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Thammasat University Hospital
Healthcare•Pathum Thani, Thailand•
About: Thammasat University Hospital is a healthcare organization based out in Pathum Thani, Thailand. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Helicobacter pylori & Clarithromycin. The organization has 256 authors who have published 361 publications receiving 6036 citations.
Topics: Helicobacter pylori, Clarithromycin, CagA, Health care, Colposcopy
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TL;DR: During the 6-year study period, using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN; formerly the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance system [NNIS]) definitions for device-associated health care-associated infections, prospective data was gathered from 313,008 patients hospitalized in the consortium's ICUs for an aggregate of 2,194,897 ICU bed-days.
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TL;DR: Direct contact with sick poultry, young age, pneumonia and lymphopenia, and acute respiratory distress syndrome should prompt specific laboratory testing for H5 influenza.
Abstract: Influenza A (H5N1) is endemic in poultry across much of Southeast Asia, but limited information exists on the distinctive features of the few human cases. In Thailand, we instituted nationwide surveillance and tested respiratory specimens by polymerase chain reaction and viral isolation. From January 1 to March 31, 2004, we reviewed 610 reports and identified 12 confirmed and 21 suspected cases. All 12 confirmed case-patients resided in villages that experienced abnormal chicken deaths, 9 lived in households whose backyard chickens died, and 8 reported direct contact with dead chickens. Seven were children <14 years of age. Fever preceded dyspnea by a median of 5 days, and lymphopenia significantly predicted acute respiratory distress syndrome development and death. Among hundreds of thousands of potential human cases of influenza A (H5N1) in Asia, a history of direct contact with sick poultry, young age, pneumonia and lymphopenia, and progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome should prompt specific laboratory testing for H5 influenza.
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Victor D. Rosenthal, Dennis G. Maki1, Yatin Mehta2, Hakan Leblebicioglu3 +822 more•Institutions (21)
TL;DR: The results of an International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) surveillance study from January 2007-December 2012 in 503 intensive care units (ICUs) in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe were reported in this paper.
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Cairo University1, Ondokuz Mayıs University2, Medanta3, University Malaya Medical Centre4, American University of Beirut5, Dubai Hospital6, Thammasat University Hospital7, St. George's University8, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences9, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences10, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology11, The Catholic University of America12, Hospital Episcopal San Lucas13, Fudan University14, Peruvian Air Force15, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell16, Kathmandu17, Pontifical Xavierian University18
TL;DR: Although DA-HAIs in INICC ICU patients continue to be higher than the rates reported in CDC-NSHN ICUs representing the developed world, a significant trend toward the reduction ofDA-HAI rates is observed as shown in each international report.
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TL;DR: Considerable political will and effort are vital in order to reduce the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in South and Southeast Asia and prevent their global spread.
Abstract: Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, in particular the Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex and Enterobacteriaceae, are escalating global public health threats. We review the epidemiology and prevalence of these carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria among countries in South and Southeast Asia, where the rates of resistance are some of the highest in the world. These countries house more than a third of the world's population, and several are also major medical tourism destinations. There are significant data gaps, and the almost universal lack of comprehensive surveillance programs that include molecular epidemiologic testing has made it difficult to understand the origins and extent of the problem in depth. A complex combination of factors such as inappropriate prescription of antibiotics, overstretched health systems, and international travel (including the phenomenon of medical tourism) probably led to the rapid rise and spread of these bacteria in hospitals in South and Southeast Asia. In India, Pakistan, and Vietnam, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have also been found in the environment and community, likely as a consequence of poor environmental hygiene and sanitation. Considerable political will and effort, including from countries outside these regions, are vital in order to reduce the prevalence of such bacteria in South and Southeast Asia and prevent their global spread.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Varocha Mahachai | 33 | 149 | 4003 |
Anucha Apisarnthanarak | 31 | 177 | 3173 |
Anucha Apisarnthanarak | 28 | 87 | 3598 |
Ratha-Korn Vilaichone | 19 | 101 | 1369 |
Thana Khawcharoenporn | 19 | 93 | 1368 |
Kongkiat Kulkantrakorn | 16 | 50 | 964 |
Boonying Siribumrungwong | 14 | 34 | 1134 |
Sombat Muengtaweepongsa | 13 | 84 | 589 |
Thipaporn Tharavanij | 11 | 27 | 486 |
Orapan Poachanukoon | 10 | 31 | 294 |
Komsun Suwannarurk | 9 | 72 | 352 |
Panupong Hansrivijit | 9 | 56 | 319 |
Supakit Kanitnate | 8 | 19 | 210 |
Nattapol Tammachote | 8 | 17 | 209 |
Jayanton Patumanond | 8 | 28 | 182 |