| prevalence of hepatitis b, tetanus, hepatitis a, human immunodeficiency virus and feasibility of vaccine delivery among injecting drug users in bangkok, thailand, 2003-2005. | to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv), tetanus, hepatitis a virus (hav) and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in injecting drug users (idus), risk factors associated with infection and the feasibility of hbv vaccine delivery in hbv seronegatives. | 2008 | 18705685 |
| subtypes and risk behaviors among incident hiv cases in the bangkok men who have sex with men cohort study, thailand, 2006-2014. | hiv-1 incidence and prevalence remain high among men who have sex with men (msm), and transgender women (tgw), in thailand. to examine the link between epidemiologic factors and hiv-1 subtype transmission among thai msm, we compared covariates of infection with hiv crf01_ae and other hiv strains among participants in the bangkok msm cohort study (bmcs). the bmcs was an observational cohort study of thai msm and tgw with up to 60 months of follow-up at 4 monthly intervals. participants underwent ... | 2017 | 28019101 |
| how medical students in their pre-clinical year perceive their own hepatitis-b-virus status: the results of a study in a thai medical school. | in 2000 all of the medical students of the faculty of medicine at chulalongkorn university in bangkok who were then in their pre-clinical year were interviewed about their hepatitis-b-virus (hbv) status. of the 215 interviewees, 125 (58.2%) claimed to know their hbv status. seventy (32.6%) of the subjects assumed they were immune because they had already been vaccinated against the virus, 32 (14.9%) claimed to have natural immunity following exposure to the virus, and 14 (6.5%) reported that the ... | 2002 | 12396325 |
| hepatitis b virus seroprevalence and risk assessment among personnel of a governmental hospital in bangkok. | at present, the risk for acquiring hepatitis b virus (hbv) among hospital personnel is high. a cross-sectional analytic study of 380 hospital personnel was conducted in a governmental hospital in bangkok to investigate hbv sero-prevalence and to assess risk factors in order to develop the risk assessment form for screening the occupational risk of hbv among this group. the studied personnel who had no histories of hbv vaccination and jaundice before working in the hospital were included by volun ... | 2001 | 11944698 |
| donation deferral criteria for human immunodeficiency virus positivity among blood donors in northern thailand. | the purpose of this study was to develop human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection donation deferral criteria for blood donors in an hiv-epidemic area of northern thailand, where the predominant means of transmission of hiv is through heterosexual contact. | 1996 | 8604510 |
| hepatitis b vaccination uptake and correlates of serologic response among hiv-infected and uninfected men who have sex with men (msm) in bangkok, thailand. | vaccination against hepatitis b virus (hbv) is recommended for all hbv-susceptible men who have sex with men (msm). there is limited information on correlates of immunity to hbv vaccination in this group. we present serologic response rates to hepatitis b vaccine and identify factors associated with impaired response among hiv-uninfected and hiv-infected thai msm. | 2016 | 26685092 |
| hepatitis a and hepatitis b infection prevalence and associated risk factors in men who have sex with men, bangkok, 2006-2008. | despite the availability of safe and effective vaccines, little is known about prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis a (hav) and hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection among thai men who have sex with men. the prevalence of hav and hbv infection among men who have sex with men cohort in bangkok was assessed. baseline blood specimens were drawn and demographic and behavioral data were collected. bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze risk factors for prevalent ... | 2013 | 23797893 |
| hepatitis b antigens and antibodies in serum from 41 cases of primary carcinoma of the liver. a study from thailand. | thirty-seven patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc), one with cholangiocellular carcinoma (ccc), two with mixed hcc and ccc, and one with an anaplastic primary carcinoma of the liver, all from bangkok, thailand, were examined for the presence of hepatitis b virus infection markers in their blood. of the patients with hcc, 70.6% had macronodular cirrhosis. their serum was positive for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) in 64.9%, for hepatitis b core antibody (anti-hbc) in 97.3%, and for he ... | 1986 | 3014639 |
| prevalence of hepatitis b virus and hepatitis c virus co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus in thai patients: a tertiary-care-based study. | hepatitis b virus (hbv), hepatitis c virus (hcv), and hiv share the route of transmission. hbv or hcv co-infection with hiv has been associated with a reduced survival rate, an increased risk of progression to severe liver disease, and an increased risk of hepatotoxicity associated with active antiretroviral therapy. information regarding prevalence of hbv and hcv co-infection with hiv in thailand is limited. | 2004 | 15825712 |
| serum leptin concentrations in chronic hepatitis. | the objectives of this research were to investigate the leptin levels among chronic hepatitis b virus (hbv), chronic hepatitis c virus (hcv) and non-alcoholic steatosis hepatitis (nash) diseases of thai patients compared with controls. twenty of each hbv, hcv and nash patients compared with sixty people as the control group from the outpatient department at the hospital for tropical diseases, bangkok, thailand were investigated. fasting blood samples were collected for investigation of leptin co ... | 2006 | 16696395 |
| one-year experience of nucleic acid technology testing for human immunodeficiency virus type 1, hepatitis c virus, and hepatitis b virus in thai blood donations. | blood donations collected at the national blood center, the thai red cross society, bangkok, in 2007 were tested by nucleic acid amplification technology (nat) using the chiron tigris/procleix ultrio test and the roche cobas s 201/cobas taqscreen multiplex (mpx) test. | 2009 | 19392770 |
| prevalence of hepatitis b and c virus infection among working women in bangkok. | a small-scale seroepidemiological survey on hepatitis b and c virus infection was conducted in the vicinity of bangkok, thailand, in 1998. adult women working in a health sciences institution were invited to participate in the study, and 52 subjects (19 to 57 years of age) volunteered to offer peripheral blood. they were non-smoking and non-habitually drinking, and about two thirds of the subjects were married. the sera from the blood samples were assayed for hbsag, anti-hbs, anti-hbc, and anti- ... | 1998 | 10437941 |
| prevalence of hepatitis b virus among hospitality girls in bangkok. | | 1985 | 3839601 |
| hepatitis b virus infection in thai hemodialysis patients. | the prevalence of hepatitis b virus infection in chronic hemodialysis patients in bangkok was surveyed. there were 14.7% (10 out of 68 patients) hbag carriers; 26.5% (18 out of 68 patients) positive for hbab. total exposure rate of hbv (28 out of 68 patients) was 41.2% at the beginning of dialysis. the exposure rate converted to be 50% (34 out of 68 patients) at the time of survey. five cases with abnormal liver function expired while being on the hemodialysis. acute viral hepatitis was thought ... | 1985 | 4071201 |
| an epidemiologic study of hepatitis b virus in bangkok, thailand. | residents of a randomly selected sample of households in a low-income housing project in bangkok were studied between july 1971 and april 1972. prevalence of hepatitis b antigen (hbs ag) in july 1971 was 8.2% in 697 persons age one year and older and changed little with age. prevalence of antibody to hbs ag (anti-hbs) was much higher in all age groups and was 46% overall. the prevalence of hbs ag was higher in males than females from ages 10-29 years and the prevalence of anti-hbs was higher in ... | 1975 | 1124753 |
| prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen in wat srakaew school children. | prevalence of hepatitis b virus carrier in adopted school age children is 12.5 per cent. when it is compared to bangkok and ayutthaya children, its prevalence is higher than children in bangkok, but it is lower than children in ayutthaya. | 1989 | 2809445 |
| more bang for the buck in bangkok: using hepatitis b virus vaccine without hepatitis b immune globulin. | | 1989 | 2531101 |