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Tropical Biomedicine ; : 568-577, 2021.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-936380

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@#We report two confirmed human bite cases by Lactrodectus geometricus, also known as the brown widow spider. These are the first reported bite envenomation incidents by L. geometricus in Malaysia. The incidents occurred in Tawau, Sabah and Paka, Terengganu. Both men were bitten on their ear while putting on motorcycle helmets. The spiders appeared to have nested in the helmets. The dead specimens were collected and sent to the Invertebrate and Vertebrate Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, Universiti Malaya for identification. The species identity was confirmed by DNA barcoding.

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Malaysian Journal of Nutrition ; : 271-283, 2013.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-628689

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Introduction: Introduction: Malnutrition is a serious unresolved nutritional problem amongst dialysis patients associated with increased mortality and morbidity and prevalence differs according to dialysis modalities. This study compared protein- energy malnutrition (PEM) prevalence in haemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. Methods: A total of 155 HD and 90 CAPD patients were enrolled. PEM prevalence was determined using body mass mdex (BMI), serum albumin, Dialysis Malnutrition Score (DM5) and dietary intake. Results: CAPD patients had significantly higher BMI (24.1 � 4.8 kg/m2 vs. 22.7 � 4.8 kg/m2 p=O.024) and mid-arm muscle area (32.1 � 12.4 cm2 vs. 29.5 � 15.9 cm2 p=O.044) than HD patients. They also had significantly lower serum albumin (31 � 5 g/L vs. 35 � 6 g/L; p5 years were independent risk factors of PEM hi dialysis patients. Conclusion: Periodic nutritional assessments, education and dietary counseling should be emphasised in these patients as a preventive measure of PEM.

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