PP-038 Seroprevalence of human toxoplasmosis in blood donors at Khon Kaen

The study of seroprevalence of human cytomegalovirus in healthy blood donors referring to Fars blood bank

Introduction: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is most often asymptomatic in immuno-competent individuals and has lifelong latency especially in leukocytes. However, CMV is a major cause of infection and death in immuno-compromised patients. Transfusion transmitted HCMV (TT-HCMV) can cause serious morbidity and mortality in certain patients who are at risk. In this study, we evaluated t...

Seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Blood Donors in Khorramabad

Background and Aims: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has worldwide distribution, and its prevalence rate depends on factors such as economic and geographical conditions. An important way of the virus transmission is via blood. Due to high prevalence of anti-CMV antibodies in blood donors and lack of data concerning its seroprevalence in the region, this study was carried out to determine the prevalence r...

Khon Kaen Public Health Forum

Seroprevalence of antibody against diphtheria among the population in Khon Kaen province, Thailand.

To assess diphtheria immunity in the northeastern region of Thailand, a seroepidemiological survey was undertaken in 2011 from 516 healthy individuals (age range 2-87 years) in Khon Kaen province. Diphtheria antitoxin levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and titers of ≥0.1 IU/mL were considered to be protective antitoxin levels. Among the studied population, 94.8% have full...

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Pulmonary tuberculosis is a very common infectious disease in Thailand. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is the most serious form of the disease. Failure to control resistant tuberculosis is associated with its resurgence. The objective of this study was to analyze the drug susceptibility pattern of M. tuberculosis and to study the clinical characteristics and outcome of patients diagn...