Objective To investigate MRI features of heat stroke (HS) and 1H-MRS in monitoring clinical outcome.Methods Six cases(4 males,2 females) of HS patients,aged 43-75 years old were retrospectively studied.The patients were divided into 4 severe cases (2 cases with coma for 4 hours,2 patients with persistent coma) and 2 moderate cases according to initial Glasgow coma scale (GCS) at the time of hospital admission.All patients underwent T1WI,T2WI,FLAIR,DWI,SWI,multi voxel 1H-MRS scans and the ratios of NAA/Cr,Cho/Cr,and NAA/Cho were calculated.One case of severe coma died on the next day.Follow-up imaging and brain 1H-MRS were performed on other 5 patients on the 7th and 15th day after the first examination.The imaging results were compared with clinical outcome.Results MRI features of HS for severe coma patients were iso-intensity on T1WI,hyper-intensity on T2WI,FLAIR and DWI,heterogeneous signal intensity on ADC.The infratentorial lesions distributed in the cerebellum,dentate nucleus and cerebellar arm (3 cases),and the supratentorial lesions distributed in the parahippocampal gyrus (2 cases),parietal lobe (2 cases),and temporal lobe (1 cases).The lesions could be multiple,and the cerebellum and the parahippocampal gyrus were most common involved.SWI showed focal hemorrhage in 2 cases,which located in the brainstem and parietal lobe.No obvious MRI abnormality was found in 2 cases of moderate coma patients.The ratios of NAA/Cr,Cho/Cr,and NAA/Cho for severe coma patients were 0.67 ±0.09,0.94 ±0.16 and 0.70±0.12,respectively,which for moderate coma patients were 0.87±0.12,0.95±0.13,and 0.94±0.08,respectively.The NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho ratios decreased and Cho/Cr mild decreased in the severe coma patients when compared with the moderate coma patients.One patient with persistent coma had expanded lesions on follow-up study.NAA/Cr,NAA/Cho and Cho/Cr were 0.63± 0.07,0.67 ±0.10,and 0.96 ±0.05,respectively.Two cases had smaller lesions on follow-up study with NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho ratio increased,which were 1.02±0.13 and 0.96±0.11,respectively.GCS was turned to 14.NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho for moderate coma patients were 1.17±0.10 and 1.21 ±0.07,respectively.Conclusions Severe HS patients present with cerebral edema and hemorrhage.1H-MRS can be an important index for monitoring the severity of HS.The longer the duration of coma,the worse prognosis may happen.

Objective To analyze the species classification and chracteristics of drug resistance and virulence in CTX-M producing Escherichia coli isolated from urine culture.Methods Escherichia coli cultured by urine were collected from our hospital during 2014,the ring disk diffusion test was implemented to determine the bacterial susceptibility,the EBLs determination test was used to analyze the bacterial EBLs producing situation;the enterobactoer duplicated gene spacer consensus sequency PCR(ERIC-PCR) was adopted to perform the genetic relation analysis;PCR was used to amplify the CTX-M encoding genes and multiple virulence genes iutA,ompT,fyuA,fdeC,fimH,traT,cvaC,pap,kpsMT,pAI,usp,aer,hlyA,cnf and chuA;the multiple PCR was used to analyze the species calssification of CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli;these strains of bacteria were classified as the CTX-M-producing group and non-CTX-M-producing group according to the results of CTX-M coding gene detection,the differences in the antibacterial drug resistance and virulence genes between the two gorups were performed the contrastive analysis.Results One hundred and sixty-two strains of E.coli by urine culture had no genetic correlation,among 126 EBLs positive strains,91 strains produced CT-M,in which 57 strains of CT-M producing Escherichia coli belonged to type D,and 116 strains belong to Type B2.The statistical analysis found that the drug resistance rate in the CTX-M-producing group was significantly higher than that in the non-CT-M producing group (except for imipenem),the prevalence of virulence genes including iutA,chuA and traT in the CT-M producing bacteria group was significantly higher than that in the non-CTX-M-producing group(P=0.001,0.006,0.000)Conclusion CTX-M-producing E.coli is main pathogenic bacterium of urinary infection in our hospital,its majority belong to type D with increased drug resistance,moreover has close correlation with virulence genes iutA,chuA and traA and is a pertential threat in clinical treatment of urinary infection.

Objective To analyze the susceptibilities of Escherichia coli isolates collected from blood and the prevalence of ESBLs encoding genes.Methods A total of 121 Escherichia coli isolates collected from blood during 2012 were analyzed for antimicrobial susceptibilities by software of WHONET 5.6,the production of ESBLs was confirmed by confirmatory pheno-typic testing,PCR and DNA sequence were further implemented to analyze the ESBLs-encoding genes.Results 121 E.coli isolates displayed high resistance towards broad spectrum penicillin and 2nd or 3rd generation cephalosporins,levofloxacin and cotrimoxazole,with the resistance rates being more than 40%,susceptibilities to imipenem,piperacillin/tazobactam,ami-kacin were observed,with the resistance rates to be less than 12%,86(88.7%)out of 121 isolates were found to produce ESBLs.Among them,59.5% (72),38.8% (47)and 4.1% (5)were confirmed to carry blaCTX-M,blaTEM and blaSHV genes.Additionally,2(1.7%)isolates carried all the genes detected,30(24.8%)isolates carried both of blaCTX and bla-TEM,1(0.8%)isolate carried both of blaSHV andblaTEM.Conclusion Most of the E.coli isolates from the blood culture in Nanjing Gulou Hospital produce ESBLs,and displayed resistance towards most of the penicillins,cephalosporins and sin-gle amide antimicrobial agents should be chosen according to susceptibility results.

Objective:To discuss the clinical characteristics of the Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in the non-HIV-infected blood disease patients, and to analyze its risk factors, treatment methods, prognosis and prevention measures.Methods:A female patient aged 18years old was confirmed as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) , and experienced dyspnea, chest congestion and hypoxaemia during the recovery period of hemogram after chemotherapy.The chest CT showed the bilateral lung diffuse ground glass density images.The patient had a dry cough and the oxygen saturation was gradually decreased to 75％5dafter antibacteriological treatment.A repeat chest CT showed enlarged diffuse ground glass density images on both lungs.Considering about the possibility of PCP, the patient received oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) 1g, once every 6h, in combination with caspofungin.Results:Two days later, the symptoms of the patients were not improved.The patient was transferred to ICU and was diagnosed PCP by bronchoalveolar lavage.The patient was switched to oral TMP/SMX2g, once every 8h, in combination with caspofungin.Meanwhile, the patient received bi-level positive airway pressure ventilation (Bipap) for the increased work of breathing.Five days later, the symptoms of the patients were improved and the Bipap was stopped.The patient got better and discharged 5dlater.The patient continuely received oral TMP/SMX 2g, once every 8hfor 36d.Conclusion:Prevention of PCP should be focused, in the non-HIV-infected blood disease patients receiving chemotherapy.Diagnosis of PCP should be considered in these patients without prevention who once have suspected clinical manifestation of PCP in non-granulocytic phase.Early empirical treatment of PCP and ICU management in the non-HIV-infected blood disease patients with acute respiratory failure are the keys to reduce death and improve the prognosis of PCP.

ObjectiveTo construct and validate a clinical prediction model for diabetic kidney disease （DKD） based on optical coherence tomography angiography （OCTA）. MethodsThis study enrolled 567 diabetes patients. The random forest algorithm as well as logistic regression analysis were applied to construct the prediction model. The model discrimination and clinical usefulness were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic curve （ROC） and decision curve analysis （DCA）， respectively. ResultsThe clinical prediction model for DKD based on OCTA was constructed with area under the curve （AUC） of 0.878 and Brier score of 0.11. ConclusionsThrough multidimensional verification， the clinical prediction nomogram model based on OCTA allowed for early warning and advanced intervention of DKD.

AIM:To investigate the value of optical coherence tomography angiography(OCTA)indicators in the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy(DR), and to provide patients with diabetic nephropathy(DN)with more sensitive OCTA screening indicators to detect concurrent DR at an early stage.METHODS: A total of 200 patients who treated in the ophthalmology department of the Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University from 2022 to 2023 were included, including 95 first-diagnosed DR patients and 105 patients without DR, and all patients underwent OCTA examination and a collection of demographics and renal function parameters. After a quality check, automated measurements of the foveal avascular zone area, vessel density(VD), and perfusion density(PD)of both 3 mm×3 mm and 6 mm×6 mm windows were obtained.RESULTS: Using random forest and multivariate Logistic regression methods, we developed a diagnostic model for DR based on 12 variables(age, FBG, SBP, DBP, HbA1c, ALT, ALP, urea/Scr, DM duration, HUA, DN, and CMT). Adding specific OCTA parameters enhanced the efficacy of the existing diagnostic model for DR(outer vessel density in 6 mm×6 mm window, AUC=0.837 vs 0.819, P=0.03). In the study of DN patients, the parameters in the 6 mm×6 mm window improved the diagnostic efficacy of DR(inner VD; outer VD; full VD; outer PD; full PD).CONCLUSION:The outer VD in the 6 mm×6 mm window can enhance the efficacy of the traditional DR diagnostic model. Meanwhile, compared with the 3 mm×3 mm window, the microvascular parameters in the 6 mm× 6 mm window focusing on DN patients can be more sensitive to diagnosing the occurrence of DR.

OBJECTIVETo better understand predictive factors and role of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT)in the post-remission therapy for adult Ph-negative B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL)patients.

METHODSOutcomes of 86 adult patients with B-ALL who received auto-HSCT in our center from January 1996 to February 2014 were retrospectively analyzed.

RESULTSOverall survival (OS)and disease free survival (DFS)at 5 years for the cohort were (63.8 ± 5.6)% and (60.9 ± 5.6)%, respectively. The cumulative non-relapse mortality (NRM)and relapse at 5 years were (4.70 ± 0.05)% and (34.40 ± 0.31)%. For DFS, age ≥ 35 years, high lactate dehydrogenase at diagnosis, high initial WBC count, blast cell proportion ≥ 5% on 15th day of the first induction therapy, complete remession (CR)1 to HSCT interval >6 months and CD34⁺ cells in graft ≥ 3.8 × 10⁶/kg were the poor prognostic factors. CR1 to HSCT interval >6 months was the independently undesirable factors in COX regression model. For 34 patients who had results of minimal residual disease (MRD), positive pretransplantation MRD (MRD≥0.01%), positive post-induction MRD or MRD positive again during the chemotherapy indicated poor prognosis, and the last one was the independent adverse prognostic factor.

CONCLUSIONAuto-HSCT combined with post-transplantation maintenance chemotherapy could be an optional approach for adult B-ALL patients. MRD plays a significant role in the treatment choice for adult Ph-negative B-ALL patients.

Acute Disease ; Adult ; Disease-Free Survival ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; Humans ; Maintenance Chemotherapy ; Neoplasm, Residual ; Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; therapy ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Survival Rate