Objective To investigate colonization of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs)in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)newborns on admission.Methods From April to November 2013,293 newborns who admitted to NICU of a hospital were screened for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)by nasal and throat swabs and for extended-spectrumβ-lactamases (ESBLs)bacteria and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)by anal swabs.Results Of 293 newborns,61 were detected MDROs (20.82%).The positive rate of MDROs screening in newborns aged <3 days(5.92%)was lower than those aged <3-6 days(37.74%)and 7-28 days (43.66%), the difference was significant (P =0.000).The major colonized MDROs were ESBLs-producing bacteria(83.60%), the major colonized site was anus(88.52%).Conclusion Neonatal anus and stool are important sources of MDROs in NICU;more attention should be paid to colonization screening for MDROs by anal swabs in newborns aged >3 days,and appropriate isolation measures should be taken for positive screening patients to prevent the transmission of MDROs.

Objective To study and design a new algorithm of QT interval measurement based on multi-scale morphological derivative transform(MMDT) according to the demands of mobile monitoring platform.Methods After the MMDT of ECG signals by inducing a triangle and a short line as a pair of structure elements,they were classified into four types by their morphological characteristics and the optimal strategy for each type was described to detect the onset of Q-wave.By introducing the "wing" function,two referenced points of T peak were picked out,which was helpful to locate the peak and offset of T wave,and improve the precision and recognition rate of MMDT method when detecting the bifid T wave(90.9%)and biphasic T wave(86.7%).Results Eighty data records from CSE database were used to evaluate the availability.By contrast with the wavelet transform method,the statistical results showed that the proposed algorithm had generally less error and smaller standard deviation especially for abnormal-phase T wave.Conclusion Compared with those algorithms based on wavelet transform and self-adaptive threshold techniques,our algorithm needs less empirical parameters and calculation.It is also suitable for mobile monitoring and HOLTER system,and has a wide prospect of application.

Objective To investigate the influence of carbon monoxide(CO) on the content of atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP) in ventricular tissues of rats.Methods The left and right ventricular tissues of 12 Wistar rats were divided into control group(n=12) and hemin group(n=12,the final concentration of hemin was 10~(-4) mol/L),respectively.The ventricular tissues were successly incubated in(37 ℃) thermostatic waterbath with Krebs solution as supernatant for 4 hours.After incubation of the ventricular tissues,radio-immunity method was applied to determine the content of ANP in the supernatant.Results Compared with the content of ANP in the supernatant in control group,it was significantly decreased both in left [(9.72?3.59) vs(52.05?31.65) ng/(g?wet tissue),P

Aim To investigate the effects of breviscapine(Bre)on Na+,K+-ATPase activity of proximal tubule(PT) and its renal protection in early diabetic rats. Methods The rats were divided into three groups: diabetic model (DM group), Bre treatment (Bre group) and normal control (NC group). Rats were administrated with Bre(20 mg?kg-1?d-1, ip) in Bre group, with normal saline(ip) in DM and NC groups for four weeks after diabetes induction with streptozotocin (STZ 65 mg?kg-1, ip) in Bre and DM groups. The urine and blood samples were collected from two intra-ureteral cannulas and the heart, respectively, under anesthesia four weeks after diabetes induction. After one of the renal arteries being perfused, the renal cortex was incubated and PT segments were microdissected freehand under microscope before the Na+,K+-ATPase activity in the segments were assessed by liquid scintillation counter. The blood glucose, levels of creatinine in serum and in urine were assayed. The microalbumin , ?2-microglobulin(?2-MG) of urine and endogenous digitalis-like substance (EDLS) of serum were measured respectively by radioimmunoassay. Results The PT Na+,K+-ATPase activity in NC group was(959.11?117.35) pmolPi?mm-1?h-1, and that in DM group was significant higher for (1893.53?383.90) pmolPi?mm-1?h-1 than it(P

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of anastomate in treatment of rectal lesion. Methods The anastomate was used to resect space occupying lesion which was 5~12cm from anal.Then thwe operation procedure,operation time, recurrence complications and correlated problems were summarized.Results The average operation time was 34 minutes. Exceot for one case of anastomtic bleeding and one case of recurrence 14 months post operation.there were No other complications.Conclusions Stapling-resecting the rectal lesion was feasible,but some problems were solved from the design of anastomate.

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Objective:To study the social psychology of people when facing severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS),a sudden social crisis.Methods:Using the social psychological methods,we analyzed the manifestations,causes and hazards of the public fear derived from the outbreak of SARS in China.Results:Sudden outbreak of SARS made people full of uncertainty and fear,and such fear would bring adverse effects to the society.It affected not only the daily life of people,but aslo their physical, mental stability and behavior reaction.Conclusion:SARS makes us realize the importance of psychology and psychiatry to individuals and to the society.It is imperative to establish a comprehensive provention and intervention system of diseases to maintain the social stability and the well being of individuals.

BACKGROUND:Tumor necrosis factor α, as a pathogenic factor, induces the inflammatory reaction mainlyvia the activation of the nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway. Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) is involved in the regulation of the inflammatory reaction induced by cytokines.
OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of knockdown of LRP1 on tumor necrosis factor α-induced inflammatory reaction.
METHODS: Primary cultured rat chondrocytes were transfected with lentivirus-mediated RNA interference to knockdown LRP1 gene. Three days after lentivirus transfection, chondrocytes were pretreated with Bay 11-7082 (10 μmol/L) for 30 minutes prior to the addition of tumor necrosis factor α (30 μg/L) for 30 minutes. Signaling protein and mRNA expressions in chondrocytes were detected by western blot assay and real-time PCR analysis, respectively. Chondrocytes were pretreated with or not Bay 11-7082 (10 μmol/L) 30 minutes prior to the addition of tumor necrosis factor α (30 μg/L) for 12 hours after starvation in DMEM for overnight, and the culture medium was colected for ELISA determination of matrix metaloproteinase 13 level.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Tumor necrosis factor α receptor 1 expression was upregulated in chondrocytes after lentivirus-induced knockdown of LRP1. Increased expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and activation of the nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway were found after the addition of tumor necrosis factor α in shLRP1 group. Moreover, increased level of matrix metaloproteinase 13 was determined by ELISA. Taken together, knockdown of LRP1 up-regulates the expression of tumor necrosis factor α-induced inducible nitric oxide synthase and matrix metaloproteinase 13 through the activation of the nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway.

Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness between puncture drainage and surgery in the treatment of pyogenic liver abscess.Methods Clinical date of 81 patients with pyogenic liver abscess were retrospectively analyzed.Patients were divided into the ultrasound-guided puncture drainage group (48 patients) and open surgical drainage group (33 patients).The demographic data,laboratory examination,efficient rate,complication rate,mortality,time for body temperature returned to normal and hospital stays were compared between the two groups.Results Klebsiella pneumoniae was positive in 45.45％ cases by blood culture,and in 62.50％ cases by pus culture.There was no statistically significant difference in the effective rate and mortality (x2 =0.91,2.05,P ＞ 0.05).For patients with puncture drainage hospital stay was (14 ± 5) days,significantly shorter than (17 ± 5) days in surgery group (t =-3.20,P ＜ 0.05).Time to normal temperature was (5.1 ± 1.6) days in puncture drainage group,which was shorter than (6.0 ± 1.1) days in open surgery group (t =-2.85,P ＜ 0.05).Postoperative complications were fewer in the puncture drainage group (6 cases) than open surgery group (10 cases) (x2=3.91,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Ultrasound-guided puncture drainage for liver abscess is safe,feasible,effective of low complication rate for the treatment of pyogenic liver abscess.

The nitrate-N content in KNO3 solution and soil was rapidly predicted using techniques of mid-infrared spectroscopy, in which 15 NO-3 and 14 NO-3 were distinguished and predicted. The results showed that the characteristic band of nitrate in solution and soil was 1200-1500 cm-1 , and compared with 14 NO-3 , the red shift of characteristic band of 15 NO-3 was about 35 cm-1 . In the characteristic band of nitrate, absorption band increased with the nitrate nitrogen concentration with less interference absorption. The linear regression was made between the first principal component of characteristic band and nitrate-N content, and correlation coefficient was more than 0 . 9840 , indicating that the technique of mid-infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy could be applied for rapid monitoring of nitrate in solution and soil. Meanwhile, based on the red shift characteristic of 15 NO-3 absorption band, the method of partial least squares were involved to predict the nitrate-N of different N-isotope labeled in solution and soil, resulting that all the prediction models reached excellent levels. For 14 NO3-N and 15 NO3-N in solution, the correlation coefficients ( R2 ) were 0. 9980 and 0. 9982 respectively, and ration performance to standard deviations ( RPD ) were 6. 44 and 4. 76, respectively. While for 14 NO3-N and 15 NO3-N in soil, the correlation coefficients ( R2 ) were 0. 9794 and 0. 9679, and RPD were 5. 75 and 4. 78, respectively. Therefore, the technique of mid-infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy can be applied for rapid monitoring different N-isotope labeled nitrate in solution and soil, to provide a new in situ and fast time method to study nitrification process in soil.