Contents
Editorial
Symposium: Recent Advances in Laboratory Diagnosis
Recent advances in the laboratory diagnosis of filariasis
Author: JW Mak
Diagnosis and surveillance of Dengue virus infections: Gold standards and new directions
Author: MJ Cardosa
Recent advances in the laboratory diagnosis of malaria
Author: BTE Chan
Update
Recent advances on Epstein Barr virus and associated diseases
Authors: CK Sam
Original Articles
Evaluation of the GO slide, a growth transport system for the laboratory diagnosis of gonorrhoea
Authors: YS Lim and Asmah Ismail
The first isolate of Tatumella ptyseos in Malaysia
Authors: SC Tan, YH Wong, M Jegathesan and SM Chang
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, plasma fibrinogen and viscosity in chronic renal disease patients with infection
Authors: Roshidah Ishak and Khalid Hassan
Recovery of forensically important entomological specimens from human cadavers in Malaysia - an update
Authors: HL Lee
Sensitivity of yeasts to Amphotericin B and 5-Fluorocytosine
Authors: Shamim Abdul-Samad, G Arumugharn and Mohamed Salleh Mohamed Yasin
Susceptibility of non-fermentative gram-negative organisms to ureidopenicillins and quinolones
Authors: F Moosdeen, SS Tee, CK Eng and Halijah Yunus
Activity of imipenem against clinical isolates
Authors: VKE Lirn
Dispersal of bacteria by an electric air hand dryer
Authors: YF Ngeow , HW Ong and P Tan
Morphological changes in taste buds of the fungiform papillae after a single dose of X-ray irradiation in rats
Authors: Rosnah Zain and CT Hanks
Kaposi's sarcoma following long term steroid therapy
Authors: Sharifah Noor Akmal and Yusha Abd Wahab
Adult neuroblastoma: a case report
Authors: PL Cheah, P Jayalakshmi, R Jeyamalar and P Kuperan