Acinetobacter baumannii.Sixty(20.6%) strains of Gram-positive bacteria were isolated.Staphylococcus aureus was the most predominat pathogen(13.0%),meticillin-resistant S.aureus(MRSA)(72.8%).Twenty-nine(10.0%) strains of fungi were isolated,Candida albicans was the most predominant(7.56%).The result of drug sensitive test showed that there were high rates of multiple drug resistance in most bacteria strains,but there were high different drug resistance rates to different antibiotics.Ampicillin had the highest resistance rate nearly 100%.In contrast,the imipenem resistance had the lower resistance rate from 0-14.3%.Lactamases(ESBLs) in K.pneumoniae and E.coli were 56.5% and 41.2%. CONCLUSIONS Gram-negitive bacteria are major pathogens in pneumonia of aged.There are high rates of multiple drug resistance in bacteria strains.The clinic should reasonably choose the antibiotics according to the test results of the pathogens sensitivity to drugs.

Aged ; Altitude ; Endothelin-1 ; blood ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pulmonary ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pulmonary Heart Disease ; physiopathology ; Ventricular Function, Right

Sulfur fumigation was a traditional maintenance method for traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). However , as people have paid more and more attentions on the sulfur dioxide residue in the sulfur fumigated TCMs , China has gradually decreased and banned the sulfur fumigation for TCMs . This study adopted organic elemental analysis for the determination of sulfur contents in multiple TCMs . Elemental analysis can give accu-rate results with little sample amount in a short time . Data analysis indicated that the sulfur content of 0.5% can be set as a criterion for the identification of sulfur fumigated TCMs. Sulfur content of ten unknown TCMs were determined by elemental analysis and identified whether the TCMs have been fumigated by sulfur. The devel-oped elemental analysis method can be used as a screening method for rapid identification of TCMs' quality.

The article briefly reviewed the different perspectives on the definition of medical professionalism and summarized the current status of medical professionalism studies in China and foreign country represented by the United States.In terms of medical moral values , conflict of interest , autonomy and the professionalism training , based on the status quo of physician professionalism in China , some ideas to improve and build medical profession-alism in China are proposed .

Objective To analyze the single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) in promoter region,5' untranslated region,exon 1 and haplotypes of mannose binding-lectin(MBL) gene in Han nationality and Hui etheic children in China.Methods Sixty nine Hui ethnic children from Ningxia Huizu Auto.Reg.and 105 Han children from Zhejiang Prov.were enrolled in the present study.Whole blood samples(1.5 ml) were collected into potassium-EDTA tubes.SNPs in promoter region,5' untranslated region and exon 1 of MBL gene were determined by sequence analysis using BigDye Mix 3730 genetic analyzer,and genetic analysis was performed using SHEsis software.Results The variant allele frequencies at-221 sites in Han and Hui objects were 0.091 and 0.123,respectively,with no difference between the two groups(?2=0.684,P=0.408).No mutation was found at sites +223 and +239 in exon 1 of MBL gene in the study.The variant frequency at +230 site in Hui children(0.268) was significantly higher than that in Han objects(0.167,?2=5.223,P=0.022).The most common haplotype was YA,and the frequencies of YA haplotype in Han and Hui ethnic were 0.770 and 0.669,respectively,with significant difference between the two groups(?2=4.312,P=0.038).Conclusion The variant allele frequency at +230 sites in exon 1 in Hui ethnic children is higher than that in Han subjects.The most common haplotype is YA,and the frequency of YA haplotype is higher in Han children than that in Hui subjects.

Objective To evaluate the effects of a health education project on prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders.Methods From January to June 2011,an investigation was conducted using combined unified questionnaire in 9 counties on target population,and 3 townships were chosen in each project county.Health educational activities were carried out in grade 5 classes in the central primary school.In the meantime,3 villages were chosen in each selected township where the health educational activities in the community were carried out.Before and after the health educational activities,questionnaire surveys on knowledge of iodine deficiency disorders were conducted in each project county.Thirty students in one class of grade 5 in the central primary school were selected,and 15 women of childbearing age near the central primary school were selected too.The health education content included but not limited to:popular science films about the knowledge on endemic disease prevention and public-interest ads were broadcasted by radio,television,newspapers and other media in the project counties,aiming at spreading knowledge on prevention and treatment of endemic diseases.In each of the project township government and village committee locations,posters,banner pieces and slogan suspensions about knowledge on endemic disease prevention were posted or put up.In the project rural hospitals,a special bulletin boards was set up,and in the village clinics (rooms),posters were put up,to carry out a training program for women of childbearing age on endemic disease prevention.In primary schools,students in grades 4 to 6 were given a class about knowledge on prevention and treatment of iodine deficiency disorders,aiming at their transferring the learned knowledge to family members.Results A total of 2678 persons were investigated before and after the health education.After health education,the rate of knowledge(the correct answer rate) on iodine deficiency disorders increased from 69.04％ (1920/2781) to 94.08％ (2622/2787,x2 =580.63,P ＜ 0.05) among primary school students,and 74.76％(924/1236) to 92.60％(1139/1230,x2 =143.59,P ＜ 0.05) among women of childbearing age.Conclusions The rate of knowledge awareness in the students and the women of childbearing is increased significantly after the health educational activities.Systematic and targeted health education activities are effective measures in prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders.

Objective To study the pathogen distribution,risk factors and preventive measures in the patients with hospital-acquired septicemia. Methods Retrospective survey was carried out in 52 patients with hospital-acquired septicemia from 2007 to 2009. Results The hospital-acquired septicemia was related to the underlying disease and aggressive procedure. The most bacteria were Gram-negative bacilli and fungemia must be paid attention. Conclusion It is important to reduce the aggressive procedures and reasonably use antibiotics in the prevention of the hospital-acquired septicemia.

OBJECTIVETo observe the clinical efficacy difference on vegetative state in children between acupoint injection combined with plum-blossom needle and western medication based on basic treatment.

METHODSForty-eight children of vegetative state were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 24 cases in each one. On the basis of the treatment of transcranial magnetic stimulation apparatus, balancing treatment apparatus and massage, the acupoint injection and tapping method with plum-blossom needle were adopted in the observation group, in which Xingnaojing injection, mouse nerve growth factor (mNGF) injection, monosialotetrahexosylganglioside sodium injection (MSI), compound Danshen injection were divided in 6 pairs and were injected respectively in Baihui (GV 20), Yongquan (KI 1), Fengfu (GV 16), Yamen (GV 15) and the others, 0.5 mL in each acupoint, once a day for continuous 10 days. Additionally, the tapping method with plum-blossom needle was used on the Governor Vessel and Jiaji (EX-B 2) on the back. In the control group, the intravenous infusion was adopted with citicoline sodium injection, mannitol injection and dexamethasone injection. The treatment was given once a day, 20 days of treatment made one session and totally 3 sessions were required in the two groups. The clinical efficacy, the vegetative state score and the mean curing time were observed after 20 days, 40 days and 60 days of treatment between the two groups.

RESULTSThe effective rates were 58.3% (14/24), 70.8% (17/24) and 79.2% (19/24) in 20 days, 40 days and 60 days of treatment in the observation group and 20.8% (5/24), 45.8% (11/24) and 58.3% (14/24) in the control group respectively. The efficacy in the observation group was superior to those in the control group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). The vegetative state score was improved apparently after 20 days, 40 days and 60 days of treatment as compared with those before treatment separately (all P < 0.05). It was improved obviously at the each time point after treatment in the observation group as compared with that in the control group (3.34 +/- 2.41 vs 2.64 +/- 11.56, 6.20 +/- 1.46 vs 4.34 +/- 1.64, 11.26 +/- 2.63 vs 8.75 +/- 2.18, all P < 0.05). The mean curing time was (45.67 +/- 16.24) days in the observation group, which was shorter apparently than that of (55.34 +/- 4.57) days in the control group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONBased on basic treatment acupoint injection combined with tapping method of plum-blossom needle achieve the reliable efficacy on vegetative state in children.

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; instrumentation ; Animals ; Child, Preschool ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Mice ; Nerve Growth Factor ; administration & dosage ; Persistent Vegetative State ; drug therapy ; therapy ; Phenanthrolines ; administration & dosage ; Treatment Outcome

Inhibitor of DNA binding 1 (ID1) has an aberrantly high expression in multiple cancer tissues, including colon cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, and so on, which is closely related to cancer aggressiveness and poor clinical outcomes in cancer patients. It has been reported that ID1 maintains colorectal cancer cells (CRCs) stemness traits and contributes to the CRC drug resistance. While, the biological molecular mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. In this research, we found that ID1 upregulates octamer binding transcription factor (OCT4) protein level as well as OCT4 signaling pathway via Western blot, gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), dual-luciferase reporter assay, and real-time PCR. Through the in vitro sphere formation assay, we found that overexpression of OCT4 reverses the inhibitory effect of knocking down ID1 on CRC sphere formation ability. With the help of JASPAR and GEPIA database, we predicted a novel transcriptional repressor—forkhead box D3 (FOXD3) of OCT4. Finally, by using co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP), confocal and real-time PCR, we demonstrated that ID1 interacts with FOXD3 to inhibit its transcriptional repression activity and therefore to upregulate OCT4 transcription and OCT4 signaling pathway. In conclusion, this study provides a new theoretical basis for the regulation mechanism of colon cancer stem cells, and the newly found protein-protein interaction of ID1-FOXD3 provides a potential drug target for the therapy of CRC.

Acupuncture Points ; Adult ; Bloodletting ; Conjunctiva ; immunology ; Conjunctivitis ; immunology ; therapy ; Humans ; Lymphatic Diseases ; immunology ; therapy ; Lymphatic Vessels ; immunology ; Male