Faculty > Rita WY NG



Personal information
Name Rita Wai Yin NG
Academic / Professional Qualifications MbChB(CUHK), MRCP(UK), FRCPath(UK), FHKCPath, FHKAM(Pathology)
Academic title & affiliations Assistant professor(Clinical), Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Email ritang@cuhk.edu.hk
Current Appointments
(Including honorary appointments) Assistant professor (Clinical), Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Honorary Associate Consultant in Microbiology, New Territories East Cluster, Hong Kong Hospital Authority
Elite Alumni Microbiologist, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Assessor of Hong Kong Accreditation Service(HKAS)









Research
ORCID orcid.org/ 0000-0003-4966-3350
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZuthZZMAAAAJ&hl=zh-TW
Research interest 1.
Microbiome

2.
Clinical microbiology & infectious diseases

3.
Infection control








Research Grants
The role of gut microbiome in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its response to methylphenidate: A Southern Chinese study
Early Career Scheme (ECS) / University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)
Principle Investigator
Early biomarkers in SARS-CoV-2 infection: correlation with short/medium/long-term clinical outcomes, and implications on acute patient management and long-term medical and health care
Food and Health Bureau (Hong Kong)
Co-Investigator




Publications (All)
Ng RWY, Wong CK, Lui G, Tso EYK, Chen Z, Tsang OTY, Boon SS, Lai CKC, Fung KSC, Yeung ACM, Ho WCS, Hui DSC, Chan PKS, Chan JMC. Case series of HIV SARS-CoV-2 co-infection in Chinese adults. Journal of Clinical Virology Plus 2022 (In press). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcvp.2022.100062
Lai CKC, Ng RWY, Leung SSY, Hui M, Ip M. Overcoming the rising incidence and evolving mechanisms of antibiotic resistance by novel drug delivery approaches - An overview. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2021 Dec 9;181:114078. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.114078.
Ling L, Chen Z, Lui G, Wong CK, Wong WT, Ng RWY, Tso EYK, Fung KSC, Chan V. Yeung ACM, Hui DSC, Chan PKS. Longitudinal Cytokine Profile in Patients With Mild to Critical COVID-19. Front Immunol. 2021 Dec 6;12:763292. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.763292
Boon SS, Wong MCS, Ng RWY, Leung DTM, Chen Z, Lai CKC, Ho WCS, Huang J, Wong BKC, Fung KSC, Chan PKS. Seroprevalence of Unidentified SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Hong Kong During 3 Pandemic Waves. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Nov 1;4(11):e2132923. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.32923
Yau YK, Mak JWY, Lui RNS, Ng RWY, Cheung KCY, Li AYL, Ching JYL, Chin ML, Lau LHS, Chan FKL, Chan PKS, Ng SC. High prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase organisms and the COVID-19 pandemic impact on donor recruitment for fecal microbiota transplantation in Hong Kong. United European Gastroenterol J. 2021 Nov;9(9):1027-1038. doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12160
Boon SS, Xia C, Wang MH, Yip KL, Luk HY, Li S, Ng RWY, Lai CKC, Chan PKS, Chen Z. Temporal-Geographical Dispersion of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Variant Lineages and Their Functional Prediction Using in Silico Approach. mBio. 2021 Oct 26;12(5):e0268721. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02687-21
Zhu C, Li C, Lai CKC, Ng RWY, Chau S, Wong KT, Lo NWS, Barua N, Yang Y, Liyanapathirana V, Hui M, Lai RWM, Fung KSC, Tsang DNC, Ip Margaret. Longitudinal Genomic Characterization of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Reveals Changing Pattern of CPEs Isolated in Hong Kong Hospitals. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2021 Sep 12;106430. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106430.
Lai CKC, Lui G, Chen Z, Cheung YY, Cheng KC, Leung ASY, Ng RWY, Cheung JLK, Yeung ACM, Ho WCS, Chan KC, Hui DSC, Tsang DNC, Chan PKS. Comparison of Self-collected Mouth Gargle with Deep-throat Saliva Samples for the diagnosis of COVID-19: Mouth gargle for diagnosis of COVID-19. J Infect. 2021 Jul 25;S0163-4453(21)00354-6. (In press)
Subramanian R, Liyanapathirana V, Barua N, Sun R, Wang MH, Ng RWY, Nelson EAS, Hui DSC, Ip Margaret. Persistence of Pneumococcal Serotype 3 in Adult Pneumococcal Disease in Hong Kong. Vaccines (Basel) 2021 Jul; 9(7): 756. http://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070756
Chen Z, Chong KC, Wong MCS, Boon SS, Huang J, Wang MH, Ng RWY, Lai CKC, Chan PKS. A global analysis of replacement of genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 inassociation with containment capacity and changes in disease severity. CMI 2021 (in press) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2021.01.018
Zuo T, Liu Q, Zhang F, Yeoh YK, Wan Y, Zhan H, Lui G, Li AYL, Cheung CP, Chen N, Lv W, Ng RWY, Tso EYK, Fung KSC, Chan V, Ling L, Joynt G, Hui DSC. Chan FKL, Chan PKS. Ng SC. Temporal landscape of human gut RNA and DNA virome in SARS-CoV-2 infection and severity Microbiome 2021 Apr 14;9(1):91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01008-x
Wong MCS, Wong ELY, Huang J, Cheung AWL, Law K, Chong KC, Ng RYW, Lai CKC, Boon SS, Lau JTF, Chen Z, Chan PKS. Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the Health Belief Model: apopulation-based survey in Hong Kong. Vaccine 2020 (in press) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.12.083
Yeoh YK , Zuo T, Lui G, Zhang F, Liu Q, Li AYL, Chung ACK, Cheung CP, Tso EYK, Fung KSC, Chan V, Ling L, Joynt G, Hui DSC, Chow KM , Ng SSS, Li TCM, Ng RWY, Yip TCF, Wong GLH , KL Chan FKL , Wong CK, Chan PKS, Ng SC. Gut microbiota composition reflects disease severity and dysfunctional immune responses in patients with COVID-19. Gut 2020. doi:10.1136/ gutjnl-2020-323020
Wong MCS, Ng RWY, Chong KC, Lai CKC, Huang J, Chen Z, Boon SS, Chan PKS. Stringent containment measures without complete city lockdown to achieve low incidence and mortality across two waves of COVID-19 in an international city, Hong Kong. BMJ Glob Health 2020 Oct; 5(10) doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003573.
Lai CKC, Chen Z, Lui G, Ling L, Li T, Wong MCS, Ng RWY, Tso EYK, Ho T, Fung KSC, Ng ST, Wong BKC, Boon SS, Hui DSC, Chan PKS. Prospective study comparing deep-throat saliva with other respiratory tract specimens in the diagnosis of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa487
Wong MCS, Huang J, Lai CKC, Ng RWY, Chan FKL, Chan PKS. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in fecal specimens of patients with confirmed COVID-19: a meta-analysis. J. Infect 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2020.06.012
Lui G, Lai CKC, Chen Z, Tong SLY, Ho WCS, Yeung ACM, Boon SS, Ng RWY, Chan PKS. SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection on disposable wooden chopsticks, Hong Kong. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep.https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.202135
Lai CKC, Ng RWY, Wong MCS, Chong KC, Yeoh YK, Chen Z, Chan PKS. Epidemiological characteristics of the first 100 cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hong Kong SAR China, a city with a stringent containment policy. International Journal of Epidemiology (in press)
Ng RWY, Lui G, Wong CK. Ling L, Chen Z, Wong WT, Tso EYK, Fung KSC, Chan V. Yeung ACM, Hui DSC, Chan PKS. Cytokine profile in COVID-19 patients. Health Research Symposium 2021; poster number 67
Lam K, Ng RWY, Chan LF. Five-year analysis of Bacteriology in a long term care hospital. Hospital Authority Convention 2016; poster F_P6.19
Wong HW, Ng RWY, Chiu CS, Li YN, Chan SH, Tsang SM, Mak YM, Yeung W. Prevention of respiratory virus outbreak in Hong Kong long-term care facilities. 7^th International Infection Control Conference 2016
Ng RWY. Bloodstream Infections by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Paediatric Oncology Patients: Epidemiology and Clinical Outcome. 12^th Western Pacific Congress on Chemotherapy and Infectious Diseases 2010; poster board number 28