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    Effects of pitavastatin on atherosclerotic-associated inflammatory biomarkers in people living with HIV with dyslipidemia and receiving ritonavir-boosted atazanavir: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study

    Chronic inflammation has been described in people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) despite viral suppression. Inflammation associated non-communicable diseases, including atherosc...

    Sirawat Srichatrapimuk, Artit Wongsa, Somnuek Sungkanuparph in AIDS Research and Therapy (2023)

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    Immunogenicity of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine after a two-dose inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination of dialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients

    Vaccination with inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus produces suboptimal immune responses among kidney transplant (KT), peritoneal dialyzed (PD), and hemodialyzed (HD) patients. Participants were vaccinated with two-...

    Jackrapong Bruminhent, Chavachol Setthaudom, Rungthiwa Kitpermkiat in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    Short-Term Immunogenicity Profiles and Predictors for Suboptimal Immune Responses in Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease Immunized with Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine

    Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are at risk of severe coronavirus disease and mortality. Immunogenicity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) inactivated whole-virus vac...

    Sarinya Boongird, Piyatida Chuengsaman in Infectious Diseases and Therapy (2022)

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    Microbial epidemiology and risk factors for relapse in gram-negative bacteria catheter-related bloodstream infection with a pilot prospective study in patients with catheter removal receiving short-duration of antibiotic therapy

    Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines suggest 7–14 days’ duration of antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI). The o...

    Bhitta Surapat, Preecha Montakantikul, Kumthorn Malathum in BMC Infectious Diseases (2020)

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    Factors associated with pre-treatment HIV RNA: application for the use of abacavir and rilpivirine as the first-line regimen for HIV-infected patients in resource-limited settings

    Abacavir and rilpivirine are alternative antiretroviral drugs for treatment-naïve HIV-infected patients. However, both drugs are only recommended for the patients who have pre-treatment HIV RNA <100,000 copies...

    Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, David Boettiger, Oon Tek Ng in AIDS Research and Therapy (2017)

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    Serological diagnosis of pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by LIPS using a multiple antigen mixture

    There is an urgent need for a simple and accurate test for the diagnosis of human Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the infectious agent causing tuberculosis (TB). Here we describe a serological test based on light ...

    Peter D. Burbelo, Jason Keller, Jason Wagner, James S. Klimavicz in BMC Microbiology (2015)

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    Guidelines for antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 infected adults and adolescents 2014, Thailand

    New evidence has emerged regarding when to commence antiretroviral therapy (ART), optimal treatment regimens, management of HIV co-infection with opportunistic infections, and management of ART failure. The 20...

    Weerawat Manosuthi, Sumet Ongwandee, Sorakij Bhakeecheep in AIDS Research and Therapy (2015)

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    Emergence of HIV-1 drug resistance mutations among antiretroviral-naïve HIV-1-infected patients after rapid scaling up of antiretroviral therapy in Thailand

    After rapid scaling up of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected patients, the data of primary HIV-1 drug resistance in Thailand is still limited. This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated f...

    Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Chonlaphat Sukasem in Journal of the International AIDS Society (2012)

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    Trends in CD4 counts in HIV-infected patients with HIV viral load monitoring while on combination antiretroviral treatment: results from The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database

    The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between trends in CD4 counts (slope) and HIV viral load (VL) after initiation of combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) in Asian patients in The TREAT...

    Jialun Zhou, Thira Sirisanthana, Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul in BMC Infectious Diseases (2010)

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    Treatment outcomes and plasma level of ritonavir-boosted lopinavir monotherapy among HIV-infected patients who had NRTI and NNRTI failure

    Different strategies of ritonavir-boosted lopinavir monotherapy have been explored; however, data regarding salvage therapy among HIV-infected patients who failed nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NR...

    Weerawat Manosuthi, Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul in AIDS Research and Therapy (2009)

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    Risk and prognostic significance of tuberculosis in patients from The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database

    To assess the risk and the prognostic significance of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in patients from The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database, a multi-centre prospective cohort of HIV-infected patients receivin...

    Jialun Zhou, Julian Elliott, Patrick CK Li, Poh Lian Lim in BMC Infectious Diseases (2009)

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    Rapid CD4 decline after interruption of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited setting

    Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) with stavudine and lamivudine is widely used as the first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings. Lipodystrophy is common and opti...

    Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul in AIDS Research and Therapy (2007)