The static balance test and training equipment has been used over ten years in our country. Because balance function of patients can be assessed objectively and quantitively and pertinent taining can be performed with balance equipment, this instrument has a abroad domestic application. The application of balance equipment in clinical rehabilitation is sumarized in this article.

Chronic infection of hepatitis B virus(HBV)presents one of the serious public health challenges worldwide.Current treatment of chronic hepatitis B(CHB)is limited,and is composed of interferon and nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors(NRTI).Interferon is poorly tolerated and is only responsive in a small fraction of CHB patients and NRTIs often face the problem of emergence of drug resistance during long-term treatment.The current treatment of CHB earl be improved in several ways including genotyping mutations associated with drug resistance before treatment to guide the choice of NRTIs and suitable combinations among NRTIs and interferon.It is important to continue research in the identification of novel therapeutic targets in the life cycle of HBV or in the host immune system to stimulate the development of new antiviral agents and immunotherapies.Several antivirai agents targeting HBV entry,cecDNA,capsid formation,viral morphogenesis and virion secretion,as well as two therapeutic vaccines are currently being evaluated in preclinical studies or in clinical trials to assess their anti-HBV efficacy.

Four specific salt-tolerant fungi for dissolving phosphate rock (FM) w ere isolated from the coastal saline soils. It was found that the biomass and a b ility to release phosphate from the materials decreased with increasing of the N aCl content. During pH7.0～8.5, the biomass and ability of to release phospho rus from the materials of FM1 decreased sharply with pH rising, but the FM2 and FM4 decreased not considerably, optimal pH for FM3 was at pH8.5. At pH9.0, the bi oma ss and ability of to release phosphorus from the materials decreased quickly. F M2 was stable at alkaline and high salt content condition.

Objective:To observe the efficacy of using electroacupuncture(EA)plus stuck-needle lifting method to treat intractable facial paralysis based on the myofascial theory. Methods:Ninety patients with intractable facial paralysis were divided into a control group and an observation group using the random number table method,with 45 cases in each group.The control group was given conventional EA treatment,and the observation group received EA plus the stuck-needle lifting method based on the myofascial theory for 4 consecutive weeks,6 sessions each week.The electromyographic results,modified Portmann scale(MPS)score,facial nerve function index(FNFI),and total effective rate were compared. Results:There were no significant differences in the MPS and FNFI scores between the two groups before treatment(P>0.05).After treatment,the total effective rate and FNFI and MPS scores were notably higher in the observation group than in the control group(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in the electromyographic readings between the two groups before the intervention(P>0.05).After the intervention,the observation group had a shorter blink reflex R1 latency and a higher facial nerve compound muscle action potential compared with the control group,and the between-group differences were statistically significant(P<0.05). Conclusion:EA plus stuck-needle lifting method based on the myofascial theory can enhance treatment efficacy for intractable facial paralysis.

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Objective To investigation the pathological characteristics of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma to provide reference criteria for delineating the target area in radiotherapy.Methods Fifty-two patients from the Fourth Hospital of HeBei Medical University underwent resection whom all had been proved to have esophageal squamous cell carcinoma before operation.Chest CT was scanned and transmitted to the 3- dimensional conformal planning system for radiotherapy by VRX-16 scanner.The lesion of esophageal carcinoma was delineated in the 3-dimensional rebuild CT image and the lesion volume was computed by digital rebuild program.Every surgically resected specimen was made into pathologic giant section.The actual size of the specimen was obtained by calculating the size under the microscope with the shrinkage ratio.Multicentric carcinomatous lesion,severe dysplasia and direct intramural infiltration were observed in the giant section with a microscope and the order of such pathological characteristics were analysed statistically.Results 1.The tumor length by different method of preparation of operated specimens differed obviously.The longest was shown by CT. 2.Multicentric carcinomatous lesion was found in 15(29%)cases out of 52 patients.Proximal to the tumor,the mean distance between the multicentric carcinomatous lesion and the main lesion plus the length of the multicentric carcinomatous lesion was 3.02?1.45cm.Distal to the tumor,it was 2.60?2.44 cm.Severe dysplasia was found in 28 patients.Proximally,the mean distance between the severe dysplasia and the main lesion plus the length of the severe dysplasia was 2.45?1.30 cm.Distal to the tumor,it was 3.24?2.19 cm.Direct intramural infiltration was found in 41 patients,of which the mean length being 2.80?1.52 cm proximally and 2.02?1.51 cm distally. 3.Tumor thrombus was found in 6 patients and lymphoduct infiltration in 36 patients.Direct intramural infiltration was found at higher incidence in specimens complicated with lymphoduct infiltration(86%)and those complicated with tumor thrombus(91%).There were no apparent factors affecting severe dysplasia.The proximal distance to direct intra- mural infiltration was much longer than distally.Conclusions Multicentric carcinomatous lesion,severe dysplasia and direct intramural infiltration may be observed in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Multicentric carcinomatous lesion and direct intramural infiltration are obviously correlated with lymphoduct infiltration.To cover 95% of the microscopic extension,a margin of 5.0 cm is needed proximal to the base of gross tumor volume,and 7.5 cm distal to it.To cover 90% of the microscopic extension,a margin of 4.5 cm is needed proximally,and 5.0 cm distally.

Objective To evaluate the effect of bundle intervention measures on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).Methods Patients who were admitted to an intensive care unit(ICU)of a hospital from January 2012 to December 2013 were monitored,patients from January to December 2012 were as control group,while from January to December 2013 were as intervention group (bundle intervention measures were implemented).Usage rate of ventilators and incidence of VAP between two groups were compared.Results A total of 4 560 patients were mo-nitored,2 608 in intervention group and 1 952 in control group.Usage rate of ventilators in intervention group was lower than control group (53.95% vs 61 .17%;χ2 =65.756,P <0.01).Incidence of VAP per 1 000 ventilator days in intervention group was lower than control group (13.00‰ vs 19.56‰;χ2 =4.649,P =0.031 ).Percentage of late-onset VAP per 1 000 ventilator days in tervention group was higher than control group(41 .82‰ vs 24.59‰). Conclusion Bundle intervention measures are helpful for reducing the incidence of VAP in ICU patients.

Objective To evaluate the direct economic loss due to surgical site infection(SSI)from a medical eco-nomics perspective,and provide basis for health administrative departments to make strategies.Methods SSI in pa-tients undergoing breast,stomach and colorectal operation between March 2008 and February 2010 were selected for 1∶1 case-control study,patients with SSI were as SSI group,without SSI during the same period were as control group,difference in medical expense and length of stay between two groups were compared,economic loss due to SSI was evaluated.Results A total of 1 523 operation cases were investigated,75(4.92%)developed SSI.69 effec-tive pairings were obtained.Wilcoxon signed rank test revealed that difference in medical expense between two groups was statistically significant(Z =6.586,P <0.001),the median of average medical expense of SSI group was 6 828.60 yuan higher than control group,all kinds of medical expense in SSI group were all higher than control group;the median length of stay of SSI group was 10 days longer than that of control group (Z = 5.939,P <0.001).Conclusion SSI can prolong hospitalization,increase medical expense,decrease bed turnover rate,and in-fluence economic income and medical quality.

Objective To investigate antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli (E.coli)and Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.pneumoniae),antimicrobial use density(AUD),as well as relation between antimicrobial resistance and AUD in a ter-tiary first-class hospital.Methods Antimicrobial resistance rates of clinically-isolated E.coli and K.pneumoniae,AUD of carbapenems and quinolones,as well as relation between resistance and AUD in 2013-2015 were statistically analyzed. Results Correlation analysis of antimicrobial resistance of bacteria and AUD showed that the decrease in resistance rate of E.coli to levofloxacin was related to the decrease in the use density of quinolones(r=0.61,P=0.03);increase in resist-ance rate of K.pneumoniae to imipenem was related to the increase in the use density of carbapenems(r=0.78,P<0.01). Conclusion Antimicrobial use is one of the causes of bacterial resistance,management on antimicrobial use needs to be strengthened to reduce the threat of bacterial resistance to human health.

Objective To explore the role of transforming growth factor (TFG)-? and matrix metalloproteinases(MMPs)in the development of frozen shoulder. Methods Twenty-four patients who underwent shoulder arthroscopy were included,and were divided into frozen shoulder group ( n =12) and control group ( n =12; n =2 for shoulder instability,n =5 for rotator cuff tear and n =5 for subacromial impingement). Joint capsule tissues at the rotator cuff interval were obtained,and the expression of TGF-?,MMP-1,MMP-2,MMP-3,MMP-9 and MMP-12 mRNA and protein was detected by Real-time PCR and Western blotting,respectively. Results The expression of TGF-? mRNA in frozen shoulder group and control group was 3.36?10 4?2.18?10 3 and 1.85?10 4?3.31?10 3,respectively,the expression of TGF-? protein was 1.55?0.33 and 1.13?0.21,respectively,and there were significant differences between these two groups ( P