| aids in thailand: a medical student's perspective. | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) has become the biggest problem facing the health profession of thailand today. the ministry of public health reports that there are 400,000 individuals in thailand already infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and is predicting that 4 million will be infected by the year 2000. this explosive epidemic first occurred among intravenous drug abusers (ivdas) and subsequently spread to other high risk groups, especially prostitutes. the heterose ... | 1994 | 7844247 |
| clinical manifestations of 174 aids cases in maharaj nakorn chiang mai hospital. | the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) has, since it was first reported in 1981, become a worldwide epidemic. the immunosuppressive nature of hiv results in opportunistic infections, neoplasms, and other pathological conditions. clinical manifestations of these conditions are often the first indication that an individual is infected with hiv. this article reports and describes the clinical findings for 174 hiv-positive patients and is intended to educate thai physicians concerning the rising ... | 1993 | 8408918 |
| bacterial vaginosis and hiv seroprevalence among female commercial sex workers in chiang mai, thailand. | to investigate the relationship between hiv seropositivity and bacterial vaginosis (bv) in a population at high risk for sexual acquisition of hiv. | 1995 | 8527084 |
| case-control study of risk factors for penicillium marneffei infection in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in northern thailand. | a case-control study was done in chiang mai, thailand, comparing risk-related behavior and exposures in 80 incident cases of disseminated penicillium marneffei infection in patients with aids and 160 control patients with aids who did not have p. marneffei infection. all subjects were admitted to chiang mai university hospital between december 1993 and october 1995. cases were younger than controls (16-30 years vs. > 30 years of age; odds ratio [or] = 2.22; 95% ci, 1.22-4.07). patients with a re ... | 1997 | 9195061 |
| high hiv, hepatitis c and sexual risks among drug-using men who have sex with men in northern thailand. | men who have sex with men (msm) and who use drugs have shown high hiv risks in europe, and the americas. we investigated msm-drug user demographics, hiv sexual and drug use risks and behaviors in chiang mai, northern thailand to identify prevention targets. | 2005 | 16135908 |
| blindness and low vision in a tertiary ophthalmologic center in thailand: the importance of cytomegalovirus retinitis. | to determine the causes of blindness and low vision in patients consulting a tertiary ophthalmologic center in northern thailand. | 2007 | 17558328 |
| characteristics of pregnancy with human immuno-deficiency virus (hiv) and perinatal transmission in nakornping hospital. | the hiv infected pregnancy delivered at nakornping hospital was common. to reduce and prevent hiv infection in pregnancy and perinatal transmission, the understanding of characteristics of hiv pregnancy and neonatal infective outcome were needed for proper strategy and policy making. | 2008 | 18389976 |