Publications by authors named "Nguyen Phuong Yen"

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  • * Researchers analyzed 454 genomic samples from Vietnam and other locations, discovering that ST34 was introduced to Vietnam multiple times since 2000, leading to the emergence of five major clones that cause illnesses like diarrhea and bloodstream infections in children.
  • * The spread of ST34 is linked to the acquisition of resistance plasmids, which enable the bacteria to resist multiple drugs, positioning Southeast Asia as a critical area for monitoring the emergence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella strains.
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Colistin is extensively used in animal production in many low- and middle-income countries. There is a need to develop methodologies to benchmark and monitor changes in resistance among mixed commensal bacterial populations in farms. We aimed to evaluate the performance of a broth microdilution method based on culturing a pooled suspension (30-50 organisms) obtained from each sample.

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