Title |
Antibiotic use and resistance in emerging economies: a situation analysis for Viet Nam
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, December 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1158 |
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Authors |
Kinh Van Nguyen, Nga Thuy Thi Do, Arjun Chandna, Trung Vu Nguyen, Ca Van Pham, Phuong Mai Doan, An Quoc Nguyen, Chuc Kim Thi Nguyen, Mattias Larsson, Socorro Escalante, Babatunde Olowokure, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Hellen Gelband, Peter Horby, Ha Bich Thi Ngo, Mai Thanh Hoang, Jeremy Farrar, Tran Tinh Hien, Heiman FL Wertheim |
Abstract |
Antimicrobial resistance is a major contemporary public health threat. Strategies to contain antimicrobial resistance have been comprehensively set forth, however in developing countries where the need for effective antimicrobials is greatest implementation has proved problematic. A better understanding of patterns and determinants of antibiotic use and resistance in emerging economies may permit more appropriately targeted interventions.Viet Nam, with a large population, high burden of infectious disease and relatively unrestricted access to medication, is an excellent case study of the difficulties faced by emerging economies in controlling antimicrobial resistance. |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 43% |
Unknown | 4 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
Scientists | 2 | 29% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Mozambique | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Sri Lanka | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 382 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 67 | 17% |
Researcher | 54 | 14% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 48 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 35 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 27 | 7% |
Other | 61 | 16% |
Unknown | 96 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 86 | 22% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 41 | 11% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 24 | 6% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 24 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 5% |
Other | 83 | 21% |
Unknown | 109 | 28% |