This paper summarizes the features of web sites that would be useful to infectious diseases physicians by exploring the Internet through search engine including Google,Baidu and Yahoo.Meanwhile,suggestions from professional forums,web sites and publications are also taken into consideration.Nine Comprehensive sites containing three categories and more of microbial pathogens,nine special sites for parasites,four special sites for fungi,two special sites for viruses and two special sites for bacteria are collected.Subjective navigation for each site is given.Features of these sites,including laboratory images,clinical images and number of images are also described.

Objective To investigate the prevalence, clinical features and complications of gastrointestinal diverticula in Chinese people. Methods 551 patients with gastrointestinal diverticula were analyzed retrospectively. Results Among the 551 patients, 58.6% were over 60 years, and 11.6% were below 40 years. The incidence of esophageal diverticula, gastric diverticula, duodenal diverticula, jejunoileal diverticula and diverticula of the large intestine was 2.5%, 1.8%, 71.7% , 12.7% and 11.3% respectively. There were 6 and 11 patients, 9 and 6 patients, 69 and 271 patients, 1 and 24 patients, and 21 and 33 patients who were diagnosed by endoscopy and double contrast barium examination respectively. Among the 14 esophageal diverticula patients, the incidence of midesophageal diverticula (78.6%) was higher than that in pharyngoesophageal diverticula (11.2%). Among the 62 diverticula of the large intestine patients, the incidence of right side diverticula (56.5%) was higher than that of left side diverticula (38.7%). Almost esophageal diverticula and gastric diverticula were asymptomatic, while about half of the diverticula of the small and large intestine was symptomatic. The incidence of cholelithiasis and pancreatitis in patients with duodenal diverticula was 34.2% and 10.1% respectively. And the incidence of cholelithiasis and pancreatitis in descending segment was significantly higher than that in non descending segment ( P

Objective　To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis among students in Fuzhou City in 2022 and the screening of their close contacts, so as to provide scientific basis for further prevention and control of tuberculosis in schools. Methods　A descriptive method was used to investigate the campus tuberculosis epidemic situation in 87 colleges and universities in Fuzhou, and 96 cases of confirmed student patients were investigated individually, and 7 488 close contacts were screened according to the requirements of the Guidelines for tuberculosis Prevention and Control in Chinese Schools, and the results were analyzed. Results　In 2022, a total of 96 students with pulmonary tuberculosis were found in Fuzhou City, with a male to female ratio of 1.04∶1 and an average age of 17.92 ± 4.16 years. The incidence rate of active pulmonary tuberculosis and the incidence rate of bacterial positive pulmonary tuberculosis among university and college students were higher than those among other types of schools, separately 10.56/100 000 and 5.18/100 000, with significant differences (χ2=75.22, P<0.05; χ2=38.69, P<0.05). The proportion of student patients was the highest in the first quarter (34.38%, 33/96). There were 44 cases of delayed visits, with a delay rate of 45.83% (44/96). The diagnosis was delayed in 15 cases, with a delay rate of 15.63% (15/96). Screening of 7 488 close contacts, of which 5 339 were screened with chest radiography and 5 active cases were found. A total of 7 124 patients were screened by the tuberculin skin test (TST test), the positive rates of TST test results for close contacts of pathogenic and no pathogenic patients were 25.97% (1 135/4 371) and 21.10% (581/2 753), respectively. The strong positive rates were 6.15% (269/4 371) and 3.01% (83/2 753), respectively, with statistically significant differences (χ2=21.84, P<0.05; χ2=35.44, P<0.05). Conclusion　In 2022, the incidence of tuberculosis in schools in Fuzhou City was dominated by students from universities and colleges, with the highest incidence rate in the first quarter. The delay in seeing a doctor and diagnosis of student patients was serious. Timely and effective screening of close contacts (especially the close contacts of patients with bacterial positive pulmonary tuberculosis) can reduce the spread of tuberculosis in schools.

Objective To investigate environmental risk factors associated with polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS).Methods A retrospective study was carried out from Feb 2005 to Apr 2006.A total of 108 cases with PCOS and 108 patients without PCOS(control group)were interviewed using a designed questionnaire.Results Univariate analysis of environmental factors indicated that risk factors related to PCOS were:occupation,education,disposable plastic cup for drinking,cooking oil fume and indoor decoration,all of which were significantly related to PCOS(P

Objective To investigate the protective effect of Qingkailing (QKL) in cardiac muscle's injury induced by endotoxin and discuss the mechanism from the inflammatory factors expression and free radical metabolism. Methods A total of 48 male ICR mice were divided into normal group, model group, low dose group and high dose group, 12 mice in each group. The QKL(9 ml/kg) was administered via gavage daily for 4 days in low dose group, the QKL (18 ml/kg) was administered via gavage daily for 4 days in high dose group, the equivalent volume of saline was administered via gavage daily for 4 days in normal group and model group. At the fifth day all groups except normal group, received intraperitoneal injection of LPS 0.2 ml (40 mg/kg), and the normal group received equivalent volume of saline. Intragastric administrated again 0.5h, 8h and 20 h after the model establishment. We took blood from hearts 1 hour after the last administration. The QR-PCR was used to detect the expression of inflammatory factors. The Elisa was used to detect IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, MDA, SOD and GSH-Px. Results Compared to the model group, the content of TNF-α (68.75 ± 7.73 pg/ml, 62.03 ± 16.09 pg/ml vs. 116.06 ± 21.06 pg/ml), IL-1β (110.84 ± 40.61 pg/ml, 105.51 ± 38.21 pg/ml vs. 167.53 ± 54.82 pg/ml) and IL-6 (68.78 ± 20.57 pg/ml, 59.71 ± 13.59 pg/ml vs. 108.80 ± 28.21 pg/ml) in low dose group and high dose group were significantly decreased (P<0.01). The expression of TNFα mRNA (1.42 ± 0.15, 1.30 ± 0.46 vs. 3.00 ± 0.82),IL-1β mRNA (1.20 ± 0.57, 1.01 ± 0.40 vs. 2.32 ± 1.39) and IL-6 mRNA (1.53 ± 1.10, 1.16 ± 1.09 vs. 4.12 ± 2.23) in low dose group and high dose group were significantly decreased (P<0.01 or P<0.05). The content of MDA (10.64 ± 2.91 nmol/mg, 11.36 ± 3.02 nmol/mg vs. 15.21 ± 2.31 nmol/mg) in low dose group and high dose group were significantly decreased (P<0.01). The content of SOD (282.32 ± 35.90 U/mg, 325.07 ± 34.76 U/mg vs. 249.01 ± 45.22 U/mg) and GSH-Px (48.26 ± 17.13 U/g, 49.66 ± 22.11 U/g vs. 26.47 ± 20.37 U/g) in low dose group and high dose group were significantly increased (P<0.01). Conclusions The QKL plays a protective role in myocardial injury induced by endotoxemia. Its mechanism may be associated with down-regulation of expression of inflammatory factors, reducing free radicals and improvement of antioxidation.

Objective To research the pathogeny and the electromyographic characteristics of myokymia.Methods The clinical features and electromyography of 42 elderly patients with myokymia were examined. Results Symptomatic myokymia (SM) in 27 cases was caused by low salt syndrome, thyrotoxemia, urinaemia, chronic wasting diseases (such as carcinoma of the stomach or liver), brachial plexus neuropathy, lead poisoning, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuritis, succinylcholine narcosis, restless leg syndrome or Isaac's syndrome.Symptomatic facial myokymia was caused by neoplasm of the brain stem or in posterior cranial fossa, multiple sclerosis or other causes. Primary myokymia ( PM ) in 15 cases involved idiopathic generalized and benign myokymia.Compared with PM, SM was more constant and powerful. Myokymia potential appeared in the electromyograms of 42 of the patients. The majority of patients with SM had accompanying myotonic discharge. Conclusion The pathogeny and electromyographic characteristics of symptomatic myokymia are different from the primary stage.

Objective:To observe the protective effects of Clostridium butyricum and butyrate on pancreas, liver and intestinal mucosa in rats with acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP), and to explore the possible mechanism.Methods:Forty Sprage-dawley rats were randomly divided into control group, ANP group，Clostridium butyricum treated group(CB group) and butyrate treated group(SB group), with 10 rats in each group by random number method. The ANP rat models were prepared by retrograde injection of sodium taurocholate into the biliopancreatic duct. Rats in CB and SB group were given intragastic administration of Clostridium butyricum 1×10 9 CFU or sodium butyrate (100 mg/kg) in 10 days once a day before modeling. Serum amylase (SAMY), lypase, ALT, AST, TBil, tumor necrosis factor alpha(TNF-α), IL-6 and HMGB1were measured after 24 h. Protein from intestinal mucosa was extracted and Western Blotting was used to measure expression of tight-junction proteins ZO-1, claudin-1 and occludin. Pancreas and liver tissues were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and scored by pathology. Results:The levels of amylase [(9365.1±716.5), (5947.3±512.0), (6517.7±269.6)U/L], lipase[(8343.7±1041.4), (6600.4±899.7), (6754.4±1046.4)U/L], AST[(560.5±72.7), (432.0±76.2), (429.8±40.5)U/L], ALT[(499.9±65.2), (385.7±46.0), (395.8±45.8)U/L], TBil[(134.2±56.2), (74.3±65.2), (81.3±35.3)U/L], TNF-α[(162.0±14.4), (100.4±6.3), (119.2±12.5)ng/L], IL-6[(161.4±26.0), (104.8±15.2), (105.5±12.7)ng/L], HMGB1[(100.1±6.7), (58.0±7.7), (63.4±7.2)ng/L] in ANP group, CB group and SB group were detected; and the pathological scores of pancreas[(11.2±1.08)，(9.45±1.06), (9.04±0.89)] and liver[(2.89±0.73), (2.09±0.49), (2.12±0.52)] in ANP group，CB group and SB group were higher than those in control group[(100.6±5.20)U/L, (966.5±301.9)U/L，(30.2±6.3)U/L, (27.6±5.9)U/L, (2.4±0.6)U/L, (29.5±4.8)ng/L，(36.9±7.6)ng/L，(35.5±5.7)ng/L，(1.18±0.05)，(0.56±0.09)]. However, those indexes in CB group and SB group were lower than those in ANP group, and the difference was statistically significant (all P<0.05). The expression of ZO-1 in control group, ANP group, CB group and SB group was 1.83, 0.79, 1.25 and 1.16. The expression of claudin-1 in control group, ANP group, CB group and SB group was 0.58, 0.13, 0.43 and 0.37. The expression of occludin in control group, ANP group, CB group and SB group was 1.06, 0.38, 0.82 and 0.79. The expression of TJ proteins in ANP group was significantly lower than that in other groups and the difference was statistically significant (all P<0.05). Conclusions:Clostridium butyricum and metabolites butyrate can alleviate the inflammatory response in ANP rats with liver injury, maintain the function of intestinal mucosal barrier and prevent the liver injury.

Objective To explore the clinical.significance of serum anti-lysosomal associated membrane protein-2 (LAMP-2) antibody in the pathogenesis of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AASV) by investigating the relationship of its levels and AASV.Methods Sera from twenty patients with AASV and twenty healthy controls were collected.Serum anti-LAMP-2 antibody was detected using commercial enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits.Anti-LAMP-2 antibody levels between the two groups were assessed using the t test,the correlation between anti-LAMP-2 antibody levels and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR),C-reactive protein (CRP) was assessed by Spearman's rank correlation test,the correlation between anti-LAMP-2 antibody levels and the Birmingham vasculitis activity score(BVAS),hemoglobin (Hb),albumin (Alb) was assessed by Pearson's rank correlation test.Results ① The serum level of anti-LAMP-2 antibody in patients with AASV [(3714±1446) pg/ml] was higher than that in the healthy controls [(174±43) pg/ml] (t=10.94,P＜0.05).The serum level of Hb [(99±30) g/L] and Alb [(27±5) g/L]in patients with AASV was lower than that in healthy controls [(138±14) g/L,(44±3) g/L] (t=5.27,t=13.04,P＞0.05).② The level of anti-LAMP-2 antibody in AASV was positively correlated with BVAS (r=0.669 9,P＜0.05),and was not found elevated compared with ESR,CRP,Hb and Alb (P＞0.05).Conclusion ① AntiLAMP-2 antibody is involved in the pathogenesis of AASV.② Anti-LAMP-2 antibody is correlated with the activity of AASV,it may be an indicator of AASV disease activity.

Objective To identify the possible alterations of brain function in prefrontal lobes and hippocampus in the first-episode patients with positive symptoms of schizophrenia using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Methods 20 patients were selected to perform MRI and HMRS examination. Proton multi-voxel spectroscopy imaging(1 H-MRSI)was obtained from two sides of the hippocampus and frontal lobes regions. The metabolites included N-acetylaspartate (NAA), and choline-containing compounds (Cho), creatine and phosphocreatine (Cr).The ratios of NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr and NAA/Cho were determined. Results (1)The Cho/Cr ratio was significantly reduced in left frontal white matter of patients compared to right(1. 178 ± 0.210 vs 1.437 ± 0. 337). (2) There was no statistically significant difference in metabolite levels in between left anterior cingulate gray matter and right (N AA. Cr: 1. 339 ± 0.452 vs 1. 748 ± 0. 147;Cho/Cr: 1. 406 ± 0. 394 vs 1. 761 ± 0.362) (P ＜ 0.05). (3) The NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr were significantly reduced in left hippocampus of patients compared to right. Conclusion The results implicate that the metabolic abnormalities might exist in the left hippocampus and frontal lobe of schizophrenic patients with positive symptoms.

Object The influence of producing area and plant age on oxymatrine levels in the dried root of Sophora flavescens Ait. has been investigated to provide useful information to optimize the areas for mass scale propagation, proper management and species conservation. Methods The oxymatrine was quantified by HPLC and various statistical treatments were carried out following SPSS 9.0 and Microsoft Excel. Results The oxymatrine concentrations in the root samples collected from 17 provinces and regions differed from 0.494% to 4.127% and the maximum oxymatrine content (3.493%) was recorded in the root sample collected from Heilongjiang Province. Analysis of variance indicates a highly significant difference in the oxymatrine content of roots collected from different provinces, and the samples from the cold arid northern high-latitude areas had higher oxymatrine than those from warm humid southern low-latitude areas in the mainland China. Plant age is positively related to the total root biomass and oxymatrine content. Conclusion The oxymatrine content in the roots of S. flavescens is quite different between different areas and plant ages. The S. flavescens growing in the cold arid northern high-latitude areas had higher oxymatrine concentration.