OBJECTIVE To study the mechanisms of imipenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.METHODS PCR method was used to detect and analyze P.aeruginosa imipenem-resistance associated IMP gene and VIM gene of metallo-?-lactamases and outer membrane protein D2(OprD_2) gene.RESULTS All 35(imipenem)-resistant P.aeruginosa strains were negative for IMP gene and VIM gene of metallo-?-lactamases;and for OprD_2 gene;but 23S rRNA gene of all 35 P.aeruginosa strains was positive.CONCLUSIONS The study suggested that in(Xiangfan) area,Hubei Province P.aeruginosa doesn′t produce metallo-?-(lactamases),but in genetics it is(identified) that the loss of outermembrane protein D2(OprD_2) gene is the(essential) mechanisms of imipenem(resistance) in P.aeruginosa in Xiangfan area,Hubei Province.

OBJECTIVE To study the correlated factors in acquired infection of liver cirrhosis and offer more reliable theory of treatment for clinic. METHODS The liver cirrhosis history of 302 cases was retrospectively analyzed and reviewed. RESULTS From them 43 cases acquired infection during hospitalization, with 61 case-times of infection, the rate of hospital acquired infection was 14.2%, the rate of case-times of infection was 20.20%. Nineteen cases were died and the mortality rate was 44.19%, Among the 259 non-infected patients only 5 cases were died, the mortality rate was 1.93%, the difference was significant (P

OBJECTIVE To investigate nosocomial infection and drug-resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa(PAE) in our hospital to provide the evidence for clinical monitoring and control of nosocomial infection.METHODS The microbiological system MicroScan WalkAway-40 was used to identify PAE and the drug-resistance in vitro was determined by K-B methods.RESULTS Among 325 strains of PAE in two years,imipenem-resistant P.aeruginosa(IRPA) accounted for 14.8%.The highest isolating rates occurred in the intensive care unit(ICU),accounted for 20.9%.The following was senile disease department,accounted for 19.4%.The respiratory department rated the third,accounted for 16.9%.The resistance of IRPA to 11 kinds of common antibiotics was significantly higher than imipenem-sensitive P.aeruginosa(ISPA).Except the drug-resistance of IRPA to ceftazidime,cefepime and aztreonam was below 50.0%,that to the other eight antibiotics was all over 50.0%.CONCLUSIONS The drug-resistance of PAE is very serious in our hosptial.We should perform rigorous monitoring and prevent the outbreak of nosocomial infection with PAE.

Objective To investigate ?-Lactamase coding genes and OprD2 gene in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from Xiangfan region in Hubei province.Method Polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was used to detect various ?-Lactamase coding genes including TEM、SHV、OXA、PER、GES、IMP、VIM、plasmid type AmpC ?-Lactamase DHA 、MIR and OprD2 in 35 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Results The detection rate of ?-Lactamase coding genes TEM、OXA、plasmid type AmpC ?-Lactamase DHA were 51.4%、17.1% and 2.9% respectively, all of the tested strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lossed OprD2 gene,but SHV、PER、GES、IMP、VIM、MIR genes were negative.Conclusion The study indicated that these Pseudomonas aeruginosa carried genes of TEM、OXA、plasmid type AmpC ?-Lactamase DHA and lossed OprD2 gene, which was the essential resistance mechanism of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Beta-lactam antibiotics in local aera.

One hundred and seventeen patients with newly diagnosed autoimmune thyroid diseases(AITDs)and 30 normal controls(NCs)were selected.All the patients were divided into 5 groups:hyperthyroidism group(n=33),subclinical hyperthyroidism group(n=21),hypothyroidism group(n=25),subclinical hypothyroidism group(n=23)and euthyroidism group(n=15).Plasma malondialdehyde(MDA),superoxide(SOD)and inflammatory factors levels were measured.Our results showed that plasma MDA level in dysthyroidism groups was significantly higher than that in NCs group(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).SOD/MDA ratio in AITD groups Was significantly lower than that in NCs group(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).In a multiple step-wise regression analysis,serum hishly sensitive C-reactive protein(hs-CRP)and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)were independent factors of MDA.This study might suggest that plasma MDA level in AITD patients receiving no treatment may increase.MDA may be correlated with hs-CRP or TNF-α levels.

Objective To investigate the relationship between oxidative stress and lipid metabolism characteristics in elderly patients under different status of thyroid function. Methods Eighty-six newly-diagnosed elderly patients with thyroid diseases,83 non-elderly patients with thyroid diseases and 20 normal subjects as control were selected.and 47 hyperthyroidism and 39hypothyroidism in elderly,43 hyperthyroidism and 40 hypothyroidism in non-elderly were diagnosed according to diagnostic criteria of the thyroid disease.The levels of fasting plasma malondialdehyde(MDA),superoxide(SOD)and oxidized low density lipoprotein(OX-LDL)were measured by thiobarhiturates,colorimetric method and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Meanwhile,lipid profile and thyroid function were also measured,SOD/MDA ratio was calculated. Results Lipid profiles in the elderly hyperthyroidism group were significantly higher than those in the non-elderly group(P＜O.05 or P＜0.01)but were significantly lower than those of normal control group(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).The plasma MDA[(10.23±6.29)μmol/L vs.(3.66±2.53)μmol/L vs.(7.37±4.58)μmol/L],free fatty acids(FFA)[(0.86±0.58)mmol/L us.(0.45±0.12)mmol/L vs.(0.61±O.46)mmol/L]and SOD levels were significantly higher in elderly patients with hyperthyroidism than in normal control and non-elderly hyperthyroidism groups(P＜0.05 or P＜O.01).In the patients with hypothyroidism,the plasma MDA[(9.03±5.98)μmol/L vs.(6.59±3.18)μmol/L vs.(3.66±2.53)μmol/L],OX-LDL[(387.36±71.04)μg/L vs.(355.22±45.01)μg/L vs.(324.53±56.19)μg/L],TC,LDL-C,non-HDL-C,LP(a) and Apo-B100 levels were significantly higher in the elderly group than in the non-elderly and normal control groups(P＜0.05 orP＜0.01).The SOD/MDA ratio was significantly lower in the elderly patient groups with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism than in normal control and non-elderly groups(all P＜0.01).In a multiple step-wise regression analysis.FT4 and FFA were independent factors related tO MDA in hyperthyroidism group,and non-HDL-C and LDL-C were independent factors related to MDA inhypothyroidism group. Conclusions Serious lipid metabolic disorder exists in newly-diagnosed and untreated elderly patients with hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.It is suggested that oxidative stress is obviously strengthened in elderly patients with thyroid function disorder and that the degree of oxidative stress is correlated with lipid metabolic disorder.