1.Influence of different training methods in hand hygiene compliance of health care workers
Qin MIAO ; Minghua ZHU ; Zemei BAI ; Hua LIU ; Purong ZHANG ; Haitao LIU ; Jingtang HE ; Li SUN
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2015;(6):416-418
Objective To train health care workers (HCWs)by method of conventional training plus survey of hand contamination status,the influence of two kinds of methods in hand hygiene compliance of HCWs was evalua-ted.Methods From November 2013 to April 2014,all HCWs in a cardiovascular internal medicine department were as trained subjects,they were divided into two groups (trial group and control group).Hand hygiene compli-ance status was investigated 1 month before training.In the first month after training,conventional training method was adopted by both groups,from the second to fifth month,conventional training plus hand contamination survey was adopted by trial group,hand hygiene compliance between two groups were compared.Results Hand hygiene compliance rates of trial group and control group was 42.63% (107/251 )and 41 .80% (102/244)respectively be-fore training,there was no significant difference(P >0.05 ).In the first and second month after training,hand hygiene compliance rate of trial group was 55.70% (132/237)and 63.11 % (154/244)respectively,control group was 56.52% (130/230)and 62.61 % (149/238)respectively,compared with pre-training,the differences were sig-nificant (both P <0.05),but the difference was not significant between two groups(P >0.05);From the third to fifth month,hand hygiene compliance rates of trial group was 60.73%(150/247),61 .44%(145/236),and 61 .22%(150/245)respectively,control group was 51 .68%(123/238),51 .02%(125/245 ),and 52.32% (124/237)respec-tively,there was significant difference between two groups(P <0.05).Conclusion Conventional training combined with survey of hand contamination status can promote hand hygiene compliance of HCWs.
2.Therapeutic Effect of Jianpi Yin for Repeated Respiratory Tract Infection in Preschool Children
Zemei ZHANG ; Zhenqi CHEN ; Daoshun SUI ; Yehui XU ; Ruilie CHEN ; Yulin LUO
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2000;0(04):-
0.05).However,the effect on decreasing mean yearly incidence of RRTI and duration of each onset in group A was superior to that in group B(P0.05).【Conclusion】JY can reduce the mean yearly incidence of RRTI and duration of each onset in preschool children with RRTI,and its mechanism may be related to the regualtion of cellular immune function by improving the parameters of subgroups of T lymphocytes.
3.Meta-analysis of the association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor in peripheral blood and Alzheimer's disease
Zemei LI ; Junping GUO ; Xiaolan ZHANG ; Aifang ZHONG ; Xiahui FANG ; Zaohuo CHENG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2023;32(1):87-94
Objective:To evaluate association of peripheral blood brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) with Alzheimer's disease (AD) .Methods:Databases including Pubmed, Cochrane library, Web of science, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, CBM disc, VIP-CSTJ and Wanfang Data were used to collect case-control studies related to the concentration of BDNF in peripheral blood of dementia patients with Alzheimer's type(DAT) and mild cognitive impairment(MCI). After extracting data and appraising the quality of the included studies, meta-analysis were conducted using Review Manager 5.3 and CMA 3.0.Results:A total of 51 articles were included in the analysis, with a total subjects of 7 182, including 2 673 subjects in DAT group, 1 506 subjects in MCI group, and 3 003 subjects in control group.The Meta-analysis showed that the levels of peripheral blood BDNF in patients with DAT were significantly lower than normal control group(SMD=-0.71, 95% CI : -0.99--0.43, P<0.001) ( n=5 111), and there were no statistical differences in peripheral blood BDNF levels between MCI group and control group and between DAT group and MCI group.The subgroup analysis showed that the level of serum BDNF in patients with DAT (SMD=-0.85, 95% CI: -1.15--0.55, P<0.001)( n=4 425) and MCI(SMD=-0.38, 95% CI: -0.62--0.14, P=0.002)( n=2 476) was significantly lower than that in normal control group, and the level of serum BDNF (SMD=-0.76, 95% CI: -1.37--0.16), P=0.01)( n=1 630) in patients with DAT was lower than that in MCI; However, there were no statistical difference among DAT, MCI and control groups in the level of plasma BDNF( P>0.05). Conclusion:The patients with DAT and mild cognitive impairment have lower level of serum BDNF, which suggesting that serum BDNF level may be a potential biomarker for early diagnosis of AD.
4.Pre-transfusional screening and identification of irregular red blood cell antibody in different nationalities, Guizhou, China
Fei TU ; Lili ZHU ; Ji′e HUANG ; Luqiang ZHAO ; Yu SUN ; Zemei WEN ; Ni ZHANG ; Li ZUO
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2021;34(12):1343-1347
【Objective】 To analyze the frequency and profile of irregular antibodies in different ethnic groups through screening and identification of irregular antibodies in 67 552 blood recipients in the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University. 【Methods】 Irregular antibody screening was carried out in patients with different ethnic groups from August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2019 by microcolumn gel anti human globulin method, and the irregular antibody specificity were identified by panel cells. 【Results】 1)307 out of 67 552 cases were positive for irregular antibody, with the positive rate at 0.45%(307/67 552). Among them, Chuanqing was 1.27%(6/473), Yi 1.15%(4/348), Buyi 1.03%(10/975), Dong 0.58%(3/514), Han 0.44%(273/62 365), Miao 0.42%(5/1 187) and Tujia 0.34%(2/596), with significant differences among nationalities. Irregular antibody detection: the positive rate of female patients(0.56%, 223/41 359) was higher than that of male patients(0.32%, 84/26 193)(P<0.05). The positive rate of patients transfused before(1.22%, 129/10 553) was higher than non-transfusion patients(0.31%, 178/56 999)(P<0.05). The positive rate of female patients with pregnancy history(0.52%, 192/37 176) was higher than non-pregnancy females(0.17%, 7/4 183)(P<0.05). The positive rate increased with age, without any significant differences(P>0.05). The yields of irregular antibodies did not differ by ABO blood groups(P>0.05). 3)The specificity of 307 irregular antibody positive cases involved 7 blood group systems, including Rh system 59.28%(182/307), MNSs system 9.12%(28/307), Kidd system 0.65%(2/307), Duffy system 0.98%(3/307), Lewis system 5.86%(18/307), P system 0.65%(2/307), and Digeo system 0.33%(1/307). In addition, 15.64%(48/307) of autoantibodies, 0.65%(2/307) of cold antibodies and 4.93%(15/307) of unclear antibodies were detected. 4)The distribution of anti-D, anti-C and autoantibodies were statistically significant among the Han, Buyi, Chuanqing, Miao, Yi and Dong nationalities(P<0.05), while the others were similar(P>0.05). 【Conclusion】 The distribution of irregular antibodies in Guizhou is different by nationalities. Routine screening of irregular antibodies for transfused or pregnant patients can increase the safety and efficacy of blood transfusion. Most of the irregular antibodies detected are Rh blood group system. The exposure to irregular antibodies can be reduced by additional detection of blood group antigen other than RhD for blood recipients and donors, as well as the blood transfusion with matched blood group antigens.
5.Discovery of novel diarylamides as orally active diuretics targeting urea transporters.
Shun ZHANG ; Yan ZHAO ; Shuyuan WANG ; Min LI ; Yue XU ; Jianhua RAN ; Xiaoqiang GENG ; Jinzhao HE ; Jia MENG ; Guangying SHAO ; Hong ZHOU ; Zemei GE ; Guangping CHEN ; Runtao LI ; Baoxue YANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2021;11(1):181-202
Urea transporters (UT) play a vital role in the mechanism of urine concentration and are recognized as novel targets for the development of salt-sparing diuretics. Thus, UT inhibitors are promising for development as novel diuretics. In the present study, a novel UT inhibitor with a diarylamide scaffold was discovered by high-throughput screening. Optimization of the inhibitor led to the identification of a promising preclinical candidate,