Objective To investigate the causes of a suspected outbreak of lower respiratory tract infection (LR-TI)caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB)in the general intensive care unit(ICU)of a hospital,and provide scientific evidence for effective control of healthcare-associated infection(HAI).Methods Epi-demiological investigation on patients infected with CRAB and on-site monitoring on ICU environmental hygiene from March 4 to 23,2014 were performed,active prevention and control measures were taken.Results A total of 7 patients developed CRAB infection,the total length of stay during epidemic period were 160 days,the infection density of LRTI was 43.75‰(7/160),4 of 5 patients at No.02 bed had CRAB LRTI.Univariate analysis revealed that adopting conventional sputum suction procedure was a risk factor;the qualified rate of bacterial count on the object surfaces was 31 .75% (20/63).CRAB was also isolated from outer frame of suction device of No.02 bed, which had the same antimicrobial pattern as CRAB from 7 patients’sputum.After taking a series of controlling measures,there was no CRAB infection case after March 24,2014,this outbreak was effectively controlled. Conclusion This suspected HAI outbreak may be caused by inadequate disinfection of outer frame of suction device contaminated by CRAB,and horizontally transmitted through manipulation of sputum suction by health care workers.Clean and disinfection of ICU environmental object surfaces is of great importance for preventing HAI.

Objective To investigate the types and distributions of allergens, and the responsiveness to these allergens SIgE and tIgE as related to allergic disorders in patients with allergies in Guangdong. Methods Serum samples were obtained from patients with allergic disorders (n = 7 144) who visited our hospital between 2009 and 2014. The sera were subjected to analysis of 15 common allergens. Results The positive rates of sIgE and tIgE were 62.4%and 54.6%, respectively. Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus(Der p) had the highest prevalence of aeroallergen-specific IgE and milk the highest prevalence of food allergen-specific IgE. Other aeroallergens and food allergens produced mild responses except Der p and Der f. The sensitization peak of Der p and Der f appeared at the age of 10 to 12 years. The sensitization peak of milk appeared at the age of less than 3 years and that of eggs did at the aged of 4 to 6 years. The averaged tIgE positive rate went up with the increase in the number of allergen sensitization. Conclusion Der p, Der f, milk and eggs are major sensitizers responsible for common allergic disorders in Guangdong. Knowledge concerning allergen characteristics at various age groups may be helpful for early diagnosis and intervention for allergies.

Objective To explore the positive distribution characteristics and analyse the correlation of common food allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) with suspected food allergy in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University.Methods Using fluorescence enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect the serum sIgE antibody of 854 patients,including 7 kinds of food allergens (milk,egg white,egg yolk,shrimp,crab,peanut and soybean) from July 2006 to January 2013.Data were processed by statistical software SPSS19.0.Results The positive rates of the 7 kinds of food allergen were 39.3％ (283/720),36.3％ (216/595),9.8％ (28/285),21.2％ (36/170),24.3％ (17/70),14.8％ (9/61) and 10.0％ (5/50).Two hundred and eighty-two patients were detected egg white and egg yolk sIgE,the positive rate of egg white sIgE 59.6％ (168/282) was much higher than the egg yolk sIgE 9.2％ (26/282).The positive rate of the milk and egg white sIgE were different between the age groups and decreased with the age(milk:x2 =792.88;egg white:x2 =658.21,P ＜ 0.01).The degree in level 4 or above of milk and egg white sIgE were 1.08％ (2/186) and 1.12％ (2/178) in positive patients.Five hundred and twenty-eight patients were detected milk and egg white sIgE,26.9％ (142/528) were both positive,sIgE levels in serum of them was moderately correlated (rs =0.758,P ＜ 0.01).Serum sIgE of shrimp and crab was detected in 64 patients,16 cases was positive of the shrimp,17 cases of the crab was positive,both positive in 16 cases,sIgE levels in serum of them were highly correlated (rs =0.973,P ＜0.01).In the simultaneous detection of 34 patients' serum sIgE of peanut and soybean,peanut was positive in 4 cases,soybean was positive in 3 cases,both positive in 2 cases,sIgE levels in serum of them were highly correlated (rs =0.879,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Egg white is the major allergen of egg allergy.The correlations of shrimp and crab,peanut and soybean are extremely high,probably because of their homology; egg white and milk are not homologous food,but the levels of sIgE between them display a moderately correlation,indicating the existing of synergistic reaction.

Objective To investigate the role of molecular allergen diagnosis in respiratory allergic diseases, and measure the prevalence and the allergen molecular mapping of the asthma and allergic rhinitic patients.Methods Totally 80 cases of asthma or allergic rhinitis patients with two or more inhaled allergens from First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University during 2013 January to 2014 December were tested for serum specific immunoglobulin E ( sIgE ) against 112 allergen components by ImmunoCAP ISAC.Results About 78.8% ( 63/80 ) patients is three or more allergen components sensitization, the most prevalence allergen components were house dust mites′Der f 1 67.5%(54/80), Der f 2 66.2%(53/80), Der p 1 and Der p 2 were 63.8%(51/80) and 61.2%(49/80), Der p 10 was only 12.5%(10/80), follewed by Fel d 1 22.5%(18/80), Cyn d 1 16.2%(13/80), Phl p 4 15.0%(12/80), Pen m 1,Pla a 2,Jug r 2 and Can f 1were all 11.2%(9/80), Lep d 2, Blo t 5, Bla g 7 and Ani s 3 10.0%(8/80).Other allergen components positive rates were low.Conclusions Molecular allergen diagnosis can provide more comprehensive diagnostic information for allergic patients, by providing allergen map.Allergen microarray can discover the neglected allergens such as bermuda grass, timothy grass and plane tree pollen allergens in southen China.

Objective: To investigate the childrens congenital and acquired nutritional status and the physical development among the different nationalities in Guizhou province; to find out the factors that greatly influence the childrens physical development. Methods: Investigations were carried out on the diet, height and the weight of the mothers during the early and late stage of their pregnancy and after the delivery of the babies. Results: The living conditions in the groups of Miao and Buyi were very poor. For the pregnant women among Han, Miao and Buyi groups, during their middle and late stage of the pregnancy, the intakes of protein, calcium and VB 2 did not reach 80% RDA. For the 2-4 years old children, the intake of protein was below 80% RDA. For those in Miao and Buyi groups, the chief source of protein was from cereals. There was a great insufficient intake of calcium and VB 2 in different age groups of the children mentioned above. With the increase of age, the infants of Buyi and Miao groups were gradually diverting from the standard criterion from 3rd or 4th month. The greatest difference was in Miao group, i.e. at the age of 6, the difference in height was 9.8 cm(male), 8.3 cm(female); the difference in weight was 1.64 kg(male), 1.92 kg(female). Conclusion: The physical development of the infants in Buyi and Miao groups is inferior to those in Han group. Besides the environmental influence, the quality and quantity of the protein in diet play an important role in physical development.

AIM: To study the effect of ERK inhibition on the mitochondrial potential change in dexamethasone (DEX)-induced thymocyte apoptosis. METHODS: ERK activity was inhibited by PD098059 (PD), and 4 experimental groups were set: control, PD only, DEX and PD+DEX. Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining flowcytometry was used to detect apoptotic cells at time points of 3 h, 5 h and 7 h. JC-1 staining flowcytometry was adopted to examine mitochondrial membrane potential (△?m) at time points of 3 h, 7 h and 11 h. RESULTS: By stimulation with 1 ?mol/L DEX, the apoptotic rates of mouse thymocytes at 3 h, 5 h and 7 h were (19.63?0.35)%, (41.84?1.67)% and (67.00?2.43)%, respectively, and had significantly difference from control group (4.98?0.39)%, (6.08?0.33)% and (9.31?0.34)% (P0.05). At 3 h, 7 h and 11 h, the rates of low △?m cells were (21.23?1.43)%, (55.34?1.78)% and (70.88?2.87)%, significantly higher than that in control group (P0.05). CONCLUSION: DEX induces mouse thymocyte apoptosis at least partly through ERK pathway, and ERK inhibition has an important biological significance during this process.

Objective To investigate the factors influencing basic rehabilitation service needs of people with disability at Zhabei District in Shanghai .Methods Primary rehabilitation demands and services of 10 311 disabled persons in Zhabei District were surveyed.Results The screening rate of persons with disability having primary rehabilitation demands was 83.5%. And the gender, age, type of disability, disability level, education, employment might be the factors affecting the primary rehabilitation demands of people with disability.Conclusion The primary rehabilitation service demands vary in deferent types of people with disability. The various services based on the extensive rehabilitation services should be provided to deferent categories of people with disability.

Objective To understand the status of special rehabilitation service demands of people with disability at Zhabei District in Shanghai and to provide the basis for the policy development.Methods Screen rate (SR) was used to indicate the level of demand of rehabilitation service, the data were analyzed with SPSS 13.0 statistical software.Results There were 4 349 persons with disability who demanded the special rehabilitation service; the SR of “on-site rehabilitation service” demands was the highest among the whole persons with disability; the SR of “personalized allotment of supplies and appliances” demands of the intellectual disability and mental disability was lower than the other types; the SR of special rehabilitation service demands of the female, the elderly, the low cultural level, the unemployed and the people with severe disability were relatively higher.Conclusion The form of “on-site rehabilitation services” needs to improve based on the demand of the disabilities; “personalized supplies and appliances” for the intellectual disability and mental disability needs to further develop; the rehabilitation services targeted to the female, the elderly, the low cultural level, the unemployed and the people with severe disability need to improve.

Objective To provide the advice on how to optimize the allocation of resources and make other policy through the analysis factors affecting rehabilitation services needs of people with disability at Zhabei district in Shanghai.Methods The factors affecting rehabilitation services needs such as types of disability, disability levels, education, employment, marital status, age and sex were analyzed with Logistic analysis.Results The factors affecting primary rehabilitation services were types of disability, education, employment situation, marital status and sex. And people with disability had the characters of female, hearing disability, retired returned to more primary rehabilitation services, with OR values being 1.219, 1.544 and 1.533 respectively compared with itself controls. And the high educational disable people' will, returning to primary rehabilitation services, was weaker compared with low educational disable people. The factors affecting special rehabilitation services were types of disability and employment situation. And people with disability had the characters of hearing disability, unemployment returned to more special rehabilitation services, with OR values being 2.380 and 1.310 respectively compared with itself controls.Conclusion The rehabilitation needs are different among different groups people with disability, so the factors affecting rehabilitation services needs such as types of disability, education, employment situation, marital status and sex should be taken into consideration while activating primary rehabilitation services, while the types of disability and employment situation should be taken into more consideration while activating special rehabilitation services.

Objective To investigate the quality of life and analyze related factors of all the disabled at the entry of the Home Service Program in Zhabei district, Shanghai. Methods All the disabled were surveyed using the Chinese version of Short-Form 36 Health Survey(SF-36). Results 280 disabled people finished the survey, the total score was (59.72±20.03). There were significant differences in the scores among different ages, types of disabilities and status of subsistence allowances (P<0.01). The age was negatively correlated with quality of life (P<0.01). The education degree and the status of subsistence allowances were positively correlated with quality of life (P<0.05, P<0.01).Conclusion People with disability have poor quality of life in Zhabei district, Shanghai.