1.Effect of comprehensive schistosomiasis control measures in Kaihua County from 1996 to 2015
Mei LU ; Jianfeng ZHANG ; Li SU ; Decheng YU
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2017;29(1):74-76
Objective To evaluate the control effect of comprehensive measures of schistosomiasis after its transmission in?terruption in Kaihua County,Zhejiang Province,so as to provide the references for further consolidation of schistosomiasis con?trol. Methods The data of Oncomelania hupensis snail survey and control,as well as environmental reform in Kaihua County were collected and analyzed from 1996 to 2015. Results From 1996 to 2015,totally 2 635 snail habitats and 102.75 hm2 area with snails were found,and 125.4 thousand snails were dissected and no one was schistosome infected. The accumulated snail control area was 4 932.98 hm2,and the area with snails was effectively reduced by the comprehensive control measures. Conclu?sion The schistosomiasis control effect could be consolidated by the comprehensive control measures emphasizing environmen?tal reconstruction,and the snail surveillance work still should be strengthened.
2.Detection of Respiratory Viruses from ARTI Patients by xTAG RVP Fast v2 Assay and Conventional Methods
Chee Sian Kuan ; Su Mei Yew ; Poh Sim Hooi ; Lu Mei Lee ; Kee Peng Ng
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2017;24(5):33-43
Introduction: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in paediatric patients. Therefore, early detection of the viral aetiologies of ARTIs is essential for patient management and infection control. In this study, we evaluated the performance of a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay (xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel [RVP] Fast v2) in the detection of respiratory viruses by comparing it with that of viral culture and direct immunofluorescence (IF) staining. Methods: Nasopharyngeal swab and aspirate samples were collected prospectively from 199 patients who presented with ARTIs at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during a 10-month period. The PCR assay was conducted in parallel with conventional culture and direct IF staining methods. Results: The positive rate of the xTAG RVP Fast v2 assay (78.4%) in detecting respiratory viruses was higher than that of the viral isolation (7.5%) and direct IF (23.1%) methods. Using the xTAG RVP Fast v2 assay, human enterovirus/human rhinovirus (HEV/HRV) was the most frequently detected (46.2%). The xTAG RVP Fast v2 assay revealed mixed infection caused by two or three respiratory viruses in 40 specimens, and these were undetected by the viral isolation and direct IF methods. Conclusion: The xTAG RVP Fast v2 assay was superior to conventional methods in the identification of common respiratory viruses, with higher sensitivity and shorter turnaround times for laboratory results.
3.To build and to apply the delayering and overall rationing system nursing mode in obstetrics
Wenjuan LU ; Mei-Mei TIAN ; Xiao-Min SU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2012;18(7):821-823
Objective To build and to apply the delayering and overall rationing system nursing mode in obstetrics with a view to provide patients with the full range and comprehensive good nursing care.Methods 2 450 patients received traditional nursing care in 2009 and 2900 patients received the delayering and overall rationing system nursing in 2010 were divided into the control group and experimental group,respectively.Reconstituting nursing practice circuit,reforming the mode of scheduling,reinforcing reliable safeguards system and establishing the model of assess performance integration were carried out in experimental group.The satisfaction rate of patients in the two groups were compared.Results The overall satisfaction of inpatients in the two group was 82.13% and 87.26%,and the satisfaction rate in patients who had left hospital was 92.56% and 98.82,the satisfaction of basic nursing was 84.21% and 96.60% and the satisfaction of health education was 90.15% and 99.23% all of the differences were significantly obvious( x2 was 10.32,5.96,8.85,7.81,respectively;P < 0.05 ).Conclusions The application of delayering and overall rationing system nursing mode can improve the satisfaction rate of patients it is a new and efficacious road to apply excellent nursing care.
4.Effects of trimetazidine on myocardial energy metabolism and ultrastructure in chronic renal failure rats
Qi TANG ; Changlin MEI ; Liming ZHANG ; Yizhou LU ; Bibo WU ; Jianguo LIU ; Dingfeng SU ; Huimin HU
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2011;27(8):585-590
Objective To determine the effects of trimetazidine (TMZ) on pathology and energy metabolism of myocardium in chronic renal failure(CRF) rats.Methods CRF models were built in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats with 5/6 subtotal nephrectomy, and animals were randomyly divided into sham group, control group and three groups treated with different doses of TMZ (3 mg/kg,6 mg/kg or 9 mg/kg).TMZ was intragastrically administrated to CRF rats for 17 weeks, while physiologicalsalinewasusedascontrol. Transthoracicechocardiographywasperformedand myocardial morphosis was observed.Left ventricular weight/body weight(LVW/BW) and heart weight/body weight (HW/BW) were measured, and heart rate, and mean arterial pressure (MAP)were detected at the end of the study, while several parameters were detected, including urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine(Scr), triphosaden(ATP), adenosine diphosphate(ADP), superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α).Results (l)Left ventricle end-systolic dimensions, anterior wall end-diastolic and end-systolic thicknesses, and posterior wall end-diastolic thickness were significantly lower in rats treated with either medium dose or high dose of TMZ, as compared with control group(P<0.05).(2)LVW/BW and HW/BW in rats treated with either medium dose or high dose of TMZ were significantly lower than those in control group(P<0.05). (3)Various pathological changes were observed in control group, such as irregular arrangement and hypertrophy of the cardiomyocytes, myocardial fibrosis,mitochondrial swelling, focal muscle fiber dissolution, etc.However, all these pathological changes were apparently ameliorated in TMZ-treated groups, while the beneficial effects of TMZ therapy were dose-dependent. (4)No difference was observed in heart rate among all the groups.Although no difference existed in all the CRF rats, concerning on the systolic/diastolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure (P>0.05), these parameters were elevated in CRF rats, as compared with sham-operated group(P<0.01). (5)ATP and ADP in TMZ-treated rats were significantly higher as compared with control(P<0.05), moreover, medium dose and high dose of TMZ were superior to low dose (P<0.05).(6)SOD was significantly increased in TMZ-treated rats (P<0.05), while IL-6,TNF-α and MDA were significantly decreased in medium dose and high dose of TMZ, as compared with control(P<0.05).Conclusion TMZ may prevent myocardial fibrosis and left ventricular hypertrophy in chronic renal failure via ameliorating myocardial energy metabolism and alleviating inflammatory reaction and oxidative stress.
5.Intraoperative three dimensional contrast-enhanced ultrasonic cholangiography in adult living liver donors
Erjiao XU ; Rongqin ZHENG ; Minqiang LU ; Ren MAO ; Mei LIAO ; Jie REN ; Kai LI ; Zhongzhen SU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2009;18(8):680-683
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6.Effect of ischemic preconditioning on myocardial Bcl-2 expression and mitochondrial structure during heart valve replacement surgery
Yiyan LEI ; Zhenguang CHEN ; Jianjun LU ; Xiaobing LIU ; Mei ZHUANG ; Chunhua SU ; Honghe LUO
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2010;26(4):686-689
AIM: To investigate the effect of ischemic preconditioning (IP) on myocardial Bcl-2 expression and mitochondrial structure during heart valve replacement surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass. METHODS: Fifty-four patients were prospectively randomized to receive or not ischemic preconditioning (IP) before cold cardioplegic arrest. Ischemic preconditioning in the IP patients (n=22) was induced by a single 2-min ischemia followed by 3-min reperfusion just before aortic clamping and cold crystalloid cardioplegia for myocardial protection. The control group (n=32) received no ischemic preconditioning before cold cardioplegic arrest. The levels of ejection fraction (EF), fractional shortening(FS) and stroke volume (SV) in both groups were measured and compared. troponin T (c-TnT) level, Bcl-2 protein expression and microscopic changes of myocardial mitochondrial structure were recorded for each group before and after surgery. RESULTS: The level of EF, FS and SV in IP group was higher than those in control group (P<0.05). No significant difference in preoperative c-TnT levels between two groups was observed. The level of c-TnT in IP group was lower than that in control group and with a declining trend over time of 6 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h and 5 d after surgery, respectively. The preoperative positive unit of Bcl-2 expression between two groups showed no statistical difference (P> 0.05). Postoperatively, the positive unit of Bcl-2 expression in IP group was 19.85±5.88, significantly increased as compared to the preoperative value (P<0.05). In control group, the positive unit of Bcl-2 expression was 14.17±3.39, showed no statistically significant difference to the preoperative value (P>0.05). Postoperative Bcl-2 expression between two groups showed a significant difference (P<0.05). In the control group, microscopic observation revealed swollen mitochondrion, with a hardly visible or disrupted membrane for some mitochondrion;mitochondrial crista were obviously dissolved and loose with a large number of vacuoles formation. However in IP group, myocardial mitochondrion appeared with intact membrane, concentrated mitochondrial cristae with high electron density and no vacuoles formation was observed. CONCLUSION: IP may up-regulate the expression of myocardial anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 to protect the mitochondrion, thus protecting cardiocytes and cardiac functions.
7.Quality standard study on Mori Cortex liquid extract.
Mao-feng LIU ; Mei-ping XIE ; Lan LI ; An-qi LU ; Jian-gong SHI ; Su-juan WANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2015;40(10):1850-1854
A reasonable and practicable quality standard was developed for mori liquid extract from different sources by TLC, HPLC and fingerprint technology. In TLC method, the compounds were separated on polyamide film using glacial acetic acid-water (1: 3) as mobile phase at a UV wavelength of 365 nm. All qualified samples had the spots of the same color as the control herb and substance. The RP-HPLC method was used to determine the content of mulberroside A with mobile phase of methanol-water (25: 75) at a wave-length of 326 nm. The mulberroside A was in good linear with a regression equation of Y = 46.965X (r = 0.999 6) in the range of 4.6 - 228 mg x L(-1). In 14 batches of samples, the mulberroside A in 4 batches of them was less than 0.5 g x L(-1), and was more than 2.0 g x L(-1) in the other batches. It was suggested that the content limit of mulberroside A should be no less than 1.5 g x L(-1). The HPLC fingerprints were evaluated by the similarities. It has found that the similarities of different mori liquid extracts were very low and the chemical diversity of mori cortex was the major factor of similarity. Moreover, the process impact was minimal. Thus the fingerprint was not included in this quality standard.
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9.A multicenter,randomized,double-blinded and placebo-controlled study of acute brain infarction treated by human urinary kallidinogenase
De-Yun DING ; Chuan-Zhen LU ; Mei-Ping DING ; Bing-Hua SU ; Feng CHEN ;
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2000;0(05):-
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new drug,human urinary kallidinogenase,against acute brain infarction.Method A 15-center,randomized,double-blinded and 3:1 placebo-controlled study was carried out.Acute brain infarction within 48 hours of onset in the territory of the middle cerebral artery were indicated as subjects;kallidinogenase or placebo which was dissolved in 50 ml saline,was slowly injected intraveousely within 30 minutes daily for 3 weeks.The European Stroke Scale and Barthel Index were used to evaluate the neurological deficit and the activities of daily living(ADL),followed by a follow-up at the end of the third month.Results 446 patients were enrolled,who completed ITT analysis,including 330 in kallidinogenase group and 116 in placebo group,meanwhile 421 proceeded with PP analysis(311 and 110 respectively).There were no significant differences of the baseline data between the 2 groups.At the end of treatment,the ESS scores increased by 55.1%?33.0% and 44.7%?32.8% respectively in kallidinogenase group(KG)and placebo group(PG,P=0.0022),the difference being significant.PP analysis had similar results.As for ADL,follow-up 90 days after the treatment showed 374 cases followed,280 in KG and 94 in PG;1 died in PG,while none in KG.In KG,the cases whose BI≥50 were significantly more than those in PG(P=0.0228).Adverse events possibly or definitely attributable to the drug were observed in 27 cases(7.74%),mostly were mild,such as palpitation,flush,dizziness, nausea etc,without special management needed.Only 2 died which was confirmed not correlated to kallidinogenase,and another 2 cases of sudden blood pressure drop were observed.The blood pressure drop, quickly restoring soon after the withdrawal of kallidinogenase and use of hemopiesic drugs,was considered to be caused by the combination use of anti-hypertensive drug ACEI and quick infusion speed.Conclusion Kallidinogenase is efficacious for acute brain infarction in improving the neurological deficits,which is safe in clinical use.
10.Quantification management and continual improvements in nursing skill operation quality
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2012;18(18):2189-2191
Objective To carry out the quantification management in the operation skill quality of nursing staffs and improve the nursing skill quality control level.Methods Using the computer Excel system,a quantitative evaluation regarding the nursing skill quality control was performed.According to "A Ten-step Approach to Constant Quality Improvement" from Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and combined with hospital's conditions,the nursing skill quality quantification management were conducted and achieved improvements continually.Results From 2002 to 2010,the compliance rate of the courtyard nursing skill operation quality exceeds to 90%,which shows an increasing trend.Conclusions The quantification control proves to be a scientific management methods which improve nursing skill operation.