Objective To analyze characteristics of pathogenic microbiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of Vib-rio vulnificus (V.vulnificus)causing infection in patients at a hospital in Shantou City. Methods Four patients with V.vulnificus infection admitted to a hospital between June 2013 and June 2014 were analyzed retrospectively, blood specimens of patients were collected for culture,blister fluid and wound secretion were taken and inoculated on blood agar plates,MacConkey agar plates,and thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS)plates,isolated strains were identified and performed antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Results Among 4 patients with V. vulnificus infection,3 died,1 was cured;patients developed primary septicemia and lower extremity infection be-cause of eating pickled crab,steamed scallop,or contacting with seafood products after trauma. Blister fluid from patients A and B,wound secretion from patient C,and blood from patient D were all isolated oxidase-positive gram-negative bacteria which produced green colonies on TCBS plate,these strains were identified as V.vulnificus, which were resistant or intermediate to cefazolin,intermediate to cefotetan,and 1 strain was resistant to cefepime. Conclusion Four patients infected with V.vulnificus have high mortality rate (3/4),positive rates of blister fluid and wound secretion are higher than blood;timely medical consultation,early antimicrobial therapy,and active de-bridement will help to cure the disease.

OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between intubation of general anesthesia and lower respiratory tract infection.METHODS Totally 947 cases were divided into bronchial intubation group(groupⅠ,541 cases) and(tracheal) intubation group(groupⅡ,406 cases) for a retrospective analysis about lower respiratory tract(infection).The(sputum) samples of(infected) patients were took germiculture and antibiotic susceptibility.RESULTS There were 26 cases arisen lower respiratory tract infection in group Ⅰ and there were 18 in group Ⅱ.The(incidence) was 4.81% and 4.43%,respectively.86.36% pathogens of sputum samples were non-zymophytes,it was a direct proportion between high(antimicrobial) resistance rate and lower respiratory tract infection rate.The infection rate of 60-70 years old and under 49 years patients was 9.56% and 2.04%,respectively.The infection rate of(patients) undergoing anesthesia less 3h and over 3h was 3.26% and 6.14%,respectively,with significant(differences)(P

Public-private partnerships ( PPP ) can realize public goals of improving human health through the private investors′ financial resources and professional skills. The authors summarized the three models of PPP implementation in public hospitals. 94 PPP projects with complete information from the project database operated by the Ministry of Finance were selected and analyzed. Problems identified include shortage of relevant organizational capacities and experience of government departments, low qualification requirements for potential private investors. Furthermore, these projects are faced with lack of competitiveness, insufficient awareness of the risks, lack of clear performance evaluation standards and difficulty in supervision, as well as poor attraction to private investors. Relevant countermeasures and suggestions have been put forward.

OBJECTIVETo observe and evaluate the effect of tongxinluo capsule (TXL) on recovery of ventricular wall with segmental dyskinesia in patients with early stage acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

METHODSOne hundred and twelve AMI patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or fibrinolytic therapy, were randomly divided into 2 groups, the control group (CG) treated with conventional medicine and the interfered group (IG) treated with conventional medicine plus TXL. The changes of ventricular wall motion, left ventricular end diastolic volume (LVEDV) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were observed at different time points (1-w, 2-w, 1-m, 3-m and 6-m) after PCI by using two dimensional echocardiography (2DE).

RESULTSThe ventricular dyskinetic segment recovery rate at 1-w, 2-w, 1-m and 6-m in IG was 11.9%, 18.1%, 18.8% and 70.02% respectively, which was significantly higher than the respective rates in CG (4.1%, 8.3%, 11.1% and 51.68%, P < 0.01), but the 3-m recovery rate in the two groups was insignificantly different. LVEDV increase rate in the two groups at 1-w was insignificantly different, but it significantly increased at 2-w and 1-m, and showed a higher rate in CG (P < 0.05). However, at 3-m and 6-m, it significantly decreased in IG but was insignificantly changed in CG. Improvement of LVEF was insignificant at 1-w, 2-w and 1-m in both groups, but at 3-m and 6-m, LVEF was significantly improved in the interfered group (P < 0.01), but still showed no obvious change in the control group.

CONCLUSIONConventional western medicine combined with TXL can significantly decrease the infarction area, improve left ventricular diastolic function in patients with AMI.

Aged ; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary ; Capsules ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Myocardial Infarction ; diagnostic imaging ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Myocardial Revascularization ; Phytotherapy ; Ventricular Function, Left

Objective:Melanoma is highly malignant and heterogeneous.It is essential to develop a specific prognostic model for improving the patients'survival and treatment strategies.Recent studies have shown that ferroptosis results from the overproduction of lipid peroxidation and is an iron-dependent form of programmed cell death.Despite this,ferroptosis-related genes(FRGs)and their clinical significances remain unknown in malignant melanoma.This study aims to assess the role of FRGs in melanoma,with the goal of developing a novel prognostic model that provides new insights into personalized treatment and improvement of therapeutic outcomes for melanoma. Methods:We systematically characterized the genetic alterations and mRNA expression of 73 FRGs in The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)-skin cutaneous melanoma(SKCM)dataset in this study.The results were validated with real-time RT-PCR and Western blotting.Subsequently,a multi-gene feature model was constructed using the TCGA-SKCM cohort.Melanoma patients were classified into a high-risk group and a low-risk group based on the feature model.As a final step,correlations between ferroptosis-related signatures and immune features,immunotherapy efficacy,or drug response were analyzed. Results:By analyzing melanoma samples from TCGA-SKCM dataset,FRGs exhibited a high frequency of genetic mutations and copy number variations(CNVs),significantly impacting gene expression.Additionally,compared with normal skin tissue,30 genes with significantly differential expression were identified in melanoma tissues.A prognostic model related to FRGs,constructed using the LASSO Cox regression method,identified 13 FRGs associated with overall survival prognosis in patients and was validated with external datasets.Finally,functional enrichment and immune response analysis further indicated significant differences in immune cell infiltration,mutation burden,and hypoxia status between the high-risk group and the low-risk group,and the model was effective in predicting responses to immunotherapy and drug sensitivity. Conclusion:This study develops a strong ferroptosis-related prognostic signature model which could put forward new insights into target therapy and immunotherapy for patients with melanoma.

Objective:To compare the skin disinfection effect in different marking methods.Methods:From June 2015 to August 2018, samples of 200 healthy volunteers were collected in the operating room of a hospital. Using self-matching design, a blank control area A was set up in the upper abdomen of every volunteer, and sterile markers were used to mark areas B, C, D and E. Areas B and C were directly marked on the abdominal skin (solid line of area B, dashed line of area C) , and areas D and E were marked after the skin was disinfected first (solid line of area D, dashed line of area E) . After disinfection, specimens were collected in areas A, B, C, D, and E for bacterial culture and the disinfection effect was monitored.Results:A total of 1 000 samples were collected from 200 healthy volunteers. Among them, 39 bacterial cultures were positive and the number of colonies detected in the positive samples was 1 to 6 cfu/cm 2. The positive rate of skin bacterial culture in the marked area of solid line was higher than that in marked area of dashed line. The differences in the positive rates of bacterial culture in different areas were statistically significant ( Q=51.87, P< 0.01) . Further pairwise comparison showed that the differences between the areas B and C that were first drawn lines and then disinfected and area A were statistically significant (χ 2=20.05, 9.09, P< 0.05) . However, there was no statistically significant difference between areas D and E that were first disinfected and then drawn lines and area A ( P>0.05) . The detection rate of bacteria in area B was higher than that in area C, and the difference was statistically significant (χ 2=7.97, P<0.05) . The detection rate of bacteria in area D was higher than that in area E, but the difference was not statistically significant ( P> 0.05) . Conclusions:Marking and disinfecting the skin at the surgical site will have an effect on the skin disinfection effect. It is recommended that the skin at the surgical site be disinfected first and then marked, and the method of dashed line marking should be adopted.