1.Treatment efficacy evaluation of standardized management for children with asthma
Xusheng MA ; Linxiu TU ; Yijun MEI ; Haiyan BI ; Shengbo YU ; Huijie WANG ; Caifu WANG ; Zhimin CHEN
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2015;(8):706-709
ObjectiveTo evaluate the treatment efifcacy of the treatment promotion of standardized management for chil-dren with asthma.MethodsMedical records of 150 children with asthma were reviewed and divided into management group or control group according to whether standardized management was accepted. Comprehensive asthma education for asthma pa-tients and their parents including asthma associated basic knowledge education, health education as well as follow-ups at deifned intervals was conducted in 78 cases. In the meantime, standardized asthma therapies were performed. Control group involved 72 cases who did not receive asthma education managements and only accepted regular clinical therapies. After 1-year observational follow-up, , clinical efifcacy of children with asthma, changes of knowledge-attitude-practice of parents, and compliance of med-ication were compared between the two groups.ResultsAfter promotion of standardized managements treatment, asthma con-trol rates in the management group were signiifcantly higher than that of the control group(χ2=54.68,P<0.01); In addition, the rate of asthma attacks, emergency visits as well as hospitalizations were obviously reduced in the management group than control group (both withP<0.01). Knowledge associated with asthma, therapy and management executions as well as knowledge-atti-tude-practice of parents also demonstrated apparent elevations in the management group (P<0.01); At the same time, management group has illustrated superior medication compliance over the control group (χ2=66.27,P<0.01).ConclusionPromotion of standardized treatment management among children with asthma can help to achieve effective control by raising levels of knowl-edge-attitude-practice of the parents as well as the patient’s compliance to the treatment.
2.Detection of Legionella pneumophila infection in children with lower respiratory infections by ELISA and PCR
Guohong ZHU ; Caifu WANG ; Lanfong TANG ; Zhongsheng YU ; Liqing CHEN ; Jianfeng HANG ; Zhimin CHEN
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2008;17(5):517-520
Objective To investigate the infection rate of Legionella pneumophila(LP)in children younger than 5 years with lower respiratory infections by ELISA and PCR.Method Serum LP-IgM and IgG were measured by ELISA,and LP DNA in sputum or throat swab were detected by PCR in 300 children less than 5 years with lower respiratory infections.The data were analyzed by chi-square test and the consistency of the two methods was analyzea by NcNemar test.Results Serum antibody detected by ELISA was positive in 17 cases(5.67%),including 10 positive of IgM and 7 positiile of lgG.In these 17 eases,11 were males and 6 were females with similar positive rates(5.76%vs 5.5%).Four cases(2.53%)were positive in children aged from 27 days to 1 year,while 7(7.37%)and 6 cases(12.77%)were positive in children aged 1-3 years and 3-5 years,respectively.Seven cases(5.19%)found in the winter and spring seasons and 10 cases(6.06%)in summer and autumn seasons.Eleven children(11.83%)were from urban area and only 6(2.9%)from countryside.DNA in sputum or throat swab detected by PCR was positive in 16 cases(5.33%),included 10 males and 6 females with similar positive rates(5.24%vs 5.5%).Five cases(3.16%)were positive in children aged from 27 days to 1 year,while 6(6.32%)and 5 cases(10.64%)were positive in children aged 1-3 years and 3-5 years,respectively.Three cases(2.22%)found in the winter and spring seasons and 13 cases(7.88%)in sunmmr and alltumll seasons.Nine children(9.68%)were from urban area and only 7(3.38%)from countryside.McNemar test was used to compare the data of ELISA and PCR results with a Qm of 0.037 and a Pr of 0.8474.Conclusions LP might contribute partly to the lower respiratory infections in children less than 5 years.The infection rate of LP increases with age increasing.Urban children have a higher infection rate than those living in countryside.Both methods have a good consistency.
3.Study on relationships of MS4A1 gene polymorphism with blood concentration and efficacy of rituximab in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Feng SHI ; Tao LIU ; He HUANG ; Caifu FANG ; Shaoxing GUAN ; Zhang ZHANG ; Zhao WANG ; Xiaojie FANG ; Zhuojia CHEN ; Shu LIU
China Pharmacy 2025;36(13):1641-1647
OBJECTIVE To explore the effects of CD20 coding gene (MS4A1) polymorphism on the blood concentration and efficacy of rituximab in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. METHODS A prospective observational study was conducted on 160 newly diagnosed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients who received the R-CHOP regimen at the Sun Yat Sen University Cancer Center from January 2016 to December 2020, with a minimum follow-up period of approximately 5 years. The blood concentration of rituximab was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. MS4A1 tagSNPs were selected by Haploview4.2 software, including rs1051461, rs17155034, rs4939364, and rs10501385. The genotype of MS4A1 was detected by Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Univariate linear regression analysis was employed to examine the correlation between various factors(demographic, clinical, and genotypic variables) in patients and the steady-state trough concentration of rituximab during the first course of treatment, followed by multivariate linear regression analysis. Kaplan-Meier curves were drawn to evaluate progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Using MS4A1 genotype and tumor stage as independent variables, Cox regression model was employed to evaluate the factors influencing patient prognosis. RESULTS The blood concentration of rituximab in MS4A1 rs10501385 CC carriers was 15.20 μg/mL,which was significantly lower than 21.95 μg/mL in AA+AC carriers (P<0.05). The multivariate linear regression model incorporating tumor stage and MS4A1 rs10501385 polymorphism explained 7.3% of the interindividual variability in rituximab concentrations. Compared with MS4A1 rs1051461 CC carriers, CT+TT carriers had significantly prolonged PFS and OS (P<0.05). The Cox proportional hazards regression model showed that the MS4A1 rs1051461 CC genotype (HR=4.406, 95%CI:1.743-11.137, P<0.05) and tumor Ⅲ&Ⅳ (HR=3.233, 95%CI: 1.413-7.399, P<0.05) were independent risk factors for PFS. CONCLUSIONS The tumor staging and MS4A1 rs10501385 polymorphism are key influencing factors for blood concentration of rituximab, and MS4A1 rs1051461 polymorphism significantly affects PFS in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients.