Ophthalmic imaging including radiographic imaging, acoustic imaging and optical imaging,as a branch of medical imaging has developed rapidly. Optical imaging is very suitable for fundus examination because of the physiological characteristics of the eye. Ophthalmoscope and fundus fluorescein angiography are two historical stages of fundus optical imaging, which become an independent new discipline now, including infrared fundus photography, fundus autofluorescence, fundus fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography and optical coherence tomography. Comprehensive optical imaging plays an irreplaceable role in the diagnosis and treatment evaluation of ocular fundus diseases. Appropriate understanding the principles and significance of various optical imaging methods is very important for their clinical applications.

Persistent infection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains as a worldwide threat to public health,which involves a complex interaction between virus- and host related factors.HCV is classified as six genotypes and many subtypes according to the sequence heterogenecity.HCV genotype should be determined prior to treatment initiation since it plays a key role in selection of therapeutic regimen for chronic hepatitis C.Development of the antiviral treatment with protease inhibitor in combination with pegylated IFN-α and ribavirin requires the accurate determination of subtypes,e.g. 1a and 1b,as well.Genotyping methods based onsequenceanalysis, reversehybridizationorreal-timePCRhavebeendevelopedand evaluated.Some issues,however,should be settled to standardize the utility and result interpretation of these methods.More recently,host genotypes of IL28B have been found to be closely associated with HCV spontaneous clearance and the response to antiviral therapy.Moreover,polymorphisms in inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase gene affect ribavirin-induced anemia.Therefore, host genotyping will be beneficial in predicting the outcome of chronic hepatitis C and monitoring the drug-induced adverse events.

Four adults of Fasciola hepatica were found from the bile ducts of a patient diagnosed as biliary calculi during a surgi-cal operation. We investigated retrospectively the infection source and concluded that the patient may be infected by eating raw or half-cooked Zizania latifolia,an aquatic plant,which was contaminated with metacercariae of F. hepatica.

Objective To investigate the relationship between social support,coping style and general well-bing in armymen.Methods 280 armymen were tested by General Well-Being Schedule(GWB),coping style questionnaire and social support scale.Results There was a significant difference between the common soldiers and the other armymen(P<0.05);all the factor scores of GWB were related highly with all the factors of coping style and social support(P<0.05～0.01).Conclusion Coping style and social support in armymen are related to the general well-being.

Objective To study the drug resistance situation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from the patients with HIV/AIDS complicating tuberculosis (TB).Methods One hundred and ninety-six inpatients with AIDS complicating TB in our hospital from January 2012 to December 2015 were collected.The drug resistance situation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains cultured from sputum/tissue fluid/fiber liquid and pathological tissue submitted samples in the patients with AIDS complicating active TB was analyzed.The BACTEC MGIT960 systems was adopted to perform the bacterial identification.The drug sensitivity test was conducted by using 960 culture testing system.Results One hundred and ninety-six strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were cultured,the total drug resistance rate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was 26.02％.These cases were divided into the ＞100/μL and ≤100/μL groups according to different CD4+ T cells count.The drug resistance situation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to 4 kinds of first line anti-TB drugs were compared between these two groups.The comparison results found that the resistance rate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains to the first line anti-TB drugs had no statistical difference between the two groups (P＞0.05).The resistance rates of first line anti-TB drugs from high to low were isoniazid,rifampicin,streptomycin and ethambutol.The drug resistance rate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains to 5 types of drug resistant TB had no statistical difference(P＞0.05).Conclusion The drug resistance rate in the initial patients with HIV complicating TB is consistent with the average initial drugresistance level of TB patients in our country.The TB drug resistance rate in the patients with HIV complicating TB has no correlation with CD4+ T cells count.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of programmed intermittent epidural bolus ( PIEB) for labor analgesia in parturients and the effect on neonates. Methods Two hundred primiparae with a sin?gleton fetus in vertex presentation, who requested labor analgesia, aged 21-36 yr, at 37 to 40 week gesta?tion, with cervical dilatation 1-3 cm, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical statusⅠ or Ⅱ, were divided into 2 groups ( n=100 each) using a random number table: PIEB group and continuous epi?dural infusion ( CEI) group. PIEB regimens were programmed as 10 ml∕h starting from 1 h after the initial bolus. The programmed bolus dose was fixed at 5 ml with the lock?out interval set at 30 min. The drugs used in the analgesic pump were 0?08% ropivacaine and 0?4μg∕ml sufentanil in both groups. From the on?set of labor analgesia until 1 h after delivery, visual analog scale score was used to evaluate the uterine con?traction pain every hour. The modified Bromage score was used to assess the degree of motor block. The up?per spread of sensory block, total consumption of drugs, the number of attempts, duration of every stage, delivery mode, postpartum hemorrhage volume, and occurrence of adverse reactions ( dyspnea, hypoten?sion, pruritus, nausea, vomiting and urinary retention) were recorded. Apgar scores of the neonates were recorded, and the degree of primiparae′satisfaction with the analgesic efficacy was scored. Results Com?pared with group CEI, visual analog scale scores at T2?5 , the total consumption of drugs and the number of
attempts were significantly decreased, and the satisfaction score was significantly increased in group PIEB ( P<0?05) . The height of sensory block in the thoracic vertebra was significantly higher, and the height of sensory block in the lumbosacral spine was significantly lower in group PIEB than in group CEI ( P<0?05) . There were no significant differences between the two groups in the duration of every stage, delivery mode, postpartum hemorrhage volume, incidence of adverse reactions and Apgar scores of neonates (P>0?05). Conclusion PIEB provides reliable efficacy for labor analgesia in parturients, the degree of primiparae′satisfaction is high without increasing the occurrence of adverse reactions, and it exerts no effect on the neonates.

BACKGROUND:Proximal femoral locking plate and proximal femoral nail anti-rotation are the two common methods for the treatment of femoral intertrochanteric fractures in clinic. However, there were few randomized control ed trials on the comparison of both methods. Most of them are retrospective case analysis, and short of systematic evaluation. OBJECTIVE:To systematical y evaluate the clinical outcomes and safety between locking compression plate and proximal femoral nail anti-rotation for the treatment of the femoral intertrochanteric fractures. METHODS:The Cochrane Library (No.2 in 2015), PubMed(1966-01/2015-06), MEDLINE (1966-01/2015-06), EMbase (1984-01/2015-06), CNKI (1979-01/2015-06), VIP(1989-01/2015-06)and WanFang Data(1990-2015)were searched by computer. Meanwhile, relevant literature from the relevant journals and references were searched by hand. Al the randomized control ed trials concerning locking compression plate and proximal femoral nail anti-rotation for the treatment of the femoral intertrochanteric fractures were col ected. The literature was strictly filtered out according to the inclusion criteria, and was strictly evaluated for the quality. Meta-analysis on the included results was performed with RevMan5.2 software from the Cochrane col aboration. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:There were 54 potential y relevant papers, and final y, 11 randomized control ed trials were eligible for this investigation. A total of 917 patients were included containing locking compression plate group (464 cases), proximal femoral nail anti-rotation group (453 cases). The Meta-analysis results showed that there were no significant differences in Harris scores, excel ent rate, complications, fracture healing time and hospital stays after treatment between the locking compression plate and proximal femoral nail anti-rotation groups. However, there were significant differences in the time of operation [MD=15.80,95%CI(7.57-24.04), P=0.000 2], peri-operative blood loss [MD=98.01, 95%CI(58.57-137.44),P<0.01], ambulation loading time [MD=8.07,95%CI(3.02-13.12),P=0.002], the length of incision [MD=6.90,95%CI(1.07-12.73), P=0.02] and postoperative drainage volume [MD=41.85,95%CI(23.77-59.93),P<0.01]. These results suggest that the treatment of proximal femoral nail anti-rotation had shortened the length of incision and the time of operation. The treatment of locking compression plate took more time of ambulation loading time, more peri-operative blood loss and postoperative drainage volume. Because the number of cases which this study included are few, and the fol ow-up time was shorter, we should design stricter large sample randomized control ed studies in future increase the strength of the evidence by conducting medium and long-term fol ow-up.

Objective To study the dynamic changes and potential impacts on the voice in postoperative pa-tients with different types of thyroid operation.Methods A total of 48 cases thyroidectomy,34 with thyroid isth-mus and lobectomy and 4 with total thyroidectomy,and 19 cases neck operation were included in this study for the examinations of electric laryngoscope,and acoustic voice analysis preoperative and postoperative,respectively.The characteristics of the acoustic parameters were analyzed.Results Vocal cord paralysis and cricothyroid joint disloca-tion in all the patients before and after operation were not observed.For male patients in the experimental group, postoperative parameter values of F0TD were higher than the day before surgery and 30 days after thyroidectomy. The difference was statistically significant (P <0.05 ).In female patients,postoperative parameter values of F0 were lower than the day before surgery and 2nd,7th,and30th day after thyroidectomy.Postoperative parameter values of Jitter for 30th day were lower than 1st day after the operation.The postoperative parameter values of F0TD for 1st,2nd,3rd,and 7th day were higher than the day before thyroidectomy.The parameter value of F0TD was lower than 1st day after surgery,and the postoperative parameter value of HNR for 30th day was lower than 3rd day after the thyroidectomy.The difference was statistically significant (P <0.05 ).Compared to the control group,there were no significantly differences in male patients of experimental group before and after the surgery(P >0.05).The parameter values of F0 in famale patients before the thyroidectomy,the 1st,2nd,3rd,7th day after the surgery and the parameter value of Jitter,Shimmer,HNR for 1st day after the operation were significantly dif-ferent(P <0.05).There were no significant differences in all parameter value of 30 days after thyoidectomy(P >0. 05).Conclusion Voice parameter values alter in a way after thyroid surgery without apparent recurrent laryngeal nerve injury,especially in the female patients.The improvement of voice acoustic parameters can be observed on the 30th day after operation.

Objective To investigate the correlation between serum lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) level andischemic stroke and its etiological subtypes. Methods The consecutive inpatients with acute ischemic stroke (case group) and age-and sex-matched healthy subjects (control group) over the same period were enrolled retrospectively. The demographic and baseline clinical data, as well as fasting blood glucose, fibrinogen,homocysteine, total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, high-densitylipoprotein cholesterol, low -density lipoprotein cholesterol, and Lp(a) concentration of the case group and the control group were collected. According to TOAST classification criteria, the patients in the case group were divided into large artery atherosclerosis (LAA), small artery occlusion (SAO) and cardioembolism (CE), and the patients with other determined etiology and undetermined etiology were excluded. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to make clear the correlation between serum Lp(a) and acute ischemic stroke and its etiological subtypes. Results A total of 214 patients with ischemic stroke were enrolled. Ninety-seven had LAA (45.33%), 64 (29.91%) had SAO, and 53 (24.77%) had CE. There were 118 subjects in the control group. There were significant differences in the proportions of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation and alcohol consumption, as well as systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, low -density lipoprotein cholesterol, Lp(a), fibrinogen, and homocysteine between the case group and the control group (all P <0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that after adjustment for age and sex, Lp(a) is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke (odds ratio [OR] 2.014, 95% confidence interval [CI ] 1.273-3.092, P = 0.036). The independent risk factors for LAA included hypertension (OR 3.353, 95% CI 1.714-6.558, P = 0.001), systolic blood pressure ( OR 2.786, 95% CI 1.136-5.538, P =0.016), homocysteine ( OR 1.108, 95% CI 1.031-2.191, P = 0.005), total cholesterol (OR 2.169, 95% CI 1.599-4.943, P = 0.001), low -density lipoprotein cholesterol ( OR2.782, 95% CI 1.093-5.238, P =0.024), and Lp(a) (OR 3.072, 95% CI 1.907-8.064, P =0.001). Theindependent risk factors for SAO included hypertension ( OR 7.042, 95% CI 3.189-25.55, P =0.001), diabetes mellitus (OR 5.162, 95% CI 2.372-11.23, P =0.001), fibrinogen (OR 1.667, 95% CI 1.434-2.025, P = 0.045), and homocysteine (OR 1.967, 95% CI 1.859-1.995, P =0.036). The independent risk factors for CE included atrial fibrillation (OR 13.340, 95% CI 4.637-39.20, P = 0.001), fibrinogen (OR 2.365, 95% CI 1.147- 4.904, P =0.029), and Lp(a) (OR 1.656, 95% CI 1.996-3.001, P = 0.035). Conclusions Lp(a) is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke, and can be used as a serum biomarker for predicting the risk of the onset of ischemic stroke. There are differences in independent risk factors between the different stroke etiological subtypes. Lp(a) is independently associated with LAA and CE; however, it has no independent correlation with SAO.

BACKGROUND: With the continuous renewal and development of clinical repair techniques, the intraoperatie blood loss has been greatly reduced in the treatment of intertrochanteric fracture; however, no matter what kind of repair methods should be adopted, there are stil a large amount of perioperative hidden blood loss, however, there are few clinical reports for the reasons and related factors. OBJECTIVE: To study the correlation of perioperative hidden blood loss with gender and internal fixation methods in the surgery of elderly femoral intertrochanteric fractures.METHODS: Total y 121 patients with elderly femoral intertrochanteric fractures who received the treatment at Department of Orthopedics, Nanyang City Center Hospital from March 2010 to June 2013 were divided into two groups according to the condition and treatment wishes of patients, and were respectively treated with dynamic hip screw and proximal femoral anti-rotation intramedul ary nail internal fixation. The preoperative hidden blood loss, postoperative hidden blood loss, the total hidden blood loss, dominant blood loss and total blood loss of patients in these two groups were compared. The multiple linear regression analysis on the correlation of perioperative hidden blood loss with gender and internal fixation methods was conducted. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference in the preoperative hidden blood loss between these two groups (P > 0.05). The total blood loss, postoperative hidden blood loss and total hidden blood loss in the proximal femoral anti-rotation intramedul ary nail group were significantly higher than those in the dynamic hip screw group (P < 0.05), and the dominant blood loss was significantly lower than that in the dynamic hip screw group (P <0.05). There were significant differences in the preoperative, postoperative hidden blood loss and total hidden blood loss between males and females (P < 0.05), and above indexes in males were significantly lower than in females. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that gender and internal fixation methods were correlated with hidden blood loss (P < 0.05). These results suggest that the perioperative hidden blood loss in surgery for elderly femoral intertrochanteric fractures is closely related to gender and above indexes in internal fixation methods. The perioperative hidden blood loss of male patients is less than that of female patients, and the patients treated with proximal femoral anti-rotation intramedul ary nail fixation have more hidden blood loss than dynamic hip screw fixation.