Objective To investigate the application value of 16S rDNA-based detection technique in the rapid screening for and confirmation of gonococcemia. Methods A 41-year-old male patient was hospitalized for recurrent regular fever and chills for 1 month. Several days before the admission, he developed urgent micturition, frequent micturition and pain in urination, anemia with emaciation appearance, slightly pale-looking skin and mucous membranes. No petechia, skin eruption or superficial lymphadenectasis was observed, but routine blood test and urine test results were abnormal. No abnormality was found in stool test or hepatic and renal function. DNA was extracted from the blood of the patient and subjected to PCR for the amplification of 16S rDNA followed by sequence analysis and homology analysis. At the same time, bacterial culture of blood and drug sensitivity test for the bacterial isolate were performed. Results Homology analysis indicated that the amplicon sequence was consistent with the known sequence of 16S rDNA of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in GeneBank, which agreed well with the culture result of peripheral blood. Conclusion The detection of 16s rDNA with PCR from peripheral blood is highly efficient, specific, sensitive, rapid and accurate for the screening for and confirmation of gonococcemia.

Objective To characterize the prevalence and occurrence of respiratory viruses in chil-dren in Southern China. Methods Respiratory virus were identified from nasopharyngeal aspirates and throat swabs collected from children with bronchiolitis, bronchopneumonia and asthmatic bronchitis who visi-ted the Pediatrics of Affiliated Hospital to Shantou University, Shenzhen Fourth People's Hospital, Jieyang People's Hospital, during the period of June 2006 to June 2008. Respiratory virus was detected by multiplex PCR. Results Viruses were detected in 362 patients(52.77% ), among them, RSV infection was the most frequent, 31.22% of 113 patients. RHV was found in 16.85% (61 patients), IVA in 14.36% (52 pa-tients), ADV in 9.67% (35 patients), PIV in 16. 02% (58 patients), hBOV in 6. 08% (22 patients), hMPV in 4.97% ( 18 patients) and IVB in 0. 83% (3 patients). Conclusion The data indicate that RSV, RHV and IVA is an important etiological agent for respiratory infections in children during the survey period. RSV, IVA combined other virus are the most virus for combined infection, and the manages are worked out by the doctor for the diagnosis and treatment depended on the detected results of the pathogen.

Objective To study the relationship of T, B and NK lymphocytes with the pathogenesis of chronic urticaria. Methods Flow cytometry was applied to assess the proportion of T, B and NK lymphocyte subgroups in the peripheral blood of 51 patients with chronic urticaria and 30 sex and age-matched human controls. The CD4:CD8 ratio was calculated. Moreover, the symptoms, disease course and response to antihistamines of these patients were evaluated by one physician. Results The percentage of CD8+ T and NK cells, CD4:CD8 ratio were (27.20±8.22)%, (21.20±10.84)% and 1.48±0.62, respectively, in these patients,(29.9±3.74)%, (17.5±3.56)%, 1.24±0.27, respectively, in the controls; the differences were significant between the two groups (all P＜0.05). Decreased levels of CD3+ T cells, CD8+ T cells and B cells were noted in patients resistant to antihistamines compared with those responsive to antihistamines[(61.81±11.70)% vs (75.74±2.36)%, (24.00±7.79)% vs (34.22±9.30)%, (10.78±2.07)% vs (15.25±4.10)%, P＜0.05, 0.01, 0.05, respectively)], while the CD4:CD8 ratio and percentage of NK cells were increased in antihistamine-resistant patients compared to those in antihistamine-sensitive patients [1.67±0.76 vs 1.17±0.41, (28.61±12.62)% vs (12.78±6.02)%, both P＜0.01 ]. In these patients with chronic urticaria, the percentages of CD3+ T and CD8+ T cells were negatively correlated with the symptom scores (R = -0.31, -0.28, respectively, both P＜0.05 ), while the percentage of B cells was positively correlated with the symptom scores and disease course (R = 0.53, 0.55, respectively, both P＜0.01 ). Conclusions There is an abnormality in the proportion of T, B and NK lymphocyte subgroups in patients with chronic urticaria,which indicates that humoral immunity may be involved in the pathogenesis of chronic urticaria and the mechanism for responsiveness to antihistamine.

Objective To investigate the drug-resistance of Staphylococcus aureus induced by erythromycin in vitro and its changes in growth and susceptibility of antibiotics.Methods Erythromycin in vitro induction was conducted with the S.au-reus reference strain ATCC25923 on the serial of erythromycin agar plates.The growth of S.aureus,and the susceptibility a-gainst other antibiotics was compared after induced to the parent strain.Results Resistance to erythromycin was successful-ly,and themaximum MIC was over 256 mg/L.The Erythromycin-resistant S.aureus grew much slower than the susceptible parent,and the strains didn’t have cross-resistance to other antibiotics.Conclusion S.aureus could be induced resistance in vitro by erythromycin,and this resistance inherited stably.Some phenotype and biochemical characteristic features of the strain were changed after induced.

Objective:To explore the therapeutic effect of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for primary achalasia (AC) in patients aged over 60 years.Methods:Data of 146 patients aged ≥60 years (the elderly group) and 146 patients aged 18-59 years (the adult group) who received POEM from November 2010 to September 2019 at the Digestive Endoscopy Center of PLA General Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Baseline data, surgery data, surgery-related complications and surgery-related efficacy were compared.Results:There was no significant difference in gender, Ling classification, HRM classification or previous treatment between the two groups ( P>0.05). All 292 patients successfully underwent POEM surgery. The clinical success (Eckardt score ≤3) rates in the elderly group and the adult group were 96.33% (105/109) and 96.77% (90/93), respectively with no significant difference between the two groups ( χ2=0.030， P>0.05). There was no significant difference in the length of myotomy between the two groups (7.09±2.49 cm VS 7.12±2.24 cm， t=0.472， P>0.05). Complications occurred in 26 cases (17.81%) in the elderly group and 21 cases (14.38%) in the adult group with no significant difference between the two groups ( χ2=0.634， P>0.05). There was no significant difference in the postoperative hospital stay (12.61±9.69 days VS 11.00±4.43 days, t=1.825, P>0.05) or the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux [43.33% (13/30) VS 51.52% (17/33), χ2=0.422, P>0.05] between the elderly group and the adult group. Conclusion:The efficacy of POEM for AC patients over 60 years old is equivalent to that of adult patients, and the incidence of complications is similar. POEM is safe and effective for AC patients over 60 years old.