Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Common Gram-Negative Microorganisms Isolated from Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in a Teaching Hospital in Vietnam.

This cross-sectional study investigated the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns of gram-negative pathogens isolated from 4,789 hospitalized patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). Of the collected specimens, 1,325 (27.7%) tested positive for gram-negative bacteria.

Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated at a General Hospital in Vietnam Between 2014 and 2021.

Purpose: is a commensal bacteria species that can cause various illnesses, from mild skin infections to severe diseases, such as bacteremia. The distribution and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pattern of varies by population, time, geographic location, and hospital wards. In this study, we elucidated the epidemiology and AMR patterns of isolated from a general hospital in Vietnam.

Association between Gene Polymorphisms and Non-Syndromic Orofacial Cleft Phenotypes in Vietnamese Population: A Case-Control and Family-Based Study.

This study aims to identify potential variants in the pathway and for the etiology of non-syndromic orofacial cleft (NSOFC) among the Vietnamese population. By collecting 527 case-parent trios and 527 control samples, we conducted a stratified analysis based on different NSOFC phenotypes, using allelic, dominant, recessive and over-dominant models for case-control analyses, and family-based association tests for case-parent trios. Haplotype and linkage disequilibrium analyses were also conducted.

Imputing missing sleep data from wearables with neural networks in real-world settings.

Sleep is a critical component of health and well-being but collecting and analyzing accurate longitudinal sleep data can be challenging, especially outside of laboratory settings. We propose a simple neural network model titled SOMNI (Sleep data restOration using Machine learning and Non-negative matrix factorIzation [NMF]) for imputing missing rest-activity data from actigraphy, which can enable clinicians to better handle missing data and monitor sleep-wake cycles of individuals with highly irregular sleep-wake patterns. The model consists of two hidden layers and uses NMF to capture hidden longitudinal sleep-wake patterns of individuals with disturbed sleep-wake cycles.

Efficacy and safety of zero-fluoroscopy ablation of ventricular arrhythmias originating from the right ventricular outflow tract: Comparison with fluoroscopy-guided ablation without a three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping system.

Background: Radiofrequency catheter ablation is the preferred treatment choice for ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) originating from right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) in symptomatic patients and is usually performed under fluoroscopy guidance. Zero-fluoroscopy (ZF) ablations using 3D mapping system applied for treatment of various types of arrhythmias are trending and practiced in many centers around the world, but rarely done in Vietnam. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of zero-fluoroscopy ablation of RVOT VAs, compared with fluoroscopy-guided ablation without a 3D electroanatomic mapping (EAM) system.

Endovascular Treatment for Acute Tandem Occlusion Stroke: Results from Case Series of 17 Patients.

Background And Purpose: Tandem occlusive lesion, a major challenge for thrombectomy in acute anterior circulation strokes, is poorly represented in randomized trials. This study demonstrates the findings of thrombectomy in tandem occlusion and comparative analysis of two treatment groups (extracranial versus intracranial first subgroup).

Patients And Methods: We enrolled and divided 17 patients with acute tandem ischemic stroke who received endovascular treatment into two groups.

Laparoscopic versus open surgery in management of congenital duodenal obstruction in neonates: a single-center experience with 112 cases.

Aim: A single center study was conducted to compare the short-term clinical outcome between laparoscopic surgery (LS) and open surgery (OS) repair for neonates with congenital duodenal obstruction (CDO).

Methods: Medical records of all neonates with bodyweight at surgery over 1500g and without other gastrointestinal anomalies that underwent surgery (duodeno-duodenostomy or duodeno-jejunostomy) for CDO at our center between January 2009 and July 2015 were reviewed. The choice of OS or LS was surgeon-dependent.

Laparoscopic simple oblique duodenoduodenostomy in management of congenital duodenal obstruction in children.

Introduction: The aim of this report is to present our technique of laparoscopic simple oblique duodenoduodenostomy (LSOD) and its results in management of congenital duodenal obstruction (CDO) in children.

Patients And Methods: Medical records of patients with the diagnosis of CDO undergoing LSOD at our center from March 2009 to December 2013 were reviewed. The LSOD used one infra- or transumbilical 5-mm port for the camera and two 3-mm ports for instruments.

Development of a new biochemical test to diagnose and monitor neuroblastoma in Vietnam: homovanillic and vanillylmandelic acid by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop an accurate robust testing method to simultaneously measure urine levels of HVA and VMA using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS) and to establish age-specific reference intervals of HVA and VMA in random urines for Vietnamese children.

Design And Methods: The assay for urinary HVA and VMA was developed based on a classical urinary organic acid profiling method. Briefly, this incorporated 3-phenyl butyric acid as the internal standard and liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate followed by derivatization with BSTFA.