Objective To study the species and drug resistance of Mycobacterium isolated from patients with spu-tum smear positive for acid-fast bacillus in Wuj iang city,and provide reference for the prevention and control of tu-berculosis. Methods Sputum specimens with positive smear were cultured,isolated bacteria were identified and performed drug susceptibility testing,drug resistance among different species of strains and between patients with initial and repeated treatment were compared.Results A total of 1 03 Mycobacterium isolates were included in the study,13 of which were nontuberculous Mycobacterium,drug resistance rate was 100.00% ,multidrug resistance (MDR)rate was 84.62% ;90 isolates were Mycobacteriumtuberculosis,81(90.00% )of which were Mycobacteri-umhominis. Drug resistance rate of Mycobacteriumtuberculosiswas 35.56% ,MDR rate was 14.44% . Of 70 ini-tially treated tuberculosis patients with positive sputum smear,14(20.00% )were resistant to drugs,MDR rate was 4.28% (3/70);Of 20 repeatedly treated tuberculosis patients with positive sputum smear,18(90.00% )were resist-ant to drugs,MDR rate was 50.00% (10/20).Conclusion Mycobacteriumtuberculosisis the major isolated strain from patients with positive sputum smear. Drug resistance and MDR rates of nontuberculous Mycobacterium are very high. Drug resistance and MDR rates of Mycobacteriumtuberculosisin repeatedly treated patients are higher than initially treated patients.

Objective To explore the relationship between red blood cell volume distribution width (RDW) and degree of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Methods One hundred and sixty-four patients with CHB were consecutively selected. According to the fibrosis index based on the 4 factors (FIB-4) index, the patients were divided into 3 groups: low-FIB group (FIB-4 <1.45, 116 cases), mid-FIB group (FIB-4 1.45-3.25, 31 cases) and high-FIB group (FIB-4 > 3.25, 17 cases), and the clinical data and laboratory indexes (including RDW) were compared. The patients were divided into Ⅰ group (RDW<0.113, 43 cases), Ⅱ groups (RDW 0.113-0.119, 40 cases), Ⅲ group (RDW 0.120-0.127, 43 cases) andⅣgroup (RDW>0.127, 38 cases) according to the RDW, and the FIB-4 were compared. The correlation between RDW and FIB-4 was analyzed by Spearman correlation test. Results The RDW and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in low-FIB group, mid-FIB group and high- FIB group were gradually increased: 0.117 ± 0.011, 0.122 ± 0.010, 0.134 ± 0.018 and (18.9 ± 7.3), (28.2 ± 10.4), (44.1 ± 13.3) U/L, but the platelet was gradually decreased:(211.3 ± 48.8), (159.3 ± 40.0) and (150.4 ± 31.2) ×109/L, and there were statistical differences (P<0.05). The FIB-4 inⅠgroup,Ⅱgroup,Ⅲgroup andⅣgroup was gradually increased:1.07 ± 0.74, 1.11 ± 0.56, 1.35 ± 0.70 and 2.03 ± 1.06, and there was statistical difference (P<0.05). Spearman correlation test result showed that FIB-4 and RDW was positively correlated (r=0.447, P<0.01). Conclusions The level of RDW is closely related with the degree of liver fibrosis in patients with CHB. RDW has a potential value in assessing the progress of liver fibrosis.