Professor Heiman Wertheim

Contact information

Podcast interview

Drug resistant infections are a global crisis and we cannot focus on our own country only. Clinical trials in low and middle income countries where the burden is highest, as well as work with local communities and engagement with policy makers help influence public health policies.

View transcript

Research groups

OUCRU Oxford University Clinical Research Unit

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

Genomic analysis of diversity, population structure, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance inKlebsiella pneumoniae, an urgent threat to public health
Journal article

Holt KE. et al, (2015), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112, E3574 - E3581
Animal production and antimicrobial resistance in the clinic.
Journal article

Robinson TP. et al, (2016), Lancet, 387, e1 - e3
Maximising access to achieve appropriate human antimicrobial use in low-income and middle-income countries
Journal article

Mendelson M. et al, (2016), The Lancet, 387, 188 - 198
Raw Pig Blood Consumption and Potential Risk forStreptococcus suisInfection, Vietnam
Journal article

Huong VTL. et al, (2014), Emerging Infectious Diseases, 20, 1895 - 1898
Cardiovascular manifestations of the emerging dengue pandemic.
Journal article

Yacoub S. et al, (2014), Nat Rev Cardiol, 11, 335 - 345

Recent publications

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
Journal article

Tran DN. et al, (2017), European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 36, 219 - 225
Combating antimicrobial resistance: quality standards for prescribing for respiratory infections in Vietnam
Journal article

Li R. et al, (2016), The Lancet Global Health, 4, e789 - e789
Association of Microvascular Function and Endothelial Biomarkers With Clinical Outcome in Dengue: An Observational Study.
Journal article

Yacoub S. et al, (2016), J Infect Dis, 214, 697 - 706
Epidemiology and etiology of influenza-like-illness in households in Vietnam; it’s not all about the kids!
Journal article

Nguyen DNT. et al, (2016), Journal of Clinical Virology, 82, 126 - 132
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
Journal article

Do NTT. et al, (2016), The Lancet Global Health, 4, e633 - e641

More publications