Objective To investigate the treatment of recombinant human interleukin-11(rhIL-11)to chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia in acute leukemia(AL).Methods 42 AL patients whose platelet count dropped below 20×109/L after chemotherapy received rhIL-11 by 1.5 mg daily until the platelet count was increased above 40×109/L.The efficiency of chemotherapy to 17 newly diagnosed acute myelocytic leukemia(AML)patients was evaluated after receiving two periods of chemotherapy.35 AL patients and 15 newly diagnosed AML patients were used as controls.Results The mean time of platelet count increasing from 20×109/L to above 40×109/L Was shorter in treating group (9.8±2.7)d than in control group(14.6±4.8)d .The number of patients whose platelet＜15×109/L was less in treating group than in control group after second chemotherapy,and the minimum mean count of platelet Was higher in treating group(23.5±18.3)×109/L than that in control group(10.2±9.8)×109/L .CR and CR+PR rate were not different between treating group and control group. Conclusion rhlL-11 can safely and effectively promote chemotherapy-induced platelet recovery in patients of acute leukemia with persistent affection.

Objective:To understand the epidemiological characteristics of imported COVID-19 cases in Guangzhou and provide scientific basis for the prevention and control of the disease.Methods:The data of imported COVID-19 in Guangzhou reported as of April 1, 2020 were collected from National Notifiable Disease Report System of China. The software Excel 2010 and SPSS 19.0 were applied for data cleaning and statistical analysis.Results:As of April 1, 2020, a total of 103 imported COVID-19 cases had been reported in Guangzhou, in which 92 were confirmed cases and 11 were asymptomatic infection cases. The number of the confirmed imported cases accounted for 11.4 % (92/806) in of the total in China at the same time. The male to female ratio of the cases was 1.58∶1 (63∶40). The median age of the cases was 31 years ( P 25- P 75:22-40 years), range of age was 11-63 years. The main occupational distributions of the cases were business services (41/103, 39.8 %) and students (36/103, 35.0 %). The imported cases whose destinations were 19 provinces and municipalities rather than Guangdong after entering the country accounted for 43.7 %. The main source countries of infections were the United Kingdom (27/103, 26.2 %), the Philippines (13/103, 12.6 %), the United States (13/103, 12.6 %) and Nigeria (7/103, 6.8 %). There were 34 inbound flights from which the imported COVID-19 cases were detected, in which 10 flights (10/34, 29.4 %) were found to carry more than 3 cases, with an average voyage time of (11.14±0.53) hours. A total of 29 imported cases(28.2 %) showed symptoms before entering the country, and 65 cases (63.1 %) had been isolated before the onset of the disease. The mean free activity time of the isolated cases after the onset was (6.76±0.79) days. The average number of the imported cases’ close contacts was 53. There were 13 clusters of COVID-19 caused by the imported cases, involving 36 cases (including 1 imported associated case). Conclusions:The sources of the imported COVID-19 cases in Guangzhou were widely distributed, and no cases had been found to be infected on the flights. In the early stage of the imported epidemic, there was high risk for the spread of the epidemic. Strengthened prevention and control of imported COVID-19 effectively reduced the of transmission risk of COVID-19 in communities.