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| Chikungunya infection - an emerging disease in Malaysia |
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| SK Lam, KB Chua, PS
Hooi, MA Rahimah, S Kumari, M Tharmaratnam, SK Chuah, DW Smith, IA Sampson |
447 |
| Long-term effect of interferon therapy on incidence of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma
in Thai patients with chronic hepatitis B |
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| P Tangkijvanich,
D Thong-ngam, V Mahachai, N Kladchareon, P Suwangool, P Kullavanijaya |
452 |
| Hepatitis B virus seroprevalence and risk assessment among personnel, a governmental
hospital in Bangkok |
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| P Luksamijarulkul, P Watagulsin, D Sujirarat |
459 |
| Prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus and Toxoplasma antibodies in Thailand |
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| S Tantivanich, P Amarapal, W Suphadtanaphongs, C Siripanth, W Sawatmongkonkun |
466 |
| Increase in the sensitivity of dengue diagnosis by combination of reverse transcriptasepolymerase
chain reaction and passage on cell cultures |
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| KI Yamada, T Takasaki, M Nawa, I Kurane |
470 |
| Comparative evaluation of various commercial assays for diagnosis of dengue fever |
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| M Vajpayee, UB Singh, P Seth, S Broor |
472 |
| Primary dengue infection: What are the clinical distinctions from secondary infection? |
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| C Pancharoen, J Mekmullica, U Thisyakorn |
476 |
| Dengue hemorrhagic fever in infancy at Petchabun Hospital |
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| P Witayathawornwong |
481 |
| Case report: Perinatal dengue infection |
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| A Kerdpanich, V Watanaveeradej, R Samakoses, S Chumnanvanakij,
T Chulyamitporn, P Sumeksri, C Vuthiwong, C Kounruang, A Nisalak, T Endy |
488 |
| Prevalence of rotavirus diarrhea among outpatients and hospitalized patients: A comparison |
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| SD Kelkar, SG Purohit, AN Boralkar, SP Verma |
494 |
| Biochemical and hematological manifestations of HIV/AIDS in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| N Chanarat, P Chanarat, K Viratsethasin, M Suttajit, D Chiewsilp |
500 |
| Case report: Does HIV infection accelerate the development of hepatocellular carcinoma?
A case report in a young man |
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| P Viriyavejakul, T Tangwanicharoen, P Rojanasunan, V Khachansaksumet |
504 |
| Diagnostic value of dot-enzyme-immunoassay test to detect outer membrane protein antigen
in sera of patients with typhoid fever |
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| S Purwaningsih, I Handojo, Prihatini, Y Probohoesodo |
507 |
| Etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infection in children at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon
Kaen, Thailand |
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| T Ekalaksananan, C Pientong, B Kongyingyoes, S Pairojkul, J Teeratakulpisarn, S Heng |
513 |
| Seasonal distribution of enteropathogens detected from diarrheal stool and water samples
collected in Kathmandu, Nepal |
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| K Ono,
SK Rai, M Chikahira, T Fujimoto, H Shibata, Y Wada, H Tsuji, Y Oda, G Rai,
CD Shrestha, K Masuda, HG Shrestha, T Matsumura, H Hotta, T Kawamura, S Uga |
520 |
| Guillain-Barre syndrome and Campylobacter infection |
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| KN Prasad, S Pradhan, VL Nag |
527 |
| Blood culture confirmed typhoid fever in a provincial hospital in the Philippines |
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| PE Abucejo, MR Capeding, SP Lupisan, J Arcay, LT Sombrero, P Ruutu, E Herva |
531 |
| Case report: Mycobacterium szulgai lymphadenitis mimicking Kikuchi’s disease in Thailand |
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| W Maek-a-nantawat, P Viriyavejakul |
537 |
| Demonstration of the natural foci of tsutsugamushi disease in Nan Peng Lie Islands in
China |
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| SS Wang, P Jiang, JL Huang, GF Peng, NH Zeng, JH Liu, SF Zhu, ZB Wang |
541 |
| EPI vaccination in Nepal |
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| N Jha, AT Kannan, IS Paudel, S Niraula |
547 |
| Distribution of unengorged larvae of Leptotrombidium pallidum and other species in and
around the rodent nest holes |
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| XD Pham, H Suzuki, H Takaoka |
553 |
| Study on detecting antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in pooled serum of blood donors by
Dot-IGSS |
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| YH Liu, KY Zheng, M Cheng, LL Fu, WP Du, ZX Shi |
558 |
| Production of monoclonal antibodies to the cuticle of advanced third-stage larva of
Gnathostoma spinigerum |
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| A Dantrakool, N Morakote, P Uparanukraw |
562 |
| Schistosoma haematobium infections in two rural communities of Edo State, Nigeria |
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| OPG Nmorsi, OA Egwunyenga, OE Okholo |
570 |
| Gender variations in the prevalence of parasitic infections and the level of awareness in
adolescents in rural Nepal |
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| B Rijal, Y Oda, R Basnet, B Rijal, K Parajuli, CK Gurung, JB Sherchand |
575 |
| Transmission of bancroftian filariasis in tea agro-ecosystem of Assam, India |
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| B Mahanta, R Handique, K Narain, P Dutta, J Mahanta |
581 |
| Research note: Brugia malayi in a naturally infected cat from Narathiwat Province, Southern
Thailand |
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| K Kanjanopas,
W Choochote, A Jitpakdi, S Suvannadabba, S Loymak, S Chungpivat, S Nithiuthai |
585 |
| Gender, mosquitos and malaria: Implications for community development programs in
Laputta, Myanmar |
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| Tin-Oo, Pe-Thet-Htoon, Khin-Thet-Wai, W Parks, J Bryan |
588 |
| Malaria past and present: The case of north Sulawesi, Indonesia |
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| D Henley |
595 |
| Poverty and malaria: A study in a Thai-Myanmar border area |
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| S Panvisavas |
608 |
| A rapid polymerase chain reaction based method for identification of the Anopheles dirus
sibling species |
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| NT Huong, P Sonthayanon, AJ Ketterman, Sakol Panyim |
615 |
| Research note: Aedes albolateralis, the potential vactor of nocturnally subperiodic Wuchereria
bancrofti and dengue type 2 virus |
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| W Choochote,
S Leemingsawat, S Sucharit, J Kunnaphuti, S Wongkamchai, KL Sukontason, A Jitpakdi |
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Short stature and truncal shortening in transfusion dependent thalassemia patients: Results
from a thalassemia center in Malaysia
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| A Hamidah, R Rahmah, T Azmi, J Aziz, R Jamal |
625 |
| Natural course of autoimmune thyroiditis in Thai children |
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| O Panamonta, W Kirdpon, P Somsapt |
631 |
| The prevalence of, and factors related to, compliance with glove utilization among nurses
in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia |
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| L Naing, R Nordin, R Musa |
636 |
| Folate and Vitamin B12 levels in patients with oral lichen planus, stomatitis or glossitis |
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| K Thongprasom, P Youngnak, V Aneksuk |
643 |
| Correlation between Na, K-ATPase activity and potassium and magnesium contents in
skeletal muscle of renal stone patients |
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| V Prasongwatana, R Tavichakorntrakool,
P Sriboonlue, C Wongkham, S Bovornpadungkitti, A Premgamone, S Reungjuiy |
648 |
| A long-term study on the efficacy of a herbal plant, Orthosiphon grandiflorus, and sodium
potassium citrate in renal calculi treatment |
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| A Premgamone, P Sriboonlue, W Disatapornjaroen, S Maskasem, N Sinsupan, C Apinives |
654 |
| Monitoring of lead exposure among mechanics in Bangkok |
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| J Suwansaksri, V Wiwanitkit |
661 |
