Publications by authors named "Nuntaporn Sittidetboripat"
Background: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the most common cause of sporadic encephalitis worldwide. The high mortality rate (70-80 %) of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) can be reduced to 20-30 % by antiviral therapy. However, normocellular CSF can lure physicians to look for non-infectious causes, resulting in delayed treatment.
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- Bats in Thailand are known to host various coronaviruses, including those similar to human pathogens like SARS and MERS, which raises concerns for zoonotic transmission.
- A study collected samples from 626 bats across 19 species in Eastern Thailand, discovering CoV RNA in 7.6% of them, representing a diverse range of coronaviruses including new bat CoV reservoirs.
- Findings indicate that similar CoV lineages can be found in different bat species, suggesting a complex and diverse ecology of coronaviruses among bats in the region, highlighting the need for further research.
Background: Data on encephalitis in Thailand have not been completely described. Etiologies remain largely unknown. We prospectively analyzed 103 Thai patients from 27 provinces for the causes of encephalitis using clinical, microbiological and neuroimaging indices; caseswithout a diagnosis were evaluated for autoimmune causes of encephalitis.
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