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In vitro Activity of Moxifloxacin against Local Bacterial Isolates
The introduction of newer generation fluoroquinolones has generated great interest, especially in this era of increasing antimicrobial resistance. Among gram-positive resistant bacteria, the most...
Oral Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected Patients in Singapore
The spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease has pursued a relentless course since it was first recognised in the early 1980s and if...
Critical Role of Functional Decline in Delayed Discharge from an Acute Geriatric Unit
In the last decade, many countries have experienced alarming transformation in their demographic patterns, with the elderly population emerging as the fastest growing segment...
Urinary Retention in Hospitalised Older Women
Voiding dysfunction is a relatively common problem in hospitalised older patients. Up to one-third of hospitalised elderly were reported to have post-void residual urine...
Biomechanical Study of C2 (Axis) Fracture: Effect of Restraint
In human, the occipito-atlanto-axial (C0-C1-C2) joint complex is an important region of the spine and often susceptible to impact injury in trauma. Traffic accidents...
Digital Hand-held Sonography Utilised for the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma: A Pilot...
On a global basis, the use of ultrasonography to assist clinicians in obtaining timely diagnoses in abdominal trauma is not particularly new. The first...
Results of Distal Radial Fractures Treated by Intra-focal Pin Fixation
Unstable fractures of the distal radius remain a challenge to orthopaedic surgeons. Unsatisfactory results are often associated with significant malunion.
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Acute Renal Colic: Value of Unenhanced Spiral Computed Tomography Compared with Intravenous Urography
The typical ureteric calculus presents with an acute onset of flank pain which may radiate to the groin. Intravenous urography (IVU) has classically been...
Holmium Laser Lithotripsy in the Management of Ureteric Calculi
The introduction of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the 1980s revolutionised treatment of renal and ureteric calculi. Progress in the field of extracorporeal lithotripsy...
Evaluation of Problem-based Learning: A Lecturer’s Perspective
In the last decades, the exponential growth in the sophistication of the medical/dental knowledge and technologies has made the current dental curriculum more cramped...