OBJECTIVE To investigate pathogenetic condition and fungal detection on evaluating acute exacerbation of COPD(AECOPD),and the relation of the severity and risk of death during hospital stay.METHODS Samples of sputum,blood and pleural effusion from patients with bronchopulmonary candidiasis in our respiratory department were collected since from Jul 2007 to Jun 2007.All of patients carried out APACHEⅡ integrating,according to the results of APACHEⅡsubset to Knaus equations to calculate the risk of death during hospital stay.RESULTS Twenty-two strains of fungi were isolated from 119 patients(18.4%).Blood gas analysis of severe COPD patients indicated a respiratory failure tendency,the fungal detection rate was higher than that of mild or median COPD patients.The higher of APACHEⅡ accumulated points,the higher of fungal detection rate,and the higher of risk of death.CONCLUSIONS The most organisms in respiratory tract infection are bacterium.With number of admission times in hospital and severity of pathogenetic condition increased are,the opportunity of fungal infection is raised.Furthermore,the fungal infection associatively with exacerbation.Fungi become the ascendant causative organisms inducing the decrese in pulmonary function and severity of patients,we should think about of it when the therapeutic efficacy is worse.

Objective To study the relationship between the expression of nm23- H1 gene product and early distant metastases in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods The S- P immunohistochemical method was used to detect the expression of nm23- H1 in 95 cases of NPC. Results The positive rate of nm23- H1 was 47.4 % (45/95). The positive rate of nm23- H1 in early distant metastases group (26.7 %) was much lower than those without distant metastases group (60.0 %) (P

Objective To study the expression level and clinical significance of Galectin-3 and miRNA-21 in non-small-cell lung carcinoma(NSCLC).Methods One hundred and fifty patients with NSCLC were chosen as cancer group,and 1 50 patients with benign pulmonary diseases were chosen as control group.The expression level of Galectin-3 and that of miRNA-21 between two groups were compared,and the relevance between expression level of Galectin-3 and that of miRNA-21 and clinical feature were analysed.Results In cancer group,the expression level of Galectin-3 was 6.75±2.38,and that of control group was 1.12 ±0.29;the expression level of miRNA-21 was 5.91 ± 1.59,and that of control group was 0.97 ± 0.1 7,and the difference between two groups had statistical significance(P <0.05 ).The relevance between expression level of Galectin-3 and stage,differentiation,lym-phatic metastasis,diameter of carcinoma and PFS,OS of patients had statistical significance(P <0.05).The relevance between ex-pression level of miRNA-21 and stage,differentiation,diameter of carcinoma and PFS,OS of patients had statistical significance(P <0.05).In the diagnosis of NSCLC,the sensitivity of the expression level of Galectin-3 was 90.20%,and its specificity was 70.69%, while the sensitivity of expression level of miRNA-21 was 88.24% and its specificity was 69.97%.The difference between the di-agnostic value of Galectin-3 and that of miRNA-21 had no statistical significance(P >0.05 ).Conclusion The expression level of Galectin-3 and that of miRNA-21 can be applied in the diagnosis and prognosis of non-small-cell lung carcinoma.

A postoperative follow-up study, through the subcutaneouslyplaced afferent loop of a choledocho-jejunostomy by retrograde cholangiography and/or choledochoscopy in 116 patients with intrahepatic lithiasis, was made. The retained stones, worms, ductal strictures, or suppurative cholangitis were found in 41 cases over a period of one month to six years postoperatively. All these conditions required further management and some even emergency intervention. The patients were all treated successfully by a Dormia basket or other instruments through this conduit with exception of four failures, the overall success rate was 90%. It is suggested that this type of Roux-en-y choledocho-jejunostomy is recommended in the cases with intrahepatic lithiasis which can provide a permanent access from outside to thebiliary tree and appropriate instruments can be passed through this route for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions such as postoperative cholangiography, retained stones removal, and biliary drainage. We believe this route has some advantages over the T-tube tract for non- operative management of intrahepatic residual lesions.

Objective To conduct breath test with a relatively large number of subjects for new data regarding breath acetone in diabetes using a high accuracy and high data throughput breath acetone analyzer based on the cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS) technique.Methods The CRDS breath analyzer was validated by standard acetone gas samples with various concentrations and golden standard gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).A total of 917 breath samples from 260 type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients and 30 healthy individuals were collected under each of 4 different conditions: fasting, 2 h post-breakfast, 2 h post-lunch, and 2 h post-dinner, and the samples were tested by the breath analyzer.Results The linear fitting curve of standard acetone samples with various concentration had good linearity (R=1, P＜0.05).The linear fitting of the results of GC-MS and CRDS was 0.98, suggesting that the obtained acetone concentrations using both methods were consistent.For the 260 T2D subjects, the exhaled breath acetone concentrations ranged from 0.0 to 10.6×10-6, while for the 30 healthy subjects, the breath acetone concentration ranged from 0.1 × 10-6 to 2.0× 10-6.The mean breath acetone concentration of the 260 T2D subjects was (1.5±1.l)× 10-6, which was 1.4 times of(1.1±0.5)×10-6 for the 30 healthy subjects.The mean breath acetone concentrations under the 4 conditions for the 260 T2D subjects ((1.6±1.2)×10-6, (1.4±1.0)×10-6~, (1.4±0.9)×10-6, and (1.4±1.2)× 10-6) were higher than that of the 30 healthy subjects ((1.3±0.3)×10-6, (1.0±0.6)×10-6, (1.0±0.6)×10-6, and (1.1±0.4)×10-6), respectively.No correlation was found between the breath acetone concentration and the blood glucose level of the T2D subjects and the healthy individuals.Conclusions The GC-MS validation confirms that the CRDS breath acetone analyzer is a reliable instrument for fast response and on-line breath acetone measurement.An elevated mean breath acetone concentration exists in T2D subjects.The relationship between breath acetone level and physiological parameters needs to be further investigated.

There are 4 methods to determine a minimal clinically important difference (MCID) currently, namely anchor-based method, distribution-based method, opinion-based method, and literature review. The anchor-based method offers the clinical significance of MCID, but it does not consider the measurement error. The anchor-based method is limited due to difficulty to obtained a suitable anchor in most cases, and variation of MCID with the anchor. The distribution-based method takes measurement error into account, and is easily implemented. The distribution-based method can not provide the clinical explanation of MCID, and the MCID from different samples might differ from each other. There is no golden criterion to judge MCID by distribution-based method so far. The opinion-based method and literature review are based on the opinions of experts and the published literature, respectively. They are usually regarded as a supplement to anchor-based method and distribution-based method. It is suggested that anchor-based method, distribution-based method, and opinion-based method should be used together when determining a MCID.
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A total of 189 stool samples from swine with diarrhea, collected in various porcine farms in the central region of China were tested for porcine enteric caliciviruses (PEC) member porcine sapoviruses (SaV) by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) amplification using primers designed to detect porcine SaV. Selected amplicons were sequenced to establish phylogenetic relationships with reference strains. Porcine SaV were detected in 12.70% (24/189) of the samples. Phylogenetic studies based on partial RNA polymerase gene sequences indicated that the field strains of viruses isolated in China were closely related (75.6 88.3% identity) to the porcine SaV Cowden reference strain. These results provide evidence that caliciviruses of the genus sapovirus circulate in piglets in China, but further studies are needed to clarify their importance as cause of diarrhea. This is the first report of PEC in China.

Objective: To analyze the level of sex-related knowledge and behavior and related factors among children in senior grade of kindergarten in rural areas, and to provide the evidence for early childhood sexuality education. Methods: Multi-state stratified sampling method was adopted. From March to May 2019,a total of 324 students and their parents from 16 kindergartens of rural areas in Sichuan Province were enrolled, self-developed questionnaire was used to collect the basic demographic characteristics, information of sexuality education knowledge and sex-related behavior. Results: The average score of sexuality education knowledge was 5(4,6) point, and the awareness rate was 33.6%(109). The qualified sex-related behavior was observed in 75.0%(243 of all the children), while 25.0%(81) needed to be improved. Multivariate analysis showed that,compared with children were aware of the sexuality education knowledge, children who were unaware of the sexuality education knowledge were more likely to have good sex-related behavior, with the OR(95%CI) value was 2.06(1.14-3.72). The possibility of having good sex-related behavior among those children with more than 2 members in the family parents carring out sexuality education was higher than children without sexuality education in the family, with the OR(95%CI) value being 2.40(1.17-4.89). Conclusion The level of sexuality education knowledge among children in senior grade of kindergarten of rural areas in Sichuan is low, and most children s behavior needs to be improved. Children s awareness of sexuality education knowledge and the number of family members who have carried out sexuality education are related to the occurrence of children s sex-related behavior.

Objective: To understand the demand of rural parents for children’s sexual education knowledge and associated factors, to provide reference and advise for the development of the children’s sexual education in the rural areas. Methods: In this study,1 015 parents from 16 rural kindergartens in Luzhou City and Mianyang City were selected as the research objects by multiple-stage stratified sampling from March to May, 2019. The self-interview or face-to-face questionnaire survey was used to investigate the demand for children’s sexual education among parents. Results: Totally 81.7%(829) of parents expressed their demand for children’s sexual education knowledge. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age was negatively associated with demand for sexual education of children(OR=0.73,95%CI=0.61-0.88). Junior middle school education background of mothers(OR=2.45,95%CI=1.36-4.41), received sexual education for children(OR=2.85，95%CI=1.84-4.42), reckon sexual education for children as necessary(OR=4.97，95%CI=3.16-7.83)and regarded it as parents’ own responsibility(OR=2.11，95%CI=1.30-3.43) had a high demand for children’s sexual education knowledge(P<0.05). Conclusion Parents in Sichuan rural areas generally have a high demand for children’s sexual education. We should intensify publicity and training about sexual education knowledge among parents in rural areas and attach importance to the cooperation between family and kindergarten in order to jointly promote the development of children’s sexual education.

Objective: To investigate the awareness of sexuality education knowledge in kindergarten teachers in rural areas of Sichuan and its influencing factors, and to provide a scientific basis for sex education capacity improvement among rural teachers. Methods: With multi stage stratified cluster sampling method, 162 teachers selected from 16 rural kindergartens in rural areas of Sichuan Province to conduct questionnaires related to early childhood sex education. Results: The awereness of early childhood sex education foreskin care in rural areas in Sichuan was 73.8%. Knowledge regarding foreskin care(58.8%)", "the function of the family includes rest and entertainment functions(65.6%)", "girls need to clean the reproductive truets from the front to back (68.8%)". Multivariate non conditional Logistic regression analysis results showed that teaching experience>4 years(OR=4.16, 95%CI=1.74-9.98), notice of young children with sexual related behaviors(OR=2.97, 95%CI=1.19-7.40), the number of sources of sexual knowledge sources ≥5(OR=3.39, 95%CI=1.42-8.13) were associated with high awareness of preschool sex education knowledge. Conclusion The preschool sex education knowledge awareness among Sichuan rural kindergarten teachers needs to be improved. A variety of sex education channels should be constructed to encourage teachers, especially those who are newly employed, to acquire more relevant knowledge, pay attention to children’s sex related behaviors, and improve their ability in sex education.