• ACAROLOGY
• BACTERIOLOGY
• BIOCHEMISTRY
• BIOTECHNOLOGY
• ENDOCRINOLOGY
• ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE
• EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH
• HAEMATOLOGY

• HUMAN NUTRITION
• IMMUNOLOGY
• MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
• MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
• PARASITOLOGY
• STOMATOLOGY
• VIROLOGY

ACAROLOGY

Ho TM (1998). Chapter 63: Ticks and Mites. In Vol. 3: Animals, Encyclopedia of Malaysia. Editions Didier Millet, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 131-132.

BACTERIOLOGY

Kamel AGM, Cheng TM, Norazah A, Koh YT (1998). BACTEC radiometric method for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: A Malaysian experience. Int Med J 5(3):205-207 .

Liew WS, Leisner JJ, Rusul G, Son R, A Rassip CN (1998). Survival of Vibrio spp including inoculated Vibrio cholerae O139 during heat treatment of cockles ( Anadara granosa ). Int J Food Microbiol 42:167-173.

Norazah A, Rahizan I, Zainuldin T, Rohani MY, Kamel AGM (1998). Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in raw cooked food. Southeast Asian J Trop Med and Publ Hlth 29(1):91-93.

Norazah A, Rohani MY (1998). The detection of cholera cases and contacts by polymerase chain reaction. Int Med J 2(1):49-50.

Norazah A, Fuzina NH, Naseem M, Khatijah M, Rohani MY, Kamel AGM (1998). Indirect haemagglutination antibodies against Burkholderia pseudomallei in cattle farmers in Malaysia. Trop Biomed 15:65-67.

Rahizan I, Hasnah A, Rohani MY (1998). Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients with HIV infection using PCR and nonradioactive detection system. Int Med J 5:273-276.

Rahizan I, Hasnah A, Rohani MY (1998). Amplification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical samples and detection using the EIA format. Int Med Res J 2:21-26.

Son R, Rusul G, Samuel L, Yuherman, Senthil S, A Rassip CN, Nasreldin EH, Nishibuchi M (1998). Note: Characterization of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal isolated from water in Malaysia. J Appl Microbiol 85:1073-1077.

Tay ST, Ho TM, Rohani MY (1998). Serological finding of Coxiella burnetti infection among patients with fever in a health center in Sarawak, Malaysia. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Pub Health 29(1):94-95.

BIOCHEMISTRY

Rashid BA, Aherne GW, Katmeh MF, et. al . Determination of morphine in urine by solid-phase immunoextraction and high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. J Chromatography Analytical , 1998; 797:245-250.

Rashid BA, Briggs RJ, Hay J, et.al . Prelimi-nary evaluation of a molecular imprinted polymer for solid phase extraction of tamoxifen . Analytical Communications , 1998; 34:303-305.

Mohd Fairulnizal Md Noh, Tumijah Abd Hamid, Zakiah Ismail. Determination of mercury in urine by on-line digestion with a flow injection mercury system . Atomic Spectroscopy , 1998; May/June 19(3):95-99.

Hisham HJ, Chuah SY, Syariff HL, Nik Nasri I, Mohd Fairulnizal MN. Blood lead levels of pregnant women from the Klang Valley. Medical Journal of Malaysia , 1998; 53(1): 76-82.

Mohd Fairulnizal Md Noh, Zakiah Ismail, Salmijah Surif. A rapid measurement of lead in whole blood by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer. Malaysian Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , 1997; 2:14-17.

Rashid BA, Kwasowski P, Stevenson D. The development of a sinlge step solid phase immunoextraction for morphine. Pharma-cological Science , 1996; 2:115-116.

Rashid BA, Kwasowski P, Stevenson D. Drug extraction by selective SPE using im- mobilised antibodies: Trials with morphine and clenbuterol. In: E Reid, HM and ID Wilson, eds. Biofluid assay for peptide related and other drugs . Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 1995; 219-223.

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Azizah R et al. (1998). Anti cardiolipin antibody isotypes profile in lupus Nephritis-a cross sectional survey. Med J Malaysia 53: 257-241.

Furuta T, Muramatsu H, Fujie A, Fujihira S, Noor Rain A, Kojima S (1998). Thera- peutic effect of water soluble Echinocandin compounds on Pneumocystis pnemonia in mice . Antimicrob Agents Chemotherapy 42: 37-39.

Normaznah Y, Saniah K and Hamdan A (1998). Immunoblot analysis of somatic antigen of Fasciola gigantica . Trop Biomed 15(2): 11-15.

Normaznah Y, Saniah K, Noor Rain A, Norazah A, Azizah MR, Sahiba P (1998). Detection of legionella pneumophila antigens in patients' sera using mono-clonal antibodies. Mal J Path 20(2): 95-98.

Noor Rain A, Furuta T, Sajiri S, Mohamed kamel AG, Faridah H, Gan CC, Normaz-nah Y, Mak JW (1998). Production of monoclonal antibodies to Acanthamoeba castellanii and its possible use for the detection of infection. Trop Biomed 15(2): 37-42.

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Wan Nazaimoon WM, Khalid BAK (1998). Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 but not insulin-like growth factor-1 remains elevated in euthyroid TSH-suppressed Grave's disease. Horm Metab Res 30: 213-216.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE

Krishnasamy M. Ambu S. Chong NL. Jeffery J, Inder Singh K (1998). A survey of aquatic snails for the incrimination of intermediate host of Schistosoma spindale and other snail-borne trematodes. Trop Biomed 15: 37-44.

Mastura AB, Ambu S, Johari S, Hasnah O (1998). Prevalence rate of Spirometra sp . (Malaysian strain) infection according to the ethnic groups in Selangor. Trop Biomed 14: 129-132 .

Mastura AB, Ambu S, Johari S, Hasnah O (1998). Metabolic and immunological res- ponse of Spirometra sp . (Malaysian strain ) infection in white mice. Trop Biomed 14: 133-135.

Mastura AB, Ambu S, Johari S, Hasnah O (1998). Surface ultrastructure of a Malay-sian Spirometra sp. - a preliminary study. Int Med J, 2(1) : 17-19.

EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH

Abu Bakar Suleiman, Lye MS, Rohaizat Yon, Teoh SC, Maimoon Alias (1998). I mpact of the East Asian Economic Crisis on Health and Health Care: Malaysia's response. Asia Pacific J Pub Hlth 10(1): 9-13.

Armstrong RW, Imrey PB , Lye MS, Armstrong MJ, Yu MC, Sani S (1998). Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Malaysian Chinese: salted fish and other dietary exposures. Int J Cancer , 77(2): 228-35.

Hanjeet K., Lai K.P.F, Cheong YM, Choo KE, Lye MS (1998). Aetiology of diarrhoea among young rural children in Malaysia. Trop Biomed 15:7-14.

Ong LC, Afifah I, Sofiah A, Lye MS. (1998). Parenting stress among mothers of Malaysian children with cerebral palsy: predictors of child and parent-related stress. Annals Trop Paed: Int Child Hlth 18(4): 301-7.

Ong LC, Chandran V, Zasmani S, Lye MS. (1998) Outcome of closed head injury in Malaysian children: neurocognitive and behavioural sequelae. J Paed Child Hlth 34(4): 363-368.

HAEMATOLOGY

Aliza MY, George E, Zubaidah Z (1998). Identification of Hb Constant Spring: Using a PCR based technique. Mal J Med Sc 5 (1): 42-44.

Chin YM, Bock SY, Faridah M, Mariah M & Zubaidah Z (1998). Identification of ab- normal hemoglobins using high performance liquid chromatography. Med J Mal Supple-ment B 54:54.

Roshidah I, Zubaidah Z (1998). Analysis of Bc11 polymorphism in the Human Factor VIII gene. Mal J Med Sc 5 (1): 23-25.

HUMAN NUTRITION

Abu Bakar S, Tee ES (1998). Nutrition and the Malaysian Healthy Lifestyle Programme : challenges in implementation. Asia Pacific J Clin Nutr 7(3/4): 230-237.

Foo LC et al (1998). Eliminating iodine deficiency in rural Sarawak, Malaysia: The relevance of water iodization. Am J Publ Hlth. 88: 680.

Ng TKW, Khor SC, Tee ES, Thong ML, Seow TY (1998). Serum a -tocopherol, retinol ands carotenoid profiles of coronary artery disease patients versus healthy controls. Int Med Res J 2(1): 43-47.

Ng TKW (1997). Dietary fat and fibre intakes of Malaysian adults: issues and impli-cations when `western targets' are set as dietary goals. Mal J Nutr 3(2): 137-147.

Tee ES (1998). Current status of recom-mended dietary allowances in Southeast Asia: a regional overview. Nutrition Rev 56(4): S10-S18.

IMMUNOLOGY

Dhaliwal, JS, Maiselamah L, Lee YY, Nasu-ruddin BA. (1998) Comparison between serological and molecular typing for HLA Class II antigens (HLA-DR and HLA-DQ) Int Med Res J 2(1)39-42.

Gan SC, Lim TH, Koh CL, Nasuruddin BA (1998). A comparative study of the detec-tion of Mycobacterium leprae by PCR-based methods, Int. J Lepr 66(4): 111-112. (abstract)

Gendeh BS, Shahrom AW, Kong NCT, Murad S (1998). Wegener's Granulomatosis presenting as nasal polyposis. Asean Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery J 4:170-175.

Gill HK, Nasuruddin BA, Fadzilah K, Dhaliwal JS (1998). A comparison of lympho-proliferative responses to M. leprae in healthy contacts, tuberculoid and long-treated lepromatous leprosy patients. Int Med J 2(1) 27-34.

Hasma H, Shahnaz M, Yip E. Azizah M. Mok KL, Nasuruddin BA (1998). Binding patterns of IgE antibodies in sera of rubber tappers to fresh hevea latex serum proteins. J Rubber Res 1: 146-153.

Ong KJ, Maiselamah L, Noorini, MI, Aishah A, Nasuruddin BA (1998). HLA-A, B and C antigens in indigenous people of Sarawak and Sabah. A preliminary report. Malaysian J Med Lab Sci. 14 (1): 34-37.

MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Lee, H.L. (1998). Comparative field evaluation of residual-sprayed deltamethrin and DDT for the control of malaria in Peninsular Malaysia-final report. Report for Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, MOH, 6 pages.

Stephen Ambu, Mazrura Sahani & Lee Han Lim (1998). Impact of climate change on public health in "Impacts of climate change on key economic sectors in Malaysia". ISIS REPORT.

Khadri Shahar, M. and Lee, H.L. (1998). Effect of microwave radiation on susceptibility of Periplaneta americana (Dictyoptera: Blattidae) to cypermethrin. Tropical Biomedicine 15(2): 17-24.

Lee, H.L., Nor Asikin, Nazni, W.A. & Sallehuddin, S. (1998). Temporal variations of insecticide susceptibility status of field-collected Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Malaysia . Trop Biomed 15: 43-50.

Rohani, A., Bugoro, H., Nazni, W.A. & Lee, H.L. (1998). Evaluation of the insecticide susceptibility of urban and rural Aedes albopictus . Vector Journal 4: 28-30

Nazni, W.A., Lee, H.L. & Sa'diyah, I. (1998). Rapid enzyme microassay:determination of sample size. Vector Journal 4: 28-30.

Lee, H.L. (1998). Guidelines for conducting fogging trials. Vector Journal 4: 52-57.

Lee, H.L., Nazni, W.A. & Tengku Rogayah (1998). Development of a test kit for the rapid detection of insecticide resistance in medically important insects due to non-specific esterases. Vector Journal 4: 6-14.

Seleena, P. and Lee, H.L. (1998). Microdroplet application of mosquitocidal Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis using ultra-low-volume generator for the control of Aedes mosquitoes. Israel J. Entomol 32: 25-31.

Seleena, P. and Lee, H.L. (1998). Mosquitocidal bacteria isolated from Malaysia . Israel J. Entomol . 32: 155-158.

Lee, H.L., Nazni, W.A. & Tengku Rogayah (1998). Development of a test kit for the rapid detection of insecticide resistance in medically important insects due to non-specific esterases. Vector Journal 4: 6-14.

Lee, H.L.(1998). Commercialisation of research findings: The commercial production of Malaysian isolates of mosquito microbial control agent-Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H-14. Buletin Pembangunan Teknologi,MPKSN.

MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY

Larizza L, Riva P, Miozzo M, Castorina P, Dalpr à L, Volpi L, Fuhrman Conti A, Khoo A, Mak JW, Hoe TS (1996). An inbred Malaysian pedigree with Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome (RTS): chromosome 8 instability in fibroblasts and mesenchimal tumors. 46 th Annual Meeting San Francisco, California, October 29 - November, 1996. Amer J Human Genetics, 59 (Suppl): A73: 385. (abstract)

Lim PKC, Tan SK, Khoo ASB, Noor Rain A, Nagappan S, Mak JW (1998) The occurrence of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) point mutation (Ser-108 ® Asn-108) in Malaysian isolates of Plasmodium falciparum . Southeast Asian J Trop Med Pub Hlth 29: 27–30.

Lim PKC, Looareesuwan S, Chindanond D, Saleh AM, Tan SK. The occurence of point mutations in the dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR) gene in Thai isolates of Plasmodium falciparum . South-east Asian J Trop Med Pub Hlth 29: 525-528.

Miozzo M, Castorina P, Riva P, Dalpra L, Fuhrman Conti MA, Volpi L, Hoe TS, Khoo A, Wiegant J, Rosenberg C, Larizza L (1998). Chromosomal instability in fibroblasts and mesenchymal tumors from 2 sibs with Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome. Int J Cancer 77: 504-510.

Yamasaki H, Taib R, Watanabe Y, Mak JW, Zasmy N, Araki K, Lim PKC, Kita K, Aoki T (1998). Molecular characterization of a        cDNA encoding an excretory-secretory antigen from Toxocara canis second stage larvae and its application to the                   immuno- diagnosis of human toxocariasis. Parasitol Int 47: 171-81.

PARASITOLOGY

Chen BC, Lai KPF (1998). Immunological response of monkeys experimentally infected with Schistosoma malayensis. Trop Biomed 15 (1) : 21-25.

Init I, Mak JW, Lokman Hakim S, Yong HS (1998). Strain differences in Blastocystis isolates detected by a single set of polymerase chain reaction primers. Parasitol Res 5(2): 131-134 .

STOMATOLOGY

Ng KH, Siar CH. Sarcoid-like reaction in the lymph node draining carcinoma mimicking tuberculosis. Dent J Malaysia .

Ng KH, Siar CH. Juxtaoral organ of Chievitz: a potential pitfall in oral cancer diag-nosis. Dent J Malaysia .

Tan BS, Ng KH, Esa R. Changes in high risk habits of oral cancer following health education initiatives in a local estate community. Dent J Malaysia.

Tan BS, Ng KH, Esa R. Self-efficacy, cues-to-action and self-mouth-examination in two estate Indian communities. Dent J Malaysia.

VIROLOGY

Lim CB, Tey KH, Sinniah M, Kew ST, Merican I, Mohd Sham K (19998). Hepatitis C infection in a paediatric patient probably due to congenital infection. Int Med J 2(1):35-37.