Cardiac evaluation in adults with dengue virus infection by serial echocardiography.

Background: Dengue virus infection (DVI) is a major health problem in many parts of the world. Its manifestations range from asymptomatic infections to severe disease. Although cardiac involvement has been reported in DVI, its incidence has not yet been well established.

Molecular Characterization of Seasonal Influenza A and B from Hospitalized Patients in Thailand in 2018-2019.

Influenza viruses continue to be a major public health threat due to the possible emergence of more virulent influenza virus strains resulting from dynamic changes in virus adaptability, consequent of functional mutations and antigenic drift in surface proteins, especially hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). In this study, we describe the genetic and evolutionary characteristics of H1N1, H3N2, and influenza B strains detected in severe cases of seasonal influenza in Thailand from 2018 to 2019. We genetically characterized seven A/H1N1 isolates, seven A/H3N2 isolates, and six influenza B isolates.

Ursodeoxycholic acid and artesunate in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria patients with jaundice.

Background And Aims: Plasmodium falciparum (PF) infection can lead to severe complications. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is increasingly used for the treatment of cholestatic liver diseases. The present study aims to determine the effects of combined UDCA and artesunate compared to placebo and artesunate on the improvement of liver tests in severe PF jaundiced patients.

Serum leptin concentrations in chronic hepatitis.

The objectives of this research were to investigate the leptin levels among Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and non-alcoholic steatosis hepatitis (NASH) diseases of Thai patients compared with controls. Twenty of each HBV, HCV and NASH patients compared with sixty people as the control group from the Outpatient Department at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand were investigated. Fasting blood samples were collected for investigation of leptin concentration, liver enzyme function tests and hematological variables.