Volume 26, Number 5

September 1997

A Shipyard Outbreak of Salmonellosis Traced to Contaminated Fruits and Vegetables

A large outbreak of food poisoning occurred in September 1996 and involved at least 116 workers at a shipyard in Jurong. Salmonella weltevreden was...

A Nationwide Outbreak of Coconut-associated Paratyphoid A Fever in Singapore

A large outbreak of 167 cases of paratyphoid A was reported in Singapore during the period 15 February to 4 May 1996. Cases were...

Surveillance of Legionellosis and LegheZh Bacteria in the Built Environment in Singapore

During the period 1986 to 1996, a total of 258 sporadic cases of community-acquired legionellosis was reported, giving a mean annual morbidity rate of...

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...

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...