Publications by authors named "T Ponpinit"

Co-infection with and has been rarely reported. To date, there are only two co-infection case reports from Croatia and China which diagnosed the infections mainly through the use of serological tests. In this report, we present the first case of molecularly confirmed bacteremia and spondylodiscitis co-infection in a goat dairy farmer who presented with lumbosacral spondylodiscitis and bilateral psoas abscesses.

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Novel SARS-CoV-2 variants have multiple mutations that may impact molecular diagnostics. The markedly conserved S2 subunit may be utilized to detect new variants. A comparison of 694 specimens (2019-2022) in Thailand using a commercial RT-PCR kit and the kit in combination with S2 primers and a probe was performed.

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We report multiple single nucleotide polymorphism taken at different time interval during treatment of COVID-19. Gene sequencing showed mutation within ORF1b at position P314L. Mutation at this point has been shown to impose structural remodelling that increases the affinity for remdesivir binding and may also affect binding affinity for favipiravir.

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Background: Nipah virus (NiV) infection causes encephalitis and has > 75% mortality rate, making it a WHO priority pathogen due to its pandemic potential. There have been NiV outbreak(s) in Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, and southern Philippines. NiV naturally circulates among fruit bats of the genus Pteropus and has been detected widely across Southeast and South Asia.

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In resource-limited countries, early detection of novel pathogens is often challenging, due to financial and technical constraints. This study reports the efficacy of family-wide polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in screening, detecting, and identifying initial cases of the novel SARS-CoV-2 in Thailand. Respiratory secretions were collected from suspected individuals traveling from Wuhan, China to Thailand at the beginning of January 2020.

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