Publications

study of salmonella, campylobacter, and escherichia coli contamination in raw food available in factories, schools, and hospital canteens in hanoi, vietnam.	this study on the contamination rates of raw foods available in factory, school, and hospital canteens in hanoi, vietnam, with the bacteria of salmonella, campylobacter, and escherichia coli (e. coli) was carried out between 2003 and 2004. a total of 177 raw food samples of vegetables, meat (beef and pork), fish, and poultry were examined to provide baseline data for evaluation of microbiological risks in general, and identification of potential vehicles for pathogenic cross-contamination in can ...	2006	17135522
study on the prevalence of campylobacter spp. from chicken meat in hanoi, vietnam.	campylobacter spp. is considered to be the most common bacterial cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide. in developing countries, campylobacter spp. diarrhea is an important cause of childhood morbidity. chicken meat is known to be a major source of campylobacteriosis infection in the world. the purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of campylobacter spp. in chicken meat. a total of 100 samples from breast part of chicken carcass were collected from retail market in hanoi. the ...	2006	17135525
rotavirus disease in young children from hanoi, vietnam.	pathogen prevalences and antimicrobial susceptibilities are essential for the rational development of preventive strategies for diarrheal diseases, but little recent information from vietnam is available. we prospectively studied the prevalence of enteric pathogens in children less than 5 years of age with acute diarrhea and in nondiarrhea controls in a city hospital in hanoi, vietnam for 1 year.	2007	17414396