1.Immune responses of infants born to HBsAg positive mothers after combined passive immunoprophylaxis and active immunoprophylaxis
Lin PANG ; Huihui ZENG ; Ming HE
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010;28(7):422-425
Objective To evaluate the immune responses and its dynamic changes of the babies born to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive mothers after combined passive immunoprophylaxis and active immunoprophylaxis. Methods Two hundred and forty-nine infants born to HBsAg positive mothers were enrolled. All of these infants have received both passive immunoprophylaxis by injecting hepatitis B immunoglobuin (HBIG) and active immunoprophylaxis by vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine simultaneously 12 hours after birth. After that, all infantscompleted the whole vaccination program. The titers of serum HBsAg and hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) of the infants were checked at 7, 12, 24 and 36 months after birth. The data was analyzed by chi square test. Results Infants born to HBsAg positive mothers showed various immune response modes. The no response rate, low response rate and strong response rate were 8.0% (20/249),11.7% (29/249) and 80.3% (200/249) respectively in the 7-month infants, which were 10.8% (12/120), 26.7% (32/120) and 62.5% (75/120) respectively in 12-month infants. The results from further follow-up showed that no response rate, low response rate and strong response rate were 14.8% (4/27), 33.3% (9/27) and 51.9% (14/27) respectively in the 24-month babies and were 14.3 (1/7), 28. 6% (2/7) and 57.1% (4/7) respectively in the 36-month babies. There were statistically significant difference between the 7-month infants group and other groups (x2= 21.98,P<0.01). The HBsAb titers of high-response infants group declined over time. The infants with higher antibody titers tended to not decline or decline more slowly. In infants who have even achieved HBsAb titers higher than 1000 mIU/mL, 57.6% (19/33) of them showed decreased titers in 36 months. The titer decrease peaked at 24 month after birth (57.9%, 11/19). In infants who have achieved HBsAb titers of 100 to 1000 mIU/mL, 73.8% (31/42) of them showed decreased titers in 36 months. The titer decrease peaked at 12 month after birth (54.8%, 17/31). HBsAg positive infants usually showed no response at 7 month, who accounted for 70% (14/20,x2 = 128.61, P<0.01) of all no response infants. Ninety-nine percent (189/191) of HBsAg negative infants showed strong responses. The infants born to both HBsAg positive and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)positive mothers tended to show no response. However, the difference between these infants and others was not statistically significant (9.1% vs 5.5%,x2 =0.24,P>0.05). Conclusions The immune responses of infants born to HBsAg positive mothers after combined passive and active immunoprophylaxis change over time. The non-response status is usually found in HBsAg positive infants. HBsAg negative infants usually show strong response. Infants born to both HBsAg positive and HBeAg positive mothers tend to show low response. It is recommended to follow standard immunoprophylaxis procedure. The follow-up and active monitor are very important during 7 months to 2 years after birth.
2.Serological changes for syphilis in infants born to treated syphilitic mothers
Lin PANG ; Huihui ZENG ; Ming HE
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2010;13(4):282-285
Objective To explore the serological variations for syphilis in infants delivered by treated syphilitic mothers and its influencing factors. Methods Totally, 146 singleton gravidas, who had been treated for syphilis during pregrancy from January 2006 to January 2008 in our hospital, were chosen. Rapid plasma reagin(RPR) and treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (TPPA) of these mothers before delivery and of the newborns within 3 d after delivery were tested and 92 of the 146 babies were followed up until the age of 24 months. Results (1) Among the 146 neonates, 104 (71.2%) were positive for both RPR and TPPA and 140 (95.9%) TPPA positive only. The RPR positive rate in neonates born to RPR+ + TPPA+ mothers were higher than those born to TPPA+ (only) mothers (81.4% vs 36.4%,χ2 = 25. 3, P<0. 01). 90.4% of the RPR+ neonates (94/104) showed lower or equivalent RPR titers compared to their mothers. (2) Among the 92 babies bein g followed up, the seroreversion of RPR were found in 98. 2%(n = 56) of the 57 babies, who were RPR+ +TPPA+ at delivery, at the 6 months and 100% (n=57) within 8 months, with the peak time within 2 months after birth (78. 9%, n = 45). While, 100% of the babies were found to be TPPA-within 24 mo with the peak time at 10~18 mo (64. 9%, n = 37). For those babies with TPPA+ at delivery, all turned to be TPPA- at 18 mo, with the peak time at 6 ~ 12 mo (57. 1%, n = 20). (3) The seroreversion time of babies with maternal RPR between 1:1~1:4 was later than those with maternal RPR (P<0.05). The seroreversion time of babies with maternal RPR titer of 1:4 was longer than those with maternal RPR titer of 1 > 1 [(2.5±0.8) mo vs (1. 2±0. 4) mo,P<0. 01]. However, the maternal RPR titer did not affect the TPPA reversion time (P > 0.05). The seroreversion time of RPR in infants with neonatal RPR titer of 1 : 4 was later than those with neonatal RPR titer of 1:1 [(3.7±0. 9) mo vs (2. 3±0. 6) mo,P<0. 01], and babies with RPR titer at 1 : 1 - 1 :4 showed longer duration than those with neonatal RPR- in TPPA seroreversion [(11. 2±2. 8) mo, (12.2±2.9) mo, and (11.0±2.2) mo vs ( 6. 9±2. 1) mo, P< 0.01, respectively]. Conclusions Most infants born to syphilitic mothers are serological positive for syphilis despite of standard maternal treatment during pregnancy. Infants, with higher maternal RPR titer during the pregnancy or at delivery, may persist to be serological positive for syphilis for a longer perieod, but all will turn to negative finally. Long term follow up is recommended for serological positive infants, and the diagnosis of congenital syphilis should be cautious.
3.Comparison analysis of clinical features of varicella in pregnant women and outcomes of mothers and their newborns
Huihui ZENG ; Wei YI ; Zhihai CHEN ; Xingwang LI
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2015;(8):476-479
Objective To investigate the clinical features of varicella and the prognosis in pregnant women and their newborns .Methods Clinical data of pregnant women with varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection (n= 25) and their newborns hospitalized in Beijing Ditan Hospital from 1st Jan .2008 to 31st Dec .2014 were retrospectively analyzed and randomly compared to non‐pregnant women with VZV infection (n=50) .Clinical features and prognosis of varicella in pregnant women and their infants were analyzed .Chi‐square test was used for categorical data and t test was used for quantitative data .Results Time to rash scab of varicella in pregnant women was longer than non‐pregnant women ([10 .1 ± 2 .1] d vs [5 .6 ± 1 .4] d ,t=10 .941 ,P<0 .05) .The rate of bacterial infection in pregnant women was higher than non‐pregnant varicella women (72 .0% [18/25] vs 32 .0% [16/50] ,χ2 = 10 .761 , P < 0 .05) , with statistical significance .Among 25 cases of varicella pregnant women ,the pregnancy complications were observed in 3 cases of diabetes ,2 cases of premature rupture of membranes ,5 cases of anemia and 1 case of oligoamnios .Seven cases out of 25 pregnant women underwent parturition during fever and varicella period ,and 3 cases (12 .0% ) were complicated with intrapartum hemorrhage . Twenty five varicella pregnant women were all cured after antiviral and supportive treatment and gave birth to their babies ,with no abortion ,stillbirth or birth defects .No congenital varicella was observed in newborns .Of the 25 infants ,4 developed (16 .0% ) varicella within 2 weeks after birth and they were all born from mothers who developed varicella around delivery time .The clinical features of neonatal varicella presented with classic rash with no fever .The time to rash scab was longer (11 .0 ± 2 .1) d and antibody test for VZV was negative .All neonates were cured after antiviral and immunoglobulin treatment .Conclusions Longer duration of skin rash scab and higher rate of bacterial infections are the features of varicella in pregnant women .Intrapartum hemorrhage occurrs more commonly in pregnant women with varicella onset around delivery time .Varicella occurring during mid‐pregnancy may not increase the risk of neonatal birth defects after treatment .The newborns whose mothers with varicella onset during perinatal time especially around delivery time may suffer from varicella .The prognosis of neonatal period varicella is good after treatment .
4.Evaluation on case reports of inadvertent intrathecal vincristine administration
Huihui LIU ; Chang XU ; Huilai MA ; Guang ZENG
Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention 2009;0(03):-
Objective To evaluate the reasons for intrathecal administration of vincristine,the characteristics of patients with nerve damage,and the effective rescue measures and outcome prognosis.Methods Electronic literature databases,English and Chinese Paper Documents databases,and Network Engine were searched for Case Reports of inadvertent intrathecal injection of vincristine.SPSS 15.0 was used for statistical analysis.Results Analysis of 32 cases report showed that the intrathecal injection of vincristine in patients had adverse outcome.Of these cases 25 led to death,and survival of cases was associated with lower limb paralysis or quadriplegia.Fatalities appeared due to a progressively ascending myeloencephalopathy.Early recognition and immediate treatment with CSF drainage appeared to be the only intervention that had improved patients' survival.The survival curves of different surgical treatments,whether or not to use folic acid treatment,whether or not to use glutamate treatment,whether or not to use pyridoxinetreatment,was a significant difference.Conclusions Timely ventriculo-lumbar washout,using folic acid treatment and glutamate treatment appear critical.It is difficult to obtain satisfactory clinical outcome,so the key lies in the implementation of effective preventive measures.
5.Dynamic changes and the significance of T-cell subsets and serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia
Lin PANG ; Huihui ZENG ; Ming HE ; Renjie YU
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2011;14(1):45-48
Objective To investigate the dynamic changes and the clinical significance of T-cell subsets and serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R)in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia.Methods Thirty-one neonates with hyperbilirubinemia, admitted to the hospital from Decembr 1,2006 to January 31, 2007, were enrolled and divided into two subgroups: severe jaundice group and mild jaundice group according to the bilirubin level. Thirty-two age-mached healty newborns were as controls(control group Ⅰ). The T-cell subsets and sIL-2R of peripheral venous blood samples from these neonates were measured and compared. Sixteen of these 31 neonates with hyperbilirubinemiawere followed up and another twenty-six age-mached healty newborns were as controls(control group Ⅱ ). The level of serum bilirubin in convalescence of sixteen hyperbilirubinemia neonates and control group Ⅱ were tested and analyzed also. Results The levels of CD3, CD4, CD4/CD8 in the neonates with hyperbilirubinemia were lower compared with those of control group Ⅰ [(54.0±5.1)% vs (62.0±4.7)%, (26.8±5.0)% vs (43.0±4.7)%, 0.8±0.1 vs 1.4±0.2] (P<0.01), but was higher in convalescence than in peak phase[ (62.4±3.3)% vs (55.1±4.2)%, (43.6±2.5)% vs (26.1±4.4)%, 1.4 ± 0.1 vs 0.8±0.1] (P<0.01). The peak level of sIL-2R in the hyperbilirubinemia group was (319.4± 185.2) kU/L, higher than that in the convalescence [(129.7±99.3) kU/L] and in the control group Ⅱ [(171.9±102.2) kU/L] (P<0.01). The serum bilirubin level showed negative correlation with CD4/CD8 ( r = -0.99, P < 0.01 ) and positive correlation with sIL-2R (r=0.95, P<0.05). The sIL-2R level was negatively correlated with CD4/CD8 (r=-0.92, P<0.05). Conclusions Neonates, when suffering from hyperbilirubinemia, are immunosuppressed which may recover with the alleviation of jaundice.
6.Clinical study on peripheral T lymphocyte subsets in children with hand-foot-and-mouth disease
Huihui ZENG ; Yan GU ; Xuefei DUAN ; Ling PANG ; Zhihai CHEN
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010;28(2):82-85
Objective To evaluate the dynamic changes of T lymphocyte subsets in children with hand-foot-and-mouth disease(HFMD)and to provide new evidence for the therapy and prognosis.Methods Peripheral venous blood samples of 346 HFMD cases in acute stage who were hospitalized in Beijing Ditan Hospital from May 1,2008 to August 31,2008 were collected and T lymphocyte subsets were assayed by flow cytometer.Meanwhile,T lymphocyte subsets of 67 HFMD cases in recovery phase were also detected.The pathogens were determined by reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)using pharynx swab samples from 99 cases.Different samples were compared by independent-sample t test,paired t test or variance analysis.Results The average levels of T lymphocyte subsets of HFMD children in different agc groups were all lower than reference levels of healthy children in according age groups.In severe cases.T lymphocyte(TL)/lymphocyte (L)ratio in all age groups,helper T cell(Th)/L ratio in children older than 1 year,TL,Th and Th/suppressor T cell(Ts)ratio in children of 1-2 years old were all lower than those in common eases (P<0.05).The Th/L ratio tended to increase with the disease progression.Ratios of TL/L and Th/L in common cases were increased in recovery phase(TL/L:56.3±8.6 vs 61.1±9.1,t=2.56,P<0.05;Th/L:30.2±7.2 vs 34.9±7.9,t=2.90,P<0.05)and all indices of severe cases except Ts/Lratio and Th/Ts ratio increased apparently in recovery phase(P<0.01).TL[(1.738±0.976)×10~6/Lvs(2.696±1.946)×10~6/L,t=2.17,P<0.05],Th/L ratio(25.9±7.0 vs 30.2±7.2,t=2.34,P<0.05),Th[(0.864±0.550)×10~6/L vs(1.459±0.879)×10~6/L,t=2.90,P<0.01]and L[(3.352±1.458)×10~6/L vs(4.664±2.435)×10~6/L,t=2.32,P<0.05]of severe cases in acute phase were all lower than those of common cases(P<0.05),while those were not significantly different in recovery phase between two groups(P>0.05).The T lymphocyte subsets of enterovirus(EV)71 positive cases were lower than EVT1 negative cases,but there was no significant difference between these two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion T lymphocyte immune responses may be correlated with HFMD onset and progression.
7.Effect of 5A intervention method on success rates for quitting smoking and glucose metabolism level of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Ying HU ; Yingyu ZENG ; Huihui DU ; Zhenjia LIANG
Modern Clinical Nursing 2015;14(9):57-60
Objective To explore the effect of 5A intervention method on the success rates for quitting smoking and glucose metabolism level of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods Thirty-two patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from patients from January to June 2014 were divided into the control group, receiving traditional intervention, including asking, advising, assessing, assisting and arranging. The differences in the success rates for quitting smoking and glucose metabolism level between pre-and post-intervention was compared. Results The success rate for quitting smoking after intervention in the experment group higher than that in the control group. Statistical significance was found in glucose metabolism level before and after the intervention as well (P<0.05). Conclusion 5A intervention method can improve the success rate for quitting smoking and glucose metabolism level in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
8.Survey of different types of field epidemiology training programs in China
Huihui LIU ; Lijie ZHANG ; Guoqing SHI ; Yingxin PEI ; Huilai MA ; Guang ZENG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2014;13(5):490-493
Objective To understand the current status,type,and effect of training programs conducted by Health Bureau and CDC in China.Methods One person of each province was selected from China field epidemiology training network and designated as contact person who was responsible for collecting information of field practical training lasting for at least 6 months for staff of public health emergency and infectious disease control in each province from October 2001 to October 2010.Questionnaire including basic condition,organization and management,training design,faculty condition,trainee condition and training outputs was designed and filled in by contact person.Results There were 35 training programs covering over 9 provinces in China.The first province and city FETP started in 2004,including Guangdong FETP,Zhejiang FETP,Hangzhou FETP,Ningbo FETP and Guizhou FETP.Thirty-five training programs had 355 mentors,22(6%)were CFETP graduates and 57 (16%)were local FETP graduates.All program funds were paid by local governments.The training programs included two parts,theoretical lectures and field practice,which occupying 10%-20% and 80%-90% of the whole training time,respectively.Among 6 evaluative items including emergency investigation,surveillance analysis,surveillance evaluation,planned investigation,investigation report and paper publication,most programs(50%-94%) had less than average one person per time.Conclusions Field epidemiology training program after several years of development in china achieves the certain scale.Some provincial programs are successful,but the effect and quality of training programs in different areas are uneven.We suggest optimizing of field epidemiology training resources and further expanding China field epidemiology training network.
9.Study on in vivo antioxidant effect of TPD in Rosmarinus officinalis
Hongxing HAN ; Huihui ZENG ; Pengfei TU ; Hua AI ; Dong CAO ; Jinian HUANG ;
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1994;0(02):-
Object To investigate the in vivo antioxidant effect of the extract from Rosmarinus officinalis L. and its active substances. Methods The contents of MDA, the activites of SOD and GSH Px in serum, heart, liver, brain and skeleton muscle were determined in oxidative stress mouse model caused by exercise. Results It was found that in serum, liver, heart and skeleton muscle except the brain, the contents of MDA were decreased and the activities of SOD and GSH Px were increased by 250 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg of total phenolic diterpenes (TPD) extract taken. Conclusion The results showed that R. officinalis has prominent antioxidant effect in exercise mice and the active constituents may be phenolic diterpenes.
10.Preparation and characterization of chrysin-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrins in-clusion compound
Qian ZENG ; Hui JI ; Huihui TANG ; Xueyuan XIE
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2014;(6):456-459
Objective To prepare the water soluble chrysin-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrins inclusion compound and widen the administration path of chrysin .Methods The cogrinding method had been used to prepare chrysin-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrins in-clusion compound .The PXRD, DSC and IR techniques had been used to characterize the inclusion compound .Results Chrysin and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrins had formed the inclusion compound , and the formation of the inclusion compound could increase solubili-ty by 120.7 times.Conclusion The inclusion compound preparation method was simple and available , which was suitable to improve the bioavailability .