Publications

penincillin-resistant gonorrhoea. a report from university hospital, kuala lumpur.		1979	118322
screening for gonorrhea in a prenatal clinic in southeast asia.	screening by culture of endocervical specimens revealed four cases of gonorrhea among 744 pregnant women attending the prenatal clinic at the university hospital in kuala lumpur, malaysia. the observed prevalence of gonorrhea (0.54%) in pregnant women is similar to that in great britain (0.2-0.7%), but lower than the prevalences reported for north america (2.5-7.5%) and thailand (11.9%). the results indicate that routine screening of pregnant women attending prenatal clinics in malaysia would ai ...	1981	7256495
pattern of urethritis in males in a kuala lumpur std (sexually transmitted diseases) clinic.		1981	6801446
gonococcal vulvovaginitis among female children in malaysia.	in this retrospective review of 16 children with vulvovaginitis due to neisseria gonorrhoeae, the authors attempt to estimate the incidence of this infection and to ascertain the routes of transmission. from january 1977 to december 1982, 422 cases of gonococcal vulvovaginitis in women of all age groups were encountered at the university hospital, kuala lumpur, malaysia. of these, 406 cases (96.2%) occurred in adults, and 16 cases (3.8%) occurred in children younger than 12 years of age. penicil ...	1985	4035521
infections due to beta-lactamase-producing neisseria gonorrhoeae at the university hospital medical center, kuala lumpur, malaysia.	the incidence of infections due to beta-lactamase-producing neisseria gonorrhoeae is increasing in many parts of the world. an epidemiologic survey of infections caused by beta-lactamase-producing strains of n. gonorrhoeae at the university hospital, kuala lumpur, from february 1977 to december 1985 (106 months) showed that the incidence rose from 4.8% (two cases) in 1977 to 49.4% (39 cases) by the end of 1985. the highest incidence of gonococcal infections was found to be in the group aged 20-3 ...	1987	3112967
a microbiological study of genital ulcers in kuala lumpur.	the microbial aetiology of genital ulcers was studied in 249 patients (241 men and 8 women) attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in kuala lumpur, malaysia. herpes simplex virus type 2 was isolated in 48 (19.2%) patients, haemophilus ducreyi from 22 (8.8%), neisseria gonorrhoeae from seven (2.8%) and chlamydia trachomatis from four (1.6%). syphilis was diagnosed in 18 (7.2%) patients on the basis of dark field microscopy. two (0.8%) patients were found to have both chancroid and syphil ...	1991	1839925
invasive meningococcal disease in the university of malaya medical centre, kuala lumpur, malaysia.	neisseria meningitidis (n. meningitidis) remains the leading worldwide cause of acute bacterial meningitis and fatal sepsis in healthy individuals.	2006	16534160
mutations in gyra and parc in ciprofloxacin-resistant neisseria gonorrhoeae in kuala lumpur, malaysia.		2007	17329273