Publications by authors named "Ngo Thi Minh Chau"
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- This study focuses on the prevalence and genetic diversity of certain protozoan parasites found in pigs and wild boars in Vietnam, highlighting their potential zoonotic threat to humans.
- A total of 113 stool samples were analyzed, revealing a high prevalence rate of two main types of parasites, with wild boars showing a significantly higher infection rate than domestic pigs.
- The findings underscore the risk of these parasites being transmitted to humans and emphasize the need for further research on their impact on public health.
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- The Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex includes dermatophyte fungi that cause skin infections, with a rising concern of drug resistance, especially in Trichophyton indotineae, which shows terbinafine resistance.
- A study in Hue City, Vietnam analyzed these fungi's characteristics and antifungal susceptibilities, revealing that 24% of superficial mycoses were linked to this complex, predominantly identifying T. interdigitale genotype II.
- While the fungi were generally sensitive to itraconazole and voriconazole, about 50% of T. indotineae isolates were resistant to terbinafine due to a specific mutation, highlighting the urgent need for better strategies to combat drug resistance in dermatology.
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- Vietnam's rising meat demand raises concerns about hepatitis E virus (HEV) reservoirs, particularly in pigs and wild boars, prompting this study to investigate HEV's presence in these animals.
- Samples from 415 pigs and 102 wild boars were tested, revealing a 10% positivity rate overall, with wild boars showing a higher rate (25%) compared to domestic pigs (7%), and southern Vietnam having more cases than central Vietnam.
- The study identified HEV-3a as the most common genotype, and the findings highlight the importance of wild boars as zoonotic reservoirs for HEV, suggesting a need for further research on its impact on human health.
is emerging as a highly resistant species of the complex causing invasive and mucocutaneous infections. In this study, three cases of vulvovaginal candidiasis caused by are described and identified by Internal Transcribed Spacer 1-2 sequencing. All isolates were susceptible in vitro to anidulafungin, micafungin, caspofungin, 5-flucytosine, posaconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, amphotericin B, and showed dose-dependent susceptibility to fluconazole.
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- The study assessed the prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Vietnamese blood donors by measuring HEV IgG/IgM antibodies and HEV RNA levels in their serum samples.
- A total of 553 blood donors were analyzed, revealing a 26.8% prevalence of anti-HEV IgG (indicating past infection) and only 0.5% for anti-HEV IgM (indicating recent infection), with no donors testing positive for HEV RNA.
- The findings suggest that while there's a significant presence of past HEV exposure, the lack of active infection among donors is promising, yet further surveillance across different regions is necessary to ensure the safety of blood transfusions.*
Introduction: Candida spp. are responsible for infections ranging from local to systemic, and resistance to antifungal first-line therapy is increasing in non-albicans Candida species. We aimed to determine the etiology of candidiasis and the antifungal resistance of Candida spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFspp. are the common onychomycosis pathogens in non-dermatophyte molds, and are considered resistant to many antifungal agents. We reported onychomycosis of the fingernail caused by in Vietnam.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFascioliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Fasciola hepatica or F. gigantica. There are two phases of Fasciola infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrichomoniasis, the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide, is caused by the protozoon The 5- nitroimidazole drugs, of which metronidazole is the most prescribed, are the only effective drugs to treat trichomoniasis. Resistance against metronidazole is increasingly reported among isolates. can establish an endosymbiosis with two species, and Mycoplasma girerdii, whose presence has been demonstrated to influence several aspects of the protozoan pathobiology.
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- A newly identified species of dermatophytes, resistant to terbinafine, poses treatment challenges for dermatophytosis in Central Vietnam.
- This is the first documented case of infection by this species in the region.
- Antifungal tests indicated the isolate was susceptible to itraconazole and voriconazole, leading to successful treatment with oral itraconazole and topical ketoconazole.
Background: Nannizzia incurvata, a species belonging to the Nannizzia gypsea complex, is considered a neglected pathogen.
Objective: To detected N. incurvata isolates from dermatophytosis patients in Hue city - Viet Nam, and test the antifungal susceptibility of this species.
Background And Purpose: Burn injuries are prone to infection caused by bacteria, fungi, or other pathogens. Fungal wound infection usually has non-specific clinical symptoms. Nevertheless, in some cases, the fungal burden is so substantial that can easily be seen by the naked eyes, but this phenomenon has rarely been reported with .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Rare Case of Fungal Burn Wound Infection Caused by in Vietnam.
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
June 2021
A patient with extensive burn injuries was admitted to the National Hospital of Burns in Hanoi, Vietnam, and diagnosed with fungal wound infection by histological examination of skin biopsy samples. was isolated and identified by analysis of its morphological features and the sequence of the internal transcribed spacer region. The isolation showed in vitro resistant to fluconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, amphotericin B, and caspofungin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA clinical case of infection caused by Fasciolopsis buski in a 24 weeks pregnant woman from Vietnam affected by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is reported here. On 22 February 2012 the patient was admitted to Hue Hospital in Hue, Vietnam, with a diagnosis of general illness and suspected acute anaemia. Laboratory analysis indicated possible SLE syndrome and coprological tests demonstrated the presence of F.
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