Changes in Personal Protective Equipment Usage Among Healthcare Personnel From the Beginning of Pandemic to Intra-COVID-19 Pandemic in Thailand.

Objectives: Personal protective equipment (PPE) use is associated with reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare personnel (HCP). There are limited data on the impact of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the PPE use of HCP. We describe the changes in PPE use from just before the widespread of community outbreaks ('pre-pandemic') to intra-pandemic time points, and examine factors associated with not changing in PPE use behavior among HCP in four Thai hospitals.

Investigation of a Cluster of Immunization Stress-Related Reactions after Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination, Thailand, 2021.

On 28 April 2021, the investigation team of the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, was notified of a cluster of people developing neurological symptoms following COVID-19 vaccination in a province in eastern Thailand. We conducted an investigation from 29 April to 20 May 2021 to confirm the outbreak, describe the epidemiological characteristics and identify possible risk factors. A matched case-control study was conducted.

Outbreak of seafood-related food poisoning from undetectable Vibrio parahaemolyticus-like pathogen, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, December 2020.

Objective: On 1 December 2020, the Department of Disease Control of Thailand was notified of a cluster of food poisoning cases among participants at a church festival in Mae Ai district, Chiang Mai province. We conducted an outbreak investigation to confirm diagnosis, describe the epidemiological characteristics of the outbreak, identify possible sources of the outbreak and provide appropriate control measures.

Methods: We reviewed medical records of the food poisoning cases from the health care centres.

Projection of the Number of Elderly in Different Health States in Thailand in the Next Ten Years, 2020-2030.

The objective of this study is to predict the volume of the elderly in different health status categories in Thailand in the next ten years (2020-2030). Multistate modelling was performed. We defined four states of elderly patients (aged ≥ 60 years) according to four different levels of Activities of Daily Living (ADL): social group; home group; bedridden group; and dead group.

Epidemiological Situation of Necrotizing Fasciitis and Factors in Thailand and Factors Associated with Its Morbidity and Mortality, 2014-2018.

Introduction: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare skin and soft-tissue bacterial infection with high morbidity and mortality. Knowledge about the prevalence and incidence of NF in Thailand is quite sparse. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of NF in Thailand and factors that may be potentially associated with NF morbidity and mortality.