THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH


Volume 37
Number 4
July 2006

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Table of Contents
   
Plasmepsin II inhibitory activity of alkoxylated and hydroxylated chalcones  
N Sriwilaijaroen, M Liu, M-L Go, P Wilairat
607
Efficacy and safety of halofantrine in Pakistani children and adults with malaria caused by P. falciparum and P. vivax
MZ Khan, Z Isani, TM Ahmed, AB Zafar, N Gilal, S Maqbool, K Mehmood, I Yazdani, KB Srinivasa
613
Research note. Antimalarial activity of concanamycin A alone and in combination with pyronaridine
S Auparakkitanon , P Wilairat
619
Modern medicine and indigenous health beliefs: malaria control alongside “Sadsana-phee” (animist belief system) in Lao PDR
Y Shirayama, S Phompida , C Kuroiwa
622
Distribution of mast cells in relation to Schistosoma japonicum induced lesions in pigs
MM Birck, S Pors, MV Johansen, T Iburg
630
Case report. Strongyloidiasis with gastric mucosal invasion presenting with acute interstitial nephritis
MJ Bangs, S Sirait, Purnomo, JD Maguire
641
Case report. Acute cholecystitis caused by Clonorchis sinensis
M Rohela, S Johari, I Jamaiah, I Init, SH Lee
648
Case report. Eye lesion caused by adult Brugia malayi: a first case reported in a child from Malaysia
M Rohela, I Jamaiah, CC Yaw
652
Laboratory colonization of Mansonia mosquitoes with an emphasis on Ma. annulata and Ma. Bonneae
Y Samung, K Palakul, C Apiwathnasorn, S Prummongkol , A Asavanich, S Leemingsawat
656
Field investigation of Bithynia funiculata, intermediate host of Opisthorchis viverrini in northern Thailand
R Ngern-klun, KL Sukontason, S Tesana, D Sripakdee, KN Irvine, K Sukontason
662
Analysis of a previous smallpox vaccination study: estimation of the time period required to acquire vaccine-induced immunity as assessed by revaccination
H Nishiura
673
Dengue in pregnancy
NAM Ismail, N Kampan, ZA Mahdy, MA Jamil, ZRM Razi
681
Case report. Avian influenza A (H5N1) infection in a child
P Witayathawornwong
684
Factors associated with non-disclosure of HIV infection status of new mothers in Bangkok
N Skunodom , RW Linkins, ME Culnane, J Prymanee, C Kannasoot, W Suwannapha , S Suwanmaitre , C Utenpitak, C Yuvasevee, A Teeraratkul, RJ Simonds, JW Tappero
690
Overview. The National Access to Antiretroviral Program for PHA (NAPHA) in Thailand
S Chasombat, C Lertpiriyasuwat, S Thanprasertsuk, L Suebsaeng, RL Ying
704
A serological investigation of leptospirosis in sows from central Thailand
A Niwetpathomwat, S Luengyosluechakul , S Geawduanglek
716
A histopathological study of hearts and spleens of hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) infected with Leptospira interogans, serovar pyrogenes
J Muensoongnoen, D Phulsuksombati, P Parichatikanond, N Sangjan, C Pilakasiri, K Sripaoraya, J Roongruangchai, K Koedpuech, K Pilakasiri
720
Duplex PCR-hybridization based detection of pathogenic Leptospira in environmental water samples obtained from endemic areas in northeast region of Thailand
U Tansuphasiri, C Thipsuk, D Phulsuksombati, C Chanyasanha
729
Recovery of Salmonella using a combination of selective enrichment media and antimicrobial resistance of isolates in meat in Thailand
A Bangtrakulnonth, S Pornrungwong, C Pulsrikarn, S Boonmar, K Yamaguchi
742
Analysis of fecal leukocytes and erythrocytes in Shigella infections in urban Bangladesh
AI Khan, S Huq, MA Malek, MI Hossain, KA Talukder, ASG Faruque, MA Salam
747
Review. Surat plague of 1994 re-examined
AK Dutt, R Akhtar, M McVeigh
755
Detection of heterogeneous, intermediate-vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( hVISA) using low-concentration vancomycin disks
A Lulitanond, A Chanawong, P Sribenjalux, W Kaewkes, M Vorachit, P Chongtrakool, D Leumsai, P Monpou
761
Research note. Detection of Cryptococcus neoformans in bird excreta
S Soogarun, V Wiwanitkit, A Palasuwan, P Pradniwat, J Suwansaksri, T Lertlum, T Maungkote
768
Childhood anemia and vitamin A deficiency in rural Bangladesh
ASG Faruque, AI Khan, MA Malek, S Huq, MA Wahed, MA Salam, GJ Fuchs, MA Khaled
771
Postprandial leptin response to Thai meals with different macronutrient mixtures
S Chearskul , T Yothathai, S Sriussadaporn
778
Anthropometric characteristics of elderly people: observations at a large diarrheal hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh
ASG Faruque, AI Khan, CN Roy, MA Malek, MA Salam, MA Khaled
784
Rapid detection of apolipoprotein E genotypes in Alzheimer’s disease using polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism
W Kamruecha, S Chansirikarnjana, E Nimkulrat, C Udommongkol, W Wongmek, W Thangnipon
793
National response to neurological diseases in Malaysia : planning for the future
JM Abdullah, AM Hussin, J Tharakan, MR Abdullah, R Saad, Z Kamari, ZAM Hussin, DA Razak
798
A study of the factors related to intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery amongst rural middle age individuals in Hostpital Universiti Sains Malaysia
R Yunus, AR Ariff, IL Shuaib, AM Jelani, NA Alias, J Abdullah, NN Naing
806
Cost-benefit analysis of an intensive adverse product reactions monitoring program of inpatients in Thailand
J Tasila, U Permsuwan
812
Clinical effect of a triclosan containing dentifrice on gingivitis during pregnancy and post-partum
P Kraivaphan, C Amornchat, T Triratana, U Leethochawalit
820