Long-term effect of photodynamic therapy on choroidal vascularity index versus choroidal thickness as biomarkers for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy.

Objective: To investigate the long-term impact of half-fluence photodynamic therapy (PDT) on chorioretinal architecture in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (cCSCR) through novel choroidal vascularity index (CVI) versus previously established subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT).

Methods: This post-hoc analysis included prospectively collected swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) images of a total of 29 cCSCR and fellow eyes (FE), acquired before, one and 12 months after PDT. CVI, total choroidal area (TCA), luminal area (LA) and stromal area (SA) were calculated using validated binarization technique.

Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes present in Việt Nam against brown marmorated stink bug () under laboratory conditions.

The brown marmorated stink bug (), a native of Asia, has become an invasive pest in North America and Europe. Given the severity of and the need for better and environmentally-friendly control methods for this pest, we evaluated the virulence four entomopathogenic nematode species (, and ) that occur naturally in soils in southern Việt Nam and compared them with that of a commercially available strain of . We report for the first time the pathogenicity of towards BMSB.

Understanding Acceptability and Willingness-to-pay for a C-reactive Protein Point-of-care Testing Service to Improve Antibiotic Dispensing for Respiratory Infections in Vietnamese Pharmacies: A Mixed-methods Study.

Background: Pharmacies are popular first points of contact for mild infections in the community. Pharmacy services in many countries have expanded to include vaccines and point-of-care tests. In low- and middle-income countries such as Vietnam, poor enforcement of regulations results in substantial volumes of over-the-counter antibiotic sales.

[Frontotemporal volumetry to rejuvenate and re-feminize the face].

The author became interested in facial volume in the 1990s, during the period when he oversaw the feminization of the facial skeleton to improve the social integration of male transsexual patients. At that time, it was skeletal surgery. Very quickly, these techniques were extended to genetic women who wanted a more feminine face.

Multisite Evaluation and Validation of Optical Genome Mapping for Prenatal Genetic Testing.

Prenatal diagnostic testing of amniotic fluid, chorionic villi, or more rarely, fetal cord blood is recommended following a positive or unreportable noninvasive cell-free fetal DNA test, abnormal maternal biochemical serum screen, abnormal ultrasound, or increased genetic risk for a cytogenomic abnormality based on family history. Although chromosomal microarray is recommended as the first-tier prenatal diagnostic test, in practice, multiple assays are often assessed in concert to achieve a final diagnostic result. The use of multiple methodologies is costly, time consuming, and labor intensive.