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Publication Open Access Acute Renal Failure in Patients with Severe Falciparum Malaria: Using the WHO 2006 and RIFLE Criteria(2013) Vipa Thanachartwet; วิภา ธนาชาติเวทย์; Varunee Desakorn; วารุณี เทศะกรณ์; Duangjai Sahassananda; ดวงใจ สหัสสานนท์; Kyaw Win, Ko Ko Yazar; Thanom Supaporn; Vipa Thanachartwet; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Department of Clinical Tropical MedicineThere are limited data on the application of the RIFLE criteria among patients with severe malaria. This retrospective study was conducted by reviewing 257 medical records of adult hospitalized patients with severe falciparum malaria at the Mae... Sot General Hospital, Tak province in the northern part of Thailand. The aims of this study were to determine the incidence of acute renal failure (ARF) in patients with severe falciparum malaria and its association with RRT as well as in-hospitalPublication Open Access Patient satisfaction with Hearth services at the Out patient Department Clinic of Wangmamyen Community Hospital, Sakeao province, Thailand(2007) Ny Net; Santhat Sermsri; Jiraporn Chompikul; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health DevelopmentThis cross-sectional study was conducted to assess patients satislaction with health services at the outpatient department (oPD) clinic of wangnumyen Community Hospital, sakaeo province, Thailand, and to determine the association between... satisfaction and explanatory factors. Suggestions anci comments from the patients were also revealed in this study. Using a structured questionnaire, data were derived from 236 patients consuming the opD clinic services' Descriptive statistics were usedPublication Open Access Prevalence and associating factors of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertension: a nation-wide study(2016) Rungroj Krittayaphong; Ram Rangsin; Bandit Thinkhamrop; Hurst, Cameron; Suthee Rattanamongkolgul; Nintita Sripaiboonkij; Ahthit Yindeengam; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Division of Cardiologyvisiting 831 public hospitals in Thailand was conducted between 2011 and 2012 to evaluate status of standard care in hypertensive patients visiting public Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) hospitals. Inclusion criteria were hypertensive patients...Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia and increases risk of ischemic stroke. Data on the prevalence of AF in Thailand is lacking especially in patients with hypertension. The objectives of this study were to determinePublication Open Access Estimating the effectiveness of isolation and decolonization measures in reducing transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospital general wards.(2013-06-01) Worby, Colin J.; Jeyaratnam, Dakshika; Robotham, Julie V.; Kypraios, Theodore; O’Neill, Philip D.; Angelis, Daniela De; French, Gary; Cooper, Ben S.; O’Neill, Philip D.; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit.Infection control for hospital pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) often takes the form of a package of interventions, including the use of patient isolation and decolonization treatment. Such interventions... of isolation and decolonization measures in reducing MRSA transmission in hospital general wards. Prospectively collected MRSA surveillance data from 10 general wards at Guy's and St. Thomas' hospitals, London, United Kingdom, in 2006-2007 were usedPublication Open Access Evaluation of multiplex PCR with enhanced spore germination for detection of clostridium difficile from stool samples of the hospitalized patients.(2013) Surang Chankhamhaengdecha; Piyapong Hadpanus; Amornrat Aroonnual; Puriya Ngamwongsatit; Darunee Chotiprasitsakul; Piriyaporn Chongtrakool; Tavan Janvilisri; Mahidol University. Faculty of Science. Department of Biology; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science.; Mahidol University. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Department of Clinical Sciences and Public Health.; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital. Department of Medicine.; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital. Department of Pathology.; Mahidol University. Faculty of Science. Department of Biochemistry.. difficile in fecal samples from hospitalized patients. The most optimal condition was the non-selective enrichment at 37 °C for 1 h in brain heart infusion broth supplemented with taurocholate, followed by the multiplex PCR. The detection limit after sample... processing was shown as being 5 spores per gram of fecal sample. Two hundred and thirty-eight fecal samples collected from the University affiliated hospital were analyzed by the enrichment multiplex PCR procedure. The results suggested that the combinationPublication Open Access A Thailand case study based on quantitative assessment: does a national lead agency make a difference in pre-hospital care development in middle income countries?(2014) Paibul Suriyawongpaisal; Wichai Aekplakorn; Rassamee Tansirisithikul; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital. Department of Community Medicinetransferred to hospitals in contrast to the scenarios in the U.S. systems which may probably be due to different payment mechanism. Relying on circumstantial evidences, we identified probable stagnation in pre-hospital care coverage for patients visiting... room for improvement of pre-hospital care systems such as increasing coverage, more equitable distribution of the coverage, faster response times, especially for patients with critical code, information system, cost-effectiveness study as wellPublication Open Access A case report of intravenous posaconazole in hepatic and renal impairment patient with invasive Aspergillus terreus infection: safety and role of therapeutic drug monitoring(2017) Pitchaya Dilokpattanamongkol; Panadda Panusitthikorn; Rasda Boonprasert; Methee Chayakulkeeree; Porpon Rotjanapan; Mahidol University. Faculty of Pharmacy. Department of Pharmacy; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital. Department of Pharmacy; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital. Clinical Toxicology Laboratory, Siriraj Poison Control Center; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital. Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine.; Mahidol University. Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital. Division of Infectious DiseasesBackground: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a fatal infectious complication among immunocompromised patients. Aspergillus terreus, the fourth common species can be difficult to treat due to a unique resistance pattern. To date, there has been... no report on safety and dose adjustment when intravenous posaconazole is selected in hepatic and renal impairment patient. We present a rare case of intravenous posaconazole use in a hepatic and renal impairment patient with invasive A. terreus pulmonaryPublication Open Access Prevalence and associated factors of non-uptake of human immunodeficiency virus testing of tuberculosis patients in Thailand(2015) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health DevelopmentThe aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and associated factors of non-uptake of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing by tuberculosis hospital patients in Thailand. In 2014, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 425... tuberculosis (TB) patients from 42 public hospitals (21 provincial and 21 district hospitals), in 21 provinces, from all four regions in Thailand. All new TB and new retreatment patients were interviewed within one month of anti-tuberculosis treatmentPublication Open Access Assessment of patient satisfaction at a traditional medicine hospital in Nepal(2012) Aroonsri Mongkolchati; Cheerawit Rattanapan; Somsak Wongsawass; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health DevelopmentThis cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted regarding patient satisfaction with outpatient department (OPD) services at Naradevi Ayurveda hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. A structured questionnaire was administered to 296 patients attending... of the respondents (74.7%) had low level of satisfaction, and 25.3% of them had a high level of satisfaction. Other selected variables such as distance from home to hospital, long waiting time, adequate length of service hours of the OPD and actual expectationsPublication Open Access Diagnostic accuracy of peripheral venous lactate and the 2009 WHO warning signs for identifying severe dengue in Thai adults: a prospective observational study(2016) Vipa Thanachartwet; Anan Wattanathum; Oer-areemitr, Nittha; Akanitt Jittmittraphap; Duangjai Sahassananda; Chalida Monpassorn; Manoon Surabotsophon; Varunee Desakorn; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Department of Clinical Tropical Medicineevaluated individuals hospitalized for dengue who were admitted to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Thailand between May 2013 and January 2015. Blood samples to evaluate PVL levels were collected at admission and every 24 h until the patient exhibited.... This biomarker may facilitate early recognition and timely treatment of patients with severe dengue, which may reduce dengue-related mortality and hospital burden.