Suspected Cat-to-Human Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Thailand, July-September 2021.

A veterinarian in Thailand was diagnosed with COVID-19 after being sneezed on by an infected cat owned by an infected patient. Genetic study supported the hypothesis of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from the owner to the cat, and then from the cat to the veterinarian.

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of community and hospital-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia.

Purpose: We aimed to characterize clinical manifestations of the patients with bacteremia due to community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii and evaluate the outcomes of these patients.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study to include adult patients with A. baumannii bacteremia and then classified them into two groups: community-acquired A.

Characteristics, clinical outcomes and factors influencing mortality of patients with melioidosis in southern Thailand: A 10-year retrospective study.

Objective: To study characteristics, clinical outcomes and factors influencing mortality of patients afflicted with melioidosis.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 134 patients, with a microbiologically-confirmed diagnosis of melioidosis, during the period from January 2002 to June 2011 at Songklanagarind Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in southern Thailand.

Results: The prevalence of melioidosis among admitted patients was 36.

Impact of antibiotic exposure on occurrence of nosocomial carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection: a case control study.

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infection is one of the most important healthcare associated diseases worldwide. Although antibiotic use is recognized as a risk factor for CRAB infection, the impact of antibiotic class and length of use on CRAB infection is still unclear. A case-control study was conducted in adult intensive care units and general wards of Songklanagarind Hospital, a tertiary-care hospital in southern Thailand, to investigate the effect of different antibiotic exposure and the duration of use on the risk of developing CRAB infection.

Clinical outcomes of hospital-acquired infection with Acinetobacter nosocomialis and Acinetobacter pittii.

The role of Acinetobacter nosocomialis and Acinetobacter pittii, which belong to the A. calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex, in hospital-acquired infections is increasingly recognized.

Effects of long-term use of HAART on oral health status of HIV-infected subjects.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of long-term use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on oral health status of HIV-infected subjects.

Methods: Oral examination and measurement of saliva flow rate of both unstimulated and wax-stimulated whole saliva were performed in HIV-infected subjects with and without HAART, and in non-HIV individuals. The following data were recorded; duration and risk of HIV infection, type and duration of HAART, CD4 cell count, viral load, presence of orofacial pain, oral dryness, oral burning sensation, oral lesions, cervical caries, and periodontal pocket.