Predictive validity of interleukin 6 (IL-6) for the mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients with the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant in Vietnam: a single-centre, cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To investigate the serum IL-6 levels and their rate of change in predicting the mortality of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Vietnam.

Design: A single-centre, cross-sectional study.

Setting: An Intensive Care Centre for the Treatment of Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Antimicrobial susceptibilities of oral Neisseria from men on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae) is an urgent global health concern. Commensal Neisseria species in the oropharynx are an important reservoir of AMR genes that are transferred to N.

Evaluation of empirical antibiotic use in diabetic foot infections at a tertiary hospital in Vietnam: A retrospective study.

Empirical antibiotic prescription guidelines were developed at the University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City in 2020, which included recommendations for the use of antibiotics to treat diabetic foot infections (DFIs). This study investigated the treatment outcomes when implementing empirical antibiotic guidelines. This retrospective study included 120 inpatients with DFIs at the Department of Endocrinology, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City.

Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Influenza-Associated Encephalitis and Encephalopathy: A Study on 16 Children in Vietnam.

. This study aims to report clinical features and treatment outcomes of 16 cases diagnosed with post-influenza encephalopathy/encephalitis. .

Mineralized Biopolymers-Based Scaffold Encapsulating with Dual Drugs for Alveolar Ridge Preservation.

Mineralization of scaffolds is essential for alveolar ridge preservation and bone tissue engineering, enhancing the mechanical strength and bioactivity of scaffolds, and promoting better integration with natural bone tissue. While the in situ mineralization method using concentrated SBF solutions is promising, there is limited comprehensive research on its effects. In this study, it is demonstrate that soaking gelatin/alginate scaffolds (GAS) in fivefold concentrated SBF significantly reduces the mineralization time to 3-7 days but also leads to considerable degradation and loss of the scaffold's original microstructure.