INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ISSUES OF HIV INFECTION IN THAILAND


January 31-February 2, 1994
Bangkok, Thailand

The International Symposium on Biomedical Research Issues of HIV Infection in Thailand was sponsored by the Thailand Health Research Institute, the Harvard AIDS Institute, the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand, and the Center for Vaccine Development of Mahidol University. It was conducted January 31 - February 2, 1994 in Bangkok, Thailand. The sponsors gratefully acknowledge the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health for its support of this symposium.

The papers in this report are summaries of presentations made at the symposium. The report was edited and produced by the Harvard AIDS Institute, the Thailand Health Research Institute, and Mahidol University.

To obtain a printed copy of this report, please contact the Harvard AIDS Institute at FXB Building, 651 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA phone: (617) 443-4400; fax (617) 432-4545.)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Vaccine Research Issues
Overview of HIV Vaccines
Research, Development, and Evaluation of Vaccines for the Prevention of HIV-1 in Thailand
Issues Related to Scientific, Technical, Population, and Behavioral Preparation in WHO-Selected Sites
Clinical Manifestations of HIV in Adults
Histopathologic Spectrum of AIDS-associated Lesions in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital
Opportunistic Infections and AIDS-Related Conditions Among People with AIDS/ARC in Thailand
Major Opportunistic Infections Among AIDS Patients at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Hospital
A Major Opportunistic Infection of HIV Disease in Thailand: Penicillium Marneffei
Neurologic Manifestations of HIV: Experience in Thailand
Cognitive Impairments and Neurologic Abnormalities in Self-Reliant HIV-Infected Patients
Opportunistic Infections Among AIDS Patients at Chulalongkorn University Hospital
Clinical Manifestations of HIV Disease in the United States
Anti-retroviral and Immune-Based Therapies
Perinatal Transmission of HIV and Pediatric AIDS in Thailand
Perinatal Transmission of HIV and Pediatric AIDS in Thailand
Risk and Predictors of Perinatal Transmission of HIV-1
Viral and Immunologic Factors Influencing Vertical Transmission of HIV-1
Strengthening of Thailand's National Capacity
Strengthening of Thailand's Biomedical Research Capacity
Strengthening of Thailand's Clinical Research Capacity
Thailand's National AIDS Program: Building a National Response
Activities of the HIV/AIDS Collaboration in Thailand
Summary and Acknowledgements
Summary of Biomedical Research Issues
Summary of Clinical Research Issues
International Organizing Committee
National Organizing Committee

 

Home // Overview // Education & Training // Publications // Laboratory Research
Scientific Resources // Enhancing Care Initiative // Botswana–Harvard Partnership // Search

To contact us with suggestions, comments, and questions, please e-mail: HAI@hsph.harvard.edu.


© Copyright 2000, President and Fellows of Harvard College