83 burn patients with the syndrome of bacterial infection and intoxication associated with leucopenia were divided in to 2 groups, the one of 32 patients without transfusion of white blood granulocyte, the other 51 patients with a transfusion rich with neutrophile leucocyte. Results: In the group of the syndrome of severe bacterial infection and intoxication associated with leucopenia, 39.2% have had complication, less than no transfusion group (68.7%). Mortality of the transfusion group: 82.4%, is higher than no transfusion group: 40.6%
Burns ; Bacterial Infections ; Granulocytes

384 samples of fresh food from 3 factories in Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh city were controlled from Oct 2001 to April 2002. The temperature of preserve, duration of the processing, the pollution … were surveyed. Results noted the relatively good material conditions of the factories, but 100% of the staff had not got the hygiene standard and the preserve was not appropriate, the oscillation of temperature was higher than the displayed temperature in thermometer. S. aureus, E. coli, Salmonella were not detected but coliform infection was high just in the initial first day of preseve
Food ; Food Preservation ; Hygiene

In 1998, 186 samples in Hanoi and 154 samples in Hai Phong city of 13 kinds of retail color processed foods were examined. Survey the knowledge of hygiene and safe food of 60 consumers and sellers in Hanoi and 100 consumers and sellers in Hai Phong city. Results: the rate of using unrecommended coloring in Hanoi was 43.4%, and in Hai Phong was 39.5%. 89.3%-100% of retail coloring packages in markets were illegal. In 2002, the rate of using harmful coloring in processing retail food in Hanoi was decreased significantly
Food ; Color ; Health Resources

Sinh Tinh Thang, a traditional medicine formed by “Tu Quan Tu thang” and “Bat vi que phu thang” which is used for treating spermatogenesis insuffiency, has been determined with acute and subchronic toxicity on mice and rabbit. On rabbit, the dose of 12.5g/kg body weight (more than 15 times of clinical dose) did not influence on hematological indices and on liver and kidney function. DL50 could not determined in mouse.
Medicine, Traditional ; toxicity

From June 2001 to August 2002, 210 samples of fresh meat (including 100 samples of pork and 110 samples of chicken) were tested for steroid hormone residues (testosterol, oestrogen, and diethyl stybestrol). Results showed that 8.5% of samples contained hormone residues, in which, 72% contained oestrogen, 28% contained testosterol, and 11 samples (5.2%) contained diethyl stybestrol - these hormone were forbidden for use in cattle and poultry breeding
Hormones ; Food ; Animals, Domestic

Some achievements of preventive medicine were studied and analysed on 30 Centers of preventive medicine in whole country. The prevalence of some diseases were reduced considerably: measle 37 times, pertussis 102 times, the mortality of diarrhoea reduced by 17 times, neonatal tetanus 6 times, polyomyelitis 9 times. 40  24% of the staff working day were mobilized for struggle against epidemy. Waters, foods, enviromental samples were collected and controlled with a lack of equipment interms of variety and quantity. The salary and subsidy were rather low
Preventive Medicine ; Public Health ; prevention & control

Analysis 280 fresh meat samples in Ha Noi, Nam Dinh, Binh Duong, Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh city from 6/2001 to 8/2002. Result: meat samples which not to get standard of food safe due to antibiotic residue at high level of 25,7%. Among them, cause due to residue tetracycline higher assign is 50%; residue chloramphenicol is 55,6%. Meat sample that infected antibiotic tetracycline higher 20 to 160 times to allow safe limit. In meat of graze animals, rate of infected antibiotic lower meat of eat industry food animals.
Food ; animals ; Breeding ; drugs ; Anti-Bacterial Agents

The pre-sensitive reaction state of 10 severe burn patients after transfusion of 1-3 units of neutrophile granulocyte was investigated. After 3 weeks, almost patients had < 20% positive reaction and only 1/10 of patients had 30% positive reaction. They had received 3 units of neutrophile granulocyte
Burns ; Leukocyte Transfusion ; patients

40 patients with gastroduodenal ulceration and positive H.pylori treated by pansiron, amoxycilline and metronidazole within 10 days. The results have shown that pansiron G was a drug that cover the gastric mucosa well and heal 70% of ulceration focuses. The H.pylori killing rate by the above outline was 65,7%.
Peptic Ulcer ; Therapeutics

The prevalence of Chlamydial infection in pregnant women was 8,1%. Pregnant women under 25 years old were at high risk for Chlamydial infection. Chlamydial infection was not associated with gestational age. There is no difference about the prevalence of Chlamydial infection between the rural and urban women. Oral amoxicillin had a efficacy of 82,2% after 1 stage and 86,4% after 2 stages of treatment. The result suggested that amoxicillin is a safe, well tolerated and effective for treatment of Chlamydia in pregnant women.
Chlamydiales ; Pregnant Women