Publications

biliary ascariasis and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a report of two cases.	we report two cases of rural malay women in perak, malaysia, with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and coexistent biliary ascariasis. in both cases, the narrowed bile duct may have resulted in inability of the migratory nematode to return to the gastrointestinal tract. it may be reasonable, also, to postulate that chronic biliary tract infestation by ascaris lumbricoides may have contributed to the development of cholangiocarcinoma; a situation similar to that observed in liver fluke infestation.	1994	7899902
determining the prevalence of intestinal parasites in three orang asli (aborigines) communities in perak, malaysia.	this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites among children and adult orang aslis (aborigines) from different locations in perak. faecal samples were collected and analyzed using the direct smear and formal ether sedimentation technique. some of the faecal samples were stained using the modified acid fast stain for cryptosporidium. nail clippings of the respondents and the soil around their habitat were also analyzed. of the 77 stool samples examined, 39 (50.6%) w ...	2012	22735840
predominance of blastocystis sp. infection among school children in peninsular malaysia.	one of the largest cross-sectional study in recent years was carried out to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among urban and rural school children from five states namely selangor, perak, pahang, kedah and johor in peninsula malaysia. this information would be vital for school authorities to influence strategies for providing better health especially in terms of reducing intestinal parasitism.	2016	26914483