Publications by authors named "Bich T N Vu"
Article Synopsis
- - A cluster of 44 COVID-19 cases in Vietnam, imported from Europe, was analyzed between March 6 and April 15, 2020, with a majority of patients showing symptoms like dry cough and fever upon admission.
- - The majority of cases were Vietnamese and were primarily linked to travel from the UK and other European nations, with no cases reported from China.
- - Genetic analysis revealed that the viruses from these patients shared high similarity with the Wuhan reference strain and included notable mutations tied to European variants, though no new mutations were linked to increased disease severity.
Background: Inappropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infections is common in primary health care, but distinguishing serious from self-limiting infections is difficult, particularly in low-resource settings. We assessed whether C-reactive protein point-of-care testing can safely reduce antibiotic use in patients with non-severe acute respiratory tract infections in Vietnam.
Method: We did a multicentre open-label randomised controlled trial in ten primary health-care centres in northern Vietnam.