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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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23) Does polycystic ovary syndrome affect morphokinetics or abnormalities in early embryonic development?
Minh Tam Le, Trung Van Nguyen, Tung Thanh Nguyen, Thai Thanh Thi Nguyen, Tam An Thi Nguyen, Quoc Huy Vu Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh Cao
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X.Volume 3, July 2019,
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Does polycystic ovary syndrome affect morphokinetics or abnormalities in early embryonic development
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