This study was aimed at analyzing the epidemiological and drug resistance characteristics of tuberculosis at a desig-nated tuberculosis hospital in Hunan Province in 2024.Patients diagnosed with TB at the hospital between April and October 2024 were included in the study.Demographic data,clinical information,and drug sensitivity test results were collected from the hospital′s electronic medical record system.Descriptive statistics,the chi-square test,and logistic regression were used to analyze the epidemic characteristics,drug resistance characteristics,and factors influencing tuberculosis.Whole genome sequencing of isolates was per-formed,and lineage classification and drug resistance gene mutations were detected with TB-Profiler.The male-to-female ratio was 2.72∶1,and the median age was 56(IQR:43-66)years.Among the 391 patients,most were farmers(46.8%,183/391)and were pri-marily from Changsha(41.1%,162/391).Significant differences were observed in sex and occupation between pulmonary tuberculosis(PTB)and extrapulmonary tuberculosis(EPTB).The overall prevalence of any type of drug resistance of tuberculosis was 33.25%,and the multidrug resistance TB(MDR-TB)and poly-drug resistance(PR-TB)rates were 14.23%and 4.35%,respectively.The re-sistance rates to rifampicin(RIF),isoniazid(INH),ethambutol(EMB),and streptomycin(SM)were 17.90%,22.25%,6.39%,and 20.20%,respectively.Multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that both diabetes(OR:2.295,95%CI:1.082-4.866)and retreatment(OR:17.822,95%CI:8.343-38.072)were risk factors for developing MDR-TB.Lineage 2(L2)strains accounted for 64.40%(136/191),whereas lineage 4(L4)accounted for 28.80%(55/191).The most common drug resistance mutations were katG Ser315Thr(62.50%,20/32)for INH,rpoB Ser450Leu(50.00%,12/24)for RIF,embB Met306Val(55.56%,5/9)for EMB,and rpsL Lys43Arg(80.95%,34/42)for SM.In conclusion,TB drug resistance was found to be a serious problem at a designated tu-berculosis hospital in Hunan in 2024.Strengthening the treatment and management of patients infected with L2 strains,those with co-morbid diabetes,and retreatment cases is crucial for preventing and controlling the emergence of drug-resistant TB.

Strengthening ideological and political work is crucial for promoting the high-quality development of public hospitals.From the perspective of the 5W theory of communication,this paper deconstructs and analyzes the five key elements within the ideological and political work of public hospitals:the communicator,the message,the channel,the audience,and the effect.It identifies existing challenges,including the multiple roles of communicators,a disconnect between message content and context,the overwhelming volume of information through numerous channels,the heightened subjective consciousness of the audi-ence,and a lack of feedback mechanisms for assessing effectiveness.The causes of these challenges are analyzed.Corresponding strategies are proposed,such as introducing multi-agent collaboration,strengthening the integration of Party building with profes-sional services,consolidating platform development,enhancing emotional communication,and establishing feedback agendas.These measures aim to improve the effectiveness and pertinence of ideological and political education in public hospitals,thereby advancing their high-quality development.

Strengthening ideological and political work is crucial for promoting the high-quality development of public hospitals.From the perspective of the 5W theory of communication,this paper deconstructs and analyzes the five key elements within the ideological and political work of public hospitals:the communicator,the message,the channel,the audience,and the effect.It identifies existing challenges,including the multiple roles of communicators,a disconnect between message content and context,the overwhelming volume of information through numerous channels,the heightened subjective consciousness of the audi-ence,and a lack of feedback mechanisms for assessing effectiveness.The causes of these challenges are analyzed.Corresponding strategies are proposed,such as introducing multi-agent collaboration,strengthening the integration of Party building with profes-sional services,consolidating platform development,enhancing emotional communication,and establishing feedback agendas.These measures aim to improve the effectiveness and pertinence of ideological and political education in public hospitals,thereby advancing their high-quality development.

This study was aimed at analyzing the epidemiological and drug resistance characteristics of tuberculosis at a desig-nated tuberculosis hospital in Hunan Province in 2024.Patients diagnosed with TB at the hospital between April and October 2024 were included in the study.Demographic data,clinical information,and drug sensitivity test results were collected from the hospital′s electronic medical record system.Descriptive statistics,the chi-square test,and logistic regression were used to analyze the epidemic characteristics,drug resistance characteristics,and factors influencing tuberculosis.Whole genome sequencing of isolates was per-formed,and lineage classification and drug resistance gene mutations were detected with TB-Profiler.The male-to-female ratio was 2.72∶1,and the median age was 56(IQR:43-66)years.Among the 391 patients,most were farmers(46.8%,183/391)and were pri-marily from Changsha(41.1%,162/391).Significant differences were observed in sex and occupation between pulmonary tuberculosis(PTB)and extrapulmonary tuberculosis(EPTB).The overall prevalence of any type of drug resistance of tuberculosis was 33.25%,and the multidrug resistance TB(MDR-TB)and poly-drug resistance(PR-TB)rates were 14.23%and 4.35%,respectively.The re-sistance rates to rifampicin(RIF),isoniazid(INH),ethambutol(EMB),and streptomycin(SM)were 17.90%,22.25%,6.39%,and 20.20%,respectively.Multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that both diabetes(OR:2.295,95%CI:1.082-4.866)and retreatment(OR:17.822,95%CI:8.343-38.072)were risk factors for developing MDR-TB.Lineage 2(L2)strains accounted for 64.40%(136/191),whereas lineage 4(L4)accounted for 28.80%(55/191).The most common drug resistance mutations were katG Ser315Thr(62.50%,20/32)for INH,rpoB Ser450Leu(50.00%,12/24)for RIF,embB Met306Val(55.56%,5/9)for EMB,and rpsL Lys43Arg(80.95%,34/42)for SM.In conclusion,TB drug resistance was found to be a serious problem at a designated tu-berculosis hospital in Hunan in 2024.Strengthening the treatment and management of patients infected with L2 strains,those with co-morbid diabetes,and retreatment cases is crucial for preventing and controlling the emergence of drug-resistant TB.

Objective: To analyze the demographic characteristics of patients with red blood cell transfusion reactions, the usage of red blood cell preparations, and the differences in the composition ratio of adverse reactions based on multi-center data from the Haemovigilance Network, in order to reveal the clinical characteristics of red blood cell transfusion and its underlying issues. Methods: Clinical data of patients who experienced transfusion reactions after red blood cell transfusion in the Haemovigilance Network from 2018 to 2023 were collected. The demographic characteristics of patients who experienced transfusion reactions with different types of red blood cell preparations, the utilization of these preparations, and the differences of the composition ratios of transfusion reactions were analyzed. Count data were expressed as numbers (n) or percentages (%), and comparisons between groups were performed using the Chi-square test. Results: Red blood cell transfusion reactions were more common in females (53.56%), with the majority of patients aged 50-69 years (35.54%). The Han polulation accounted for the vast majority of patients (92.77%), and patients in the hematology and obstetrics/gynecology departments had a relatively high proportion of transfusion reactions (13.26% and 14.26%, respectively). Leukocyte-reduced red blood cells and suspended red blood cells were the most common types of transfusion reactions reported among red blood cell preparations. Allergic reactions and non-hemolytic febrile reactions were the most common transfusion reactions, and there were significant differences in the composition ratios of allergic reactions (χ =869.89, P<0.05) and non-hemolytic febrile reactions (χ =812.75, P<0.05) across various types of red blood cell preparations. Conclusion: There are differences in the demographic characteristics and composition ratio of transfusion reactions among different red blood cell preparations. The management of red blood cell transfusion reactions should be tailored to patient characteristics and conditions, and the selection and use of blood products should be optimized to reduce or avoid the occurrence of transfusion reactions, such as considering the use of washed red blood cells for patients with a history of transfusion allergies or those prone to allergies.

Objective:To study the revised content of the 2024 version of the Helsinki Declaration on vulnerability and the responsible inclusion of vulnerable participants, and to provide suggestions for improving regulations and ethics review in China. Methods:We analyzed the requirements of the Declaration of Helsinki and the preconditions for the inclusion of vulnerable groups, sorted out the international ethical principle and the relevant vulnerability provisions of China's laws and regulations, and proposed feasible recommendations for the inclusion and protection of vulnerable participants in China.Results:The Helsinki Declaration had been revised many times to involve the inclusion and protection of vulnerable participants, especially the Helsinki Declaration in 2024 for the first time proposed that vulnerability may originate from fixed or situational and dynamic factors, and vulnerability was no longer applicable to the traditional entire vulnerable group, and stipulated the prerequisites for the inclusion of vulnerable participants, because paying attention to " vulnerable groups" would affect the judgment of individual vulnerability, and should focus on the views and priorities of vulnerable individuals. Investigators and ethics committees should strengthen the identification and protection of vulnerable participants. The international ethical guidelines and China′s regulations had content on vulnerability, but there was a lack of consensus on the inclusion and protection of vulnerable participants. Conclusions:Feasible recommendations for the inclusion and protection of vulnerable participants in China include improving the relevant regulations on the inclusion of vulnerable participants in medical research, setting ethics review standards for vulnerable participants at the national level, strengthening the construction of ethics committees and training on the topic as well as clarifying key points of ethics review to maintain impartiality and avoid the misuse of vulnerable participants.

Objective To explore the brain damage of SD rats under different time points of hypobaric hypoxia exposure.Methods A rat high-altitube cerebral edema(HACE)model was constructed by simulating an altitude of 6 000 m in a hypobaric hypoxia animal experimental chamber.Thirty-six SD male rats were randomly divided into the control group and the hypobaric hypoxia exposure 3,7 and 14 d groups,with 9 rats in each group.Except for the control group,the rats in each group were continuously exposed to hypobaric hypoxia for 3,7,and 14 d.At the end of the modeling period,serum was collected by blood sampling via the abdominal aorta,and brain tissue samples were taken.The wet-to-dry ratio(W/D)of brain tissue was calculated,and the levels of relevant oxidative enzymes in serum and brain tissue were measured.The expression levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α)and aquaporin 4(AQP4)mRNAs in brain tissue were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction.Results The W/D of brain tissues in the control group and the group exposed to hypobaric hypoxia for 3,7 and 14 d were 4.46±0.12,4.98±0.16,5.07±0.18 and 4.95±0.07;the superoxide dismutase contents were(111.86±2.45),(90.73±1.48),(79.64±2.56)and(55.33±1.45)U·g-1;the glutathione contents were(126.91±5.18),(125.26±1.53),(56.20±2.17)and(122.73±1.78)μg·mL-1;the malondialdehyde contents were(230.94±2.00),(362.65±3.28),(407.34±3.47)and(237.50±1.59)nmol·g-1;the relative expression levels of HIF-1 α mRNA were 1.00±0,2.99±0.49,4.72±0.49 and 1.91±0.28;the relative expression levels of AQP4 mRNA were 1.00±0,2.62±0.34,8.38±0.84 and 5.27±0.42,respectively.Statistically significant differences were found between the above indexes in the 3,7 and 14 d of hypobaric hypoxia exposure group compared with the control group(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).Conclusion Different time of hypobaric hypoxia exposure can up-regulate the expression of AQPs proteins in HACE rats and cause the disruption of the blood-brain barrier,and the HACE model constructed in the hypobaric hypoxia chamber with 6 000 m intervention for 7 d was more stable.

Objective To observe the value of nomogram of ultrasound combined with laboratory indexes for predicting axillary lymph node metastasis(ALNM)of stage cT1N0 breast invasive ductal carcinoma(IDC).Methods A total of 77 cases with pathologically diagnosed stage cT1N0 single breast IDC were retrospectively collected,including 23 cases with and 54 cases without ALNM.Univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analysis were used to analyze clinical data,laboratory indicators and ultrasonic manifestations,then the independent predictors of ALNM of stage cT1N0 breast IDC were screened to establish laboratory indexes model,ultrasound model and combined model,respectively,and nomogram of the combined model was drawn.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves were plotted to evaluate the predictive efficacy of each model.The consistency of results of combined model and actual results was analyzed using calibration curve.Decision curve analysis(DCA)was used to explore the clinical value of each model.Results Serum carbohydrate antigen 153(CA153)(OR=1.132),platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio(PLR)(OR=1.020)and echo attenuation behind the lesion on ultrasound(OR=8.789)were all independent predictors of ALNM in stage cT1N0 breast IDC(all P＜0.05),and the area under the curve(AUC)of laboratory indexes model,ultrasound model and combined model for predicting ALNM of stage cT1N0 breast IDC was 0.757,0.616 and 0.836,respectively.The consistency of the predicted results of combined model and actual results was good.When the threshold was higher than 0.15,the net benefit of combined model was higher than that of the other 2 models.Conclusion Nomogram of ultrasound combined with laboratory indexes could effectively predict ALNM of stage cT1N0 breast IDC.

Objective To explore the brain damage of SD rats under different time points of hypobaric hypoxia exposure.Methods A rat high-altitube cerebral edema(HACE)model was constructed by simulating an altitude of 6 000 m in a hypobaric hypoxia animal experimental chamber.Thirty-six SD male rats were randomly divided into the control group and the hypobaric hypoxia exposure 3,7 and 14 d groups,with 9 rats in each group.Except for the control group,the rats in each group were continuously exposed to hypobaric hypoxia for 3,7,and 14 d.At the end of the modeling period,serum was collected by blood sampling via the abdominal aorta,and brain tissue samples were taken.The wet-to-dry ratio(W/D)of brain tissue was calculated,and the levels of relevant oxidative enzymes in serum and brain tissue were measured.The expression levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α)and aquaporin 4(AQP4)mRNAs in brain tissue were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction.Results The W/D of brain tissues in the control group and the group exposed to hypobaric hypoxia for 3,7 and 14 d were 4.46±0.12,4.98±0.16,5.07±0.18 and 4.95±0.07;the superoxide dismutase contents were(111.86±2.45),(90.73±1.48),(79.64±2.56)and(55.33±1.45)U·g-1;the glutathione contents were(126.91±5.18),(125.26±1.53),(56.20±2.17)and(122.73±1.78)μg·mL-1;the malondialdehyde contents were(230.94±2.00),(362.65±3.28),(407.34±3.47)and(237.50±1.59)nmol·g-1;the relative expression levels of HIF-1 α mRNA were 1.00±0,2.99±0.49,4.72±0.49 and 1.91±0.28;the relative expression levels of AQP4 mRNA were 1.00±0,2.62±0.34,8.38±0.84 and 5.27±0.42,respectively.Statistically significant differences were found between the above indexes in the 3,7 and 14 d of hypobaric hypoxia exposure group compared with the control group(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).Conclusion Different time of hypobaric hypoxia exposure can up-regulate the expression of AQPs proteins in HACE rats and cause the disruption of the blood-brain barrier,and the HACE model constructed in the hypobaric hypoxia chamber with 6 000 m intervention for 7 d was more stable.

Objective To observe the value of nomogram of ultrasound combined with laboratory indexes for predicting axillary lymph node metastasis(ALNM)of stage cT1N0 breast invasive ductal carcinoma(IDC).Methods A total of 77 cases with pathologically diagnosed stage cT1N0 single breast IDC were retrospectively collected,including 23 cases with and 54 cases without ALNM.Univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analysis were used to analyze clinical data,laboratory indicators and ultrasonic manifestations,then the independent predictors of ALNM of stage cT1N0 breast IDC were screened to establish laboratory indexes model,ultrasound model and combined model,respectively,and nomogram of the combined model was drawn.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves were plotted to evaluate the predictive efficacy of each model.The consistency of results of combined model and actual results was analyzed using calibration curve.Decision curve analysis(DCA)was used to explore the clinical value of each model.Results Serum carbohydrate antigen 153(CA153)(OR=1.132),platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio(PLR)(OR=1.020)and echo attenuation behind the lesion on ultrasound(OR=8.789)were all independent predictors of ALNM in stage cT1N0 breast IDC(all P＜0.05),and the area under the curve(AUC)of laboratory indexes model,ultrasound model and combined model for predicting ALNM of stage cT1N0 breast IDC was 0.757,0.616 and 0.836,respectively.The consistency of the predicted results of combined model and actual results was good.When the threshold was higher than 0.15,the net benefit of combined model was higher than that of the other 2 models.Conclusion Nomogram of ultrasound combined with laboratory indexes could effectively predict ALNM of stage cT1N0 breast IDC.