Education

Ph.D., Institute of Molecular & Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 2015

Current position

Chief, Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Chu-Tung Branch, Taiwan

Publications (since 1998)

1. Lin, M. F., Lin, Y. Y., Tu, C. C. and Lan, C. Y. (2015). Distribution of different efflux pump genes in clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and their correlation with antimicrobial resistance. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. (Epub ahead of print)
   
2. Tsai, M. T., Lin, M. F.*, Fan, H. J., Wu, C. S., Chen, P. C. and Lin, H. T. (2015). Improving accuracy of implementing bloodstream infection bundle by process reengineering in a northern regional hospital in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 48(2): S1-S94.
3. Lin, M. F., Lin, Y. Y. and Lan, C. Y. (2015). The role of the two-component system BaeSR in disposing chemicals through regulating transporter systems in Acinetobacter baumannii. PLoS One 10(7): e0132843.
   
4. Lin, M. F. and Lan, C. Y. (2014). Antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: From bench to bedside. World J Clin Cases 2(12): 787-814.  
   
5. Lin, M. F., Lin, Y. Y., Yeh, H. W. and Lan, C. Y. (2014). Role of the BaeSR two-component system in the regulation of Acinetobacter baumannii adeAB genes and its correlation with tigecycline susceptibility. BMC Microbiol 14: 119.
   
6. Lin, M. F., Liou, M. L., Tu, C. C., Yeh, H. W. and Lan, C. Y. (2013). Molecular epidemiology of integron-associated antimicrobial gene cassettes in the clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii from northern Taiwan. Ann Lab Med 33(4): 242-247.
   
7. Chang, K. C., Lin, M. F., Lin, N. T., Wu, W. J., Kuo, H. Y., Lin, T. Y., Yang, T. L., Chen, Y. C. and Liou, M. L. (2012). Clonal spread of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in eastern Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 45(1): 37-42.
   
8. Lin, M. F., Kuo, H. Y., Yeh, H. W., Yang, C. M., Sung, C. H., Tu, C. C., Huang, M. L. and Liou, M. L. (2011). Emergence and dissemination of bla_OXA-23-carrying imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter sp in a regional hospital in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 44(1): 39-44.
   
9. Lin, M. F., Chang, K. C., Lan, C. Y., Chou, J., Kuo, J. W., Chang, C. K. and Liou, M. L. (2011). Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance determinants of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in five proximal hospitals in Taiwan. Jpn J Infect Dis 64(3): 222-227.
   
10. Kuo, H. Y., Yang, C. M., Lin, M. F., Cheng, W. L., Tien, N. and Liou, M. L. (2010). Distribution of blaOXA-carrying imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. in 3 hospitals in Taiwan. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 66(2): 195-199.
    
11. Lin, M. F., Chang, K. C., Yang, C. Y., Yang, C. M., Xiao, C. C., Kuo, H. Y. and Liou, M. L. (2010). Role of integrons in antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Acinetobacter baumannii. Jpn J Infect Dis 63(6): 440-443.
    
12. Yang, C. M.^*, Lin, M. F.^*, Lin, C. H., Huang, Y. T., Hsu, C. T. and Liou, M. L. (2009). Characterization of antimicrobial resistance patterns and integrons in human fecal Escherichia coli in Taiwan. Jpn J Infect Dis 62(3): 177-181. (^*Equal contribution to the paper)
    
13. Yang, C. M., Lin, M. F., Liao, P. C., Yeh, H. W., Chang, B. V., Tang, T. K., Cheng, C., Sung, C. H. and Liou, M. L. (2009). Comparison of antimicrobial resistance patterns between clinical and sewage isolates in a regional hospital in Taiwan. Lett Appl Microbiol 48(5): 560-565.
    
14. Lin, M. F. (2009). De-escalation therapy of antibiotics. Taiwan Crit Care Med 10(3): 221-228.
    
15. Lin, M. F., Yang, C. M., Lin, C. H., Huang, M. L., Tu, C. C. and Liou, M. L. (2009). Clinical features and molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-A baumannii complex in a regional teaching hospital in Taiwan. Am J Infect Control 37(9): e1-3.
    
16. Lin, M.-F. and Chen, Y.-L. (2006). Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia: Treatment and Outcome-An Analysis of 56 Episodes. Infect Dis Clin Pract 14(3): 150-153.
    
17. Wang, C. Y., Jerng, J. S., Ko, J. C., Lin, M. F., Hsiao, C. H., Lee, L. N., Hsueh, P. R. and Kuo, S. H. (2005). Disseminated coccidioidomycosis. Emerg Infect Dis 11(1): 177-179.
    
18. Lin, M. F., Huang, M. L. and Lai, S. H. (2004). Investigation of a pyoderma outbreak caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a nursery for newborns. J Hosp Infect 57(1): 38-43.
    
19. Chen, S. C. and Lin, M. F.* (2004). Favorable outcome of infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus agalactiae after conservative treatment. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 37(5): 307-309.(*Corresponding author)
    
20. Lin, M. F., Huang, M. L. and Lai, S. H. (2003). Risk factors in the acquisition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase Klebsiella pneumoniae: a case-control study in a district teaching hospital in Taiwan. J Hosp Infect 53(1): 39-45.
    
21. Lin, M. F., Lau, Y. J., Hu, B. S., Shi, Z. Y. and Lin, Y. H. (2001). Bacteremia in renal transplant recipients: retrospective analysis of 60 episodes in a teaching hospital. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 64(2): 108-114.
    
22. Lin, M. F., Lau, Y. J., Hu, B. S., Shi, Z. Y. and Lin, Y. H. (2000). Gonococcal meningitis and intra-abdominal abscess in the presence of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Scand J Infect Dis 32(5): 567-569.
    
23. Lin, M. F., Lau, Y. J., Hu, B. S., Shi, Z. Y. and Lin, Y. H. (1999). Pyogenic psoas abscess: analysis of 27 cases. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 32(4): 261-268.
    
24. Lin, M. F., Lau, Y. J., Hu, B. S., Shi, Z. Y. and Lin, Y. H. (1998). Serratia marcescens renal abscess with endophthalmitis: a case report. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 31(4): 245-248.