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Vanaporn Wuthiekanun Varunee Desakorn Gumphol Wongsuvan Premjit Amornchai Allen C. Cheng Bina Maharjan Direk Limmathurotsakul Wirongrong Chierakul Nicholas J. White Nicholas P. J. Day Sharon J. Peacock 《Clinical and Vaccine Immunology : CVI》2005,12(4):555-556
An immunofluorescent (IF) method that detects Burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical specimens within 10 min was devised. The results of this rapid method and those of an existing IF method were prospectively compared with the culture results for 776 specimens from patients with suspected melioidosis. The sensitivities of both IF tests were 66%, and the specificities were 99.5 and 99.4%, respectively. 相似文献
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Erythrocyte survival in severe falciparum malaria. 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
S Looareesuwan T M Davis S Pukrittayakamee W Supanaranond V Desakorn K Silamut S Krishna S Boonamrung N J White 《Acta tropica》1991,48(4):263-270
Erythrocyte survival was studied in 17 Thai patients (10 males, 7 females; aged 13-57 years) with severe falciparum malaria. To ensure radioisotopic labelling of cells before bone marrow recovery and survival analysis under near-steady state conditions, 51Cr labelling of autologous erythrocytes was performed at the time of admission (0 h) and calculation of mean cell lifespan (MCL) was based on semilogarithmic plots of corrected counts from 60 h onwards. Five patients received blood transfusions, all within 48 h of admission. The overall mean (+/- S.D.) MCL was short (44.1 +/- 21.7 days). Nontransfused patients had similar MCL values (43.6 +/- 20.4) to those of transfused patients (45.5 +/- 27.3 days, p greater than 0.8). Patients with and without palpable splenomegaly had MCL values which were not significantly different (54.1 +/- 28.8 vs. 37.2 +/- 12.3 days respectively, p greater than 0.1). There was no association between admission haematocrit or peripheral parasitaemia and MCL (p greater than 0.2 in each case), but there was an inverse correlation between total serum bilirubin and MCL (r = -0.49, p less than 0.025). There is accelerated destruction of non-parasitised erythrocytes in severe malaria resulting in a mean MCL that is half that found previously in healthy Thai volunteers (89.6 +/- 13.1 days, p less than 0.001) and significantly shorter than that reported previously in Thai patients with uncomplicated P. falciparum infections studied after parasite clearance (56.8 +/- 10.2 days, p less than 0.05). 相似文献
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Desakorn V Dondorp AM Silamut K Pongtavornpinyo W Sahassananda D Chotivanich K Pitisuttithum P Smithyman AM Day NP White NJ 《Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene》2005,99(7):517-524
Because of their sequestration in the microcirculation, the pathogenic late stages of Plasmodium falciparum are under-represented in peripheral blood samples from patients with falciparum malaria. Excreted products of the parasite might help to estimate this sequestered biomass. We quantified the stage-dependent production and release per parasite of P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) with the objective of measuring the sequestered biomass. A simple method to relate parasite stage to parasite age was developed to facilitate this. In four isolates of P. falciparum, the median (range) PfHRP2 content was 2.0fg (0.5-4.3fg) for a young ring stage infected erythrocyte, and 5.4fg (2.1-10.2fg) for the schizont stage. The amount of PfHRP2 in the parasitized erythrocyte increased most during development to the mature trophozoite stage. The median (range) amount of PfHRP2 secreted per parasite per entire erythrocytic cycle was 5.2fg (1.1-13.0fg). A median of 89% of the total PfHRP2 was excreted at the moment of schizont rupture. This assessment of the stage-dependent release of PfHRP2 is an essential prerequisite for future studies aimed at estimating the total patient parasite mass from the peripheral blood PfHRP2 concentration. 相似文献
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P Pitisuttithum S Migasena P Suntharasamai W Supanaranond V Desakorn B Prayurahong 《The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health》1989,20(2):201-205
Immunogenicity of killed whole vibrio and B subunit oral cholera vaccines in American and Thai volunteers were analysed in terms of significant rise of antibody titre. Three doses of 2 x 10(11) killed vibrios and 5 mg of cholera toxin B subunit were given at two-week intervals. There were no differences in the percent of volunteers with significant rise of serum immunoglobulin G and secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) to cholera toxin. However, the percent with significant rises of serum antibody to whole cell V. cholerae Inaba measured by vibriocidal titre and serum immunoglobulin G, and secretory immunoglobulin A to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) measured by ELISA in American volunteers were significantly different from those in Thai volunteers (89% VS 45%, 68% VS 9% and 53% VS 0%, respectively) (p less than 0.05). 相似文献
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Activation of the coagulation cascade in falciparum malaria 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
S Pukrittayakamee N J White R Clemens S Chittamas H E Karges V Desakorn S Looareesuwan D Bunnag 《Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene》1989,83(6):762-766
The incidence and progression of coagulation abnormalities were studied in 52 patients with acute falciparum malaria. The patients were prospectively divided into 3 groups; severe (parasitaemia greater than or equal to 5% or vital organ dysfunction), 12 patients; moderate (parasitaemia 1%- less than 5% without complications), 16 patients; and mild (parasitaemia less than 1%), 24 patients. No case died or developed clinical evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Conventional indices of coagulation (prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen, fibrin degradation products) were usually within the normal range but reduced plasma concentrations of antithrombin III (AT-III) levels were noted in all groups, and the incidence was significantly higher in patients with severe and moderate malaria (83% and 81%) compared with the mild group (37%; P less than 0.005). Depletion of AT-III was associated with thrombocytopenia, decreased AT-III activity and elevated plasma concentrations of thrombin-antithrombin III complexes (P less than 0.01), confirming activation of the coagulation cascade and increased clotting factor consumption. AT-III levels returned to normal coincident with clinical improvement. Activation of coagulation is a common and sensitive measure of disease activity in acute falciparum malaria. It is not a specific feature, nor is there evidence to suggest it has a primary pathological role in severe infections. 相似文献
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Bussaratid V Dekumyoy P Desakorn V Jaroensuk N Liebtawee B Pakdee W Wattanagoon Y 《The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health》2010,41(6):1316-1321
This was a retrospective study of patients having Gnathostoma antibody testing at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok during 2000-2005 to investigate predictive factors for Gnathostoma seropositivity in patients attending the Gnathostomiasis Clinic. Out of 849 patients tested, 531 (62.5%) were Gnathostoma seropositive. The median absolute eosinophil counts were 464 (0-16,796) and 326.5 (0-10,971) cells/mm3 in seropositive and seronegative patients, respectively (p<0.001). Differences in a history of cutaneous swelling, the habit of eating raw meat, eosinophilia (>500 cells/mm3), and the frequency of cutaneous swellings between seropositive and seronegative patients were all statistically significant. Patients with a history of eating raw meat and a history of cutaneous swelling were at 2.1 and 1.8 times more likely to be Gnathostoma seropositive, respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed eosinophilia was not a predictive factor for Gnathostoma seropositivity. 相似文献
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Thanachartwet V Phumratanaprapin W Desakorn V Sahassananda D Wattanagoon Y Chaiprasert A Aimpun P Supaporn T 《Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.)》2007,12(4):399-405
BACKGROUND: Patients on dialysis are at high risk of acquiring viral hepatitis infections. However, there were only few data from Thailand. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence, incidence and associated risk factors of viral hepatitis infections among dialysis patients. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate 5179 medical records of dialysis patients from the Thailand Renal Replacement Therapy Registry. RESULTS: In 2002, the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections were 6.3% (n = 2454) and 4.8% (n = 2167), respectively. HBV and HCV seroprevalence became 6.5% (n = 2585) and 4.3% (n = 2399) in 2003. The incidence of HBV and HCV infections were 1.5 and 2.4 cases per 1000 patient-years, respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed that age and gender were significant risk factors for HBV infection, but not for HCV infection. CONCLUSION: In Thailand, it was not uncommon for dialysis patients to acquire viral hepatitis infections. However, our prevalence is similar to reports from some other South-East Asian countries. 相似文献
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Tantivanich S Laohapand P Thaweeboon S Desakorn V Wuthinuntiwong P Chalermtaranukul S Pansri P Amarapal P Balachandra K Chantratita W Dhepakson P 《The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health》2004,35(3):635-640
Fifty periodontitis patients and 30 healthy patients with oral cavities were selected from the Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, from March 2001 to November 2002. Their ages varied between 15 and 70 years. Among the periodontitis patients, specimens were collected from both disease and healthy sites. All samples were evaluated for the presence of CMV, HHV-6, and EBV-1 by nested PCR. Among the periodontitis patients, CMV was found in 34%, of which 8% were at the disease sites, 10% were at the healthy sites, and 16% were from both sites. EBV was not found in this group of the patients, while HHV-6 was found in 4%, at the disease sites only. CMV was found in one (3.3%) healthy control while HHV-6 and EBV-1 were not found. The depth of sample sites, various demographic and baseline characteristics eg sex, age, occupation and root planning were not associated with the presence of these viruses. 相似文献
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Hepatitis B problem in Thailand 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
C Pramoolsinsap S Pukrittayakamee V Desakorn 《The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health》1986,17(2):219-228
HBV infection is hyperendemic in Thailand. Approximately 5 million Thais are chronic HBV carriers. The prevalence of HBV markers in general population varies from 40-60%. Approximately 10-20% of children between the ages 1-5 years have serologic evidence of HBV infection and this prevalence increases with age reaching a plateau of 40-60% by age 20. High risk groups are household contacts of HBsAg carriers and babies born to HBsAg positive mothers. Approximately 75% of the babies born to HBsAg & HBeAg positive mothers become HBsAg positive at 3 months after birth. A few studies showed that the HBV prevalence of hospital personnel and other high risk groups is similar to that of the general population. The prevalence of chronic HBsAg carrier varies from 5-10% and is highest among age groups 10-30 years. Primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) is the first and third most common cancer among Thai males and females, respectively. Approximately 35%-75% of PHC in adults are HBsAg positive. Histological studies showed that 47.3% of cryptogenic cirrhosis, 58%-66% of PHC and 35%-85% of cryptogenic cirrhosis with PHC were HBsAg positive. Studies on Hepatitis B immune globulin and Hepatitis B vaccine revealed a 70% and 56%, respectively, reduction in the HBsAg prevalence of infants born to HBsAg and HBeAg positive mothers. More epidemiologic, clinical and laboratory studies on HBV infection are being carried out by groups of scientists and investigators in the Ministry of Public Health and many medical schools. A national committee has been appointed to plan strategy for controlling HBV. 相似文献
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Kerdvongbundit V Sirirat M Sirikulsathean A Kasetsuwan J Hasegawa A 《Odontology / the Society of the Nippon Dental University》2002,90(1):0052-0056
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the microcirculation in subjects with moderate gingivitis, periodontitis, and healthy
gingiva. Sixty adult volunteers with clinically healthy gingiva, moderate gingivitis, and periodontitis (20 subjects each)
participated in this study. The ages of the research samples ranged from 20 to 35 years. Gingival health was evaluated by
using the qualitative plaque index, gingival index, gingival bleeding index, tooth mobility, probing pocket depth, clinical
attachment level, and laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) on six maxillary anterior teeth. LDF data were recorded at the facial
aspect of free gingivae, interdental gingivae, attached gingivae, and alveolar mucosae on six maxillary anterior teeth, utilizing
an acrylic stent to stabilize the probe. This technique was then modified to circumvent contamination by saliva and gingival
exudate. When results were compared at similar sites in each patient within a trial group, there were significant differences
in blood flow measurements at all the sites examined between moderate gingivitis and periodontitis when compared with measurements
in healthy human gingiva. However, blood flow measurements within the same group showed significant differences at every site,
at P < 0.01.
Received: December 17, 2001 / Accepted: January 23, 2002 相似文献