Pattern and predictors of immunologic recovery in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children receiving non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based highly active antiretroviral therapyThanyawee Puthanakit
Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:488-92. 2009
..This study was aimed to assess pattern and predictors of immune recovery in antiretroviral-naive Thai children starting NNRTI-based HAART...
Poor cognitive functioning of school-aged children in thailand with perinatally acquired HIV infection taking antiretroviral therapyThanyawee Puthanakit
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
AIDS Patient Care STDS 24:141-6. 2010
..Cognitive function was not improved after receiving ART. Further study to address whether early ART can preserve cognitive functioning among HIV-infected children should be explored...
Efficacy of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based highly active antiretroviral therapy in Thai HIV-infected children aged two years or lessThanyawee Puthanakit
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:246-8. 2009
..Non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitor-based HAART is safe and effective in HIV-infected young children in a resource-limited setting...
- Sustained immunologic and virologic efficacy after four years of highly active antiretroviral therapy in human immunodeficiency virus infected children in Thailand
Thanyawee Puthanakit
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pediatr Infect Dis J 26:953-6. 2007
..The mean CD4 cell percentage increased from 5.3% to 26.6%. HAART is effective for HIV-infected children in this resource-poor setting despite initiation of treatment in the advanced stage of disease...
- Hospitalization and mortality among HIV-infected children after receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy
Thanyawee Puthanakit
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand 50202
Clin Infect Dis 44:599-604. 2007
..The aim of this study was to evaluate the rates and causes of hospitalization and mortality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected Thai children after receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)...
- Prevalence of protective level of hepatitis B antibody 3 years after revaccination in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy
Mongkol Lao-araya
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Vaccine 29:3977-81. 2011
..4% [95% CI, 62.2-102.6]). Our findings support the recommendation of giving a 3-dose HBV vaccination to HIV-infected children with immune recovery while receiving HAART...
- A 3-year follow-up of antibody response in HIV-infected children with immune recovery vaccinated with inactivated Japanese encephalitis vaccine
Thanyawee Puthanakit
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Vaccine 28:5900-2. 2010
..This data show that the majority of HIV-infected children had persistent antibody 3 years after revaccination. JE revaccination in HIV-infected children with immune recovery after ART should be carried out in endemic areas...
- Efficacy of highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children participating in Thailand's National Access to Antiretroviral Program
Thanyawee Puthanakit
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Clin Infect Dis 41:100-7. 2005
..CONCLUSION: In this resource-limited setting, HAART is safe and effective for HIV-infected children despite initiation of treatment during the advanced stage of disease. The use of generic and nonpediatric drug formulations is feasible...
- Antibody response to hepatitis B re-vaccination in HIV-infected children with immune recovery on highly active antiretroviral therapy
Mongkol Lao-araya
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Vaccine 25:5324-9. 2007
..HIV-infected children with immune recovery after HAART are likely to benefit from three-dose HBV re-vaccination...
- Quality of life among HIV-infected children in Thailand
Peninnah Oberdorfer
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) 7:141-7. 2008
..The information obtained will enable health care providers to establish comprehensive health care services to serve the needs of these children and their families...
- Predictors of virologic failure and genotypic resistance mutation patterns in thai children receiving non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy
Podjanee Jittamala
Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:826-30. 2009
..This study aimed to determine the rate and predictors of virologic failure and describe patterns of resistance mutation...
- Lipodystrophy and metabolic changes in HIV-infected children on non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy
Linda Aurpibul
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Antivir Ther 12:1247-54. 2007
..Its long-term effects have not been clearly evaluated. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of lipodystrophy (LD) and other metabolic changes in HIV-infected children receiving HAART...
- Persistence of measles, mumps, and rubella protective antibodies 3 years after revaccination in HIV-infected children receiving antiretroviral therapy
Linda Aurpibul
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Clin Infect Dis 50:1415-8. 2010
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- Immune reconstitution syndrome after highly active antiretroviral therapy in human immunodeficiency virus-infected thai children
Thanyawee Puthanakit
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:53-8. 2006
..Educational programs for patients and health care workers on recognizing and treating these conditions should be integrated into antiretroviral treatment access programs...
- Measles outbreak in an orphanage: HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy are still at risk
Linda Aurpibul
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:167-9. 2010
..History of measles vaccination was significantly correlated with the risk of acquiring measles, where HIV infection status was not...
- Disclosure of HIV/AIDS diagnosis to HIV-infected children in Thailand
Peninnah Oberdorfer
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
J Paediatr Child Health 42:283-8. 2006
..With the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy, more HIV-infected children have lived longer. Many children are at the age that they should know the diagnosis...
- Reversal of growth failure in HIV-infected Thai children treated with non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy
Linda Aurpibul
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
AIDS Patient Care STDS 23:1067-71. 2009
..NNRTI-based ART leads to a substantial improvement in growth of HIV-infected children. Initiation of ART before the children developed growth failure should be encouraged...
- HIV and Hepatitis B coinfection among perinatally HIV-infected Thai adolescents
Linda Aurpibul
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pediatr Infect Dis J 31:943-7. 2012
..A secondary objective was to describe the clinical characteristics of adolescents with chronic HBV/HIV coinfection...
- Recovery from lipodystrophy in HIV-infected children after substitution of stavudine with zidovudine in a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy
Linda Aurpibul
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pediatr Infect Dis J 31:384-8. 2012
..Substitution of stavudine with zidovudine may lead to recovery from lipodystrophy (LD) in HIV-infected children...
- Plasma efavirenz concentrations and the association with CYP2B6-516G >T polymorphism in HIV-infected Thai children
Thanyawee Puthanakit
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Antivir Ther 14:315-20. 2009
..Our objective was to determine the adequacy of EFV dosing and explore the influence of CYP2B6-516G>T polymorphisms on EFV plasma concentrations in Thai HIV-infected children...
- Response to measles, mumps, and rubella revaccination in HIV-infected children with immune recovery after highly active antiretroviral therapy
Linda Aurpibul
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Clin Infect Dis 45:637-42. 2007
..The objective of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of revaccination with measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in HIV-infected children with immune recovery...
- Prevalence of protective antibody against hepatitis B virus in HIV-infected children with immune recovery after highly active antiretroviral therapy
Sudawan Siriaksorn
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Vaccine 24:3095-9. 2006
..We concluded that despite the history of hepatitis B immunization and despite evidence of immune recovery after HAART, most HIV-infected children are still susceptible to HBV infection...
- Immune reconstitution syndrome from nontuberculous mycobacterial infection after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in children with HIV infection
Thanyawee Puthanakit
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:645-8. 2006
..The causative species were Mycobacterium avium (4), Mycobacterium scrofulaceum (3), Mycobacterium kansasii (1) and Mycobacterium simiae (1)...
- Japanese encephalitis vaccination in HIV-infected children with immune recovery after highly active antiretroviral therapy
Thanyawee Puthanakit
Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Vaccine 25:8257-61. 2007
..However, the majority of HIV-infected children with immune recovery after HAART can develop protective antibody after JE revaccination...
- High prevalence of lipid abnormalities among antiretroviral-naive HIV-infected Asian children with mild-to-moderate immunosuppression
Suparat Kanjanavanit
Nakornping Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Antivir Ther 16:1351-5. 2011
..There is limited information of lipid profiles among Asian HIV-infected children naive to ART...
- Immune reconstitution syndrome due to bacillus Calmette-Guérin after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in children with HIV infection
Thanyawee Puthanakit
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Clin Infect Dis 41:1049-52. 2005
..The incidence rate was 2.7 cases per 100 persons (95% confidence interval, 0.7-6.7). Patients responded well to treatment with isoniazid and rifampicin...
- Growth, developmental, and behavioral outcomes of HIV-affected preschool children in Thailand
Oranee Sanmaneechai
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
J Med Assoc Thai 88:1873-9. 2005
..The risk factors were low caregivers' family income and being brought up by relatives as opposed to biological parents. An early intervention program for these children should be promoted as a result...
- An in-house HIV DNA PCR assay for early diagnosis of HIV infection in children in Thailand
Thanyawee Puthanakit
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
J Med Assoc Thai 86:758-65. 2003
..The in-house HIV DNA PCR, which costs US $10 per test, should be considered in developing countries for the early diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in children...
- Epidemiologic, clinical and laboratory features of scrub typhus in thirty Thai children
Virat Sirisanthana
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pediatr Infect Dis J 22:341-5. 2003
..The presence of eschar was helpful in making the diagnosis. Complications included pneumonitis and meningitis. All cases responded well to treatment with antibiotic...
