HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AT SELECTED HOSPITALS IN THAILAND.

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), all-cause mortality, document the bacterial pathogens isolated in HAIs, and determine the risk factors associated with HAIs and all-cause mortality at selected hospitals in Thailand. A survey with a total time frame of 10 days was conducted at selected 50 hospitals across Thailand during January 2014: 19 primary government hospitals, 15 secondary government hospitals, 13 tertiary government hospitals, 2 private hospitals and 1 government university hospital. Of 15,475 cases reviewed, 688 patients had 791 HAIs (1.

Health-care associated infections in Thailand 2011.

Objective: To study the recent trend of health-care associated infections (HAIs) across Thailand.

Material And Method: Using the modified international HAI definitions, the investigators conducted a prospective, nationwide, multi-centered survey to determine a 1-day point-prevalence of HAIs among hospitalized patients in the 47 acute care, primary to tertiary hospitals in January 2011.

Results: Of total 10,762 patients (female 50.

Contribution of examiner subjectivity and patient heterogeneity on long case examination.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of examiner subjectivity and heterogeneity among the cases on scores from the Royal College of Physicians (RCPT) long case examination.

Material And Method: Data from internal medicine candidates who performed clinical part of RCPT board certifying examination in academic year 2008 were collected. For each candidate, scores from pair of examiners for each of the long case was stratified based on disease category according to the course syllabus into 3 groups; very common, common and uncommon diseases.

Appropriate time-interval application of alcohol hand gel on reducing influenza-like illness among preschool children: a randomized, controlled trial.

Background: We studied the efficacy of different time-interval applications of alcohol hand gel as a strategy for the prevention of influenza-like illness (ILI) in preschool-age children.

Methods: We performed a classroom-based cluster randomization at a kindergarten school in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 1437 children were placed into 3 test groups, based on the frequency of alcohol hand gel use for hand hygiene: only before lunch (q lunch), every 120 minutes (q 120), and every 60 minutes (q 60).

Reliability and validity of long case and short case in internal medicine board certification examination.

Objective: To be certified for the Thai Board of Internal Medicine, each candidate must pass both written and clinical examinations performed in different academic years. The present study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the long case and short case which contribute major fractions in the clinical part of board certifying examination.

Material And Method: Data from 585 internal medicine residents entering a first-attempt clinical part in board certifying examination during the academic year 2005-2007 were collected.