Aetiologies of central nervous system infection in Viet Nam: a prospective provincial hospital-based descriptive surveillance study.
BACKGROUND: Infectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) remain common and life-threatening, especially in developing countries. Knowledge of the aetiological agents responsible for these infections is essential to guide empiric therapy and develop a rational public health policy. To date...
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| author | Ho Dang Trung, N Le Thi Phuong, T Wolbers, M Nguyen Van Minh, H Nguyen Thanh, V Van, M Thieu, N Van, T Song, D Thi, P Thi Phuong, T Van, C Tang, V Ngoc Anh, T Nguyen, D Trung, T Thi Nam, L Kiem, H Thi Thanh, T Campbell, J Caws, M Day, J Jong, d Van Vinh, C Van Doorn, H Tinh, H Farrar, J Schultsz, C |
| author_facet | Ho Dang Trung, N Le Thi Phuong, T Wolbers, M Nguyen Van Minh, H Nguyen Thanh, V Van, M Thieu, N Van, T Song, D Thi, P Thi Phuong, T Van, C Tang, V Ngoc Anh, T Nguyen, D Trung, T Thi Nam, L Kiem, H Thi Thanh, T Campbell, J Caws, M Day, J Jong, d Van Vinh, C Van Doorn, H Tinh, H Farrar, J Schultsz, C |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Infectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) remain common and life-threatening, especially in developing countries. Knowledge of the aetiological agents responsible for these infections is essential to guide empiric therapy and develop a rational public health policy. To date most data has come from patients admitted to tertiary referral hospitals in Asia and there is limited aetiological data at the provincial hospital level where most patients are seen. METHODS: We conducted a prospective Provincial Hospital-based descriptive surveillance study in adults and children at thirteen hospitals in central and southern Viet Nam between August 2007-April 2010. The pathogens of CNS infection were confirmed in CSF and blood samples by using classical microbiology, molecular diagnostics and serology. RESULTS: We recruited 1241 patients with clinically suspected infection of the CNS. An aetiological agent was identified in 640/1241 (52%) of the patients. The most common pathogens were Streptococcus suis serotype 2 in patients older than 14 years of age (147/617, 24%) and Japanese encephalitis virus in patients less than 14 years old (142/624, 23%). Mycobacterium tuberculosis was confirmed in 34/617 (6%) adult patients and 11/624 (2%) paediatric patients. The acute case fatality rate (CFR) during hospital admission was 73/617 (12%) in adults and to 42/624 (7%) in children. CONCLUSIONS: Zoonotic bacterial and viral pathogens are the most common causes of CNS infection in adults and children in Viet Nam. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:0742adf8-d52d-4985-ab7a-e637ee43f3092022-03-26T09:06:41ZAetiologies of central nervous system infection in Viet Nam: a prospective provincial hospital-based descriptive surveillance study.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:0742adf8-d52d-4985-ab7a-e637ee43f309EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2012Ho Dang Trung, NLe Thi Phuong, TWolbers, MNguyen Van Minh, HNguyen Thanh, VVan, MThieu, NVan, TSong, DThi, PThi Phuong, TVan, CTang, VNgoc Anh, TNguyen, DTrung, TThi Nam, LKiem, HThi Thanh, TCampbell, JCaws, MDay, JJong, dVan Vinh, CVan Doorn, HTinh, HFarrar, JSchultsz, CBACKGROUND: Infectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) remain common and life-threatening, especially in developing countries. Knowledge of the aetiological agents responsible for these infections is essential to guide empiric therapy and develop a rational public health policy. To date most data has come from patients admitted to tertiary referral hospitals in Asia and there is limited aetiological data at the provincial hospital level where most patients are seen. METHODS: We conducted a prospective Provincial Hospital-based descriptive surveillance study in adults and children at thirteen hospitals in central and southern Viet Nam between August 2007-April 2010. The pathogens of CNS infection were confirmed in CSF and blood samples by using classical microbiology, molecular diagnostics and serology. RESULTS: We recruited 1241 patients with clinically suspected infection of the CNS. An aetiological agent was identified in 640/1241 (52%) of the patients. The most common pathogens were Streptococcus suis serotype 2 in patients older than 14 years of age (147/617, 24%) and Japanese encephalitis virus in patients less than 14 years old (142/624, 23%). Mycobacterium tuberculosis was confirmed in 34/617 (6%) adult patients and 11/624 (2%) paediatric patients. The acute case fatality rate (CFR) during hospital admission was 73/617 (12%) in adults and to 42/624 (7%) in children. CONCLUSIONS: Zoonotic bacterial and viral pathogens are the most common causes of CNS infection in adults and children in Viet Nam. |
| spellingShingle | Ho Dang Trung, N Le Thi Phuong, T Wolbers, M Nguyen Van Minh, H Nguyen Thanh, V Van, M Thieu, N Van, T Song, D Thi, P Thi Phuong, T Van, C Tang, V Ngoc Anh, T Nguyen, D Trung, T Thi Nam, L Kiem, H Thi Thanh, T Campbell, J Caws, M Day, J Jong, d Van Vinh, C Van Doorn, H Tinh, H Farrar, J Schultsz, C Aetiologies of central nervous system infection in Viet Nam: a prospective provincial hospital-based descriptive surveillance study. |
| title | Aetiologies of central nervous system infection in Viet Nam: a prospective provincial hospital-based descriptive surveillance study. |
| title_full | Aetiologies of central nervous system infection in Viet Nam: a prospective provincial hospital-based descriptive surveillance study. |
| title_fullStr | Aetiologies of central nervous system infection in Viet Nam: a prospective provincial hospital-based descriptive surveillance study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aetiologies of central nervous system infection in Viet Nam: a prospective provincial hospital-based descriptive surveillance study. |
| title_short | Aetiologies of central nervous system infection in Viet Nam: a prospective provincial hospital-based descriptive surveillance study. |
| title_sort | aetiologies of central nervous system infection in viet nam a prospective provincial hospital based descriptive surveillance study |
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