THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH


Volume 37
Number 3
May 2006

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Table of Contents
   
Efficacy of ivermectin treatment of cutaneous gnathostomiasis evaluated by placebo-controlled trial  
V Bussaratid, V Desakorn, S Krudsood, U Silachamroon, S Looareesuwan
433
Thiamine deficiency and parasitic infection in rural Thai children
T Khampitak, J Knowles, P Yongvanit, P Sithithaworn, R Tangrassameeprasert, P Boonsiri, S Satarug
441
Mucosal mast cell responses in rats (Rattus norvegicus) experimentally infected with Centrocestus caninus
S Saenphet , C Wongsawad, K Saenphet, JY Chai
446
An effective indirect fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis of intestinal acariasis
YB Cui, YZ Ling, Y Zhou, ZW Feng, YR Xing, SW Zhang
452
Longevity of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) compared in cages and field under ambient conditions in rural Thailand
D Strickman
456
The relationship between the abundance of Mansonia mosquitoes inhabiting a peat swamp forest and remotely sensed data
C Apiwathnasorn, A Asavanich, N Komalamisra, Y Samung, S Prummongkol, K Kanjanopas
463
Double infection of heteroserotypes of dengue viruses in field populations of Aedesaegypti and Aedesalbopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and serological features of dengue viruses found in patients in southern Thailand
U Thavara, P Siriyasatien, A Tawatsin, P Asavadachanukorn, S Anantapreecha, R Wongwanich, MS Mulla
468
Quantitative detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viral load by real-time RT-PCR assay using self-quenched fluorogenic primers
S Promso, C Srichunrusami, K Utid, V Lulitanond, W Pairoj, W Chantratita
477
A household survey to assess the burden of influenza in rural Thailand
B Clague, S Chamany, C Burapat, Y Wannachaiwong, JM Simmerman, SF Dowell, SJ Olsen
488
One-tube multiplex PCR method for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
A Chaiprasert, T Prammananan, N Tingtoy, P Na-Ubol, S Srimuang, K Samerpitak, W Rangsipanuratn
494
Development of a combined air sampling and quantitative real-time PCR method for detection of Legionella spp
C Sirigul, W Wongwit , W Phanprasit , W Paveenkittiporn , SD Blacksell, P Ramasoota
503
Evaluation of an algorithm for persistent/chronic diarrhea in children at a community hospital adjoining slums in Agra , north India
P Garg
508
The feasibility of a school-based VI polysaccharide vaccine mass immunization campaign in Hue City, central Vietnam: streamlining a typhoid fever preventive strategy
VD Thiem, MC Danovaro-Holliday, DG Canh, ND Son, NT Hoa, DTD Thuy, RL Ochiai, NT Lan, TQ Hop, M Ali, JK Park, R Abu-Elyazeed, K Holliday, B Ivanoff, DD Anh, T Pang, A Donner, CM Galindo, DD Trach, JD Clemens, CJ Acosta
515
Effects of sonicated Prevotella intermedia, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Lactobacillus casei extract on interleukin-8 production by human dental pulp cells
B Thaweboon, S Thaweboon, S Choonharuangdej, P Suppakpatana
523
Effect of Cha-em Thai mouthwash on salivary levels of mutans streptococci and total IgA
C Amornchat, P Kraivaphan, C Dhanabhumi, K Tandhachoon, T Trirattana, S Choonhareongdej
528
Anti-head lice effect of Annona squamosa seeds
J Intaranongpai, W Chavasiri , W Gritsanapan
532
Prevalence and associated factors of head lice infestation among primary schoolchildren in Kelantan, Malaysia
N Bachok, RB Nordin, CW Awang, NA Ibrahim, L Naing
536
Preparation of in vivo cow control blood samples for cadmium analysis
K Foihirun, W Wongwit, J Kaewkungwal, P Ramasoota, P Sangdee
544
Thalassemia among blood donors at the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
H Rosline, SA Ahmed, FS Al-Joudi, M Rapiaah, NN Naing, NAM Adam
549
The prevalence and determinants of iron deficiency anemia in rural Thai-Muslim pregnant women in Pattani Province
S Piammongkol, V Chongsuvivatwong, G Williams, M Pornpatkul
553
A SPINK1 gene mutation in a Thai patient with fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes
T Snabboon, W Plengpanich, V Sridama, S Sunthornyothin, S Suwanwalaikorn, W Khovidhunkit
559
Necrotizing non-graulomatous lymphadenitis: a clinicopathologic study of 40 Thai patients
A Sanpavat, P Wannakrairot, T Assanasen
563
Normal spirometry, gas transfer and lung volume values in Papua, Indonesia
T Handojo, N Anstey, P Kelly, M Pain, E Kenangalem, E Tjitra, G Maguire
571
Research Note. High sister chromatid exchange among a sample of traffic policemen in Bangkok, Thailand
S Soogarun, J Suwansaksri, V Wiwanitkit
578
Tobacco and alcohol use among the youth of the agricultural tea industry in Assam, India
GK Medhi, NC Hazarika, J Mahanta
581
Modified informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly (IQCODE) as a screening test for dementia for Thai elderly
S Siri, K Okanurak, S Chansirikanjana, D Kitiyaporn, AF Jorm
587
Long stick exercise to improve muscular strength and flexibility in sedentary individuals
W Permsirivanich , A Lim, T Promrat
595