Original Article
Aldosterone to Renin Ratios in the Evaluation of Primary Aldosteronism
Primary aldosteronism, though an uncommon cause of hypertension, causes significant morbidity, making it important to diagnose and treat this condition. Its evaluation requires complex...
Gastrointestinal Lymphoma-A Review of 54 Patients in Singapore
Primary gastrointestinal (GI) lymphoma accounts for 2% to 5% of all GI malignancies. Primary therapy in uncomplicated GI lymphoma remains controversial.
Fifty-four patients (male-to-female ratio...
The Subcellular Localisation and the Time Course of Bismuth in the Gastric Mucosa of...
The aim of this study was to investigate if colloidal bismuth subcitrate (CBS) can penetrate the gastric mucus barrier to reach the different sites...
Correlation between Oestrogen Receptor Protein Expression in Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast by...
Fresh frozen neoplastic tissues from 70 infiltrating ductal breast carcinomas were analysed for cytosolic oestrogen receptor (ER) protein content using a solid-phase enzyme immunoassay...
Out-patient Management of Febrile Neutropenia in Indigent Paediatric Patients
Affordability of costly in-patient medical care and accessibility to the few cancer centres are serious problems faced by cancer patients in developing countries. Febrile...
Postural Stability in Non-insulin Dependent Diabetics
Postural stability in 55 non-insulin-dependent diabetics was compared with that of 53 non-diabetic controls matched for age and gender. The study was conducted in...
The Demography, Clinical Manifestations and Natural History of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in...
In this retrospective study, we report 43 cases (41 males and 2 females) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the Singapore population aged...
Functional Status of the Elderly in Singapore-The Trend over a Decade
The study looks at the level and types of functional disabilities of a random sample of elderly individuals in the community through direct interviews...
Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae
The presence of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae has become a major clinical problem in several parts of the world. However, there is a lack of...
The Pattern of Burn Infection in the Singapore National Burns Centre
As part of the multi-pronged strategy in the fight against burn infection, we conducted a retrospective study of the pattern of infection in our...