OBJECTIVE To study commonly encountered pathogenic bacteria leading to lung infection and their drug sensitivity. METHODS In the period of Jan 2003 to Feb 2005,the pathogenic species and drug sensitivity of 233 positive samples isolated from 496 phlegm samples were analyzed.RESULTS Totally 234 strains of pathogenic bacteria were(isolated) from 233 phlegm samples.It had been found that 132 strains of Gram-negative bacilli,(accounted) for(56.4%);57 strains of Gram-positive cocci,accounted for 24.4 %;41 strains of fungi,accounted for 17.5%;and 4 strains of Gram-positive bacilli,accounted for 1.7%.The pathogens of the highest infective rate were:(Pseudomonas) aeruginosa(15.4%),Candida albicans(11.6 %),Enterobacter cloacae(6.0%),Klebsiella(pneumoniae)(5.6%),Escherichia coli(5.1%),Staphylococcus aureus(4.3 %),Streptococus pyogenes((4.3%)),Acinetobacter baumannii(3.6%),and C.tropicalis(3.6 %).Results of drug sensitivity indicated that drugs selected sensitive to Gram-negative bacilli were:imipenem(75.4%),piperacillin/tazobactam(38.9%),(ciprofloxacin)(37.3%),gentamicin(37.3%),and amikacin(36.5%).Drugs sensitive to Gram-positive cocci were:vancomycin(75%),rifampin(55%),and erythromycin(35%).CONCLUSIONS The commonly encountered pathogens of lung infection in our hospital are: P.aeruginosia,C.albicans,E.cloacae,K.pneumoniae,E.coli,S.aureus,and S.pyogenes.Infective rate of Candida is increasing evidently.Antibiotic resistance of bacteria(becomes) severe,drugs applied became less and less.Clinic should(actively) develop phlegm cultivation and drug sensitivity test,applying antibiotics reasonably,reducing production of bacteria resistant to drugs.

In the load capacity test of CT diagnosis table top, by analyzing the easy destroy area and related test data for the table top, using a simple mechanical auxiliary support structure in local area of the table top to solve the insufficient loading strength problem of table top and obtain significant results during the actual product usage.
Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; instrumentation ; methods

This article describes a phantom holder in CT couch which adjusted easily and accurately, installed easily. The holder mainly include removing and locking equipment between phantom holder and table top, move horizontally equipment between left and right, rotating equipment between left and right. After holder and table top fixed one part, holder with phantom can move horizontally, front and back, rotate between left and right in a small angle, in order to make operator test phantoms accurately and easily. At the same time, this phantom holder realized free adjustment after first adjustments, which shortened operator work time.
Equipment Design ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; instrumentation

Objective To investigate the effects of the combination of tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) and irbesartan on urinary podocyte in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) patients,and to discuss the mechanism of protective effect of TwHF on DKD.Methods A total of 45 type 2 diabetic kidney disease patients were enrolled into this prospective study,and were randomly divided into 3 groups:TwHF treatment group (DT,n =15),irbesartan treatment group (DI,n =15),and TwHF combined with irbesartan treatment group (DTI,n =15).After 6 weeks washout,the 3 groups were given TwHF (1-2 mg · kg-1 ·d-1),irbesartan (150-300 mg/d),and TwHF (1-2 mg · kg-1 · d-1) combined with irbesartan (150-300 mg/d) for 12 weeks respectively.Fifteen healthy volunteers served as controls.Urinary podocytes were identified and quantitated by immunofluorescence staining of urinary sediments labeled by monoclonal antibody podocalyxin.In addition,we studied urinary connective tissue growth factor (CTGF),osteopontin (OPN) and transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) concentrations in DKD patients by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results Urinary detached podocytes were obviously higher in the urine of DKD patients than in healthy controls (P ＜0.01).Podocyte detection rate was 86.6％ in the urine of DKD patients.The protein expressions of CTGF,OPN and TGFβ1 in patients with urinary podocyte were significantly increased than those without urinary podocyte (P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01).Correlation analysis showed that there was positive correlation between urinary protein excretion and urinary podocytes (r =0.79,P ＜ 0.01) and there were positive correlations between the number of urinary podocytes and urinary protein expressions of CTGF,OPN and TGFβ1 (r =0.56,0.41,0.44,respectively,all P values ＜ 0.01).Urinary albumin excretion and urinary podocytes were significantly decreased in all treatment groups (P ＜ 0.01),simultaneously,urinary concentrations of CTGF,OPN and TGFβ1 were reduced in all groups at week 12 after intervention of TwHF,irbesartan and TwHF combined with irbesartan (P ＜ 0.01),and these changes were more distinguished in combined treatment group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Urinary podocyte in the urine may be suggested to be an early effective marker of disease activity in DKD.TwHF may be effective to prevent podocyte injury in DKD,which may be mediated,at least partly,by down-regulating the expression of CTGF,OPN and TGFβ1.There is a synergistic protective effect of TwHF combined with irbesartan on podocyte injury in DKD patients.

Objective To analyse the mitral annular abnormal motion in patients with myocardial infarction by using M-mode and freguency spectrum Doppler tissue imaging (DTI-M), and study its clinical value in assessing the LV function. Methods The total systolic annular displacement (MD), early diastolic displacement (MDe), late diastolic displacement (MDa) of posterier valve of mitral annular, systolic and diastolic motion velocilies (V S,V E,V A), time velocity integrals (TV IS,TV IE,TV IA) of the lateral wall of the mitral annulus were determined with DTI-M mode and freguency spectrum from apical four-chamber view in 28 cases of patients with myocardial infarction. Results The MD, MDe, MDe/MDa in patients with myocardial infarction were found to be decreased significantly (P

Objective To study the features of abnormal left ventricular diastolic function in ischemic myocardium by DTI (Doppler Tissue Imaging). Methods Left ventricular diastolic function was studied before and after coronary angiography in 24 patients suspected to have myocardial ischemia, left ventricular pressure parameters were obtained by left cardiac catheterization and diastolic velocity of left ventricular posterior wall (LVPW) was measured by DTI at the same time. Results 1.The lowest left ventricular diastolic pressure increased significantly during ischemia of myocardium(P

Objective To investigate the effects of Irbesartan on endothelial function and autonomic nervous system activity of patients with essential hypertension. Methods The endothelium dependent flow mediated dilatation (F-MD) and the endothelium independent nitroglycerin mediated dilatation (NTG-MD) were evaluated by the brachial ultrasound examination. Time-domain indices of heart rate variability (HRV) were measured by 24 h ambulatory electrocardiogram. The changes of blood lipoproteins, blood glucose, insulin levels, endothelial function and heart rate variability in 60 patients with mild-moderate essential hypertension and 20 healthy controls were compared, and the effects of different antihypertensive agents (AT1 receptor blocker and diuretic) for 8-week treatment were observed. Results Endothelial dysfunction and abnormal autonomic nervous activity were observed in patients with mild-moderate essential hypertension as follow: mildly decreased total HRV and mildly increased 24-hour average heart rate, significantly decreased parasympathetic tone-rMSSD and PNN50, obviously lowered endothelium dependent F-MD. The postprandial insulin level and insulin/glucose ratio of patients with hypertension was significantly higher than that of healthy controls. The decreased blood pressure level caused by AT1 receptor blocker (Irbesartan) and diuretic (Indapamide) was similar. Irbesartan for 8-week therapy resulted in a significant improvement of the endothelium dependent F-MD and insulin resistence, the increase of vagal nervous activity and the decrease of 24-hour average heart rate, but Indapamide presented no such effects. Conclusion This study suggested that patients with mild-moderate essential hypertension have significantly abnormal endothelial function and autonomic nervous activity, and the beneficial effect of Irbesartan is associated with an improvement of insulin resistence and heart rate variability, not with the decrease of blood pressure level.

Objective To explore the diagnostic value of bronchoscopy combined materials drawn in multiply methods in patients with bacteriological negative pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods The clinical data of 74 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were retrospectively analyzed.All the patients had sputum acid-fast staining more than three times,25 patients were sputum bacteriological positive and 49 patients were bacteriological negative or had no sputum.Bronchoscopy was performd in 28 cases,including biopsy examining,brush examining,bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF) smear and sputum spear acid-fast stain test.Results In 28 patients undergoing examination,microscopic abnormalities were found in 14 cases,taken 50.0％.15 cases performed lesion biopsy or transbronchiallung biopsy(TBLB) were diagnosed tuberculosis,taken 53.6％.Brush acid-fast staining was positive in 7 cases,taken 25.0％.BALF smear postive in 10 cases,taken 35.7％.And phlegm test after bronchoscope positive in 6 cases,taken 21.4％.Combined multiply index,23 cases finally diagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis,taken 82.1％.Conclusion Bronchoscopy with materials drawn in multiply methods has a high value in diagnosing bacteriological negative pulmonary tuberculosis,we should take advantage of it as soon as possible.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the distribution of familial hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and analyze the relationship between genotypes and clinical outcome. METHODS A total of 136 cases of familial hepatitis B were involved in this study,including 25 cases of asymptomatiec HBV carriers (ASC),85 cases of chronic hepatits B (CHB),24 cases of liver cirrhosis (LC) and 4 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Nested polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (ntPCR-RFLP)was used to identify the genotypes of HBV. RESULTS There were 124 cases with hepatitis genotype C,7 cases with genotypes B+C mixed,3 cases with genotype B and 2 cases that did not conformed to be any of genotypes from A to H. Genotype C in the HCC was predominant genotype (100%),next in the LC(96%),CHB (95.3%) and ASC(66.7%).Compared with genotype C,genotypes B and B+C only existed in ASC and CHB,the proportion was 9.5% vs 23.8% and 1.2% vs 2.3%,respectively. There were no other HBV genotypes from A to H seen in familial hepatitis B in Shanxi province. CONCLUSIONS HBV genotype C is the major one in familial hepatitis B in Shanxi. There are a few genotypes B and B+C existed. Genotype C induces a relatively bad prognosis.

Objective To explore the diagnostic value and clinical significance of simultaneous detection of AFP,AFU and TSGF in patients with primary hepatic carcinoma(PHC).Methods Serum AFP,AFU and TSGF were detected simultaneously in 62 patients with PHC and 30 controls.Results The levels of AFU and TSGF in primary hepatic carcinoma were all significantly higher than that of controls(P