Professor Heiman Wertheim
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Heiman Wertheim
Associate Professor
OUCRU Ha Noi
Heiman Wertheim, MD PhD, is a clinical microbiologist at the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Hanoi, Vietnam, which is based at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. Currently, he is involved with several infectious disease research projects in Asia. His main research topics are central nervous system infections, paediatric tuberculosis, pneumonia, Klebsiella pneumoniae infections, Staphylococcus aureus infections, and antibiotic resistance. He supervises activities of the Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP) in Vietnam, which did a situation analysis on antibiotic use and resistance in Vietnam. He recently finished a large project that studied hospital acquired infections, antibiotic resistance and antibiotic use across 16 hospitals in Vietnam (Vinares study).
Key publications
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Genomic analysis of diversity, population structure, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance inKlebsiella pneumoniae, an urgent threat to public health
Holt KE. et al, (2015), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112, E3574 - E3581
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Animal production and antimicrobial resistance in the clinic
Robinson TP. et al, (2016), The Lancet, 387, e1 - e3
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Maximising access to achieve appropriate human antimicrobial use in low-income and middle-income countries
Mendelson M. et al, (2016), The Lancet, 387, 188 - 198
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Raw Pig Blood Consumption and Potential Risk forStreptococcus suisInfection, Vietnam
Huong VTL. et al, (2014), Emerging Infectious Diseases, 20, 1895 - 1898
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Cardiovascular manifestations of the emerging dengue pandemic
Yacoub S. et al, (2014), Nature Reviews Cardiology, 11, 335 - 345
Recent publications
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Emergence of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 and other carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex among patients in hospitals in Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Tran DN. et al, (2017), European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 36, 219 - 225
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Combating antimicrobial resistance: quality standards for prescribing for respiratory infections in Vietnam
Li R. et al, (2016), The Lancet Global Health, 4, e789 - e789
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Association of Microvascular Function and Endothelial Biomarkers With Clinical Outcome in Dengue: An Observational Study
Yacoub S. et al, (2016), Journal of Infectious Diseases, 214, 697 - 706
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Epidemiology and etiology of influenza-like-illness in households in Vietnam; it’s not all about the kids!
Nguyen DNT. et al, (2016), Journal of Clinical Virology, 82, 126 - 132
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Point-of-care C-reactive protein testing to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics for non-severe acute respiratory infections in Vietnamese primary health care: a randomised controlled trial
Do NTT. et al, (2016), The Lancet Global Health, 4, e633 - e641