Measles seroprevalence in Thailand: are adolescents and young adults at risk of measles?

Introduction: During the last decade, measles has become an important re-emerging disease in Thailand. The objective of this study was to measure measles seroprevalence and its influencing factors so as to plan an improved vaccination programme.

Methods: A total of 600 participants aged between 9 months and 50 years were divided into seven groups representing birth cohorts that experienced different measles vaccination policies.

A noninferiority cluster-randomized controlled trial on antibiotic postprescription review and authorization by trained general pharmacists and infectious disease clinical fellows.

Objective: We compared the effectiveness of antibiotic postprescription review and authorization (PPRA) determined by infectious disease (ID) clinical fellows with that of trained general pharmacists.

Methods: We conducted a noninferiority cluster-randomized controlled trial in 6 general medical wards at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. Three wards were randomly assigned to the intervention (ie, the pharmacist PPRA group), and another 3 wards were assigned to the control (ie, the fellow PPRA group).

Mycotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta due to Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

We present a case report of an extremely rare infected abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) caused by group B streptococcus (GBS). A 66 years old, afebrile male patient with hypertension and history of chronic smoking presented with mild abdominal pain and discomfort. Physical examination revealed a pulsatile mass of 5 cm in diameter located at the periumbilical region.

Thermal Steam Aerosolization Protects Against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Sepsis in Rats.

Background: Sepsis is a severe systemic inflammatory state in response to infection. The induction of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) by heat stress has been reported to protect against lethal effects of sepsis. In clinical situation, inhalation of thermal water has been used empirically in the treatment of chronic diseases of respiratory tract.

Human Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Infection: Unsolved Issues and Possible Solutions.

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in humans may not be as rare as previously thought. In most cases, the disease is acquired from animals through work-related exposure. Human infection has been reported since the early 1900's up to the present.

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia without endocarditis associated with psoas abscess: the first case report in Thailand.

The authors report a patient with a rare manifestation of invasive septic Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection without endocardial involvement. Our patient presented with progressive paraparesis and subacute fever for ten days. He had underlying diabetes mellitus and alcoholic cirrhosis.