Investigation on 1245 patient with infectious uropathy, isolated 507 strains (40.79%). 77.98% of these strains were negative gram cocci, including E.coli (39.32%), P.aeruginosa (25.99%), Enterobacter (9.32%) and 22.12% were positive gram cocci, including S.saprophyticus (10.11%), S.aureus (6.94%). The bacteria have resistance to common antibiotics and some other are low sensitivity with cepalosporin III (Ceftriazone, Cefoperazone), ciprofloxacin.
Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; infection ; Bacteria

S. aureus and S. epidermidis strains have high resistance with 89.3% to ampicillin... and still have sensitivity with 82.31% to vancomycine. P.aeruginosa still has sensitivity with 55.6% to ceftriazone; 51.02% to ciprofloxacin; 79.5% to amikacine and 85.72% to imipeneme.
Drug Resistance ; microbiology ; Pharmaceutical Preparations

There were many risk factors of antibiotic resistance such as irrational use of antibiotics because of lacking the instruction of standard treatment that basing on the reliable researches on the antibiotic sensitivity tests, buying, selling and use of antibiotic without prescription and instruction of physicians... Almost of these risk factors found in Vietnam.
Drug Resistance ; Anti-Bacterial Agents

1552 strains (42.09%) of bacterium were isolated from 3687 specimens (pus, blood, throat swab, sputum, bronco-tracheal aspirate, pleural fluid, bile fluid, abscess and other) of patients at Central Military Hospital 108 (1999-2000). 43.44% of these strains were positive gram cocci, including S. aureus (16.63%), S.epidermidis (18.49%), and 53.34% were negative gram cocci, including E. coli (18.6%), P. aeruginosa (16.12%), Enterobacter (8.31%), Proteus spp. (7.34%).
Bacterial Infections ; etiology

Vietnam is one of high prevalence HBV-infection country, with average rate of HBV-carriers was between 10% and 20%. If all people that had at least 1 of 3 markers (HBsAg, anti HBs, and anti HBc) were added in, prevalence of HBV infection was as high as 45-70%. The prevalence of acute hepatitis was between 37% and 49%, rate of cirrhotic HBV-positive patients was 47%-87%, and rate of liver cancer in HBV-positive patients was 57%-80%. HBV was concerned as a leading cause of primary hepatocellular carcinoma in human
hepatitis B ; Therapeutics ; Therapeutics ; Vietnam

Study was carried out on 93 patients suffering from septicemia with gram(-) bacteria, who were treated in Central Military Hospital 108 from 1998 to 2003. All of them were taken blood samples for hemoculture. The results showed: the main clinical symptoms of septicemia with gram(-) bacteria are fever with sweats, liver and spleen palpable, rash, normal or low white blood cell count, anemia, and elevated levels of enzyme transaminase; main causes of septicemia gram negative are E.coli, Enterobacter, P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella, and Proteus. These pathogens E.coli, Enterobacter, P. aeruginosa still remain sensitive with cephalosporin III, ciprofloxacin, amikacine, and imipemem
Diagnosis ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Sepsis ; Gram-Negative Bacteria

In the Department of Communicable Diseases Hospital 108, 41 patients with srub typhus were diagnosed by Weil-Felix assay and dipsticks ELISA(+) were treated. Among them 22 by chloramphenicol 50mg/kg daily and 19 by doxycycline 200mg/daily in 7 days consecutively. Clinically, the common symptoms of the disease were prolonged fever (100%) in combining with head ache 100%, muscle pain 78.4%, erythema 34.7%. Doxycycline and chloramphenicol were the most efficient medicine.
Diagnosis ; Therapeutics ; Scrub Typhus

Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has increased the workload of healthcare workers (HCWs), impacting their health. This study aimed to assess sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and identify factors associated with poor sleep among HCWs in Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 1000 frontline HCWs were recruited from various healthcare facilities in Vietnam between October 2021 and November 2021. Data were collected using a 3-part self-administered questionnaire, which covered demographics, sleep quality, and factors related to poor sleep. Poor sleep quality was defined as a total PSQI score of 5 or higher. Results: Participants’ mean age was 33.20±6.81 years (range, 20.0-61.0), and 63.0% were women. The median work experience was 8.54±6.30 years. Approximately 6.3% had chronic comorbidities, such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus. About 59.5% were directly responsible for patient care and treatment, while 7.1% worked in tracing and sampling. A total of 73.8% reported poor sleep quality. Multivariate logistic regression revealed significant associations between poor sleep quality and the presence of chronic comorbidities (odds ratio [OR], 2.34; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.17 to 5.24), being a frontline HCW directly involved in patient care and treatment (OR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.16 to 2.16), increased working hours (OR, 1.84; 95% CI,1.37 to 2.48), and a higher frequency of encountering critically ill and dying patients (OR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.95). Conclusions The high prevalence of poor sleep among HCWs in Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic was similar to that in other countries. Working conditions should be adjusted to improve sleep quality among this population.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to characterize mental health issues among Vietnamese healthcare workers (HCWs) and to identify related factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 990 HCWs in 2021. Their mental health status was measured using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. Results: In total, 49.9%, 52.3%, and 29.8% of respondents were found to have depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively. The multivariable linear regression model revealed that factors associated with increased anxiety scores included depression scores (β, 0.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.39 to 0.51) and stress scores (β, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.41 to 0.52). Factors associated with increased depression scores included being frontline HCWs (β, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.10 to 1.10), stress scores (β, 0.50; 95% CI, 0.45 to 0.56), and anxiety scores (β, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.36 to 0.47), while working experience was associated with reduced depression scores (β, -0.08; 95% CI, -0.16 to -0.01). Factors associated with increased stress scores included working experience (β, 0.08; 95% CI, 0.00 to 0.16), personal protective equipment interference with daily activities (β, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.07 to 1.00), depression scores (β, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.48 to 0.59), and anxiety scores (β, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.39 to 0.50), while age was associated with reduced stress scores (β, -0.12; 95% CI, -0.20 to -0.05). Conclusions Specific interventions are necessary to enhance and promote the mental health of HCWs so they can successfully cope with the circumstances of the pandemic.

Objective To evaluate the impact of plant growth regulators including kinetin (KN), benzyl adenine and naphthalene acetic acid, yeast extract and casein hydrolyzate on biomass accumulation of Vietnamese ginseng Panax vietnamensis (P. vietnamensis) in cell suspension culture. Methods Cell suspension cultures were established from friable calluses derived from leaves and petioles of 3-year-old in-vitro P. vietnamensis plants. The cell suspension cultures were grown in Murashige and Skoog basal media supplemented with various concentrations of KN, benzyl adenine, naphthalene acetic acid, and yeast extract and casein hydrolyzate. Results All tested factors generated an increase in the cell biomass of P. vietnamensis in suspension culture, but the impact of each varies depended on the factor type, concentration, and incubation period. Addition of 2.0 mg/L KN resulted in the largest biomass increase after 24 d, (57.0 ± 0.9) and (3.1 ± 0.1) mg/mL fresh and dry weight, respectively, whereas addition of benzyl adenine or naphthalene acetic acid produced optimum levels of Panax cell biomass at 1.0 and 1.5 mg/L, respectively. Addition of the elicitor yeast extract led to a 1.4–2.4 fold increase in biomass of P. vietnamensis, while addition of casein hydrolyzate enhanced biomass accumulation 1.8–2.6 fold. Conclusions The addition of each factor causes significant changes in biomass accumulation of P. vietnamensis. The largest biomass accumulation is from cultures grown in MS media containing 2.0 mg/L KN for 24 d. The outcome of the present study provides new insights into the optimal suspension culture conditions for studies on the in vitro cell biomass production of P. vietnamensis.