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Lee WS, Ng KP. Seroprevalence of anti-HCV in an urban child population: a preliminary study from Kuala Lumpur. Singapore Med J 2001; 42:100-1. [PMID: 11405558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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A pilot study to determine the seroprevalence of anti-HCV among children from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was conducted using microparticle enzyme immunoassay. Serum samples were obtained randomly from children, aged between one to 16 years of age, admitted to the paediatric unit of University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur for various medical reasons. Of the 179 samples assayed, only one was positive, giving the prevalence rate of 0.6%. It is reasonable to conclude that the seroprevalence of anti-HCV among children from Kuala Lumpur is low, less than 1%.
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- W S Lee
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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To study the effects of glucocorticoids and IGF-I on the modulation of growth in the tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus, we employed an epiceratobranchial cartilage radioisotope incorporation assay, wherein radiolabeled sulfate and thymidine uptakes are measured in vitro to indicate proteoglycan synthesis and cell proliferation, respectively. Cartilage explants were cultured with cortisol or dexamethasone with or without recombinant bovine insulin-like growth factor-I. Cortisol directly inhibited sulfate uptake at 100 and 1000 ng/mL concentrations in a concentration-dependent manner but inhibited thymidine uptake significantly only at the 1000 ng/mL concentration. Dexamethasone inhibited sulfate and thymidine uptake at concentrations similar to the effective concentrations of cortisol. Cortisol did not inhibit IGF-I stimulation of sulfate uptake at any of the concentrations tested. Furthermore, cortisol did not inhibit thymidine uptake when IGF-I was present in the medium. Cortisol appears to act directly on cartilage and not by interacting with the IGF-I system. However, the physiologically significant role of cortisol is mainly an inhibitory one on cartilage metabolism. The data generally indicate an inhibitory role for glucocorticoids on cartilage growth but an inability to counter the stimulation of sulfate uptake by IGF-I.
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- J P Datuin
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720-3140, USA
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- Y K Chan
- Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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A survey was conducted in several countries in the Far East in an attempt to determine the practice of obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia there. Survey forms were sent to a total of 11 countries but in the end responses from only four countries were able to provide useful information. Responses from Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia covered between 44.9% (Singapore) and 24.6% (Malaysia) of their countries' total deliveries in 1997 and were thought to be adequate to give an impression of the obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia services in their respective countries, although this would not necessarily be completely accurate. From our survey, we found that the availability of regional analgesia for labour paralleled the economic status of the country and that a significant number of caesarean sections are conducted under regional anaesthesia, mainly spinals.
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- Y K Chan
- Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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The common etiological agents of onychomycosis are dermatophytes, molds and yeasts. A mycological nail investigation of onychomycosis using direct microscopy and culture was conducted by the Mycology Unit, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya from March 1996 to November 1998. The study involved 878 nail clippings or subungal scrapings from subjects with onychomycosis. On direct microscopy examination, 50% of the specimens were negative for fungal elements. On culture, 373 specimens had no growth; bacteria were isolated from 15 nail specimens. Among the 490 specimens with positive fungal cultures, 177 (36.1%) were dermatophytes, 173 (35.5%) were molds and 130 (26.5%) were Candida. There were 2% (10/490) mixed infections of molds, yeasts and dermatophytes. Trichophyton rubrum (115/177) and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (59/177) were the main dermatophytes isolated. The molds isolated were predominantly Aspergillus niger (61/173), Aspergillus nidulans (30/173), Hendersonula toruloidea (26/173) and Fusarium species (16/173). 96.9% of the Candida species identified were Candida albicans.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Saraswathy TS, Ng KP, Sinniah M. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtypes among Malaysian intravenous drug users. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2000; 31:283-6. [PMID: 11127327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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The HIV-1 genetic variation in 60 infected Malaysian intravenous drug users (IDU) was studied by comparison of the nucleotide sequences and their predicted amino acid sequences in the V3 loop of the external glycoprotein gp120. In this study, HIV-1 B, C and E subtypes were identified among Malaysian IDU, with HIV-1 B being the predominant subtype (91.7%). HIV-1 C and HIV-1 E were minority subtypes among Malaysian IDU. Analysis of the amino acid alignment of the C2-V3 region of the env gene suggests a genetic relationship between Thai and Malaysian B and E subtype strains. This study serves as a baseline for monitoring HIV-1 genetic diversity and spread in Malaysia.
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- T S Saraswathy
- Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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A model for generating x-ray spectra in mammography is presented. This model used the ITS version 3 Monte Carlo code for simulating the radiation transport. Various target/filter combinations such as tungsten/aluminium, molybdenum/molybdenum, molybdenum/rhodium and rhodium/rhodium were used in the simulation. Both bremsstrahlung and characteristic x-ray production were included in the model. The simulated x-ray emission spectra were compared with two sets of spectra, those of Boone et al (1997 Med. Phys. 24 1863-74) and IPEM report 78. The chi2 test was used for the overall goodness of fit of the spectral data. There is good agreement between the simulated x-ray spectra and the comparison spectra as the test yielded a probability value of nearly 1. When the transmitted x-ray spectra for specific target/filter combinations were generated and compared with a measured molybdenum/rhodium spectrum and spectra generated in IPEM report 78, close agreement is also observed. This was demonstrated by the probability value for the chi2 test being almost 1 for all the cases. However, minor differences between the simulated spectra and the 'standard' ones are observed.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Optometry and Radiography, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, People's Republic of China.
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OBJECTIVE A survey covering 30% of the deliveries in Malaysia was done to determine the practice of obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia for 1996. RESULTS From the survey, it was found that the regional anaesthesia rate for caesarean section was 46% in the government hospitals compared to 29.2% in the private hospitals, with spinal anaesthesia being the most common regional anaesthetic technique used in both types of hospitals. The epidural rate for labour analgesia was only 1.5% overall for the country. Epidural analgesia services were available in all private hospitals whereas 17.6% of government hospitals surveyed did not offer this service at all. CONCLUSIONS Although the use of epidural analgesia for labour was low in Malaysia, the overall rate of regional anaesthesia for caesarean section (41.9%) is very much in keeping with the standards of safe practice recommended by the United Kingdom.
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- Y K Chan
- Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ng KP, He J, Saw TL, Lyles CM. A seroprevalence study of viral hepatitis E infection in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infected subjects in Malaysia. Med J Malaysia 2000; 55:58-64. [PMID: 11072492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a RNA virus transmitted enterically. A study of anti-HEV antibodies in 145 human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infected subjects found that 14.4% of them were reactive to anti-HEV antibodies. Anti-HEV IgG and anti-HEV IgM was detected in 10.3% and 4.1% of the subjects respectively. Prevalence of anti-HEV (either IgG or IgM) was similar across all adult ages (p = 0.154), between the three ethnic groups (p = 0.378), and across risk groups (p = 0.120). The results showed that HEV infection in subjects recruited in this study was most likely transmitted via faecal-route.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The distribution of Candida species was examined using 1114 yeasts isolated from various clinical specimens. The isolates were identified by germ tube test, hyphal/pseudohyphae and chlamydoconidia production and carbohydrate assimilation test using ten carbohydrates (glucose, sucrose, trehalose, cellobiose, arabinose, galactose, mannitol, raffinose, lactose and maltose). Among the 1114 isolates studied, 9 species of Candida were identified and the relative frequency of isolation was C. albicans (44.2%), C. parapsilosis (26.0%), C. tropicalis (17.7%), C. glabrata (9.6%), C. krusei (1.2%), C. rugosa (0.6%), C. guilliermondii (0.2%), C. lusitaniae (0.08%) and C. kefyr (0.08%). Non-C. albicans was the most common Candida species isolated from blood, respiratory system, urine and skin. The isolate from vaginal swabs was predominantly C. albicans. 82.2% of C. glabrata and 64.2% of C. krusei isolated in this study were from vaginal swabs.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Ng KP, Saw TL. Hepatitis B surface antigen subtypes in hepatitis B seropositive subjects in University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Med J Malaysia 1999; 54:352-7. [PMID: 11045062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Hepatitis B surface antigen can be serologically defined as ayw1, ayw2, ayw3, ayw4, ayr, adw2, adw4 and adrq+ or adrq-. A study of common HBsAg subtypes in 44 HBsAg reactive sera in University Hospital was conducted using a solid-phase sandwich EIA. Eleven samples were found not typable and among the 33 typable HBsAg reactive sera, 3 HBsAg subtypes: adw, adr and ayw were identified. Subtype adw was found in 66.7% (22/33) of the typable HBsAg reactive sera; 24.2% (8/33) was of subtype adr and 6.0% (2/33) of subtype ayw. One sample was found to be reactive to both adw and adr. HBsAg subtype adw was found more commonly in Chinese but among the Malays, HBsAg subtype adr appeared to predominate. However, the small sample size precludes firm conclusions on the predominant subtype among the Malays.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
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Ng KP, Saw TL, Baki A, He J, Singh N, Lyles CM. Evaluation of a rapid test for the detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2. Int J STD AIDS 1999; 10:401-4. [PMID: 10414883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Hema-Strip HIV-1/2 is a one-step rapid test for the detection of anti-HIV-1/2 antibodies in whole blood. The test requires no expensive equipment and the results are available within 10-15 min. Using 72 known HIV-1 positive samples and 780 high-risk prisoners, the sensitivity and specificity of Hema-Strip HIV-1/2 was found to be comparable to microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA). The data also indicated that Hema-Strip HIV-1/2 is an effective alternate testing system to conventional ELISA where the use of ELISA is not suitable and the result of the HIV testing is needed urgently.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ng KP, Saw TL, Baki A, He J, Singh N, Lyles CM. Evaluation of a rapid test for the detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2. Int J STD AIDS 1999. [DOI: 10.1177/095646249901000608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hema•Strip HIV-1/2 is a one-step rapid test for the detection of anti-HIV-1/2 antibodies in whole blood. The test requires no expensive equipment and the results are available within 10–15 min. Using 72 known HIV-1 positive samples and 780 high-risk prisoners, the sensitivity and specificity of Hema•Strip HIV-1/2 was found to be comparable to microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA). The data also indicated that Hema•Strip HIV-1/2 is an effective alternate testing system to conventional ELISA where the use of ELISA is not suitable and the result of the HIV testing is needed urgently.
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- K P Ng
- Viral Hepatitis and AIDS Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
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- Viral Hepatitis and AIDS Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
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- Viral Hepatitis and AIDS Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
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- Prison Headquarter, Bukit Wira, Kajang, Malaysia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases Program, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Lim KL, Kolatkar PR, Ng KP, Ng CH, Pallen CJ. Interconversion of the kinetic identities of the tandem catalytic domains of receptor-like protein-tyrosine phosphatase PTPalpha by two point mutations is synergistic and substrate-dependent. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:28986-93. [PMID: 9786903 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.44.28986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The two tandem homologous catalytic domains of PTPalpha possess different kinetic properties, with the membrane proximal domain (D1) exhibiting much higher activity than the membrane distal (D2) domain. Sequence alignment of PTPalpha-D1 and -D2 with the D1 domains of other receptor-like PTPs, and modeling of the PTPalpha-D1 and -D2 structures, identified two non-conserved amino acids in PTPalpha-D2 that may account for its low activity. Mutation of each residue (Val-536 or Glu-671) to conform to its invariant counterpart in PTPalpha-D1 positively affected the catalytic efficiency of PTPalpha-D2 toward the in vitro substrates para-nitrophenylphosphate and the phosphotyrosyl-peptide RR-src. Together, they synergistically transformed PTPalpha-D2 into a phosphatase with catalytic efficiency for para-nitrophenylphosphate equal to PTPalpha-D1 but not approaching that of PTPalpha-D1 for the more complex substrate RR-src. In vivo, no gain in D2 activity toward p59(fyn) was effected by the double mutation. Alteration of the two corresponding invariant residues in PTPalpha-D1 to those in D2 conferred D2-like kinetics toward all substrates. Thus, these two amino acids are critical for interaction with phosphotyrosine but not sufficient to supply PTPalpha-D2 with a D1-like substrate specificity for elements of the phosphotyrosine microenvironment present in RR-src and p59(fyn). Whether the structural features of D2 can uniquely accommodate a specific phosphoprotein substrate or whether D2 has an alternate function in PTPalpha remains an open question.
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- K L Lim
- Cell Regulation Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609
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OBJECTIVE To ascertain the age distribution of the different pathological mechanisms which lead to the development of pelviureteric junction obstruction. METHODS A series of 165 kidneys in 158 children who underwent pyeloplasty for pelviureteric junction obstruction were reviewed. Those 132 renal units (127 children) with uncomplicated pathology were selected for further study. The operative records were reviewed for the underlying cause of obstruction and the age at operation. RESULTS Obstruction due to extrinsic compression by an aberrant lower pole vessel occurred in an older group (median age 67.3 mo) than those with a narrowing or angulation of the pelviureteric junction (median age 3.1 mo). CONCLUSIONS Pelviureteric junction obstruction, secondary to a lower pole vessel presents at an older age. Doppler ultrasonography to detect a lower pole vessel may be of benefit in the management of equivocal cases of pelviureteric junction obstruction, particularly in prenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis.
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- P A Dewan
- Department of Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia
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Ng KP. Lingual haematoma: yet another unusual cause of upper airway obstruction. Med J Malaysia 1998; 53:112-4. [PMID: 10968150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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An episode of acute upper airway obstruction was caused by a lingual haematoma, when a patient with end stage renal failure suffered a hypocalcaemic fit and bit his tongue. The large haematoma and profuse bleeding caused the patient to obstruct and become hypoxic, and rendered laryngoscopy and intubation impossible, requiring an urgent tracheostomy to secure the airway.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ng KP. Day surgery: a post operative audit. Med J Malaysia 1997; 52:269-73. [PMID: 10968097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Fifty-five patients were followed up after day surgery for breast lumpectomy. It was found that local infiltration with bupivacaine significantly decreased analgesic requirement in recovery. Almost half of the patients could not be contacted during the 24 hour post-operative follow-up by telephone. 7.1% complained of severe pain despite oral analgesics. 14.3% of patients had queries regarding wound care and 78.6% of the patients were willing to undergo day surgery again. Ongoing patient education and good post operative analgesia are crucial to enable successful establishment of ambulatory surgery. Post-operative follow-up is encouraged to audit clinical and social outcomes of day surgery.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ng KP, Ho V. Narkomed 4E power failure. Anaesth Intensive Care 1997; 25:309. [PMID: 9209619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- K P Ng
- Department of Anaesthesia, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
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Drosophila ninaC gene encodes myosin homologous proteins which are classified as myosin III of the myosin superfamily, yet the physiological and biochemical function of myosin III has not characterized. We report here that myosin III does exhibit protein kinase activity. The kinase homologous domain (MYOIIIPK) of myosin III was expressed in the baculovirus expression system and purified to homogeneity. MYOIIIPK phosphorylated a number of proteins including myosin III p132 and smooth muscle myosin regulatory light chain (LC20), suggesting that myosin III is a multifunctional protein kinase. The phosphoamino acid analysis revealed that myosin III is a serine/threonine kinase but not a tyrosine kinase. The observation that MYOIIIPK phosphorylates myosin III suggests that the autophosphorylation might play a role for the regulation of myosin III function. This is the first direct demonstration of kinase activity for the myosin III class.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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- K P Ng
- Department of Anaesthesia, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
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Ng KP, Saw TL, Wong NW, Goh KL, Chuah SY, Nagaratnam M. The prevalence of anti-HCV antibody in risk groups and blood donors. Med J Malaysia 1995; 50:302-5. [PMID: 8668047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Anti-HCV antibody was detected in 1.9% of the blood donors in University Hospital. Among the risk groups, 33.3% of the patients with post-transfusion hepatitis were tested positive for anti-HCV antibody. The anti-HCV antibody was detected in 30% of the IDU. Haemodialysis patients, patients with acute and chronic hepatitis and patients with liver cirrhosis appeared to have increased risk of Hepatitis C virus infection. The results indicate that the frequency of HCV infection increases with the exposure to blood or blood products.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala, Lumpur
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Rokiah I, Ng KP, Soo-Hoo TS. Penicillium marneffei infection in an AIDS patient--a first case report from Malaysia. Med J Malaysia 1995; 50:101-4. [PMID: 7752960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We report a 39-year-old male who presented with tuberculous meningitis and was found also to be HIV-infected. In the course of his illness, he developed multiple opportunistic infections such as herpes genitalis, oesophageal candidiasis, CMV retinitis and finally succumbed to Penicillium marneffei septicaemia.
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- I Rokiah
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala, Lumpur
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Ng KP, Soo-Hoo TS, Koh MT, Kwan PW. Disseminated Geotrichum infection. Med J Malaysia 1994; 49:424-6. [PMID: 7674982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Intensive chemotherapy has prolonged survival in cancer patients. Unfortunately it has also predisposed them to unusual infections because of their immunocompromised state. We report a case of fungal septicaemia caused by Geotrichum candidum, an imperfect yeast of low virulence in a young girl with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. It was successfully treated with amphotericin B. The morphological characteristics of this fungus leading to its identification are described.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
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Ng KP, Saw TL. Concurrence of hepatitis B surface antigen and antibody in acute and chronic hepatitis B cases. Med J Malaysia 1994; 49:117-21. [PMID: 8090089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A total of 250 hepatitis B surface antigen positive sera were screened for antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen. It was found that seven (3%) sera showed concurrently circulating surface antigen and surface antibody to hepatitis B virus. The level of antibody to surface antigen was not affected by HBeAg and most of the cases were found in chronic hepatitis B carriers.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
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Ng KP, Shekhar KC. The prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in children and adults at University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Med J Malaysia 1993; 48:293-296. [PMID: 8183141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A total of 320 faecal specimens obtained from 295 patients (192 children and 103 adults) with diarrhoea and 47 faecal specimens from healthy adults were screened for Cryptosporidium oocysts. Faecal specimens were first screened by modified Ziehl Neelsen stain and specimens with oocysts were confirmed by direct immunofluorescence technique. Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected in 4 children but not in normal healthy adults or in diarrhoeic adults.
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- K P Ng
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
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Shekhar KC, Ng KP, Rokiah I. Human isosporiasis in an AIDS patient--report of first case in Malaysia. Med J Malaysia 1993; 48:355-360. [PMID: 8183153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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An AIDS patient with multiple opportunistic infections (Candida, Pneumocystis carinii and Isospora belli) was identified at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. The patient presented with profuse diarrhoea associated with lethargy, anorexia and weight loss. Routine stool examination showed Isospora belli oocysts. The infection responded to treatment with trimethroprim-sulfamethoxazole but relapse occurred 8 weeks later. This represents the first documented case of isosporiasis to occur in an AIDS patient in Malaysia.
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- K C Shekhar
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
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We studied the haemoglobin saturation of one hundred healthy patients equally divided into two groups. Group 1 patients received three minutes of preoxygenation prior to thiopentone induction followed by inhalational anaesthetics. Group 2 patients breathed room air prior to induction. None of the patients in Group 1 showed any arterial oxygen desaturation during the five minutes of the induction period, whereas 21 patients in Group 2 showed definite desaturation (P less than 0.005), of which fifteen patients had a saturation of 90% or less (P less than 0.005) and six had a saturation of 85% or less. Since those were healthy patients and the anaesthetics were given by experienced anaesthetists, we concluded that some form of preoxygenation should be used in all patients receiving general anaesthesia.
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- M C Kung
- Department of Anaesthesia, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
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Paperny DM, Ng KP, Light MJ. An effective neonatal endotracheal lavage-suctioning technique. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1982; 21:231-2. [PMID: 7067317 DOI: 10.1177/000992288202100407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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