Name: Wirichada Pan-ngum
Postition: Associate Professor,
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Department: Tropical Hygiene
Rotejanaprasert C*, Lawpoolsri S, Pan-Ngum W, Maude RJ. Preliminary estimation of temporal and spatiotemporal dynamic measures of COVID-19 transmission in Thailand. PLoS ONE 2020;Sep;15(9): e0239645.
Thit WM, Thu SWYM, Kaewkungwal J, Soonthornworasiri N, Theera-Ampornpunt N, Kijsanayotin B, Lawpoolsri S, Naing S, Pan-Ngum W*. User acceptance of electronic medical record system: Implementation at marie stopes international, Myanmar. Health Inform Res 2020 Jul;26(3): 185-92.
Narkkul U, Thaipadungpanit J, Srilohasin P, Singkhaimuk P, Thongdee M, Chaiwattanarungruengpaisan S, Krairojananan P, Pan-Ngum W. Optimization of Culture Protocols to Isolate Leptospira spp. from Environmental Water, Field Investigation, and Identification of Factors Associated with the Presence of Leptospira spp. in the Environment. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 5;5(2):94.
Pan-ngum W, Poomchaichote T, Cuman G, Cheah P, Waithira N, Mukaka M, Naemiratch B, Kulpijit N, Chanviriyavuth R, Asarath S, Ruangkajorn S, Silan M, Stoppa S, Zuanna G, Ongkili D, Cheah P, Osterrieder A, Schneiders M, Mackworth-Young C, Cheah P*. Social, ethical and behavioural aspects of COVID-19. Wellcome Open Res 2020 May;5: 90.
Kinyanjui T*, Pan-Ngum W, Saralamba S, Taylor S, White L, Nokes DJ. Model evaluation of target product profiles of an infant vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a developed country setting. Vaccine X 2020 Apr;4: 100055.
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.
Mahikul W, Kripattanapong S, Hanvoravongchai P, Meeyai A, Iamsirithaworn S, Auewarakul P, Pan-Ngum W*. Contact Mixing Patterns and Population Movement among Migrant Workers in an Urban Setting in Thailand. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Mar;17(7): 2237.
Sripongpun P*, Tangkijvanich P, Chotiyaputta W, Charatcharoenwitthaya P, Chaiteerakij R, Treeprasertsuk S, Bunchorntavakul C, Sobhonslidsuk A, Leerapun A, Khemnark S, Poovorawan K, Siramolpiwat S, Chirapongsathorn S, Pan-Ngum W, Soonthornworasiri N, Sukeepaisarnjaroen W, the Tsg. Evaluation of aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index and fibrosis 4 scores for hepatic fibrosis assessment compared with transient elastography in chronic hepatitis C patients. JGH Open 2020 Feb;4(1): 69-74
Khunthason S, Kaewkungwal J, Pan-Ngum W, Okascharoen C, Apidechkul T, Lawpoolsri S*. Factors associated with the unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment of hill tribe patients in Thailand. J Infect Dev Ctries 2020 Jan;14(1): 42-7.
Mercado CEG, Lawpoolsri S, Sudathip P, Kaewkungwal J, Khamsiriwatchara A, Pan-Ngum W, Yimsamran S, Lawawirojwong S, Ho K, Ekapirat N, Maude RR, Wiladphaingern J, Carrara VI, Day NPJ, Dondorp AM, Maude RJ. Spatiotemporal epidemiology, environmental correlates, and demography of malaria in Tak Province, Thailand (2012-2015). Malar J. 2019 Jul 16;18(1):240. doi:10.1186/s12936-019-2871-2. PubMed PMID: 31311606; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6636027.
Mahikul W, J White L, Poovorawan K, Soonthornworasiri N, Sukontamarn P, Chanthavilay P, F Medley G, Pan-Ngum W. Modeling household dynamics on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). PLoS One. 2019 Jul 9;14(7):e0219323. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219323. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31287832; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6615606.
Mahikul W, White LJ, Poovorawan K, Soonthornworasiri N, Sukontamarn P, Chanthavilay P, Pan-Ngum W, Medley GF. A Population Dynamic Model to Assess the Diabetes Screening and Reporting Programs and Project the Burden of Undiagnosed Diabetes in Thailand. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jun 21;16(12). pii:E2207. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16122207. PubMed PMID: 31234452; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6617291.
Mahikul W, White LJ, Poovorawan K, Soonthornworasiri N, Sukontamarn P, Chanthavilay P, Medley GF, Pan-Ngum W. Modelling population dynamics and seasonal movement to assess and predict the burden of melioidosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 May 9;13(5):e0007380. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007380. eCollection 2019 May. PubMed PMID: 31071094; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6529009.
Saita S, Silawan T, Parker DM, Sriwichai P, Phuanukoonnon S, Sudathip P, Maude RJ, White LJ, Pan-Ngum W. Spatial Heterogeneity and Temporal Trends in Malaria on the Thai⁻Myanmar Border (2012⁻2017): A Retrospective Observational Study. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2019 Apr 12;4(2). pii: E62. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4020062. PubMed PMID: 31013690; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6630951.
Saita S, Pan-Ngum W, Phuanukoonnon S, Sriwichai P, Silawan T, White LJ, Parker DM. Human population movement and behavioural patterns in malaria hotspots on the Thai-Myanmar border: implications for malaria elimination. Malar J. 2019 Mar 8;18(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2704-3. PubMed PMID: 30849980; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6408830.
Srichan P, Niyom SL, Pacheun O, Iamsirithawon S, Chatchen S, Jones C, White LJ, Pan-Ngum W. Addressing challenges faced by insecticide spraying for the control of dengue fever in Bangkok, Thailand: a qualitative approach. Int Health. 2018 Sep 1;10(5):349-355. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihy038. PubMed PMID: 29912451; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6104709.
Moek F, Poe P, Charunwatthana P, Pan-Ngum W, Wattanagoon Y, Chierakul W. The reliability of the clinical examination in predicting hemodynamic status in acute febrile illness in a tropical, resource-limited setting. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Apr 1;112(4):200-205. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/try042. PubMed PMID:29788457.
Phakhounthong K, Chaovalit P, Jittamala P, Blacksell SD, Carter MJ, Turner P, Chheng K, Sona S, Kumar V, Day NPJ, White LJ, Pan-Ngum W. Predicting the severity of dengue fever in children on admission based on clinical features and laboratory indicators: application of classification tree analysis. BMC Pediatr. 2018 Mar 13;18(1):109. doi: 10.1186/s12887-018-1078-y. PubMed PMID: 29534694; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5850907.
Chaiteerakij R, Pan-Ngum W, Poovorawan K, Soonthornworasiri N, Treeprasertsuk S, Phaosawasdi K. Characteristics and outcomes of cholangiocarcinoma by region in Thailand: A nationwide study. World J Gastroenterol. 2017 Oct 21;23(39):7160-7167. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i39.7160. PubMed PMID: 29093624; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5656463.
Thu SWYM, Kijsanayotin B, Kaewkungwal J, Soonthornworasiri N, Pan-Ngum W. Satisfaction with Paper-Based Dental Records and Perception of Electronic Dental Records among Dental Professionals in Myanmar. Healthc Inform Res. 2017 Oct;23(4):304-313. doi: 10.4258/hir.2017.23.4.304. Epub 2017 Oct 31. PubMed PMID:29181240; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5688030.
Charatcharoenwitthaya P, Soonthornworasiri N, Karaketklang K, Poovorawan K, Pan-Ngum W, Chotiyaputta W, Tanwandee T, Phaosawasdi K. Factors affecting mortality and resource use for hospitalized patients with cirrhosis: A population-based study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Aug;96(32):e7782. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007782. PubMed PMID: 28796076; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5556242.
Pan-Ngum W, Kinyanjui T, Kiti M, Taylor S, Toussaint JF, Saralamba S, Van Effelterre T, Nokes DJ, White LJ. Predicting the relative impacts of maternal and neonatal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine target product profiles: A consensus modelling approach. Vaccine. 2017 Jan 5;35(2):403-409. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.10.073. Epub 2016 Nov 30. PubMed PMID: 27914740; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5221409.
Sobhonslidsuk A, Poovorawan K, Soonthornworasiri N, Pan-Ngum W, Phaosawasdi K. The incidence, presentation, outcomes, risk of mortality and economic data of drug-induced liver injury from a national database in Thailand: a population-base study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2016 Oct 28;16(1):135. PubMed PMID: 27793116; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5084315.
Poovorawan K, Pan-Ngum W, White LJ, Soonthornworasiri N, Wilairatana P, Wasitthankasem R, Tangkijvanich P, Poovorawan Y. Estimating the Impact of Expanding Treatment Coverage and Allocation Strategies for Chronic Hepatitis C in a Direct Antiviral Agent Era. PLoS One. 2016 Sep 15;11(9):e0163095. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163095. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27631382; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5025017.
Poovorawan K, Pan-Ngum W, Soonthornworasiri N, Kulrat C, Kittitrakul C, Wilairatana P, Treeprasertsuk S, Kitsahawong B, Phaosawasdi K. Burden of Liver Abscess and Survival Risk Score in Thailand: A Population-Based Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Sep 7;95(3):683-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0228. Epub 2016 Jun 20. PubMed PMID: 27325801; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5014279.
Lubell Y, Althaus T, Blacksell SD, Paris DH, Mayxay M, Pan-Ngum W, White LJ, Day NP, Newton PN. Modelling the Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Biomarker Tests as Compared with Pathogen-Specific Diagnostics in the Management of Undifferentiated Fever in Remote Tropical Settings. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 30;11(3):e0152420. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152420. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27027303; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4814092.
Lubell Y, Althaus T, Blacksell SD, Paris DH, Mayxay M, Pan-Ngum W, White LJ, Day NP, Newton PN. Modelling the Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Biomarker Tests as Compared with Pathogen-Specific Diagnostics in the Management of Undifferentiated Fever in Remote Tropical Settings. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 30;11(3):e0152420. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152420. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27027303; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4814092.
Maude RR, de Jong HK, Wijedoru L, Fukushima M, Ghose A, Samad R, Hossain MA, Karim MR, Faiz MA, Sayeed AA, Hasan U, Pan-Ngum W, van der Vaart TW, Dutta AK, Mahmud NU, Hero M, Iqbal N, Chaudhury Z, Nga TV, Duy PT, Phat VV, Maude RJ, Baker S, Wiersinga WJ, van der Poll T, Day NP, Dondorp AM. Parry CM; CMCH Typhoid Study Group. The diagnostic accuracy of three rapid diagnostic tests for typhoid fever at Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Oct;20(10):1376-84. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12559. Epub 2015 Jul 15. PubMed PMID: 26094960; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4832346.
Suwanpakdee S, Kaewkungwal J, White LJ, Asensio N, Ratanakorn P, Singhasivanon P, Day NP, Pan-Ngum W. Spatio-temporal patterns of leptospirosis in Thailand: is flooding a risk factor? Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Jul;143(10):2106-15. doi:10.1017/S0950268815000205. Epub 2015 Mar 17. PubMed PMID: 25778527; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4462160.
White LJ, Flegg JA, Phyo AP, Wiladpai-ngern JH, Bethell D, Plowe C, Anderson T, Nkhoma S, Nair S, Tripura R, Stepniewska K, Pan-Ngum W, Silamut K, Cooper BS, Lubell Y, Ashley EA, Nguon C, Nosten F, White NJ, Dondorp AM. Defining the in vivo phenotype of artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria: a modelling approach. PLoS Med. 2015 Apr 28;12(4):e1001823. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001823. eCollection 2015 Apr. PubMed PMID: 25919029; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4412633.
Cooper BS, Boni MF, Pan-ngum W, Day NP, Horby PW, Olliaro P, Lang T, White NJ, White LJ, Whitehead J. Evaluating clinical trial designs for investigational treatments of Ebola virus disease. PLoS Med. 2015 Apr 14;12(4):e1001815. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001815. eCollection 2015 Apr. PubMed PMID: 25874579; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4397078.
Punyadee N, Mairiang D, Thiemmeca S, Komoltri C, Pan-Ngum W, Chomanee N, Charngkaew K, Tangthawornchaikul N, Limpitikul W, Vasanawathana S, Malasit P, Avirutnan P. Microparticles provide a novel biomarker to predict severe clinical outcomes of dengue virus infection. J Virol. 2015 Feb;89(3):1587-607. doi:10.1128/JVI.02207-14. Epub 2014 Nov 19. PubMed PMID: 25410854; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4300736.
Rukmanee N, Yimsamran S, Rukmanee P, Thanyavanich N, Maneeboonyang W, Puangsa-art S, Wuthisen P, Lawpoolsri S, Prommongkol S, Chaimoongkun W, Pan-ngum W. Knowledge, attitudes and practices (kap) regarding influenza A (H1N1) among a population living along Thai-Myanmar border, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2014 Jul;45(4):825-33. PubMed PMID: 25427350.
Moore CE*, Pan-Ngum W , Wijedoru LPM, Sona S, Nga TVT, Duy PT, Vinh PV, Chheng K, Kumar V, Emary K, Carter M, White L, Baker S, Day NPJ, Parry CM. Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of a Typhoid IgM Flow Assay for the Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever in Cambodian Children Using a Bayesian Latent Class Model Assuming an Imperfect Gold Standard. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014 Jan;90(1):114-20
Moore CE*, Pan-Ngum W , Wijedoru LPM, Sona S, Nga TVT, Duy PT, Vinh PV, Chheng K, Kumar V, Emary K, Carter M, White L, Baker S, Day NPJ, Parry CM. Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of a Typhoid IgM Flow Assay for the Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever in Cambodian Children Using a Bayesian Latent Class Model Assuming an Imperfect Gold Standard. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014 Jan;90(1):114-20.
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.
Hendriksen ICE, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, von Seidlein L, Mtove G, White LJ, Olaosebikan R, Lee SJ, Tshefu AK, Woodrow C, Amos B, Karema C, Saiwaew S, Maitland K, Gomes E, Pan-Ngum W, Gesase S, Silamut K, Reyburn H, Joseph S, Chotivanich K, Fanello CI, Day NPJ, White NJ, Dondorp AM. Diagnosing Severe Falciparum Malaria in Parasitaemic African Children: A Prospective Evaluation of Plasma PfHRP2 Measurement. PLoS Med 2012 Aug;9(8):1001297.
White LJ*, Newton PN, Maude RJ, Pan-ngum W, Fried JR, Mayxay M, Maude RR, Day NPJ. Defining Disease Heterogeneity to Guide the Empirical Treatment of Febrile Illness in Resource Poor Settings. Plos One 2012 Sep;7(9):e44545.
Pukrittayakamee S, Jittamala P, Stepniewska K, Lindegardh N, Chueasuwanchai S, Leowattana W, Phakdeeraj A, Permpunpanich S, Hanpithakpong W, Pan-Ngum W, Fukuda C, Panapipat S, Singhasivanon P, White NJ, Day NPJ. An Open-Label Crossover Study To Evaluate Potential Pharmacokinetic Interactions between Oral Oseltamivir and Intravenous Zanamivir in Healthy Thai Adults. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2011 Sep;55(9):4050-7.
Saralamba S*, Pan-Ngum W, Maude RJ, Lee SJ, Tarning J, Lindegardh N, Chotivanich K, Nosten F, Day NPJ, Socheat D, White NJ, Dondorp AM, White LJ. Intrahost modeling of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2011 Jan;108(1):397-402.
Arjen M Dondorp, Caterina I Fanello, Ilse C E Hendriksen, Ermelinda Gomes, Amir Seni, Kajal D Chhaganlal, Kalifa Bojang, Rasaq Olaosebikan, Nkechinyere Anunobi, Kathryn Maitland, Esther Kivaya, Tsiri Agbenyega, Samuel Blay Nguah, Jennifer Evans, Samwel Gesase, Catherine Kahabuka, George Mtove, Behzad Nadjm, Jacqueline Deen, Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire, Margaret Nansumba, Corine Karema, Noella Umulisa, Aline Uwimana, Olugbenga A Mokuolu, Olanrewaju T Adedoyin, Wahab B R Johnson, Antoinette K Tshefu, Marie A Onyamboko, Tharisara Sakulthaew, Wirichada Pan Ngum, Kamolrat Silamut, Kasia Stepniewska, Charles J Woodrow, Delia Bethell, Bridget Wills, Martina Oneko, Tim E Peto, Lorenz von Seidlein, Nicholas P J Day, Nicholas J White, for the AQUAMAT group* Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial www.thelancet.com November 8, 2010 DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61924-1 1
Suputtamongkol Y, Pongtavornpinyo W , Lubell Y, Suttinont C, Hoontrakul S, Phimda K, Losuwanaluk K, Suwancharoen D, Silpasakorn S, Chierakul W, Day N. Strategies for diagnosis and treatment of suspected leptospirosis: a cost-benefit analysis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010 Feb 23;4(2):e610
Maude RJ, Pongtavornpinyo W , Saralamba S, Aguas R, Yeung S, Dondorp AM, Day NP, White NJ, White LJ. The last man standing is the most resistant: eliminating artemisinin-resistant malaria in Cambodia. Malar J. 2009 Feb 20;8:31.
Pongtavornpinyo, W., Hastings, I. M., Dondorp, A., White, L. J., Maude, R. J., Saralamba, S., Day, N. P., White, N. J. & Boni, M. F. Probability of emergence of antimalarial resistance in different stages of the parasite life cycle. Evolutionary Applications 2009 Jan:2(1) :52 – 61.
Preechapornkul P, Imwong M, Chotivanich K, Pongtavornpinyo W , Dondorp AM, Day NP, White NJ, Pukrittayakamee S Plasmodium Falciparum Pfmdr1 Amplification, Mefloquine Resistance, and Parasite Fitness. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 53, 1509-1515 (2009).
Wattanagoon Y, Stepniewska K, Lindegardh N, Pukrittayakamee S, Silachamroon U, Piyaphanee W, Singtoroj T, Hanpithakpong W, Davies G, Tarning J, Pongtavornpinyo W, Fukuda C, Singhasivanon P, Day NP, White NJ. Pharmacokinetics of high dose oseltamivir in healthy volunteers Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 Mar;53(3):945-52.
White LJ, Maude RJ, Pongtavornpinyo W, Saralamba S, Aguas R, Van Effelterre T, Day NP, White NJ. The role of simple mathematical models in malaria elimination strategy design. Malar J. 2009 Sep 14;8:212.
White NJ, Pongtavornpinyo W, Maude RJ, Saralamba S, Aguas R, Stepniewska K, Lee SJ, Dondorp AM, White LJ, Day NP. Hyperparasitaemia and low dosing are an important source of anti-malarial drug resistance. Malar J. 2009 Nov 11;8:253
Imwong M, Pukrittayakamee S, Pongtavornpinyo W, Nakeesathit S, Nair S, Newton P, Nosten F, Anderson TJ, Dondorp A, Day NP, White NJ. Gene amplification of the multidrug resistance 1 gene of Plasmodium vivax isolates from Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Jul;52(7):2657-9.
Pongtavornpinyo W, Yeung S, Hastings IM, Dondorp AM, Day NP, White NJ. Spread of anti-malarial drug resistance: mathematical model with implications for ACT drug policies. Malar J. 2008 Nov 2;7:229.
Chierakul W, Wangboonskul J, Singtoroj T, Pongtavornpinyo W, Short JM, Maharjan B, Wuthiekanun V, Dance DA, Teparrukkul P, Lindegardh N, Peacock SJ, Day NP, Chaowagul W, White NJ. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic assessment of co-amoxiclav in the treatment of melioidosis. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2006 Dec;58(6):1215-20.
Desakorn V, Dondorp AM, Silamut K, Pongtavornpinyo W, Sahassananda D, Chotivanich K, Pitisuttithum P, Smithyman AM, Day NP, White NJ. Stage-dependent production and release of histidine-rich protein 2 by Plasmodium falciparum.Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2005 Jul;99(7):517-24.
Dondorp AM, Desakorn V, Pongtavornpinyo W, Sahassananda D, Silamut K, Chotivanich K, Newton PN, Pitisuttithum P, Smithyman AM, White NJ, Day NP. Estimation of the total parasite biomass in acute falciparum malaria from plasma PfHRP2.PLoS Med. 2005 Aug;2(8):e204. Epub 2005 Aug 23. Erratum in: PLoS Med. 2005 Oct;2(10):390.
Yeung S, Pongtavornpinyo W, Hastings IM, Mills AJ, White NJ. Antimalarial drug resistance, artemisinin-based combination therapy, and the contribution of modelling to elucidating policy choices. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 Aug;71(2 Suppl):179-86. Review.
White NJ, Pongtavornpinyo W. The de novo selection of drug-resistant malaria parasites. Proc Biol Sci. 2003 Mar 7;270(1514):545-54.