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antimicrobial resistance, Streptococcus agalactiae, whole genome sequencing, molecular epidemiology, Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, ESKAPE, Clostridium difficile
Hong Kong SAR China

Biography

Carmen is a full-time researcher with a focus on the epidemiology of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) isolated from human and food animals through characterizing the phenotype and genotype of the pathogen. She is also interested in antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria and clinical Gram-positive and -negative bacteria by whole-genome sequencing for the identification of novel antibiotic resistance determinants and mechanisms. Her research encompasses the fields of molecular biology, bacteriology, infectious disease, public health, One Health, and bioinformatics.

Activities

Employment (3)

Chinese University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, HK

2024-10-01 to present | Scientific Officer (Microbiology)
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Medicine: Hong Kong, HK

2019-12-01 to 2024-09-30 | Research Associate (Microbiology)
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Chinese University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, HK

2017-07-01 to 2019-11-30 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Microbiology)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CN

2008 to 2014 | PhD (PATHOLOGY)
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University of Sydney: Sydney, AU

2002 to 2006 | B.MedSci(Honours)
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Professional activities (2)

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: Basel, Basel-Stadt, CH

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International Symposium of Streptococcus Agalactiae Disease: London, GB

2022 to 2023 | Young ISSAD Committee
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Funding (2)

Resistome of gut microbiota and modulation in healthy Hong Kong population

2019-09 to 2022-08 | Grant
Food and Health Bureau (Hong Kong, HK)
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18170082

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Dissecting human and animal Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B streptococcus and its resistance determinants through territory-wide sampling

2018-07 to 2020-06 | Grant
Food and Health Bureau (Hong Kong, HK)
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17106212

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Works (20)

Invasive Group B Streptococcus Infections Caused by Hypervirulent Clone of S. agalactiae Sequence Type 283, Hong Kong, China, 2021<sup>1</sup>.

Emerging infectious diseases
2024-12-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Li C; Tse H; Zhu C; Choi GKY; Lee AL; Yang J; Lo NW; Hui DT; Chow CK; Chau SK et al.
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Characterization of group A streptococci causing invasive diseases in Sri Lanka.

Access microbiology
2024-06-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Weerasekara M; Vidanapathirana G; Li C; Tennegedara A; Dissanayake R; Ekanayake A; Abeykoon M; Kothalawala M; Veranja Liyanapathirana; Ip M
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Global epidemiology of asymptomatic colonisation of methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in the upper respiratory tract of young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Archives of disease in childhood
2024-03-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Liuyue Yang; Dharmaratne P; Zhu C; Sapugahawatte DN; Rahman N; Barua N; Li C; Kwok KO; Luo M; Veranja Liyanapathirana et al.
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Alterations in faecal microbiome and resistome in Chinese international travellers: a metagenomic analysis.

Journal of travel medicine
2023-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Simon Man Kit Cheung; Ng RWY; Lai CKC; Zhu C; Au ETK; Jennifer Yau; Li C; Wong HC; Wong BCK; Kin On Kwok et al.
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Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Variants Enzymatic Detection (SAVED) by CRISPR-Cas12a.

Microbiology spectrum
2022-11-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Carmen Li; jun yang; Barua N; Rahman MN; Li C; Lo N; Yeong KY; Tsang TF; Yang X; Cheung YY et al.
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Colonization of Group B <i>Streptococcus</i> in Pregnant Women and Their Neonates from a Sri Lankan Hospital

Pathogens
2022-03 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte; Carmen Li; Veranja Liyanapathirana; Chaminda Kandauda; Champika Gihan; Chendi Zhu; Norman Wai Sing Lo; Kam Tak Wong; Margaret Ip
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Streptococcus agalactiae from Freshwater Fish and Pork in Hong Kong Wet Markets

Antibiotics
2022-03-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte; Carmen Li; Priyanga Dharmaratne; Chendi Zhu; Yun Kit Yeoh; Jun Yang; Norman Wai Sing Lo; Kam Tak Wong; Margaret Ip
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Comparative Study of Two-Dimensional (2D) vs. Three-Dimensional (3D) Organotypic Kertatinocyte-Fibroblast Skin Models for Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection.

International journal of molecular sciences
2021-12-28 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Nilakshi Barua; Huang L; Carmen Li; Yang Y; Luo M; Wei WI; Kam Tak Wong; Lo NWS; Kin On Kwok; Margaret Ip
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Longitudinal Genomic Characterization of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Reveals Changing Pattern of CPE Isolated in Hong Kong Hospitals.

International journal of antimicrobial agents
2021-09-12 | Journal article
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Correction: Li et al. Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus agalactiae Strains Found in Human and Fish with High Penicillin and Cefotaxime Non-Susceptibilities. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 1055

Microorganisms
2021-06-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Carmen Li; Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte; Ying Yang; Kam Tak Wong; Norman Wai Sing Lo; Margaret Ip
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Swine methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China.

Emerging microbes & infections
2020-12-01 | Journal article
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Long-Term Outcomes Following Infant Group B Streptococcal Sepsis and Meningitis in Hong Kong

Annals of Pediatrics
2020-08-31 | Journal article
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Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus agalactiae Strains Found in Human and Fish with High Penicillin and Cefotaxime Non-Susceptibilities

Microorganisms
2020-07-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Carmen Li; Dulmini Sapugahawatte; Ying Yang; Kam Wong; Norman Lo; Margaret Ip
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A simple, rapid typing method for Streptococcus agalactiae based on ribosomal subunit proteins by MALDI-TOF MS.

Scientific reports
2020-05-29 | Journal article
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing and Carbapenemase-Producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> from Freshwater Fish and Pork in Wet Markets of Hong Kong.

mSphere
2020-04-15 | Journal article
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Subspecies Typing of Streptococcus agalactiae Based on Ribosomal Subunit Protein Mass Variation by MALDI-TOF MS.

Frontiers in microbiology
2019-03-11 | Journal article
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Characterizing Mobilized Virulence Factors and Multidrug Resistance Genes in Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Sri Lankan Hospital

Frontiers in Microbiology
2018 | Journal article
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The role of two-component system response regulator BceR in antimicrobial resistance, virulence, biofilm formation, and stress response of group B Streptococcus

2018-06-06 | Other
Contributors: Ying Yang; Mingjing Luo; Haokui; Carmen Li; Alison W. S. Luk; GP Zhao; Kitty Fung; Margaret Ip
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Draft Genome Sequences of Two Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 19F Sequence Type 271 Clinical Isolates with Low- and High-Level Cefotaxime Resistance

Genome Announcement
2015-06-11 | Journal article
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Altered regulation of DNA ligase IV activity by aberrant promoter DNA methylation and gene amplification in colorectal cancer

Human Molecular Genetics
2014 | Journal article
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Toxins. (1)