Publications by authors named "Y Meng Chhour"
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- The study examined the impact of early essential newborn care (EENC) policies and practices on breastfeeding outcomes in hospitals across East Asia and the Pacific.
- It involved 1,383 maternal interviews and assessments, showing that early skin-to-skin contact (SSC) significantly boosts exclusive breastfeeding rates, especially when lasting at least 90 minutes.
- Findings highlight the importance of supportive hospital environments—like rooming-in and absence of formula—to improve breastfeeding initiation and sustainability among newborns.
Newly developed interferon-gamma release assays have become commercially available to detect tuberculosis (TB) infection in adults. However, little is known about their performance in children. We compared test results between the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test (QFT) and tuberculin skin test (TST) in young children living with pulmonary TB patients in Cambodia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurveillance was conducted for three clinical syndromes (hemorrhagic fever, encephalitis, and hepatitis) in Cambodian children admitted to the National Pediatric Hospital in Phnom Penh from July 1996 through September 1998. Acute- and convalescent-phase sera, and cerebrospinal fluid, when applicable, underwent diagnostic evaluation for infections with Dengue virus (DENV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), and Hepatitis A, B, C, and E viruses. Of 621 children admitted with hemorrhagic fever, 499 (80%) were confirmed to have either primary or secondary DENV infection.
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