Comparison of Pap smear screening results between Akha hill tribe and urban women in Chiang Rai province, Thailand.

Cervical cancer is an important woman's health problems worldwide, especially in low socio-economic countries. The aim of this study was to compare the Pap smear screening results between Akha hill tribe and urban women who live in Chiang Rai province, Thailand. Screening was conducted for 1,100 Akha women and 1,100 urban women who came to have the Pap smear at Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital and 1 private cytology laboratory from January to June 2008.

C reactive protein for differentiating bacterial from aseptic meningitis in Thai patients.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of serum CRP level differentiating between bacterial and aseptic meningitis in Thai patients.

Material And Method: The authors measured the serum CRP level in patients who were diagnosed clinically as bacterial and aseptic meningitis.

Results: The authors evaluated 32 subjects, 12 with bacterial meningitis (all males) and 20 with aseptic meningitis (13 males, 7 females).