Visanu Thamlikitkul

..5 and 1 microg/ml and the MIC90 values were 2 and 1.5 microg/ml for B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis, respectively...

..Gaps between knowledge and action for health are classified into "know-do" and "do-know" gaps with knowledge implementation and knowledge generation being the key measures for bridging the gap...

..The practice of using heparinized saline as a flush fluid for maintaining peripheral venous catheter patency of hospitalized patients in Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand is not evidence-based...

..Piperacillin/ tazobactam is a parenteral drug. Therefore, a study demonstrating a biological equivalence of generic piperacillin/ tazobactam is not required for drug registration in Thailand...

..There were significant correlations between MICs determined by Etest and MICs determined by agar dilution, MICs determined by Etest and inhibition zone size, and MICs determined by agar dilution and inhibition zone size...

..The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of Curcuma domestica extracts in pain reduction and functional improvement in patients with knee osteoarthritis...

..The objective of the study was to determine microbiological equivalence of serum bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities of the sera from healthy volunteers receiving original meropenem (Meronem) and generic meropenem (Mero)...

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..More than 80% of ESBL-producing GNB were susceptible to carbapenems. Mortality in patients infected with ESBL-producing GNB (41.3%) was significantly higher than those infected with non- ESBL-producing GNB (19.8%)...

..8 C, exudate on pharynx or tonsil, tender cervical lymphadenopathy, and absence of cough were significantly found in the patients with GAS infection. Management of adults with URI using the CPG was effective and safe...

..The objective of the study was to compare effectiveness and safety of generic imipenem/cilastatin with original imipenem/cilastatin for therapy of infections in hospitalized patients at Siriraj Hospital...

..One of the factors contributing to a high mortality rate of HAP and VAP could be antibiotic resistance among the causative agents...

..In Siriraj Hospital, generic meropenem (Monem) has been available and was substituted for original meropenem, but the effectiveness and safety of using generic meropenem in a clinical setting are the main concern...

..9% of total MRSA) from two patients. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of CA-MRSA infections in hospitalized patients in Siriraj Hospital was uncommon and these patients could probably be HA MRSA infections...

..The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of antibiotic authorization on patients' clinical outcomes, antibiotic consumption, and antibiotic expenditures...

..Tigecycline may prove to be an important antibiotic for treatment of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii infections in Thailand in the near future...

..The locally developed risk index has a fair accuracy to identify patients with favorable outcome and may be used to identify patients suitable for less aggressive treatment strategies...

..The objectives of this study were to determine the efficacy and safety of Derris scandens Benth extracts in pain reduction and functional improvement in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA)...

..Sepsis remains a major health burden, and there is limited epidemiological report of sepsis in Thailand...

..There is no significant difference in the efficiency of each type of statins. The study of statins' efficacy shows that only generic simvastatin is cost-effective in coronary heart disease prevention...

..To prevent and control the spread of vancomycin resistant organisms, the prudent use of vancomycin is strongly recommended by the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)...

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..Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is an important cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea...

..baumannii and P. aeruginosa at Siriraj Hospital over the past few years, with modest favourable outcomes. Objectives To determine whether nebulized CMS as adjunctive therapy of Gram-negative VAP was safe and beneficial...

..falciparum by effective antimalarial treatment, but not by combination treatment with primaquine, is the most effective means to prevent subsequent gametocytemia...

..Generic meropenem (Penem) has been available and was substituted for original meropenem in Siriraj Hospital, but its effectiveness and safety for treatment of infection in clinical setting are the main concern...

..Clinical efficacy and safety of generic omeprazole have not been well studied in Thailand...

..2% to 72%. In an endemic area, Plateliatrade mark NS1 Ag test has limited sensitivity but very high specificity for diagnosis of dengue infection in patients with acute febrile illness...

..To determine the effectiveness of oral decontamination with 2% chlorhexidine solution for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)...

..The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of comprehensive individualized bundling infection control measures in reducing HAIs and to identify the lowest possible rate of HAIs in general medical wards...

..The objective of the study was to implement locally formulated chlorhexidine gluconate for central venous catheter (CVC) site care in intensive care units (ICUs) at Siriraj Hospital...

..The use of m-LDL-cholesterol level as a guide for management of abnormal LDL-cholesterol conditions leads to an overuse of lipid lowering medications and an enormous expense of m-LDL-cholesterol assay...

..To demonstrate the recovery of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) from feces of Thai subjects who regularly took LcS containing milk product for 1 week and demonstrate the disappearance of LcS after stopped taking milk product...

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..CONCLUSION: Skin flora of patients in tertiary care hospitals in Thailand has higher CFUs, and A baumannii is prevalent, especially in patients who are hospitalized...

..To determine inhibitory activity of fermented milk with Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (FMLC) against common multi-drug-resistant (MDR) bacteria causing hospital-acquired infections...

..To determine comparative in vitro activity of sitafloxacin against clinical isolates of bacteria from Thai patients with urinary tract infection and those with lower respiratory tract infection...

..The authors determined appropriateness of such current practice and developed an appropriate procedure for inflation of endotracheal tube cuff in intubated patients...

..CONCLUSIONS: Special sense, activity of daily living, nutritional status, kyphoscoliosis, hypertension and cognitive ability were six important factors determining the likelihood of fall among the elderly in an urban area...

..The patients receiving Tinospora crispa may have an increased risk of hepatic dysfunction...

..CONCLUSION: Continuous infusion of amphotericin B was associated with a decrease in infusion-related reactions and tended to have less nephrotoxicity than those in the 4-to 6-hour infusion group...

..However, the appropriate frequency of urinary drainage bag change needs additional study because the sample size in this study does not rule out a false-negative result...

..In conclusion, the incidence of falls was significantly reduced in the study group and a repeated campaign to alert the elderly to the risk of falling is a cost-effective way of fall prevention among the healthy elderly in the community...

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..8%. Local terms for asthma symptoms should be established and validated into each language to obtain reliable epidemiologic data...

..However, multivariate analysis revealed that only hematologic malignancy, infections acquired while hospitalized and previous use of parenteral antibiotics were risk factors for P. aeruginosa bacteremia...

..Only quicklime mixed with soil at a concentration of 40% or more (weight/weight) was effective in inhibiting the growth of B. pseudomallei for up to six weeks...

..The SH herbs may be an alternative for the third anti-retroviral agent in the triple drug regimen for the treatment of HIV infected patients in countries with limited resources...

..CONCLUSION: Use of chlorhexidine gluconate in place of the current standard solution for vascular catheter site care is a cost-effective method of improving patient safety in Siriraj Hospital...

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..The study demonstrates the feasibility of identifying mimotopes through screening of phage-displayed random peptide libraries with B. pseudomallei MAbs...

..The aim was to describe how selected health research funding agencies active in low- and middle-income countries promote the translation of their funded research into policy and practice...