Objective To observe the value of serum cardiac troponin Ⅰ(cTn-Ⅰ) on the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods The serum cTn-Ⅰand CK-MB of 30 elderly patients(≥65 y) and 30 middle-aged patients(

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of human papillomavirus in nasopharyngeal carcinomas of Fujian province in China. METHOD: Samples from 70 patients with NPC and 25 controls. All samples were detected HPV DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) suing GP5+/6+ and MY09/11 primers and genotyped by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and HPV 16/18 E6 and LMP-1 using immunohistochemistry and EBER using in situ hybridization. RESULT: Only 2 cases of 70 patients were showed evidence of HPV DNA by PCR, the 2 HPV positive cases subtype HPV-70 and HPV-18 were genotyped by SPR, both the 2 HPV positive cases are non-keratinizing carcinomas (the HPV-70 positive one is differentiated and the HPV-18 positive one is undifferentiated), both the 2 HPV positive cases do not show any evidence of EBV. Data showed that 57 of 70 NPC detected EBER positive, but only 25 out of 70 NPC samples were detected LMP-1 positive. CONCLUSION Our study showed a low prevalence of human papillomavirus in NPC patients of Fujian province in Southern China, there is no evidence about HPV and EBV co-infection.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Carcinoma ; China ; epidemiology ; DNA, Viral ; isolation & purification ; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections ; epidemiology ; Female ; Herpesvirus 4, Human ; isolation & purification ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; epidemiology ; virology ; Papillomaviridae ; classification ; isolation & purification ; Papillomavirus Infections ; epidemiology ; Young Adult

Objective To investigate the value of high frequency 2-Dimensional and color Doppler flow imaging combined with mammography on the diagnosis of breast cancer. Methods 90 patients with breast cancer and benign breast lesions in 22 cases, respectively, separate by color Doppler ultrasound and mammography and their combination were compared. Results The blood flow signals were Ⅱ～Ⅲ grade(76.32% ) in breast cancer and benign breast lesions less blood flow to 0 ～Ⅰ grade ( 87.10% ); The detection rate of blood flow 89.48% in breast cancer were significantly higher than 38.71% in benign breast lesions ( x2 = 4.57, P ＜ 0. 05 ); 68 cases (75.5 % ) were diagnosed by mammography 38 cases(55.8% ) in diameter≤2. 0em were significantly higher than 30 cases(44.4% ) in ≤ 1.0 cm( x2 = 3.97, P ＜ 0. 05 ); The corresponding rate of Joint Inspection 85.7 % (96/112) was higher than the r 72.3% (81/112) in color Doppler ultrasound and 75.8% (85/112) in mammography ( x2 = 3.87, x2 = 3.85, all P ＜0. 05 ). Conclusion Color ultrasonography combined with mammography could raise diagnostic rate of breast cancer.Their combination is the best one of breast imaging examinations.

OBJECTIVE To explore the efficientcy of washing and sterilization methods for the endoscopic cell brush. METHODS The contaminated cell brush with the mixture of Bacillus subtilis var.niger spore and blood was washed by four methods:manually washing,multienzyme plus manually washing,ultrasonic cleaner washing,and multienzyme plus ultrasonic cleaner washing,and then dipped in glutaraldehyde for 5 h or 10 h,fumigated with glutaraldehyde for 5 h,and sterilized with 3M ethylene oxide box.The positive rates of occult blood test(OB test),the cleaning rates of B.subtilis var.niger spore and the sterilization eligibility ratio of four serilization methods were compared. RESULTS The washing method that multienzyme plus ultrasonic cleaner washing could clear effectively the contaminated cell brush that the positive rates of OB test was 0 and the cleaning rates of B.subtilis var.niger spore was 99.90%.The positive rates of OB test and the cleaning rates of B.subtilis var.niger spore of manually washing was 56.67% and 90.87%.Fumigated in 3M ethylene oxide box or dipped in glutaraldehyde for 10 h could kill all the spores,but dipped in glutaraldehyde for 5 h or fumigated with glutaraldehyde for 5 h could not. CONCLUSIONS The mixed contaminated endoscopic cell brush should be washed effectively by multienzyme+ ultrasonic cleaner washing,and should be sterilized by fumigated in ethylene oxide box or dipped in glutaraldehyde for 10 h.

This study was aimed to evaluate the feasibility of wind-warm lung-heat disease (non-severe community-acquired pneumonia, CAP) from the clinical curative effect, hospitalization days, medical expenses and other aspects. This study selected 198 wind-warm lung-heat disease (non-severe CAP) inpatients from January, 2012 to December, 2012 with the conventional therapy in the Respiratory Department, Wuhan Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) & Western Medicine Hospital as the control group. And another 179 wind-warm lung-heat disease (non-severe CAP) inpatients were selected from January, 2013 to December, 2013 with the TCM clinical pathway treatment in the Respiratory Department of the same hospital as the treatment group. Retrospective analysis was used to compare the clinical curative effects, hospitalization days, and medical cost differences. The results showed that TCM clinical pathway for wind-warm lung-heat disease (non-severe CAP) can shorten the hospitalization days and reduce patients’ medical costs, and ensure the clinical curative effects. It was concluded that the standardized TCM clinical pathway had positive effect on wind-warm lung-heat disease (non-severe CAP). Therefore, the formulation and implementation of TCM clinical pathway was of great significance in the treatment of wind-warm lung-heat disease (non-severe CAP).

Objective To investigate the methods and effects in repairing fracture of the fifth metatarsal base bone with Acutrak headless compression screws.Methods From May 2006 to October 2012,75 patients with fracture of the fifth metatarsal base bone were reduced and fixed using Acutrak headless compression screws.There were 38 males and 37 females with a mean age of 36 years (range,21-65 years).Injury arose from fall from height (35 cases),road traffic accidents (23 cases),and fall of heavy objects (17 cases).Fracture of the left foot occurred in 29 cases and the right foot in 46 cases.Results were evaluated using American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle and midfoot score.Results Seventy-two patients were followed up for mean 15 months (range,13 months5 years).Operative incision obtained primary healing without any complications.Mean AOFAS ankle and midfoot score increased to (93.0 ± 6.5) points (range,79-100 points) at postoperative 1 year,compared with the preoperative (28.0 ± 3.9) points (range,0-42 points) (t =7.650,P ＜ 0.05).Muscle force and valgus or abduction of mid-forefoot of the affected and unaffected sides demonstrated no significant difference after operation.Conclusion Acutrak headless compression screw system shows advantages of rigid fixation,few complications,and early healing in treatment of the fifth metatarsal base fracture.

Purpose To explore the value of 64-slice spiral CT digital subtraction angiography in diagnosis of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM).Materials and Methods 26 patients with AVM were performed with plain CT scan, enhanced arterial phase and venous phase CT scan on a 64-slice spiral CT scanner. The subtracted arterial phase data was obtained through subtracting the plain CT images from arterial phase images, then the subtracted venous phase data was obtained through subtracting arterial phase images from venous phase images, and subtracted mixed arterial-venous phase data through subtracting plain CT images from venous phase images. Then volume rendering (VR) and maximum intensity projection (MIP) were used to reconstruct the cerebral vessel images. Results The inference of cranial bones was completely removed in all subtracted cerebral vessel images, thus clearly demonstrating malformed vascular nest, feeding arteries and draining veins. And 7 malformed temporal vascular nests, 5 parietal vascular nests, 5 frontal vascular nests, 6 occipital vascular nests and 3 cerebellar vascular nests were revealed;39 feeding arteries were detected altogether. Single feeding artery was found in 15 cases, and multiple feeding arteries in 9 cases. Meanwhile 33 draining veins were observed, and single draining vein was found in 10 cases, multiple veins in 16 cases.Conclusion 64-slice subtraction angiography can remove the inference of cranial bones and clearly demonstrate the feeding arteries, malformed vascular nests, draining veins, potentially providing a reliable evidence for therapeutic planning and postoperative follow-up.

Objective To analyze the factors affecting the effects of hearing aids in presbycusis patients . Methods One hundred and twenty cases with presbycusis were investigated by using general data and the Satisfac-tion with Amplification in Daily Life questionnaire(SADL) .The individual scores and total scores of all the subjects were collected together with the personal information ,including age ,gender ,degree of education ,pure-tone aver-age ,hearing aid type ,monaural/binaural status ,total hearing aid experience ,daily use time ,the time of perceived hearing difficulty .A single factor analysis and multiple stepwise regression analysis were used to filter out main fac-tors influencing the effect of hearing aids .Results The degree of education ,hearing aid type ,monaural/binaural status ,daily use time ,the time of perceived hearing difficulty were factors influencing the effect of hearing aids . The patients with higher level of education ,the longer daily use ,binaural status obtained more scores than those of the low degree of education ,the shorter daily use ,and monaural status( P< 0 .01) .The older people felt better than the youngers(P<0 .01) .The patients with long -time perceived hearing difficulty got more scores than those with short -time perceived hearing difficulty (P<0 .01) .In general ,the degree of education ,and the daily use time were the main factors influencing the effects of hearing aids .Conclusion There are many factors that influence the effects of hearing aids ,in which the degree of education ,daily use time are the main factors ,and the combination of the two factors obtain the effects of hearing aid maximization ,and the binaural status ,the short time of perceived hearing difficulty and the older obtain better satisfaction .The gender doesn't significantly influence the effects of the hearing aids .

Objective To investigate the association of red cell distribution width (RDW) with prognosis in patients with sepsis. Methods Patients with sepsis admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of the First Hospital of Soochow University from January 2011 to December 2016 were enrolled. All clinical data were collected for participants, which mainly included basic data, main underlying disease, site of infection, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ ) score, blood routine test, biochemical test, blood gas analysis, coagulation index, procalcitonin (PCT), hospitalization days, and 28-day and 90-day mortality. Patients were divided into two groups according to whether the RDW levels were higher than the time of admission or not. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was performed to analyze 28-day and 90-day cumulative survival rates in two groups. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was done to find the independent risk factors of death in patients with sepsis. Results 196 septic patients were eligible to participate into this study. 150 patients (53.57%) had higher RDW levels than those at the time of admission. Compared to negative or static change of RDW group, positive change of RDW group had higher APACHE Ⅱ score (20.42±6.29 vs. 16.17±6.37), more percentage of chronic kidney insufficiency (35.24% vs. 19.78%), bloodstream infection (32.38% vs. 15.38%), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT: 32.38% vs. 16.48%), higher level of C-reactive protein [CRP (mg/L): 14.71±3.52 vs. 11.15±7.94], and higher serum creatinine [SCr (μmol/L): 128.0 (74.0, 263.5) vs. 90.0 (57.0, 145.5)], PCT [μg/L: 3.45 (2.39, 6.64) vs. 2.35 (0.56, 3.54)], and lactic acid [Lac (mmol/L): 3.40±1.72 vs. 2.70±1.61]; and had lower levels of hematocrit (Hct: 0.357±0.128 vs. 0.437±0.143), hemoglobin [Hb (g/L):103.60±22.63 vs. 115.67±28.49], platelets [PLT (×109/L): 133.37±87.29 vs. 191.43±87.65], albumin [Alb (g/L):28.15±5.72 vs. 35.51±5.91], total cholesterol [TC (mmol/L): 2.43±1.12 vs. 3.05±1.55], estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR (mL·min-1·1.73 m-2): 82.02±63.90 vs. 125.46±83.47], and oxygenation index [PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg, 1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa): 229.69±60.61 vs. 264.21±74.78]; and longer time of hospitalization [days: 17.0 (12.0, 21.7) vs. 11.0 (7.0, 18.0)], higher 28-day and 90-day mortality (57.14% vs. 36.26%, 62.86% vs. 47.25%) with statistically significant differences (all P < 0.05). It was shown by Kaplan-Meier survival curve that the 28-day and 90-day cumulative survival rate in positive change of RDW group was significantly lower than that of negative or static change of RDW group (χ 12 = 8.462, χ22 = 6.411, both P < 0.05). It was shown by multivariate Cox regression that high APACHE Ⅱ score [odds ratio (OR) = 1.049, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.010-1.090, P = 0.013] and positive change of RDW (OR = 0.517, 95%CI = 0.280-0.953, P = 0.034) were the risk factors of death in patients with sepsis. Conclusions The change of RDW values during hospitalization was related to the poor outcomes in patients with sepsis. The increase of RDW predicts the progress of sepsis and bad prognosis. Serial surveillance of RDW values could provide useful information for long-term prognosis in sepsis.

OBJECTIVE To identify the mental state of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) patients by analyzing anxiety scale and depression scale. METHODS The LPRD patients who received treatment in Fuzhou General Hospital were studied. The healthy volunteers were recruited as control group. Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) were used to get the individual scores. Mental states of LPRD patients were finally studied through statistical analysis. RESULTS The scores of anxiety and depression in patients with LPRD were significantly higher than those in control group (anxiety score 50.59±7.24 vs 38.76±7.70, depression score 52.90±7.14 vs 40.63±8.17). The incidence of anxiety and depression in patients with LPRD were significantly higher than that in control group (anxiety rate 56.68％ vs 9.80％, depression rate 50.98％ vs 11.76％). Significant association was detected between ref lux symptom index score and anxiety or depression score in patients with LPRD(r =0.786, r =0.736, P ＜0.05). Significant association between LPRD and anxiety and depression were concluded. CONCLUSION The results showed that the patients with LPRD are more prone to be anxiety and depression mental state than healthy control group, and the severity of LPRD symptoms is significantly correlated with the anxiety and depression. This suggests that the patient's mental state should also be emphasized as well as antacids treatment.