MY, Chiuve SE, Dela Cruz L, Frazier-Wood AC, Fretts AM, Guallar E, Matsumoto C, Prem K, Tanaka T, Wu JH, Zhou X, Helmer C, Ingelsson E, Yuan JM, Barberger-Gateau P, Campos H, Chaves PH, Djoussé L, Giles GG, Gómez-Aracena J, Hodge AM, Hu FB, Jansson JH, Johansson I, Khaw KT, Koh WP, Lemaitre RN, Lind L, Luben RN, Rimm EB, Risérus U, Samieri C, Franks PW, Siscovick DS, Stampfer M, Steffen LM, Steffen BT, Tsai MY, van Dam RM, Voutilainen S, Willett WC, Woodward M, Mozaffarian D; Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Fatty Acids and Outcomes Research Consortium (FORCe).
ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Biomarkers and Coronary Heart Disease: Pooling Project of 19 Cohort Studies
JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Aug 1;176(8):1155-66. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2925.
Mo Y, Alferez Salada BM, Tambyah PA.
Zika virus-a review for clinicians
Br Med Bull. 2016 Sep;119(1):25-36. doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldw023. Epub 2016 Jun 9.
Dickens BL, Yang J, Cook AR, Carrasco LR.
Time to Empower Release of Insects Carrying a Dominant Lethal and Wolbachia Against Zika
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 May 19;3(2):ofw103. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw103. eCollection 2016 Apr.
Mo Y, Archuleta S, Salmon S, Fisher D.
Residency Training at the Front of the West African Ebola Outbreak: Adapting for a Rare Opportunity
PLoS Curr. 2016 Feb 2;8:ecurrents.outbreaks.2ccbcab30e96d3fe28d3896d258b818e. doi: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.2ccbcab30e96d3fe28d3896d258b818e.
Zhao X, Fang VJ, Ohmit SE, Monto AS, Cook AR, Cowling BJ
Quantifying Protection Against Influenza Virus Infection Measured by Hemagglutination-inhibition Assays in Vaccine Trials
Epidemiology. 2016 Jan;27(1):143-51. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000402.
Fisher D, Pang L, Salmon S, Lin RT, Teo C, Tambyah P, Jureen R, Cook AR, Otter JA.
A Successful Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Reduction Bundle at a Singapore Hospital
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Jan;37(1):107-9. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.251. Epub 2015 Oct 21.
Sessions OM, Wilm A, Kamaraj US, Choy MM, Chow A, Chong Y, Ong XM, Nagarajan N, Cook AR, Ooi EE.
Analysis of Dengue Virus Genetic Diversity during Human and Mosquito Infection Reveals Genetic Constraints
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Sep 1;9(9):e0004044. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004044. eCollection 2015.
Lim RB, Wong ML, Cook AR, Brun C, Chan RK, Sen P, Chio M
Determinants of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Coinfection in Heterosexual Adolescents Attending the National Public Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic in Singapore
Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Aug;42(8):450-6. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000316.
Pang J, Jin J, Loh JP, Tan BH, Koh WH, Ng SH, Ho ZJ, Gao Q, Cook AR, Hsu LY, Lee VJ, Chen MI.vvvvvvvv
Risk factors for febrile respiratory illness and mono-viral infections in a semi-closed military environment: a case-control study
BMC Infect Dis. 2015 Jul 25;15:288. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1024-7.
Ho ZJ, Zhao X, Cook AR, Loh JP, Ng SH, Tan BH, Lee VJ.
Clinical differences between respiratory viral and bacterial mono- and dual pathogen detected among Singapore military servicemen with febrile respiratory illness
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2015 Jul;9(4):200-8. doi: 10.1111/irv.12312.
Lau MS, Cowling BJ, Cook AR, Riley S.
Inferring influenza dynamics and control in households
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Jul 21;112(29):9094-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1423339112. Epub 2015 Jul 6.
Harris PN, Yin M, Jureen R, Chew J, Ali J, Paynter S, Paterson DL, Tambyah PA.
Comparable outcomes for β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations and carbapenems in definitive treatment of bloodstream infections caused by cefotaxime-resistant Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2015 May 1;4:14. doi: 10.1186/s13756-015-0055-6. eCollection 2015.
Soliman T, Cook AR, Coker RJ.
Pilgrims and MERS-CoV: what’s the risk?
Emerg Themes Epidemiol. 2015 Feb 18;12:3. doi: 10.1186/s12982-015-0025-8. eCollection 2015.
Harris PNA, Wang AD, Yin M, Lee CK, Archuleta S.
Atypical hand, foot, and mouth disease: eczema coxsackium can also occur in adults
Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Nov;14(11):1043. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70976-4. Epub 2014 Oct 19.
Wah W, Das S, Earnest A, Lim LK, Chee CB, Cook AR, Wang YT, Win KM, Ong ME, Hsu LY.
Time series analysis of demographic and temporal trends of tuberculosis in Singapore
BMC Public Health. 2014 Oct 31;14:1121. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1121.
Lover AA, Zhao X, Gao Z, Coker RJ, Cook AR.
The distribution of incubation and relapse times in experimental human infections with the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax
BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Oct 4;14:539. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-539.
Hsu JP, Zhao X, Chen MI, Cook AR, Lee V, Lim WY, Tan L, Barr IG, Jiang L, Tan CL, Phoon MC, Cui L, Lin R, Leo YS, Chow VT.
Rate of decline of antibody titers to pandemic influenza A (H1N1-2009) by hemagglutination inhibition and virus microneutralization assays in a cohort of seroconverting adults in Singapore
BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 28;14:414. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-414.
Lee W, Neo A, Tan S, Cook AR, Wong ML, Tan J, Sayampanathan A, Lim D, Tang SY, Goh WL, Chen MI, Ho C.
Health-seeking behaviour of male foreign migrant workers living in a dormitory in Singapore
BMC Health Serv Res. 2014 Jul 10;14:300. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-300.
Carrasco LR, Leo YS, Cook AR, Lee VJ, Thein TL, Go CJ, Lye DC.
Predictive tools for severe dengue conforming to World Health Organization 2009 criteria
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Jul 10;8(7):e2972. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002972. eCollection 2014 Jul.
Phan TP, Alkema L, Tai ES, Tan KH, Yang Q, Lim WY, Teo YY, Cheng CY, Wang X, Wong TY, Chia KS, Cook AR.
Forecasting the burden of type 2 diabetes in Singapore using a demographic epidemiological model of Singapore
BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2014 Jun 11;2(1):e000012. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2013-000012. eCollection 2014.
Neri FM, Cook AR, Gibson GJ, Gottwald TR, Gilligan CA
Bayesian analysis for inference of an emerging epidemic: citrus canker in urban landscapes
PLoS Comput Biol. 2014 Apr 24;10(4):e1003587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003587. eCollection 2014 Apr.
Lim RB, Zheng H, Yang Q, Cook AR, Chia KS, Lim WY.
Ethnic and gender specific life expectancies of the Singapore population, 1965 to 2009 – converging, or diverging?
BMC Public Health. 2013 Oct 26;13:1012. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1012.
Chen MI, Cook AR, Lim WY, Lin R, Cui L, Barr IG, Kelso A, Chow VT, Leo YS, Hsu JP, Shaw R, Chew S, Yap JK, Phoon MC, Koh HW, Zheng H, Tan L, Lee VJ.
Factors influencing infection by pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 over three epidemic waves in Singapore
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2013 Nov;7(6):1380-9. doi: 10.1111/irv.12129. Epub 2013 Jul 5.
Carrasco LR, Jit M, Chen MI, Lee VJ, Milne GJ, Cook AR.
Trends in parameterization, economics and host behaviour in influenza pandemic modelling: a review and reporting protocol
Emerg Themes Epidemiol. 2013 May 7;10(1):3. doi: 10.1186/1742-7622-10-3.
Carrasco LR, Coker R, Cook AR.
Who should pay for global health, and how much?
PLoS Med. 2013;10(2):e1001392. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001392. Epub 2013 Feb 19.
Soh SE, Cook AR, Chen MI, Lee VJ, Cutter JL, Chow VT, Tee NW, Lin RT, Lim WY, Barr IG, Lin C, Phoon MC, Ang LW, Sethi SK, Chong CY, Goh LG, Goh DL, Tambyah PA, Thoon KC, Leo YS, Saw SM.
Teacher led school-based surveillance can allow accurate tracking of emerging infectious diseases – evidence from serial cross-sectional surveys of febrile respiratory illness during the H1N1 2009 influenza pandemic in Singapore
BMC Infect Dis. 2012 Dec 4;12:336. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-336.
Cook AR, Carrasco LR, Lee VJ, Ooi EE, Chen MI, Lye DC, Leo YS
Higher risk of infection with dengue at the weekend among male Singaporeans
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Dec;87(6):1116-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0648. Epub 2012 Nov 5.
Carrasco LR, Lee LK, Lee VJ, Ooi EE, Shepard DS, Thein TL, Gan V, Cook AR, Lye D, Ng LC, Leo YS.
Economic impact of dengue illness and the cost-effectiveness of future vaccination programs in Singapore
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Dec;5(12):e1426. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001426. Epub 2011 Dec 20.
Cook AR, Teo SW
The communicability of graphical alternatives to tabular displays of statistical simulation studies
PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27974. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027974. Epub 2011 Nov 23.
Lim WY, Chen CH, Ma Y, Chen MI, Lee VJ, Cook AR, Tan LW, Flores Tabo N Jr, Barr I, Cui L, Lin RT, Leo YS, Chia KS
Risk factors for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 seroconversion among adults, Singapore, 2009
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):1455-62. doi: 10.3201/eid1708.101270.
Lee VJ, Chen MI, Yap J, Ong J, Lim WY, Lin RT, Barr I, Ong JB, Mak TM, Goh LG, Leo YS, Kelly PM, Cook AR.
Comparability of different methods for estimating influenza infection rates over a single epidemic wave
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Aug 15;174(4):468-78. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwr113. Epub 2011 Jun 30.
Carrasco LR, Lee VJ, Chen MI, Matchar DB, Thompson JP, Cook AR.
Strategies for antiviral stockpiling for future influenza pandemics: a global epidemic-economic perspective
J R Soc Interface. 2011 Sep 7;8(62):1307-13. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0715. Epub 2011 Feb 4.
Lee V, Yap J, Cook AR, Chen M, Tay J, Barr I, Kelso A, Tan B, Loh JP, Lin R, Cui L, Kelly PM, Leo Y, Chia K, Kang WL, Tambyah P, Seet B.
Effectiveness of public health measures in mitigating pandemic influenza spread: a prospective sero-epidemiological cohort study
J Infect Dis. 2010 Nov 1;202(9):1319-26. doi: 10.1086/656480.
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