The impact of childhood conditions and concurrent morbidities on child health and well-being (2008)
Waters, E., Davis, E., Nicolas, C., Lo, S.K.
Background. Understanding the impact of illnesses and morbidities experienced by children and adolescents is essential to clinical and population health programme decision making and intervention...
Stuchbery, P., Kong, D.C., DeSantis, G., Lo, S.K.
Aim: To determine the time needed to provide clinical pharmacy services to individual patient episodes for medical and surgical patients and the effect of patient presentation and complexity on the...
Stuchbery, Peter, Kong, David, Desantis, Giovanna, Lo, S.K.
Background: To prevent medication errors in prescribing, one needs to know their types and relative occurrence. Such errors are a great cause of concern as they have the potential to cause patient...
Lee, E. W. C., Chung, M. M. H., Li, A. P. S., Lo, S. K.
The study evaluated the construct validity of the Chinese Hong Kong version of the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire (DASH-HKPWH). Three hundred and thirty four patients with a...
Whiteside, R., Jones, D., Bignell, S., Lang, C., Lo, S. K.
In a prospective, randomized, double-blind study, 40 patients undergoing gynaecological oncology surgery received either 0.1% ropivacaine with fentanyl 1 μg ml–1 or 0.2% ropivacaine with fentanyl...
Leslie, E., Owen, N., Salmon, J., Bauman, A., Sallis, J. F., Lo, S. K.
Background. A sustainable pattern of participation in physical activity is important in the maintenance of health and prevention of disease, College students are in transition from an active youth to...
Woo, P C, Lo, C Y, Lo, S K, Siau, H, Peiris, J S, Wong, S S, ...
A prospective study of the spectrum of glycoprotein B (gB) and glycoprotein H (gH) genotypes of cytomegalovirus (CMV) was conducted with five categories of patients: viremic bone marrow-transplant...
Activation of cultured vascular endothelial cells by antiphospholipid antibodies.
Simantov, R, LaSala, J M, Lo, S K, Gharavi, A E, Sammaritano, L R, Salmon, J E, ...
Circulating antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are associated with a syndrome of thrombosis, recurrent fetal loss, and thrombocytopenia. We have demonstrated the activation of cultured human umbilical...
Monitoring of leukocyte cytomegalovirus DNA in bone marrow transplant recipients by nested PCR.
Yuen, K Y, Lo, S K, Chiu, E K, Wong, S S, Lau, Y L, Liang, R, ...
A nested PCR assay for the detection of human cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA was evaluated by weekly monitoring of blood samples taken from 101 bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients. When peripheral...
Zheng, B J, Lam, W P, Yan, Y K, Lo, S K, Lung, M L, Ng, M H
Under stringent hybridization conditions, cDNA of segment 9 of the rotavirus genome, which codes for the viral protein VP7, permitted differentiation of serotypes of culture-grown rotaviruses and...
Prospective study of community-acquired rotavirus infection.
Zheng, B J, Lo, S K, Tam, J S, Lo, M, Yeung, C Y, Ng, M H
We determined titers of group A rotavirus common antibodies and neutralizing antibodies against serotypes 1 to 4 of prototype human rotavirus (HRV) in cord blood and serum specimens obtained from 38...
Distinct populations of rotaviruses circulating among neonates and older infants.
Tam, J S, Zheng, B J, Lo, S K, Yeung, C Y, Lo, M, Ng, M H
We obtained three stool specimens from each of 371 neonates. Two specimens were obtained between days 1 and 3 after birth, while they were in the hospital, and one specimen was obtained between days...
Role of catalytic and lysine-binding sites in plasmin-induced neutrophil adherence to endothelium.
Lo, S K, Ryan, T J, Gilboa, N, Lai, L, Malik, A B
Plasmin resulted in increased neutrophil adherence to cultured ovine pulmonary artery endothelial cell monolayers in a concentration-dependent manner (10(-12)-10(-7) M). The adherence response...
Tumor necrosis factor mediates experimental pulmonary edema by ICAM-1 and CD18-dependent mechanisms.
Lo, S K, Everitt, J, Gu, J, Malik, A B
(TNF alpha)-induced sequestration of neutrophils (PMN) in lungs and of the resultant PMN-dependent pulmonary edema. Guinea pig lungs perfused with Ringers-albumin were challenged with TNF alpha...
Woo, P C, Lo, S K, Yuen, K Y, Peiris, J S, Siau, H, Chiu, E K, ...
AIMS: To compare the nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in peripheral blood leucocytes and plasma obtained from heparinised blood; to...
Tissue distribution of autoantigen specific for primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Lo, S K, Chapman, R W, Fleming, K A
AIM: To investigate the tissue distribution of the autoantigen specific for primary sclerosing cholangitis. METHODS: A range of normal frozen tissues including nervous system, muscle, uterus, ovary,...
Zhou, M Y, Lo, S K, Bergenfeldt, M, Tiruppathi, C, Jaffe, A, Xu, N, ...
The binding of beta2 (CD18) integrins on PMN cell membrane to intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) counter-receptors on the surface of vascular endothelial cells mediates PMN adhesion to...
Woo, P C, Lo, C Y, Lo, S K, Siau, H, Peiris, J S, Wong, S S, ...
A prospective study of the spectrum of glycoprotein B (gB) and glycoprotein H (gH) genotypes of cytomegalovirus (CMV) was conducted with five categories of patients: viremic bone marrow-transplant...
Activation of cultured vascular endothelial cells by antiphospholipid antibodies.
Simantov, R, LaSala, J M, Lo, S K, Gharavi, A E, Sammaritano, L R, Salmon, J E, ...
Circulating antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are associated with a syndrome of thrombosis, recurrent fetal loss, and thrombocytopenia. We have demonstrated the activation of cultured human umbilical...
Monitoring of leukocyte cytomegalovirus DNA in bone marrow transplant recipients by nested PCR.
Yuen, K Y, Lo, S K, Chiu, E K, Wong, S S, Lau, Y L, Liang, R, ...
A nested PCR assay for the detection of human cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA was evaluated by weekly monitoring of blood samples taken from 101 bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients. When peripheral...
Zheng, B J, Lam, W P, Yan, Y K, Lo, S K, Lung, M L, Ng, M H
Under stringent hybridization conditions, cDNA of segment 9 of the rotavirus genome, which codes for the viral protein VP7, permitted differentiation of serotypes of culture-grown rotaviruses and...
Prospective study of community-acquired rotavirus infection.
Zheng, B J, Lo, S K, Tam, J S, Lo, M, Yeung, C Y, Ng, M H
We determined titers of group A rotavirus common antibodies and neutralizing antibodies against serotypes 1 to 4 of prototype human rotavirus (HRV) in cord blood and serum specimens obtained from 38...
Distinct populations of rotaviruses circulating among neonates and older infants.
Tam, J S, Zheng, B J, Lo, S K, Yeung, C Y, Lo, M, Ng, M H
We obtained three stool specimens from each of 371 neonates. Two specimens were obtained between days 1 and 3 after birth, while they were in the hospital, and one specimen was obtained between days...
Role of catalytic and lysine-binding sites in plasmin-induced neutrophil adherence to endothelium.
Lo, S K, Ryan, T J, Gilboa, N, Lai, L, Malik, A B
Plasmin resulted in increased neutrophil adherence to cultured ovine pulmonary artery endothelial cell monolayers in a concentration-dependent manner (10(-12)-10(-7) M). The adherence response...
Tumor necrosis factor mediates experimental pulmonary edema by ICAM-1 and CD18-dependent mechanisms.
Lo, S K, Everitt, J, Gu, J, Malik, A B
(TNF alpha)-induced sequestration of neutrophils (PMN) in lungs and of the resultant PMN-dependent pulmonary edema. Guinea pig lungs perfused with Ringers-albumin were challenged with TNF alpha...
Woo, P C, Lo, S K, Yuen, K Y, Peiris, J S, Siau, H, Chiu, E K, ...
AIMS: To compare the nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in peripheral blood leucocytes and plasma obtained from heparinised blood; to...
Tissue distribution of autoantigen specific for primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Lo, S K, Chapman, R W, Fleming, K A
AIM: To investigate the tissue distribution of the autoantigen specific for primary sclerosing cholangitis. METHODS: A range of normal frozen tissues including nervous system, muscle, uterus, ovary,...
Zhou, M Y, Lo, S K, Bergenfeldt, M, Tiruppathi, C, Jaffe, A, Xu, N, ...
The binding of beta2 (CD18) integrins on PMN cell membrane to intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) counter-receptors on the surface of vascular endothelial cells mediates PMN adhesion to...
Thrombin-induced generation of neutrophil activating factors in blood.
Lo, S. K., Lai, L., Cooper, J. A., Malik, A. B.
The authors examined the in vitro effects of serum generated by the action of alpha-thrombin on citrated whole blood or plasma. Serum samples were assessed for their ability to induce neutrophil...
Antineutrophil antibody: a test for autoimmune primary sclerosing cholangitis in childhood?
Lo, S K, Chapman, R W, Cheeseman, P, Charlton, C P, Walker-Smith, J A, Mieli-Vergani, G, ...
The detection of an antineutrophil antibody which is highly sensitive and specific for adult primary sclerosing cholangitis using indirect immunoalkaline phosphatase has been previously described. In...
Lo, S K, Fleming, K A, Chapman, R W
The detection of a nuclear anti-neutrophil antibody in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), using an immunoperoxidase technique, was recently reported by us. Subsequently, detection of...
Munro, J. M., Lo, S. K., Corless, C., Robertson, M. J., Lee, N. C., Barnhill, R. L., ...
The carbohydrate structure sialyl-Lewis X (SLex) can function as a ligand for E-selectin, formerly known as endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (ELAM-1). This study was performed to analyze the...
Landing patterns in netball: analysis of an international game.
Hopper, D, Lo, S K, Kirkham, C, Elliott, B
The passing and landing patterns among netball players were investigated by examining all the 595 passes in an international match between Australia and New Zealand. Intra-class correlations were...