Publications by authors named "Lan Vi Lu"
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- * A study in urban Vietnam found a high pharmacy density, but only a small percentage of pharmacies sold antimicrobials for childhood diarrhea, as most caregivers preferred hospital treatment.
- * Despite community access, hospital usage of antimicrobials was nearly 10 times higher, indicating a disconnect between community and hospital practices and underscoring the need for better education on antimicrobial prescribing.
Background: Shigella sonnei is an emergent and major diarrheal pathogen for which there is currently no vaccine. We aimed to quantify duration of maternal antibody against S. sonnei and investigate transplacental IgG transfer in a birth cohort in southern Vietnam.
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