Effects of an Asthma Education Camp Program on Quality of Life and Asthma Control among Thai Children with Asthma: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Caregiver knowledge and management ability can improve asthma control and quality of life (QoL) among children with asthma. A quasi-experimental study was proposed to assess the effect of a 1 day educational camp program on the QoL of children with asthma and on their caregivers’ asthma knowledge and management. Children with asthma and their caregivers were invited to attend a camp.

Accuracy of childhood asthma control test among Thai childhood asthma patients.

Background: The Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT) was developed to assess asthma control in children worldwide. A self-administered questionnaire for children translated into Thai language was used.

Objective: To validate the C-ACT cut-points for evaluating the level of asthma control among Thai children, using the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guideline as a gold standard.

Solenopsis geminata (tropical fire ant) anaphylaxis among Thai patients: its allergens and specific IgE-reactivity.

Background: Specific IgE against Solenopsis invicta (imported fire ant) remains the current diagnostic tool for allergy to ants worldwide. However, S. invicta may not be the only cause of ant anaphylaxis in Thai patients.

ADVERSE EVENTS POST-DTAP AND DTwP VACCINATION IN THAI CHILDREN.

We conducted a prospective study to compare the development of fever (axillary T ≥ 37.9 °C) within 4 hours of vaccination, determine the proportion of children who develop high fever (T ≥ 39°C) and evaluate parental days missed from work due to their children's vaccination with either the diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell pertussis (DTwP) or diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine. The results of this study can help physicians and parents decide whether to have their child vaccinated with the DTwP or more expensive DTaP vaccine.

Ant allergens and hypersensitivity reactions in response to ant stings.

Hypersensitivity reactions caused by ant stings are increasingly recognized as an important cause of death by anaphylaxis. Only some species of ants ( e.g.

Differences in clinical features between children and adults with dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome.

This retrospective study was conducted to assess the differences in clinical features between children and adults with dengue hemorrhagic fever/ dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS) admitted to Ratchaburi Hospital, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand. A total of 273 patients with DHF/DSS admitted to Ratchaburi Hospital during January 2007 to May 2008 were included in the study. The median age (range) of studied subjects was 16 years (6 months to 62 years) and the ratio of adults to children was 1.

Immunoglobulin values in healthy Thai children aged ≤ 24 months determined by nephelometry.

Background: Variation of normal immunoglobulin (Ig) levels between different genetic and environment factors has been studied. Although antibody deficiency diseases can start from infancy, data of Ig reference levels in children aged ≤24 months are still limited, especially in Asian children.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine serum IgG, IgA, IgM, and IgG subclasses in healthy Thai children from the newborn period to age 24 months.

Allergic diseases and helminth infections.

The relationships between allergic diseases and helminth infections are inconsistent. Some studies have suggested that helminth infections induce or increase the severity of atopic diseases. Other studies report that children infected with some helminths have lower prevalence and milder atopic symptoms.

Nephelometry determined serum immunoglobulin isotypes in healthy Thai children aged 2-15 years.

Knowledge of what constitute normal serum immunoglobulin (Ig) concentrations are important for the diagnosis of immunologic disorders. Data on normal Ig evaluated by nephelometry are limited in healthy Asian children, none being available for Thai children. One hundred and forty-eight healthy Thai children aged 2-15 years were tested for serum immunoglobulins G, A, M, G1, G2, G3, and G4 (Ig G, A, M, G1, G2, G3, and G4) by nephelometry.