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Selected AbstractsEvaluation of a single-platform microcapillary flow cytometer for enumeration of absolute CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts in HIV-1 infected Thai patients,,CYTOMETRY, Issue 5 2007Kovit Pattanapanyasat Abstract Background: Various assays are used to enumerate peripheral blood absolute CD4+ T-lymphocytes. Flow cytometry is considered the gold standard for this purpose. However, the high cost of available flow cytometers and monoclonal antibody reagents make it difficult to implement such methods in the resource-poor settings. In this study, we evaluated a cheaper, recently developed single-platform microcapillary cytometer for CD4+ T-lymphocyte enumeration, the personal cell analyzer (PCA), from Guava® Technologies. Methods: CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocyte counts in whole blood samples from 250 HIV-1 infected Thais were determined, using a two-color reagent kit and the Guava PCA, and compared with the results obtained with two reference microbead-based methods from Becton Dickinson Biosciences: the three-color TruCOUNTÔ tube method and the two-color FACSCountÔ method. Statistical correlations and agreements were determined using linear correlation and Bland,Altman analysis. Results: Absolute CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts obtained using the Guava PCA method highly correlated with those obtained using TruCOUNT method (R2 = 0.95, mean bias +13.1 cells/,l, limit of agreement [LOA] ,101.8 to +168.3 cells/,l). Absolute CD8+ T-lymphocyte counts obtained using the Guava PCA method also highly correlated with those obtained with the two reference methods (R2 = 0.92 and 0.88, respectively). Conclusion: This study shows that the enumeration of CD4+ T-lymphocytes using the Guava microcapillary cytometer PCA method performed well when compared with the two reference bead-based methods. However, like the two reference methods, this new method needs substantial technical expertise. © 2007 Clinical Cytometry Society. [source] Clinical and hematological features of codon 17, A-T mutation of ,-thalassemia in Thai patients,EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, Issue 2 2001Vichai Laosombat Abstract: Forty-one patients with codon 17, A-T mutation of ,-thalassemia, which is commonly found in Thailand, were studied to determine whether it is possible to predict phenotypic severity from genetic factors. The clinical phenotype of homozygotes for codon 17, A-T and compound heterozygotes for codon 17, A-T and ,+ -thalassemia may be used to predict a severe phenotype with TM. However, the clinical phenotype of compound heterozygotes for codon 17, A-T and ,+ -thalassemia or Hb E were variable and could not be accurately predicted. The association of ,-thalassemia2 and milder disease was and was not evident in patients with codon 17, A-T and Hb E. The association between Hb CS gene or the presence of XmnI- G, polymorphism and a mild clinical phenotype is not apparent, indicating the involvement of other ameliorating determinants or genetic modifications. [source] Identification of Helicobacter pylori and the cagA genotype in gastric biopsies using highly sensitive real-time PCR as a new diagnostic toolFEMS IMMUNOLOGY & MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Issue 3 2005Shiho Yamazaki Abstract The CagA protein is one of the virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori, and two major subtypes of CagA have been observed, the Western and East Asian type. CagA is injected from the bacteria into gastric epithelial cells, undergoes tyrosine phosphorylation, and binds to Src homology 2 domain-containing protein-tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2. The East Asian type CagA binds to SHP-2 more strongly than the Western type CagA. Here, we tried to distinguish the CagA type by highly sensitive real-time PCR with the objective of establishing a system to detect H. pylori and CagA subtypes from gastric biopsies. We designed primers and probe sets for Western or East Asian- cagA at Western-specific or East Asian-specific sequence regions, respectively, and H. pylori 16S rRNA. We could detect the H. pylori 16S rRNA gene, Western and East Asian- cagA gene from DNA of gastric biopsies. The sensitivity and specificity for H. pylori infection was 100% in this system. In Thai patients, 87.8% (36/41) were cagA -positive; 26.8% (11/41) were Western- cagA positive and 53.7% (22/41) were East Asian- cagA positive, while 7.3% (3/41) reacted with both types of cagA. These results suggest that this real-time PCR system provides a highly sensitive assessment of CagA type as a new diagnostic tool for the pathogenicity of H. pylori infection. [source] Malignancies in HIV-infected Thai patients,HIV MEDICINE, Issue 5 2007S Kiertiburanakul Of 1416 HIV-infected patients seen at Ramathibodi Hospital over a 5-year period (1999,2003), 42 were diagnosed with malignancies, giving a prevalence of 3%. Twenty-one of these patients (50%) were men and their mean age was 40.8 years. The median CD4 cell count was 235 cells/,L. AIDS-related malignancies were found in 26 patients (62%). The most common AIDS-related malignancies were non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) (33%), cervical cancer (21%) and Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) (5%). Breast cancer was the most common non-AIDS-related malignancy (10%). Eleven patients (26%) died. The 75% survival time of patients who received treatment for their malignancy was longer than that of patients who received no treatment (18.3 vs 1.2 months; P<0.01). [source] Recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery: effect of an audiotape information programmeJOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, Issue 8 2010Ketsarin Utriyaprasit utriyaprasit k., moore s.m. & chaiseri p. (2010) Recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery: effect of an audiotape information programme. Journal of Advanced Nursing,66(8), 1747,1759. Abstract Title.,Recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery: effect of an audiotape information programme. Aim., The aim of the study was to test the effect of an audiotape giving concrete objective information and strategies to reduce symptoms, psychological distress and enhance physical functioning in patients having coronary artery bypass grafts. Background., The period following hospital discharge is stressful for patients having coronary artery bypass grafts. Evident-based interventions are needed to improve outcomes in Thai populations following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Methods., A randomized controlled trial was conducted during 2004,2005. A sample of 120 Thai patients having coronary artery bypass grafts was randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group was given an information audiotape the day prior to hospital discharge, and encouraged to listen to it as many times as necessary. Participants were interviewed using validated instruments predischarge and at 2 weeks and 4 weeks after discharge. Findings., Participants in the intervention group had statistically significantly fewer symptoms of shoulder, back or neck pain and lack of appetite, and increased physical activity after discharge, compared to the control group. This effect remained statistically significant after controlling for age, gender, co-morbidity and presurgical cardiac functional status. However, no statistically significant difference in psychological distress was observed. Conclusion., Nurses can use an audiotape containing preparatory information to improve outcomes for patients having coronary artery bypass grafts during the few weeks after discharge from hospital. Further studies are recommended to improve its effect on psychological distress. [source] Pharmacoepidemiologic study of potential drug interactions in outpatients of a university hospital in ThailandJOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACY & THERAPEUTICS, Issue 1 2005B. Janchawee PhD Summary Background:, Drug,drug interaction is a potential cause of adverse drug reactions. The incidence of such drug interactions in university hospitals in Thailand is unknown. Purpose:, To estimate the rate of potential drug,drug interactions in outpatients of a typical Thai university hospital, and to identify risk factors for such interactions in Thai patients. Methods:, One-year outpatients' prescription data were retrieved from the hospital computer records. Potential drug interactions were identified using the existing drug-interaction database system. Potential interactions within a specific prescription and involving drugs prescribed 1-, 3- and 7-day earlier were searched for. Possible associations between occurrence of an interaction and a patient's age and gender and the number of items on the prescription were explored. Results:, The overall rate of potential drug interactions was 27·9% with a maximal value of 57·8% at the Department of Psychiatry. The rate of the most potentially significant interactions was 2·6%, being the highest in the Department of Medicine (6·0%), with isoniazid vs. rifampin as the most common interacting combination. The rate increased with the patient's age and prescription size (P = 0·000). The odd's ratio of having at least one potential drug interaction was 1·8 (64·2%) when age increased by 20 years (P = 0·000) and 2·8 (165·7%) when another drug was added (P = 0·000). The rate of potential drug interactions was the same for both genders. The rate of potential drug interactions detected across prescriptions was higher than within prescriptions and was dependent on the time interval between prescriptions. Conclusions:, Potential drug interactions were common in our sample of patients. The rate of such interactions increased with the number of drugs prescribed and the patient's age. [source] Antibodies to neutrophil cytoplasma in patients with ulcerative colitis and their first-degree relatives in ThailandJOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, Issue 8 2001Charkaphan Osangthamnont Abstract Background: The prevalence of perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (p-ANCA) does not significantly vary in ethnically diverse populations. The prevalence of p-ANCA is high in ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis. While the prevalence of ulcerative colitis in Asian populations is low, it is interesting to know the prevalence of p-ANCA in such a population. Methods: Sera from 33 cases of ulcerative colitis diagnosed during the last 10 years at the diarrhea clinic, Division of Gastroenterology, Siriraj Hospital, were prospectively compared with case controls consisting of 15 cases of diarrhea from non-inflammatory bowel diseases and 25 non-diarrheic patients. Indirect immunofluorescence assay was used to detect p-ANCA in all the sera. Results: Positive p-ANCA tests were found in 13 of the 33 patients with ulcerative colitis and in one of the 40 controls. Sensitivity of the test was 39.4% and the specificity was 97.5%. The one patient with positive p-ANCA in the control group was the patient with irritable bowel syndrome. Of the 13 p-ANCA-positive ulcerative colitis patients, two cases were found to have proctosigmoiditis, seven cases had left-sided colitis, and four cases had pancolitis. Perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies was one of the 22 cases of first-degree relatives of ulcerative colitis patients (22 relatives from 12 index ulcerative colitis cases). There was no correlation between the positivity of p-ANCA and disease activity, and extent of the disease. Conclusion: The prevalence of p-ANCA in Thai patients with ulcerative colitis (39.4%) is lower than that in the Western population. Although the prevalence of p-ANCA is low in the Thai population, it should serve as a useful tool in diagnosing ulcerative colitis in this part of the world where the disease is uncommon and difficult to diagnose. The negativity of p-ANCA in almost all first-degree relatives of Thai ulcerative colitis patients should be further elucidated. [source] Utilization review of concomitant use of potentially interacting drugs in Thai patients using warfarin therapy,PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, Issue 2 2007Surachai Kotirum PharmD Abstract Purpose In Thailand, there has been no study determining the concomitant use of medications, known to potentially interact with warfarin, in patients receiving warfarin therapy. This paper examined the frequency of which specific interacting drugs were concomitantly used in warfarin users. Methods We retrospectively examined the database of warfarin outpatient medical records from a regional 756-bed hospital located in the north of Thailand. All patients receiving warfarin from 10 June 1999 to 4 August 2004 were reviewed to identify all drugs possessing interaction potential with warfarin. The potential of significant interactions were divided into high, moderate and low, according to the extent of evidence documented in textbooks and literature. Results Among 1093 patients receiving warfarin therapy, 914 (84%) patients received at least one potentially interacting drug and half of them (457 patients) received at least one drug with high potential for interaction. The most frequently concomitant drug that increased INR was acetaminophen (63%, 316/457). Propylthiouracil was the most frequently concomitant drug that decreased INR response (4%, 19/457), while diclofenac was the most frequently concomitant drug that increased bleeding risk (16%, 73/457). Conclusions About a half of patients receiving warfarin therapy was prescribed concomitant drug(s) that has a high potential of interactions with warfarin. These patients should be closely monitored and counselled to watch for signs and symptoms of bleeding and thrombosis to avoid adverse events associated with drug interactions. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] | ||||||||||