Publications

Ho HJ, Tan YR, Cook AR, Koh G, Tham TY, Anwar E, Hui Chiang GS, Lwin MO, Chen MI.
Increasing Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake in Seniors Using Point-of-Care Informational Interventions in Primary Care in Singapore: A Pragmatic, Cluster-Randomized Crossover Trial
Am J Public Health. 2019 Dec;109(12):1776-1783. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305328. Epub 2019 Oct 17.
Choi E, Cook A, Phuan C, Martin A, Yang S, Aw D, Chandran NS.
Outcomes of prolonged and low-dose ciclosporin in an Asian population
J Dermatolog Treat. 2021 Jun;32(4):432-437. doi: 10.1080/09546634.2019.1662881. Epub 2019 Sep 10.
Doan TTT, Tan KW, Dickens BSL, Lean YA, Yang Q, Cook AR.
Evaluating smoking control policies in the e-cigarette era: a modelling study
Tob Control. 2020 Sep;29(5):522-530. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-054951. Epub 2019 Sep 4.
Yue M, Dickens BL, Yoong JS, I-Cheng Chen M, Teerawattananon Y, Cook AR.
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Influenza Vaccination Coverage and Timing in Tropical and Subtropical Climate Settings: A Modeling Study
Value Health. 2019 Dec;22(12):1345-1354. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2019.07.001. Epub 2019 Aug 19.
Tan LK, Low SL, Sun H, Shi Y, Liu L, Lam S, Tan HH, Ang LW, Wong WY, Chua R, Teo D, Ng LC, Cook AR.
Force of Infection and True Infection Rate of Dengue in Singapore: Implications for Dengue Control and Management
Am J Epidemiol. 2019 Aug 1;188(8):1529-1538. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwz110.
Teo AKJ, Singh SR, Prem K, Hsu LY, Yi S.
Delayed diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in high-burden countries: a systematic review protocol
BMJ Open. 2019 Jul 9;9(7):e029807. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029807.
Prem K, Lau MSY, Tam CC, Ho MZJ, Ng LC, Cook AR.
Inferring who-infected-whom-where in the 2016 Zika outbreak in Singapore-a spatio-temporal model
J R Soc Interface. 2019 Jun 28;16(155):20180604. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0604. Epub 2019 Jun 19.
Tuot S, Mburu G, Mun P, Chhoun P, Chann N, Prem K, Yi S.
Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection among people who use drugs in Cambodia: a cross-sectional survey using respondent driven sampling method
BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Jun 11;19(1):515. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4154-5.
Chen IM, Loh JP, Chuah CXP, Gao QHC, Sun Y, Ng SH, Koh WV, Goh EH, Zhao X, Tambyah PA, Cook AR, Chng J, Pang J, Tan BH, Lee VJ.
Evidence for Cross-Protection Against Subsequent Febrile Respiratory Illness Episodes From Prior Infections by Different Viruses Among Singapore Military Recruits 2009-2014
J Infect Dis. 2019 May 24;219(12):1913-1923. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz046.
Marklund M, Wu JHY, Imamura F, Del Gobbo LC, Fretts A, de Goede J, Shi P, Tintle N, Wennberg M, Aslibekyan S, Chen TA, de Oliveira Otto MC, Hirakawa Y, Eriksen HH, Kröger J, Laguzzi F, Lankinen M, Murphy RA, Prem K, Samieri C, Virtanen J, Wood AC, Wong K, Yang WS, Zhou X, Baylin A, Boer JMA, Brouwer IA, Campos H, Chaves PHM, Chien KL, de Faire U, Djoussé L, Eiriksdottir G, El-Abbadi N, Forouhi NG, Michael Gaziano J, Geleijnse JM, Gigante B, Giles G, Guallar E, Gudnason V, Harris T, Harris WS, Helmer C, Hellenius ML, Hodge A, Hu FB, Jacques PF, Jansson JH, Kalsbeek A, Khaw KT, Koh WP, Laakso M, Leander K, Lin HJ, Lind L, Luben R, Luo J, McKnight B, Mursu J, Ninomiya T, Overvad K, Psaty BM, Rimm E, Schulze MB, Siscovick D, Skjelbo Nielsen M, Smith AV, Steffen BT, Steffen L, Sun Q, Sundström J, Tsai MY, Tunstall-Pedoe H, Uusitupa MIJ, van Dam RM, Veenstra J, Monique Verschuren WM, Wareham N, Willett W, Woodward M, Yuan JM, Micha R, Lemaitre RN, Mozaffarian D, Risérus U; Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Fatty Acids and Outcomes Research Consortium (FORCE).
Biomarkers of Dietary Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality
Circulation. 2019 May 21;139(21):2422-2436. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038908.
Teo AKJ, Prem K, Chen MIC, Roellin A, Wong ML, La HH, Cook AR.
Estimating the size of key populations for HIV in Singapore using the network scale-up method
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Dec;95(8):602-607. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2018-053747. Epub 2019 May 9.
Chao F, Gerland P, Cook AR, Alkema L.
Systematic assessment of the sex ratio at birth for all countries and estimation of national imbalances and regional reference levels
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 May 7;116(19):9303-9311. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1812593116. Epub 2019 Apr 15.
Mo Y, Seah I, Lye PSP, Kee XLJ, Wong KYM, Ko KKK, Ong RT, Tambyah PA, Cook AR.
Relating knowledge, attitude and practice of antibiotic use to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae carriage: results of a cross-sectional community survey
BMJ Open. 2019 Mar 5;9(3):e023859. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023859.
Prem K, Pheng SH, Teo AKJ, Evdokimov K, Nang EEK, Hsu LY, Saphonn V, Tieng S, Mao TE, Cook AR.
Spatial and temporal projections of the prevalence of active tuberculosis in Cambodia
BMJ Glob Health. 2019 Jan 24;4(1):e001083. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001083. eCollection 2019.
Chen Y, Badaruddin H, Lee VJ, Cutter J, Cook AR.
The Effect of School Closure on Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Transmission in Singapore: A Modeling Approach
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Dec;99(6):1625-1632. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0099.
Zhang Y, Prescott GW, Tay RE, Dickens BL, Webb EL, Htun S, Tizard RJ, Rao M, Carrasco LR.
Dramatic cropland expansion in Myanmar following political reforms threatens biodiversity
Sci Rep. 2018 Nov 8;8(1):16558. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34974-8.
Ng QX, Loke W, Foo NX, Mo Y, Yeo WS, Soh AYS.
A systematic review of the use of rifaximin for Clostridium difficile infections
Anaerobe. 2019 Feb;55:35-39. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.10.011. Epub 2018 Nov 2.
Harris PNA, Tambyah PA, Lye DC, Mo Y, Lee TH, Yilmaz M, Alenazi TH, Arabi Y, Falcone M, Bassetti M, Righi E, Rogers BA, Kanj S, Bhally H, Iredell J, Mendelson M, Boyles TH, Looke D, Miyakis S, Walls G, Al Khamis M, Zikri A, Crowe A, Ingram P, Daneman N, Griffin P, Athan E, Lorenc P, Baker P, Roberts L, Beatson SA, Peleg AY, Harris-Brown T, Paterson DL; MERINO Trial Investigators and the Australasian Society for Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network (ASID-CRN).
Effect of Piperacillin-Tazobactam vs Meropenem on 30-Day Mortality for Patients With E coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae Bloodstream Infection and Ceftriaxone Resistance: A Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA. 2018 Sep 11;320(10):984-994. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.12163.
Dickens BL, Sun H, Jit M, Cook AR, Carrasco LR.
Determining environmental and anthropogenic factors which explain the global distribution of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus
BMJ Glob Health. 2018 Sep 3;3(4):e000801. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000801. eCollection 2018.
Chen Y, Ong JHY, Rajarethinam J, Yap G, Ng LC, Cook AR.
Neighbourhood level real-time forecasting of dengue cases in tropical urban Singapore
BMC Med. 2018 Aug 6;16(1):129. doi: 10.1186/s12916-018-1108-5.
Ong J, Liu X, Rajarethinam J, Kok SY, Liang S, Tang CS, Cook AR, Ng LC, Yap G.
Mapping dengue risk in Singapore using Random Forest
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Jun 18;12(6):e0006587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006587. eCollection 2018 Jun.
Ho PJ, Hartman M, Gernaat SAM, Cook AR, Lee SC, Hupkens L, Verkooijen HM.
Associations between workability and patient-reported physical, psychological and social outcomes in breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study
Support Care Cancer. 2018 Aug;26(8):2815-2824. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4132-2. Epub 2018 Mar 6.
Harris PNA, Ben Zakour NL, Roberts LW, Wailan AM, Zowawi HM, Tambyah PA, Lye DC, Jureen R, Lee TH, Yin M, Izharuddin E, Looke D, Runnegar N, Rogers B, Bhally H, Crowe A, Schembri MA, Beatson SA, Paterson DL; MERINO Trial investigators.
Whole genome analysis of cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli from bloodstream infections in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore: high prevalence of CMY-2 producers and ST131 carrying blaCTX-M-15 and blaCTX-M-27
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018 Mar 1;73(3):634-642. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkx466.
Chen Y, Chu CW, Chen MIC, Cook AR
The utility of LASSO-based models for real time forecasts of endemic infectious diseases: A cross country comparison
J Biomed Inform. 2018 May;81:16-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2018.02.014. Epub 2018 Feb 27.
Cook AR, Zhao X, Chen MIC, Finkelstein EA.
Public preferences for interventions to prevent emerging infectious disease threats: a discrete choice experiment
BMJ Open. 2018 Feb 16;8(2):e017355. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017355.
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.
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