The overwhelming majority of participants in current genetic studies are of European ancestry.
To elucidate disease biology in the East Asian population, we conducted a genome-wide …

Background Aedes aegypti , the major vector of dengue viruses, often breeds in water
storage containers used by households without tap water supply, and occurs in high numbers …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between gestational weight gain and maternal body
mass index (BMI) among Vietnamese women and the risk of delivering an infant too small …

Background: The interplay between nasopharyngeal bacterial carriage, viral coinfection, and
lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) is poorly understood. We explored this association …

We hypothesized that host antiviral genes induced by type I interferons might affect the
natural course of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). We analyzed single nucleotide …

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most devastating chronic infectious diseases, but the role of
host genetics in disease development after infection in this disease remains unidentified. …

We have hypothesized that genetic predisposition influences the progression of SARS.
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE1) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism was previously …

Hospitalized Vietnamese children with acute respiratory infection were investigated for 13
viral pathogens using multiplex-polymerase chain reaction. We enrolled 958 children of whom …

Background: The association between environmental tobacco smoking (ETS) and childhood
pneumonia has not been established in developed or developing countries. A study was …

Background Transmission of tuberculosis (TB) to health care workers (HCWs) is a global
issue. Although effective infection control measures are expected to reduce nosocomial TB, …