Alexandre Yersin Prize 2019-2020: Participants

The Swiss Vietnamese Medical Association has the pleasure to announce the participation of numerous reserach teams from Hanoi, Hue, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City in the second edition of the ” Alexandre Yersin for outstanding medical publications 2019-2020″.

Please find below all the excellent articles in competition, congratulate the authors for their achievements and share them with all your colleagues and students.

Our scientific committee is assessing all these excellent publications to select the three winners. The result will be announced by February 29 th, 2020.

The task is difficult because all the publications are meritorious. We will try our best.

Alexandre Yersin Prize for outstanding medical publications 2019-2020- poster

1) Exposure to air pollution and risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular

diseases amongst Vietnamese adults: Case-crossover study

Nguyen Thi Trang Nhung, Christian Schindler, Ngo Quy Chau , Phan Thi Hanh , Le Tu Hoang ,

Tran Minh Dien, Nguyen Thi Nhat Thanh, Nino Künzli

Science of The Total Environment; Volume 703, 10 February 2020, 134637

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Exposure to air pollution and risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases amongst Vietnamese adults

2) Association of ambient air pollution with lengths of hospital stay for

Hanoi children with acute lower-respiratory infection, 2007-2016

Nguyen Thi Trang Nhung , Christian Schindler , Tran Minh Dien,

Nicole Probst-Hensch , Nino Künzli

Environmental Pollution, Volume 247, April 2019, Pages 752-762

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Association of ambient air pollution with lengths of hospital stay for Hanoi children with acute lower-respiratory infection, 2007-2016

3) Acute effects of ambient air pollution on lower respiratory infections in

Hanoi children- An eight-year time series study

Nguyen Thi Trang Nhung, Christian Schindler, Tran Minh Dien, Nicole Probst-Hensch,

Laura Perez, Nino Künzli.

Environment International, Volume 110, January 2018, Pages 139-148

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Acute effects of ambient air pollution on lower respiratory infections in Hanoi children- An eight-year time series study

4) Whole exome sequencing revealed a pathogenic variant in a gene related to

malignant hyperthermia in a Vietnamese cardiac surgical patient: A case report

Tran-Thuy Nguyen, Ngoc-Thanh Le, Thuy-Mau Thi Nguyen, Huy-Hoang Nguyen,

Kim-Lien Thi Nguyen, Long Doan Dinh, The-Binh Nguyen, Anh Tien Do, Cong Huu Nguyen,

Trung-Hieu Nguyen, Hong-Nhung Thi Pham, Thom Thi Vu

Annals of Medicine and Surgery Volume 48, December 2019, Pages 88-90

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Whole exome sequencing revealed a pathogenic variant in a gene related to malignant hyperthermia in a Vietnamese cardiac surgical patient

5) A randomised controlled trial of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDITOF-MS) versus conventional microbiological methods for identifying pathogens: Impact on optimal antimicrobial therapy of invasive bacterial and fungal infections in Vietnam

Behzad Nadjm , Vu Quoc Dat , James I. Campbell , Vu Tien Viet Dung , Alessandro Torre , NguyenThi Cam Tu , Ninh Thi Thanh Van , Dao Tuyet Trinh , Nguyen Phu Huong Lan , Nguyen Vu Trung , Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang , Le Thi Hoi , Stephen Baker , Marcel Wolbers , Nguyen Van Vinh Chau , Nguyen Van Kinh , Guy E. Thwaites , H. Rogier van Doorn , Heiman F.L. Wertheim

Journal of Infection- June 2019, Volume 78, Issue 6, Pages 454–460

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Impact on optimal antimicrobial therapy of invasive bacterial and fungal infections in Vietnam

6) Predictors of Unlikely Bacterial Pneumonia and Adverse Pneumonia Outcome in Children Admitted to a Hospital in Central Vietnam

Phuong T. K. Nguyen, Hoang T. Tran, Thach S. Tran, Dominic A. Fitzgerald,Stephen M. Graham, and Ben J. Marais

Clinical Infectious Diseases® 2019;XX(XX):0–0

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Predictors of Unlikely Bacterial Pneumonia and Adverse Pneumonia Outcome in Children Admitted to a Hospital in Central Vietnam

7) Characterisation of children hospitalised with pneumonia in central Vietnam: a prospective study

Phuong T.K. Nguyen , Hoang T. Tran, Dominic A. Fitzgerald, Thach S. Tran, Stephen M. Graham and Ben J. Marais

Eur Respir J 2019; 54: 1802256 [https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02256-2018].

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Characterisation of children hospitalised with pneumonia in central Vietnam- a prospective study

8) Radiofrequency Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules- 1-Year Follow-Up in 184 Patients

Nguyen Lam Vuong, Le Quang Dinh, Ho Tat Bang, Tran Thi Mai Thuy, Nguyen Hoang Bac, Tran Thanh Vy

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-019-05044-5

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Radiofrequency Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules- 1-Year

9) PCR-based Sepsis@Quick test is superior in comparison with blood culture for identification of sepsiscausative pathogens

Ngo Tat Trung, Nguyen Sy Thau, Mai Hong Bang & Le Huu Song

Scientific Reports | (2019) 9:13663 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50150-y

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PCR-based Sepsis@Quick test is superior in comparison with blood culture for identification of sepsis-causative pathogens

10) Optimisation of quantitative miRNA panels to consolidate the diagnostic surveillance of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Ngo Tat Trung, Dang Chieu Duong, Hoang Van Tong, Tran Thi Thu Hien,

Phan Quoc Hoan, Mai Hong Bang, Mai Thanh Binh, Thai Doan Ky, Nguyen

Lam Tung, Nguyen Tien Thinh, Vu Viet Sang, Le Thi Phuong Thao, CThomas

Bock, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan, Christian G. Meyer, Le Huu Song, Nguyen Linh Toan

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196081 April 19, 2018

13663 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50150-y

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Optimisation of quantitative miRNA panels to consolidate the diagnostic surveillance of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma

11) Successful management of severe diabetic ketoacidosis in a patient with type 2 diabetes with insulin allergy- a case report

Anh Dat Nguyen, Chinh Quoc Luong, Hieu Chi Chu, Van Khoa Dieu Nguyen, Chi Van Nguyen, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Quan Huu Nguyen, Ton Duy Mai, Dinh Van Nguyen, Bay Quang Nguyen, Thong Huu Tran, Phuong Viet Dao, Dat Tuan Nguyen, Nguyet Nhu Nguyen, and Son Ngoc Do

BMC Endocrine Disorders (2019) 19:121

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Successful management of severe diabetic ketoacidosis in a patient with type 2 diabetes with insulin allergy- a case report

12) The effectiveness and safety of in vitro maturation of oocytes versus in vitro fertilization in women with a high antral follicle count

Vu N. A.Ho, Sanne C. Braam,Toan D. Pham, BenW.Mol, and Lan N.Vuong

Human Reproduction, pp. 1–10, 2019 doi:10.1093/humrep/dez060

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The effectiveness and safety of in vitro maturation of oocytes versus in vitro fertilization in women with a high antral follicle count

13) Neurodevelopment at 2 years corrected age among Vietnamese preterm infants

Chuong Huu Thieu Do, Alexandra Yasmin Kruse,Bridget Wills, Saraswathy Sabanathan, Hannah Clapham, Freddy Karup Pedersen, Thanh Ngoc Pham, Phuc Minh Vu, Malene Landbo Børresen

Arch Dis Child 2019;0:1–7. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2019-316967

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Neurodevelopment at 2 years corrected age among Vietnamese preterm infants

14) Pessary Compared With Vaginal Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm

Birth in Women With Twin Pregnancies and Cervical Length Less Than 38 mm

A Randomized Controlled Trial

Vinh Q. Dang, Linh K. Nguyen, Toan D. Pham, Yen T. N. He, Khang N. Vu,

Minh T. N. Phan, Thanh Q. Le, Cam H. Le, Lan N. Vuong, and Ben W. Mol

Obstet Gynecol 2019;133:459–67. DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003136

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Pessary Compared With Vaginal Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Women With Twin Pregnancies and Cervical Length Less Than 38 mm

15) Cervical pessary vs vaginal progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in women with twin pregnancies and a short cervix: an economic analysis alongside a randomized controlled trial

Le Dang Khoa, Linh K Nguyen, Loc MT Nguyen, Ben WJ Mol, Vinh Q Dang

doi: 10.1002/uog.20848

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Cervical pessary vs vaginal progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in women with twin pregnancies and a short cervix an economic analysis alongside a randomized controlled trial

16) A cost-effectiveness analysis of freeze only or fresh embryo transfer in IVF of

non-PCOS women

Khoa D. Le, Lan N. Vuong, Tuong M. Ho, Vinh Q. Dang,

Toan D. Pham, Clarabelle T. Pham, Robert J. Norman, and Ben Willem J. Mol

Human Reproduction, pp. 1–8, 2018. doi:10.1093/humrep/dey253

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A cost-effectiveness analysis of freeze-only or fresh embryo transfer in IVF of non-PCOS women

17) Needle-free jet versus conventional needle injection for local anesthesia

in men undergoing surgical sperm retrieval

L.D. Khoa , T. N. Quang, P. D. Toan, N. M. T. Loc, N. T. N. Diem,

V. Q. Dang, H. N. A. Vu, B. W. Mol and D. J. Handelsman

American Society of Andrology and European Academy of Andrology

Andrology, 1–7. doi: 10.1111/andr.12557

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Needle‐free jet versus conventional needle injection for local anesthesia in men undergoing surgical sperm retrieval

18) Dissecting the molecular evolution of fluoroquinolone-resistant Shigella sonnei

Hao Chung The, Christine Boinett, Duy Pham Thanh, Claire Jenkins3, Francois-Xavier Weill

Benjamin P. Howden , Mary Valcanis, Niall De Lappe, Martin Cormican, Sonam Wangchuk,

Ladaporn Bodhidatta, Carl J. Mason , To Nguyen Thi Nguyen, Tuyen Ha Thanh, Vinh Phat Voong, Vu Thuy Duong, Phu Huong Lan Nguyen, Paul Turner, Ryan Wick, Pieter-Jan Ceyssens, Guy Thwaites, Kathryn E. Holt, Nicholas R. Thomson, Maia A. Rabaa & Stephen Baker

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12823-0

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Dissecting the molecular evolution of fluoroquinolone-resistant Shigella sonnei

19) Orchidopexy Results in the Recovery of Sperm in the Ejaculate of a Non-obstructive Azoospermic Adult with Bilateral Cryptorchidism — A Case Report

Huy Quang Duong, Van Kim Hoang Tang, Georgios Liperis, Le Dang Khoa

Fertility and Reproduction. VOLUME 1 • NUMBER 1 • MARCH 2019 • 35–38

DOI: 10.1142/S2661318219500014

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Orchidopexy Results in the Recovery of Sperm in the Ejaculate of a Non-obstructive Azoospermic Adult with Bilateral Cryptorchidism — A Case Report

20) Defining polycystic ovary syndrome phenotype in Vietnamese women

Ngoc Thanh Cao , Minh Tam L , Vu Quoc Huy Nguyen1 , Justin Pilgrim,

Viet Nguyen Sa Le , Dinh Duong Le , Chi Kong Pham5, Devora Aharon and Micah J. Hill

Obstet. Gynaecol. Res. 2019. doi:10.1111/jog.14097

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Defining polycystic ovary syndrome phenotype in Vietnamese women

21) Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance Syndrome among Infertile Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. A Cross-Sectional Study from Central Vietnam

Minh Tam Le, Vu Quoc Huy Nguyen, Quang Vinh Truong, Dinh Duong Le3, Viet Nguyen Sa Le, Ngoc Thanh Cao

Endocrinology and Metabolism(2018),33(4):447

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Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance Syndrome among Infertile Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. A Cross-Sectional Study from Central Vietnam

22) Exploration of the role of anti‐Mullerian hormone and LH/FSH

ratio in diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome

Minh Tam Le, Viet Nguyen Sa Le, Dinh Duong Le, Vu Quoc Huy Nguyen,

Chen Chen, Ngoc Thanh Cao

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2019;00:1–7. https://doi. org/10.1111/cen.13934

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Exploration of the role of anti‐Mullerian hormone and LH-FSH ratio in diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome

23) Does polycystic ovary syndrome affect morphokinetics or abnormalities in early embryonic development?