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View article: High Efficiency and Safety of Hepatitis C Treatment Among People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam
High Efficiency and Safety of Hepatitis C Treatment Among People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam Open
People who inject drugs (PWID) are highly affected by hepatitis C (HCV) worldwide, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), where access to addiction services is often limited. Reducing the burden of HCV, as promoted by WH…
View article: Context-specific impact of antimicrobial stewardship on antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in hospitals in a lower-middle income country - results from an implementation study with a controlled interrupted time series design in Vietnam
Context-specific impact of antimicrobial stewardship on antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in hospitals in a lower-middle income country - results from an implementation study with a controlled interrupted time series design in Vietnam Open
Introduction High-quality evidence regarding the impact of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is limited in Asia. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of a pharmacist-led prospective audit with feedback intervention, as part of an…
View article: Impact and cost-effectiveness of interventions to eliminate hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in Haiphong, Vietnam
Impact and cost-effectiveness of interventions to eliminate hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in Haiphong, Vietnam Open
Using RDS surveys and other care settings to scale-up HCV-testing and treatment are cost-effective strategies to reduce HCV incidence among PWID in Vietnam.
View article: What Is the Optimal Community-Based Tuberculosis Screening Algorithm for People Who Inject Drugs in a High-Burden Setting?
What Is the Optimal Community-Based Tuberculosis Screening Algorithm for People Who Inject Drugs in a High-Burden Setting? Open
Background Although people who inject drugs (PWID) are a high-risk group for tuberculosis (TB), current case-finding strategies fail to identify most TB cases. There is a need for an optimized community-based algorithm to improve TB detect…
View article: High prevalence and incidence of HSV-2 among people who inject drugs in Hai Phong, Vietnam, and risk factors associated with seroconversion
High prevalence and incidence of HSV-2 among people who inject drugs in Hai Phong, Vietnam, and risk factors associated with seroconversion Open
Purpose Genital Herpes Simplex Virus-2 (HSV-2) epidemic is highly active worldwide and can be associated with severe morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and incidence of HSV-2 infection among a vulnerable p…
View article: Association between underlying health conditions and long COVID among non-hospitalized and hospitalized individuals as modified by health literacy: A multi-center study
Association between underlying health conditions and long COVID among non-hospitalized and hospitalized individuals as modified by health literacy: A multi-center study Open
In non-hospitalized individuals, high health literacy ameliorated the negative impact of UHC on long COVID. Such effects of health literacy were not observed in hospitalized COVID-19 survivors.
View article: Fear and Impact of COVID-19 Among Post-Infected Adults: Types and Associations with Quality of Life and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms
Fear and Impact of COVID-19 Among Post-Infected Adults: Types and Associations with Quality of Life and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms Open
Survivors of COVID-19 are susceptible to diminished health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and adverse psychological health, which may be exacerbated by their experiences of fear and the impact of the pandemic itself. This study aims to id…
View article: Context-Specific Impact Of Antimicrobial Stewardship On Antibiotic Use And Antibiotic Resistance In Hospitals In A Lower-Middle Income Country - Results From Implementation Study With A Controlled Interrupted Time Series Design In Vietnam
Context-Specific Impact Of Antimicrobial Stewardship On Antibiotic Use And Antibiotic Resistance In Hospitals In A Lower-Middle Income Country - Results From Implementation Study With A Controlled Interrupted Time Series Design In Vietnam Open
AIM: We aim to identify the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) intervention, which includes pharmacist-led prospective audit with feedback, on hospital antibiotic use and resistance in two provincial-level general hospitals in Vi…
View article: In-Person Training Plus E-learning Video on Dressing Change in Orthopedic Ward: A Before-After Observational Study
In-Person Training Plus E-learning Video on Dressing Change in Orthopedic Ward: A Before-After Observational Study Open
Introduction : Infection prevention and control (IPC) training can prevent healthcare-associated infections. To assess healthcare worker compliance with dressing change (DC) guidelines before and after different training modalities. Method…
View article: Sex Differences in Clustering Unhealthy Lifestyles Among Survivors of COVID-19: Latent Class Analysis
Sex Differences in Clustering Unhealthy Lifestyles Among Survivors of COVID-19: Latent Class Analysis Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the significance of adopting healthy lifestyles to mitigate the risk of severe outcomes and long-term consequences. Objective This study focuses on assessing the prevalence and clustering of…
View article: Antibiotic prescribing practices of medical doctors in a resource-limited setting and the influence of individual perceptions and stewardship support: a survey in three tertiary hospitals in Vietnam
Antibiotic prescribing practices of medical doctors in a resource-limited setting and the influence of individual perceptions and stewardship support: a survey in three tertiary hospitals in Vietnam Open
Objectives To understand antibiotic prescribing and influencing factors to inform antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions to reduce unwanted consequences of antibiotic use in hospitals in Vietnam, a lower-middle-income country in Asi…
View article: Impact of long COVID-19 on posttraumatic stress disorder as modified by health literacy: an observational study in Vietnam
Impact of long COVID-19 on posttraumatic stress disorder as modified by health literacy: an observational study in Vietnam Open
Objectives: The incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has increased, particularly among individuals who have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Health literacy is considered a “social vaccine” that he…
View article: Barriers and enablers to blood culture sampling in Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam: a Theoretical Domains Framework-based survey
Barriers and enablers to blood culture sampling in Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam: a Theoretical Domains Framework-based survey Open
Objective Blood culture (BC) sampling is recommended for all suspected sepsis patients prior to antibiotic administration. We examine barriers and enablers to BC sampling in three Southeast Asian countries. Design A Theoretical Domains Fra…
View article: HCV RNA Quantification by a Domestic Commercial Assay: A Case Study among People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam
HCV RNA Quantification by a Domestic Commercial Assay: A Case Study among People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam Open
The desired performance of nucleic acid testing (NAT) may vary if used for disease diagnosis or for the evaluation of the therapeutic efficacy of a treatment, although in most cases, the same assay is used. However, these tests may not be …
View article: Utility of self-report antiretroviral adherence for predicting HIV viral load among persons who inject drugs in Hai Phong Vietnam: assessing differences by methamphetamine use
Utility of self-report antiretroviral adherence for predicting HIV viral load among persons who inject drugs in Hai Phong Vietnam: assessing differences by methamphetamine use Open
ABSTRACTIn resource-limited settings, alternatives to HIV viral load testing may be necessary to monitor the health of people living with HIV. We assessed the utility of self-report antiretroviral therapy (ART) to screen for HIV vir…
View article: Gender, homelessness, hospitalization and methamphetamine use fuel depression among people who inject drugs: implications for innovative prevention and care strategies
Gender, homelessness, hospitalization and methamphetamine use fuel depression among people who inject drugs: implications for innovative prevention and care strategies Open
Background The co-occurrence of substance use disorder and mental disorder, known as dual diagnosis, has a distressingly high prevalence among individuals grappling with either of these conditions. Mood disorders, especially depression, co…
View article: A community-based strategy to eliminate hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Vietnam
A community-based strategy to eliminate hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Vietnam Open
France ANRS|MIE (#ANRS12380). The RDS survey was implemented with grants from the NIDA (#R01DA041978) and ANRS|MIE (#ANRS12353).
View article: Association between recent methamphetamine use, antiretroviral therapy and HIV viral load; a mediation analysis from a cohort of HIV positive persons who inject drugs in Hai Phong, Vietnam
Association between recent methamphetamine use, antiretroviral therapy and HIV viral load; a mediation analysis from a cohort of HIV positive persons who inject drugs in Hai Phong, Vietnam Open
Background There has been a significant increase in methamphetamine use among persons who use drugs in Vietnam in the last 5–10 years. We examined the degree to which adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) mediates the relationship betw…
View article: Review of antibiotic prescriptions as part of antimicrobial stewardship programmes: results from a pilot implementation at two provincial-level hospitals in Viet Nam
Review of antibiotic prescriptions as part of antimicrobial stewardship programmes: results from a pilot implementation at two provincial-level hospitals in Viet Nam Open
Objectives To investigate the feasibility of retrospective prescription-based review and to describe the antibiotic prescribing patterns to provide information for an antimicrobial stewardship programme in Viet Nam Methods This study was c…
View article: Impact of Infection Control on Prevalence of Surgical Site Infections in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital in Haiphong City
Impact of Infection Control on Prevalence of Surgical Site Infections in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital in Haiphong City Open
Few point prevalence surveys (PPS) have been conducted in Vietnam on Surgical Site Infections (SSI) or antimicrobial use in surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate the PPSs of SSI before and after implementation of antibiotic …
View article: Gender Differences in HIV, HCV risk and Prevention Needs Among People who Inject drug in Vietnam
Gender Differences in HIV, HCV risk and Prevention Needs Among People who Inject drug in Vietnam Open
We examined gender differences among people who inject drug (PWID) in Hai Phong, Vietnam in term of blood-borne infections, risk behaviors, and access to care. Using respondent-driven-sampling surveys, we recruited 3146 PWID from 2016 to 2…
View article: Barriers and enablers to blood culture sampling: a systematic review and theoretical domains framework survey in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam
Barriers and enablers to blood culture sampling: a systematic review and theoretical domains framework survey in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam Open
Background Blood culture (BC) sampling is recommended for all suspected sepsis patients prior to antibiotic administration. Here, we aimed to identify barriers and enablers to BC sampling in three Southeast Asian countries. Methods We cond…
View article: Long-Term Persistence of Mitochondrial DNA Instability among HCV-Cured People Who Inject Drugs
Long-Term Persistence of Mitochondrial DNA Instability among HCV-Cured People Who Inject Drugs Open
People who inject drugs (PWID) are a population exposed to many genotoxicants and with a high prevalence of HCV infection. Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens are now widely used to treat chronic HCV infection. Although side effects to …
View article: “Maintaining HIV and HCV prevention and care for people who inject drugs despite COVID‐19 in Hai Phong, Vietnam”
“Maintaining HIV and HCV prevention and care for people who inject drugs despite COVID‐19 in Hai Phong, Vietnam” Open
View article: Impact of antibiotic stewardship and implementation of infection control on prevalence of surgical site infections in a large tertiary-care hospital in Haiphong city
Impact of antibiotic stewardship and implementation of infection control on prevalence of surgical site infections in a large tertiary-care hospital in Haiphong city Open
Background Few point prevalence surveys (PPS) have been conducted in Vietnam on SSIs or antimicrobial use in surgery. We performed PPSs of surgical site infection (SSI) before and after antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) and infection c…
View article: Mental Disorders Are Associated With Leukocytes Telomere Shortening Among People Who Inject Drugs
Mental Disorders Are Associated With Leukocytes Telomere Shortening Among People Who Inject Drugs Open
Premature biological aging, assessed by shorter telomere length (TL) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) alterations, has been reported among people with major depressive disorders or psychotic disorders. However, these markers have never been a…
View article: Assessment of a psychiatric intervention at community level for people who inject drugs in a low-middle income country: the DRIVE-Mind cohort study in Hai Phong, Viet Nam
Assessment of a psychiatric intervention at community level for people who inject drugs in a low-middle income country: the DRIVE-Mind cohort study in Hai Phong, Viet Nam Open
View article: Using large-scale respondent driven sampling to monitor the end of an HIV epidemic among persons who inject drugs in Hai Phong, Viet Nam
Using large-scale respondent driven sampling to monitor the end of an HIV epidemic among persons who inject drugs in Hai Phong, Viet Nam Open
Aims To describe the use of large-scale respondent driven sampling (RDS) surveys to demonstrate the “end of an HIV epidemic” (HIV incidence < 0.5/100 person-years) among persons who inject drugs (PWID) in a middle-income country. Large sam…
View article: Development and assessment of a community‐based screening tool for mental health disorders among people who inject drugs
Development and assessment of a community‐based screening tool for mental health disorders among people who inject drugs Open
Introduction The prevalence of mental health disorders among people who use drugs is high and well documented. This hard‐to‐reach population faces a very low awareness and access to mental health care, especially in developing countries. T…
View article: Alarming Tuberculosis Rate Among People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam
Alarming Tuberculosis Rate Among People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam Open
Background The tuberculosis (TB) epidemic is not homogeneous in the general population but presents high-risk groups. People who inject drugs (PWID) are such a group. However, TB among PWID remains largely undocumented. Our goal was to ass…