Objective To study the common influenza viruses infection of hospitalized patients admitted for acute respiratory tract infections, using gold immunchromatographic assay ( GICA ) to detect influenza viruses. Methods The result of FluA/B antigen detection in 1145 patients with various types of respiratory diseases from two class-A hospitals were analyzed. Influenza virus detection rates of patients in different seasons,with different gender,age,types of respiratory diseases and whether with foundation diseases were analyzed to identify the common rules and characteristics. Results There were significant differences for Flu A/b detection rate between first quarter and the second or third quarter,P <0.05 by x2 test( FluA x2 = 17. 735, P = 0.000;X2 = 14.855,P = 0. 000;FluB x2 =5. 326,P = 0. 021;x2 = 4.349, P = 0.037 ) . The result was repeated in the comparison between Flu A/B detection rate in the fourth quarter and the second or third quarter,P <0. 05 by x2 test (FluA x2 =19. 480,P= 0.000;x2 =16.771,,P=0. 000;FluB X2 = 6. 885.P = 0. 009;x2 =5. 959,P =0.015). These results indicated the detection rates of the first and fourth quarter were higher than the second and third quarter. Elderly patients (≥65 years old) had higher Flu A/ B detection rate compared with patients below 65 years ( FluA x2 =55. 362,P = 0.000;FluB x2 = 8.984,P = 0.003). The detection rate of Flu A/B in patients without foundation diseases or with one,two or three kinds of foundation diseases had significant differences, which showed with an increase in the number of types of the foundation diseases, FluA/B-positive detection rate increased. In patients with various foundation diseases, the FluA antigen detection rate in group of AECOPD patients was 18.2% and 17.1% in pneumonia group, which were higher than in all other diseases. Conclusions Sporadic cases of influenza were found in general wards, incidence rate was higher in the first and the fourth quarter. There is a higher risk of influenza virus infection for elder patients and patients with foundation diseases.

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of zinc gluconate nasal spray in the prevention of upper respiratory infection. Methods A random, double-blind and placebo-controlled study was conducted in a total of 901 healthy male recruits, who were randomized into 2 groups, experiment group and control group, by using a random-number table. The experiment group, consisted of 447 recruits, was given zinc gluconate nasal spray, and the control group, consisted of 454 recruits, with placebo for one month. During the course of the experiment, 61 in trial group and 67 in control group were eliminated. The incidence of upper respiratory infection, influenza-like illness, and the incidence of all the symptoms were documented after treatment for one month. Results Seven hundred and seventy-three recruits completed the schedule finally up to standard, among them 386 recruits were in experiment group and 387 in placebo group. The incidence of upper respiratory infection and influenza-like illness were lower in experiment group (26.94% and 0.26%, respectively) than in control group (34.37% and 2.06%, respectively; ?2=5.010 for upper respiratory infection, P

Objective To compare the effectiveness of different methods of collecting nasopharyngeal secre-tions by nasopharynx swab and nasopharyngeal underpressure suction catheter for rapid detection of influenza virus. Methods Nasopharyngeal secretions as the experimental samples of 1042 patients with acute respiratory tract disea-ses were collected by nasopharynx swab and nasopharyngeal suction catheter, and gold immunochromatographic assay (GICA) kit was applied for the detection of influenza viruses. Results The use of the above two methods collecting nasopharyngeal secretions as samples for rapid detection of influenza virus would get the same results. The difference between the two methods had no statistical significance( P > 0.05 ). Conclnsions Nasopharynx swab is a reliable method for rapid detection of influenza virus, which is fast and convenient, compared with nasopharyngeal suction catheter.

The paper covered the initial success of Zhejiang province in furthering its development of a basic healthcare system in alignment of social and economic growth. Such progress has been achieved by adhering to the principles of coordinated arrangement,highlighting key points and step-by-step progress. Also presented are the methods and experiences of the province in its reform and perspectives for furthering the ongoing reform.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility for gold immunochromatographic assay (GICA) in rapid detection of influenza virus A infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy-three patients were enrolled. All patients contributed nasopharyngeal secretions and paired serum samples. Nasopharyngeal secretions was used for colloidal gold immunochromatographic rapid assay for influenza A virus immediately after the collection of specimen. Paired serum samples were used for the hemagglutination inhibition assay at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention influenza network laboratory in Beijing. RESULTS: Compare GICA test to hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay, the Kappa value was 0.402 and the p value in the paired chi2 test was higher than 0.05. Therefore, the difference was not statistically significant. The sensitivity of GICA was 50.0% and the specificity was 90.2%, and the negative predictive value was 90.2%. CONCLUSION: The sensitivity for Influenza A antigen detection by using GICA is relatively low, the specificity is relatively satisfactory.
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Antigens, Viral/*blood ; Female ; *Gold Colloid ; Humans ; Immunochromatography/*methods ; Influenza A virus/*immunology ; Influenza, Human/*diagnosis/immunology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic ; Sensitivity and Specificity