Development of a lateral-flow immunochromatographic strip using gold nanoparticles for Helicobacter pylori detection.

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) plays an important role in the development of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer diseases, gastric adenocarcinoma, and gastric mucosal associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. The standard methods of bacterial staining, bacterial culture, and urease testfor the detection of H.

An evaluation of a new in-house serum and urine ELISA test for detection of Helicobacter pylori infection in Thai population.

Objective: Non-invasive tests play significant roles in the test-and-treat approach of Helicobacter pylori management. The detection of Helicobacter pylori antibodies in urine and serum is an easy and inexpensive way to diagnose this infection. In the present study, the authors developed an in-house serum and urine ELISA tests for H.

Immunogenicity and safety of a pediatric dose virosomal hepatitis A vaccine in Thai HIV-infected children.

The immunogenicity and safety of a pediatric dose of a virosomal hepatitis A vaccine (Epaxal®) was evaluated in a group of 45 Thai children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, age 2-16 years. Vaccines were administered at 0 and 6 months. Anti-HAV antibody titers were measured at baseline (before injection) 1 and 7 months after primary vaccination.

Association of High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Concentrations and Metabolic Syndrome among Thai Adults.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) concentrations and metabolic syndrome among Thai adults. METHODS: This cross-sectional study is comprised of 467 Thai participants (209 men and 258 women) receiving annual health check-up. Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were used to assess associations of metabolic parameters (age, waist circumference, blood pressure, triglycerides, HDL-C, fasting plasma glucose, fasting insulin and uric acid) with hsCRP concentrations for men and women, respectively.

A simple efficient technique of 'mid-dilution' on-line hemodiafiltration.

Background: On-line hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) with pre- as well as post-dilution reinfusion mode provides superior uremic toxin removal, especially middle uremic toxins, and can improve patient survival. Both standard pre- and post-dilution have limitations. Mid-dilution OL-HDF (Nephros OLpur) was invented to overcome the disadvantages of both standard modes, but such a cartridge is only available in limited centers and is expensive.