Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance patterns of urinary tract infection: insights and strategies from a 5-year serial cross-sectional study in Vietnam.

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections in clinical practice. Given the rapid increase in antimicrobial resistance and the scarcity of new antibiotics, along with the absence of individual antibiogram testing in some countries, there is an urgent need for robust surveillance systems.

Objective: This study aimed to provide evidence for the surveillance of resistance, a crucial component in developing national UTI treatment guidelines and guiding empirical therapy decisions.

Infection of burn wound by with gross appearance of fungal colonies.

The morbidity of invasive aspergillosis in burn patients is low but the diagnosis is difficult and the mortality rate is high. A severe burned patient at the Vietnam National Institute of Burn was suspected of fungal wound infection (FWI) with fungal growth on the wound. The diagnosis of FWI caused by was made by isolation and histological examination.