| surveillance of antibiotic resistance in south east asia. | antibiotic resistance in gram-negative bacteria, particularly salmonella and shigella, requires surveillance worldwide. this study describes results of surveys in hong kong, bangkok and kuala lumpur. all strains were isolated in hospitals which have large community catchment areas in addition to specialised hospital units. the prevalence of resistant strains was high in all areas. gram-negative bacteria such as enterobacter associated with hospital infections were resistant to penicillins and ce ... | 1989 | 2504618 |
| bacterial meningitis in children: etiology and clinical features, an 11-year review of 618 cases. | during the period january 1980 to december 1990 (11 years) a retrospective study of patients with bacterial meningitis who were admitted to bangkok children's hospital was carried out. there were 618 patients with 77 cases (12.5%) occurring below the age of one month (neonatal meningitis), and 541 cases (87.5%) between one month to 15 years (childhood meningitis). pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most common pathogenic organism (16.9%) in neonatal meningitis; other causative agents in this age gro ... | 1994 | 7824999 |
| bacterial pathogens (non-mycobacterium) from sputum culture and antimicrobial susceptibility. | sputum culture of patients at siriraj hospital, bangkok was 49.84% positive for bacterial pathogens in 1994 and 40.95% in 1995. the average incidence of gram-negative rods was 3.11 fold more than the combination of gram-positive cocci and gram-negative cocci. the most common gram-negative rod was pseudomonas aeruginosa, followed by either klebsiella pneumoniae or acinetobacter anitratus depending on year. the most common coccus was staphylococcus aureus. from both years, the number of haemophilu ... | 1998 | 9740278 |
| clinical, laboratory findings and microbiologic characterization of bronchiectasis in thai patients. | the aim of the present study was to characterize the clinical features, underlying disease states, laboratory findings and microbiological characterization of bronchiectasis in thai patients. | 2002 | 11896903 |
| causative agents of liver abscess in hiv-seropositive patients: a 10-year case series in thai hospitalized patients. | liver abscess is an important tropical gastrointestinal disorder. hiv seropositive patients show relative immunosuppression and are more susceptible to infection, including liver abscess. this retrospective case review was made on 23 patients who were diagnosed as hiv seropositive with liver abscess in bangkok, thailand. we demonstrated the high rate of amoebic liver abscess in our series (17.4%) from fresh smear with five cases of tuberculosis and one case of nocardosis. the rates of positive b ... | 2005 | 15970044 |
| respiratory tract infection caused by bacteria (non-mycobacterium) and their antibiogram in hiv-positive patients. | abstract. this study was undertaken from 1995-2000 to investigate the cause of respiratory tract infection among 481 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) at siriraj hospital, bangkok, thailand. the positive rate of bacterial pathogens was 38.46%. pseudomonas aeruginosa appeared to be the most common pathogen (32.97%), followed by staphylococcus aureus (18.92%), klebsiella pneumoniae (10.81 %), haemophilus influenzae (7.57%), and acinetobacter baumannii (5.95%). p. aeruginosa was sens ... | 2005 | 16124443 |
| prevalence of etiologic bacteria and beta-lactamase-producing bacteria in acute and chronic maxillary sinusitis at phramongkutklao hospital. | to date, there is an increasing trend of prescribing antibiotics that cover beta-lactamase-producing bacteria as the first line drug for sinusitis patients in thailand this practice dose not only increases the treatment cost but might also induce resistance to antimicrobial agents. | 2005 | 16146251 |
| efficacy and safety of colistin (colistimethate sodium) for therapy of infections caused by multidrug-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa and acinetobacter baumannii in siriraj hospital, bangkok, thailand. | to determine the efficacy and safety of colistin (colistimethate sodium) produced by a local pharmaceutical company in thailand for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant (mdr) pseudomonas aeruginosa and acinetobacter baumannii. | 2007 | 17291803 |
| in vitro susceptibility pattern of cephalosporin-resistant gram-negative bacteria. | to determine the in vitro activity of various antimicrobial agents including ertapenem, imipenem, meropenem, fosfomycin, netilmicin, colistin, and piperacillin/tazobactam against clinical isolates of cephalosporin-resistant gram-negative bacteria. | 2008 | 19255989 |