1.Study of nuclei-acid-test(NAT) among volunteer blood donors from Qingdao area
Yuqing WU ; Zhongsi YANG ; Lin ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2008;0(11):-
Objective To investigate the residual risks of transfusion-transmitted HBV/HCV/HIV in current donor screening system of Qingdao area.Methods After the ELISA tests(HbsAg,anti-HCV,anti-HIV) were performed,NAT tests of HBV-DNA,HCV-RNA,and HIV-RNA on plasma samples were conducted.Such specimens as have discrepant ELISA and NAT results(N+/E-,or N-/E+) were subject to further follow-up confirmation tests.Results Among 12000 donor samples,no sample with anti-HCV(-)/HCV-RNA(+) or with anti-HIV(-)/HIV-RNA(+) was detected.However,2 individuals were detected as HBsAg(-)/HBV-DNA(+).One donor had negative ELISA test results in HBsAb,HBeAg,HBeAb,and HBcAb at the first screening.But the HBsAg,HBeAg and HBcAb were confirmed positive along with HBV-DNA after 11 weeks.The other donor was negative for HBsAb,HBeAg,and HBeAb but positive for HBcAb.Follow up tests after 3 weeks indicated the same serological results,with a similar low viralload at about 1000 IU/mL.Conclusion Due to the window period and occult HBV infection,current blood donor screening system has some residual risks of transfusion-transmitted HBV.NAT and HBcAb tests should be implemented to reduce the residual risks of transfusion-transmitted HBV.
2.Characteristics of skin lesions in patients with tsutsugamushi disease
Qing YANG ; Mingxing HUANG ; Yaoyong ZHOU ; Chunna LI ; Zhongsi HONG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2011;44(3):208-209
Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of skin lesions of tsutsugamushi disease.Methods The skin lesions and clinical characteristics of 17 hospitalized patients with tsutsugamushi disease were analyzed. Results Of the patients, 88.2% (15/17) developed eschar and skin ulcer, 64.7% (11/17) had skin rashes. The patients often developed solitary, painless and nonpruritic eschar 4 to 10 days after the occurrence of fever, with indefinite locations and average diameter of 1.2 cm (range: 0.5 - 3.0 cm). The eschar was covered with a black and dry surface and surrounded by a ring-shaped erythematous halo, and usually shedded 5 to 9 days after the appearance with the formation of shallow ulcer. Superficial lymphadenectasis was observed near the eschar in 80% of the patients with eschar, and no eschar was observed at the first visit in 66.7% of the patients. Skin rashes mainly included nonpruritic congestive papules (45.5%) and maculopapular rashes (54.5%), and often subsided 2 to 5 days after emergence. Conclusions The skin lesions of tsutsugamushi disease include eschar and skin rashes. Eschar is an important characteristic and highly suggestive of this entity.
3.Analysis of Common Pathogens of Microorganism Examination and Drug Resistance in Our Hospital
Yishen CHEN ; Yingying YANG ; Jiabi LIANG ; Zhongsi HONG
China Pharmacy 2015;(29):4072-4076
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the distribution of common bacterial pathogens and their drug resistance in our hospi-tal,and to provide guidance for clinical treatment and promote rational drug use. METHODS:The results of microorganism cul-ture,isolation and identification,and drug sensitivity test were collected from our hospital during Aug. 2010-Sept. 2014. The isolat-ed pathogens and drug sensitivity were analyzed statistically. RESULTS:14 687 strains of bacterial pathogens were isolated or cul-tured in 4 years,among which 1 790 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosas were most common Gram-negative bacterium,followed by 1 313 strains of Escherichia coli and 770 strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae,670 strains of Bauman acinetobacter;915 strains of Staphylococcus aureus were most common Gram-positive bacterium,followed by 223 strains of Enterococcus faecalis,98 strains of Staphylococcus haemolyticus;1 446 strains of Mycoplasma urealytium were the most common microorganism,followed by 769 strains of Candida albicans,187 strain of Mycoplasma hominis. CONCLUSIONS:Regular detection of bacteria distribution and bacterial resistance monitoring are conducive to understand the bacterial resistance of the medical institutions so as to provide guid-ance for clinical treatment and promote reasonable application of antibacterial drugs.
4.Analysis of blood screening results before and after changing critical value of ALT
Qiuxia FENG ; Zhongsi YANG ; Haiping PAN ; Li LIU ; Lei XU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(16):2384-2385,2388
Objective To analyze the blood screening results after adjustment of critical value 40 to 50 U/L and to observe the effect of reducing blood scrap rate and to discuss the correlation between ALT and HBV,HCV infection.Methods We screened 2656 blood donors (ALT >40 U/L)by serological and nucleic acid amplification testing(NAT)in Qingdao blood center from 2013 to 2014,and conducted the correlation analysis by chi square test.Results 1 771 cases (66.68%)were ALT 40-50 U/L,including 6 cases of HBsAg ELISA (+),2 cases NAT (+),4 cases NAT(-).In the 8 cases of anti-HCV ELISA (+)samples,4 cases NAT (+),3 cases NAT (-),1 case with positive TP without NAT result.In 885 blood donors with ALT>50 U/L,5 cases were HBsAg-reactive,7 cases were anti-HCV-reactive,and 873 cases were negative.Related statistics showed that there was no signifi-cant difference between ALT and HBV infection (P <0.05),but significant difference was found between ALT and HCV infection (P >0.05).Conclusion The proportion of blood donors with ALT 40-50 U/L is much higher than that with ALT >50 U/L do-nors.Adjustment of the critical value greatly reduces blood scrap rate.Elevated ALT is associated with the infection of HBV but not with HCV.
5.Skin rashes in 87 patients with dengue fever
Qing YANG ; Jinyu XIA ; Chunna LI ; Zhongsi HONG ; Huili CHEN ; Li DING ; Fengyun YOU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2009;42(6):374-376
Objective To investigate the apearance and characteristics of skin rashes in patients suffering from dengue fever.Methods Clinical data were retrospectively analyzed for 126 hospitalized patients with dengue fever collected from August to October,2007.Results Out of 126 patients with dengue fever,69.0% (87/126)had skin rashes,which usually developed from day 1 and 11 after fever.About 59.7%(52/87)of these patients developed skin rashes from day 3 to 7 after fever.No eruption order was evidenced in 59(67.8%)patients.Skin rashes were located in both the trunk and limbs in 38(43.7%)patients,and only in the limbs in 30 (34.5%)patients.The incidence rates of maculae,maculopapules,papules.hemorrhagic rash and mixed eruptions were 14.9%(13/87),14.9%(13/87),18.4%(16/87),26.4%(23/87)and 21.8%(19/87),respectively.Conclusions Most patients with dengue fever developed skin rashes from day 3 to 7 after fever.Limbs and trunk are predilection sites of skin rashes in dengue fever.Skin rashes in dengue fever is complex,including maculae,papules,hemorrhagic rashes,vesicles and mixed rashes.
6.Nucleic acid technology(NAT) testing for blood screening: A comparative study on individual donation and minipool NAT test
Longmu ZHANG ; Lei XU ; Qiuxia FENG ; Zhongsi YANG ; Shuxian JIAO
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2021;34(1):22-26
【Objective】 To compare the detection performance of Cobas s201, a minipool(MP) nucleic acid test(NAT) system, and Panther, a individual donation(ID) NAT system, in blood donor screening. 【Methods】 NAT was conducted on 126 359 blood samples, and initially reactive (IR) samples were either discriminated or resolved by ID testing.The non-discriminated reactive (NDR) samples implicated in Panther sysytem were subjected to ID-NAT by Cobas s201. Some non-repeatable reactivet(NRR) and repeatable reactive (RR) samples implicated in Cobas s201 system were subjected to ID-NAT by Panther. 【Results】 61 MP-IR cases were implicated in a total of 85 128 samples that detected by Cobas 201, and 29(0.34‰) were RR after resolved by ID testing. 74(1.79‰)IR samples were implicated in 41 231 samples that detected by Panther, and 22 (29.73%) were DR-HBV after discriminatory test. Among the NDR 28 samples detected by Panther multiplex system, 7 were positive by Cobas s201 single sample (PP1) whereas non-reactive in simulated MPs of six by Cobas 201.In 28 RR samples resolved by Cobas 201, 24 positive and 4 negative samples were retested by Panther. Among the 11 samples presenting inconsistent retest results by Panther and Cobas 201, 10 were anti-HBc positive, carrying low viral load HBV. 【Conclusion】 The NAT-yield by Panther was significantly higher than that by Cobas s201. Some samples with negative discriminatory results were OBI, and it is necessary to further track and verify the unidentified samples. Cobas s201 is more suitable for a wide array of MP-NAT testing while Panther sample loading, which is flexible and easy to operate, is more suitable for ID-NAT with medium sample size.
7.HBV infection in voluntary blood donors in Qingdao, China: Serological and viral characterizations
Qiuxia FENG ; Zhongsi YANG ; Lei XU ; Longmu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2021;34(1):55-59
【Objective】 To study and analyze the serological and viral charactereristics of hepatitis B virus(HBV) infection in voluntary blood donors in Qingdao. 【Methods】 315 520 blood samples of voluntary blood donors were screened by ELISA combined with nucleic acid testing (NAT). All HBsAg-/HBV DNA+ samples were subjected to high-precision viral load detection and five serological markers of HBV. The sequence of HBV S gene was detected by PCR direct sequencing, and virus genotypes and amino acid mutations were analyzed. 【Results】 A total of 604(0.20%)HBV ELISA or NAT reactive samples were detected: HBsAg+ /HBV DNA- in 307(0.10%) cases, HBsAg-/HBV DNA+ in 138(0.04%) and HBsAg+ /HBV DNA+ in 157(0.05%). Among the 138 HBsAg-/HBV DNA+ donors, 118(85.5%) carried anti-HBc, and 45 (32.61%) carried sole anti-HBc and 5 (3.62%) carried both HBsAg and anti-HBc. In viral load detection, 64 were quantitatively negative and 74 were quantitatively positive, of which 42 were HBV DNA <20 IU/mL and 32 > 20 IU/mL. 13 HBsAg-/HBV DNA+ samples were successfully amplified and sequenced, and 5 were genotype B, presenting a total of 17 amino acid mutations without any deletion or insertion, and 8 were genotype C, presenting a total of 41 amino acid mutations and 2 amino acid deletions. 【Conclusion】 NAT, in combination of ELISA, provides additional safety in detecting potentially infectious HBV during the window period and occult HBV infection (OBI). The viral load was low in OBI infected donors, and anti-HBc+ was the main manifestation.The dominating HBV genotypes are genotype B and C, suggesting HBsAg amino acid mutations may be related to the formation of OBI.
8.Recognition of whole blood transfusion in civilian trauma resuscitation
Weijuan MA ; Shaomin REN ; Zhongsi YANG ; Yanhua ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2024;37(5):602-606
There has been a growing amount of evidence that a balanced blood component transfusion with roughly equal ratio of units of packed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, and platelets leads to better outcomes in massive transfusion resuscitation of trauma victims. Therefore, the great interest of massive transfusion protocol (MTP) with whole blood was aroused. Low titer group O whole blood (LTOWB) is implemented in routine use for civilian prehospital ambulance services in large trauma centers of most European and American countries nowadays. There is a growing body of evidence to date to support that early use of LTOWB in patients with life-threatening bleeding improve their survival. In view of the current situation of whole blood supply in our country, most trauma resuscitation guidelines still recommend balanced component transfusion for MTPs in the early stage of resuscitation. The research and application of LTOWB abroad will be introduced in this article.
9.Retest improvement for minipool nucleic acid testing positive samples
Yun HOU ; Qiuxia FENG ; Bei LI ; Longmu ZHANG ; Zhongsi YANG ; Shuxian JIAO
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2024;37(2):190-195
【Objective】 To analyze the correlation between the distribution interval of minipool nucleic acid testing(NAT) positive CT value and the resolution rate, so as to improve the retest model and reduce residual risk of blood transfusion. 【Methods】 The resolution testing results by Cobas S201 system of our blood center from January 2017 to December 2021 were retrospective analyzed, and the retest model was developed based on the distribution interval of CT values. For minipool NAT HBV positive samples from March 2022 to March 2023, synchronous detection was conducted by Cobas S201 and Panther detection system, and the detection results were statistically analyzed. 【Results】 From 2017 to 2021, 474 were minipool NAT positive, among which 324 were HBV positive, accounting for 68.35%. From 2017 to 2020, the proportion of HBV positive per year was significantly higher than that of HCV and HIV(P<0.05). In resolution testing, 167 were HBV repeatable positive and 157 were HBV non-repeatable positive, accounting for 51.54% and 48.46% of HBV minipool NAT positive. HBV repeatable positive samples were with three intervals: CT value≤36, 36
10.Construction of blood quality monitoring indicator system in blood banks of Shandong
Qun LIU ; Xuemei LI ; Yuqing WU ; Zhiquan RONG ; Zhongsi YANG ; Zhe SONG ; Shuhong ZHAO ; Lin ZHU ; Shuli SUN ; Wei ZHANG ; Jinyu HAN ; Xiaojuan FAN ; Hui YE ; Mingming QIAO ; Hua SHEN ; Dunzhu GONGJUE ; Yunlong ZHUANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2024;37(3):249-257
【Objective】 To establish a blood quality monitoring indicator system, in order to continuously improve blood quality and standardized management. 【Methods】 Based on the research of literature and standards, and guided by the key control points of blood collection and supply process, the blood quality monitoring indicator system was developed. Through two rounds of Delphi expert consultation, the indicator content was further revised and improved according to expert opinions after six months of trial implementation. The indicator weight was calculated by questionnaire and analytic hierarchy process. 【Results】 A blood quality monitoring indicator system covering the whole process of blood collection and supply was constructed, including five primary indicators, namely blood donation service, blood component preparation, blood testing, blood supply and quality control, as well as 72 secondary indicators, including definitions, calculation formulas, etc. Two rounds of expert consultation and two rounds of feasibility study meeting were held to revise 17 items and the weight of each indicator was obtained through the analytic hierarchy process. After partial adjustments, a blood quality monitoring indicator system was formed. 【Conclusion】 A blood quality monitoring indicator system covering the whole process of blood collection and supply has been established for the first time, which can effectively evaluate the quality management level of blood banks and coordinate blood quality control activities of blood banks in Shandong like pieces in a chess game, thus improving the standardized management level