1.Analysis of tellurite resistance level and resistance gene cluster in non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates
Xiangning BAI ; Ailan ZHAO ; Qiong MENG ; Jianguo XU ; Yanwen XIONG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2012;32(7):585-588
Objective To investigate the tellurite resistance level,the presence of tellurite resistance (ter) gene cluster and their relationships in non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli(STEC) isolates.Methods Tellurite resistance level was evaluated by plate dilution method and the ter gene cluster was tested by PCR.Results Only 5 of 39 non-O157 STEC isolates tested in this study were identified to have ter gene cluster,which showed relatively high levels of tellurite resistance ranging from 128 μg/ml to 512 μg/ml.In contrast,the other 34 isolates without ter gene cluster were sensitive to potassium tellurite and showed very low levels of tellurite resistance,the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) was <1 μg/ml for 29 isolates,8 μg/ml for 2 isolates and 2 μg/ml for 3 isolates.Conclusion Most non-O157 STEC isolates were sensitive to potassium tellurite.It could be concluded that much attention should be paid when screening the non-O157 STEC isolates using the selective medium supplemented with potassium tellurite.
2.Visual acuity test for children under 5 years of age
Lihong LI ; Jianhua PENG ; Yong WEN ; Anhui ZHU ; Ailan ZHAO
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2009;8(5):340-342
The visual acuity testa were performed in 8219 children(16 438 eyes)under 5 years of age with sound and light toys,electric torch and a retinoscope.The general ocular examination and mydriatic optometry were also performed for the ametropia.In 8219 children 61 were found to have dominant strabismus,including 59 cases of concomitant strabismus and 2 paralytic strabismus.AbnormaJ refraction was detected in 404 children(739 eye)accounting for 4.92%,including 68 cases of anisometropia (0.83%).In 16 438 eyes 621(3.78%)were moderate or hyper-presbyopia;53(0.32%)were myopia;65 (0.40%)were mixed astigmatism.The vision acuity test described above is a simple and convenient method suitable for children under 5 who are not able to read the conventional test chart.
3.Types of eae genes in non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains
Xiangning BAI ; Yanmei XU ; Ailan ZHAO ; Juan ZHOU ; Yanwen XIONG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2015;(6):414-418
Objective To analyze the subtypes of eae genes in various non-O157 Shiga toxin-pro-ducing Escherichia coli ( STEC) strains isolated in China.Methods The complete nucleotide sequences of 10 eae genes were amplified by PCR and sequenced.The BLASTn software was used to analyze the se-quences for eae gene subtyping.A phylogenetic tree was constructed based on the10 ea e gene sequences to-gether with the gene sequences of 30 different subtypes in GenBank and those of STEC strains of 7 prevalent serotypes (O157 ∶H7, O26 ∶H11, O103 ∶H2, O111 ∶H8, O145 ∶H28, O45 ∶H2 and O121 ∶H19) using MEGA 5.0.Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was performed on the 10 STEC strains with reference to the Escherichia coli ( E.coli) MLST website ( http://mlst.warwick.ac.uk/mlst/dbs/Ecoli) for the typing of multiple loci.A minimum spanning tree ( MST) was constructed using the BioNumerics software to inves-tigate the phylogenetic relationships between the 10 eae gene-positive STEC strains in this study and hemolyt-ic uremic syndrome-associated enterohemorrhagic E.coli ( HUSEC) strains as well as all human STEC strains of O157, O26, O45, O103, O111, O121 and O145 serotypes submitted to the E.coli MLST website data-base.Results The complete nucleotide sequences of eae genes in 10 non-O157 STEC strains were 2.8 kb in length and belonged to 3 known subtypes.The predominant subtype wasβ1, accounting for 60%of the 10 STEC strains (6/10), followed byθandγ1 subtypes with two strains in each type.The eae gene sequences in certain strains were identical to those of the prevalent serotypes.Seven sequence types ( STs) were identi-fied from the 10 STEC strains carrying eae gene.Conclusion The eae genes harbored by the non-O157 STEC strains isolated from different specimens in China were diverse and had close phylogenetic relationships with the highly pathogenic and prevalent STEC strains.This study implied that the STEC strains harboring eae gene had high pathogenic potential.
4.Preparation and quality standard of toothache drop pills
Hui LIU ; Li DENG ; Meng WANG ; Yaxin ZHAO ; Ailan ZHANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;(8):728-730
Objective To prepare toothache drop pills and establish its quality standard.Methods The drop pills were prepared by a routine method; HPLC was used for the determination of the EU isoimperatorin content.Results The drop pills were well- distributed in size, smooth and glossy in appearance, mild in hardness; TLC can identify isoimperatorin characteristic spots; Determination of the Indigo 0.50~520μg/ml linear relationship was good,r=0.999 8, the recovery of 98.38%.RSD values were 1.05%.Conclusion The preparation method of toothache drop pills is simple, and the drop pills are well-shaped with controllable quality.
5.Building and put the emergency nursing program for burst group accidents into practice
Ailan ZHAO ; Xian PAN ; Xinglian LIN ; Xuezhen HAN ; Meifeng LIU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2006;0(06):-
Objective To find out the weakness in the emergency nursing for burst group accidents, and then building a normative nursing program which have included framework and 4 stages. Methods Using the method of Fish-Bone Drawing to analyzed the nursing courses in 22 burst accidents within the past 4 years retrospectively. Results After using the normative nursing program, nurses have known their own working targets and responsibility, which can apply the nursing care effectively and orderly. Conclusion The application of emergency nursing program is a kind of quick and proper nursing method, which can improve the patients' prognosis effectively.
6.Anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of toothache drop pills
Meng WANG ; Li DENG ; Hui LIU ; Yaxin ZHAO ; Ailan ZHANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2016;(2):149-152
Objective To investigate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of toothache drop pills. Methods The acute inflammatory models such as xylene-induced ear edema and egg white-induced paw edema and the chronic inflammatory model granuloma induced by cotton pellet implantation were used in researching the inflammatory effects of toothache drop pills. Meanwhile, the analgesic effects of toothache drop pills were observed by hot plate and acetic acid writhing test. Results Compared with the blank control group,the degree of ear swelling in mice in the positive control group, toothache drop pills middle and high dose group (2.56 ± 1.35 mg, 4.26 ± 1.21 mg, 3.23 ± 1.25 mg vs. 8.25 ± 1.21 mg) were lower than the blank control group (P<0.05). 120 minutes after administration,compared with the blank control group, the degree of paw swelling in mice in the positive control group, toothache drop pills middle and high dose group (23.54 ± 9.12 mg, 27.58 ± 9.14 mg, 21.25 ± 8.45 mg vs.39.54 ± 8.89 mg) were lower than the blank control group (P<0.05). Granuloma swelling quality in mice caused by cotton in the positive control group, toothache drop pills middle and high dose group (6.51 ± 2.58 mg, 7.82 ± 1.57 mg, 6.58 ± 3.47 mg vs. 13.58 ± 3.25 mg) were lower than the blank control group (P<0.05). The threshold of pain in mice in the positive control group, toothache drop pills middle and high dose group (20.86 ± 2.58 s, 20.25 ± 2.14 s, 20.75 ± 1.78 s vs.17.21 ± 3.31 s) were increased (P<0.05). The number of mice writhing in the positive control group, toothache drop pills middle and high dose group (23.47 ± 7.57, 28.65 ± 6.54, 24.36 ± 7.78 vs. 40.96 ± 6.58) were decreased(P<0.05). Conclusion Toothache drop pills had obvious anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.
7.Design and implementation of information management system for field medical team
Zongran ZHANG ; Guangzhi ZHANG ; Ailan LIU ; Fei ZHAO ; Daosheng ZHU
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2004;0(07):-
This paper develops the field medical information management system,which realizes the informationiztion and team service management for field medical team.system to field medical team. It also provides interface program with No.1 Military Medical Project,which realizes the linking of medical treatment information about patient in field medical team and rear military hospital.
8.An epidemiological survey of the prevalence of 2 594 cases with viral hepatitis B infection in different populations
Haiyan HE ; Jing CHEN ; Weishen WU ; Ying ZHAO ; Chao LI ; Ailan SHAN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2014;21(6):825-826
Objective To find out the present situation of hepatitis B infection or immunity in Tianjin city,and to provide the scientific basis for the hepatitis B control and prevention.Methods 2 594 samples were selected with the methods of different proportionate stratified and cluster sampling,and the hepatitis B infection markers were detected by ELISA.Results The positive rates of HBsAg,anti-HBs,anti-HBc and HBV were 2.62%,46.72%,10.60% and 51.54%.Conclusion Compared with the results in 1992,the positive rates of HBsAg,anti-HBc and HBV were decreased significantly,while the positive rate of anti-HBs increased significandy,which ascribed to the comprehensive measure with the vaccination against hepatitis B as a main strategy for control hepatitis B.
9.Outcome and prognosis of isolated mild fetal ventriculomegaly in uterus
Ailan XIE ; Huan YUWANG ; Yaping ZHAO ; Yi YE ; Xiaoming CHEN ; Huipei JIN ; Xueqiong ZHU
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2011;46(6):418-421
Objective To investigate outcome and prognosis of isolated mild fetal ventriculomegaly (IMV) of fetus in uterus. Methods From Jan. 2006 to Dec. 2009, 18 200 singleton pregnancy women from 20 weeks gestation underwent prenatal ultrasonography examination in Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College. One hundred and forty-eight women with IMV (transverse diameter of the atrium of the lateral ventricle measuring between 10 and 15 mm with no other abnormalities) were studied prospectively, which were divided into two groups: 99 women with transverse diameter of the lateral ventricle of 10 - 11 mm in group A and 49 women with transverse diameter lateral ventricle of 12 - 15 mm in group B. The changes of ventriculomegaly and the associated intracranial and extracranial anomalies were observed regularly every 2 or 4 weeks until delivery. The development of neurological system was also followed up. Results ( 1 ) The overall incidence of IMV was 0. 08% (148/18 200). The rate of bilateral ventriculomegaly were 20% (20/99) in group A and 51% (25/49) in group B, which reached statistical difference (P< 0. 05). (2) Prognosis of fetus: 139 cases with 2 or more ultrasonographic examinations, IMV resolved throughout pregnancy in 41. 7% (58/139) ,regressed in 7. 9% (11/139) ,remained stable in 36. 7% (51/139)and progressed in 13. 7% ( 19/139). Five cases in group A and 11 cases in group B present progress, which reached significantly difference (P < 0. 05). (3) One hundred and eleven cases infant were followed up for 5-12 months,the rate of psycho-motor developmental delay was 5. 4% (6/111). The rate of neuro-developmental delay in progressed group (3/15) was higher than 2. 5% ( 1/40) in resolved group, 0 (0/8) in regressed group and 4. 2% (2/48) in remained stable group, which reached significantly difference (P<0. 05). Conclusions About 85% of cases of IMV resolved, regressed or remained stable in utero would exhibited good prognosis. IMV with a transverse atrial size ≥ 12 mm or progression in utero was usually associated with a poor prognosis, which should be observed carefully.
10.The fecal bacterial community in diarrheal samples explored by 16S rRNA and PFGE analysis
Yongyun ZHOU ; Yanmay XU ; Zhigang CUI ; Dong JIN ; Ailan ZHAO ; Changyun YE ; Jianguo XU
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2010;(3):205-208
The purpose of this research was to understand fecal micro-flora of Enterococcus-related diarrhea feces and the clone characteristics of isolated Enterococcus strains.Primer was designed according to 16S rRNA gene and integrated DNA extracted from patients' fecal samples was used as the template to amplify the conserved sequence of 16S rRNA by PCR.After the PCR product was purified and cloned into T vector to sequence,PFGE was used to analyze 20 out of 50 Enterococcus isolates from each specimen.The 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis indicated that these 4 portions of diarrhea feces were dominated by Enterococcus faecium (>68%) and the isolates were clonal except only one portion.Although the basic flora characteristics of diarrhea feces could be revealed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis and PFGE analysis,the pathogenicity and mechanism of Enterococcus were still waiting for further experimental exploration.