Stimulating the development of national Streptococcus suis guidelines in Viet Nam through a strategic research partnership | Zendy

Peter Horby | Zendy; Heiman Wertheim | Zendy; Nguyen Hong Ha | Zendy; Nguyen Vu Trung | Zendy; Dao Tuyet Trinh | Zendy; Walter R. J. Taylor | Zendy; Nguyễn Minh Hà | Zendy; Trinh Thi Minh Lien | Zendy; Jeremy Farrar | Zendy; Nguyễn Văn Kính | Zendy

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Stimulating the development of national Streptococcus suis guidelines in Viet Nam through a strategic research partnership

Author(s) -

Peter Horby,

Heiman Wertheim,

Nguyen Hong Ha,

Nguyen Vu Trung,

Dao Tuyet Trinh,

Walter R. J. Taylor,

Nguyễn Minh Hà,

Trinh Thi Minh Lien,

Jeremy Farrar,

Nguyễn Văn Kính

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

bulletin of the world health organization

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1564-0604

pISSN - 0042-9686

DOI - 10.2471/blt.09.067959

Subject(s) - streptococcus suis , viet nam , medicine , environmental health , public health , general partnership , christian ministry , economic growth , political science , family medicine , nursing , biochemistry , chemistry , economy , virulence , law , economics , gene

Streptococcus suis is a common cause of adult bacterial meningitis in Viet Nam, and possibly other parts of Asia, yet this disabling infection has been largely neglected. Prevention, diagnosis and treatment are relatively straightforward and affordable but, in early 2007, no national diagnostic, case management or prevention guidelines existed in Viet Nam.

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