Four Countries Have Antimicrobial-Stewardship Policies, but 16 Hospitals Average 72% Implementation and Training Lags
This study linked national policy, hospital systems, and provider behaviour in Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam during 2022–2023. It included 486 participants across 16 hospitals. All countries had antimicrobial-stewardship policies, but financing, enforcement, training, microbiology-data use, and inter-programme coordination were uneven. Hospitals averaged 72% on G-ASET, with tracking and reporting highest at 75% and training lowest at 66%. The two Thai hospitals scored 81.3% and 80.6% overall, yet both scored only 50% for training. These results identify actionable system gaps; they do not experimentally show that any intervention reduced antibiotic use, resistance, or mortality.
Direk Limmathurotsakul · Anucha ApisarnthanarakMahidol University · Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit · Thammasat University Hospital
Paired samples from treatment-naïve gastric-cancer patients and controls showed substantially higher richness and diversity with mucosal brushing than biopsy. Brushing detected lower diversity and altered composition in cancer, whereas biopsy did not. Sampling method shapes microbiome signals, but causation and diagnostic utility are unproven.
Gizzard lesions in Thai chickens contained intranuclear inclusions, in-situ hybridization signal and PCR-confirmed fowl adenovirus. Hexon and fibre sequencing identified FAdV-8a strain FAdV8a_NPT_KU001_25, closer to a gizzard-tropic than an inclusion-body-hepatitis strain. Association is supported, but causation remains unproven.
A two-clinic Chiang Mai study of 150 MSM and transgender women found clinically significant depression in 5.3% of PrEP users and 13.3% of non-users. Mean depression was lower among PrEP users, while suicidal ideation occurred in 5.3% with no group difference.
An exploratory case-control study of 37 Thai adults with confirmed beta-lactam hypersensitivity identified HLA-DQA1*01:04 and HLA-DQA1*05:05 candidate signals after Bonferroni correction, with the latter stronger for immediate reactions. Small size, population controls and sensitivity-instability mean the findings are not ready for screening or drug avoidance.
Twenty male esports players were randomised to cup stacking three days weekly for four weeks or usual training. Post-intervention salivary alpha-amylase fell within the experimental group and differed significantly from controls.
Giant freshwater prawns received control diets or 10% and 20% fishmeal replacement with L. plantarum TISTR1284-fermented Leucaena for two weeks. Fermented diets increased immune markers and reduced post-A. hydrophila mortality by 26.14%, with normal intestinal morphology.
The systematic review identified 17 reports representing 15 randomised trials with 6,256 participants; 2,216 contributed to overweight subgroup analyses. The meta-analysis included 12 studies and 1,728 pregnant women with overweight. Interventions combined diet and physical activity, often with goal setting, self-monitoring and digital or remote follow-up.
A seven-country prospective cohort of 1,703 adults with HIV found Mycobacterium tuberculosis bloodstream infection predominantly among inpatients and associated it with higher 30-day mortality.
An evaluation of 1,838 stored sera from seven countries found that a second-generation Hcp1 antibody test had sensitivity ranging from 48% to 92%, with specificity varying by country and comparison group.
Thai researchersHasyanee Binmaeil · Thanakon Bunsong · Mary N. Burtnick · Paul J. Brett · Narisara Chantratita
Analysis of Thai national claims from 2015–2023 identified 60,916 paediatric hepatobiliary admissions. Admission rates were broadly stable and in-hospital mortality declined, while hepatic failure remained a high-risk condition.
An international expert statement spanning 22 countries reviews links among food systems, cardiometabolic health and the Sustainable Development Goals. It advocates plant-forward traditional diets rich in whole grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts and spices, with meat used sparingly.
The multicentre survey analysed 604 patients from 25 Thai hospitals between December 2023 and March 2024. SSRIs accounted for 70.2% of prescriptions, followed by TCAs at 13.9% and trazodone at 12.7%. The most common diagnoses were depressive disorders (55.0%), substance use disorders (15.2%) and psychotic disorders (13.7%). Clinicians cited limited availability (21.9%), reimbursement arrangements (36.3%) and patient finances (33.9%) as prescribing constraints.
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Movement smoothness and turning deficits during the timed up and go in older adults with chronic neck pain
Naresuan University · Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University
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A Fermented Food-Derived Putative Anti-Helicobacter pylori Peptide from Lactiplantibacillus pentosus Isolated from Fermented Mushroom Sausage: Activity-Guided Enrichment and Activity in Simulated Gastric Fluid
Rangsit University · Mahidol University · Thammasat University Hospital · National Science and Technology Development Agency · National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology · Siriraj Hospital
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Implementation feasibility and early outcome trends of a nursing-led multimodal recovery protocol after urgent abdominal surgery: a prospective single-group evaluation study
BMC Nursing
Thailand-affiliated authors
Pichit Boonkrong · Manaporn Chatchumni
Institutions
Rangsit University
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Global Public Health
Duckweed Fortified Cookies: Nutritional Profile, Functional Properties and Consumer Assessment
International Journal of Food Science & Technology
Thailand-affiliated authors
Sandi Darniadi
Institutions
Asian Institute of Technology
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Comparative In Vitro Apoptotic Activity of Two Chimeric Anti-CD99 Antibodies Recognizing Distinct CD99 Regions in T-ALL Models
Effect of variation in physicochemical parameters on the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli isolated from marine water sample
Scientific Reports
Thailand-affiliated authors
Samuel Abiodun Kehinde
Institutions
Mae Fah Luang University
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Energy and Materials
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production from sugarcane bagasse by Paracoccus sp.: Kinetic modeling using modified logistic and Luedeking–Piret models incorporating cell death and PHB consumption
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Gua Sha therapy reduces thoracolumbar fascia thickness and improves lumbar flexibility: A pilot randomized controlled trial
Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal
Thailand-affiliated authors
Beibei Wang · Yuan Xie · Wichai Eungpinichpong
Institutions
Khon Kaen University
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Proteomic profiling of bioactive protein fractions from Phlebopus portentosus and their potential to induce nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophages [pdf]
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Technologia Alimentaria
