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Comparison of children's follow-on instant powdered cow's milk formula, buffalo milk formula and chicken-based formula on enamel microhardness of bovine teeth in vitro.
In conclusion, S-26-Promil-Gold™ follow-on cow milk formula, Murrah™ buffalo milk formula and the chicken-based formula all increased bovine enamel microhardness after soaking for 2 hours. PMID: 27244971 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - June 2, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Schistosomicidal activity of the crude extract of artocarpus lakoocha.
SCHISTOSOMICIDAL ACTIVITY OF THE CRUDE EXTRACT OF ARTOCARPUS LAKOOCHA. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Jan;47(1):1-15 Authors: Preyavichyapugdee N, Sangfuang M, Chaiyapum S, Sriburin S, Pootaeng-on Y, Chusongsang P, Jiraungkoorskul W, Preyavichyapugdee M, Sobhon P Abstract Puag-Haad is a traditional anthelmintic drug used to treat taeniasis in Thailand and Lao PDR. It is derived from the aqueous extract of the plant Artocarpus lakoocha. We investigated the in vitro anthelmintic properties of Puag-Haad against Schistosoma mansoni. Adult worms were incubated in M-199 ...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Identification of bat ectoparasite leptocimex inordinatus from bat-dwelling cave, kanchanaburi province, thailand.
IDENTIFICATION OF BAT ECTOPARASITE LEPTOCIMEX INORDINATUS FROM BAT-DWELLING CAVE, KANCHANABURI PROVINCE, THAILAND. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Jan;47(1):16-22 Authors: Potiwat R, Sungvornyothin S, Samung Y, Payakkapol A, Apiwathnasorn C Abstract Bat bugs are blood-feeding insects of bats or warm blooded animals and humans. Since 2011, Leptocimex spp (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) has been reported in Thailand. However, microscopic examination of Leptocimex spp is complicated, especially when the entire body of the specimen is not available. To confirm the phenotypic i...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Detection of wu polyomavirus and norovirus genogroup ii in stools of children with acute gastroenteritis in taiwan.
DETECTION OF WU POLYOMAVIRUS AND NOROVIRUS GENOGROUP II IN STOOLS OF CHILDREN WITH ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS IN TAIWAN. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Jan;47(1):23-30 Authors: Wen TK, Tang MB, Yu CP Abstract To date, there has been no report of coinfection of human WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) with norovirus (NV). WUPyV has been detected in stool indicating pathogenicity of the gastrointestinal tract. Feces from 110 children (58 males, 52 females) with acute gastroenteritis admitted to Wei-Gong Memorial Hospital, Taiwan were screened for the presence of WUPyV and NV GII by ...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Serotypes and antimicrobial resistance of salmonella enterica isolated from pork, chicken meat and lettuce, bangkok and central thailand.
In this study, 120 (40 pork, 40 chicken meat and 40 lettuce) samples were randomly collected from retail markets in Bangkok and central Thailand during June to August 2015 for Salmonella serotype identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Salmonella was found in 82%, 62% and 20% of pork, chicken meat and lettuce samples, respectively. The top 5 most common Salmonella serotypes were Panama (15%), Schwarzengrund (12%), Rissen, Anatum, and Stanley (11% each), Albany (9%), and Indiana (8%). A high percentage of Salmonella isolated from food of animal origin were resistant to multiple antimicrobial drugs, includin...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Ex vivo adherence to murine ileal, biofilm formation ability and presence of adherence-associated of human and animal diarrheagenic escherichia coli.
This study focused on DEC adherent capabilities using murine intestinal tissue as a model. Ex vivo adherence results showed that enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) strain PSU280 exhibited the highest level of adherence, followed by strains from ETEC category. Scanning electron micrographs displayed tight binding and putative bacterial curli fibers, including putative fimbrial structures. The presence of putative curli fibers was confirmed by the presence of csgA, a curli major structural subunit gene. Five and 3 of 15 DEC possessed lpf (encoding long polar fimbriae) and agn43 (encoding antigen43), respectively. Comparable bi...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Repetitive sequence based-pcr profiling of escherichia coli o157 strains from beef in southern thailand.
In this study, repetitive sequence (rep)-PCR, using three different primers, BOXA1R, ERIC2 and (GTG)5, singly and in combinations, were employed to compare the genetic relatedness among E. coli O157 group with other diarrheagenic E. coli strains as controls. Although a combination of BOXA1R + ERIC2 + (GTG)5 primers generated a rep-PCR profile containing the highest number of amplicon bands among the DEC strains tested, dendrogram (at 80% similarity) exhibited the lowest DEC classification of 5 clusters, whereas that from BOXA1R or BOXA1R+ (GTG)5 rep-PCR profiling produced 8 clusters. Nevertheless, focusing E. coli O157 str...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Prevalence of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus from nose and throat of patients on admission to medical wards of dr soetomo hospital, surabaya, indonesia.
PREVALENCE OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM NOSE AND THROAT OF PATIENTS ON ADMISSION TO MEDICAL WARDS OF DR SOETOMO HOSPITAL, SURABAYA, INDONESIA. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Jan;47(1):66-70 Authors: Kuntaman K, Hadi U, Setiawan F, Koendori EB, Rusli M, Santosaningsih D, Severin J, Verbrugh HA Abstract Epidemiological data of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in Indonesian hospitals are still scarce. These data are required for health management of infectious diseases in order to control hospital MRSA. The carriage ra...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Genetic and immunological evidences of borrelia burgdorferi in dog in thailand.
GENETIC AND IMMUNOLOGICAL EVIDENCES OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN DOG IN THAILAND. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Jan;47(1):71-7 Authors: Sthitmatee N, Jinawan W, Jaisan N, Tangjitjaroen W, Chailangkarn S, Sodarat C, Ekgatat M, Padungtod P Abstract Lyme disease is a tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted from animals to humans by the bite of infected ticks of the genus Ixodes. Although Lyme disease has been reported in China and Japan, the disease has never been reported in Thailand. Blood samples and ticks were collec...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Relationship between tuberculosis and female hormone levels in post-menopausal women.
In this study we compared post-menopausal women with and without TB to determine any differences in estrogen and progesterone levels between the two groups. The study group consisted of 38 post-menapausal women hospitalized for TB at Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Training and Research Hospital for Tuberculosis, in Izmir, Turkey. The control group consisted of 30 post-menopausal women without TB. Both groups were selected from patients without immunosuppressive diseases or malignancies in whom PPD testing was not contraindicated. The mean progesterone level in the control group was 0.3896 ± 0.2014 ng/ml and in t...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Genetic factors influencing hemoglobin f level in β-thalassemia/hb e disease.
GENETIC FACTORS INFLUENCING HEMOGLOBIN F LEVEL IN β-THALASSEMIA/HB E DISEASE. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Jan;47(1):84-91 Authors: Ruangrai W, Jindadamrongwech S Abstract Genetic factors influencing Hb F content in adult red blood cells include β-thalassemia genotypes, co-inheritance of α-thalassemia traits and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Genotyping of α- and β-thalassemia and five SNPs in β-globin gene cluster previously identified in genome-wide association studies as being markers of elevated Hb F in β-thalassemia were performed in 81 subje...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Cross sectional study of nutritional status in older han women.
CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN OLDER HAN WOMEN. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Jan;47(1):92-100 Authors: Jun T, Yuan Z Abstract Abstract. Malnutrition is one of the most prevalent problems in older people, but there is little information about the nutritional status of the older women in China. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the nutritional status and clinically correlated factors for malnutrition in older Han women in China. In total, 2,556 hospital- and community-based Han women aged 60 years or older were recruited between May...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Increased levels of median urinary iodine excretion of primary school children in the suburban area, khon kaen, thailand.
INCREASED LEVELS OF MEDIAN URINARY IODINE EXCRETION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE SUBURBAN AREA, KHON KAEN, THAILAND. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Jan;47(1):101-8 Authors: Apirajkamol N, Panamonta O, Panamonta M Abstract Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is associated with a low IQ in children and is an important public health problem in northeastern Thailand. Despite campaigns to reduce IDD in northeastern Thailand, studies showed people in this region continue to have the lowest median urinary iodine (UI) excretion and Intelligence Quotient scores. We conduc...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Health literacy, medication adherence, and blood pressure level among hypertensive older adults treated at primary health care centers.
HEALTH LITERACY, MEDICATION ADHERENCE, AND BLOOD PRESSURE LEVEL AMONG HYPERTENSIVE OLDER ADULTS TREATED AT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Jan;47(1):109-20 Authors: Wannasirikul P, Termsirikulchai L, Sujirarat D, Benjakul S, Tanasugarn C Abstract We conducted this study to explore the causal relationships between health literacy, individual characteristics, literacy, culture and society, cognitive ability, medication adherence, and the blood pressure levels of hypertensive older adults receiving health care services at Primary Health Car...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Health awareness among female undergraduate medical students in saudi arabia.
This study was conducted to assess the level of health awareness (HA) among students attending three undergraduate programs in the Colleges of Applied Medical Sciences (CAMS) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (SA). A modified self-reported survey was utilized to measure HA demonstrating four domains: Nutrition (NU), Personal Health (PH), Physical Exercise (PE), and Body Build (BB). The questionnaire was distributed to 302 female students attending the first semester of the academic year 2014-2015 BS degree in Radiology Sciences (RS), Clinical Laboratory (CL), and Health Education (HE) departments. Bloom's taxonomy was utilized to de...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research