OBJECTIVE To investigate the qacA/B genes in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) and their significance.METHODS Totally 221 MRSA strains were clinically isolated.The genes of qacA/B were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction(PCR).RESULTS From them 101 strains were found the qacA/B genes,the positive rate of qacA/B genes was 45.7%.And 71 strains were selected for qacA PCR detection,20(28.2%) were with qacA gene and 27(38.0%) were with qacA/B gene,suggesting that the seven strains be with qacB gene.CONCLUSIONS MRSA strains have emerged the high-frequency qacA/B disinfectant resistance gene.Application of chlorhexidine and other disinfectants to prevent postoperative nosocomial infections must be reassessed.The efficacy of existing disinfectants or disinfection methods should arouse our wider attention.Disinfectant resistance gene detection technology provides a practical means for the research of the disinfectant-resistant bacteria and the clinical application of the molecular epidemiology research.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the genes of AmpC and ?-lactamases and antibiotic resistance of A.baumannii strains in elderly.METHODS The sensitivity to 13 kinds antibacterials was analyzed according to CLSI 2005′s Standard.The genes of AmpC and ?-lactamases were detected by polymerase chain reaction(PCR).RESULTS Most of the strains were A.baumannii.In 20 strains of A.baumannii,the positive strains of AmpC(chromosome) were 17(85%),that of TEM and PER 5 strains were 11 strains(55%) and 25%,respectively.CONCLUSIONS High positive percentages of AmpC(chromosome),TEM and PER genes in A.baumannii strains isolated from elderly are found.

Objective To evaluate the killing efficacy of chlorine-releasing agents (CRAs) with different concentrations on multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.Methods Totally 30 clinical strains of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii were collected from November 2008 to December 2009.Killing efficacy of CRAs on these strains was evaluated by quantitative suspension test.The one-way analysis of variance was performed.Results The log values of killing to 30 strains of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii were all ≥5.00,when the bacteria were exposed to available chlorine concentrations 400 mg/L of CRAs for 10 min,600 mg/L for 10 min,800 mg/L for 3 min and 1000 mg/L for 1 min,respectively.And effective rates were all 100％. Furthermore,there were significant differences among different available chlorine concentrations exposed for the same time ( except 10 min) ( F =72.72,64.79 and 32.33,P =0.00),and among different exposure time in the same available chlorine concentration ( except 1000 mg/L) ( F =110.42,20.41 and 3.20,P=0.00,0.00 and 0.03).Conclusion Satisfactory killing efficacy of CRAs to multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii can be achieved with available chlorine concentration 500 mg/L to 1000 mg/L and exposure time 10 min to 30 min.

Objective To explore the effect of resilience in the relationship between workplace bullying （WPB） and professional identity among nursing interns. Methods A total of 292 nursing interns from six grade A hospitals were selected as the research subjects using convenience sampling method. The WPB，professional identity，resilience，perceived stress and coping styles were investigated by the Negative Acts Questionnaire Revised， the Professional Identity Questionnaire for nurse students，the Chinese version of 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale，the Chinese Perceived Stress Scale and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire. Results The scores of WPB and perceived stress were negatively correlated with those of professional identity，resilience，and positive coping styles（PCS）［Spearman correlation coefficients（rS ）were −0.354，−0.316，−0.388，−0.488，−0.636 and −0.478，all P<0.01］. There was a negative correlation between negative coping styles（NCS）and professional identity（rS =−0.117，P=0.046）. The scores of resilience and professional identity were positively correlated with that of PCS（rS were 0.539 and 0.482，both P<0.01）. There was a positive correlation between resilience and professional identity （rS =0.567，P<0.01）. The scores of WPB and perceived stress were positively correlated with that of NCS（rS were 0.350 and 0.281，both P<0.01）. There was a positive correlation between WPB and perceived stress（rS =0.419，P<0.01）. The scores of resilience and PCS were not correlated with that of NCS（both P>0.05）. Resilience played a mediating role between WPB and professional identity. The interaction between WPB and NCS could predict the professional identity and resilience of nursing interns（standardized regression coefficient were 0.31 and 0.17，both P<0.01）. Conclusion WPB can directly or indirectly affect nursing interns’professional identity through resilience，and NCS plays a moderating role on the direct effect of WPB and professional identity，and the relationship between WPB and resilience.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the qacE△1-sul1 genes in multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli and their significance.METHODS A total of 225 strains of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli were clinically isolated.The genes of qacE△1-sul1 were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction(PCR).RESULTS From them 120 strains of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli were found the qacE△1-sul1 genes.The positive rate of qacE△1-sul1 was 53.3%.CONCLUSIONS There are high percentages of qacE△1-sul1 genes in multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli.

HCMV mRNA was assayed by nested RT-PCR using two primers from HCMV IEA genome. The immunologic function was investigated using immunologic assays in the patients with diabetes mellitus. The rate of HCMVinfectioninthediabetic patients (16.09%) was higher than that in the healthy population (2.03%) (P

Objective To analyze molecular evolution of carbapenemase KPC-12 and its binding free energies with β-lactams.Methods Class A beta-lactamases were divided into 2 clusters:those with carbapenemase activities and those without.Minimum Evolution method in MEGA4.1 software was used to analyze molecular evolution of class A beta-lactamases with carbapenemase activity,including KPC-2 to KPC-13,SFC-1,SME-1,IMI-1,NMC-A,and class A beta-lactamases without carbapenemase activity,including TEM-1,SHV-1.Then,tertiary structure of KPC-12 was predicted by homology modeling as reported in SWISS-MODEL database depending on tertiary structure of KPC-2.Moreover,DOCK module in ArgusLab 4.1 software was used to perform molecular docking of KPC-12 to 10 kinds of beta-lactams substrates,and the binding free energies (△ G) were calculated.Results Molecular evolution between KPC-12 and KPC-2 was the closest.The top three decline in binding free energies of β-lactams were penicillin G sodium salt (△G =-8.45149 kcal/mol),ertapenem (△G =-8.36383 kcal/mol) and ampicillin (△G =-8.19326 kcal/mol),while the last two decline in binding free energies of β-lactams were aztreonam (△G =-6.50614 kca]/mol) and clavulanic acid (△G =-6.88533 kcal/mol).Conclusion Carbapenemase KPC-12 has high catalytic activities to penicillin G sodium salt,ertapenem and ampicillin,while has low catalytic activities to aztreonam and clavulanic acid.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the phylogenetic analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii strains in elderly.METHODS The 33 kinds resistant genes were detected by PCR and cluster analysis.RESULTS The positive rates of AmpC(chromosome type),TEM and PER were 85%,55% and 25%,respectively.The positive rates of aac(3)-Ⅰ,ant(3″)-Ⅰ,aac(3)-Ⅱ,aac(6′)-Ⅰb and armA were 95%,95%,40%,15% and 35%,respectively.The positive rate of qacE△1-sul1 was 75%.There were very high positive percentages of AmpC(chromosome type),TEM,PER,aac(3)-Ⅰ,ant(3″)-Ⅰ,armA and qacE△1-sul1 genes in A.baumannii isolates among elderly.There were clones transmitted phenomenon.CONCLUSIONS The resistance phenotype of A.baumannii isolates among elderly is in accordance with genetic testing.A.baumannii can induce clones transmitted hospital infection.

Objective To investigate ehloramphenicol,tetracycline,rifampicin and trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole resistance and the related genes in multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii(MDR-ABA).Methods Sixty-two strains of MDR-ABA were isolated from clinical samples,and their susceptibilities to 22 antimicrobial agents were detected by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion tests.Genes related to chloramphenicol(catB and cmlA),rifampicin(arr-2/3),tetracycline(tetA and tetB)and trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole(sull,dfrA1,dfrA5,dfrA7/17,dfrA12,dfr85)resistance and drug emux genes(tehA,emrB,emrD,emrE,smr-2,mdfA)were analyzed by PCR and verified by DNA sequencing.Results Resistant rates of these MDR-ABAs to chloramphenicol,rifampicin,tetracycline and trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole were 100.0%(62/62),100.0%(62/62),90.3%(56/62)and 82.3%(51/62)respectively,while62 strains(100.0%),46 strains(74.2%),36 strains(58.1%)and 8 strains (12.9%)were detected to carry mafA,tetB,sull and tehA genes,respectively.The lest 13 genes were all negative.tetB,sull,tehA and mafa genes(2 for each)chosen optionally from positive ones were verified by DNA sequencing and BLASTn.and all were identified as the same sequences in GenBank.Conclusions MDR-ABAs show hish resistance to chloramphenicol,tetracycline, rifampiein and trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole.Multi-drug resistant phenotypes of MDR-ABAs may be closely related to mdfA genes harboring in strains.

Objective To investigate the distribution of β-lactamase genes in a pan-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate JM45.Methods Klebsiella pneumoniae JM45 was isolated from the blood sample of a patient admitted in the intensive care unit,the Second Affiliated Hospital,Zhejiang University School of Medicine on April 7,2010.The susceptibilities to 26 antibiotics were tested using E-test method.Cica-β-Test was performed to detect β-lactams,and modified Hodge test was performed to detect carbapenemase.Resistant genotypes were detected using PCR,DNA sequencing and BLAST algorithm.Whole genome sequencing (complete graph) was performed by high throughput Roche 454 sequencing approach to analyze the distribution of β-lactamase genes.Results Except polymyxin B and tigecycline,JM45 was resistant to other 24 kinds of antibiotics including cephalosporins and carbapenems.Several β-lactamases were positive in Cica-β-Test,and modified Hodge test was positive.Based on PCR typing,TEM-1,SHV-11,CTX-M-24 and VEB-3 were positive,but carbapenemase genes and metallo-β-lactamase genes were negative.A complete genome (chromosome) sequence (GenBank accession number:CP006656) and 2 plasmids sequences (GenBank accession number:CP006657,CP006658) were obtained by wholegenome sequencing.CTX-M-24 (Locus tag:N559_5233),TEM-1 (Locus tag:N559_5242) and VEB-3 (Locus tag:N559_5248) were positive in plasmid 1.CTX-M-24 located in insertion sequence (IS903-CTXM-24-ISEcp1),while TEM-1 and VEB-3 located in transposons (tnpA-TEM-1-rmtB and VEB-3-tnpA).SHV-11 (Locus tag:N559_2715) was positive in genome (chromosome),and 4 putative β-lactamase genes or β-lactamase domains were obtained:(1) metallo-β-lactamase domain protein (Locus tag:N559_0119,780 bp) ; (2) putative β-lactamase (Locus tag:N559_1633,1308 bp) ; (3) β-lactamase domain protein (Locus tag:N559_2279,813 bp); (4) β-lactamase domain protein (Locus tag:N559_3769,1101 bp).No insertion sequence or transposase gene was observed near SHV-11.Conclusion The resistance to antibiotics including cephalosporins and carbapenems is correlated with TEM-1,SHV-11,CTX-M-24,VEB-3 and 4 kinds of putative β-lactamase genes or β-lactamase domains.