| slaughterhouse pigs are a major reservoir of streptococcus suis serotype 2 capable of causing human infection in southern vietnam. | streptococcus suis is a pathogen of major economic significance to the swine industry and is increasingly recognized as an emerging zoonotic agent in asia. in vietnam, s. suis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in adult humans. zoonotic transmission is most frequently associated with serotype 2 strains and occupational exposure to pigs or consumption of infected pork. to gain insight into the role of pigs for human consumption as a reservoir for zoonotic infection in southern vietnam, ... | 2011 | 21464930 |
| a novel rt-multiplex pcr for enteroviruses, hepatitis a and e viruses and influenza a virus among infants and children with diarrhea in vietnam. | a novel reverse transcription-multiplex polymerase chain reaction (rt-multiplex pcr) assay that can detect enteroviruses, hepatitis a and e viruses and influenza a virus from various hosts (avian species, human, swine and horse) was developed. the identification of that group of viruses was performed with the mixture of four pairs of published specific primers (f1 and r1, p3 and p4, 2s and 2as, mmu42 and mmu43) for amplifying viral genomes and specifically generated four different amplicon sizes ... | 2005 | 15645373 |
| agent orange and the risk of gestational trophoblastic disease in vietnam. | there have been claims of an increased risk for gestational trophoblastic disease (i.e., hydatidiform mole and choriocarcinoma) in vietnam since the period of agent orange sprayings. in 1990, we conducted a case-control study in ho chi minh city to investigate risk factors for gestational trophoblastic disease in vietnam. eighty-seven married women, all of whom had a recent pathologic diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease, identified in the obstetrical and gynecological hospital, were i ... | 1996 | 8896386 |