Eradication Rate Using Stool Antigen Test in Vietnamese Children: A Prospective Multicenter Study.

Objectives: This study assessed the diagnostic value of a monoclonal immunoassay stool antigen test (HpSA) for ) infection and the eradication outcomes.

Methods: Children undergoing digestive endoscopy at 2 Children's Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City were recruited. Treatment was offered to -infected children.

Antibiotic resistance and heteroresistance in Helicobacter pylori isolates from symptomatic Vietnamese children: A prospective multicenter study.

Background: Antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is increasing worldwide, with geographical variations, impacting the treatment outcomes. This study assessed the antibiotic resistance patterns of H.

Infection and Peptic Ulcer Disease in Symptomatic Children in Southern Vietnam: A Prospective Multicenter Study.

Background: () remains a major cause of gastroduodenal diseases. We aimed to evaluate the burden of this infection, particularly peptic ulcer disease in Vietnamese children.

Methods: We enrolled consecutive children referred for esophagogastroduodenoscopy at two tertiary children's hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, from October 2019 to May 2021.

Factors Associated With Infection Among School-Aged Children From a High Prevalence Area in Vietnam.

The study aimed to identify prevalence of infection and associated risk factors among pupils of Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC). A total of 1,476 pupils aged 6-15 years were enrolled in this cross-sectional study using multiple-stage sampling method. Infection status was assessed using stool antigen-test.

High Prevalence of Infection Among School-Aged Children in Ho Chi Minh City, VietNam.

There is no study on () infection in pupils of Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC), the most overcrowded city in Vietnam. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of and its geographical spread among school-aged children. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1854 pupils across 24 districts of HCMC in 2019.

Current status and actual need for pediatric liver transplantation in Southern Vietnam.

Liver transplantation (LT) has considerably improved the outcome of patients with end-stage liver disease, especially in children. The first pediatric LT in Vietnam was performed in 2004. To assess the current need for pediatric LT in Southern Vietnam, a total of 280 patients with chronic liver disease followed at Children's Hospital 2 (Ho Chi Minh City), the only pediatric LT center in this region, were evaluated from January 2009 to June 2014.

'Need-to-Know' emergency medicine articles of 2014.

Every year, thousands of articles are published in numerous medical journals that relate to the clinical practice of medicine. However, it is impossible for a single clinician to stay abreast of the literature, let alone to determine which articles should change daily practice. Physicians in our department have searched the emergency medicine and the specialty literature of 2014 to determine which articles are most relevant to the clinical practice of emergency medicine, summarized them, and listed key take-home points from these 'need-to-know' articles.