| is cytomegalovirus infection going to be a problem among heart transplant recipients in singapore? | | 1992 | 1329290 |
| epidemiology of viral infections in singapore. | as singapore is a densely populated island, and also a major air and sea port, the importation and dissemination of viral infections is facilitated. respiratory viral infections have the highest prevalence rates, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) being the most important ones. seasonal variation occurs with influenza, rsv and parainfluenza virus type 1 infections. the age distribution and clinical picture associated with infections due to the various respiratory viruses are similar ... | 1987 | 2825585 |
| antibodies to cytomegalovirus and other members of the herpes group in women and children in singapore. | | 1971 | 4331675 |
| etiology of childhood infectious mononucleosis syndrome in singapore. | | 1982 | 6293096 |
| clinical characteristics and natural history of human immunodeficiency virus infected patients seen at a general hospital in singapore. | the number of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection in singapore has risen over the years. a considerable proportion of them present with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids). in this study, we document the clinical characteristics and natural history of a consecutive series of 50 patients who were found to have hiv infection when they were seen at a tertiary care hospital. the majority were in the 30 to 49 age group and the most common mode of acquisition was heterosex ... | 1997 | 9494659 |
| ophthalmic manifestations in human immunodeficiency virus infection in singapore. | the paper retrospectively reviews the spectrum of ophthalmic manifestations in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection in singapore between may 1995 and october 1996. one hundred and eighteen patients were examined for ocular abnormalities. criteria for examination were 1) visual complaints, 2) absolute cd4 count of less than 50 cells/ul, 3) patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining illness or 4) any relevant systemic illnesses which may have ocular involvement. only 25 pati ... | 1997 | 9494660 |
| seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus, toxoplasma and parvovirus in pregnancy. | the aim of our study was to determine the seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus (cmv), toxoplasma and parvovirus infection in our local antenatal population, and to see the effects, if any, of age, race, parity and nationality on its seroprevalence. | 2000 | 11063178 |
| clinical characteristics of an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in singapore. | we experienced a hand, foot and mouth disease (hfmd) outbreak in late year 2000 in singapore. between 14 september 2000 and 14 november 2000, a total of 3526 cases of hfmd were notified. there were 652 patients clinically suspected to have hfmd, who were seen at the children's emergency department of kk women's and children's hospital of singapore. | 2003 | 12854382 |
| aids-defining illnesses among patients with hiv in singapore, 1985 to 2001: results from the singapore hiv observational cohort study (shocs). | the objective was to describe the causes of initial and overall aids-defining disease episodes among hiv patients in singapore. | 2004 | 15538953 |
| human immunodeficiency virus and endoscopy: experience of a general hospital in singapore. | as the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) pandemic continues, demand on the endoscopic services will also increase. the aim of the present study was to characterize the characteristics and endoscopic findings of hiv-infected asian patients. | 2005 | 15853985 |
| nineteen-year experience of paediatric renal transplantation in singapore. | renal transplantation is the treatment of choice for children with end-stage renal failure (esrf). the paediatric renal transplant programme in singapore was initiated in 1989. this study aimed to examine our outcomes over the 19-year period from 1989 to 2007. | 2009 | 19434332 |
| heart transplantation in singapore. | the status of heart transplantation in singapore is reviewed in this article. | 2009 | 19434333 |
| cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis: outcome of treatment. | to determine the outcome of antiviral treatment of cytomegalovirus (cmv) anterior uveitis. | 2010 | 20576767 |
| use of the cytomegalovirus pp65 antigenemia assay for preemptive therapy in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a real-world review. | despite advances in surveillance strategies and antivirals, cytomegalovirus (cmv) infection continues to pose problems to patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplants (hscts). the bone marrow transplant (bmt) unit at the singapore general hospital embraced the preemptive strategy in late 2003. although several studies have demonstrated its usefulness, we conducted this review to document cmv-related events at our institution. forty-six patients underwent cmv surveillance using the cmv ... | 2008 | 18627578 |
| aids-cmv retinitis: singapore's first cases. | since april 1988, four cases of aids-cmv retinitis were diagnosed in singapore. two patients were given intravenous ganciclovir. clinical response was good but recurrent episodes of breakthrough infection occurred in one patient despite maintenance therapy. another patient was started on intravenous foscarnet. the fourth patient succumbed to systemic aids-related infection before therapy could be started. aids-cmv retinitis is a new disease entity in singapore. with increasing number of aids pat ... | 1990 | 1966662 |