1.Effects of LEARNS model-based health education on rehabilitation outcomes in patients with stable pneumoconiosis
Meirui LIU ; Baoping LI ; Fuhai SHEN ; Zhiping SUN ; Qianqian LI ; Haifeng CUI ; Chunxi WANG ; Jianxiang WANG ; Qingchun CAO ; Zhongdong YANG ; Xiangyou LI ; Jiayin ZHONG ; Bowen HOU ; Lini GAO ; Chenyue HOU ; Xuemei SUN
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2026;43(9):1139-1145
Background Patients with pneumoconiosis often have limited disease-related knowledge, insufficient access to health education, and substantial health management needs. Health education may help improve rehabilitation outcomes and quality of life in this population. Objective To evaluate the effects of health education based on the Listen-Establish-Adopt-Reinforce-Name-Strength (LEARNS) model on rehabilitation outcomes, health-related behaviors, and quality of life among pneumoconiosis patients, and provide effective intervention strategies for the rehabilitation management of patients with pneumoconiosis. Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted. A total of 120 pneumoconiosis patients treated in the Department of Occupational Diseases, Beijing Emergency General Hospital, from November 2024 to February 2025 were enrolled. Participants were randomly assigned to a control group or an intervention group using a random number table method, with 60 patients in each group. The control group received routine pharmacotherapy, whereas the intervention group received a 12-week LEARNS model-based health-education intervention in addition to routine treatment. The 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) was used to assess exercise tolerance, and the modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale (mMRC) was used to evaluate dyspnoea. The Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) were applied for psychological status assessment. Pulmonary function, including forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC), was measured using spirometry. A self-designed scale was used to evaluate eight health-related behaviors targeted by the health education program. The 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Assessment Test (CAT) were used to assess quality of life, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was adopted to evaluate sleep quality. Results After the 12-week intervention, the control group showed no statistically significant changes from baseline in the measured outcomes(P>0.05). In the intervention group, exercise tolerance improved significantly, with the 6-minute walking distance increasing from (382.55±19.52) m to (426.84±33.59) m (P<0.001). Dyspnoea was also alleviated, with the mMRC score decreasing from 1.37±0.66 to 0.96±0.54 (P<0.001). The CAT score decreased from 18.95±7.03 to 10.67±3.64 (P<0.001). Significant improvements were observed in anxiety and depression symptoms (P<0.001), with the SAS score decreasing from 38.85±6.24 to 34.27±2.27, and the SDS score decreasing from 49.01±3.25 to 45.49±3.44. Sleep quality improved significantly, with the PSQI score dropping from 7.89±4.35 to 4.05±2.31 (P<0.001). All eight health-related behaviors in the intervention group improved significantly after the intervention (P<0.001), including acquisition of disease-related knowledge (1.87±0.34 vs. 3.13±0.45), participation in health education activities (1.89±0.52 vs. 3.61±0.38), and regular physical exercise (2.37±0.41 vs. 4.17±0.33). All SF-36 domain scores increased significantly (P<0.05), with the most prominent improvements observed in physical functioning, general health, and vitality. At week 12, all SF-36 domain scores were significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group (P<0.05). No statistically significant between-group differences were detected in pulmonary function parameters (P>0.05). Conclusion LEARNS model-based health education could improve exercise tolerance, dyspnea, psychological status, sleep quality, health-related behaviors, and quality of life among patients with pneumoconiosis, and therefore may be a useful adjunctive strategy for rehabilitation management in patients with pneumoconiosis.
2.Predicting BRCA-mutated breast cancer based on a combined clinicopathological and multiparametric MRI features model
Xiaohong CHEN ; Zhiqi YANG ; Bowen YUE ; Yi CHEN ; Jianhui LI ; Xinwei ZHONG ; Hao ZHANG ; Xinhong LIANG ; Weixiong FAN ; Xiaofeng CHEN
Journal of Practical Radiology 2025;41(7):1139-1143
Objective To explore the efficacy of a model combining clinicopathological characteristics and multiparametric MRI features for predicting BRCA-mutated breast cancer(BC).Methods A total of 256 BC patients were retrospectively selected and divided into BRCA mutation group(116 cases)and BRCA wild group(140 cases)based on the BRCA results.Chi-square tests or independ-ent sample t-tests were used to compare the differences in clinicopathological characteristics and multiparametric MRI features between the BRCA mutation group and the wild group.Risk factors for BRCA-mutated BC were identified through univariate and multivariate logistic regression ananlyses,and a combined predictive model was constructed.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to ana-lyze the diagnostic efficacy of the model.Results There were statistically significant differences in T stage,human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER-2),Ki-67,non-mass enhancement,enhancement pattern,time-signal intensity curve(TIC)type,and apparent diffusion coefficient(ADC)values between the BRCA mutation group and the wild group.Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that T stage,HER-2,Ki-67,non-mass enhancement,enhancement pattern,TIC type,and ADC values were risk factors for BRCA-mutated BC(P<0.05).Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that T stage,HER-2,Ki-67,enhancement pattern,and TIC type were independent risk factors for BRCA-mutated BC(P<0.05).The combined model incorporating T stage,HER-2,Ki-67,enhancement pattern,and TIC type had the best diagnostic efficacy in predicting BRCA-mutated BC,with an area under the curve(AUC)of 0.751.Conclusion The combined model integrating T stage,HER-2,Ki-67,enhancement pattern,and TIC type has good efficacy in predicting BRCA-mutated BC.
3.Molecular epidemiological study on ST11 carbepenem-resistant hyperviru-lent Klebsiella pneumoniae in a general hospital in Jiangxi Province
Shanshan HUANG ; Bowen SHI ; Dandan WEI ; Binghui HUO ; Hanxu HONG ; Xinzhu JIANG ; Yang LIU
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2025;24(1):30-36
Objective To explore the clinical characteristics,antimicrobial resistance,virulence and molecular epi-demiology characteristics of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae(CR-hvKP).Methods Car-bapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae(CRKP)strains isolated from clinical specimens in a tertiary first-class teaching hospital from 2018 to 2021 were collected.ST1 1 CR-hvKP strains were screened through the detection of antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence genes as well as multilocus sequence typing(MLST).Basic clinical in-formation,antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence genes were analyzed.Twenty-three strains of ST1 1 CR-hvKP were randomly selected for virulence phenotype analysis;45 strains of CR-hvKP were randomly selected for homology analysis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis(PFGE).Results There were a total of 124 clinically isolated strains of ST11 CR-hvKP from 2018 to 2021,mainly from the department of neurosurgery(33.87%).The major specimen source was sputum(56.45%),the average age of infected patients were(55.2±16.4)years old,and the majority were male patients(77.42%).Antimicrobial susceptibility testing results showed these strains were resis-tant to most clinically commonly used antimicrobial agents.Virulence detection showed that virulence varied among these strains,but most of them were hypervirulence strains.PFGE analysis results showed that the strains were mainly subtype A1(63.4%).Conclusion ST1 1 CR-hvKP presents multidrug resistance and hypervirulence.Clonal transmission of some strains exists in this hospital,which poses great challenges for clinical anti-infection treatment as well as prevention and control.It is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infection.
4.Antimicrobial resistance and molecular characteristics of Klebsiella pneu-moniae in intensive care unit environment based on whole genome sequencing
Bowen YANG ; Yuanping WANG ; Yiying XU ; Wenqing WANG ; Tongsheng XU ; Lingyue YUAN ; Bing ZHAO ; Xiao WANG
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2025;24(9):1229-1236
Objective To investigate the distribution characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae(KP),hyperviru-lent Klebsiella pneumoniae(hvKP),carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae(CRKP),and hypervirulent car-bapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae(hv-CRKP/CR-hvKP)in the environment of general intensive care unit(ICU)at medical institutions,and provide reference for environment assessment as well as healthcare-associated in-fection(HAI)prevention and control in ICU.Methods A total of 3 336 environmental specimens were collected from general ICUs of medical institutions in Shanghai in 2019 and 2023.After strain isolation,antimicrobial suscep-tibility testing and whole genome sequencing were conducted.Results The detection rate of KP was 1.59%(n=53),among which hvKP,CRKP,and hv-CRKP/CR-hvKP accounted for 37.74%(20/53),52.83%(28/53),and 24.53%(13/53)of the total detected strains,respectively.The main types of hvKP were ST11-KL64 and ST11-KL25,CRKP were ST15-KL19 and ST11-KL25,hv-CRKP/CR-hvKP were ST11-KL25 and ST11-KL64.The main carried resistance genes included fosA,oqx AB,tet(A),blaTEM-1B,blaKPC-2,qnrS11,etc.All strains carried viru-lence genes fimH,iutA,ent A,entB,entC,entD,entE,and entF,with only one strain carrying rmp A gene.Conclusion KP contamination is widespread in general ICU environment of medical institutions,predominantly ST11 and ST15,presenting a polymorphic distribution.CRKP and hvKP account for a relatively high proportion,and multidrug resistance is serious.Co-evolution of drug resistance and virulence presents in KP,and poses signifi-cant infection and pathogenic risks to patients,necessitating enhanced clinical vigilance and preparedness for poten-tial outbreaks.
5.The effects of resveratrol on the level of autophagy in the spleen of mice with OSAHS
Liru ZHAO ; Guanzhou HOU ; Bowen DAI ; Xiaolei GE ; Xiuge GU ; Yang LIU ; Linna WANG ; Xinyu XIE ; Jiaqi MAO
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2025;41(2):200-205
Objective:To study the effects of hypoxia on the autophagy level in the spleen of mice with OSAHS.Methods:Mouse OSAHS hypoxia model was established in 24 C57BL/6 mice and the mice were divided into 3 groups:normoxic group,hypoxic group and resveratrol group(n=8).Real time PCR,Western blot and immunohistochemical staining(IHC)were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of autophagy related proteins microtube associated protein 1 light chain 3 B(LC3B),myosin-like BCL2 inteacting protein(Beclin1)and autophagy related gene 5(ATG5)in mouse spleen respectively.Results:The mRNA expres-sion of LC3B,Beclin1,and ATG5 in the hypoxic group was lower than that in the normoxic group(P<0.01,P<0.01,P<0.001),resveratrol upregulated the expression levels of LC3B and ATG5 mRNA in the hypoxic group(P<0.05,P<0.001),but did not up-regulate the expression of Beclin1(P>0.05).The protein expression levels of LC3B,Beclin1 and ATG5 in the hypoxic group were lower than that in the normoxic group(P<0.05,P<0.05,P<0.01).Resveratrol upregulated the expression levels of LC3B and ATG5 in the hypoxic group(P<0.05,P<0.01),but did not upregulated the expression of Beclin1(P>0.05).IHC test showed that the expression level of LC3B,Beclin1 and ATG5 in the hypoxic group was lower than that in the normoxic group(P<0.01,P<0.01,P<0.001).Resveratrol increased the expression level of LC3B and ATG5 in the hypoxic group(P<0.05,P<0.01),but did not upregulate the expression of Beclin1(P>0.05).Conclusion:Hypoxia may inhibite the autophagy level of spleen in mice.Resvera-trol derivatives increases the autophagy level of mice under hypoxia condition,but has no significant effect on Beclin1 expression.
6.Gut microbiome combined with clinical features for preoperative microvascular invasion prediction in hepatocellular carcinoma
Hubin WENREN ; Bowen LI ; Zhiyue WANG ; Kunyu ZHANG ; Yang LIU ; Yunwei WEI
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2025;40(9):706-713
Objective:To explore the value of combining gut microbiota and clinical features for preoperative microvascular invasion (MVI) prediction in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods:Clinical data and fecal samples were collected from 71 HCC patients who underwent curative resection at Ningbo Second Hospital between Jan 2023 and Aug 2024. Among them, 41 patients were assigned to the training set and 30 to the validation set. Gut microbiota composition was analyzed using 16S rRNA sequencing. Redundancy analysis (RDA) was used to evaluate the influence of clinical features on the microbiota. Differences in alpha and beta diversity between the MVI-negative and MVI-positive groups were assessed. Differential genera were identified using the Wilcoxon test and LEfSe analysis. A random forest model and Logistic regression were employed to screen key differential genera, followed by ROC analysis. Genera with high ROC values were further validated in the validation set.Results:RDA indicated that MVI was a key factor influencing gut microbiota composition. The random forest model (AUC=0.925), combined with Logistic regression analysis, identified four genera: Acidovorax ( OR=0.618), Tissierella ( OR=1.293), Chitinophaga ( OR=4.596), and Virgisporangium ( OR=0.960), as well as two clinical features: tumor diameter ( OR=0.668) and liver cirrhosis ( OR=14.011), as independent risk factors. ROC analysis showed that in the training set, the combination of Chitinophaga (AUC=0.71) and tumor diameter (AUC=0.75) had the best diagnostic performance (AUC=0.87). In the validation set, the combination of Virgisporangium (AUC=0.80) and tumor diameter (AUC=0.79) yielded the highest diagnostic performance (AUC=0.87). Conclusions:A genomics-based model combining gut microbiota and clinical features shows promising predictive value for noninvasive preoperative assessment of MVI status in HCC patients.
7.Fusobacterium nucleatum upregulates ABCG2 by activating the E-cadherin/β-catenin signaling pathway to promote oxaliplatin resistance in colorectal cancer
Fangqi XU ; Bowen LI ; Yang LIU ; Yunwei WEI
Chinese Journal of Oncology 2025;47(4):329-339
Objective:To investigate whether F.nucleatum affects the chemotherapy resistance of colorectal cancer by regulating ABC subfamily G subtype 2 (ABCG2), in view of the fact that the correlation between the two has not been reported. Methods:Oxaliplatin was used to interfere with colorectal cancer cells and co-cultured with F.nucleatum to establish a chemotherapy-induced model of microbial infection. Calcein AM/PI cell staining, trypan blue staining, and cell counting kit 8 (CCK-8) method were used to detect cell activity. Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot were used to detect ABCG2 mRNA and protein expression levels in colorectal cancer cells. The target gene was knocked down by constructing shRNA plasmids. The HCT-116 cell F.nucleatum infection model was constructed and transcriptome sequencing and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and gene ontology (GO) analyses were performed to determine the differential gene expression enrichment pathways. Genistein (GST) was used as an E-cadherin blocker, and triclabendazole sulfoxide (TCBZSO) was used as an ABCG2 blocker. Immunofluorescence was used to detect E-cadherin and β-catenin protein expressions and intracellular localization levels. The subcutaneous xenograft model of nude mice was constructed in vivo, and the expression level of ABCG2 protein in tissues was detected by immunohistochemical staining. Results:CCK-8 results showed that F. nucleatum+oxaliplatin group [HT-29, (92.26±1.66)%; HCT-116, (82.13±1.84)%] cell relative survival rate was higher than that of oxaliplatin group [HT-29, (79.64±3.72)%; HCT-116, (67.56±2.96)%; P<0.001]. The relative survival rate of oxaliplatin and F. nucleatum co-culture group with ABCG2-knockdown HCT-116 cells [(61.44±1.48)%] was lower than that of F. nucleatum and oxaliplatin co-cultured with HCT-116 cells [(69.29±4.45)%, P=0.015]. GO enrichment analysis showed that HCT-116 cells co-cultured with F.nucleatum were significantly enriched in "β-catenin binding", "cadherin binding" and "regulation of Wnt signaling pathway". RT-qPCR results showed that the relative expression of ABCG2 mRNA in F.nucleatum + genistein group was significantly lower than that in F.nucleatum group ( P<0.001). The results in vivo showed that the tumor weight in the F.n+L-OHP+TCBZSO group [(0.12±0.02)g] was lower than that in the F.n+L-OHP group [(0.33±0.05)g, P<0.001]. Immunohistochemistry suggested that the promotion of ABCG2 protein expression by F. nucleatum was blocked after TCBZSO intervention. Conclusion:F. nucleatum up-regulates ABCG2 expression through E-cadherin/β-catenin signaling pathway to promote colorectal cancer resistance to oxaliplatin.
8.Effects of isorhamnetin on the development of gastric cancer by up-regulating SLC25A25-AS1
Yang ZHANG ; Jing WANG ; Lisha NA ; Aoran ZENG ; Bowen PANG ; Yulin LIU
China Pharmacy 2025;36(8):932-938
OBJECTIVE To explore the effects of isorhamnetin on the development of gastric cancer through up-regulation of solute carrier family 25 member 25 antisense RNA 1(SLC25A25-AS1).METHODS Using BALB/c nude mice as the subjects,the xenograft tumor model was established by subcutaneously inoculating human gastric cancer MKN28 cells into the axillary region.The effects of low and high doses of isorhamnetin(20 and 40 mg/kg)on the tumor volume and mass in nude mice were investigated.MKN28 cells were selected and divided into control group,isorhamnetin group(70 μmol/L,similarly hereinafter),isorhamnetin+knocking down negative control group,isorhamnetin+knocking down SLC25A25-AS1 group,isorhamnetin+overexpression negative control group and isorhamnetin+overexpressing SLC25A25-AS1 group.Effects of knocking down/overexpressing SLC25A25-AS1 on viability,apoptosis,migration and invasion ability of isorhamnetin-treated cells were detected.After verifying the targeting relationships between microRNA-212-3p(miR-212-3p)and SLC25A25-AS1,as well as phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10(PTEN),the effects of knocking down/overexpressing SLC25A25-AS1 on the expression of miR-212-3p,PTEN mRNA,and PTEN protein in isorhamnetin-treated cells were investigated.RESULTS Compared with the model control group,tumor volume and mass of nude mice in the isorhamnetin low-dose and high-dose groups were reduced significantly,and the isorhamnetin high-dose group was significantly lower than the isorhamnetin low-dose group(P<0.05).miR-212-3p had targeting relationships with SLC25A25-AS1 and PTEN.Compared with the control group,the cell viability(intervened for 24,48 h),migration number,invasion number and miR-212-3p expression of cells in the isorhamnetin group,isorhamnetin+knocking down negative control group and isorhamnetin+overexpressing negative control group were significantly reduced or decreased or down-regulated,while the apoptosis rate,mRNA and protein expressions of PTEN were significantly increased or up-regulated(P<0.05).Compared with isorhamnetin group and isorhamnetin+knocking down negative control group,the cell viability,migration number,invasion number and miR-212-3p expression of cells in the isorhamnetin+knocking down SLC25A25-AS1 group were significantly increased or up-regulated,while the apoptosis rate,mRNA and protein expressions of PTEN were significantly reduced or down-regulated(P<0.05).Compared with isorhamnetin group and isorhamnetin+overexpressing negative control group,the cell viability,migration number,invasion number and miR-212-3p expression of cells in isorhamnetin+overexpressing SLC25A25-AS1 group were significantly reduced or decreased or down-regulated,while the apoptosis rate,PTEN mRNA and protein expressions were significantly increased or up-regulated(P<0.05).CONCLUSIONS Isorhamnetin may inhibit the development of gastric cancer by up-regulating the expression of SLC25A25-AS1,down-regulating miR-212-3p,and up-regulating the expression of PTEN,which is a downstream target of miR-212-3p.
9.Comparative study of cardiac morphology, size and function between fetuses with tetralogy of Fallot and fetuses with malalignment ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis by multi-parameter quantitative echocardiography
Shuli YANG ; Bowen ZHAO ; Mei PAN ; Xiaohui PENG ; Ran CHEN ; Yuanshi TIAN ; Min DI ; Heqing GUO
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2025;34(2):139-148
Objective:To analyze the differences in heart size,shape and function between fetuses with tetralogy of Fallot(TOF)and fetuses with malalignment ventricular septal defect(VSD)and pulmonary stenosis(PS)(named as,mild TOF)by fetal heart quantification(fetal HQ)and multi-parameter fetal echocardiography.Methods:From June 2021 to June 2023,50 fetuses with TOF(TOF group)diagnosed by fetal echocardiography at the Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound & Echocardiography Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital,Zhejiang University College of Medicine and 34 fetuses with VSD and PS matched to gestational age(mild TOF group)were retrospectively selected. Cardiovascular parameters were measured by 2D echocardiography,M-mode echocardiography and fetal HQ,including aortic dimension(AO)and its Z-score(AO Z-score),pulmonary artery diameter(PA)and its Z-score(PA Z-score),PA/AO ratio,main pulmonary artery diameter(MPA)and its Z-score(MPA Z-score),left pulmonary artery diameter(LPA)and its Z-score(LPA Z-score),right pulmonary artery diameter(RPA)and its Z-score(RPA Z-score),McGoon index(MGI),tricuspid annular diameter(TV)and its Z-score(TV Z-score),mitral annular diameter(MV)and its Z-score(MV Z-score),and MV/TV ratio. Measurements of global ventricular morphologic parameters included cardiac axis,left and right ventricular transverse diameters(LVW,RVW)and their ratio(LVW/RVW),left and right ventricular long diameters(LVL,RVL)and LVL/RVL ratio,left and right ventricular areas(LVA,RVA)and LVA/RVA ratio,global spherical index(GSI)and its Z-score,four chamber view transverse diameter(4CV-Width-ED),four chamber view end-diastolic longitudinal diameter(4CV-Length-ED),four chamber view end-diastolic area(4CV-Area-ED). Measurements of left and right global ventricular functional parameters included fractional left ventricular and right ventricular area changes(LVFAC,RVFAC),left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),left ventricular and right ventricular global longitudinal strains(LVGLS,RVGLS);end diastolic width diameter(Width-ED),SI and fractional shortening rate(FS)of 24 segments of left and right ventricles. The differences of the above parameters between the two groups were analyzed and compared,and the relationships between absolute values of GLS in left and right ventricles of TOF fetus and PA Z-score,MPA Z-score and PA/AO were analyzed. Binary Logistic regression model was used to select the best variables,and ROC curve was adopted to analyze the predictive values of ultrasonic parameter variables on TOF.Results:There were statistically significant differences in MV,TV,RVW,RVL,LVL,LVA,RVA,4CV-Length-ED,LVGLS,RVGLS,RVFAC,PA/AO,MPA,RPA,LPA,MGI,PA and PA Z-score between TOF group and mild TOF group(all P<0.05). The Width-ED values of all segments of left ventricle were statistically different between TOF group and mild TOF group(all P<0.05). There were statistical differences in SI between LV segments 4~6 and 8~24,and RV segments 1~21(all P<0.05). The FS values between the 8th and 10th to 18th segments of RV revealed statistical differences(all P<0.05). There were no statistical differences in the other parameters(all P>0.05). The absolute value of LVGLS in TOF fetuses was positively correlated with PA Z-score,MPA Z-score and PA/AO( r = 0.313,0.344,0.304,all P<0.05),and the absolute value of RVGLS was positively correlated with PA Z-score,MPA Z-score,and PA/AO( r = 0.323,0.334,0.357,all P<0.05). Binary Logistic regression model analysis confirmed that LVGLS,RVFAC and PA/AO were predictive variables. ROC curve analysis showed that the areas under the curves of LVGLS,RVFAC and PA/AO for predicting TOF were 0.746,0.693 and 0.849 respectively. The combined prediction efficiency was higher,and the area under the curve was 0.906. Conclusions:Fetal HQ combined with multiple fetal echocardiographic quantification indices can evaluate the differences in fetal heart size,shape and function between TOF and mild TOF. It is expected to provide important reference information in prenatal diagnosis and consultation for fetuses with TOF and mild TOF.
10.Molecular epidemiological study on ST11 carbepenem-resistant hyperviru-lent Klebsiella pneumoniae in a general hospital in Jiangxi Province
Shanshan HUANG ; Bowen SHI ; Dandan WEI ; Binghui HUO ; Hanxu HONG ; Xinzhu JIANG ; Yang LIU
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2025;24(1):30-36
Objective To explore the clinical characteristics,antimicrobial resistance,virulence and molecular epi-demiology characteristics of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae(CR-hvKP).Methods Car-bapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae(CRKP)strains isolated from clinical specimens in a tertiary first-class teaching hospital from 2018 to 2021 were collected.ST1 1 CR-hvKP strains were screened through the detection of antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence genes as well as multilocus sequence typing(MLST).Basic clinical in-formation,antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence genes were analyzed.Twenty-three strains of ST1 1 CR-hvKP were randomly selected for virulence phenotype analysis;45 strains of CR-hvKP were randomly selected for homology analysis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis(PFGE).Results There were a total of 124 clinically isolated strains of ST11 CR-hvKP from 2018 to 2021,mainly from the department of neurosurgery(33.87%).The major specimen source was sputum(56.45%),the average age of infected patients were(55.2±16.4)years old,and the majority were male patients(77.42%).Antimicrobial susceptibility testing results showed these strains were resis-tant to most clinically commonly used antimicrobial agents.Virulence detection showed that virulence varied among these strains,but most of them were hypervirulence strains.PFGE analysis results showed that the strains were mainly subtype A1(63.4%).Conclusion ST1 1 CR-hvKP presents multidrug resistance and hypervirulence.Clonal transmission of some strains exists in this hospital,which poses great challenges for clinical anti-infection treatment as well as prevention and control.It is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infection.

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