Evaluating Antibiotic Misuse and Cost Analysis Among Hospitalized Dengue Virus-Infected Adults: Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Dengue is a prevalent cause of acute febrile illness, predominantly in Asia, where it necessitates supportive care without the need for antibiotics. This study aimed to evaluate antibiotic usage and analyze hospitalization costs among adults infected with the dengue virus.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Thailand, in 2022.

Evidence of transmission of influenza A and influenza B co-infection in healthcare workers.

Introduction: Co-infection of influenza A and B has been reported, especially in outbreak situations, but epidemiological and clinical information is limited. We aimed to investigate an outbreak of influenza among health care workers in which the index case suffered from influenza A and B co-infection.

Methodology: We investigated the outbreak setting through the utilization of structural questionnaires, molecular methods, and serological tests.

Mortality in Thai Nursing Homes Based on Antimicrobial-Resistant Carriage and COVID-19 Lockdown Timing: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Antimicrobial-resistant carriage and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown measures may impact the incidence all-cause mortality rate among nursing home residents. To determine the all-cause mortality rate in the presence/absence of antimicrobial-resistant carriage and the incidence all-cause mortality rate before and during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, this prospective closed-cohort study was conducted at various types of nursing homes in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 2020 to December 2021. The elderly residents included 142 participants (aged ≥60 years) living in nursing homes ≥3 months, who did not have terminal illnesses.

Treatment-Seeking Behaviors and Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Suspected Dengue Adult Patients at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand.

Dengue infection is a major public health problem in Thailand with an increasing incidence in the adult population. Patients’ knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) with regarding dengue infection have direct influences on treatment-seeking behaviors and clinical outcomes. We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the KAP and treatment-seeking behaviors of suspected dengue adult patients attending the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD) in Bangkok, from March 2014 to February 2015.

Case Report: Walking Pneumonia in Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Mild Symptoms with Marked Abnormalities on Chest Imaging.

This case report underlines the appearance of a "walking pneumonia" in a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient, with evidence of progressive lung involvement on chest imaging studies. The patient traveled from Wuhan, Hubei, China, to Thailand in January 2020. One of her family members was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Hepatitis B seromarkers, hepatitis C antibody, and risk behaviors in married couples, a bordered province of western Thailand: Hepatitis B seromarkers, hepatitis C antibody, and risk behaviors.

Background: Married couples constitute a target group for reducing the risk of infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Objectives: This study attempted to assess HBV seromarkers, anti-HCV-positive rates, and risk behaviors among married couples in a bordered province of western Thailand.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study of 114 married couples aged 15-44 years was performed.