Medical Journal of Malaysia

PL-01 New paradigms in a microbe-threatened world
Vincent Cheng

PL-02 Human-animal spillover of SARS-CoV-2: Implications for public health
Suresh V Kuchipudi

PL-03 Preparing for the next pandemic
Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud

PL-04 Antimicrobial resistance: Are we losing the fight?
Suresh Kumar a/l Chidambaram

PL-05 Tuberculosis: Are we anywhere close to eliminating it?
Asmah Binti Razali

PL-06 Monkeypox: the new global threat?
Rafdzah Binti Ahmad Zaki

SY-01 Vaccines and vaccinations
Gowrisankar Rajam

SY-02 COVID-19 Vaccines
V Gopalakrishnan

SY-03 Addressing vaccine hesitancy: Public Health perspective
Saidatul Norbaya

SY-04 Key issues related to COVID-19 health care system: Lessons learnt from Thailand
Sukhontha Kongsin

SY-05 Regional support for outbreak preparedness/ enhancing regional health security in Asia through genomic surveillance
Paul Michael Pronyk

SY-06 Role of molecular diagnostic capacity in COVID-19 control - South Indian experience
Raju Sivadoss

SY-07 AMR in COVID-19 times
Godfred A Menezes

SY-08 My experience in combating AMR
Ker Hong Bee

SY-09 Paediatric nosocomial infections – what’s new?
Subhranshu Sekar Kar

SY-10 Prescription ethics: A primary care perspective
Paranthaman

SY-11 BCG vaccine: Its relevance in the prevention of tuberculosis and beyond
Sekar Balaraman

SY-12 Tuberculosis: A forgotten pandemic
Kyaw Khaing

SY-13 Vector-borne diseases during COVID-19
Jenarun Jelip

SY-14 Vector control: Where are we and where are we heading?
Leo Braack

SY-15 Role of media advocacy in vector-borne diseases control and management
Kyaw Ko Latt

SY-16 Engaging communities in tackling vector-borne diseases
Khairunisa bt Mohamed

SY-17 Way forward managing mental health in COVID-19 endemic phase
Mohammad Abdul Rahman

SY-18 Spread of zoonotic diseases: Are we to blame?
Vickneshwaran

SY-19 Whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2: clinical applications and experience
Jamal I Ching Sam

OP-01 Mortality risk factors among hospitalised COVID-19 patients
Mohammad Al-Jafari, Mohammad Daradkeh, Mohammad Al Mse'adeen, Sadeen K Zein Eddin, Saja Zuaiter, Mohammad Abu-Jeyyab, Waqar Al-Kubaisy

OP-02 Themes and issues of COVID-19: What is prolonging the pandemic?
Sankaran RS, Padmavathy KM, Sankaran VR

OP-03 Potential therapeutic role of antimicrobial peptides against SARS-CoV-2 evidenced by computational analyses of peptide-protein interactions
Fatin Fathia Mohd Ali, Vinod Devaraji, Daniel Alex Anand, Jason T Blackard, Pachamuthu Balakrishnan, Pradeep Palanisamy, Muhammad Imran Ahmad, Rehanna Mansor1, Ramachandran Vignesh

OP-04 Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among medical students in a public university in Malaysia
Musa LH, Ahmad A, Ismail Z, Mohamed NA, Baharom N, Ramli S

OP-05 Effect of diabetes mellitus on non-conversion sputum smear and the treatment outcome among working-age group pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Selangor, Malaysia
David Chan Chee Hoong, Azmi Tamil

OP-06 Larvicidal Activity against Aedes albopictus mosquito and metabolites profiling using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves
Chan CA, Ho LY, Sit NW

OP-07 Establishment of Wolbachia strain wAlbB and maintenance of dengue inhibition capacity in Aedes aegypti population
Noor Afizah A, Cheong YL, Nur Zatil Aqmar MZ, Muhammad Kamarul Ridhuan G1, Muhd Nizam MN, Mohd Irwan S, Mohd Arif AK, Nazni WA, Ary A Hoffmann, Steven P Sinkins

OP-08 Dendritic Cell-Specific Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-3-Grabbing Non-integrin (DC-SIGN) genetic polymorphism is associated with dengue infection among Sabahan population
Rhanye Mac Guad, Maw Shin Sim, Yin Nwe Aung, Shamala Devi Sekaran, Nornazirah Azizan

OP-09 Combination oral hypoglycaemic drugs to initiate glycaemic control in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with very high baseline fasting glucose
Jamallulail SI

OP-10 Deployable molecular detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei causing melioidosis in Northeastern Peninsular Malaysia during the monsoon season
AKR Hassan, V Gopalakrishnan, M Ismail, F Ariffin, T Abdullah, TJJ Inglis

PP-01 Extended-spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) bacteremia: Looking into the risk factors of mortality from Malaysian’s perspective
Muhammad Hazwan Nasarudin, Najma Kori, Ramliza Ramli, Rozita Hod, Chee Lan Lau, Petrick Periyasamy

PP-02 Evaluation of efficacy of Parkia speciosa Hassk. Pericarps methanolic extract as a potential antibacterial agent
Yusof H, Affendi RZ, Mohamed E

PP-03 Multidrug-resistant Salmonella spp. isolated from environment of chicken farms
Syahidiah SAT, Yuvaneswary V, Sakshaleni R, Rafiza S

PP-04 Investigation of antibacterial activity of copper oxide nanoparticles synthesised from Aspergillus species
Ravindran Muthukumarasamy, Muhammad Luqman, Shahnaz Majeed

PP-05 Factors associated with antibiotic use knowledge and practices among urban and rural adults in Malaysia
Kong LS, Farida I, Leelavathi M, Chong WW

PP-06 Modelling the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
Sarbhan Singh, Lai Chee Herng, Sarat Chandra Dass, Balvinder Singh Gill

PP-07 Health systems response when COVID-19 hits Malaysia: Public perspective of border control during early phase of infectious disease threat
Munirah Ismail, Nur Zahirah Balqis-Ali, Ng Rui Jie, Faiez Syezri Adzmin, Fun Weng Hong, Lee Lan Low

PP-08 Searching for potential antiviral activity of medicinal plants against SARS-CoV-2
Mohd Abd Razak MR, Md Jelas NH, Muhammad A, Padlan NS, Sa’at MNF, Mohmad Misnan N, Omar MH, Zainol M, Thayan R, Syed Mohamed AF

PP-09 Detection of salivary IgA among recovered COVID-19 Patients and non-infected subjects after the first dose of vaccination
Shuib S, Chong ZL, Abu Bakar ZA, Mohd Din IA, Jaafar NAN, Abdullah SF, Arip M

PP-10 Systematic synthesis research on herbal medicine for COVID-19: An overview
Xin Yi L, Muhammad Nor Farhan S, Nur Salsabeela MR, Terence Yew Chin T

PP-11 An in vitro COVID-19 causing virus culture model: Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity in Vero E6 cell
Muhammad Nor Farhan S, Wan Abdul Hakim WL, Muhammad Afif A, Ravindran T, Mohd Ridzuan MAR

PP-12 Epidemiology of the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia, 2020-2021
Ahmed Syahmi Syafiq Md Zamri, Sarbhan Singh, Sumarni Mohd Ghazali, Lai Chee Herng, Mohamad Nadzmi Md Nadzri, Tan Cia Vei, Tahir Aris, Hishamshah Mohd Ibrahim, Balvinder Singh Gill

PP-13 Trend of COVID-19 cases in COVID-19 Assessment Centre (CAC), Selangor
Suhaida MS, Fairuz Alia R, Muhamad Yunus R

PP-14 Proinflammatory cytokine profiles of COVID-19 patients in Malaysia
Ching YM, Abdullah SF, Bakar AS, Alias N S, Dionysius S, Arip M

PP-15 Different containment strategies on COVID-19 infection and its impact
Kyaw Ko Latt, Muhammad Amir Naim Aziz, Adailton Aron Marcus, Ahmad Syahid Samad, Muhammad Syamil Aizat Harun, Hussain RA Saadi, Davinder Singh Bagher Singh

PP-16 Interactions of terpenoid compounds with main protease and RNA-dependent RNA-polymerase protein targets of SARS-CoV-2
Marimuthu Ragavan Rameshkumar, Purushothaman Indu, Babu Venkatadri, Pachamuthu Balakrishnan, Pradeep Palanisamy, Ramachandran Vignesh, Narasingam Arunagirinathan

PP-17 A description of ventilation system design in public hospitals: Health provider perspective
Jamal SN, EM Hanafiah, RH Hussein, MA Abdul Aziz

PP-18 Correlations between ultrastructures of corticotrophs, adrneocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone production affected by various diets
Khairil Azwan, Resni Mona, Jannathul Firdous, Dina Keumala Sari, Pamela Rosie David, Noorzaid Muhamad

PP-19 Exclusive breastfeeding: Knowledge and attitudes of senior health professional students of a Malaysian medical college
Phaik Choo Ooi, Muhammad Haziqkhan Hajimolkan, Mohammad Haziq Mohammad Jainal, Raja Muhammad Azim Raja Aziz, Muhammad Saiful Irfan Mohamad Sabri

PP-20 The use of the Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to determine the formalin in raw milk and its impact on milk composition
Azima Laili H, Mohammad Bohari J, Mohd Zameer MZ, Kalaavathi M, Hazliana H, Faizah Hanim MS

PP-21 Development and optimisation of multiplex RT-PCR for rapid detection of swine diseases
Pauzi NAS, Dahlan R, Mat Desa Z, Hassan R, Khoo CK, Mohd Salim SS, Abu Hassan MH

PP-22 Determination of sodium carbonate, potassium nitrate and urea in fresh milk
Bohari MJ, Hazliana H, Kalaavathi M, Zameer HK, Azima LH

PP-23 Retrospective study on serological detection of leptospirosis in livestock in Malaysia
Ahmad Shuhaimy NF, Abdul Rahim S, Rosli RN, Sani A, Abd Aziz A, Simon Devasagayam DK, Mohd Saeid FH

PP-24 Molecular characterisation and phylogenetic analysis of H3N8 virus isolated from imported waterfowl at animal quarantine station
Leow BL, Shohaimi SA, Mohd Yusop FF, Sidik MR, Mohd. Saeid FH

PP-25 Molecular characterisation of low pathogenic avian influenza H9N2 virus from imported violet turaco
Shohaimi SA, Leow BL, Mohd Yusop FF, Sidik MR, Mohd Saeid FH

PP-26 Phylogenetic analysis and molecular characterisation of Newcastle Disease virus genotype VII in Malaysia
Sidik MR, Shohaimi SA, Leow BL, Mohd Yusop FF, Mohd Saeid FH

PP-27 Preparation and evaluation of curcumin pickering emulsions stabilised by cellulose nanocrystals
Sisinthy SP, Sallehuddin SS, Adlan MHA

PP-28 Rising global health issue regarding arsenic contamination: Gestational arsenic exposure impacts on neuroimmune markers and anxiety in F1 offspring
Chaw Kyi Tha Thu, Soe-Minn Htway, Takehiro Suzuki, Kazuyuki Okamura, Keiko Nohara, Tin-Tin Win-Shwe

PP-29 Phonophoresis of 4% Acetic acid on Haglund's Deformity- A case report of retrocalcaneal bursitis
Vengata Subramani Manoharan, Ramani Subramaniam, Kotteeswaran K

PP-30 Knowledge and perception towards vape among medical students of UniKL RCMP
Soe AK, Nabil M, Hasbi MA, Haziqah N

PP-31 Immunocytochemistry: A method for purity assessment of primarily cultured cells
Mohd Jais NA, Win-ShweTT, Maekawa F, Firdous J, Mansor R, Muhamad N, Tsukahara S, Htike NTT

PP-32 Prevalence of menstruation-related problems among the medical students in UniKL RCMP
Padmavathy KM, Nur Affie Fasihah AR, Syuhaidah T, Nur Aina Husna M, Shifaa Anis S, Annur Asyura A, Nur Fitriah Kamalia MS, Rohith Sharan S

PP-33 Characterisation of hydrocarbon degrading bacteria Luteimonas Terricola isolated from oil spilled seawater
T Sivakumar, P Ponmanickam, Kanagaraj Nalini, R Mohanram, R Rajeswari, J Ravindran

PP-34 Prevalence of diabetes and the diabetic control among Malays residents of Tanjung Tualang, Perak
Osman Ali, FRP Kinta Team

PP-35 Validity and reliability of a questionnaire on TB stigma among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Selangor, Malaysia
Nuur Hafizah Md Iderus, Sumarni Mohd Ghazali, Kee Chee Cheong, Zamtira Seman, Lim Kuang Hock, Ahmed Syahmi Syafiq Md Zamri, Cheong Yoon Ling, Tharmarajah Nagalingam, Qistina Ruslan, Ahmad Faudzi Yusoff

PP-36 Characteristics and treatment outcome of tuberculosis in the elderly in Malaysia
Fazila Haryati Ahmad, Nor Aliza Lodz, Norzawati Yoep, Mohd Hatta Mutalip

PP-37 Development of tuberculosis disease among infected close contacts in 2019-2021
Noor Aliza Lodz, Mohd Ihsani Mahmood, Asmah Razali, Rafidah Ali, Chong Zhuo Lin, Thilaka Chinnayah

PP-38 Prevalence and characteristics of tuberculous meningitis in Malaysia 2015-2020
Saraswathiy Maniam, Siti Roszilawati Ramli, Asmah Razali, Norazah Ahmad

PP-39 Knowledge and impact of COVID 19 pandemic on residents of Batu Gajah township
Chan Sook Ching, Ahmad Nabhan Abdul Kadir, Muhammad Nazirulmubin Shapiee, Nur Zafirah Abu Bakar, Nia Camelia Mohd Noor Azmi, Nur Aisyah Athira Abu Bakar, Ilyya Izzati Zamri, Esther Gunaseli

PP-40 Comparison of side effects between different brands of COVID-19 vaccines among Malaysian adult population
Abdul Jalil AA, Mohamed Hussain NFI, Nor Azlan AYH

PP-41 Online teaching-learning and assesment during COVID-19 period: Perception and fondness of preclinical MBBS Students of UniKL RCMP
ATM Emdadul Haque, Atira Roslan, Keshvnie Nair A/P Raghu, Lewineshuan A/L Yuvaraja, Nik Nadya Fazniera, Nor Adilla Hamzah, Muhammad Dhiyaur Rahman Mujibur Rahman

PP-42 Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards COVID-19 preventive measures and symptoms: A cross-sectional study among individuals living in Kedah
Nor Affendi NSH, Abdul Jalil AA, Sabri NA

PP-43 Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on prevention of COVID-19 among nursing students in UniKL Royal College of Medicine Perak
Kaleiwani N, Sabaridah Ismail

PP-44 Why medical students prefer hybrid classroom over online classroom for clinical case presentation on infectious disease? A qualitative study
Yip HL

PP-45 Knowledge, Attitude and Perspective of community pharmacists in the sale of COVID-19 self-test kits in Ipoh, Perak
Puteri Halimah Binti Mohamad Sani, Santhanathan S Rajendram, Helvinder Kaur, Rose Suzila Yahaya

PP-46 Stigmas and challenges experienced by various healthcare worker divisions diagnosed with positive COVID-19: A qualitative analysis in a Northern Malaysian tertiary centre
Mushaddik IL, Anuar A, Abd Halim N, Jamaluddin R

PP-47 Factors related to children`s social interaction skills during the Movement Control Order (MCO) of the COVID-19 outbreak
Hussain RA Saadi, Luthfi Danial Saffre, Muhammad Danish Mohamed Afrizol, Nor Aula Shafiqah Mohd Azhari, Nur Diyana El Fitri Sukiman, Nur Adani Nabilah Mahmud, Nur Izzah Shozaidee, Davinder Singh Bagher Singh, Kyaw Ko Latt

PP-48 Impacts of online learning: Evaluation of the graduating nursing students
Pek YS

PP-49 Mental health and health-related quality of life during coronavirus pandemic: A Study among higher education academicians
Mohamad Noor Z, Azman NI

PP-50 Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Malaysian society toward herbal medicine in response to COVID-19
Nur Hakimah M, Wan Hafizah WJ

PP-51 Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Malaysians in maintaining immunity during COVID-19 endemic
Rara Merinda Puspitasari, Nur Farisya Qirana Binti Mohd Hisham, Syarifah Syamimi Putri Adiba Syed Putera

PP-52 COVID-19-related Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among medical students in UniKL RCMP, Ipoh, Malaysia
Abdul Hakim Abdul Rahman, Amirul Ashraf Mohd Hamdi, Mohd Ashmir Asits, Muhamad Arif Mohamad Zawawi, Muhamad Ariff Hakimi Mahathir, Muhammad Faez Rashdan Mohd Rifae, Than Than Htwe

PP-53 Blood cultures positive for coagulase-negative Staphylococci: First study in Malaysia on clinical significance, financial impact, treatment outcomes
M Sugenthiran, P Periyasamy, N Kori, CL Lau, R Ramli

PP-54 The effect of S. mutans on the growth and virulence expression of C. albicans in a mixed species biofilm
Wang XL, Illyaaseen Z, Yap SF, Ngeow YF

PP-55 Improper handwashing practices among households in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mohd Ruhaizie R, Mohd Hatta AM, Zulkarnain R, Tuan Mohd Amin TL, Wan Shakira RH

PP-56 A case of missed disseminated histoplasmosis in a patient with advanced retroviral disease
Ibrahim Azlina

PP-57 Seropositivity of Bartonella henselae in cat scratch disease suspected patients in Malaysian population 2017-2019
Zabari N, Hashim R, Ramli SR

PP-58 Knowledge of medical students in Jordan regarding Monkeypox outbreak
Mohammad Al Mse`adeen, Mohammad Abu-Jeyyab, SadeenK Zein Eddin, Saja Zuaiter, Hanaa SE Mousa, Seham Mahmoud Eldeeb, Mohammad Daradkeh, Mohammad Al-Jafari, Namareq Al Mse’adeen, Waqar Al-Kubaisy

PP-59 Pattern of influenza viral infection in a private hospital in Sarawak
Tay SP, Wong JS, Tay GK, Zandria FAF, Aimuni IR, Mohamad Addi FZ, Gudum HR

PP-60 Influence of nutritional and environmental conditions on the biofilm formation of bacterial isolates of oral cavity and probiotics
Isiri S Inamdar, Nancy, Renita, Jothy W

PP-61 Study of knowledge and attitude of sexual transmitted disease among Malaysian Students
Muhammad Zaki Ramli, Nur Adriana Ereena Abdul Hamid

PP-62 An assessment of the knowledge and attitude toward HIV/AIDS among medical students of UniKL RCMP
Zaw Htet Tun, Mohammad Adham Mohammad Halimi, Sharifah Widad Alhadi Syed Faisal, Farah Hannah Supi, Zulfah Awatif Mohd Zamzuri, Riza Saffiyah Rithuan, Alia Nadhirah Alias

PP-63 Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection (CRBSI) – A rare presentation
Susilahwati Muhammad, Amirah Che Asran, Azura Hussin

PP-64 Pregnant mothers with HIV — Do medical students have the right knowledge and attitude?
Ahmed Thala’at Solahudin, ‘Ainol Soeraya Mohd Tuah, Muhammad Ridhuan Nordin, Muhammad Bakhtiar Razali, Noryn Natasha Ahmad Rasdan, Shafiqah Filzah Ahmad Basri, Ariza Mohamed Che Asran, Azura Hussin

PP-65 In-silico characterisation of reverse transcriptase gene of HIV-1 Drug Resistant Strains from Southern India
Thirunavukkarasu Dharmalingam, Umaarasu Thirunavukkarasu, Pachamuthu Balakrishnan, Girija, AS Smiline, Pradeep Palanisamy, Ramachandran Vignesh

PP-66 Knowledge, attitude, and prevention of leptospirosis among preclinical medical students in Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak
Rehanna Mansor, Mohd Fahme Che Mustaffa, Nur Alyaa Mohd Halisham, Anis Fahima Rok Man, Afrina Batrisyia Abdul Hamid, Nurfarah Nabilah Mohd Yaakop, Ahmad Irsyad Haziq Abdul Razak

PP-67 Clinical findings and outcomes of chronic osteomyelitis in an orthopaedic hospital in Mandalay
Ma Nwet, Ramachandran Vignesh, Swe Swe Latt, Ther Htet San

PP-68 Impact of microbial growth on frozen meat based on defrost time and freeze-thaw process
Masitah I, Ahmad MI, Athena B, Hafiz MS, Nor Amira N, Shazareen S

PP-69 The preferred breeding habitats for vector mosquitoes at construction sites
Faizul Akmal AR, Mohd Amierul Fikri M, Mohd Farihan MY, Mohd Hatta AM

PP-70 Association between serotypes of dengue virus and viremia level with clinical presentations among dengue patients admitted to Hospital Canselor Tuanku Mukhriz (HCTM): A pilot study
Mahadi M, Azami NAM, Abdullah NA, Othman SN, Kori N, Neoh H, Salleh SA, Rashid NZZ, Periyasamy P

PP-71 The application of spatial analyses to assist dengue control strategy at main public parks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mohd Amierul Fikri M, Mohd Farihan MY, Faizul Akmal AR, Hanipah S

PP-72 Comparing methods for mosquito collection: Is Human Landing Catch (HLC) still relevant?
Rafidah Ali, Zurainee MN, Rohani Ahmad

PP-73 Key breeding containers for Aedes mosquito in Melaka Tengah
Mohd Farihan MY, Faizul Akmal AR, Mohd Amierul Fikri M

PP-74 Prevalence of malaria cases in Johor: The cleave on the wall
Suriya Kumareswaran V, Umairah’ Muhadi M, Bala Murali S, Jeyanthini S

PP-75 Seropositivity of rickettsioses in East Malaysia 2016-2020
Abdul Hadi Sabri FS, Mohamed Zahidi J, Tay BY, Ramli SR, Ahmad N

PP-76 Association between Incidence of dengue cases and rainfall precipitation in Perak Darul Ridzuan
Vanitha Thurairasu, Ruziah Muhamad

PP-77 Comparison of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among communities living in hotspot and non-hotspot areas of chikungunya in Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia
Santhanasamy EM, Bagh DS, Subramaniam K