1.Drug resistance of bacteria in simple periodontitis in 138 cases
Ming LU ; Huandong YUAN ; Haisheng YUAN
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2001;17(1):52-53
Objective:To detect drug resistance of bacteria in simple periodontitis.Methods:Bacteria from periodontal pocket were cultured and identified with the aerobic,anaerobic and L-form bacterium series of synchronism culture technology in 138 patients with simple periodontitis. Drug resistance of bacteria was detected with a fast chemosensitivity test.Results:135 bacterium strains were found in 138 samples (97.82%),multiple bacterial infecton rate was 81.48%,and penicillin resistancce rate was 90.37%.Conclusion:Multiple bacterial synergistic infection is principal in the simple periodontitis.Heigher curative rate may be obtained if treat the disease according to drug resistance analysis.
2.Hyperuricemia accompanied with changes in the retinal microcirculation in a Chinese high-risk population for diabetes.
YuanZhi YUAN ; M Kamran IKRAM ; SunFang JIANG ; HuanDong LIN ; LiMin REN ; HongMei YAN ; JianHua SHENG ; XuSheng CHEN ; Xin GAO
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2011;24(2):146-154
OBJECTIVETo investigate the association of retinal vascular calibers with hyperuricemia in a middle-aged and elderly population.
METHODSA cross-sectional design was applied in this study and 869 participants aged =40 years from a high-risk group for diabetes were recruited. All participants received the anthropometrical measurements and laboratory tests. Retinal arteriolar and venular caliber of the participants were measured with a semi-automated system. Hyperuricemia was defined as a serum uric acid level >420 μmol/L in men and >360 μmol/L in women. Linear regression models were used to assess the association of hyperuricemia with retinal vascular calibers. These models were additionally adjusted for age, central obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, weekly activity, smoking status, and education.
RESULTSAmong the 869 participants, 133 (15.3%) suffered from hyperuricemia. The crude mean serum uric acid level was 312.3 μmol/L (Standard Deviation 79.5); mean concentration was 355.0 μmol/L (SD 75.5) in male participants, and 288.0 μmol/L (SD 71.1) in female participants (age-adjusted difference 58.1 μmol/L, 95% Confidence Internal 48.5, 67.6). After adjusting for additional covariates, male participants with hyperuricemia had 3.77 μm (95% CI -0.46, 8.00) smaller arteriolar caliber and 6.20 μm (95% CI 0.36, 12.04) larger venule than those without hyperuricemia; the corresponding numbers among female participants were 1.57 μm (95% CI -1.07, 4.21) for retinal arteriolar caliber and 2.28 μm (95% CI -1.72, 6.27) for retinal venular caliber.
CONCLUSIONHyperuricemia was associated with smaller retinal arteriolar caliber and larger venular caliber mainly in male participants in this study.
Adult ; Aged ; China ; epidemiology ; Diabetes Mellitus ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Hyperuricemia ; complications ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retinal Vessels ; pathology ; Risk Factors ; Sex Characteristics