Su-Jung Chen Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Current Position 2014-present Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan Work Experience 2014-present Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan 2011-2014 Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Su-Ao & Yuanshan Branch, I-Lan, Taiwan Teaching Experience 2017-present Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan 2010-2017 Teaching Assistant, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Education 2011-2016 Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (PhD) 1998-2005 School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (MD) Graduate Medical Training 2004-2005 Internship, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan 2005-2008 Medicine Residency, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan 2008-2010 ID Fellowship, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan Certification and Licensure Board-certified in Infectious Diseases Board-certified in Internal Medicine Membership and Associations Taiwan Society of Internal Medicine The Infectious Diseases Society of Taiwan Infection Control Society of Taiwan Taiwan AIDS Society Publications Original articles 1. Huang LJ, Chen SJ, Hu YW, Liu CY, Wu PF, Sun SM, Lee SY, Chen YY, Lee CY, Chan YJ, Chou YC, Wang FD. The impact of antimicrobial stewardship program designed to shorten antibiotics use on the incidence of resistant bacterial infections and mortality. Sci Rep. 2022 Jan 18;12(1):913. 2. Chen AP, Chuang C, Huang YC, Wu PF, Huang SF, Cheng NC, Lin YT, Chen SJ, Huang LJ, Lee CL, Chen HP, Chan YJ, Wang FD. The epidemiology and etiologies of respiratory tract infection in Northern Taiwan during the early phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2021 Oct;54(5):801-807. 3. Tsai CT, Liao JN, Chen SJ, Jiang YR, Chen TJ, Chao TF. Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in AF patients ≥ 85 years. Eur J Clin Invest. 2021 Jun;51(6):e13488. 4. Wu PF, Hang JF, Strong C, Chen SJ, Lin LY, Chen SS, Lai CR, Ku SW, Lee MH. Anal human papillomavirus and its associations with abnormal anal cytology among men who have sex with men. Sci Rep. 2020 Feb 21;10(1):3165. 5. Wang FD, Wu PF, Chen SJ. Distribution of virulence genes in bacteremic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from various sources. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2019 Jun;52(3):426-432. 6. Chou CC, Shen CF, Chen SJ, et al. Recommendations and guidelines for the treatment of pneumonia in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2019 Feb;52(1):172-199. 7. Wei-Lu, Chen SJ, Huang SF, Chan YJ, Wang FD, Chen HP. Clinical significance of human cytomegalovirus viruria and the effect of antiviral therapy in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2019 Jun;52(3):402-408. 8. Huang HH, Chen SJ*, Chao TF, Liu CJ, Chen TJ, Chou Pesus, Wang FD. Influenza vaccination and risk of respiratory failure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A nationwide population-based case-cohort study. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2017 Sep. (E-pub) (co-first author) 9. Chang TY, Chao TF, Liu CJ, Chen SJ*, Chung FP, Liao JN, Tuan TC, Chen TJ, Chen SA. The association between influenza infection, vaccination, and atrial fibrillation: A nationwide case-control study. Hear Rhythm. 2016 Jun;13(6):1189-94. (corresponding author) 10. Chen SJ, Yeh CM, Chao TF, Liu CJ, Wang KL, Chen TJ, Chou P, Wang FD*. The Use of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists and Risk of Respiratory Failure in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study. Sleep. 2015 Jul 1;38(7):1045-50. 11. Chen SJ, Liu CJ, Chao TF, Wang KL, Wang FD, Chen TJ, Chiang CE. Dental scaling and atrial fibrillation: A nationwide cohort study. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):2300-3. 12. Chen SJ, Liu CJ, Chao TF, Wang KL, Wang FD, Chen TJ, Chiang CE*. Dental Scaling and Risk Reduction in Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study. Can J Cardiol. 2013 Apr;29(4):429-33. 13. Chen SJ, Chao TF, Lin YJ, Lo LW, Hu YF, Tuan TC, Hsu TL, Yu WC, Leu HB, Chang SL, Chen SA*. Cool seasons are related to poor prognosis in patients with infective endocarditis. Int J Biometeorol. 2012;56:973-981. 14. Chen SJ, Chao TF, Chiang MC, Kuo SC, Chen LY, Yin T, Chen TL*, Fung CP. Prediction of patient outcome from Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia with Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scores. Intern Med. 2011;50:871-877. 15. Chen SJ, Chao TF, Chiang MC, Kuo SC, Chen LY, Chiang DH, Yin T, Chen TL*, Fung CP. Predictors of mortality in surgical patients with Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2011;44:209-14. 16. Kuo SC, Wang FD*, Fung CP, Chen LY, Chen SJ, Chiang MC, Hsu SF, Liu CY. Clinical experience with tigecycline treatment for serious infections in elderly and critically ill patients. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2011 Jan 12:44(1):45-51. Image or case report: 1. Chen SJ, Yang SP*, Hung CC, Fung CP. Abacavir-induced agranulocytosis in two Taiwanese patients tested HLA-B*5701-negative. AIDS. 2010 May 15;24(8):1238-9 2. Chao TF, Chen SJ, Sung SH*. Images in cardiovascular medicine. Gastric tube-pericardial fistula: a late complication of esophageal reconstruction. Circulation. 2010;121:1160-1161. 3. Chao TF, Chen SJ, Ho SJ, Sung SH, Yu WC*. Vegetation in the superior vena cava: a complication of tunneled dialysis catheters. Kidney Int. 2010;77:836.