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1. Burkholderia pseudomallei Antibodies in Children, Cambodia

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Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Ngoun Pheaktra, Hor Putchhat, Lina Sin, Bun Sen, Varun Kumar, Sayan Langla, Sharon J. Peacock, and Nicholas P. Day

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Burkholderia pseudomallei, Cambodia, environmental sampling, melioidosis, seropositivity, dispatch, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

Antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei were detected in 16% of children in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This organism was isolated from 30% of rice paddies in the surrounding vicinity. Despite the lack of reported indigenous cases, melioidosis is likely to occur in Cambodia.

Published
2008
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2. Clinical Diagnosis and Geographic Distribution of Leptospirosis, Thailand

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Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Nisa Sirisukkarn, Prayad Daengsupa, Prangyong Sakaraserane, Amornwadee Sangkakam, Wirongrong Chierakul, Lee D. Smythe, Meegan L. Symonds, Michael F. Dohnt, Andrew T. Slack, Nicholas P. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock

Subjects
Leptospirosis, clinical diagnosis, positive predictive accuracy, geographic distribution, Thailand, dispatch, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

We defined the positive predictive accuracy of a hospital-based clinical diagnosis of leptospirosis in 9 provinces across Thailand. Of 700 suspected cases, 143 (20%) were confirmed by laboratory testing. Accuracy of clinical diagnosis varied from 0% to 50% between the provinces and was highest during the rainy season. Most confirmed cases occurred in the north and northeast regions of the country.

Published
2007
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