Latest Research Projects

An Algorithm for Tuberculosis Screening and Diagnosis in People with HIV
Dr. Sopheak Thai, Head of Infectious Disease Department at SHCH, contributed to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine

Comparing Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid to Cytology in Detection of Precancerous Lesions of the Cervix in HIV-Infected Cambodian Women
Dr. Lim Kruy, SHCH Medical Director, conducted a study on an alternate way of detecting and diagnosing cervival cancer in HIV-infected women using vinegar

Melioidosis, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Melioidosis, an infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is endemic to Southeast Asia and tropical Australia

 

 

Other Research Projects

1. Improving Diagnosis of TB in HIV-Infected Persons:
The ID-TB/HIV Study (Study in collaboration with the Center for Disease Control; 2007-2008)

2. Genital Tract Viral Shedding of HIV-1 In Cambodian Women
(Women’s Clinic at the Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE and Fogarty International Collaboration Award (FIRCA); an extension of research collaborations between Miriam Hospital, Brown University and the Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE; 2007-2008)

3. AstraZeneca Observational Study on Breast Cancer
(2008-Current)

4. Baseline Antibiotic Consumption and Pattern of Antibiotic Resistance in a Cambodian Referral Hospital
(The Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE), Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Study in collaboration with ITM Antwerp, Belgium; 2008-Current)

5. Impact of Prolonged Detectable HIV Viral Load of the First Line Failure in RSL:
Accumulation of Resistance Mutations, Clinical and Immunological Progression (Study in collaboration with ITM Antwerp, Belgium; 2008-Current)

6. Operational Study on the Implementation of an Algorithm as Proposed in the 2006 WHO Guidelines to Improve the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Among Adults in HIV-Prevalent and Resource Constrained Settings
For Ambulatory Patients Without Danger Signs (Study in collaboration with the National Center for TB and Leprosy Control and ITM Antwerp, Belgium; financed by WHO - Geneva; 2008-Current)

7. Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Among Consecutive Blood Culture Isolates In Tropical Settings
(Study in collaboration with ITM Antwerp, Belgium; 2008-Current)

8. Study on the Validity of the WHO Definitions of Treatment Failure With the Development of a Scoring System to Predict Virological Failure
(Study in collaboration with ITM Antwerp, Belgium; financed by EuropeAid; 2007-2008)

9. ART and Kidney Function, A Study on the Effect of Renal Failure on the Occurrence of Side Effects in Patients on HAART
(Study in collaboration with ITM Antwerp, Belgium; financed by EuropeAid; 2007-2008)

10. Use of Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire (SMAQ) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) As Predictive Tools of Virological Failure in a Resource Poor Setting
(Study in collaboration with ITM Antwerp, Belgium; financed by EuropeAid; 2007-2008)

For more information about these or any other research projects related to the hospital please contact Dr. Thai Sopheak at sopheakthai@sihosp.org.