1.Growth and repair potential of three species of bacteria in reclaimed wastewater after UV disinfection.
MeiTing GUO ; JingJing HUANG ; HongYing HU ; WenJun LIU
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2011;24(4):400-407
OBJECTIVEThe growth and repair potential of three typical microorganisms in reclaimed water after UV disinfection was investigated to assess the effects of photo-reactivation and dark repair of microorganisms, and the microbial safety of reclaimed water following this procedure.
METHODSThe growth and repair potential of Escherichia coli, a fecal coliform strain and Bacillus subtilis in the effluent of a biological wastewater treatment plant disinfected by a low-pressure UV lamp were investigated.
RESULTSAny increase in bacterial numbers in the effluent after UV disinfection was due to damage repair. Exposure to photo-reactivating light for 8-10 h after UV irradiation with a dose of 5 mJ/cm(2), the highest percentage of photo-reactivation observed for E. coli and the fecal coliform strain was 29% and 15% respectively. B. subtilis showed little photo-reactivation under these conditions. The percentage of photo-reactivation was related to the UV dose and the photo-reactivating time, and a function was developed to forecast the final concentrations of E. coli and the fecal coliform strain after UV disinfection with possible photo-reactivation.
CONCLUSIONDifferent species of bacteria displayed different responses to UV light and different repair potentials. The repair of indigenous bacteria in wastewater needs to be investigated in future work.
Bacillus subtilis ; radiation effects ; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation ; Escherichia coli ; radiation effects ; Time Factors ; Ultraviolet Rays ; Waste Disposal, Fluid ; Water Microbiology ; Water Purification
2. Multicenter investigation of the correlation between supraventricular tachycardia and tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy in children
Xiaomei LI ; Haiyan GE ; Lin SHI ; Xueqin LIU ; Baojing GUO ; Meiting LI ; He JIANG ; Yi ZHANG ; Haiju LIU ; Xiaochun ZHENG ; Aijie LI ; Yuanyuan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2017;55(9):668-671
Objective:
This study aimed to investigate the correlation between supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy(TIC) in children and assess the risk factors for the development of TIC.
Method:
One hundred and eighty-three patients were recruited in four hospitals of Beijing diagnosed as SVT were divided into two groups depending on whether or not complicated with TIC. The age, gender, tachycardia type, ventricular rate during tachycardia, frequency of tachycardia episodes and duration of tachycardia were compared between the two groups and risk factors associated with TIC were analyzed. Statistical analyses were performed using
3. An analysis of clinical characteristics and acute treatment of supraventricular tachycardia in children from a multicenter study
Xiaomei LI ; Haiyan GE ; Xueqin LIU ; Lin SHI ; Baojing GUO ; Meiting LI ; He JIANG ; Yi ZHANG ; Haiju LIU ; Xiaochun ZHENG ; Aijie LI ; Yuanyuan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2018;56(1):13-18
Objective:
The study assessed the clinical characteristics and response to acute intravenous antiarrhythmic drug therapy of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in children.
Methods:
This was a multicenter prospective descriptive study including 257 children from First Hospital of Tsinghua University, Peking University First Hospital, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Institute of Pediatrics and Beijing Anzhen Hospital who received intravenous antiarrhythmic drug therapy for SVT from July 2014 to February 2017. The clinical and tachycardia features, response to intravenous antiarrhythmic drug therapy of these children were characterized. Statistical analyses were performed using
4. Impact of cessation of antiviral therapy at delivery on postpartum liver function in mothers with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Huijie GUO ; Yunfei GAO ; Huiyuan LIU ; Haitang HE ; Meiting HUANG ; Danchun CAI ; Dandan LIAO ; Jinna LI ; Xueru YIN ; Zhihua LIU ; Jing HU
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2019;27(2):112-117
Objective:
To investigate the impact of immediate cessation of antiviral therapy on postpartum liver function and the factors influencing postpartum abnormality in mothers with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Methods:
A retrospective cohort study was conducted. One hundred eighty-eight pregnant women with HBV DNA level > 2×106 IU/ml were enrolled from June 2014 to June 2018. Demographic information and clinical data of liver function and HBV DNA load during gravidity, intrapartum and postpartum period were collected. According to the antiviral treatment recommendations during pregnancy, the women were divided into three groups, namely, tenofovir (TDF), telbivudine (LdT) and control group. Liver function abnormalities among the three groups were compared within 6 months after delivery, and the factors influencing abnormal liver function were analyzed by unconditional logistic regression.
Results:
Of the 188 cases, 72 cases were in the TDF group, 80 cases in the LdT group, and 36 cases in the control group. Pregnant women in the TDF and LdT groups received oral TDF (300 mg/d) and LdT (600 mg/d) from 28 ± 4 weeks of gestation till delivery. Among the 188 patients, 30 (16.0%) had abnormal postpartum liver function abnormality. The incidence of postpartum liver function abnormality [alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 2 × upper limit of normal (ULN)] in the TDF, LdT, and control groups was 19.4%, 12.5%, and 16.7%, respectively. The postpartum peak levels of ALT (median, range) in the three groups were 34.5 (12.0-946.0) U/L, 37.5 (12.0-733.8) U/L, and 39.0 (7.0-513.0) U/L, respectively. There was no significant difference between the two indexes among the three groups (