LABORATORY OF RESPIRATORY BACTERIA
A.
Biological investigation and Research
1.
Research
on acute respiratory infections, especially whooping cough, and diphtheria
2.
Research
on agents of respiratory opportunistic infections
3.
Antibiograms
trials: identifying MIC
4.
Clinical
diagnosing of whooping cough by culture and
serological testing
5.
Immunofluorescence
applying in whooping cough diagnose, and other opportunistic causative agents such
as Pneumocystis carinii, Legionella, etc.
6.
PCR,
and PFGE techniques applying in studying bacterial genes, and molecular epidemiological
research of epidemic causative agents
7.
Improving
techniques in diagnosing, managing, and treating pulmonary infections among HIV/AIDS
patients in Hochiminh city. This includes epidemiological surveys, setting up algorithm
for diagnoses and treatment; financially supported by ANRS from 2002 to 2004.
8.
On
going study: “Investigations of antibiotics resistance of commonly prevalent bacteria
in community”, funded by SIDA, from 2002 to 2005
9.
Providing
reference bacteria strains
10.
Investigation
of bacterial antibiotics resistance of common bacteria in
11.
Investigations
of meningococcal, diphtheria, and whooping cough epidemics
12.
Investigations
of bacterial resistance against common antibiotics, using MIC technique, and biological
molecular resistance mechanism (cooperating with Bacterial laboratory, and Biological
molecular laboratory)
13.
Focus
surveillance, and case study of meningococcal infections
B.
Technology being applied
1.
Culture
2.
ELISA
3. Immunofluorescence