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Antibacterial property testing of two species of tropical plant lasianthus (rubiaceae).
In conclusion, the bioactive compounds of these plants should be studied further to develop potential antimicrobial agents. PMID: 29644828 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis of brucella isolates from thailand.
MULTIPLE-LOCUS VARIABLE-NUMBER TANDEM REPEAT ANALYSIS OF BRUCELLA ISOLATES FROM THAILAND. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Jan;48(1):124-42 Authors: Kumkrong K, Chankate P, Tonyoung W, Intarapuk A, Kerdsin A, Kalambaheti T Abstract Brucellosis-induced abortion can result in significant economic loss to farm animals. Brucellosis can be transmitted to humans during slaughter of infected animals or via consumption of contaminated food products. Strain identification of Brucella isolates can reveal the route of transmission. Brucella strains were isolated from vaginal sw...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Acute cholecystitis as an unusual presentation of scrub typhus: a report of two cases and review of the literature.
We present 2 cases of scrub typhus with cholecystitis. The first patient is a 62 year old female who presented to the hospital with fever and body aches for 1 week and right upper quadrant abdominal pain for 3 days. She gave a history of an insect bite 2 weeks previously. She was diagnosed as having acute cholecystitis and underwent cholecystectomy. She continued with fever post-operatively and physical examination revealed an eschar. She had an immunofluorescence assay (IFA) performed that revealed a high IgM titer for Orientia tsutsugamushi. She was diagnosed as having scrub typhus, treated with doxycycline and she recov...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Antifungal activity of cinnamaldehyde against candida albicans.
In this study, cinnamaldehyde possessed antifungal activity against C. albicans with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 125 μg/ml. At sub-inhibitory concentrations, cinnamaldehyde significantly reduced germ tube formation, proteinase and phospholipase activities in a dose dependent manner (p<0.01). Cinnamaldehyde also significantly inhibited the adhesion of C. albicans to buccal epithelial cells (p<0.01). In our study, cinnamaldehyde had in vitro activity against C. albicans and inhibited some of its virulence factors. PMID: 29644831 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medic...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Invasive fungal infection among febrile patients with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in thailand.
INVASIVE FUNGAL INFECTION AMONG FEBRILE PATIENTS WITH CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED NEUTROPENIA IN THAILAND. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Jan;48(1):159-69 Authors: Phikulsod P, Suwannawiboon B, Chayakulkeeree M Abstract Invasive fungal infections (IFI) can cause serious morbidity and mortality among febrile patients with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN). In order to evaluate the incidence, treatment outcome and factors associated with IFI in this patient population in Thailand, we retrospectively reviewed the medical record of patients admitted to Siriraj Hospital f...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Growth-inhibitory effects of farnesol against scedosporium boydii and lomentospora prolificans.
This study reveals the antifungal property of farnesol against S. boydii and L. prolificans, which can be used for further study as an alternative antifungal agent against these fungal infections. PMID: 29644833 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Rapidly progressive pulmonary cryptococcosis with cavitation in an immunocompetent woman: a case report and literature review.
We describe here a case of rapidly progressive pulmonary with cavitation in an immunocompetent woman. A 29-year-old woman had a routine chest X-ray as part of a routine examination. The chest X-ray showed pulmonary nodules. She was diagnosed as having bacterial pneumonia even though she had no symptoms and was treated with ampicillin orally. A chest X-ray was repeated 12 days later as follow-up which showed an increase in the nodules. She continued to be asymptomatic and had a normal lung examination. Her complete blood count revealed a normal white blood cell count and her anti-human immunodeficiency virus test was normal...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Dermal myiasis caused by the flesh fly, parasarcophaga (liosarcophaga) dux (thomson, 1869) (diptera: sarcophagidae) at the site of a malignant melanoma: a case report.
DERMAL MYIASIS CAUSED BY THE FLESH FLY, PARASARCOPHAGA (LIOSARCOPHAGA) DUX (THOMSON, 1869) (DIPTERA: SARCOPHAGIDAE) AT THE SITE OF A MALIGNANT MELANOMA: A CASE REPORT. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Jan;48(1):184-8 Authors: Chiewchanvit S, Chaithong U, Sanit S, Samerjai C, Sukontason K Abstract Dermal myiasis due to the flesh fly has not been commonly reported in Thailand. A 64-year-old man came to the hospital with a 6-month history of a black tumor on the dorsum of the right great toe. The tumor was biopsied and determined to be a malignant melanoma. Second insta...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Fatal honey poisoning in southwest china: a case series of 31 cases.
FATAL HONEY POISONING IN SOUTHWEST CHINA: A CASE SERIES OF 31 CASES. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Jan;48(1):189-96 Authors: Zhang Q, Chen X, Chen S, Ye Y, Luo J, Li J, Yu S, Liu H, Liu Z Abstract Honey poisoning cases occur in southwestern China. In this case series, we attempted to determine the symptoms and causes of honey poisoning from 2007 to 2012 in southwestern China. We also conducted a quantitative melissopalynological analysis of honey samples. During the study period, 31 honey poisoning cases occurred in the study location, all during July to August. A...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

An outbreak of tetrodotoxin poisoning from consuming horseshoe crabs in sabah.
AN OUTBREAK OF TETRODOTOXIN POISONING FROM CONSUMING HORSESHOE CRABS IN SABAH. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Jan;48(1):197-203 Authors: Suleiman M, Muhammad J, Jelip J, William T, Chua TH Abstract The horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda) is consumed by those residing near the coastal areas of Kota Marudu District in Malaysia, as it is considered a delicacy. During June to August, 2011 thirty cases of tetrodotoxin poisoning were reported from Kota Marudu District following ingestion of horseshoe crabs caught in Kota Marudu Bay. The purpose of this study is...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Healthcare-associated infections at selected hospitals in thailand.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), all-cause mortality, document the bacterial pathogens isolated in HAIs, and determine the risk factors associated with HAIs and all-cause mortality at selected hospitals in Thailand. A survey with a total time frame of 10 days was conducted at selected 50 hospitals across Thailand during January 2014: 19 primary government hospitals, 15 secondary government hospitals, 13 tertiary government hospitals, 2 private hospitals and 1 government university hospital. Of 15,475 cases reviewed, 688 patients had 791 HAIs (1.1 HAI per infected pati...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Risky sexual behavior among out-of-school thai and non-thai youth in urban chiang mai, thailand.
RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AMONG OUT-OF-SCHOOL THAI AND NON-THAI YOUTH IN URBAN CHIANG MAI, THAILAND. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Jan;48(1):213-26 Authors: Musumari PM, Tangmunkongvorakul A, Srithanaviboonchai K, Manoyosa V, Tarnkehard S, Techasrivichien T, Suguimoto SP, Ono-Kihara M, Kihara M, Chariyalertsak S Abstract Out-of-school youth in Thailand engage in risky sexual behavior that puts them at risk for contracting HIV infection and can have other negative sexual reproductive health outcomes. No study has examined risky sexual behaviors and compared them betwee...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Mediation effects of overcommitment on effort, reward, insomnia, and well-being as moderated by gender, age, and job position.
This study aimed to detect the mediation effect of over-commitment between occupational stress, insomnia, and well-being; and the moderating role of gender, age and job position are also to be analyzed. One thousand six hundred eighteen valid samples were recruited from electronic manufacturing service industry in Hunan Province, China. All the data were collected by selfrated questionnaires after written consent. This paper introduced Effort-Reward- Insomnia-Well-being model, and it was fitted and validated through the structural equation model analysis. The results of single factor correlation analysis indicated that the...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Enhancement of learning on sample size calculation with a smartphone application: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.
This study compared levels of understanding of sample size calculations for research studies between participants attending a lecture only versus lecture combined with using a smartphone application to calculate sample sizes, to explore factors affecting level of post-test score after training sample size calculation, and to investigate participants’ attitude toward a sample size application. A cluster-randomized controlled trial involving a number of health institutes in Thailand was carried out from October 2014 to March 2015. A total of 673 professional participants were enrolled and randomly allocated to one of two g...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Factors related to tooth loss among industrial workers in phathum thani, thailand.
FACTORS RELATED TO TOOTH LOSS AMONG INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN PHATHUM THANI, THAILAND. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Jan;48(1):253-64 Authors: Jaaidee J, Chatrchaiwiwatana S, Ratanasiri A Abstract Tooth loss is an important oral health problem among Thai people. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of and factors associated with tooth loss among Thai industrial workers in order to apply preventive oral health programs to this population. The study consisted of 1,500 adults working in Nava Nakorn Industrial Estate, Pathum Thani Province, Thailan...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research