Prevalence and clinical manifestations of dengue in older patients in Bangkok Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Thailand.

Background: The global incidence of dengue has increased with the ageing population. We examined the prevalence, clinical manifestations and risk factors associated with dengue severity among older patients.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a hospital in Thailand from 2013 to 2018.

Awareness, knowledge, and practice for hepatitis B infection in Southeast Asia: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Southeast Asia is high. Awareness and early detection are essential for timely prevention and treatment.

Methodology: We examined the awareness of, knowledge about, practices and views on treatment for HBV infection in Southeast Asia.

Association between Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Levels and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The role of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels in predicting the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has remained unclear. The aim of this study was to obtain the most up-to-date estimated measure of the association between HBsAg levels and the development of HCC in patients. Methods: We performed a systematic review by searching for relevant studies on PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 2002 to November 2017.

Incidence and Clinical Outcome of Acute Liver Failure Caused by Dengue in a Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Thailand.

Acute liver failure is an atypical manifestation of dengue with a high mortality. We performed a retrospective cohort study at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand. In total, 1,926 patients with serologically confirmed dengue were enrolled in the study from 2011 to 2015.

Nephrotoxicity caused by oral antiviral agents in patients with chronic hepatitis B treated in a hospital for tropical diseases in Thailand.

Background: There is increasing concern about the potential for nephrotoxicity in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) treated long-term with nucleotide analogs.

Methods: We examined renal dysfunction and its associated risk factors in patients with CHB treated with antiviral regimens containing either nucleosides or nucleotide analogs. We undertook a retrospective cohort study from 2006 to 2014 at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand, and analyzed the data of 102 patients with a median follow-up time of 44.