1.Correlation between Change of Routine Blood Parameters and Prognosis of SSHL Patients
Silin ZHANG ; Wensheng ZHOU ; Fangling HU ; Hongxing LIANG ; Hongqun JIANG ; Jieqing YU
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2018;26(1):21-24
Objective To investigate the correlation between the mean platelet volume (MPV) ,neutrophil-to -lymphocyte(NLR) and the severity as well as prognosis of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) patients . Methods A retrospective cohort study involved 172 patients with SSHL from January 2012 to May 2015 .The distri-bution characteristics of routine blood (white blood cells ,neutrophil ,lymphocyte ,MPV ,NLR) in different audio-metric curves (hearing loss at low frequencies ,flat type ,high frequencies ,and total deafness) and prognosis of re-covery (complete ,partial ,slight ,and no recovery )were analyzed by SPSS 19 .0 analysis chi square test ,and the prognosis was estimated by using the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) .Results MPV and NLR levels in the severe and profound hearing loss group were significantly higher than that in different audiometric curves (P<0 .01 and P<0 .01) .MPV and NLR level in the partial recovery group and the no recovery group were signifi-cantly higher than that in the complete recovery group (P<0 .01 and P<0 .01) .The value of the MPV and NLR showed negative correlation with the prognosis (hearing recovery ) ,and the lymphocyte was positive with the prog-nosis .The sensitivity and specificity of MPV and NLR count 24 hours after admission predicting the prognosis of hearing recovery were 66 .2% and 85 .5% ,58 .4% and 86 .7% ,respectively .Conclusion The changes of MPV and NLR in SSHL patients are related to the severity of hearing loss ,and NLR count at 24 hours after admission may play an important role in prognosis of this disease .
2. Etiological diagnosis and detection of the rabies virus neutralizing antibody in an event of one dog injured seven persons
Liang CAI ; Pengcheng YU ; Sihai LI ; Fangling HE ; Hao YANG ; Xiaoyan TAO ; Guangbin LI ; Jiahui LIU ; Hong ZHANG ; Shixiong HU ; Zhifei ZHAN ; Lihua WANG ; Lidong GAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2018;32(3):242-246
Objective:
To make etiological diagnosis and evaluate the protective effects of post-exposure prophylaxis(PEP) in an event of one dog injured seven persons.
Methods:
Direct immunofluorescence assay (DFA) and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were employed to detect nucleoprotein and nucleoprotein(N) gene of rabies virus in the brain tissues of the dog, the positive samples were sequenced for the full length of N gene of rabies virus, then the homology of the N gene of rabies virus was analyzed after the phylogenetic tree was constructed. Rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test (RFFIT) was applied to detect the rabies virus neutralizing antibodies(RVNA) on day 0, 14 and 40 after PEP.
Results:
The cerebral, cerebellar and hippocampal tissues were positive by DFA and nested PCR. The phylogenetic tree indicated the rabies virus belonged to the rabies virus genotype I. The homology of the nucleotide and amino acid of the rabies virus N gene were over 86% with the vaccine strains. The titer of the RVNA increased significantly from the day 0 to day 14 after PEP, the lowest was 5.78 IU/ml and the highest was 26.15 IU/ml. On the day 40, the highest RVNA titer was 51.96 IU/ml. No rabies cases occurred in a one year follow-up visit.
Conclusions
Normative PEP can effectively prevent the occurrence of rabies cases.