Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 
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ANTIGENIC AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF INFLUENZA B VIRUSES IN 2012 FROM SLUMS, DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Jul;46(4):611-5
Authors: Islam MA, Sultana N, Ahmed F, Rahman MM, Rahman SR
Abstract
Nasal and throat swab samples were collected from 400 subjects with influenza-like illness during June to September, 2012 from two heavily crowded slums, Rayerbazar and Hazaribagh, situated southeast of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Forty-one samples were positive for influenza B virus using quantitative RT-PCR, but no influenza A virus was detected. Antigenic ch...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Norovirus outbreak at a daycare center in bangkok, 2014.
This study describes an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis at a daycare center of a tertiary level hospital in Bangkok, Thailand during October 2014. Although none of the staff became symptomatic, 8 of 11 children attending the center and 4 of their household contacts developed acute gastroenteritis. No pathogenic bacteria or rotavirus were detected in their evaluation; however, 3 out of 7 stool samples from the cases were positive for norovirus GII.17. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis with sequence and phylogenetic analysis revealed the viral strain was the same strain reported from Taiwan in 2013. ...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Detection by duplex rt-coupled nested pcr of hepatitis a and rotavirus in oysters from thailand east coast.
DETECTION BY DUPLEX RT-COUPLED NESTED PCR OF HEPATITIS A AND ROTAVIRUS IN OYSTERS FROM THAILAND EAST COAST.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Jul;46(4):624-39
Authors: Intamaso U, Boonbanjong P, Wisunthorn S, Ong-in N, Keawpo B, Poomipak W
Abstract
Abstract. An efficient and rapid virus detection method is required for routine monitoring and risk assessment in food products. A duplex RT-coupled nested PCR method was developed to detect the simultaneous presence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and rotavirus in commercial oysters from the eastern coast of Thailand. Primers w...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Molecular confirmation of enterovirus from sewage and drinking water samples from three cities, pakistan: a potential risk factor for public health.
MOLECULAR CONFIRMATION OF ENTEROVIRUS FROM SEWAGE AND DRINKING WATER SAMPLES FROM THREE CITIES, PAKISTAN: A POTENTIAL RISK FACTOR FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Jul;46(4):640-9
Authors: Ahmad T, Anjum S, Afzal MS, Raza H, Zaidi NU, Arshad N
Abstract
Gastroenteritis causes from 4 to 10 million children deaths every year worldwide, mainly from infection with water-borne Enteroviruses, which consist of 67 diverse serogroups. Forty-two sewage and drinking water samples from three metropolitan cities of Pakistan were analyzed for the occurrence of Ent...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Causative agents of severe community acquired viral pneumonia among children in eastern thailand.
CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF SEVERE COMMUNITY ACQUIRED VIRAL PNEUMONIA AMONG CHILDREN IN EASTERN THAILAND.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Jul;46(4):650-6
Authors: Pratheepamornkull T, Ratanakorn W, Samransamruajkit R, Poovorawan Y
Abstract
Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among infants and young children. The most common causes of pneumonia in children are respiratory viruses. In Thailand, the epidemiology of the viruses causing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) among children is poorly defined. In this cross sectional study we used nasopharyngeal sa...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Biopsy-proven bk virus nephropathy without detectable bk viremia in a one-year post-kidney transplant recipient.
We describe a KT patient with BKVN without detectable BK viremia. A 62-year-old female with hypertensive nephropathy underwent renal transplant from a living relative donor in December 2011. Fourteen months after transplantation, her serum creatinine(SCr) rose up from 1.2 to 1.6 mg/dl with biopsy-proven acute antibody-mediated and cellular rejection. After pulse methylprednisolone, plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin, her SCr decreased to baseline but she subsequently developed cytomegalovirus infection with pancytopenia and transaminitis. The SCr rose to 1.9 mg/dl despite ganciclovir treatment. Renal ultrasound ...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Establishing mean cd4+ t cell values among healthy javanese adults in indonesia.
The objective of this study was to establish mean CD4+ T cell values among healthy Javanese adults in Indonesia. Two hundred forty-one healthy adults (119 women and 122 men), aged 18-65 years, were enrolled in the study. CD4+ T cells were analyzed by immunophenotyping. The mean absolute CD4+ T cell count was 753.3 ± 270.3 cells/µl (median = 725.0 cells/µl) and the mean CD4+ T cell percentage was 32.6 ± 7.7%, (median = 31.0%). Women had a slightly higher mean absolute CD4+ T cell count and CD4+ T cell percentage (779.1 ± 271.0 cells/ µl; 33.4 ± 8.2%) than men (728.2 ± 268.3 cells/µl; 31.8 ± 7.1%), but the differen...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Public awareness of hiv/aids: how media play a role?.
PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HIV/AIDS: HOW MEDIA PLAY A ROLE?.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Jul;46(4):669-79
Authors: Sern TJ, Zanuddin H
Abstract
Abstract. This paper examines the effectiveness of media in public awareness of the HIV/AIDS issue among the public in an area in central Selangor, comprising Kuala Lumpur and its surroundings and suburbs in Malaysia. Cross-sectional survey questionnaires were distributed to 384 respondents about accessing the public awareness of modes of HIV transmission, perceptions and attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS, as well a...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Characteristics and factors influencing unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men in fuyang, china.
The objective of this study was to explore the characteristics and factors influencing unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) among MSM in Fuyang, China in order to develop an intervention program to prevent the spread of HIV infection among MSM. We conducted this cross sectional study among 413 MSM in 2013. Participants completed an interviewer- administered questionnaire and were tested for HIV and syphilis infections. Three hundred fifty of 413 subjects reported sexual activity with a male partner during the previous 6 months; of these 27(7.7%) had unprotected sex. Forty-four subjects had sex with a female partner during th...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Factors associated with delay in tuberculosis treatment at 10 tertiary level care hospitals in thailand.
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DELAY IN TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT AT 10 TERTIARY LEVEL CARE HOSPITALS IN THAILAND.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Jul;46(4):689-96
Authors: Rattananupong T, Hiransuthikul N, Lohsoonthorn V, Chuchottaworn C
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is common in Thailand. Delay in initiating tuberculosis treatment is a major public health problem. Delay in treatment can result in more severe diseases, risk for death, and greater risk of tuberculosis transmission in the community. We attempted to determine the duration from onset of TB symptoms to the date of f...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Prevalence and factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis at siriraj hospital, bangkok, thailand.
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. We conducted a retrospective unmatched case-control study of patients clinically diagnosed and microbiologically confirmed to have tuber- culosis (TB) at Siriraj Hospital from 2010 to 2012. Patient characteristics, clinical data, microbiological findings, outcomes and drug susceptibilities were recorded. A total of 188 subjects were included in the study; 52.1% (98) were males; the mean age was 48.9 years. Subjects were categorized into one of two groups, ...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Dissemination of salmonella enterica sequence types among asean economic community countries.
This study characterized and investigated the spatial and temporal associations of S. enterica strains isolated in AEC countries during 1940- 2012 compared with those isolated in northern-Thailand during 2011-2013. Of the 173 S. enterica strains examined, 68 sequence types (STs) and 32 clonal complexes (CCs) were identified by multi loci sequence typing. Twenty-one strains belonged to four sequence types new to AEC countries, and they constituted only two CCs. A number of strains originated from various countries with multiple hosts, were highlighted. There was evidence of strains circulating in the AEC region well over a ...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Bacterial identification using ssra encoding transfer-messenger rna.
This study employed the bacterial stable small RNA (ssrA) gene encoding transfer-messenger RNA (tmRNA) as a tool for identification of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus spp, Pseudomonas spp and Enterobacteriaceae from clinical isolates as representative groups using PCR and species specific primers. The method correctly identified 11 standard strains and 99 clinical isolates. Quantitative PCR revealed a limit of detection of 10(-5) µg of DNA for S. aureus and Enterococcus spp, and 10(-6) µg for Pseudomonas spp and Enterobacteriaceae. Further studies with a greater number of bacteria especially from clinical samples wil...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
The burden of invasive neonatal group b streptococcal (gbs) disease in thailand and the philippines.
THE BURDEN OF INVASIVE NEONATAL GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL (GBS) DISEASE IN THAILAND AND THE PHILIPPINES.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Jul;46(4):728-37
Authors: Villanueva-Uy ME, Wongsiridej P, Sangtawesin V, Chiu V, Tallo V, Nazaire-Bermal N, Bock H, Cunnington M, Nan C, Boudville I
Abstract
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of meningitis and sepsis in infancy, but burden of disease data are scarce for Asia. We performed two hospital-based, prospective, descriptive, observational studies using similar protocols in the Philippines and Thailand to evaluate...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
Histoplasmosis myositis: a case report and literature review.
We report here an HIV-infected patient who presented with myositis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Her HIV was under poor control and her CD4 cell count was only 11 cells/mm3. She responded well to treatment but later succumbed to another opportunistic infection. The literature on disseminated histoplasmosis is reviewed.
PMID: 26867394 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
