Objective To analyze the efficacy and safety of tirofiban treatment combined with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the elderly with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction prospectively. Methods From May 2008 to May 2010, 106 patients who presented with acute STEMI within 12 hours from onset and received successful primary PCI were enrolled into the study. All patients had angiographic evidence of initial total occlusion of infarct-related artery and finally restored toTIMI3 flow after PCI. All patients were divided into tirofiban group (n = 54) and control group (n = 52) according to whether tirofiban was used or not. Assessment of myocardial perfusion included Myocardial Blush Grades (MBG), and the resolution of the sum of ST-segment elevation (sumSTR) at 90 minutes after the procedure. Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) was measured one week later. Major adverse cardiac events in hospital and bleeding complications were also assessed. Results Baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics of the two groups were similar. Significant higher rates of MBG 3 were observed in the tirofiban group (88. 9% vs57. 7%, P ＜ 0.05). Patients received tirofiban were more likely to achieve higher sumSTR (70. 3% vs 42. 3%, P ＜0. 05). Ejection fraction was also markedly increased in tirofiban group than control group (56. 2 ± 7.6 vs 46. 7 ± 8. 5, P ＜ 0. 05). In-hospital major adverse cardiac events, it was not different between the two groups(P ＞0. 05). There were slightly more minor bleeding complications in tirofiban group compared with control(11.1% vs 6. 0%, P ＞0. 05). No patient had major bleeding or thrombocytopenia.Conclusions Tirofiban can further ameliorate microvascular perfusion and it is safe and feasible for patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI.

OBJECTIVE To investigate antibiotic resistance and the prevalence of serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Wuhan.METHODS Totally 152 strains of S.pneumoniae were collected to test the MICs of various antibiotics by agar dilution method according to the approved standard of NCCLS.Serotyping of S.pneumoniae was performed by using quelling reaction.RESULTS Among 152 strains of S.pneumoniae,65(42.76%) strains were resistant to penicillin(MIC≥0.12mg/L).94.08%,50.66%,41.45% and 11.18% of S.pneumoniae were resistant against the first(cefalexin),second(cefaclor) and third(cefaxime and ceftriaxone) generation of cephalosporins respectively.The resistance rates to other antibiotic agents,such as erythromycin,tetracycline,trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and chloramphenicol,were 84.21%,88.82%,89.47% and 18.42%,respectively.Strains that were resistant to levofloxacin and moxifloxacin were found both for 1.32%.Twenty serotypes were involved in 152 strains. The prevalent serotypes were 19(25.66%),23(19.08%),6(13.82%),15(7.24%)and 14(4.61%).Eight strains were remained for unable to serotype.All penicillin-resistant S.pneumoniae was included in serotypes 6,19 and 23.CONCLUSIONS The antibiotic resistance of S.pneumoniae is serious in Wuhan.Most of them are multi-resistant strains.Except for fluoroquinolones,ceftriaxone and chloramphenicol, most antibiotic agents have lost there activities against S.pneumoniae.The prevalent serotypes,especially of the multi-resistant strains,were 19,23 and 6.Pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine can well cover these serotypes.

Objective To study on plasmid-mediated quinolone-resistant in Escherichia coli strains isolated from fecal samples of chicken and swine from the nine farms around our country.Methods Antimi-crobial susceptibility testing was carried out by broth microdilution testing,gyrA,gyrB,parC,qnr and aac (6')- Ⅰ b-cr were examined by PCR,and the products were sequenced.Conjugation experiment was carried out to proved that the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance was transferable.Results In the total 818 animal isolates,qnr and aac genes were detected in 38 (4.6%) and 75 (9.2%) strains.The qnrA,qnrB,and qnrS genes were detected in 1 (0.1%),9 (1.1%) and 28 (3.4%) of the isolates.All isolates were negative for qnrC,qnrD genes.Conclusion There is a close relationship between high level quinolone resistance and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance.The results of the current study highlight food-producing animals as a potential reservoir of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and clinically important resistance genes.More attention should be paid to the surveillance of such strains.

Objective To characterize the roles of different quinolone resistance mechanisms in quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli isolates,including different topoisomerase point mutations,efflux pumps and outer membrane proteins.Methotis Through homologous gene recombination methods,different quinolone-resistant mechanisms of E. coli mutants were constructed and the susceptibility changes of these mutants to different antimicrobials were measured.Resuits Efflux pumps AcrAB and outer membrane protein TolC played different roles in different E. coli isolates.Compared with other mechanisms,the mutations in topoisomerases played a dominant role in quinolone resistance.Only the mutations jn parC had no effect on quinolone resistance,which further confirmed parC was the secondary target of quinolones in E.coli.Fluoroquinolone susceptible E.coli would automatically become highly resistant to quinolones after acquiring the point mutations in both gyrA(S83L,D87N)and parC(S80I,A108V),but not requiring the over-expres-sion of efflux.Conclusion The mutations in topoisomerases play a dominant role in E.coli quinolone resistance,and the mutations in both gyrA and parC are required.

Objective To characterized the Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium isolates recovered during 2002 to 2005 from outpatients in Tongji Hospital, Wuhan China. Methods The 36 isolates from Tongji Hospital were characterized by antimicrobial-susceptibility testing and screened for class Ⅰ integrons, beta-lactamase genes, qnr, aac(6')-Ib-cr and mutations in the quinolone resistance determining regions (QRDRs) by PCR and DNA sequence analysis. All isolates were also characterized by pulsed-fieldgel electrophoresis (PFGE) to determine the genetic relateness among these isolates. Results All isolates displayed multidrug resistance and most of them harbored class Ⅰ integrons. Ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates showed significant difference compared with ciprofloxacin-susceptible isolates after PFGE analysis. All 31 ciprofloxacin resistant isolates carried at least three mutations in the QRDR of GyrA and ParC. Three ciprofloxacin resistant isolates had accumulated additional mutation in ParE. Five isolates harboring the OXA-30. Enzyme showed intermediate resistant to eefepime. Conclusions Fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella typhimurium isolates were widely distributed among the outpatients in Wuhan and the resistant isolates accumulated multiple antimicrobial resistant mechanisms and showed unique genetic profiles. The state and local health authority must remain vigilant for the emergence of Salmonella typhimurium resistant to both third generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolonos.

Objective To study on chromosome-and plasmid-mediated fluoroquinolones-resistant in Escherichia coli isolated from fecal samples of chicken,swine and people around the farm.Methods Anti-microbial susceptibility testing was carried out by disk diffusion testing and bmth microdilution testing.gyrA,gyrB,parC,pareE,qnr and aac(6')-I b-cr were examined by PCR,and the products were sequenced.Ex-presion of aac(6')-I b-cr by conjunction was tested too.Results The resistance to antimicmbial agents was much higher in strains isolated from chicken than that from swine and human.Among the E coli strains examined by PCR,most resistant strains carried two mutations in gyrA and/or two mutations in parC.In ad-dition,some resistant strains had mutations in parE with MIC of ciprofloxacin>16μg/ml.No(resistance) mutation was found in gyrB.Seven strains(25.O%)and one strain(11.1%)had aac(6)-I b-cr,variant isolated from chicken and swine,respectively.The strains harboring cr variant enzyme reduced the suscepti-bility to ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin by N-acetylation of the drugs. Conclusion There is a close relation-ship between high level quinolone resistance and the numbers of amino acid exchange in DNA gyrase and to-poisomeraae IV,and aac(6)-I b-cr may play some role for fluoroquinolone resistance.

The distinction of antimicrobial resistance of clinical bacteria isolated from county hospitals and a teaching hospital was investigated. Disc diffusion test was used to study the antimicrobial resistance of isolates collected from county hospitals and a teaching hospital. The data was analyzed by WHONET5 and SPSS statistic software. A total of 655 strains and 1682 strains were collected from county hospitals and a teaching hospital, respectively, in the year of 2003. The top ten pathogens were Coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS), E. coli, Klebsiella spp., S. areus, P. aeruginosa, Enterococcus spp., Enterobacter spp., otherwise Salmonella spp., Proteus spp., Shigella spp. in county hospitals and Streptococcus spp., Acinetobacter spp., X. maltophilia in the teaching hospital. The prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria was 5% (4/86) of methicillin-resistant S. areus (MRSA), 12% (16/133) and 15.8% (9/57) of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producing strains of E. coli and Klebsiella spp., respectively, in county hospitals. All of the three rates were lower than that in the teaching hospital and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0. 01). However, the incidence of methicillin-resistant CNS (MRCNS) reached to 70% (109/156) in the two classes of hospitals. Generally, the antimicrobial resistant rates in the county hospitals were lower than those in the teaching hospital, except the resistant rates of ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, clindamycin, SMZco which were similar in the two classes of hospitals. There were differences between county hospitals and the teaching hospital in the distribution of clinical isolates and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance. It was the basis of rational use of antimicrobial agents to monitor antimicrobial resistance by each hospital.

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) isa cerebrovascular event with serious health consequences and is characterized by a high incidence,high morbidity,high mortality and high recurrence rate.As global population aging intensifies,the prognosis of aSAH among the elderly has become a focus for researchers in various specialties.Consequently,the identification of risk factors for the prognosis of aSAH in the elderly carries enormous importance.In this article,we review the recent advances in factors and the genetics related to the prognosis of aSAHin elderly patients.

{L-End}Objective To explore the interaction between social psychology and workload factors on neck work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in manual workers. {L-End}Methods Manual workers in Henan Province and Hubei Province were selected as the research subjects using typical sampling method. The Chinese Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to investigate the prevalence of neck WMSDs in the research subjects. A total of 4 327 workers with neck WMSDs were selected as the case group, and 4 327 workers without neck WMSDs were selected as the control group in a 1∶1 pairing. Conditional logistic regression analysis was used to compare the relevant risk factors in the two groups, and the additive interaction model was established to analyze the interactions between the risk factors. {L-End}Results The univariate conditional logistic analysis results showed that dynamic load, static load, power load and psychosocial factors increased the risk of neck WMSDs in manual workers (all P<0.05). In terms of the social psychological factors, insufficient rest time had the greatest impact workers, with the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.799 (1.647-1.965). In terms of dynamic load, static load and power load, repeated similar movements of the head per minute (bending, twisting), forward bending of the neck or maintaining this posture for a long time, and lifting heavy objects>20 kg had the greatest impact, with the OR and 95%CI of 1.599 (1.470-1.739), 1.984 (1.805-2.181) and 1.241 (1.093-1.408), respectively. There was a synergistic interaction between insufficient rest time and forward bending of the neck or maintaining this posture for a long time, and the relative excess risk due to interaction (95%CI) and attributable proportion (95%CI) were 0.420 (0.187-0.652) and 0.171 (0.066-0.276), respectively. There is no interaction between insufficient rest time and repeated similar movements of the head per minute (bending, twisting), and lifting heavy objects >20 kg. {L-End}Conclusion The interaction between insufficient rest time and forward bending of the neck or maintaining this posture for a long time (static load) can increase the risk of neck WMSDs in manual workers, which is an additive synergistic effect.

The distinction of antimicrobial resistance of clinical bacteria isolated from county hospitals and a teaching hospital was investigated. Disc diffusion test was used to study the antimicrobial resistance of isolates collected from county hospitals and a teaching hospital. The data was analyzed by WHONET5 and SPSS statistic software. A total of 655 strains and 1682 strains were collected from county hospitals and a teaching hospital, respectively, in the year of 2003. The top ten pathogens were Coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS), E. coli, Klebsiella spp. , S. areus, P. aeruginosa, Enterococcus spp. , Enterobacter spp. , otherwise Salmonella spp. , Proteus spp. , Shigella spp. in county hospitals and Streptococcus spp. , Acinetobacter spp. , X. maltophilia in the teaching hospital. The prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria was 5% (4/86) of methicillin-resistant S. areus (MRSA), 12% (16/133) and 15.8 % (9/57) of extended-spectrum β-lactamases producing strains of E. coli and Klebsiella spp. , respectively, in county hospitals. All of the three rates were lower than that in the teaching hospital and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01). However, the incidence of methicillin-resistant CNS (MRCNS) reached to 70 % (109/156) in the two classes of hospitals. Generally, the antimicrobial resistant rates in the county hospitals were lower than those in the teaching hospital, except the resistant rates of ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, clindamycin, SMZco which were similar in the two classes of hospitals. There were differences between county hospitals and the teaching hospital in the distribution of clinical isolates and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance. It was the basis of rational use of antimicrobial agents to monitor antimicrobial resistance by each hospital.