Fear of disasters within the risk communication network of foreign students in Japan amid the COVID-19 pandemic crisis: A cohort design.

The main objective of this study is to examine the role of risk communication during the COVID-19 crisis, which is often neglected in studies investigating the outbreak of the pandemic. The study is based on survey data from a group of international (non-Japanese) students in Japan and the theoretical foundation of fear appeal theory. The results, which are based on the panel data structure, show that individually, (1) the act of seeking out others to discuss risks in depth in the current pandemic context or (2) the observed adoption of advocated precautionary health behaviours is not necessarily a good indicator of mental management, but (3) the combined effect of (1) and (2) unexpectedly suggests a conciliatory effect on the fear of disasters.

Clinical Patterns and Risk Factors for Pneumonia Caused by Atypical Bacteria in Vietnamese Children.

Objective: To investigate clinical characteristics and risk factors for atypical community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children.

Methods: Multiplex polymerase chain reaction and specific IgM determination were used to detect atypical bacteria in 661 hospitalized children aged 1-15 years with CAP. Clinical and epidemiological patterns were compared between typical and atypical CAP.

Retraction: Pneumonia in Vietnamese Children Aged 1 to 15 years Due to Atypical Pneumonia Causative Bacteria: Hospital-Based Microbiological and Epidemiological Characteristics.

This article has been retracted by the authors under the agreement between the Editor-in-Chief, Masayuki Saijo and authors.

First report on prevalence and risk factors of severe atypical pneumonia in Vietnamese children aged 1-15 years.

Background: Atypical pathogens such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila are increasingly recognized as important causes of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) worldwide. Such etiological data for Vietnam is scarce and clinical doctors lack accurate information on which to base their diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia. This study identifies the prevalence and risk factors of severe community acquired pneumonia due to these atypical pathogens (severe-ApCAP) in children aged 1-15 years with CAP in a pediatric hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam.