Academic Qualification:

Universiti Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2025 – Thesis with Distinction (Graduate on Time)
  • Research Field: Health (Medicine)
  • Specialisation: Medical Microbiology
• Master of Medical Science, 2021
  • Research Field: Medical Microbiology
• Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry), 2017

Publications:

1. Niek, W. K., Teh, C. S. J., Idris, N., Sit, P. S., Lee, Y. Q., Thong, K. L., & Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S. (2020). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2003–2015: Comparative evaluation of changing trends in molecular epidemiology and clinical outcomes of infections. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 85, 104567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104567
2. Lee, Y. Q., Kamar, A. A., Velayuthan, R. D., Chong, C. W., & Teh, C. S. J. (2021). Clonal relatedness in the acquisition of intestinal carriage and transmission of multidrug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli and its risk factors among preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Pediatrics & Neonatology, 62(2), 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedneo.2020.10.002
3. Teh, C. S. J., Lee, Y. Q., Kong, Z. X., Woon, J. J., Niek, W. K., Lau, M. Y., Idris, N., Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S., Ho, P. F., and Por, L. Y. (2021). Development of a web-based multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) monitoring and transmission tracking system on the basis of microbiology and molecular characteristics. Journal of Taibah University for Science, 15(1): 303-311. doi:10.1080/16583655.2021.1978807
4. Lee, Y. Q., Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S., Chong, C. W., Karunakaran, R., Vellasamy, K. M., Abdul Jabar, K., Kong, Z. X., Lau, M. Y., & Teh, C. S. J. (2022). Characterisation of non-carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae based on their clinical and molecular profile in Malaysia. Antibiotics, 11(11), 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11111670
5. Yap, P. S. X., Chong, C.W., Ponnampalavanar, S., Ramli, R., Harun, A., Tengku Jamaluddin, T. Z. M., Ahmed Khan, A., Ngoi, S. T., Lee, Y. Q., Lau, M. Y., Tan, S. C., Kong, Z. X., Woon, J. J., Mak, S. T., Abdul Jabar, K., Karunakaran, R., Ismail, Z., Salleh, S. A., Md Noor, S. S., Masri, S. N., Mohd Taib, N., Jasni, A. S., Tee, L. H., Leong, K. C., Lim, V. K. E., Abu Bakar, S., The, C. S. J. (2023). A multicentre study to determine the in vitroefficacy of flomoxef against extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in Malaysia. PeerJ 11:e16393. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16393
6. Lee, Y. Q., Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S., Wong, J. H., Kong, Z. X., Ngoi, S. T., Karunakaran, R., Lau, M. Y., Abdul Jabar, K., & Teh, C. S. J. (2024). Investigation on the mechanisms of carbapenem resistance among the non-carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1464816
7. Lau, M. Y., Ponnampalavanar, S., Chong, C. W., Dwiyanto, J., Lee, Y. Q., Woon, J. J., Kong, Z. X., Jasni, A. S., Lee, M. C. C., Obaidellah, U. H., & Teh, C. S. J. (2024). The Characterisation of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiand Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Teaching Hospital in Malaysia. Antibiotics, 13(11), 1107. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13111107
8. Li, F., Hooi, S. L., Choo, Y. M., Teh, C. S. J., Toh, K. Y., Lim, L. W. Z., Lee, Y. Q., Chong, C. W., & Ahmad Kamar, A. (2025). Progression of gut microbiome in preterm infants during the first three months. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 12104. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95198-1