| intestinal parasitic infections among schoolchildren in chiang mai, northern thailand: an analysis of the present situation. | stool examination from primary schoolchildren in chiang mai province, north thailand, was performed to determine the present state of parasitic infections in this area. out of a total of 491 children, 239 proved positive (48.7%). the most common type of parasite was found to be soil-transmitted helminths such as hookworm (26.3%) or strongyloides stercoralis (11.2%), while ascaris lumbricoides was not so prevalent (1.2% being positive in one school out of three). these results are in contrast to ... | 1989 | 2810455 |
| prevalence of strongyloides in northern thailand and treatment with ivermectin vs albendazole. | the stools of 697 cases were examined by agar plate technique at tambon makam luang, sun pa tong district, chiang mai; there were strongyloides stercoralis 15.9%,opisthorchis viverrini 5.1%, intestinal fluke 0.1%. treatment with ivermectin 78 cases and albendazole 33 cases of strongyloidiasis gave cure rates at 98.7% and 78.7%, respectively. alkaline phosphatase in some patients were increased at mild level after treatment. side effects in ivermectin group were anorexia, nausia, diarrhea, diffus ... | 2005 | 15916052 |
| a 12-case series of penicillium marneffei pneumonia. | penicillium marneffei, an endemic fungus in southeast asia and southern china, is the cause of opportunistic infection in hiv-infected patients who may present with symptoms and signs of the lungs, and abnormal chest radiographs. however, only a few cases of pulmonary infection from this organism have been reported. | 2006 | 16696387 |
| community-acquired pneumonia in thai patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. | infection, particularly pneumonia, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (sle). this study was performed to assess the prevalence, causative organisms, and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia (cap) in thai sle patients, and determine the predicting factors for death. a retrospective chart review of adult sle patients, age >16 years, seen at the division of rheumatology, chiang mai university over an 18 year period was carried out. cases di ... | 2007 | 17877230 |