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| Prince Mahidol Award, 2003 |
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| N Bhamarapravati |
249 |
| The development of the antimalarial drugs with new type of chemical structure-Qinghaosu
and dihydroqinghaosu |
250 |
| Y Tu |
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| Low level lead exposure and the development of children |
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| HL Needleman |
252 |
| Intestinal parasitoses and the nutritional status of Veddah children in Sri Lanka |
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| TGAN Chandrasena, ACD de Alwis, LDR de Silva, RP Morel, NR de Silva |
255 |
| Soil-transmitted helminthiases and health behaviors among schoolchildren and community
members in a west-central border area of Thailand |
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| MT Anantaphruti, J Waikagul, W Maipanich, S Nuamtanong, S Pubampen |
260 |
| Pineapple juice for digestion of swamp eel viscera for harvesting infective-stage larva of
Gnathostoma spp |
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| S Soogarun, J Suwansaksri, V Wiwanitkit |
267 |
| Detection of Toxoplasma oocysts from soil by modified sucrose flotation and PCR methods |
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| J Matsuo , D Kimura, SK Rai, S Uga |
270 |
Zymogram patterns of Naegleria spp isolated from natural water sources in Taling Chan
district, Bangkok |
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| S Tiewcharoen, N Komalamisra, V Junnu |
275 |
| A survey of the Th2R and Th3R allelic variants in the circumsporozoite protein gene of
P. falciparum parasites from western Thailand |
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| C Kumkhaek, K Phra-ek, P Singhasivanon, S Looareesuwan, C Hirunpetcharat,
A Brockman, AC Grüner, N Lebrun, L Rénia, F Nosten, G Snounou, S Khusmith |
281 |
| Chloroquine resistance and Plasmodium falciparum in Punjab, Pakistan during 2000-2001 |
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| MS Rana, T Akhtar |
288 |
| Glutathione-S-transferases from chloroquine-resistant and -sensitive strains of Plasmodium
falciparum: What are their differences? |
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| P Rojpibulstit,
S Kangsadalampai, T Ratanavalachai, J Denduangboripant, P Chavalitshewinkoon-Petmitr |
292 |
| Mefloquine - its 20 years in the Thai malaria control program |
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| C Wongsrichanalai, S Prajakwong, SR Meshnick, GD Shanks, K Thimasarn |
300 |
| Malaria transmission by Anopheles dirus in Attapeu Province, Lao PDR |
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| B Sidavong,
I Vythilingam, R Phetsouvanh, ST Chan, T Phonemixay, SL Hakim, S Phompida |
309 |
| Changes in malaria vector densities over a twenty-three year period in Mae Hong Son Province,
northern Thailand |
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| W Suwonkerd, Y Tsuda, HJ Overgaard, S Chawprom, N Tuno, S Prajakwong, M Takagi |
316 |
| Laboratory and field trial of developing medicinal local Thai plant products against four
species of mosquito vectors |
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| Y Trongtokit, Y Rongsriyam, N Komalamisra, P Krisadaphong, C Apiwathnasorn |
325 |
| Gender differences in epidemiological factors associated with treatment completion status
of leprosy patients in the most hyperendemic district of Nepal |
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| RBC Kumar, P Singhasivanon,
JB Sherchand, P Mahaisavariya, J Kaewkungwal, S Peerapakorn, K Mahotarn |
334 |
| Comparison of multidrug therapy treatment results between multibacillary leprosy patients in
hyperendemic and hypoendemic areas in Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia |
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| R Nawi |
340 |
| DNA probes for identification of leptospires and disease diagnosis |
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| J Shukla, U Tuteja, HV Batra |
346 |
| Characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi strains isolated in Shandong Province, China by
immunofluorescence and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analyses |
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| Y-X Liu, Z-T Zhao, Y Gao, C-Q Jia, J-I Zhang, Z-Q Yang, S-M Wang, B-F Jiang |
353 |
| Case report. Scrub typhus during pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature |
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| V Phupong, K Srettakraikul |
358 |
| Salmonellosis in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a report of seven
cases from Malaysia |
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| SD Puthucheary, KP Ng, A Hafeez, NS Raja, HH Hassan |
361 |
| Comparison of the diagnostic value of local Widal slide test with imported Widal slide test |
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| I Handojo, SP Edijanto, MY Probohoesodo, NN Mahartini |
366 |
| Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a south Indian
city |
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| BVS Krishna, AB Patil, MR Chandrasekhar |
371 |
| Risk factors for tuberculosis infection among household contacts in Bangkok, Thailand |
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| S Tornee, J Kaewkungwal, W Fungladda, U Silachamroon, P Akarasewi, P Sunakorn |
375 |
| Case report. Pulmonary melioidosis presenting with right paratracheal mass |
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| W Reechaipichitkul |
384 |
| Case report. Oral histoplasmosis presenting as oral ulcer in a non-HIV patient |
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| MT Rahman, NHA Bakar, R Philip, AR Shamsudin |
388 |
| Diagnosis of dengue infection using various diagnostic tests in the early stage of illness |
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| R Lolekha, K Chokephaibulkit, S Yoksan, N Vanprapar, W Phongsamart, S Chearskul |
391 |
| Comparison of trypsin treatment method and standard laboratory technique for diagnosis of
dermatomycosis |
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| I Xess, P Mathur, CS Sirka, U Banerjee |
396 |
| Case report. Dual infection: dengue hemorrhagic fever with unusual manifestations and
mycoplasma pneumonia in a child |
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| S Likitnukul, N Prapphal, W Pongpunlert, P Kingwatanakul, Y Poovorawan |
399 |
| Case report. Neonatal dengue infection: report of dengue fever in a 1-day-old infant |
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| W Petdachai, J Sila’on, S Nimmannitya, A Nisalak |
403 |
| A serological study of Chikungunya virus transmission in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: evidence
for the first outbreak since 1982 |
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| KR Porter, R Tan, Y Istary, W Suharyono, Sutaryo,
S Widjaja, C Ma’Roef, E Listiyaningsih, H Kosasih, L Hueston, J McArdle, M Juffrie |
408 |
| Serological survey of viral hepatitis A, B, and C at Thai Central Region and Bangkok: a
population base study |
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| W Ratanasuwan, A Sonji, S Tiengrim, W Techasathit, S Suwanagool |
416 |
| Laboratory acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in Malaysia: a decade of commitment to the
WHO global polio eradication initiative |
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| TS Saraswathy, NS Khairullah, M Sinniah, MK Fauziah, MY Apandi, M Shamsuddin |
421 |
| Liver abscess in the tropics: an experience from Nepal |
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| P Karki, JA Ansari, S Koirala |
425 |
| Severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) treated at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen,
Thailand |
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| W Reechaipichitkul, V Pisprasert |
430 |
| Analysis of pediatric subdural empyema outcome in relation to computerized tomography
brain scan |
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| AR Md Ralib, ARM Ariff, IL Shuaib, NN Naing, PJ George, JM Abdullah |
434 |
| National survey of patients with hemophilia and other congenital bleeding disorders in
Thailand |
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| A Chuansumrit, C Mahasandana, Y Chinthammitr,
B Pongtanakul, V Laosombat, W Nawarawong, Y Lektakul, S Wangruangsatid,
L Sriboriboonsin, P Rojnakarin, P Angchaisuksiri, Hemophitia Study Group |
445 |
| Absence of factor V Arg306→Thr and low factor V Arg306→Gly mutation prevalence in Thai
blood donors |
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| A Chuansumrit,
W Jarutwachirakul, W Sasanakul, S Rurgkhum, P Kadegasem, P Kitpoka, N Sirachainan |
450 |
| Etiology and outcome of superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction in adults |
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| W Reechaipichitkul, S Thongpaen |
453 |
| Oral health status among 12-year-old children in primary schools participating in an oral
health preventive school program in Phnom Penh City, Cambodia, 2002 |
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| O Teng, K Narksawat, J Podang, O Pacheun |
458 |
| Prevalence of fatigue among cancer patients undergoing external radiotherapy |
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| BM Biswal, N Kumaraswamy, F Mukhtar |
463 |
| Risk factors of job-related depression in laboratory technicians in Hospital Universiti Sains
Malaysia (HUSM) and Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) Hospitals in Kelantan |
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| BD Aziah, BN Rusli, T Winn, L Naing, MA Tengku |
468 |
| Oral fructose-induced changes in blood ethanol oxidokinetic data among healthy Nigerians |
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| I Onyesom, EO Anosike |
476 |
| Validation of ELISA test kits for detection of beta-agonist residues in meat |
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| J Ponniah, K Muhammad, S Abdullah, KK Ganapathy, N bt Sheikh Abdul Hamid |
481 |
| Pollution status of swimming pools in south-south zone of south-eastern Nigeria using
microbiological and physicochemical indices |
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| AY Itah, M-UM Ekpombok |
488 |
| Erratum |
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| LE Fatimil, AH Mollah, S Ahmed, M Rahman |
494 |
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