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Wipada Chaowagul

Wipada Chaowagul

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
9092
World Ranking
16738
National Ranking
15

Overview

Wipada Chaowagul is affiliated with Mahidol University in Thailand and has contributed extensively to medical research, with a focus on infectious diseases, kidney-related conditions, and hematology. Their work is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, covering several specialized subfields such as Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Nephrology, and Hematology.

Their research topics include:

  • Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
  • Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Hemostasis and retained surgical items

Wipada Chaowagul's recent scholarly publications demonstrate engagement with clinical and public health challenges. These include:

  • "A Comparison Between 12 Versus 20 Weeks of Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole as Oral Eradication Treatment for Melioidosis: An Open-label, Pragmatic, Multicenter, Non-inferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial" (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Effectiveness of a multifaceted prevention programme for melioidosis in diabetics (PREMEL): A stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial" (2021), published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "A novel loss-of-function mutation of PBK associated with human kidney stone disease" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Effectiveness of a multifaceted prevention programme for melioidosis in diabetics (PREMEL): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial" (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their work has appeared in several publication venues, including:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Wipada Chaowagul has frequently collaborated with other researchers, notably:

  • Prapit Teparrukkul
  • Nicholas Day
  • Direk Limmathurotsakul
  • Pornpan Suntornsut
  • Gumphol Wongsuvan

Best Publications

  • Melioidosis: A Major Cause of Community-Acquired Septicemia in Northeastern Thailand

    Wipada Chaowagul;Nicholas J. White;David A. B. Dance;Yupaporn Wattanagoon

  • Increasing Incidence of Human Melioidosis in Northeast Thailand

    Direk Limmathurotsakul;Surasakdi Wongratanacheewin;Nittaya Teerawattanasook;Gumphol Wongsuvan

  • Risk factors for melioidosis and bacteremic melioidosis.

    Yupin Suputtamongkol;Wipada Chaowagul;Ploenchan Chetchotisakd;Nimit Lertpatanasuwun

  • The Epidemiology of Melioidosis in Ubon Ratchatani, Northeast Thailand

    Y Suputtamongkol;A J Hall;D A B Dance;W Chaowagul

  • Relapse in Melioidosis: Incidence and Risk Factors

    W. Chaowagul;Y. Suputtamongkol;D. A. B. Dance;A. Rajchanuvong

  • Comparison of imipenem and ceftazidime as therapy for severe melioidosis.

    Andrew J. H. Simpson;Yupin Suputtamongkol;Michael D. Smith;Brian J. Angus

  • Prolonged elevation of interleukin-8 and interleukin-6 concentrations in plasma and of leukocyte interleukin-8 mRNA levels during septicemic and localized Pseudomonas pseudomallei infection.

    J S Friedland;Y Suputtamongkol;D G Remick;W Chaowagul

  • Elevated Plasma Concentrations of Interferon (IFN)–γ and the IFN‐γ–Inducing Cytokines Interleukin (IL)–18, IL‐12, and IL‐15 in Severe Melioidosis

    F. N. Lauw;A. J. H. Simpson;A. J. H. Simpson;J. M. Prins;M. D. Smith;M. D. Smith

  • The antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas pseudomallei. Emergence of resistance in vitro and during treatment

    D. A. B. Dance;V. Wuthiekanun;W. Chaowagul;N. J. White

  • Risk Factors for Recurrent Melioidosis in Northeast Thailand

    Direk Limmathurotsakul;Wipada Chaowagul;Wirongrong Chierakul;Kasia Stepniewska

  • Soluble Granzymes Are Released during Human Endotoxemia and in Patients with Severe Infection Due to Gram-Negative Bacteria

    F. N. Lauw;A. J. H. Simpson;A. J. H. Simpson;C. E. Hack;J. M. Prins

  • Melioidosis in 6 tsunami survivors in southern Thailand.

    Wirongrong Chierakul;Wut Winothai;Charnkij Wattanawaitunechai;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun

  • The use of selective media for the isolation of Pseudomonas pseudomallei in clinical practice.

    V. Wuthiekanun;D. A. B. Dance;Y. Wattanagoon;Y. Supputtamongkol

  • Development of antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei during childhood in melioidosis-endemic northeast Thailand.

    Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Wirongrong Chierakul;Sayan Langa;Wipada Chaowagul

  • Glyburide Is Anti-inflammatory and Associated with Reduced Mortality in Melioidosis

    Gavin C. K. W. Koh;Rapeephan R. Maude;M. Fernanda Schreiber;Direk Limmathurotsakul

  • Prognostic Value of Cytokine Concentrations (Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Interleukin-6, and Interleukin-10) and Clinical Parameters in Severe Melioidosis

    A. J. H. Simpson;M. D. Smith;M. D. Smith;G. J. Weverling;Y. Suputtamongkol

  • Ceftazidime vs. Amoxicillin/Clavulanate in the Treatment of Severe Melioidosis

    Y. Suputtamongkol;A. Rajchanuwong;W. Chaowagul;D. A. B. Dance

  • Acute Suppurative Parotitis Caused by Pseudomonas pseudomallei in Children

    D. A. B. Dance;T. M. E. Davis;Y. Wattanagoon;W. Chaowagul

  • Recurrent Melioidosis in Patients in Northeast Thailand Is Frequently Due to Reinfection Rather than Relapse

    Bina Maharjan;Narisara Chantratita;Mongkol Vesaratchavest;Allen C. Cheng

  • A Comparison of Chloramphenicol, Trimethoprim‐Sulfamethoxazole, and Doxycycline with Doxycycline Alone as Maintenance Therapy for Melioidosis

    Wipada Chaowagul;Andrew J. H. Simpson;Yupin Suputtamongkol;Michael D. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge
Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
Nicholas P. J. Day
Nicholas P. J. Day University of Oxford
Direk Limmathurotsakul
Direk Limmathurotsakul Mahidol University
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Wirongrong Chierakul
Wirongrong Chierakul Mahidol University
Allen C. Cheng
Allen C. Cheng Monash University
David A. B. Dance
David A. B. Dance University of Oxford
Paul N. Newton
Paul N. Newton University of Oxford
Narisara Chantratita
Narisara Chantratita Mahidol University

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