Objective To realize the feature of drug resistance in elderly inpatients with tuberculosis in Tianjin. Methods The data of anti-tuberculosis drug sensitivity test of 296 elderly inpatients in Tianjin Haihe Hospital were collected from January 2008 to September 2009. And they were retrospectively analyzed compared with the non-elderly tuberculosis inpatients in the same period.Results (1)The 296 elderly patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were enrolled in this study. The total rate of drug resistance was 28.7% and total rate of multi-drug resistance was 8.8 %. The initial drug resistance rate was 22.2% and initial multi-drug resistance rate was 6.1%. The acquired drug resistance rate was 41.8% and acquired multi-drug resistance rate was 14.3%. (2)The order of drug resistance rate from high to low was isoniazid, streptomycin, rifampin and ethambutal, respectively.(3) The drug resistance rate did not show significant difference among different sex groups (x2 =0. 002, P＞0. 05). (4)The drug resistance rate and multi-drug resistance rate between elderly patients and non-elderly patients had significant differences (x2 = 10.8, 5.24, both P＜0.05). Conclusions The proportion of elderly patients with pulmonary tuberculosis is high, however, its drug resistance rate and multi-drug resistance rate are much lower than non-elderlies.

0.05. No marked side effects and complication were found. The obliterate rate of needles for D-TH direct injection is lower than that of Histoacryl sandwich method. Conclusion Tissue adhesive D-TH injection for hemostasis of acute esophagogastric varices bleeding was an effective treatment and was easy to perform without side effects, and could be served as a recommended application in clinics.

Objective To control the incidence of infection during transportation process of supply room,reinforce the management of collecting and sending carts in supply room and ensure the effect of disinfection and safety of use.Methods Available chlorine of 500 mg/L was used to disinfect thein ner face of the clean carts,available chlorine of 1000 mg/L for the outer face,irradiation for 1 hour by ultraviolet lamp before use.The inner and outer faces of the dirty carts were disinfected by available chlorine of 1000 mg/L and irradiation for l hour by ultraviolet lamp.The wheels were flushed by clean water and then sterilized by available chlorine of 1000 mg/L"Clean"or"dirty"was indicated on the carts and they were strictly used and stored.The carts were covered with water-proof cloth,also indicated with"clean"or"dirty".Results The bacteriaJ colony was ≤5 cfu/m2 after disinfection on the clean carts and≤15 cfu/m2 on the dirty carts.Conclusions Disinfection by available chlorine and irradia- tion by ultraviolet lamp can reach the standard of sterile area,clean area and contamination area set by the Ministry of Health.This method is an effective measure in the control of transportation process of supply room with simple,feasible,economical and effective characteristics.

Objective To study the clinical characteristics and effects of surgical treatment of children with thalamic tumors.Methods The clinical data of 22 cases were retrospectively studied and followed-up 6 months to 9 years.Results There were 13 boys and 9 girls,their ages ranging from 3 to 13 years.The average duration of symptoms before diagnosis about 2 months.Headache and papilledem were the most symptoms and signs,respectively.Most children′s thalamic tumors were low grade tumors with clear verge.In this group,good results were obtained that total remove 9 cases,subtotal remove 8 cases,partial remove 3 cases,biopsy 2 cases and no surgical death.Conclusions Clinical character of children thalamic tumors is distinct and good surgical results in the nearly future.The long results are determined by type of pathology.

Individual stature estimation is one of the most important contents of forensic anthropology. Currently, it has been used that the regression equations established by the data collected by direct measurement or radiological techniques in a certain group of limbs, irregular bones, and anatomic landmarks. Due to the impact of population mobility, human physical improvement, racial and geographic differences, estimation of individual stature should be a regular study. This paper reviews the different methods of stature estimation, briefly describes the advantages and disadvantages of each method, and prospects a new research direction.
Body Height ; Bone and Bones/anatomy & histology* ; Extremities ; Female ; Forensic Anthropology ; Forensic Medicine/methods* ; Humans ; Male ; Regression Analysis ; Reproducibility of Results

Objective To evaluate roles of color doppler echocardiography(CDE)and angiocardiography(ANGI)in diagnosis of children's combined with congenital heart diseases(CHD).Methods From Jan.2006 to Jun.2008,31 children with combined with CHD underwent not only CDE but also ANGI.Of those,18 cases were subjected to surgical operation.Main diagnosis and concomitant cardiovascular malformations derived from CDE and ANGI,operative findings as well,were compared.Results In 18 cases undergoing surgery,diagnosis of 15(83.33%)cases from CDE and 17(94.44%)cases from ANGI were in line with the operative findings.Of intracardiac malformations,diffe-rences between CDE and ANGI were:CDE diagnosed 1 case with pulmonary atresia /ventricular septal defect(PA/VSD)as persistent truncus arteriosus(PTA),2 cases with tetralogy of Fallot(TOF)as PA/VSD by mistake,and 1 case with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection(PAPVC)was suspected by CDE but missed by ANGI,all above mentioned confirmed by sugery;except main diagnosis,CDE missed atrial septal defect(ASD),anomalous origin of right coronary artery and single left coronary for 1 case,respectively.In diagnosing extracardiac abnormal structures:1 case of interrupted aortic arch(IAA)was suspected by CDE but diagnosed and classified by ANGI;for double aortic arch(DAA),pulmonary arteriovenous fistula(PAVF),patent ductus arteriosus(PDA)and absence of right pulmonary artery,1 case of each was missed by CDE;furthermore PDA reported by CDE but not found by ANGI in 4 cases with PA/VSD.Conclusions The diagnostic difference between CDE and ANGI mainly lies in extracardiac malformations including coronary arteries.In diagnosing combined CHD,combination of CDE and ANGI can improve accurate rate.J Appl Clin Pediatr,2009,24(1):44-45

Objective To investigate the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes and visceral obesity. Methods Subjects were divided into three groups:control group(group C),type 2 diabetes mellitus with non-obesity group (group DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus with visceral obesity group (group DM + OB). General clinical characteristics, morning blood cortisol concentrations and 24 h urine free cortisol of three groups were compared. Serum cortisol levels were also compared after 0.25 mg dexamethasone suppression test and followed by oral intake of 25 mg cortisone acetate. Results (1) There were no significant differences in basal cortisol levels, but after inhibition with dexamethasone the group DM + OB showed significantly higher cortisol level than that in the control group (P < 0.01). (2) Conversion of oral cortisone to plasma cortisol differed significantly between the group C (lower) and group DM + OB (P < 0.05). (3) Plasma LH and FSH concerntrations were significantly lower in group DM + OB compared with group C (P < 0.01). Conclusion In the postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus, the negative feedback mechanism and hepatic 11β-HSD-1 activity were impaired, especially in those with visceral obesity.

This paper presents a machine learning method to select best geometric features for deformable brain registration for each brain location. By incorporating those learned best attribute vector into the framework of HAMMER registration algorithm, The accuracy has increased by about 10% in estimating the simulated deformation fields. At the same time, on real MR brain images, we have found a great deal of improvement of registration in cortical regions.
Algorithms ; Artificial Intelligence ; Brain ; anatomy & histology ; Computer Simulation ; Humans ; Image Enhancement ; methods ; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted ; methods ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; methods ; Pattern Recognition, Automated ; methods ; Reproducibility of Results

Aged ; CD5 Antigens ; metabolism ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11 ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14 ; Cyclin D1 ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Lymphoma, B-Cell ; metabolism ; pathology ; Lymphoma, Follicular ; metabolism ; pathology ; Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Pseudolymphoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Translocation, Genetic

The plasma level and the regulation of cortisol in type 2 diabetic patients were invesligated.Plasma and urinary cortisol levels were measured, and dexamethasonc suppression test and oral cortisone test in vivo were performed. Compared with controls, diabetic patients had higher urinary cortisol level. The activity of hepatic 11 β-hydroxy-steroid dehydrogenase-1 (11β-HSD1) in type 2 diabetic patients was decreased, suggesting that the elevated basal cortisol in type 2 diabetic patiens may due to impaired hepatic degradation of cortisol.