| diarrheal disease in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus in bangkok, thailand. | diarrheal disease and its associated morbidities occur frequently in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and may be associated with a decreased quality of life. we studied the spectrum of symptoms, measures of nutritional status, and the enteric pathogens associated with diarrheal disease in a group of 24 patients infected with hiv in bangkok, thailand compared with a group of 19 patients infected with hiv without diarrhea cared for at the same clinic. patients with diarrhe ... | 1999 | 10344668 |
| zoonotic species of cryptosporidium are as prevalent as the anthroponotic in hiv-infected patients in thailand. | the epidemiology of chronic diarrhoea in adults with late-stage hiv infection was investigated in a prospective study in bangkok, thailand. during this investigation, 34 cryptosporidium isolates were obtained from the faeces of 36 patients, with mean cd4(+) counts of only 14 x 10(6) cd4(+) cells/litre (range = 2 x 10(6) - 53 x 10(6)/litre), who had symptomatic cryptosporidiosis. genotyping of these isolates, by rflp analysis and dna sequencing of the hypervariable region of the 18s rrna gene, in ... | 2002 | 12625934 |
| antibiotic prescription for adults with acute diarrhea at king chulalongkorn memorial hospital, thailand. | in thailand, acute diarrhea is one of the most common problems among ambulatory patients at the outpatient department (opd). overuse of antibiotics is associated with increased rates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, unnecessary increased cost of treatment, and significant incidence of adverse effects. in thailand, how frequently antibiotic is prescribed in adult patients with acute diarrhea is not known. | 2011 | 21675442 |