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2. Passive transfer of scrub typhus plasma to patients with AIDS: a descriptive clinical study
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Watt, G., Kantipong, P., Jongsakul, K., de Souza, M., and Burnouf, T.
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- 2001
3. Hand rash in trichinosis
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Walsh, D. S., Jongsakul, K., and Watt, G.
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- 2001
4. Azithromycin Combination Therapy with Artesunate or Quinine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Adults: A Randomized, Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Thailand
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Noedl, H., primary, Krudsood, S., additional, Chalermratana, K., additional, Silachamroon, U., additional, Leowattana, W., additional, Tangpukdee, N., additional, Looareesuwan, S., additional, Miller, R. S., additional, Fukuda, M., additional, Jongsakul, K., additional, Sriwichai, S., additional, Rowan, J., additional, Bhattacharyya, H., additional, Ohrt, C., additional, and Knirsch, C., additional
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- 2006
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5. Comparative pharmacokinetics and effect kinetics of orally administered artesunate in healthy volunteers and patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria.
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Teja-Isavadharm, P, primary, Keeratithakul, G, additional, Sirisopana, N, additional, Luesutthiviboon, L, additional, Watt, G, additional, Eamsila, C, additional, Jongsakul, K, additional, Brewer, T G, additional, Kyle, D E, additional, and Li, Q, additional
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- 2001
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6. Orientia tsutsugamushi in peripheral white blood cells of patients with acute scrub typhus.
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Walsh, D S, primary, Watt, G, additional, Jongsakul, K, additional, Kantipong, P, additional, and Myint, K S, additional
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- 2001
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7. Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Does Not Influence the Clinical Severity of Scrub Typhus
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Kantipong, P., primary, Watt, G., additional, Jongsakul, K., additional, and Choenchitra, C., additional
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- 1996
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8. Rapid assessment of health needs and medical response after the tsunami in Thailand, 2004-2005.
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Güereña-Burgueño F, Jongsakul K, Smith BL, Ittiverakul M, Chiravaratanond O, Güereña-Burgueño, Fernando, Jongsakul, Krisada, Smith, Bryan L, Ittiverakul, Mali, and Chiravaratanond, Orapan
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On December 26, 2004, an earthquake triggered a massive tsunami in the Indian Ocean, causing an estimated 183,172 deaths and 40,320 missing in 12 countries. In Thailand, six provinces (Krabi, Phang-Nga, Phuket, Ranong, Satun, and Trang) were affected. U.S. government agencies delivered emergency medical assistance from December 30, 2004, to January 6, 2005. A team from the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences conducted a rapid health and needs assessment in southern Thailand. Twelve hospitals were referral centers for tsunami-related medical care. None of the hospitals had been damaged during the tsunami; all activated mass casualty plans. As of October 2005, 5,395 deaths were confirmed and 2,817 individuals were missing. The response of the Thai government to the tsunami was rapid and effective in mitigating the health consequences among survivors and helped prioritize public health interventions and the diversion of U.S. assistance to areas with greater need for international emergency humanitarian assistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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9. Performance of a dot blot immunoassay for the rapid diagnosis of scrub typhus in a longitudinal case series.
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Watt G, Strickman D, Kantipong P, Jongsakul K, Paxton H, Watt, G, Strickman, D, Kantipong, P, Jongsakul, K, and Paxton, H
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A rapid dipstick test for scrub typhus was prospectively evaluated in Chiangrai, northern Thailand. Sera from 162 patients with fever of unclear etiology were tested by a dot blot immunoassay using two different antigen concentrations. Dipsticks coated with lower concentration of antigen lacked sensitivity compared with the indirect immunoperoxidase test. Dipsticks with higher antigen concentration had increased sensitivity that was equivalent to that of the immunoperoxidase test. By increasing the antigen concentration on the dipstick, sensitivity increased from 67% to 100%, positive predictive value increased from 90% to 93%, and negative predictive value rose from 92% to 100%. The specificity of both antigen concentrations was 98%. This study establishes that scrub typhus can be confirmed serologically by use of a dipstick assay and that serodiagnosis can be effectively tailored to a target population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1998
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10. A pilot study of N-acetylcysteine as adjunctive therapy for severe malaria
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Ruangvirayuth, R., Watt, G., and Jongsakul, K.
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Background: The case fatality rate of severe malaria remains unacceptably high. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a safe compound that inhibits tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and impedes cytoadherence, both of which have been implicated in the pathogenesis of malaria complications.Aim: To evaluate NAC as adjunctive therapy in severe malaria.Design: A placebo-controlled, double-blind prospective study, with serum lactate level as the principal objective measure of response.Methods: Thirty adult males with severe, quinine-treated malaria received either 300 mg/kg of NAC or placebo, over 20 h.Results: Serum lactate levels normalized twice as quickly after NAC (median 21 h, 95%CI 12-36 h) as after placebo (median 42 h, 95%CI 30-84 h; p=0.002, Mann-Whitney U test). Twenty-four hours after admission, 10/15 (67%) NAC-group patients but only 3/15 (20%) placebo-group patients had normal lactate concentrations (p=0.01, Fisher exact test). NAC-treated patients could be switched from intravenous to oral therapy earlier than individuals who received placebo (42 h vs. 51 h after admission) but the difference was not significant (p=0.28, Mann-Whitney U test).Discussion: NAC's mechanism of action in malaria is unclear, since it did not markedly alter plasma cytokine profiles. Trials of NAC adjunctive therapy for complicated malaria, with mortality as an endpoint, appear to be warranted.
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- 2002
11. HIV-1 suppression during acute scrub-typhus infection.
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Watt G, Kantipong P, de Souza M, Chanbancherd P, Jongsakul K, Ruangweerayud R, Loomis-Price LD, Polonis V, Myint KS, Birx DL, Brown AE, and Krishna S
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- 2000
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12. The parasite intraerythrocytic cycle and human circadian cycle are coupled during malaria infection.
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Motta FC, McGoff K, Moseley RC, Cho CY, Kelliher CM, Smith LM, Ortiz MS, Leman AR, Campione SA, Devos N, Chaorattanakawee S, Uthaimongkol N, Kuntawunginn W, Thongpiam C, Thamnurak C, Arsanok M, Wojnarski M, Vanchayangkul P, Boonyalai N, Smith PL, Spring MD, Jongsakul K, Chuang I, Harer J, and Haase SB
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- Humans, Mice, Animals, Host-Parasite Interactions, Parasites, Malaria parasitology, Plasmodium genetics, Malaria, Vivax
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During infections with the malaria parasites Plasmodium vivax , patients exhibit rhythmic fevers every 48 h. These fever cycles correspond with the time the parasites take to traverse the intraerythrocytic cycle (IEC). In other Plasmodium species that infect either humans or mice, the IEC is likely guided by a parasite-intrinsic clock [Rijo-Ferreira et al. , Science 368 , 746-753 (2020); Smith et al ., Science 368 , 754-759 (2020)], suggesting that intrinsic clock mechanisms may be a fundamental feature of malaria parasites. Moreover, because Plasmodium cycle times are multiples of 24 h, the IECs may be coordinated with the host circadian clock(s). Such coordination could explain the synchronization of the parasite population in the host and enable alignment of IEC and circadian cycle phases. We utilized an ex vivo culture of whole blood from patients infected with P. vivax to examine the dynamics of the host circadian transcriptome and the parasite IEC transcriptome. Transcriptome dynamics revealed that the phases of the host circadian cycle and the parasite IEC are correlated across multiple patients, showing that the cycles are phase coupled. In mouse model systems, host-parasite cycle coupling appears to provide a selective advantage for the parasite. Thus, understanding how host and parasite cycles are coupled in humans could enable antimalarial therapies that disrupt this coupling.
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- 2023
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13. Understanding work-related travel and its relation to malaria occurrence in Thailand using geospatial maximum entropy modelling.
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Memarsadeghi N, Stewart K, Li Y, Sornsakrin S, Uthaimongkol N, Kuntawunginn W, Pidtana K, Raseebut C, Wojnarski M, Jongsakul K, Jearakul D, Waters N, Spring M, and Takala-Harrison S
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- Humans, Thailand epidemiology, Entropy, Rubber, Plasmodium vivax, Travel, Risk Factors, Malaria, Vivax epidemiology, Malaria epidemiology, Malaria, Falciparum epidemiology
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Background: Estimating malaria risk associated with work locations and travel across a region provides local health officials with information useful to mitigate possible transmission paths of malaria as well as understand the risk of exposure for local populations. This study investigates malaria exposure risk by analysing the spatial pattern of malaria cases (primarily Plasmodium vivax) in Ubon Ratchathani and Sisaket provinces of Thailand, using an ecological niche model and machine learning to estimate the species distribution of P. vivax malaria and compare the resulting niche areas with occupation type, work locations, and work-related travel routes., Methods: A maximum entropy model was trained to estimate the distribution of P. vivax malaria for a period between January 2019 and April 2020, capturing estimated malaria occurrence for these provinces. A random simulation workflow was developed to make region-based case data usable for the machine learning approach. This workflow was used to generate a probability surface for the ecological niche regions. The resulting niche regions were analysed by occupation type, home and work locations, and work-related travel routes to determine the relationship between these variables and malaria occurrence. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test was used to understand the relationship between predicted malaria occurrence and occupation type., Results: The MaxEnt (full name) model indicated a higher occurrence of P. vivax malaria in forested areas especially along the Thailand-Cambodia border. The ANOVA results showed a statistically significant difference between average malaria risk values predicted from the ecological niche model for rubber plantation workers and farmers, the two main occupation groups in the study. The rubber plantation workers were found to be at higher risk of exposure to malaria than farmers in Ubon Ratchathani and Sisaket provinces of Thailand., Conclusion: The results from this study point to occupation-related factors such as work location and the routes travelled to work, being risk factors in malaria occurrence and possible contributors to transmission among local populations., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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- 2023
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14. Clinical evaluation of the BioFire Global Fever Panel for the identification of malaria, leptospirosis, chikungunya, and dengue from whole blood: a prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study.
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Manabe YC, Betz J, Jackson O, Asoala V, Bazan I, Blair PW, Chang A, Chusri S, Crump JA, Edgel KA, Faix DJ, Fernandez S, Fox AT, Garcia JA, Grogl M, Hansen EA, Heang V, House SL, Jongsakul K, Kaburise MB, Klungthong C, Lamorde M, Letizia AG, Lorenzana I, Luy M, Maro VP, Mores CN, Myers CA, Oduro AR, Parham L, Porzucek AJ, Prouty M, Rabiger DS, Rubach MP, Siles C, Silva M, Ukachu C, Waitumbi JN, Phillips CL, and Jones BW
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Fever, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Young Adult, Chikungunya Fever, Chikungunya virus, Dengue, Leptospirosis, Malaria, Plasmodium
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Background: Acute febrile illness is a common presentation for patients at hospitals globally. Assays that can diagnose a variety of common pathogens in blood could help to establish a diagnosis for targeted disease management. We aimed to evaluate the performance of the BioFire Global Fever Panel (GF Panel), a multiplex nucleic acid amplification test performed on whole blood specimens run on the BioFire FilmArray System, in the diagnosis of several pathogens that cause acute febrile illness., Methods: We did a prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study to evaluate the GF Panel. Consenting adults and children older than 6 months presenting with fever in the previous 2 days were enrolled consecutively in sub-Saharan Africa (Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), southeast Asia (Cambodia, Thailand), central and South America (Honduras, Peru), and the USA (Washington, DC; St Louis, MO). We assessed the performance of six analytes (chikungunya virus, dengue virus [serotypes 1-4], Leptospira spp, Plasmodium spp, Plasmodium falciparum, and Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale) on the GF Panel. The performance of the GF Panel was assessed using comparator PCR assays with different primers followed by bidirectional sequencing on nucleic acid extracts from the same specimen. We calculated the positive percent agreement and negative percent agreement of the GF Panel with respect to the comparator assays. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02968355., Findings: From March 26, 2018, to Sept 30, 2019, 1965 participants were enrolled at ten sites worldwide. Of the 1875 participants with analysable results, 980 (52·3%) were female and the median age was 22 years (range 0-100). At least one analyte was detected in 657 (35·0%) of 1875 specimens. The GF Panel had a positive percent agreement for the six analytes evaluated as follows: chikungunya virus 100% (95% CI 86·3-100), dengue virus 94·0% (90·6-96·5), Leptospira spp 93·8% (69·8-99·8), Plasmodium spp 98·3% (96·3-99·4), P falciparum 92·7% (88·8-95·6), and P vivax or P ovale 92·7% (86·7-96·6). The GF Panel had a negative percent agreement equal to or greater than 99·2% (98·6-99·6) for all analytes., Interpretation: This 1 h sample-to-answer, molecular device can detect common causative agents of acute febrile illness with excellent positive percent agreement and negative percent agreement directly in whole blood. The targets of the assay are prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions globally, and the assay could help to provide both public health surveillance and individual diagnoses., Funding: BioFire Defense, Joint Project Manager for Medical Countermeasure Systems and US Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests OJ, BWJ, CLP, and DSR are employees of the study sponsor (BioFire Defense). All other authors declare no competing interests., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2022
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15. Civilian-military malaria outbreak response in Thailand: an example of multi-stakeholder engagement for malaria elimination.
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Roh ME, Lausatianragit K, Chaitaveep N, Jongsakul K, Sudathip P, Raseebut C, Tabprasit S, Nonkaew P, Spring M, Arsanok M, Boonyarangka P, Sriwichai S, Sai-Ngam P, Chaisatit C, Pokpong P, Prempree P, Rossi S, Feldman M, Wojnarski M, Bennett A, Gosling R, Jearakul D, Lausatianragit W, Smith PL, Martin NJ, Lover AA, and Fukuda MM
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- Disease Outbreaks, Malaria, Falciparum epidemiology, Malaria, Vivax epidemiology, Military Personnel statistics & numerical data, Plasmodium falciparum isolation & purification, Plasmodium vivax isolation & purification, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Thailand epidemiology, Disease Eradication organization & administration, Malaria, Falciparum prevention & control, Malaria, Vivax prevention & control, Stakeholder Participation
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Background: In April 2017, the Thai Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) was alerted to a potential malaria outbreak among civilians and military personnel in Sisaket Province, a highly forested area bordering Cambodia. The objective of this study was to present findings from the joint civilian-military outbreak response., Methods: A mixed-methods approach was used to assess risk factors among cases reported during the 2017 Sisaket malaria outbreak. Routine malaria surveillance data from January 2013 to March 2018 obtained from public and military medical reporting systems and key informant interviews (KIIs) (n = 72) were used to develop hypotheses about potential factors contributing to the outbreak. Joint civilian-military response activities included entomological surveys, mass screen and treat (MSAT) and vector control campaigns, and scale-up of the "1-3-7" reactive case detection approach among civilians alongside a pilot "1-3-7" study conducted by the Royal Thai Army (RTA)., Results: Between May-July 2017, the monthly number of MoPH-reported cases surpassed the epidemic threshold. Outbreak cases detected through the MoPH mainly consisted of Thai males (87%), working as rubber tappers (62%) or military/border police (15%), and Plasmodium vivax infections (73%). Compared to cases from the previous year (May-July 2016), outbreak cases were more likely to be rubber tappers (OR = 14.89 [95% CI: 5.79-38.29]; p < 0.001) and infected with P. vivax (OR=2.32 [1.27-4.22]; p = 0.006). Themes from KIIs were congruent with findings from routine surveillance data. Though limited risk factor information was available from military cases, findings from RTA's "1-3-7" study indicated transmission was likely occurring outside military bases. Data from entomological surveys and MSAT campaigns support this hypothesis, as vectors were mostly exophagic and parasite prevalence from MSAT campaigns was very low (range: 0-0.7% by PCR/microscopy)., Conclusions: In 2017, an outbreak of mainly P. vivax occurred in Sisaket Province, affecting mainly military and rubber tappers. Vector control use was limited to the home/military barracks, indicating that additional interventions were needed during high-risk forest travel periods. Importantly, this outbreak catalyzed joint civilian-military collaborations and integration of the RTA into the national malaria elimination strategy (NMES). The Sisaket outbreak response serves as an example of how civilian and military public health systems can collaborate to advance national malaria elimination goals in Southeast Asia and beyond., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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- 2021
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16. Molecular Detection of Mutations in the Propeller Domain of Kelch 13 and pfmdr1 Copy Number Variation in Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from Thailand Collected from 2002 to 2007.
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Chaisatit C, Sai-Ngam P, Thaloengsok S, Sriwichai S, Jongsakul K, Fukuda M, Spring M, Wojnarski M, Waters N, Lertsethtakarn P, and Vesely BA
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- Drug Resistance, Humans, Malaria, Falciparum epidemiology, Thailand epidemiology, DNA Copy Number Variations genetics, Malaria, Falciparum parasitology, Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins genetics, Plasmodium falciparum genetics
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We determined the prevalence of Kelch 13 mutations and pfmdr1 copy number in samples collected from the Thailand-Myanmar border, the Thailand-Cambodia border, and southern Thailand from 2002 to 2007. C580Y was the most prevalent in Trat (Thailand-Cambodia border) and Ranong (Thailand-Myanmar border) at 42% (24/57) and 13% (6/48), respectively. Less predominant mutations were also identified including R539T (7%, 4/57) and Y493H (2%, 1/57) in Trat, P574L (6%, 3/48) and P553L (2%, 1/48) in Ranong, and N537I and D452E (7%, 1/15) in Sangkhlaburi (Thailand-Myanmar border). Samples from Mae sot (33%, 11/33) harbored the highest percentage of multiple pfmdr1 copies, followed by Trat (18%, 10/57), Chiang Dao in 2003 (13%, 4/30), Phang Nga (5%, 2/44), and Chiang Dao in 2002 (4%, 1/26). This retrospective study provides geographic diversity of K13 and pfmdr1 copies and the emergence of these molecular markers in Thailand, an important background information for future surveillance in the region.
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- 2021
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17. Plasmodium falciparum phenotypic and genotypic resistance profile during the emergence of Piperaquine resistance in Northeastern Thailand.
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Boonyalai N, Thamnurak C, Sai-Ngam P, Ta-Aksorn W, Arsanok M, Uthaimongkol N, Sundrakes S, Chattrakarn S, Chaisatit C, Praditpol C, Fagnark W, Kirativanich K, Chaorattanakawee S, Vanachayangkul P, Lertsethtakarn P, Gosi P, Utainnam D, Rodkvamtook W, Kuntawunginn W, Vesely BA, Spring MD, Fukuda MM, Lanteri C, Walsh D, Saunders DL, Smith PL, Wojnarski M, Sirisopana N, Waters NC, Jongsakul K, and Gaywee J
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Antimalarials administration & dosage, Antimalarials therapeutic use, Artemisinins administration & dosage, Artemisinins therapeutic use, DNA Copy Number Variations, DNA, Protozoan genetics, Drug Therapy, Combination, Endemic Diseases, Female, Genetic Association Studies, Genotype, Haplotypes genetics, Humans, Malaria, Falciparum epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Parasitemia drug therapy, Parasitemia epidemiology, Plasmodium falciparum genetics, Plasmodium falciparum growth & development, Plasmodium falciparum isolation & purification, Protozoan Proteins genetics, Protozoan Proteins physiology, Quinolines administration & dosage, Quinolines therapeutic use, Thailand epidemiology, Young Adult, Antimalarials pharmacology, Drug Resistance genetics, Malaria, Falciparum drug therapy, Plasmodium falciparum drug effects, Quinolines pharmacology
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Malaria remains a public health problem in Thailand, especially along its borders where highly mobile populations can contribute to persistent transmission. This study aimed to determine resistant genotypes and phenotypes of 112 Plasmodium falciparum isolates from patients along the Thai-Cambodia border during 2013-2015. The majority of parasites harbored a pfmdr1-Y184F mutation. A single pfmdr1 copy number had CVIET haplotype of amino acids 72-76 of pfcrt and no pfcytb mutations. All isolates had a single pfk13 point mutation (R539T, R539I, or C580Y), and increased % survival in the ring-stage survival assay (except for R539I). Multiple copies of pfpm2 and pfcrt-F145I were detected in 2014 (12.8%) and increased to 30.4% in 2015. Parasites containing either multiple pfpm2 copies with and without pfcrt-F145I or a single pfpm2 copy with pfcrt-F145I exhibited elevated IC
90 values of piperaquine. Collectively, the emergence of these resistance patterns in Thailand near Cambodia border mirrored the reports of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment failures in the adjacent province of Cambodia, Oddar Meanchey, suggesting a migration of parasites across the border. As malaria elimination efforts ramp up in Southeast Asia, host nations militaries and other groups in border regions need to coordinate the proposed interventions.- Published
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18. Prevalence of CYP2D6 Genotypes and Predicted Phenotypes in a Cohort of Cambodians at High Risk for Infections with Plasmodium vivax .
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Spring MD, Lon C, Sok S, Sea D, Wojnarski M, Chann S, Kuntawunginn W, Kheang Heng T, Nou S, Arsanok M, Sriwichai S, Vanachayangkul P, Lin JT, Manning JE, Jongsakul K, Pichyangkul S, Satharath P, Smith PL, Dysoley L, Saunders DL, and Waters NC
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- Artemisinins therapeutic use, Asian People genetics, Cambodia, Drug Therapy, Combination, Endemic Diseases, Gene Frequency, Genotype, Humans, Pharmacogenomic Variants, Phenotype, Plasmodium vivax, Polymorphism, Genetic, Quinolines therapeutic use, Recurrence, Treatment Failure, Antimalarials therapeutic use, Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 genetics, Malaria, Vivax drug therapy, Primaquine therapeutic use
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Clinical failure of primaquine (PQ) has been demonstrated in people with CYP450 2D6 genetic polymorphisms that result in reduced or no enzyme activity. The distribution of CYP2D6 genotypes and predicted phenotypes in the Cambodian population is not well described. Surveys in other Asian countries have shown an approximate 50% prevalence of the reduced activity CYP2D6 allele *10, which could translate into increased risk of PQ radical cure failure and repeated relapses, making interruption of transmission and malaria elimination difficult to achieve. We determined CYP2D6 genotypes from 96 volunteers from Oddor Meanchey Province, Cambodia, an area endemic for Plasmodium vivax . We found a 54.2% frequency of the *10 allele, but in approximately half of our subjects, it was paired with a normal activity allele, either *1 or *2. The prevalence of *5, a null allele, was 9.4%. Overall predicted phenotype percentages were normal metabolizers, 46%; intermediate metabolizers, 52%; and poor metabolizers, 1%.
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- 2020
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19. Strains used in whole organism Plasmodium falciparum vaccine trials differ in genome structure, sequence, and immunogenic potential.
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Moser KA, Drábek EF, Dwivedi A, Stucke EM, Crabtree J, Dara A, Shah Z, Adams M, Li T, Rodrigues PT, Koren S, Phillippy AM, Munro JB, Ouattara A, Sparklin BC, Dunning Hotopp JC, Lyke KE, Sadzewicz L, Tallon LJ, Spring MD, Jongsakul K, Lon C, Saunders DL, Ferreira MU, Nyunt MM, Laufer MK, Travassos MA, Sauerwein RW, Takala-Harrison S, Fraser CM, Sim BKL, Hoffman SL, Plowe CV, and Silva JC
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- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, Clinical Trials as Topic statistics & numerical data, Genome, Protozoan, Humans, Malaria Vaccines immunology, Plasmodium falciparum genetics, Immunogenicity, Vaccine, Malaria Vaccines genetics, Plasmodium falciparum immunology, Polymorphism, Genetic
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Background: Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) whole-organism sporozoite vaccines have been shown to provide significant protection against controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) in clinical trials. Initial CHMI studies showed significantly higher durable protection against homologous than heterologous strains, suggesting the presence of strain-specific vaccine-induced protection. However, interpretation of these results and understanding of their relevance to vaccine efficacy have been hampered by the lack of knowledge on genetic differences between vaccine and CHMI strains, and how these strains are related to parasites in malaria endemic regions., Methods: Whole genome sequencing using long-read (Pacific Biosciences) and short-read (Illumina) sequencing platforms was conducted to generate de novo genome assemblies for the vaccine strain, NF54, and for strains used in heterologous CHMI (7G8 from Brazil, NF166.C8 from Guinea, and NF135.C10 from Cambodia). The assemblies were used to characterize sequences in each strain relative to the reference 3D7 (a clone of NF54) genome. Strains were compared to each other and to a collection of clinical isolates (sequenced as part of this study or from public repositories) from South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia., Results: While few variants were detected between 3D7 and NF54, we identified tens of thousands of variants between NF54 and the three heterologous strains. These variants include SNPs, indels, and small structural variants that fall in regulatory and immunologically important regions, including transcription factors (such as PfAP2-L and PfAP2-G) and pre-erythrocytic antigens that may be key for sporozoite vaccine-induced protection. Additionally, these variants directly contributed to diversity in immunologically important regions of the genomes as detected through in silico CD8
+ T cell epitope predictions. Of all heterologous strains, NF135.C10 had the highest number of unique predicted epitope sequences when compared to NF54. Comparison to global clinical isolates revealed that these four strains are representative of their geographic origin despite long-term culture adaptation; of note, NF135.C10 is from an admixed population, and not part of recently formed subpopulations resistant to artemisinin-based therapies present in the Greater Mekong Sub-region., Conclusions: These results will assist in the interpretation of vaccine efficacy of whole-organism vaccines against homologous and heterologous CHMI.- Published
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20. Association of a Novel Mutation in the Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine Resistance Transporter With Decreased Piperaquine Sensitivity.
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Agrawal S, Moser KA, Morton L, Cummings MP, Parihar A, Dwivedi A, Shetty AC, Drabek EF, Jacob CG, Henrich PP, Parobek CM, Jongsakul K, Huy R, Spring MD, Lanteri CA, Chaorattanakawee S, Lon C, Fukuda MM, Saunders DL, Fidock DA, Lin JT, Juliano JJ, Plowe CV, Silva JC, and Takala-Harrison S
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- Artemisinins pharmacology, Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases genetics, Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases metabolism, Cambodia, DNA Copy Number Variations, DNA, Protozoan genetics, Genetic Loci, Genome-Wide Association Study, Genotyping Techniques, Humans, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Linkage Disequilibrium, Membrane Transport Proteins metabolism, Mutation, Plasmodium falciparum drug effects, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Proportional Hazards Models, Protozoan Proteins metabolism, Sensitivity and Specificity, Treatment Failure, Drug Resistance genetics, Membrane Transport Proteins genetics, Plasmodium falciparum genetics, Protozoan Proteins genetics, Quinolines pharmacology
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Background: Amplified copy number in the plasmepsin II/III genes within Plasmodium falciparum has been associated with decreased sensitivity to piperaquine. To examine this association and test whether additional loci might also contribute, we performed a genome-wide association study of ex vivo P. falciparum susceptibility to piperaquine., Methods: Plasmodium falciparum DNA from 183 samples collected primarily from Cambodia was genotyped at 33716 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Linear mixed models and random forests were used to estimate associations between parasite genotypes and piperaquine susceptibility. Candidate polymorphisms were evaluated for their association with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment outcomes in an independent dataset., Results: Single nucleotide polymorphisms on multiple chromosomes were associated with piperaquine 90% inhibitory concentrations (IC90) in a genome-wide analysis. Fine-mapping of genomic regions implicated in genome-wide analyses identified multiple SNPs in linkage disequilibrium with each other that were significantly associated with piperaquine IC90, including a novel mutation within the gene encoding the P. falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter, PfCRT. This mutation (F145I) was associated with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment failure after adjusting for the presence of amplified plasmepsin II/III, which was also associated with decreased piperaquine sensitivity., Conclusions: Our data suggest that, in addition to plasmepsin II/III copy number, other loci, including pfcrt, may also be involved in piperaquine resistance., (© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2017
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21. Ex vivo piperaquine resistance developed rapidly in Plasmodium falciparum isolates in northern Cambodia compared to Thailand.
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Chaorattanakawee S, Lon C, Jongsakul K, Gawee J, Sok S, Sundrakes S, Kong N, Thamnurak C, Chann S, Chattrakarn S, Praditpol C, Buathong N, Uthaimongkol N, Smith P, Sirisopana N, Huy R, Prom S, Fukuda MM, Bethell D, Walsh DS, Lanteri C, and Saunders D
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- Antigens, Protozoan analysis, Artemisinins pharmacology, Cambodia, Humans, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Mefloquine pharmacology, Parasitic Sensitivity Tests, Plasmodium falciparum isolation & purification, Protozoan Proteins analysis, Thailand, Antimalarials pharmacology, Drug Resistance, Plasmodium falciparum drug effects, Quinolines pharmacology
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Background: The recent dramatic decline in dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ) efficacy in northwestern Cambodia has raised concerns about the rapid spread of piperaquine resistance just as DHA-PPQ is being introduced as first-line therapy in neighbouring countries., Methods: Ex vivo parasite susceptibilities were tracked to determine the rate of progression of DHA, PPQ and mefloquine (MQ) resistance from sentinel sites on the Thai-Cambodian and Thai-Myanmar borders from 2010 to 2015. Immediate ex vivo (IEV) histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP-2) assays were used on fresh patient Plasmodium falciparum isolates to determine drug susceptibility profiles., Results: IEV HRP-2 assays detected the precipitous emergence of PPQ resistance in Cambodia beginning in 2013 when 40 % of isolates had an IC
90 greater than the upper limit of prior years, and this rate doubled to 80 % by 2015. In contrast, Thai-Myanmar isolates from 2013 to 14 remained PPQ-sensitive, while northeastern Thai isolates appeared to have an intermediate resistance profile. The opposite trend was observed for MQ where Cambodian isolates appeared to have a modest increase in overall sensitivity during the same period, with IC50 declining to median levels comparable to those found in Thailand. A significant association between increased PPQ IC50 and IC90 among Cambodian isolates with DHA-PPQ treatment failure was observed. Nearly all Cambodian and Thai isolates were deemed artemisinin resistant with a >1 % survival rate for DHA in the ring-stage assay (RSA), though there was no correlation among isolates to indicate cross-resistance between PPQ and artemisinins., Conclusions: Clinical DHA-PPQ failures appear to be associated with declines in the long-acting partner drug PPQ, though sensitivity appears to remain largely intact for now in western Thailand. Rapid progression of PPQ resistance associated with DHA-PPQ treatment failures in northern Cambodia limits drugs of choice in this region, and urgently requires alternative therapy. The temporary re-introduction of artesunate AS-MQ is the current response to PPQ resistance in this area, due to inverse MQ and PPQ resistance patterns. This will require careful monitoring for re-emergence of MQ resistance, and possible simultaneous resistance to all three drugs (AS, MQ and PPQ).- Published
- 2016
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22. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a closed colony of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).
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Payne KS, Novak JJ, Jongsakul K, Imerbsin R, Apisitsaowapa Y, Pavlin JA, and Hinds SB
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- Animals, Disease Outbreaks prevention & control, Male, Monkey Diseases epidemiology, Monkey Diseases pathology, Monkey Diseases prevention & control, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Tuberculosis epidemiology, Tuberculosis pathology, Tuberculosis prevention & control, Disease Outbreaks veterinary, Macaca mulatta microbiology, Monkey Diseases microbiology, Tuberculosis veterinary
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Mycobacterium infections in nonhuman primates can devastate the colonies and place human handlers at risk. Despite conservative measures to prevent exposure, infections occur even in closed colonies. Here we describe a recent case of M. tuberculosis within a closed colony of rhesus macaques at our Thailand facility and the procedures instituted to prevent subsequent infections. Investigation of the outbreak did not confirm the source of the infection, but even with intensive occupational safety measures in place, human contact remains the most likely possibility.
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- 2011
23. In vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of water extracts of Phyllanthus emblica, Terminalia chebula, and Terminalia bellerica.
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Pinmai K, Hiriote W, Soonthornchareonnon N, Jongsakul K, Sireeratawong S, and Tor-Udom S
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- Animals, Fruit, Malaria drug therapy, Mice, Mice, Inbred ICR, Phytotherapy, Plants, Medicinal, Terminalia classification, Water, Phyllanthus emblica chemistry, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Plasmodium berghei drug effects, Plasmodium falciparum drug effects, Terminalia chemistry
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Objective: To evaluate the in vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial activity and the cytotoxicity of Phyllanthus emblica Linn, Terminalia chebula Retz, and Terminalia bellerica (Gaertn) Roxb extracts., Material and Method: Standard phytochemical screening tests were used to detect metabolites in the plant extract. The water extracts of medicinal plants were tested for their antiplasmodial activity in vitro by assessing their ability to inhibit the uptake of [3H] hypoxanthine into the Plasmodium falciparum K1 multidrug-resistant strain. Cytotoxicity of all extracts was determined on Vero cell line. The in vivo antiplasmodial activity in Plasmodium berghei infected mice was evaluated by the standard 4-day suppressive test., Results: Phytochemical screening of the water extracts of three plants revealed the presence of flavonoids, hydrolysable tannins, saponin and terpenes. All plant extracts showed antimalarial activity (IC50 values ranging from 14.33 +/- 0.25-15.41 +/- 0.61 microg/ml). The water extract of Terminalia bellerica (Gaertn) Roxb had the highest in vitro antiplasmodial activity followed by Phyllanthus emblica Linn. and Terminalia chebula Retz. The cytotoxic activity was exhibited by all plant extracts on Vero cells with IC50 values of 157.86 to 238.70 mg/ml. All of the plant extracts showed selectivity with the selectivity index (SI) ranged from 11 to 17. A standard 4-day suppressive test on P. berghei infected mice was used to evaluate the in vivo antiplasmodial activity of the extracts at 250 mg/kg/day. The results revealed that in vivo antiplasmodial activity with good suppression activity ranged from 53.40% to 69.46%., Conclusion: All of the plant extracts exhibited interesting in vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial activity with good selectivity.
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- 2010
24. Apparent relapse of imported Plasmodium ovale malaria in a pregnant woman.
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Coldren RL, Jongsakul K, Vayakornvichit S, Noedl H, and Fukudas MM
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- Adult, Animals, Antimalarials therapeutic use, Chloroquine therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Malaria blood, Malaria drug therapy, Plasmodium ovale drug effects, Plasmodium ovale genetics, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic blood, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic drug therapy, Primaquine therapeutic use, Recurrence, Malaria diagnosis, Malaria parasitology, Plasmodium ovale isolation & purification, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic parasitology
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A 27 week pregnant woman who had lived in Bangkok, Thailand, for 18 months presented to her obstetrician with a 1-week history of intermittent fever and malaise. Medical history was significant for multiple episodes of malaria during her 10 years of employment in sub-Saharan Africa before her relocation to Thailand. The initial malaria smear was negative. She returned a week later with no resolution of her symptoms, at which time she was found to have Plasmodium ovale by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction. She had an excellent response to chloroquine, which she continued weekly until 36 weeks of gestation. She delivered a healthy term infant and received radical cure with primaquine after cessation of breastfeeding. This case shows challenging issues in detection and management of imported P. ovale malaria.
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- 2007
25. In vitro antimalarial activity of azithromycin, artesunate, and quinine in combination and correlation with clinical outcome.
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Noedl H, Krudsood S, Leowattana W, Tangpukdee N, Thanachartwet W, Looareesuwan S, Miller RS, Fukuda M, Jongsakul K, Yingyuen K, Sriwichai S, Ohrt C, and Knirsch C
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- Animals, Artesunate, Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic, Drug Evaluation, Drug Interactions, Drug Therapy, Combination, Humans, Malaria, Falciparum drug therapy, Parasitic Sensitivity Tests, Antimalarials pharmacology, Artemisinins pharmacology, Azithromycin pharmacology, Plasmodium falciparum drug effects, Quinine pharmacology, Sesquiterpenes pharmacology
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Azithromycin when used in combination with faster-acting antimalarials has proven efficacious in treating Plasmodium falciparum malaria in phase 2 clinical trials. The aim of this study was to establish optimal combination ratios for azithromycin in combination with either dihydroartemisinin or quinine, to determine the clinical correlates of in vitro drug sensitivity for these compounds, and to assess the cross-sensitivity patterns. Seventy-three fresh P. falciparum isolates originating from patients from the western border regions of Thailand were successfully tested for their drug susceptibility in a histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) assay. With overall mean fractional inhibitory concentrations of 0.84 (95% confidence interval [CI]=0.77 to 1.08) and 0.78 (95% CI=0.72 to 0.98), the interactions between azithromycin and dihydroartemisinin, as well as quinine, were classified as additive, with a tendency toward synergism. The strongest tendency toward synergy was seen with a combination ratio of 1:547 for the combination with dihydroartemisinin and 1:44 with quinine. The geometric mean 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of azithromycin was 2,570.3 (95% CI=2,175.58 to 3,036.58) ng/ml. The IC50s for mefloquine, quinine, and chloroquine were 11.42, 64.4, and 54.4 ng/ml, respectively, suggesting a relatively high level of background resistance in this patient population. Distinct correlations (R=0.53; P=0.001) between quinine in vitro results and parasite clearance may indicate a compromised sensitivity to this drug. The correlation with dihydroartemisinin data was weaker (R=0.34; P=0.038), and no such correlation was observed for azithromycin. Our in vitro data confirm that azithromycin in combination with artemisinin derivatives or quinine exerts additive to synergistic interactions, shows no cross-sensitivity with traditional antimalarials, and has substantial antimalarial activity on its own.
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- 2007
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26. Short report: prospective evaluation of a multi-test strip for the diagnoses of scrub and murine typhus, leptospirosis, dengue Fever, and Salmonella typhi infection.
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Watt G, Jongsakul K, Ruangvirayuth R, Kantipong P, and Silpapojakul K
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Dengue blood, Dengue Virus immunology, Female, Humans, Leptospira immunology, Leptospirosis complications, Male, Middle Aged, Orientia tsutsugamushi immunology, Scrub Typhus blood, Dengue diagnosis, Leptospirosis diagnosis, Reagent Kits, Diagnostic, Scrub Typhus diagnosis
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A multi-test strip dotblot immunoassay for the diagnosis of typhoid fever, scrub typhus, murine typhus, dengue virus infection and leptospirosis was evaluated in Thai adults presenting to hospital with acute, undifferentiated fever. The kit gave multiple positive test results in 33 of 36 patients with defined infections and was therefore not a useful admission diagnostic tool.
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- 2005
27. Acute undifferentiated fever caused by infection with Japanese encephalitis virus.
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Watt G and Jongsakul K
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- Acute Disease, Adolescent, Adult, Dengue diagnosis, Dengue Virus immunology, Encephalitis, Japanese virology, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin G blood, Immunoglobulin M blood, Male, Thailand, Antibodies, Viral blood, Encephalitis Virus, Japanese immunology, Encephalitis, Japanese diagnosis, Fever of Unknown Origin etiology
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To determine the proportion of acute undifferentiated fevers without neurologic deficits related to infection with Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus, flavivirus serology (dengue and JE) was performed in a cohort of 156 adults presenting to a hospital in Chiangrai, Thailand. Recent flavivirus infection was diagnosed for any individual with an IgM result > 40 units. A ratio of dengue virus IgM to JE virus IgM < 0.91 defined a JE virus infection. Diagnostic criteria for Japanese encephalitis were met in 22 individuals (14%), and were unequivocal in 8 patients. The admission findings in these eight subjects were similar to those described for other flavivirus infections. Thrombocytopenia was the most striking laboratory abnormality (median platelet count = 119,000/mm3, range = 44,000-236,000/mm3). Headache (75%), nausea (50%), myalgia (38%), rash (38%), and diarrhea (25%) were the most frequently encountered signs and symptoms. Infection with Japanese encephalitis virus is an underappreciated cause of acute undifferentiated fever in Asia.
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- 2003
28. Differentiating dengue virus infection from scrub typhus in Thai adults with fever.
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Watt G, Jongsakul K, Chouriyagune C, and Paris R
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- Adult, Antibodies, Bacterial blood, Antibodies, Viral blood, Dengue blood, Dengue Virus immunology, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Hematocrit, Humans, Immunoglobulin G blood, Immunoglobulin M blood, Leukocyte Count, Male, Orientia tsutsugamushi immunology, Platelet Count, Prospective Studies, Scrub Typhus blood, Thailand, Dengue diagnosis, Fever etiology, Scrub Typhus diagnosis
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Dengue fever and scrub typhus are common infections in Asia that often present as acute febrile illness of unclear etiology. We prospectively evaluated febrile adults presenting to the outpatient department of a hospital in northern Thailand to attempt to identify distinguishing characteristics between the two infections. Fifty-four patients were infected with scrub typhus and 35 were infected with dengue virus. Dengue virus infection was associated with hemorrhagic manifestations, particularly bleeding from the gums, which was reported by 27% of the dengue patients, but by none of the scrub typhus patients (P < 0.001, by Fisher's exact test). A low platelet count (< 140,000/mm3) and low white blood cell count (< 5,000/mm3) were strongly associated with dengue infections: odds ratio = 26.3 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 7.4-93.2) for platelet count and 8.2 (95% CI = 2.6-25.5) for leukocyte count. Prospective evaluations of the usefulness of these simple criteria to differentiate scrub typhus from dengue infection are needed in other areas, particularly where rapid confirmatory diagnostic tests are not available.
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- 2003
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29. Decrease in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 load during acute dengue fever.
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Watt G, Kantipong P, and Jongsakul K
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- Acute Disease, Adult, Dengue virology, Female, HIV Infections virology, Humans, Viral Load, Dengue physiopathology, HIV Infections physiopathology, HIV-1 physiology
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Rather than the expected increase in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) load, there was transient suppression of HIV-1 replication during acute dengue infection in a 29-year-old Thai woman. Acute-phase (but not convalescent-phase) serum samples obtained from an HIV-1-uninfected patient with dengue fever reduced HIV-1 infectivity, as determined by a peripheral blood mononuclear cell assay, suggesting the possibility that HIV-1 replication is suppressed during acute dengue fever, as occurs during some cases of scrub typhus infection and measles.
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- 2003
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30. Possible scrub typhus coinfections in Thai agricultural workers hospitalized with leptospirosis.
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Watt G, Jongsakul K, and Suttinont C
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- Adult, Antibodies, Bacterial blood, Female, Humans, Leptospira immunology, Leptospirosis diagnosis, Male, Middle Aged, Orientia tsutsugamushi immunology, Oryza, Prospective Studies, Scrub Typhus diagnosis, Thailand, Agricultural Workers' Diseases diagnosis, Leptospirosis complications, Scrub Typhus complications
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Possible coinfections with Orientia tsutsugamushi the causative agent of scrub typhus, were prospectively evaluated in rice farmers hospitalized with leptospirosis in Northeast Thailand. Of 22 adults with leptospirosis diagnosed by the microscopic agglutination test, 9 also had serologic evidence of scrub typhus. Of 9 individuals with possible coinfections, 5 had signs or symptoms typical of scrub typhus and atypical of leptospirosis. Patients who appeared to have mixed infections had significantly higher median platelet counts and significantly lower median serum bilirubin and creatinine concentrations (P < 0.05, Mann-Whitney U test) than did individuals with leptospirosis alone. One patient with serologic evidence of scrub typhus and leptospirosis was treated only with penicillin, to which scrub typhus is not sensitive. Respiratory distress worsened during therapy, and the patient died of respiratory failure. Physicians should consider the possibility of scrub typhus infection in leptospirosis patients who respond poorly to treatment or who have atypical disease manifestations.
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- 2003
31. Doxycycline and rifampicin for mild scrub-typhus infections in northern Thailand: a randomised trial.
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Watt G, Kantipong P, Jongsakul K, Watcharapichat P, Phulsuksombati D, and Strickman D
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents adverse effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Doxycycline adverse effects, Eosinophilia chemically induced, Exanthema chemically induced, Female, Fever drug therapy, Follow-Up Studies, Gastrointestinal Diseases chemically induced, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Dropouts, Rifampin adverse effects, Scrub Typhus pathology, Thailand, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Doxycycline therapeutic use, Rifampin therapeutic use, Scrub Typhus drug therapy
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Background: Some strains of scrub typhus in northern Thailand are poorly responsive to standard antirickettsial drugs. We therefore did a masked, randomised trial to compare rifampicin with standard doxycycline therapy for patients with scrub typhus., Methods: Adult patients with strictly defined, mild scrub typhus were initially randomly assigned 1 week of daily oral treatment with 200 mg doxycycline (n=40), 600 mg rifampicin (n=38), or doxycycline with rifampicin (n=11). During the first year of treatment, the combined regimen was withdrawn because of lack of efficacy and the regimen was replaced with 900 mg rifampicin (n=37). Treatment outcome was assessed by fever clearance time (the time for oral temperature to fall below 37.3 degrees C)., Findings: About 12,800 fever patients were screened during the 3-year study to recruit 126 patients with confirmed scrub typhus and no other infection, of whom 86 completed therapy. Eight individuals received the combined regimen that was discontinued after 1 year. The median duration of pyrexia was significantly shorter (p=0.01) in the 24 patients treated with 900 mg daily rifampicin (fever clearance time 22.5 h) and in the 26 patients who received 600 mg rifampicin (fever clearance time 27.5 h) than in the 28 patients given doxycycline monotherapy (fever clearance time 52 h). Fever resolved in a significantly higher proportion of patients within 48 h of starting rifampicin (900 mg=79% [19 of 24], 600 mg=77% [20 of 26]) than in patients treated with doxycycline (46% [13 of 28]; p=0.02). Severe gastrointestinal events warranted exclusion of two patients on doxycyline. There were two relapses after doxycycline therapy, but none after rifampicin therapy., Interpretation: Rifampicin is more effective than doxycycline against scrub-typhus infections acquired in northern Thailand, where strains with reduced susceptibility to antibiotics can occur.
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- 2000
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32. Blinded, placebo-controlled trial of antiparasitic drugs for trichinosis myositis.
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Watt G, Saisorn S, Jongsakul K, Sakolvaree Y, and Chaicumpa W
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- Adolescent, Adult, Double-Blind Method, Female, Fluconazole therapeutic use, Humans, Male, Myositis diagnosis, Myositis parasitology, Thiabendazole therapeutic use, Treatment Outcome, Trichinellosis diagnosis, Antinematodal Agents therapeutic use, Mebendazole therapeutic use, Myositis drug therapy, Trichinellosis drug therapy
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There is no consensus on the benefits of treatment with any specific anthelminthic compound on muscle-stage trichinosis. A double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison was done of 3 antiparasitic drugs during an outbreak of trichinosis in Chiangrai Province, northern Thailand. Forty-six adults were randomized to receive 10 days of oral treatment with mebendazole (200 mg twice a day), thiabendazole (25 mg/kg twice a day), fluconazole (400 mg initially, then 200 mg daily), or placebo. All patients received treatment to eradicate adult intestinal worms. Trichinella spiralis infection was proved parasitologically in 19 (41%) of 46 patient and by serodiagnosis in all cases. Significantly more patients improved after treatment with mebendazole (12/12) and thiabendazole (7/7) than after treatment with placebo (6/12; P<.05) or fluconazole (6/12). Muscle tenderness resolved in more patients treated with thiabendazole and mebendazole than in those treated with placebo (P<.05). However, 30% of volunteers could not tolerate the side effects of thiabendazole. In summary, Trichinella myositis responds to thiabendazole and to mebendazole.
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- 2000
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33. Azithromycin activities against Orientia tsutsugamushi strains isolated in cases of scrub typhus in Northern Thailand.
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Watt G, Kantipong P, Jongsakul K, Watcharapichat P, and Phulsuksombati D
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- Adult, Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Azithromycin pharmacology, Doxycycline therapeutic use, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Female, Humans, Mice, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Pregnancy, Scrub Typhus microbiology, Tetracycline Resistance, Thailand, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Azithromycin therapeutic use, Orientia tsutsugamushi drug effects, Scrub Typhus drug therapy
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Azithromycin was given to mice and humans infected with strains of Orientia tsutsugamushi from northern Thailand, where drug-resistant scrub typhus occurs. Azithromycin and doxycycline yielded comparable mouse survival rates (73 and 79%, respectively; P > 0.5). Symptoms, signs, and fever in two pregnant women abated rapidly with azithromycin. Prospective human trials are needed.
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- 1999
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34. Thai language skill and HIV counseling among hilltribe people: a hospital-based study in Chiang Rai.
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Apisitsaowapa Y, Prasit V, Jongsakul K, Kantipong P, Watt G, and Brown AE
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- Adult, Female, HIV Infections ethnology, Humans, Male, Rural Population, Thailand, Communication Barriers, Counseling methods, Ethnicity statistics & numerical data, HIV Infections diagnosis, Mass Screening methods
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Twenty-nine hilltribe individuals from 6 different ethnic groups were among a group of 70 patients included in an investigation of interactions between HIV-1 virus infection and common tropical illnesses. Approximately half of the hilltribe subjects (14/29) required the aid of an interpreter for HIV counseling because they could neither speak nor understand the Thai language. The 5 HIV seropositive hilltribe individuals were younger than their seronegative counterparts (26 vs 37 years respectively; p < 0.05) and had less need of an interpreter (0% vs 58% respectively; p < 0.05). Inability to speak and understand Thai limits the access of some ethnic minority subjects to HIV counseling, testing and education.
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- 1999
35. Plasmodium ovale in Lao PDR.
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Karnasuta C, Pongvongsa T, Jongsakul K, Na Nakorn A, and Watt G
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- Adult, Animals, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Laos, Malaria diagnosis, Malaria parasitology, Plasmodium isolation & purification
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- 1997
36. Scrub typhus infections poorly responsive to antibiotics in northern Thailand.
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Watt G, Chouriyagune C, Ruangweerayud R, Watcharapichat P, Phulsuksombati D, Jongsakul K, Teja-Isavadharm P, Bhodhidatta D, Corcoran KD, Dasch GA, and Strickman D
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- Administration, Oral, Adult, Animals, Cells, Cultured, Doxycycline blood, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Female, Humans, Male, Mice, Orientia tsutsugamushi drug effects, Orientia tsutsugamushi isolation & purification, Prospective Studies, Scrub Typhus physiopathology, Species Specificity, Thailand, Chloramphenicol therapeutic use, Doxycycline therapeutic use, Scrub Typhus drug therapy
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Background: Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, the aetiological agent of scrub typhus, is common in Asia and readily infects visitors to areas where disease transmission occurs. Rapid defervescence after antibiotic treatment is so characteristic that it is used as a diagnostic test for R tsutsugamushi infection. Reports from local physicians that patients with scrub typhus in Chiangrai, northern Thailand responded badly to appropriate antibiotic therapy prompted us to do a prospective clinical evaluation and antibiotic susceptibility testing of human rickettsial isolates., Methods: The clinical response to doxycycline treatment in patients with early, mild scrub typhus in northern Thailand was compared with the results of treatment in Mae Sod, western Thailand. Prototype and naturally occurring strains of R tsutsugamushi were tested for susceptibility to chloramphenicol and doxycycline in mice and in cell culture., Findings: By the third day of treatment, fever had cleared in all seven patients from Mae Sod, but in only five of the 12 (40%) from Chiangrai (p < 0.01). Median fever clearance time in Chiangrai (80 h; range 15-190) was significantly longer than in Mae Sod (30 h; range 4-58; p < 0.005). Conjunctival suffusion resolved significantly more slowly in Chiangrai (p < 0.05). Antibiotics prevented death in mice infected by Chiangrai strains of R tsutsugamushi less often than after infection by the prototype strain (p < 0.05). Only one of three Chiangrai strains tested in cell culture was fully susceptible to doxycycline., Interpretation: Chloramphenicol-resistant and doxycycline-resistant strains of R tsutsugamushi occur in Chiangrai, Thailand. This is the first evidence of naturally occurring antimicrobial resistance in the genus Rickettsia.
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- 1996
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37. Immunodiagnosis of trichinellosis: efficacy of somatic antigen in early detection of human trichinellosis.
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Ruangkunaporn Y, Watt G, Karnasuta C, Jongsakul K, Mahannop P, Chongsa-nguan M, and Chaicumpa W
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Animals, Blotting, Western, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Humans, Male, Mice, Middle Aged, Sensitivity and Specificity, Antibodies, Helminth blood, Antigens, Helminth immunology, Trichinella spiralis immunology, Trichinellosis diagnosis
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Crude antigens prepared from the infective stage larvae of Trichinella spiralis were used for antibody detection by indirect ELISA and Western blotting in serum samples taken from trichinellosis patients and from normal, parasite-free controls. The serum specimens were collected from acute ill, symptomatic patients on the first day of treatment (Day 0), and then two months (M2) and 4 months (M4) later. The sensitivities of the indirect ELISA and Western blotting on Day 0 were 81% and 92%, respectively. Both tests were 100% sensitive for M2 and M4 serum samples. Every serum sample from the parasite-free controls tested negative by both immunological assays, indicating 100% specificity. Crude somatic antigens can therefore be used for the early detection of human trichinellosis (acute trichinellosis).
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- 1994
38. Efficacy and tolerance of extended-dose halofantrine for drug-resistant falciparum malaria in Thailand.
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Watt G, Loesuttiviboon L, Jongsakul K, Shanks GD, Ohrt CK, Karnasuta C, Schuster B, and Fleckenstein L
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- Adult, Animals, Chi-Square Distribution, Diarrhea chemically induced, Dizziness chemically induced, Drug Resistance, Drug Therapy, Combination, Humans, Malaria, Falciparum blood, Male, Mefloquine pharmacology, Phenanthrenes adverse effects, Phenanthrenes pharmacokinetics, Phenanthrenes pharmacology, Quinine adverse effects, Quinine therapeutic use, Tetracycline adverse effects, Tetracycline therapeutic use, Thailand, Vomiting chemically induced, Malaria, Falciparum drug therapy, Phenanthrenes therapeutic use, Plasmodium falciparum drug effects
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New treatments for malaria are urgently needed in areas such as Thailand where highly drug-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum are prevalent. Mefloquine is rapidly losing efficacy and conventional doses of halofantrine are infective. We therefore used pharmacokinetic stimulation to design an extended-dose halofantrine regimen and tested it in 26 soldiers stationed along the Thai-Cambodian border. Halofantrine was given after meals as three doses of 500 mg each at 4-hr intervals on the first day, followed by 500 mg a day for six days (total dose 4.5 g). Twenty-six soldiers treated with quinine-tetracycline for seven days (Q7T7) served as controls. There were no significant differences in efficacy between halofantrine and Q7T7 (P > 0.1) as assessed by cure rate (92% versus 85%), mean parasite clearance time (82 hr versus 81 hr), or mean fever clearance time (93 hr versus 99 hr). Halofantrine was better tolerated than Q7T7. The side effects score was lower (2 versus 11; P < 0.001), there were less days on which side effects occurred (2.0 days versus 5.5 days; P < 0.001), and fewer patients had adverse effects on every treatment day (4% versus 42%; P < 0.01). High-dose halofantrine is as effective and better tolerated than quinine-tetracycline for multidrug-resistant falciparum malaria.
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- 1994
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39. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Thailand: the influence on the clinical presentation of malaria in male adult patients.
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Lederer W, Jongsakul K, Pungpak S, Looareesuwan S, Sathawarawong W, and Bunnag D
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- Adult, Animals, Aspartate Aminotransferases blood, Blood Urea Nitrogen, Gastrointestinal Diseases etiology, Humans, Malaria blood, Malaria complications, Male, Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency blood, Malaria enzymology
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One hundred and ninety-two male malaria patients admitted to two different hospitals within 1 year, were studied. There were 74 malaria cases with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency and 118 G-6-PD normal malaria cases, randomly selected as a control group. History of dark urine, and the presence of jaundice, haematocrit, total bilirubin and parasite count on day of admission were not significantly different comparing both groups. The number of observed complications did not differ either. Distinctions were detected in abnormal symptoms and in some laboratory parameters in patients with Plasmodium falciparum infection. G-6-PD deficient patients had significantly less gastrointestinal disturbances (P = 0.006), higher serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (P = 0.009) and significantly lower blood urea nitrogen (P = 0.007) when compared with the control group. These findings indicate that G-6-PD deficiency when the variants are aggregated, in male adult patients has no significant influence on the clinical presentation of malaria.
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- 1988
40. Lymphocyte subsets in two cases of acute malaria of pregnancy and in cases of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in western Thailand.
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Desowitz RS, Raybourne RB, Buchbinder G, and Jongsakul K
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- Adult, Animals, Cell Count, Child, Female, Flow Cytometry, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Plasmodium falciparum, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious parasitology, Reference Values, Thailand, Lymphocytes immunology, Malaria immunology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious immunology
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- 1989
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