1.Changes in Antibiotic Resistance Diversity of Escherichia coli in Nosocomial Infection
Hua NIAN ; Yunzhuo CHU ; Qian WANG
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 1994;0(04):-
OBJECTIVE With surveillance of the distribution and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli during the last six years in our hospital,the basis for the reasonable clinical use of antibiotic is provided to doctor.METHODS A total of 1 907 strains of E.coli isolated during the last six years were analyzed by Kirby-Bauer disk or VITEK-2 system.RESULTS Among 1 907 strains of E.coli,1 114 strains were isolated from urine,accounted for 58.4%;215 from pus or secret,accounted for 11.3%;165 from sputum,accounted for 8.7%;and 159 from blood,accounted for 8.3%.ESBLs production rate of E.coli increased steadily from 5.11%,10.34%,14.56%,15.14%,33.79% to 29.96%,separately during the six years.The resistance of E.coli with ESBLs to most antibiotics was much higher than those without ESBLs.And E.coli demonstrated much higher resistant rate to ciprofloxacin,penicillins,and first or second generation cephalosporins,and much lower to amikacin and cefoperazone/sulbactam.No strains were found to be resistant to imipenem.CONCLUSIONS E.coli is the major pathogen,causing nosocomial infection with multi-resistant mechanism, since ESBLs-producing strain is increasing as years gone,reasonable choice of antibiotic should be in term of result of antibiotic resistant test and patient symptom to cure the E.coli infection induced.
2.Lipid Metabolism of Inpatients with Essential Hypertension
Qian GE ; Junli ZUO ; Shaoli CHU
Chinese Journal of Hypertension 2007;0(02):-
Background Hypertension and dyslipidemia are the 2 important risk factors of cardiovascular affecting the prognosis of cardiovascular disease. However paucity data of characteristics of lipid metabolism and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases in high-risk groups with hypertension are available. Objective To analyze the lipid metabolism level and the relevant risk factors of inpatients with essential hypertension (EH) from 2000 to 2007. Methods Retrospective study was performed based on the clinical characteristic and the relationship between different kinds of hyperlipidemia and target organ damages in inpatient with EH. Results For the level of triglyceride (TG) and the prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia,males(n=3056) were significantly higher than females(n=1932)(P
3.Influence on plasma brain natriuretic peptide level by use of low dose metoprolol for congestive heart failure
Jing SUN ; Anbing QIAN ; Jingguo CHU
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2004;0(S2):-
Objective to observe plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide level by use of low dose Betaloc for congestive heart failure.Methods We chose 31 heart failure patients with Ⅲ~Ⅳ New York Heart Association (NYHA)functional classification,and used low dose Betaloc on the basis of traditional treatment,then observed the changement of plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide level during treatment. Results After treatment,patients' heart rate, blood pressure ,cardio-thoracic ratio and LVDd all descended,but LVEF increased.The value of BNP declined obviously,after the use of the Betaloc.Conclusions We treated congestive heart failure with low dose Betaloc,the availability ratio was more than 80%,and the value of BNP declined obviously.It implied dynamic monitoring plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide was helpful in understanding treatment effect and prognosis.
4.Practice and reflection on enhancing clinical pathology general education in clinical medicine graduates
Qiong ZOU ; Yonghong GU ; Zhansan SU ; Ling CHU ; Qian CHEN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2014;(8):771-773
Because of ignoring the basic knowledge training, the medicine graduates lack ba-sic knowledge of clinical pathology, which has seriously affected their improvement of medical skills. The paper analyzes the status of pathology teaching in clinical medicine graduates and the necessity to strengthen clinical pathology general education. Then it proposes measures about enhancing clinical pathology general education, so as to increase the basic clinical pathology knowledge of medical grad-uates.
5.The impact of donor age on early remnant liver function and regeneration after right lobe graft donation
Qian JI ; Zhiqiang CHU ; Wen SHEN ; Hong ZHENG ; Ji QI
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2014;29(11):821-823
Objective To evaluate the impact of donor age on early remnant liver function and regeneration after right lobe adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) donation.Methods 43 living donors were divided into 2 groups:donor age > 50,n =8,and donor age < 30,n =35.Alanine aminotransferase (ALT),aspartate aminotransferase (AST),total bilirubin (TB) and liver regenerative ratio (LRR) of donors between the 2 groups were compared.Results There were no significantly different in ALT,AST and TB on days 1,2,3,5 after LDLT between the 2 groups (respectively t =0.147,1.030,-0.903,0.013,0.043,1.362,0.817,0.003,1.121,0.241,1.061 and 0.943,all P>0.05).There was significant difference between LRR on day 7 (t =-0.965,P =0.042),but the difference was not statistically significant in LRR when evaluated on day 15 after LDLT (t =0.585,P =0.385).Conclusions Remnant liver regeneration on the first week is reversely affected by donor's age after hepatectomy,while the influence of age decreases significantly after 2 weeks.
6.Comparative study of liver regeneration between normal donors and recipients after fight lobe adult living donor liver transplantation
Qian JI ; Zhiqiang CHU ; Wen SHEN ; Ji QI
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2014;35(10):603-606
Objective To evaluate and compare liver regeneration between normal donors and recipients at the different stages after right lobe adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) using MSCT.Method Sixty-eight living donors and 63 recipients without complications were included in this study.We did CT volumetric measurement of the liver by using IQQA-Liver workstation.The relationship between graft volume measured by preoperative MSCT and intraoperative actual graft volume was evaluated.The liver regenerative ratio at different stages of donors and recipients after LDLT was calculated and compared.Result Preoperative measurement of total liver and grafts resulted in a mean volume of (1366.99 ± 234.75) cm3 (standard deviation) and (862.73 175.94) cm3 (VCT-right),respectively.Intraoperative volume of the grafts was (654.46 ± 151.23) ml (Vintraop).Corresponding pre-and intraoperative data were correlated significantly each other (r =0.795,P=0.000).Vintraop can be calculated with the equation:Vintraop =64.949 + 0.683 VCT-right.There was significantly difference in LRR between donors and recipients at 0.5,1,3 and 6 months after LDLT (P< 0.05).Conclusion The patterns of normal liver regeneration between donors and recipients after LDLT are different.The liver of donors regenerates more significantly and quickly than recipients.Liver volumetric measurement by using MSCT is a valid modality to evaluate liver regeneration after LDLT.
7.Expressions of nerve grow th factor and its receptors TrkA and p75NTR in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and dermatofibroma
Yue QIAN ; Na ZHANG ; Siyuan CHEN ; Shujuan CHU ; Aiping FENG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2012;45(2):127-128
ObjectiveTo investigate the expressions of nerve growth factor (NGF) and its receptors TrkA and p75NTR in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and dermatofibroma.MethodsAvidin-biotin immunohistochemical(ABC) method was used to detect the expressions of NGF and its receptors TrkA and p75NTR in paraffin-embedded tissue specimens from 17 cases of DFSP and 15 cases of dermatofibroma.Results NGF and TrkA were highly expressed in both DFSP and dermatofibroma specimens,with no significant difference between the two groups of specimens (x2 =0.11,0.02,respectively,both P > 0.05),while the expression of p75NTR was significantly higher in DFSP than in dermatofibroma specimens(x2 =32,P < 0.01 ).The expression of NGF was positively correlated with that of p75NTR in DFSP(R2 =0.623,P < 0.01 ).ConclusionNGF may play a certain role in the development of DFSP via its high-affinity receptor TrkA and low-affinity receptor p75NTR.
8.Expression of BAFF and its specific receptor BAFF-R in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin′s lympho-ma and their significance
Jiang PU ; Shaopeng CHU ; Mei WANG ; Chen QIAN ; Xianjuan SHEN
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2015;(11):821-826
Objective To investigate the expression of B-cell activating factor ( BAFF ) and its specific receptor BAFF-R in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma ( B-NHL) and to analyze the cor-relations between BAFF and the development of B-NHL.Methods RTQ-PCR and Western blot assay were used to measure the expression of BAFF and its specific receptor BAFF-R in patients with B-NHL.Fluores-cence immunocytochemical staining was used to determine the localization of BAFF and BAFF-R in Raji cells, a B-NHL cell line.The expression of BAFF in tumor tissues from patients with B-NHL of different his-tologic subtypes was measured by immunohistochemistry.WST proliferation and TUNEL assays were used to evaluate the effects of BAFF and BAFF-R on the proliferation, survival rate and apoptosis of Raji cells.Lin-ear correlations between the concentrations of lactate dehydrogenase ( LDH) and the expression of BAFF and BAFF at mRNA and protein levels in patients with B-NHL were analyzed.Results BAFF and its specific receptor BAFF-R were expressed in Raji cells and played an important role in the survival and proliferation of B-NHL cell line.The expression of BAFF in tumor cells from patients with B-NHL varied with the different histologic subtypes of B-NHL.Patients with small B-cell malignant lymphoma, large B-cell lymphoma ( LBCL) , mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma ( MALT lymphoma) and follicular lymphoma showed higher levels of BAFF, while those with mantle cell lymphoma showed lower levels of BAFF.Compared with the healthy subjects, patients with B-NHL showed significantly increased expression of BAFF at mRNA and protein levels.The levels of LDH were closely related to the expression of BAFF at mRNA and protein lev-els.Conclusion BAFF and its specific receptor BAFF-R might play an important role in the growth and survival of malignant B cells.
9.Bacterial Spectra Investigation of Blood Culture and Clinical Analysis of Resistance of Pathogens
Yunzhuo CHU ; Hua NIAN ; Yuxin DENG ; Jinming OUYANG ; Qian WANG
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 1994;0(04):-
OBJECTIVE To offer the clinical physician the basis of optimal application of antibiotic,we have investigated the variation of antibiotic resistance and the bacterial spectra in the blood culture.METHODS Blood was cultured in BACTEC9120 of BD.The clinical isolates were identified by API and VITEK-2 of Bio-Merieux of France.Antibiotic susceptive test was done by Kirby-Bauer method and the result which was analyzed by WHONET5.3 and SPSS11.5 software was determined by the NCCLS standard of 2005′s edition.RESULTS Organisms were isolated from the blood specimen of 1468 patients,and there were 743 strains of Gram-positive cocci accounted for 50.7%,565 strains of Gram-negative bacilli accounted for 38.5%.Ninety three strains of fungi accounted for 6.3%.We analyzed the drug-susceptive result of Staphylococcus,Escherichia coli,and Klebsiella pneumoniae during five years,and found that all the antibacterial drug lost efficacy in some degree,except that the sensitivity of the staphylococci to vancomycin was 100%.CONCLUSIONS Gram-positive cocci are the main bacteria in blood culture,the species from which are diversified,and the rate of the drug resistance of some bacteria is high.It indicated that doctors should take more blood culture and monitor the bacteria drug resistant for the data of etiology,so that they can utilize antibiotic more reasonably.
10.A Profile of Gram-negative Bacilli in ICU Ward During Eight Years:An Investigation
Hua NIAN ; Yunzhuo CHU ; Jinming OUYANG ; Qian WANG
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 1994;0(01):-
OBJECTIVE To learn the profile of Gram-negative bacilli in ICU ward during the eight years and analyze the drug resistant rates in order to provide the basis for empirical treatment of infection.METHODS The bacteria were identified by VITEK-2 and API system.Antibiotic sensitivity test adopted Kirby-Bauer method.Data were analyzed by WHONET5.4 software.RESULTS Totally 1492 strains of Gram-negative bacilli were isolated from ICU ward,which included 1146 strains of non-fermentaters,accounted for 76.8% and 346 strains of Enterobacteriaceae,accounted for 23.2%.The first five bacteria were Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Burkholderia cepacia,Acinetobacter baumannii,Stenotrophomonas maltophilia,and Escherichia coli by turns.The drug resistant rates were higher and had the tendency of increase by years.CONCLUSIONS Non-fermentaters are the main organisms in ICU ward.The species of bacteria are diversified and the drug resistant rates of them are serious,which should be monitored not only because helping clinical therapy but also discovering the prevalence of drug resistant strains.