January 2012

The effect of insulin therapy and plasma glucose levels on corrected QT intervals in patients with type 2 diabetes

This study aims is to investigate the effect of medium-term insulin therapy (3 months) and plasma glucose levels on corrected QT intervals (QTc) in patients with type 2 diabetes. The subjects were 17 patients with type 2 diabetes who had poor glycemic control and were changed to insulin therapy from sulfonylurea or diet therapy alone. QTc, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), serum potassium and body...

Author(s): Kohzo Takebayashi, Rika Naruse, Kimio Morita, Yoshimasa Aso, and Toshihiko Inukai

January 2012

Calculated free testosterone in hemodialysis and renal transplanted men: Comparison of three equations with each other and with free androgen index

Free testosterone has been shown to correlate better with androgen status than total testosterone. Assessment of free testosterone level has been recommended by all consensus best practice guidelines; however, its direct measurement is laborious and out of the scope of most clinical service laboratories. Calculating its level using some equations has been advocated in the absence of a direct measuring method. Androgen...

Author(s): Hamoud H. Al-Khallaf, Mohamed Y. El-Sammak, Sherif S. El-Shazly, Abdullah K. Al-Hwiesh and Fadwa I. Al-Swaidan

January 2012

Enterovirus outbreak among preterm infants in Singapore General Hospital: Level II nursery Tan, Mary Grace S. and Yeo, Cheo Lian

To describe the demographic characteristics, clinical presentations and outcome of neonatal enterovirus infection and to evaluate infection control measures effective in preventing the spread of infection. Detailed perinatal history, demography, neonatal conditions and laboratory investigations were retrieved retrospectively from 5 Enterovirus positive patients in the level II nursery of the Singapore General Hospital...

Author(s): Tan, Mary Grace S. and Yeo, Cheo Lian