Name: Direk Limmathurotsakul
Position: Associate Professor
Department: Tropical Hygiene
direk.lim@mahidol.ac.th
direk@tropmedres.ac
Doung-Ngern P, Suphanchaimat R, Panjangampatthana A, Janekrongtham C, Ruampoom D, Daochaeng N, Eungkanit N, Pisitpayat N, Srisong N, Yasopa O, Plernprom P, Promduangsi P, Kumphon P, Suangtho P, Watakulsin P, Chaiya S, Kripattanapong S, Chantian T, Bloss E, Namwat C, Limmathurotsakul D. Case-Control Study of Use of Personal Protective Measures and Risk for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection, Thailand. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 15;26(11).
Chaichana P, Kronsteiner B, Rongkard P, Teparrukkul P, Limmathurotsakul D, Chantratita N, Day NPJ, Fletcher HA, Dunachie SJ*. Serum From Melioidosis Survivors Diminished Intracellular Burkholderia pseudomallei Growth in Macrophages: A Brief Research Report. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020 Aug;10: 442. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00442. PMID: 32984070; PMCID: PMC7479196.
Wright SW, Lovelace-Macon L, Ducken D, Tandhavanant S, Teparrukkul P, Hantrakun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Chantratita N, West TE*. Lactoferrin is a dynamic protein in human melioidosis and is a TLR4-dependent driver of TNF-α release in Burkholderia thailandensis infection in vitro. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2020 Aug;14(8): e0008495. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008495. PMID: 32764765;PMCID: PMC7439809.
Anunnatsiri S, Chaowagul W, Teparrukkul P, Chetchotisakd P, Tanwisaid K, Khemla S, Narenpitak S, Pattarapongsin M, Kongsawasd W, Pisuttimarn P, Thipmontree W, Mootsikapun P, Chaisuksant S, Chierakul W, Day NPJ, Limmathurotsakul D. A Comparison Between 12 Versus 20 Weeks of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole as Oral Eradication Treatment for Melioidosis (12vs20): An Open-label, Pragmatic, Multicenter, Non-inferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 29:ciaa1084. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1084. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32725199.
Gandra S*, Alvarez-Uria G, Turner P, Joshi J, Limmathurotsakul D, van Doorn HR. Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Progress and Challenges in Eight South Asian and Southeast Asian Countries. Clin Microbiol Rev 2020 Jul;33(3): e00048-19. (review) (IF=22.556 / h index=263 / SJR=8.664 / Journal Quartile: WOS: Q1 / Scopus: Q1) Indexed in: WOS / Scopus / PubMed
Wright SW, Lovelace-Macon L, Hantrakun V, Rudd KE, Teparrukkul P, Kosamo S, Liles WC, Limmathurotsakul D, West TE*. sTREM-1 predicts mortality in hospitalized patients with infection in a tropical, middle-income country. BMC Med 2020 Jul;18: 159. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01627-5. PMID: 32605575;PMCID: PMC7329452.
Wuthiekanun V, Amornchai P*, Langla S, White NJ, Day NPJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Survival of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Pathogenic Leptospira in Cola, Beer, Energy Drinks, and Sports Drinks. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020 Jul;103(1): 249-52. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0948. Epub 2020 Apr 2. PMID: 32274989; PMCID: PMC7356472.
Gandra S, Alvarez-Uria G, Turner P, Joshi J, Limmathurotsakul D, van Doorn HR. Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Progress and Challenges in Eight South Asian and Southeast Asian Countries. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2020 Jun 10;33(3):e00048-19. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00048-19. PMID:32522747; PMCID: PMC7289787.
Duangurai T, Reamtong O, Rungruengkitkun A, Srinon V, Boonyuen U, Limmathurotsakul D, Chantratita N, Pumirat P*. In vitro passage alters virulence, immune activation and proteomic profiles of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Sci Rep 2020 May;10: 8320. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64914-4. PMID: 32433516; PMCID:PMC7239947.
Laxminarayan R*, Van Boeckel T, Frost I, Kariuki S, Khan EA, Limmathurotsakul D, Larsson DGJ, Levy-Hara G, Mendelson M, Outterson K, Peacock SJ, Zhu YG. The Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission on antimicrobial resistance: 6 years later. Lancet Infect Dis 2020 Apr;20(4): e51-e60. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30003-7.
Chirapongsathorn S*, Poovorawan K, Soonthornworasiri N, Pan-Ngum W, Phaosawasdi K, Treeprasertsuk S. Thirty-Day Readmission and Cost Analysis in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Population-Based Data. Hepatol Commun 2020 Mar;4(3): 453-60.
Limmathurotsakul D*, Sandoe JAT, Barrett DC, Corley M, Hsu LY, Mendelson M, Collignon P, Laxminarayan R, Peacock SJ, Howard P. 'Antibiotic footprint' as a communication tool to aid reduction of antibiotic consumption-authors' response. J Antimicrob Chemother 2020 Mar;75(3): 785-6. (Letter) doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz533. PMID: 31865386; PMCID: PMC7021087.
Rongkard P, Kronsteiner B, Hantrakun V, Jenjaroen K, Sumonwiriya M, Chaichana P, Chumseng S, Chantratita N, Wuthiekanun V, Fletcher HA, Teparrukkul P, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NPJ, Dunachie SJ. Human Immune Responses to Melioidosis and Cross-Reactivity to Low-Virulence Burkholderia Species, Thailand1. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Mar;26(3):463-471. doi: 10.3201/eid2603.190206. PMID: 32091359; PMCID: PMC7045851.
Wright SW, Kaewarpai T, Lovelace-Macon L, Ducken D, Hantrakun V, Rudd KE, Teparrukkul P, Phunpang R, Ekchariyawat P, Dulsuk A, Moonmueangsan B, Morakot C, Thiansukhon E, Limmathurotsakul D, Chantratita N, West TE. A Two Biomarker Model Augments Clinical Prediction of Mortality in Melioidosis. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 8:ciaa126. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa126. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32034914.
Limmathurotsakul D, Sandoe JAT, Barrett DC, Corley M, Hsu LY, Mendelson M, Collignon P, Laxminarayan R, Peacock SJ, Howard P. 'Antibiotic footprint' as a communication tool to aid reduction of antibiotic consumption-authors' response. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Dec 22. pii: dkz533. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz533. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31865386.
Yam ELY, Hsu LY, Yap EP, Yeo TW, Lee V, Schlundt J, Lwin MO, Limmathurotsakul D, Jit M, Dedon P, Turner P, Wilder-Smith A. Antimicrobial Resistance in the Asia Pacific region: a meeting report. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2019 Dec 18;8:202. doi: 10.1186/s13756-019-0654-8. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31890158; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6921568.
Rudd KE, Hantrakun V, Somayaji R, Booraphun S, Boonsri C, Fitzpatrick AL, Day NPJ, Teparrukkul P, Limmathurotsakul D, West TE. Early management of sepsis in medical patients in rural Thailand: a single-center prospective observational study. J Intensive Care. 2019 Dec 2;7:55. doi: 10.1186/s40560-019-0407-z. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31827803; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6886203.
Chewapreecha C, Mather AE, Harris SR, Hunt M, Holden MTG, Chaichana C, Wuthiekanun V, Dougan G, Day NPJ, Limmathurotsakul D, Parkhill J, Peacock SJ. Genetic variation associated with infection and the environment in the accidental pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei. Commun Biol. 2019 Nov 22;2(1):428. doi:10.1038/s42003-019-0678-x. PubMed PMID: 31925232.
Limmathurotsakul D, Sandoe JAT, Barrett DC, Corley M, Hsu LY, Mendelson M, Collignon P, Laxminarayan R, Peacock SJ, Howard P. 'Antibiotic footprint' as a communication tool to aid reduction of antibiotic consumption-authors' response. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Nov 1;74(11):3406-3408. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz372. PubMed PMID: 31504599; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6798835.
Limmathurotsakul D, Dunachie S, Fukuda K, Feasey NA, Okeke IN, Holmes AH, Moore CE, Dolecek C, van Doorn HR, Shetty N, Lopez AD, Peacock SJ; Surveillance and Epidemiology of Drug Resistant Infections Consortium (SEDRIC). Improving the estimation of the global burden of antimicrobial resistant infections. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Nov;19(11):e392-e398. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30276-2. Epub 2019 Aug 16. Review. PubMed PMID: 31427174.
Teparrukkul P, Hantrakun V, Imwong M, Teerawattanasook N, Wongsuvan G, Day NP, Dondorp AM, West TE, Limmathurotsakul D. Utility of qSOFA and modified SOFA in severe malaria presenting as sepsis. PLoS One. 2019 Oct 9;14(10):e0223457. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0223457. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31596907; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6785116.
Hall MD, Holden MT, Srisomang P, Mahavanakul W, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Fountain K, Parkhill J, Nickerson EK, Peacock SJ, Fraser C. Improved characterisation of MRSA transmission using within-host bacterial sequence diversity. Elife. 2019 Oct 8;8. pii: e46402. doi: 10.7554/eLife.46402. PubMed PMID: 31591959.
Roberts T, Limmathurotsakul D, Turner P, Day NPJ, Vandepitte WP, Cooper BS. Antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative colonization in infants from a neonatal intensive care unit in Thailand. J Hosp Infect. 2019 Oct;103(2):151-155. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2019.04.004. Epub 2019 Apr 14. PubMed PMID: 30995491; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6863035.
Limmathurotsakul D, Sandoe JAT, Barrett DC, Corley M, Hsu LY, Mendelson M, Collignon P, Laxminarayan R, Peacock SJ, Howard P. 'Antibiotic footprint' as a communication tool to aid reduction of antibiotic consumption-authors' response. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Sep 1;74(9):2823. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz276. PubMed PMID: 31355857.
Anh NT, Hong NTT, Nhu LNT, Thanh TT, Lau CY, Limmathurotsakul D, Deng X, Rahman M, Chau NVV, van Doorn HR, Thwaites G, Delwart E, Tan LV. Viruses in Vietnamese Patients Presenting with Community-Acquired Sepsis of Unknown Cause. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Aug 26;57(9). pii: e00386-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00386-19. Print 2019 Sep. PubMed PMID: 31217274; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6711913.
Haenssgen MJ, Charoenboon N, Zanello G, Mayxay M, Reed-Tsochas F, Lubell Y, Wertheim H, Lienert J, Xayavong T, Khine Zaw Y, Thepkhamkong A, Sithongdeng N, Khamsoukthavong N, Phanthavong C, Boualaiseng S, Vongsavang S, Wibunjak K, Chai-In P, Thavethanutthanawin P, Althaus T, Greer RC, Nedsuwan S, Wangrangsimakul T, Limmathurotsakul D, Elliott E, Ariana P. Antibiotic knowledge, attitudes and practices: new insights from cross-sectional rural health behaviour surveys in low-income and middle-income South-East Asia. BMJ Open. 2019 Aug 20;9(8):e028224. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028224. PubMed PMID: 31434769; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6707701.
Limmathurotsakul D, Sandoe JAT, Barrett DC, Corley M, Hsu LY, Mendelson M, Collignon P, Laxminarayan R, Peacock SJ, Howard P. 'Antibiotic footprint' as a communication tool to aid reduction of antibiotic consumption. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Aug 1;74(8):2122-2127. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz185. PubMed PMID: 31074489; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6640305.
Birnie E, Virk HS, Savelkoel J, Spijker R, Bertherat E, Dance DAB, Limmathurotsakul D, Devleesschauwer B, Haagsma JA, Wiersinga WJ. Global burden of melioidosis in 2015: a systematic review and data synthesis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Aug;19(8):892-902. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30157-4. Epub 2019 Jul 5. PubMed PMID: 31285144; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6867904.
Luangasanatip N, Flasche S, Dance DAB, Limmathurotsakul D, Currie BJ, Mukhopadhyay C, Atkins T, Titball R, Jit M. The global impact and cost-effectiveness of a melioidosis vaccine. BMC Med. 2019 Jul 5;17(1):129. doi: 10.1186/s12916-019-1358-x. PubMed PMID: 31272431; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6610909.
Kronsteiner B, Chaichana P, Sumonwiriya M, Jenjaroen K, Chowdhury FR, Chumseng S, Teparrukkul P, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NPJ, Klenerman P, Dunachie SJ. Diabetes alters immune response patterns to acute melioidosis in humans. Eur J Immunol. 2019 Jul;49(7):1092-1106. doi: 10.1002/eji.201848037. Epub 2019 May 8. PubMed PMID: 31032897; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6618312.
Dance DA, Wuthiekanun V, Sarovich D, Price EP, Limmathurotsakul D, Currie BJ, Trung TT. Pan-drug-resistant and biofilm-producing strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei: first report of melioidosis from a diabetic patient in Yogyakarta, Indonesia [Letter]. Int Med Case Rep J. 2019 Apr 18;12:117-118. doi:10.2147/IMCRJ.S205245. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31114399; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6489552.
Gouliouris T, Raven KE, Moradigaravand D, Ludden C, Coll F, Blane B, Naydenova P, Horner C, Brown NM, Corander J, Limmathurotsakul D, Parkhill J, Peacock SJ. Detection of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium hospital-adapted lineages in municipal wastewater treatment plants indicates widespread distribution and release into the environment. Genome Res. 2019 Apr;29(4):626-634. doi: 10.1101/gr.232629.117. Epub 2019 Mar 21. PubMed PMID: 30898881; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6442392.
Turner P, Fox-Lewis A, Shrestha P, Dance DAB, Wangrangsimakul T, Cusack TP, Ling CL, Hopkins J, Roberts T, Limmathurotsakul D, Cooper BS, Dunachie S, Moore CE, Dolecek C, van Doorn HR, Guerin PJ, Day NPJ, Ashley EA. Microbiology Investigation Criteria for Reporting Objectively (MICRO): a framework for the reporting and interpretation of clinical microbiology data. BMC Med. 2019 Mar 29;17(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s12916-019-1301-1. PubMed PMID: 30922309; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6440102.
Ashley EA, Shetty N, Patel J, van Doorn R, Limmathurotsakul D, Feasey NA, Okeke IN, Peacock SJ. Harnessing alternative sources of antimicrobial resistance data to support surveillance in low-resource settings. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Mar 1;74(3):541-546. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky487. PubMed PMID: 30544186; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6406030.
Birnie E, Claushuis TAM, Koh GCKW, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NPJ, Roelofs JJTH, Ware J, Hou B, de Vos AF, van der Poll T, van 't Veer C, Wiersinga WJ. Thrombocytopenia Impairs Host Defense Against Burkholderia pseudomallei (Melioidosis). J Infect Dis. 2019 Jan 29;219(4):648-659. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiy541. PubMed PMID: 30312422; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6350952.
Wright SW, Emond MJ, Lovelace-Macon L, Ducken D, Kashima J, Hantrakun V, Chierakul W, Teparrukkul P, Chantratita N, Limmathurotsakul D, West TE. Exonic sequencing identifies TLR1 genetic variation associated with mortality in Thais with melioidosis. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2019;8(1):282-290. doi:10.1080/22221751.2019.1575172. PubMed PMID: 30866782; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6455179.
Althaus T, Greer RC, Swe MMM, Cohen J, Tun NN, Heaton J, Nedsuwan S, Intralawan D, Sumpradit N, Dittrich S, Doran Z, Waithira N, Thu HM, Win H, Thaipadungpanit J, Srilohasin P, Mukaka M, Smit PW, Charoenboon EN, Haenssgen MJ, Wangrangsimakul T, Blacksell S, Limmathurotsakul D, Day N, Smithuis F, Lubell Y. Effect of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing on antibiotic prescription in febrile patients attending primary care in Thailand and Myanmar: an open-label, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jan;7(1):e119-e131. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30444-3. PubMed PMID: 30554748; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC6293968.
Greer RC, Wangrangsimakul T, Amornchai P, Wuthiekanun V, Laongnualpanich A, Dance DAB, Limmathurotsakul D. Misidentification of Burkholderia pseudomallei as Acinetobacter species in northern Thailand. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2019 Jan 1;113(1):48-51. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/try108. PubMed PMID: 30295891; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6314150.
Chaichana P, Jenjaroen K, Amornchai P, Chumseng S, Langla S, Rongkard P, Sumonwiriya M, Jeeyapant A, Chantratita N, Teparrukkul P, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NPJ, Wuthiekanun V, Dunachie SJ. Antibodies in Melioidosis: The Role of the Indirect Hemagglutination Assay in Evaluating Patients and Exposed Populations. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Dec;99(6):1378-1385. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0998. PubMed PMID: 30298810; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6283516.
Wongsuvan G, Hantrakun V, Teparrukkul P, Imwong M, West TE, Wuthiekanun V, Day NPJ, AuCoin D, Limmathurotsakul D. Sensitivity and specificity of a lateral flow immunoassay (LFI) in serum samples for diagnosis of melioidosis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Dec 1;112(12):568-570. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/try099. PubMed PMID: 30219869; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6255691.
Dance DAB, Knappik M, Dittrich S, Davong V, Silisouk J, Vongsouvath M, Rattanavong S, Pierret A, Newton PN, Amornchai P, Wuthiekanun V, Langla S, Limmathurotsakul D. Evaluation of consensus method for the culture of Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil samples from Laos. Version 2. Wellcome Open Res. 2018 Nov 21 [revised 2018 Jan 1];3:132. doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14851.2. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30569022; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6283377.2.
Anh NT, Hong NTT, Nhu LNT, Thanh TT, Anscombe C, Chau LN, Thanh TTT, Lau CY, Limmathurotsakul D, Chau NVV, Rogier van Doorn H, Deng X, Rahman M, Delwart E, Le T, Thwaites G, Van Tan L; Southeast Asia Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network. Detection and Characterization of Human Pegivirus 2, Vietnam. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Nov;24(11):2063-2067. doi: 10.3201/eid2411.180668. PubMed PMID: 30334714; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6199981.
Luangasanatip N, Hongsuwan M, Lubell Y, Limmathurotsakul D, Srisamang P, Day NPJ, Graves N, Cooper BS. Cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve hand hygiene in healthcare workers in middle-income hospital settings: a model-based analysis. J Hosp Infect. 2018 Oct;100(2):165-175. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2018.05.007. Epub 2018 Aug 6. PubMed PMID: 29775628; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6204657.
Hantrakun V, Somayaji R, Teparrukkul P, Boonsri C, Rudd K, Day NPJ, West TE, Limmathurotsakul D. Clinical epidemiology and outcomes of community acquired infection and sepsis among hospitalized patients in a resource limited setting in Northeast Thailand: A prospective observational study (Ubon-sepsis). PLoS One. 2018 Sep 26;13(9):e0204509. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204509. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30256845; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6157894.
Rudd KE, Kissoon N, Limmathurotsakul D, Bory S, Mutahunga B, Seymour CW, Angus DC, West TE. The global burden of sepsis: barriers and potential solutions. Crit Care. 2018 Sep 23;22(1):232. doi: 10.1186/s13054-018-2157-z. Review. PubMed PMID: 30243300; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6151187.
Suntornsut P, Chaowagul W, Thongklang W, Phosri T, Day NPJ, Michie S, Limmathurotsakul D. Feasibility and initial outcomes of a multifaceted prevention programme of melioidosis in diabetic patients in Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Sep 6;12(9):e0006765. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006765. eCollection 2018 Sep. PubMed PMID: 30188902; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6143272.
Woods K, Nic-Fhogartaigh C, Arnold C, Boutthasavong L, Phuklia W, Lim C, Chanthongthip A, Tulsiani SM, Craig SB, Burns MA, Weier SL, Davong V, Sihalath S, Limmathurotsakul D, Dance DAB, Shetty N, Zambon M, Newton PN, Dittrich S. A comparison of two molecular methods for diagnosing leptospirosis from three different sample types in patients presenting with fever in Laos. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018 Sep;24(9):1017.e1-1017.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.10.017. Epub 2017 Oct 26. PubMed PMID: 29092789; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6125144.
Phokrai P, Karoonboonyanan W, Thanapattarapairoj N, Promkong C, Dulsuk A, Koosakulnirand S, Canovali S, Indrawattana N, Jutrakul Y, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Brett PJ, Burtnick MN, Lertmemongkolchai G, Chantratita N. A Rapid Immunochromatography Test Based on Hcp1 Is a Potential Point-of-Care Test for Serological Diagnosis of Melioidosis. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul 26;56(8). pii: e00346-18. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00346-18. Print 2018 Aug. PubMed PMID: 29848565; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6062804.
Rudd KE, Seymour CW, Aluisio AR, Augustin ME, Bagenda DS, Beane A, Byiringiro JC, Chang CH, Colas LN, Day NPJ, De Silva AP, Dondorp AM, Dünser MW, Faiz MA, Grant DS, Haniffa R, Van Hao N, Kennedy JN, Levine AC, Limmathurotsakul D, Mohanty S, Nosten F, Papali A, Patterson AJ, Schieffelin JS, Shaffer JG, Thuy DB, Thwaites CL, Urayeneza O, White NJ, West TE, Angus DC; Sepsis Assessment and Identification in Low Resource Settings (SAILORS) Collaboration. Association of the Quick Sequential (Sepsis-Related) Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) Score With Excess Hospital Mortality in Adults With Suspected Infection in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA. 2018 Jun 5;319(21):2202-2211. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.6229. PubMed PMID: 29800114; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6134436.
Gouliouris T, Warne B, Cartwright EJP, Bedford L, Weerasuriya CK, Raven KE, Brown NM, Török ME, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ. Duration of exposure to multiple antibiotics is associated with increased risk of VRE bacteraemia: a nested case-control study. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018 Jun 1;73(6):1692-1699. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky075. PubMed PMID: 29548009; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5961253.
Fukuda K, Limmathurotsakul D, Okeke IN, Shetty N, van Doorn R, Feasey NA, Chiara F, Zoubiane G, Jinks T, Parkhill J, Patel J, Reid SWJ, Holmes AH, Peacock SJ; Surveillance and Epidemiology of Drug Resistant Infections Consortium (SEDRIC). Surveillance and Epidemiology of Drug Resistant Infections Consortium (SEDRIC): Supporting the transition from strategy to action. Wellcome Open Res. 2018 May 16;3:59. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14586.2. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29904730; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5989141.
Dance DAB, Sarovich D, Price EP, Limmathurotsakul D, Currie BJ. Human Infection with Burkholderia thailandensis, China, 2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 May;24(5):953-954. doi: 10.3201/eid2405.180238. PubMed PMID: 29664392; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5938794.
Haenssgen MJ, Charoenboon N, Zanello G, Mayxay M, Reed-Tsochas F, Jones COH, Kosaikanont R, Praphattong P, Manohan P, Lubell Y, Newton PN, Keomany S, Wertheim HFL, Lienert J, Xayavong T, Warapikuptanun P, Khine Zaw Y, U-Thong P, Benjaroon P, Sangkham N, Wibunjak K, Chai-In P, Chailert S, Thavethanutthanawin P, Promsutt K, Thepkhamkong A, Sithongdeng N, Keovilayvanh M, Khamsoukthavong N, Phanthasomchit P, Phanthavong C, Boualaiseng S, Vongsavang S, Greer RC, Althaus T, Nedsuwan S, Intralawan D, Wangrangsimakul T, Limmathurotsakul D, Ariana P. Antibiotics and activity spaces: protocol of an exploratory study of behaviour, marginalisation and knowledge diffusion. BMJ Glob Health. 2018 Mar 28;3(2):e000621. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000621. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29629190; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5884330.
Sengyee S, Yoon SH, Paksanont S, Yimthin T, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, West TE, Ernst RK, Chantratita N. Comprehensive analysis of clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates demonstrates conservation of unique lipid A structure and TLR4-dependent innate immune activation. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Feb 23;12(2):e0006287. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006287. eCollection 2018 Feb. PubMed PMID: 29474381; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5842036..
Lie KC, Lau CY, Van Vinh Chau N, West TE, Limmathurotsakul D; for Southeast Asia Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network. Utility of SOFA score, management and outcomes of sepsis in Southeast Asia: a multinational multicenter prospective observational study. J Intensive Care. 2018 Feb 14;6:9. doi:10.1186/s40560-018-0279-7. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29468069; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5813360.
Wongsuvan G, Wuthiekanun V, Hinjoy S, Day NP, Limmathurotsakul D. Antibiotic use in poultry: a survey of eight farms in Thailand. Bull World Health Organ. 2018 Feb 1;96(2):94-100. doi: 10.2471/BLT.17.195834. Epub 2017 Nov 27. PubMed PMID: 29403112; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5791776.
Wiersinga WJ, Virk HS, Torres AG, Currie BJ, Peacock SJ, Dance DAB, Limmathurotsakul D. Melioidosis. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2018 Feb 1;4:17107. doi:10.1038/nrdp.2017.107. Review. PubMed PMID: 29388572; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6456913.
Dance DA, Limmathurotsakul D. Global Burden and Challenges of Melioidosis. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2018 Jan 29;3(1). pii: E13. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed3010013. PubMed PMID: 30274411; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6136634.
Hantrakun V, Thaipadungpanit J, Rongkard P, Srilohasin P, Amornchai P, Langla S, Mukaka M, Chantratita N, Wuthiekanun V, Dance DAB, Day NPJ, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Presence of B. thailandensis and B. thailandensis expressing B. pseudomallei-like capsular polysaccharide in Thailand, and their associations with serological response to B. pseudomallei. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Jan 24;12(1):e0006193. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006193. eCollection 2018 Jan. PubMed PMID: 29364892; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5809093.
Dondorp AM, Limmathurotsakul D, Ashley EA. What's wrong in the control of antimicrobial resistance in critically ill patients from low- and middle-income countries? Intensive Care Med. 2018 Jan;44(1):79-82. doi:10.1007/s00134-017-4795-z. Epub 2017 Apr 13. PubMed PMID: 28409205; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5770509.
Hinjoy S, Hantrakun V, Kongyu S, Kaewrakmuk J, Wangrangsimakul T, Jitsuronk S, Saengchun W, Bhengsri S, Akarachotpong T, Thamthitiwat S, Sangwichian O, Anunnatsiri S, Sermswan RW, Lertmemongkolchai G, Tharinjaroen CS, Preechasuth K, Udpaun R, Chuensombut P, Waranyasirikul N, Anudit C, Narenpitak S, Jutrakul Y, Teparrukkul P, Teerawattanasook N, Thanvisej K, Suphan A, Sukbut P, Ploddi K, Sirichotirat P, Chiewchanyon B, Rukseree K, Hongsuwan M, Wongsuwan G, Sunthornsut P, Wuthiekanun V, Sachaphimukh S, Wannapinij P, Chierakul W, Chewapreecha C, Thaipadungpanit J, Chantratita N, Korbsrisate S, Taunyok A, Dunachie S, Palittapongarnpim P, Sirisinha S, Kitphati R, Iamsirithaworn S, Chaowagul W, Chetchotisak P, Whistler T, Wongratanacheewin S, Limmathurotsakul D. Melioidosis in Thailand: Present and Future. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2018;3(2):38. doi:10.3390/tropicalmed3020038. Epub 2018 Apr 8. PubMed PMID: 29725623; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5928800.
Ong CEL, Wongsuvan G, Chew JSW, Kim TY, Teng LH, Amornchai P, Wuthiekanun V, Day NPJ, Peacock SJ, Cheng TY, Yap EPH, Limmathurotsakul D. Presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil and Paddy Rice Water in a Rice Field in Northeast Thailand, but Not in Air and Rainwater. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Dec;97(6):1702-1705. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0515. Epub 2017 Sep 28. PubMed PMID: 29016340; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5805070.
Teparrukkul P, Nilsakul J, Dunachie S, Limmathurotsakul D. Clinical Epidemiology of Septic Arthritis Caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei and Other Bacterial Pathogens in Northeast Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Dec;97(6):1695-1701. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0288. Epub 2017 Sep 28. PubMed PMID:29016319; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5805051.
Zellweger RM, Carrique-Mas J, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NPJ, Thwaites GE, Baker S; Southeast Asia Antimicrobial Resistance Network. A current perspective on antimicrobial resistance in Southeast Asia. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017 Nov 1;72(11):2963-2972. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkx260. PubMed PMID: 28961709; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5890732.
Teerawattanasook N, Tauran PM, Teparrukkul P, Wuthiekanun V, Dance DAB, Arif M, Limmathurotsakul D. Capacity and Utilization of Blood Culture in Two Referral Hospitals in Indonesia and Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Oct;97(4):1257-1261. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0193. Epub 2017 Jul 19. PubMed PMID: 28722626; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5637610.
Dunachie SJ, Jenjaroen K, Reynolds CJ, Quigley KJ, Sergeant R, Sumonwiriya M, Chaichana P, Chumseng S, Ariyaprasert P, Lassaux P, Gourlay L, Promwong C, Teparrukkul P, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NPJ, Altmann DM, Boyton RJ. Infection with Burkholderia pseudomallei - immune correlates of survival in acute melioidosis. Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 22;7(1):12143. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12331-5. PubMed PMID:28939855; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5610189.
Moradigaravand D, Jamrozy D, Mostowy R, Anderson A, Nickerson EK, Thaipadungpanit J, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Tandhavanant S, Wikraiphat C, Wongsuvan G, Teerawattanasook N, Jutrakul Y, Srisurat N, Chaimanee P, Eoin West T, Blane B, Parkhill J, Chantratita N, Peacock SJ. Evolution of the Staphylococcus argenteus ST2250 Clone in Northeastern Thailand Is Linked with the Acquisition of Livestock-Associated Staphylococcal Genes. mBio. 2017 Jul 5;8(4). pii: e00802-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00802-17. PubMed PMID: 28679748; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5573676.
Sengyee S, Saiprom N, Paksanont S, Limmathurotsakul D, Wuthiekanun V, Chantratita N. Susceptibility of Clinical Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei to a Lipid A Biosynthesis Inhibitor. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Jul;97(1):62-67. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0858. PubMed PMID: 28719324; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC5508901.
Chaichana P, Chantratita N, Brod F, Koosakulnirand S, Jenjaroen K, Chumseng S, Sumonwiriya M, Burtnick MN, Brett PJ, Teparrukkul P, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NPJ, Dunachie SJ, West TE. A nonsense mutation in TLR5 is associated with survival and reduced IL-10 and TNF-α levels in human melioidosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 May 5;11(5):e0005587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005587. eCollection 2017 May. PubMed PMID: 28475641; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5435357.
Teparrukkul P, Hantrakun V, Day NPJ, West TE, Limmathurotsakul D. Management and outcomes of severe dengue patients presenting with sepsis in a tropical country. PLoS One. 2017 Apr 24;12(4):e0176233. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176233. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28437459; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5402971.
Suttisunhakul V, Pumpuang A, Ekchariyawat P, Wuthiekanun V, Elrod MG, Turner P, Currie BJ, Phetsouvanh R, Dance DA, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ, Chantratita N. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei from Asia and Australia and differentiation between Burkholderia species. PLoS One. 2017 Apr 6;12(4):e0175294. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175294. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28384252; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5383291.
Teparrukkul P, Kongkasame W, Chitsaeng S, Wongsuwan G, Wuthiekanun V, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Gastrointestinal tract involvement in melioidosis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Apr 1;111(4):185-187. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trx031. PubMed PMID: 28673019; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6092629.
Göhler A, Trung TT, Hopf V, Kohler C, Hartleib J, Wuthiekanun V, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D, Tuanyok A, Steinmetz I. Multitarget Quantitative PCR Improves Detection and Predicts Cultivability of the Pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2017 Mar 31;83(8). pii: e03212-16. doi:10.1128/AEM.03212-16. Print 2017 Apr 15. PubMed PMID: 28188208; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5377509.
Dance DA, Limmathurotsakul D, Currie BJ. Burkholderia pseudomallei: Challenges for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory-a Response from the Front Line. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Mar;55(3):980-982. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02378-16. PubMed PMID: 28232503; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5328468.
Chewapreecha C, Holden MT, Vehkala M, Välimäki N, Yang Z, Harris SR, Mather AE, Tuanyok A, De Smet B, Le Hello S, Bizet C, Mayo M, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Phetsouvanh R, Spratt BG, Corander J, Keim P, Dougan G, Dance DA, Currie BJ, Parkhill J, Peacock SJ. Global and regional dissemination and evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Nat Microbiol. 2017 Jan 23;2:16263. doi: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.263. PubMed PMID: 28112723; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5300093.
Rongkard P, Hantrakun V, Dittrich S, Srilohasin P, Amornchai P, Langla S, Lim C, Day NP, AuCoin D, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D. Utility of a Lateral Flow Immunoassay (LFI) to Detect Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil Samples. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Dec 14;10(12):e0005204. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005204. eCollection 2016 Dec. PubMed PMID: 27973567; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5156366.
Hantrakun V, Rongkard P, Oyuchua M, Amornchai P, Lim C, Wuthiekanun V, Day NP, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Soil Nutrient Depletion Is Associated with the Presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Nov 21;82(24):7086-7092. Print 2016 Dec 15. PubMed PMID: 27694236; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5118919.
Turner P, Kloprogge S, Miliya T, Soeng S, Tan P, Sar P, Yos P, Moore CE, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Turner C, Day NP, Dance DA. A retrospective analysis of melioidosis in Cambodian children, 2009-2013. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Nov 21;16(1):688. PubMed PMID: 27871233; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5117556.
Wuthiekanun V, White NJ, Amornchai P, Day NP, Limmathurotsakul D. Quality controls for antimicrobial disk diffusion testing on Leptospira Vanaporn Wuthiekanun agar. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Nov 1;110(11):673-675. doi:10.1093/trstmh/trw076. PubMed PMID: 28173599; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5412067.
Grue L, Siddiqui S, Limmathurotsakul D, Kamaludi A, Karyana M, Lau CY. Commentary: data sharing in South East Asia. BMJ. 2016 Oct 10;355:i5363. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i5363. PubMed PMID: 27758800; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6883957.
Sahl JW, Vazquez AJ, Hall CM, Busch JD, Tuanyok A, Mayo M, Schupp JM, Lummis M, Pearson T, Shippy K, Colman RE, Allender CJ, Theobald V, Sarovich DS, Price EP, Hutcheson A, Korlach J, LiPuma JJ, Ladner J, Lovett S, Koroleva G, Palacios G, Limmathurotsakul D, Wuthiekanun V, Wongsuwan G, Currie BJ, Keim P, Wagner DM. The Effects of Signal Erosion and Core Genome Reduction on the Identification of Diagnostic Markers. mBio. 2016 Sep 20;7(5). pii: e00846-16. doi:10.1128/mBio.00846-16. PubMed PMID: 27651357; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5030356.
Lim C, Takahashi E, Hongsuwan M, Wuthiekanun V, Thamlikitkul V, Hinjoy S, Day NP, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Epidemiology and burden of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection in a developing country. Elife. 2016 Sep 6;5. pii: e18082. doi: 10.7554/eLife.18082. PubMed PMID: 27599374; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5030096.
Gouliouris T, Blane B, Brodrick HJ, Raven KE, Ambridge KE, Kidney AD, Hadjirin NF, Török ME, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ. Comparison of two chromogenic media for the detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal carriage by nursing home residents. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Aug;85(4):409-12. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.04.026. Epub 2016 May 4. PubMed PMID: 27312688; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4950902.
Suntornsut P, Wongsuwan N, Malasit M, Kitphati R, Michie S, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Barriers and Recommended Interventions to Prevent Melioidosis in Northeast Thailand: A Focus Group Study Using the Behaviour Change Wheel. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Jul 29;10(7):e0004823. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004823. eCollection 2016 Jul. PubMed PMID: 27472421; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4966968.
Blacksell SD, Lim C, Tanganuchitcharnchai A, Jintaworn S, Kantipong P, Richards AL, Paris DH, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NPJ. Optimal Cutoff and Accuracy of an IgM Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Acute Scrub Typhus in Northern Thailand: an Alternative Reference Method to the IgM Immunofluorescence Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Jun;54(6):1472-1478. doi:10.1128/JCM.02744-15. Epub 2016 Mar 23. PubMed PMID: 27008880; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4879268.
Suttisunhakul V, Wuthiekanun V, Brett PJ, Khusmith S, Day NP, Burtnick MN, Limmathurotsakul D, Chantratita N. Development of Rapid Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Detection of Antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 May;54(5):1259-68. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02856-15. Epub 2016 Feb 24. PubMed PMID: 26912754; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4844749..
Blane B, Brodrick HJ, Gouliouris T, Ambridge KE, Kidney AD, Ludden CM, Limmathurotsakul D, Török ME, Peacock SJ. Comparison of 2 chromogenic media for the detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae stool carriage in nursing home residents. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;84(3):181-3. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.11.008. Epub 2015 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 26712266; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4769092..
Limmathurotsakul D, Golding N, Dance DA, Messina JP, Pigott DM, Moyes CL, Rolim DB, Bertherat E, Day NP, Peacock SJ, Hay SI. Predicted global distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and burden of melioidosis. Nat Microbiol. 2016 Jan 11;1:15008. doi: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2015.8. PubMed PMID: 27571754.
Lim C, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Association between activities related to routes of infection and clinical manifestations of melioidosis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Jan;22(1):79.e1-79.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.09.016. Epub 2015 Sep 28. PubMed PMID: 26417852; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4721533.
Limmathurotsakul D, Golding N, Dance DA, Messina JP, Pigott DM, Moyes CL, Rolim DB, Bertherat E, Day NP, Peacock SJ, Hay SI. Predicted global distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and burden of melioidosis. Nat Microbiol. 2016 Jan 1;1(1). pii: 15008. PubMed PMID: 26877885; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4746747.
Tauran PM, Sennang N, Rusli B, Wiersinga WJ, Dance D, Arif M, Limmathurotsakul D. Emergence of Melioidosis in Indonesia. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec;93(6):1160-1163. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0292. Epub 2015 Oct 12. PubMed PMID: 26458777; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4674228.
Bicanic T, Bottomley C, Loyse A, Brouwer AE, Muzoora C, Taseera K, Jackson A, Phulusa J, Hosseinipour MC, van der Horst C, Limmathurotsakul D, White NJ, Wilson D, Wood R, Meintjes G, Harrison TS, Jarvis JN. Toxicity of Amphotericin B Deoxycholate-Based Induction Therapy in Patients with HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec;59(12):7224-31. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01698-15. Epub 2015 Sep 8. PubMed PMID: 26349818; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4649151.
Hantrakun V, Chierakul W, Chetchotisakd P, Anunnatsiri S, Currie BJ, Peacock SJ, Day NP, Cheah PY, Limmathurotsakul D, Lubell Y. Cost-effectiveness analysis of parenteral antimicrobials for acute melioidosis in Thailand. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec;109(12):803. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv093. PubMed PMID: 26626343; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4989339.
Lim C, Blacksell SD, Laongnualpanich A, Kantipong P, Day NP, Paris DH, Limmathurotsakul D. Optimal Cutoff Titers for Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay for Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Nov;53(11):3663-6. doi:10.1128/JCM.01680-15. Epub 2015 Sep 9. PubMed PMID: 26354819; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4609688.
Jenjaroen K, Chumseng S, Sumonwiriya M, Ariyaprasert P, Chantratita N, Sunyakumthorn P, Hongsuwan M, Wuthiekanun V, Fletcher HA, Teparrukkul P, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NP, Dunachie SJ. T-Cell Responses Are Associated with Survival in Acute Melioidosis Patients. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Oct 23;9(10):e0004152. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004152. eCollection 2015 Oct. PubMed PMID: 26495852; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4619742.
Suttisunhakul V, Chantratita N, Wikraiphat C, Wuthiekanun V, Douglas Z, Day NPJ, Limmathurotsakul D, Brett PJ, Burtnick MN. Evaluation of Polysaccharide-Based Latex Agglutination Assays for the Rapid Detection of Antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Sep;93(3):542-546. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0114. Epub 2015 Jun 29. PubMed PMID: 26123956; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4559694.
Wuthiekanun V, Amornchai P, Langla S, White NJ, Day NPJ, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ. Antimicrobial Disk Susceptibility Testing of Leptospira spp. Using Leptospira Vanaporn Wuthiekanun (LVW) Agar. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Aug;93(2):241-243. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0180. Epub 2015 Jun 8. PubMed PMID: 26055750; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4530741.
Saunderson RB, Gouliouris T, Nickerson EK, Cartwright EJ, Kidney A, Aliyu SH, Brown NM, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ, Török ME. Impact of routine bedside infectious disease consultation on clinical management and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in adults. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Aug;21(8):779-85. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.05.026. Epub 2015 May 29. PubMed PMID: 26033668; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4509716.
Luangasanatip N, Hongsuwan M, Limmathurotsakul D, Lubell Y, Lee AS, Harbarth S, Day NP, Graves N, Cooper BS. Comparative efficacy of interventions to promote hand hygiene in hospital: systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ. 2015 Jul 28;351:h3728. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h3728. Review. PubMed PMID: 26220070; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4517539.
Cooper BS, Kotirum S, Kulpeng W, Praditsitthikorn N, Chittaganpitch M, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NP, Coker R, Teerawattananon Y, Meeyai A. Mortality attributable to seasonal influenza A and B infections in Thailand, 2005-2009: a longitudinal study. Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Jun 1;181(11):898-907. doi:10.1093/aje/kwu360. Epub 2015 Apr 20. PubMed PMID: 25899091; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4445392.
Limmathurotsakul D, Funnell SG, Torres AG, Morici LA, Brett PJ, Dunachie S, Atkins T, Altmann DM, Bancroft G, Peacock SJ; Steering Group on Melioidosis Vaccine Development. Consensus on the development of vaccines against naturally acquired melioidosis. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jun;21(6). doi:10.3201/eid2106.141480. PubMed PMID: 25992835; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4451926.
Hantrakun V, Chierakul W, Chetchotisakd P, Anunnatsiri S, Currie BJ, Peacock SJ, Day NP, Cheah PY, Limmathurotsakul D, Lubell Y. Cost-effectiveness analysis of parenteral antimicrobials for acute melioidosis in Thailand. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Jun;109(6):416-8. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv002. Epub 2015 May 13. Erratum in: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec;109(12):803. Cheah, Phaik [corrected to Cheah, Phaik Yeong]. PubMed PMID: 25972345; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4553702.
Lim C, Paris DH, Blacksell SD, Laongnualpanich A, Kantipong P, Chierakul W, Wuthiekanun V, Day NP, Cooper BS, Limmathurotsakul D. How to Determine the Accuracy of an Alternative Diagnostic Test when It Is Actually Better than the Reference Tests: A Re-Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests for Scrub Typhus Using Bayesian LCMs. PLoS One. 2015 May 29;10(5):e0114930. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0114930. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 26024375; PubMed
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Saiprom N, Amornchai P, Wuthiekanun V, Day NP, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ, Chantratita N. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole resistance in clinical isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei from Thailand. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2015 May;45(5):557-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2015.01.006. Epub 2015 Feb 16. PubMed PMID: 25758020; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4537509.
Chansrichavala P, Wongsuwan N, Suddee S, Malasit M, Hongsuwan M, Wannapinij P, Kitphati R, Day NP, Michie S, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Public awareness of melioidosis in Thailand and potential use of video clips as educational tools. PLoS One. 2015 Mar 24;10(3):e0121311. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121311. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 25803048; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4372587.
Thaipadungpanit J, Amornchai P, Nickerson EK, Wongsuvan G, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ. Clinical and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus argenteus infections in Thailand. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Mar;53(3):1005-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03049-14. Epub 2015 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 25568440; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4390622.
Lim YT, Jobichen C, Wong J, Limmathurotsakul D, Li S, Chen Y, Raida M, Srinivasan N, MacAry PA, Sivaraman J, Gan YH. Extended loop region of Hcp1 is critical for the assembly and function of type VI secretion system in Burkholderia pseudomallei. Sci Rep. 2015 Feb 4;5:8235. doi: 10.1038/srep08235. PubMed PMID: 25648885; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4650826.
Hoffmaster AR, AuCoin D, Baccam P, Baggett HC, Baird R, Bhengsri S, Blaney DD, Brett PJ, Brooks TJ, Brown KA, Chantratita N, Cheng AC, Dance DA, Decuypere S, Defenbaugh D, Gee JE, Houghton R, Jorakate P, Lertmemongkolchai G, Limmathurotsakul D, Merlin TL, Mukhopadhyay C, Norton R, Peacock SJ, Rolim DB, Simpson AJ, Steinmetz I, Stoddard RA, Stokes MM, Sue D, Tuanyok A, Whistler T, Wuthiekanun V, Walke HT. Melioidosis diagnostic workshop, 2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Feb;21(2). doi: 10.3201/eid2102.141045. PubMed PMID: 25626057; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4313648.
Wiersinga WJ, Birnie E, Weehuizen TA, Alabi AS, Huson MA, Huis in 't Veld RA, Mabala HK, Adzoda GK, Raczynski-Henk Y, Esen M, Lell B, Kremsner PG, Visser CE, Wuthiekanun V, Peacock SJ, van der Ende A, Limmathurotsakul D, Grobusch MP. Clinical, environmental, and serologic surveillance studies of melioidosis in Gabon, 2012-2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jan;21(1):40-7. doi: 10.3201/eid2101.140762. PubMed PMID: 25530077; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4285261.
Birnie E, Wiersinga WJ, Limmathurotsakul D, Grobusch MP. Melioidosis in Africa: should we be looking more closely? Future Microbiol. 2015;10(2):273-81. doi: 10.2217/fmb.14.113. Review. Erratum in: Future Microbiol. 2015;10(6):1101. PubMed PMID: 25689538.
Tong SY, Holden MT, Nickerson EK, Cooper BS, Köser CU, Cori A, Jombart T, Cauchemez S, Fraser C, Wuthiekanun V, Thaipadungpanit J, Hongsuwan M, Day NP, Limmathurotsakul D, Parkhill J, Peacock SJ. Genome sequencing defines phylogeny and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a high transmission setting. Genome Res. 2015 Jan;25(1):111-8. doi: 10.1101/gr.174730.114. Epub 2014 Dec 9. PubMed PMID: 25491771; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4317166.
Limmathurotsakul D*, Wongsuvan G, Aanensen D, Ngamwilai S, Saiprom N, Rongkard P, Thaipadungpanit J, Kanoksil M, Chantratita N, Day NP, Peacock SJ. Melioidosis Caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in Drinking Water, Thailand, 2012. Emerg Infect Dis 2014 Feb;20(2):265-8.
Myers ND*, Chantratita N, Berrington WR, Chierakul W, Limmathurotsakul D, Wuthiekanun V, Robertson JD, Liggitt HD, Peacock SJ, Skerrett SJ, West TE. The Role of NOD2 in Murine and Human Melioidosis. J Immunol 2014 Jan 1;192(1):300-7.
Chantratita N, Tandhavanant S, Wongsuvan G, Wuthiekanun V, Teerawattanasook N, Day NP, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ. Rapid detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in blood cultures using a monoclonal antibody-based immunofluorescent assay. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Nov;89(5):971-2.
Cheng AC, Currie BJ, Dance DA, Funnell SG, Limmathurotsakul D, Simpson AJ, Peacock SJ. Clinical definitions of melioidosis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Mar;88(3):411-3.
Chetchotisakd P, Chierakul W, Chaowagul W, Anunnatsiri S, Phimda K, Mootsikapun P, Chaisuksant S, Pilaikul J, Thinkhamrop B, Phiphitaporn S, Susaengrat W, Toondee C, Wongrattanacheewin S, Wuthiekanun V, Chantratita N, Thaipadungpanit J, Day NP, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole versus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole plus doxycycline as oral eradicative treatment for melioidosis (MERTH): a multicentre,double-blind, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2013 Nov 22. pii: S0140-6736(13)61951-0.
Jarvis JN, Bicanic T, Loyse A, Namarika D, Jackson A, Nussbaum JC, Longley N, Muzoora C, Phulusa J, Taseera K, Kanyembe C, Wilson D, Hosseinipour MC, Brouwer AE, Limmathurotsakul D, White N, van der Horst C, Wood R, Meintjes G, Bradley J, Jaffar S, Harrison T. Determinants of Mortality in a Combined Cohort of 501 Patients With HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Implications for Improving Outcomes. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Dec 26.
Kanoksil M, Jatapai A, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Correction: Epidemiology, Microbiology and Mortality Associated with Community-Acquired Bacteremia in Northeast Thailand: A Multicenter Surveillance Study. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 16;8(10).
Koh GC, Schreiber MF, Bautista R, Maude RR, Dunachie S, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NP, Dougan G, Peacock SJ. Host responses to melioidosis and tuberculosis are both dominated by interferon-mediated signaling. PLoS One. 2013;8(1):e54961.
Kurt K, Rasigade JP, Laurent F, Goering RV, Žemličková H, Machova I, Struelens MJ, Zautner AE, Holtfreter S, Bröker B, Ritchie S, Reaksmey S, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ, Cuny C, Layer F, Witte W, Nübel U. Subpopulations of Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 121 are associated with distinct clinical entities. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58155.
Lim C, Wannapinij P, White L, Day NP, Cooper BS, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Using a web-based application to define the accuracy of diagnostic tests when the gold standard is imperfect. PLoS One. 2013 Nov 12;8(11):e79489.
Limmathurotsakul D, Dance DA, Wuthiekanun V, Kaestli M, Mayo M, Warner J, Wagner DM, Tuanyok A, Wertheim H, Yoke Cheng T, Mukhopadhyay C, Puthucheary S, Day NP, Steinmetz I, Currie BJ, Peacock SJ. Systematic review and consensus guidelines for environmental sampling of Burkholderia pseudomallei. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(3):e2105.
Limmathurotsakul D, Kanoksil M, Wuthiekanun V, Kitphati R, deStavola B, Day NP, Peacock SJ. Activities of daily living associated with acquisition of melioidosis in northeast Thailand: a matched case-control study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(2):e2072.
Luangasanatip N, Hongsuwan M, Lubell Y, Limmathurotsakul D, Teparrukkul P, Chaowarat S, Day NP, Graves N, Cooper BS. Long-term survival after intensive care unit discharge in Thailand: a retrospective study. Crit Care. 2013 Oct 3;17(5):R219.
Pan-ngum W, Blacksell SD, Lubell Y, Pukrittayakamee S, Bailey MS, de Silva HJ, Lalloo DG, Day NP, White LJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Estimating the true accuracy of diagnostic tests for dengue infection using bayesian latent class models. PLoS One. 2013;8(1):e50765.
Sonthayanon P, Chierakul W, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Amornchai P, Smythe LD, Day NP, Peacock SJ. Molecular confirmation of co-infection by pathogenic Leptospira spp. and Orientia tsutsugamushi in patients with acute febrile illness in Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Oct;89(4):797-9.
Stoesser N, Emary K, Soklin S, Peng An K, Sophal S, Chhomrath S, Day NP, Limmathurotsakul D, Nget P, Pangnarith Y, Sona S, Kumar V, Moore CE, Chanpheaktra N, Parry CM. The value of intermittent point-prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infections for evaluating infection control interventions at Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Apr;107(4):248-53.
Suntornsut P, Kasemsupat K, Silairatana S, Wongsuvan G, Jutrakul Y, Wuthiekanun V, Day NP, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Prevalence of melioidosis in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum smear negative for acid-fast bacilli in northeast Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Nov;89(5):983-5.
Tandhavanant S, Wongsuvan G, Wuthiekanun V, Teerawattanasook N, Day NP, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ, Chantratita N. Monoclonal antibody-based immunofluorescence microscopy for the rapid identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical specimens. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul;89(1):165-8.
Thaipadungpanit J, Wuthiekanun V, Chantratita N, Yimsamran S, Amornchai P, Boonsilp S, Maneeboonyang W, Tharnpoophasiam P, Saiprom N, Mahakunkijcharoen Y, Day NP, Singhasivanon P, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Leptospira species in floodwater during the 2011 floods in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Oct;89(4):794-6.
West TE, Chantratita N, Chierakul W, Limmathurotsakul D, Wuthiekanun V, Myers ND, Emond MJ, Wurfel MM, Hawn TR, Peacock SJ, Skerrett SJ. Impaired TLR5 functionality is associated with survival in melioidosis. J Immunol. 2013 Apr 1;190(7):3373-9.
Wuthiekanun V, Amornchai P, Paris DH, Langla S, Thaipadunpanit J, Chierakul W, Smythe LD, White NJ, Day NP, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ. Rapid isolation and susceptibility testing of Leptospira spp. using a new solid medium, LVW agar. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Jan;57(1):297-302.
Chantratita N*, Tandhavanant S, Wikraiphat C, Trunck LA, Rholl DA, Thanwisai A, Saiprom N, Limmathurotsakul D, Korbsrisate S, Day NPJ, Schweizer HP, Peacock SJ. Proteomic analysis of colony morphology variants of Burkholderia pseudomallei defines a role for the arginine deiminase system in bacterial survival. J Proteomics 2012 Jan;75(3):1031-42.
Desakorn V*, Wuthiekanun V, Thanachartwet V, Sahassananda D, Chierakul W, Apiwattanaporn A, Day NP, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ. Accuracy of a Commercial IgM ELISA for the Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis in Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012 Mar;86(3):524-7.
Limmathurotsakul D *, Thammasart S, Warrasuth N, Thapanagulsak P, Jatapai A, Pengreungrojanachai V, Anun S, Joraka W, Thongkamkoon P, Saiyen P, Wongratanacheewin S, Day NPJ, Peacock SJ. Melioidosis in animals, Thailand, 2006-2010. Emerg Infect Dis 2012 Feb;18(2):325-7.
Limmathurotsakul D*, Turner EL, Wuthiekanun V, Thaipadungpanit J, Suputtamongkol Y, Chierakul W, Smythe LD, Day NPJ, Cooper B, Peacock SJ. Fool's gold: Why imperfect reference tests are undermining the evaluation of novel diagnostics: A reevaluation of 5 diagnostic tests for leptospirosis. Clin Infect Dis 2012 Aug;55(3):322-31.
Limmathurotsakul D*, Wuthiekanun V, Amornchai P, Wongsuwan G, Day NPJ, Peacock SJ. Effectiveness of a simplified method for isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei from soil. Appl Environ Microb 2012 Feb;78(3):876-7.
Mahavanakul W, Nickerson EK, Srisomang P, Teparrukkul P, Lorvinitnun P, Wongyingsinn M, Chierakul W, Hongsuwan M, West TE, Day NP, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ. Feasibility of Modified Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines in a Resource-Restricted Setting Based on a Cohort Study of Severe S. Aureus Sepsis. PLoS One 2012 Feb;7(2):e29858.
Maude RR*, Vatcharapreechasakul T, Ariyaprasert P, Maude RJ, Hongsuwan M, Yuentrakul P, Limmathurotsakul D, Koh GCKW, Chaowagul W, Day NPJ, Peacock SJ. Prospective observational study of the frequency and features of intra-abdominal abscesses in patients with melioidosis in northeast Thailand. Trans Roy Soc Trop Med Hyg 2012 Oct;106(10):629-31.
Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D*, Lubell Y, Koh GCKW, White LJ, Day NPJ, Titball RW. Melioidosis vaccines: A systematic review and appraisal of the potential to exploit biodefense vaccines for public health purposes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2012 Jan;6(1):e1488.
Price EP, Dale JL, Cook JM, Sarovich DS, Seymour ML, Ginther JL, Kaufman EL, Beckstrom-Sternberg SM, Mayo M, Kaestli M, Glass MB, Gee JE, Wuthiekanun V, Warner JM, Baker A, Foster JT, Tan P, Tuanyok A, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ, Currie BJ, Wagner DM, Keim P, Pearson T. Development and validation of burkholderia pseudomallei-specific real-time pcr assays for clinical, environmental or forensic detection applications. PLoS One 2012 May;7(5):e37723.
Stoesser N, Pocock J, Moore CE, Soeng S, Chhat HP, Sar P, Limmathurotsakul D, Day N, Thy V, Sar V, Parry CM. Pediatric suppurative parotitis in cambodia between 2007 and 2011. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2012 Aug;31(8):865-8.
Velapatiño B, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ, Speert DP. Identification of differentially expressed proteins from Burkholderia pseudomallei isolated during primary and relapsing melioidosis. Microbes Infect 2012 Apr;14(4):335-40.
West TE, Chierakul W, Chantratita N, Limmathurotsakul D, Wuthiekanun V, Emond MJ, Hawn TR, Peacock SJ, Skerrett SJ. Toll-like receptor 4 region genetic variants are associated with susceptibility to melioidosis. Genes Immun 2012 Jan;13(1):38-46.
Limmathurotsakul D, Chantratita N, Teerawattanasook N, Piriyagitpaiboon K, Thanwisai A, Wuthiekanun V, Day NP, Cooper B, Peacock SJ (2011) Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of melioidosis: better than we thought. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 52: 1024-1028.
Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ (2011) Melioidosis: a clinical overview. British medical bulletin 99: 125-139.
Limmathurotsakul D, Wuthiekanun V, Wongsuvan G, Pangmee S, Amornchai P, Teparrakkul P, Teerawattanasook N, Day NP, Peacock SJ (2011) Repeat blood culture positive for B. pseudomallei indicates an increased risk of death from melioidosis. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 84: 858-861.
Limmathurotsakul D, Cooper B, Peacock SJ, De Stavola B (2011) Long-term outcome of Q fever endocarditis. The Lancet infectious diseases 11: 81; author reply 82.
Chantratita N, Rholl DA, Sim B, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Amornchai P, Thanwisai A, Chua HH, Ooi WF, Holden MTG, Day NP, Tan P, Schweizer HP, Peacock SJ*. Antimicrobial resistance to ceftazidime involving loss of penicillin-binding protein 3 in Burkholderia pseudomallei. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 Oct;108(41):17165-70.
Koh G, Maude RR, Schreiber MF, Limmathurotsakul D, Wiersinga WJ, Wuthiekanun V, Lee SJ, Mahavanakul W, Chaowagul W, Chierakul W, White NJ, van der Poll T, Day NPJ, Dougan G, Peacock SJ. Glyburide Is Anti-inflammatory and Associated with Reduced Mortality in Melioidosis. Clin Inf Dis 2011 Mar;52(6):717-25.
Limmathurotsakul D*, Chantratita N, Teerawattanasook N, Piriyagitpaiboon K, Thanwisai A, Wuthiekanun V, Day NPJ, Cooper B, Peacock SJ. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of melioidosis: Better than we thought. Clin Inf Dis 2011 Apr;52(8):1024-8.
Limmathurotsakul D*, Cooper B, Peacock SJ, De Stavola B. Long-term outcome of Q fever endocarditis. Lancet Infect Dis 2011 Feb;11(2):81.
Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ. Melioidosis: a clinical overview. Br Med Bull 2011 Sep;99(1):125-39.
Limmathurotsakul D, Wuthiekanun V, Wongsuvan G, Pangmee S, Amornchai P, Teparrakkul P, Teerawattanasook N, Day NPJ, Peacock SJ. Short report: Repeat blood culture positive for B. pseudomallei indicates an increased risk of death from melioidosis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2011 Jun;84(6):858-61.
Sonthayanon P*, Chierakul W, Wuthiekanun V, Thaipadungpanit J, Kalambaheti T, Boonsilp S, Amornchai P, Smythe LD, Limmathurotsakul D, Day NP, Peacock SJ. Accuracy of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis in Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2011 Apr;84(4):614-20.
Suwannasaen D, Mahawantung J, Chaowagul W, Limmathurotsakul D, Felgner PL, Davies H, Bancroft GJ, Titball RW, Lertmemongkolchai G. Human Immune Responses to Burkholderia pseudomallei Characterized by Protein Microarray Analysis. J Infect Dis 2011;203(7):1002-11.
Thaipadunpanit J*, Chierakul W, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Amornchai P, Boonslip S, Smythe LD, Limpaiboon R, Hoffmaster AR, Day NPJ, Peacock SJ. Diagnostic accuracy of real-time PCR assays targeting 16S rRNA and lipl32 genes for human leptospirosis in Thailand: A case-control study. PLoS ONE 2011 Jan;6(1):e16236.
Trung TT, Hetzer A, Gohler A, Topfstedt E, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock SJ, Steinmetz I. Highly Sensitive Direct Detection and Quantification of Burkholderia pseudomallei Bacteria in Environmental Soil Samples by Using Real-Time PCR. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011 Sep;77(18):6486-94.
Trung TT, Hetzer A, Topfstedt E, Gohler A, Limmathurotsakul D, Wuthiekanun V, Peacock SJ, Steinmetz I. Improved culture-based detection and quantification of Burkholderia pseudomallei from soil. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2011 Jun;105(6):346-51.
Wuthiekanun V, Amornchai P, Saiprom N, Chantratita N, Chierakul W, Koh G, Chaowagul W, Day NPJ, Limmathurotsakul D*, Peacock SJ. Survey of Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates over Two Decades in Northeast Thailand. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 Nov;55(11):5388-91.