Objective To explore the clinical significance of sCD14-ST in diagnosing children sepsis and monitoring the treatment effects. Methods Case-control study. Patients were recruited by Longyan First Hospital from August 2013 to March 2015.The sCD14-ST, WBC, CRP, PCT and APACHE-Ⅱlevels were measured in 237 septic children ( infectious SIRS, including 120 bacterial and 117 nonbacterial SIRS) , 89 non-infectious SIRS and 156 healthy children.The changes and the correlation of the five indicators in septic children before and after treatment was compared.The diagnosis value of sCD14-ST in sepsis by the receiver operationg characteristic curves ( ROC) was analyzed.Results The sCD14-ST level in septic children [643.47(596.47 -690.46) ng/L] was higher than that in non-infectious SIRS [246.94(234.85-259.03)ng/L]and healthy control [151.00(142.79-159.22)ng/L](χ2 =121.850, 325.663, P<0.01).The whole blood level of sCD14-ST in bacterial sepsis [606.17(542.71-669.63) ng/L]and non-bacterial sepsis [679.83(610.37-747.29)ng/L]were no significance (χ2 =0.854, P=0.335), while compared with the control group, they had significant differences (χ2 =326.228, P<0.01) .Totally 80 blood culture samples were positive in 117 bacterial septic children, and the sCD14-ST level was not significant between Gram positive bacteria infection and [641.07 (553.82 -728.31) ng/L] Gram negative bacteria infection[750.00(597.10 -902.89) ng/L] (χ2 =1.12,P=0.29), but the sCD14-ST level in blood culture positive children was significantly higher than healthy controls ( chi-square =117. 46, 155.846, P<0.01).sCD14-ST, WBC, CRP, PCT, APACHE-Ⅱscore before and after treatment were all significantly decreased ( χ2 =44.569, 113.337, 63.986, 100.055, 51.015, P<0.01).The sCD14-ST was significantly positively related withCRP and APACHE-Ⅱ score before treatment, but there were no correlation with WBC and PCT.The ROC-AUC of sCD14-ST in septic children was 0.901.Compared with the ROC-AUCs of WBC ( 0.875 ) and CRP ( 0.836 ) , there were statistically significant different ( P<0.01).The sensitivity and specificity of sCD14-ST were 85%, 90%, respectively.Conclusions The study suggested that sCD14-ST superior value to the diagnosis of sepsis in children than other parameters.It should be applied as a valuable biomarker for early diagnosis and the evaluation of severity of sepsis.

Objective To analyze the monitoring results of plague in Qianxi'nan Prefecture in Guizhou Province from 2006 to 2015,and to provide a reference for prevention and control of plague.Methods Using a retrospective analysis method,plague epidemic reports,epidemic source investigations,and animal plague surveillance data from 3 monitoring sites in Xingyi City,Anlong County,and Yilong Experimental Area in Qianxi'nan Prefecture from 2006-2015 were collected and analyzed.Results In 2006-2015,no rat plague and human plague occurred in Qianxi'nan Prefecture.There was no Yersinia pestis,and a total of 1 plague antigen F1 positive rat was detected in Xingyi City in 2006.The density of indoor rat was 2.28％ (3 580/157 192),the density of indoor Rattus flavipectus was 1.31％ (2 052/157 192),ranging from 0.90％ to 1.82％,the differences were statistically significant between different years (x2 =91.110,P ＜ 0.05);and the density of outdoor rat was 1.52％ (2 358/154 732),the density of outdoor Rattus flavipectus was 0.58％ (905/154 732),ranging from 0.39％ to 0.90％,the differences were statistically significant between different years (x2 =63.428,P ＜ 0.05).In the composition of rodents,Rattus flavipectus was the dominant species,Rattus norvegicus and Mus musculus were common species.The musk deer index was 1.19.In the composition of flea species,the Xenopsylla cheopis was the dominant species with an index of 0.64,Leptopsylla segnis and Monopsyllus anisus were common species.Conclusions Rattus flavipectus and Xenopsylla cheopis was the dominant rodent and flea species in Qianxi'nan Prefecture.The density of indoor Rattus flavipectus and the index of flea are higher than those of the national standard of plague control (1.0％,0.5).In the future,densities of Rattus flavipectus should be closely monitored,and the rodent and flea killing activities should be carried out in time.

The dysfunction of coronary microcirculation is an important cause of coronary artery disease (CAD). The index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) is a quantitative evaluation of coronary microcirculatory function, which provides a significant reference for the prediction, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of CAD. IMR also plays a key role in investigating the interaction between epicardial and microcirculatory dysfunctions, and is closely associated with coronary hemodynamic parameters such as flow rate, distal coronary pressure, and aortic pressure, which have been widely applied in computational studies of CAD. However, there is currently a lack of consensus across studies on the normal and pathological ranges of IMR. The relationships between IMR and coronary hemodynamic parameters have not been accurately quantified, which limits the application of IMR in computational CAD studies. In this paper, we discuss the research gaps between IMR and its potential applications in the computational simulation of CAD. Computational simulation based on the combination of IMR and other hemodynamic parameters is a promising technology to improve the diagnosis and guide clinical trials of CAD.
Coronary Angiography ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Coronary Circulation ; Humans ; Microcirculation ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Vascular Resistance