1.Changing resistance profiles of Enterobacter isolates in hospitals across China:results from the CHINET Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program,2015-2021
Shaozhen YAN ; Ziyong SUN ; Zhongju CHEN ; Yang YANG ; Fupin HU ; Demei ZHU ; Yi XIE ; Mei KANG ; Fengbo ZHANG ; Ping JI ; Zhidong HU ; Jin LI ; Sufang GUO ; Han SHEN ; Wanqing ZHOU ; Yingchun XU ; Xiaojiang ZHANG ; Xuesong XU ; Chao YAN ; Chuanqing WANG ; Pan FU ; Wei JIA ; Gang LI ; Yuanhong XU ; Ying HUANG ; Dawen GUO ; Jinying ZHAO ; Wen'en LIU ; Yanming LI ; Hua YU ; Xiangning HUANG ; Bin SHAN ; Yan DU ; Shanmei WANG ; Yafei CHU ; Yuxing NI ; Jingyong SUN ; Yunsong YU ; Jie LIN ; Chao ZHUO ; Danhong SU ; Lianhua WEI ; Fengmei ZOU ; Yan JIN ; Chunhong SHAO ; Jihong LI ; Lixia ZHANG ; Juan MA ; Yunzhuo CHU ; Sufei TIAN ; Jinju DUAN ; Jianbang KANG ; Ruizhong WANG ; Hua FANG ; Fangfang HU ; Yunjian HU ; Xiaoman AI ; Fang DONG ; Zhiyong LÜ ; Hong ZHANG ; Chun WANG ; Yong ZHAO ; Ping GONG ; Lei ZHU ; Jinhua MENG ; Xiaobo MA ; Yanping ZHENG ; Jinsong WU ; Yuemei LU ; Ruyi GUO ; Yan ZHU ; Kaizhen WEN ; Yirong ZHANG ; Chunlei YUE ; Jiangshan LIU ; Wenhui HUANG ; Shunhong XUE ; Xuefei HU ; Hongqin GU ; Jiao FENG ; Shuping ZHOU ; Yan ZHOU ; Yunsheng CHEN ; Qing MENG ; Bixia YU ; Jilu SHEN ; Rui DOU ; Shifu WANG ; Wen HE ; Longfeng LIAO ; Lin JIANG
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2024;24(3):309-317
Objective To examine the changing antimicrobial resistance profile of Enterobacter spp.isolates in 53 hospitals across China from 2015 t0 2021.Methods The clinical isolates of Enterobacter spp.were collected from 53 hospitals across China during 2015-2021 and tested for antimicrobial susceptibility using Kirby-Bauer method or automated testing systems according to the CHINET unified protocol.The results were interpreted according to the breakpoints issued by the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI)in 2021(M100 31st edition)and analyzed with WHONET 5.6 software.Results A total of 37 966 Enterobacter strains were isolated from 2015 to 2021.The proportion of Enterobacter isolates among all clinical isolates showed a fluctuating trend over the 7-year period,overall 2.5%in all clinical isolates amd 5.7%in Enterobacterale strains.The most frequently isolated Enterobacter species was Enterobacter cloacae,accounting for 93.7%(35 571/37 966).The strains were mainly isolated from respiratory specimens(44.4±4.6)%,followed by secretions/pus(16.4±2.3)%and urine(16.0±0.9)%.The strains from respiratory samples decreased slightly,while those from sterile body fluids increased over the 7-year period.The Enterobacter strains were mainly isolated from inpatients(92.9%),and only(7.1±0.8)%of the strains were isolated from outpatients and emergency patients.The patients in surgical wards contributed the highest number of isolates(24.4±2.9)%compared to the inpatients in any other departement.Overall,≤ 7.9%of the E.cloacae strains were resistant to amikacin,tigecycline,polymyxin B,imipenem or meropenem,while ≤5.6%of the Enterobacter asburiae strains were resistant to these antimicrobial agents.E.asburiae showed higher resistance rate to polymyxin B than E.cloacae(19.7%vs 3.9%).Overall,≤8.1%of the Enterobacter gergoviae strains were resistant to tigecycline,amikacin,meropenem,or imipenem,while 10.5%of these strains were resistant to polycolistin B.The overall prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter was 10.0%over the 7-year period,but showing an upward trend.The resistance profiles of Enterobacter isolates varied with the department from which they were isolated and whether the patient is an adult or a child.The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant E.cloacae was the highest in the E.cloacae isolates from ICU patients.Conclusions The results of the CHINET Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program indicate that the proportion of Enterobacter strains in all clinical isolates fluctuates slightly over the 7-year period from 2015 to 2021.The Enterobacter strains showed increasing resistance to multiple antimicrobial drugs,especially carbapenems over the 7-year period.
2.Ultrasound shear wave elastography of skin in diagnosis of lymphedema of lower extremity: a preliminary study
Jiaping LI ; Jia LUO ; Manying LI ; Jian QI ; Xiang ZHOU ; Qiushuang LI ; Shaozhen CHEN ; Xiaoyan XIE ; Yanling ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Microsurgery 2024;47(4):382-387
Objective:To explore a better measurement mode of shear wave elastography (SWE) in the skin of lymphedema limbs, and to test its diagnostic efficacy in lymphedema.Methods:Between 1st and 10th August, 2023, 22 healthy volunteers were recruited in the Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ulrasound, the First Afiliaed Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University to measure the Young's modulus (E-value) of limb skin by SWE using a gel pad (GP group) and the thick-layer coupling gel (CG group) respectively. Then between 15th August and 28th September, 2023, 11 patients with 13 lower limb lymphedema, who were treated in the Department of Microsurgery, Orhopaedic Trauma and Hand Surgery, the First Affiliaed Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, were consecutively enrolled to find out the E-value of skin in oedematous limbs. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was constructed and the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy were calculated to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency. SPSS 26.0, R studio and GraphPad Prism 8 software were used for statistical analysis. Paired sample non-parametric test (Wilcoxon signed rank test) was used to compare the difference in E-value between the 2 groups. P<0.01 was considered statistically significant. Spearman correlation test was used to analyse the correlation of E-value values between the GP group and CG group. Results:Overall, it was found from the healthy volunteers that E-value of skin in distal limbs were higher than that in proximal limbs, especially in lower extremities. E-value of all scanned location in GP group were found higher than those of CG group with statistically significant difference ( P<0.01), and the values of interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) showed a good repeatability. The 11 patients with lymphedema in 13 lower extremities were examined with the thick-layer coupling gel. The skin E-value in calf of patients with lymphedema were significantly higher than that of the healthy volunteers ( P<0.01), except the skin of thighs ( P>0.01). A lymphedema was diagnosed while either a skin E-value was 27.6 kPa calculated by Youden index or with the thickness of skin was 2.3 mm. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy in the diagnosis of a lymphedema were found at 92.3%, 100%, 100%, 95.7% and 97.1%, respectively. The area under curve (AUC) of ROC was 0.962. The correlation coefficients (R) of E-value in arm, forearm, thigh and lower leg in the GP group and CP group were 0.665, 0.882, 0.850 and 0.815, respectively, which were all significantly correlated. Conclusion:Application of thick layer coupler in ultrasound skin SWE is highly feasible, and the combination of ultrasound skin SWE and skin thickness has higher diagnostic efficiency in the diagnosis of lower extremities lymphedema. It allows more accurate ultrasonic image technical support for early monitoring and diagnosis of lymphedema, microsurgical treatment and a quantitatively perioperative evaluation.
3.Synthesis of tacrolimus nanocrystals and artificial tears surface modification
Yingying ZHENG ; Jinrong ZHAO ; Min LI ; Zhimin ZHOU ; Shaozhen ZHAO
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2018;41(2):167-171
Objective To synthesize a dual-function nanodrug with immunosuppression of tacrolimus (FK506) and lubrication of artificial tear carboxymethylcellulose sodium (CMC), and provide a basis for the clinical treatment of dry eye syndrome. Methods The FK506 nanocrystals were prepared by ultrasonic method, and polyallylamine hydrochloride (PAH) and CMC were deposited alternatively on the surface of FK506 nanocrystals using layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly technology to prepare the bifunctional nanodrug. The morphology, particle size, surface charge, and composition of the nanodrug were analyzed. Results The particle size of FK506 nanocrystals was uniform, and the FK506-(PAH/CMC)3 was approximately spherical with uneven surface. Zeta potential detection results showed that the charge changed alternatively with the increasing of layer number. The results of laser scanning confocal imaging and infrared spectroscopy showed that PAH and CMC were successfully modified on the surface of FK506 nanocrystals. Conclusion The prepared FK506-(PAH/CMC)3 nanodrug is expected to provide a scientific basis for the combined treatment of dry eye.
4.Plague epidemiology in the Three Rivers Source Region,Qinghai Province,China, 1996 to 2015
Xue WANG ; Qian LI ; Youwen WEI ; Kemei WU ; Hanqing YANG ; Kuizhang ZHOU ; Baoyu MI ; Yi ZHENG ; Shaozhen WEI ; Zuyun WANG
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2017;33(2):178-183
We have evaluated the plague epidemic situation in the Three Rivers Source Region,Qinghai Province in recent 20 years to provide the basis for revising the plague prevention countermeasures.We have analyzed the time distribution and the plague epidemic situation between animals and human beings during twenty years in the Three Rivers Source Region,Qinghai Province by describing epidemiology.The animal plague in the natural source of Marmot plague was extremely serious in the Three Rivers Source Region during the past 20 years.It mainly distributes in Yushu State and Tanggula County,Germu City and the serious season ran through the whole period of marmot camp ground activities and the peak was between June and August.Human plague epidemic took place between May and October each year and reached its peak between July and September.The peak covered about 41.67% at most.It mainly endemic distributes in Nangqian and Xinghai Country.During the past 20 years,we have totally found 14 human plague epidemics in the Three Rivers Source Region,among which 48 cases took place and there were deaths of 17 cases.The fatality rate was 35.42%.The lung type was the majority among 48 cases,which startde with the glandular type.During the past 20 years the plague epidemic has been active and the animal plague epidemic broke out continuously in the Three Rivers Source Region,Qinghai Province.The variety of animals and insects infected the plague epidemic was increasing.The human plague epidemics is most serious with high fatality rate,but it is on the decline as a whole.
5.Efficacy of Feilike Mixture and Xuanfei Zhisou Mixture in the Treatment of Children Acute Tracheobronchitis Bronchitis with Syndrome of Phlegm-heat Obstructing Lung
Zaiqing YE ; Lingli YANG ; Shaozhen ZHOU
China Pharmacist 2016;19(5):933-935
Objective:To observe the efficacy and safety of Feilike mixture and Xuanfei Zhisou mixture in the treatment of children acute tracheobronchitis bronchitis. Methods:Totally 110 cases of children with infantile bronchitis were randomly divided into Feilike group(37 cases),Xuanfei Zhisou group(37 cases)and the control group(36 cases). The control groups was treated with the conventional therapy including amoxicillin clavulanic acid potassium dispersible tablets with oral administration and hydrochloric acid ammonium bromide injection with atomization inhalation. Feilike group was treated with Feilike mixture additionally,and Xuanfei Zhisou group was treated with Xuanfei Zhisou mixture additionally. The treatment course was 7 d. Fever,cough and rale disappearance time were observed,and the efficacy and adverse reactions were also compared. Results:The total effective rate of Feilike group and Xuanfei Zhisou group was 94. 6% and 91. 9% ,respectively,both were higher than that of the control group(P < 0. 05),while there was no significant difference between the two groups(P > 0. 05). The disappearance time of cough and rale in Feilike group and Xuanfei Zhisou group was shorter than that in the control group(P <0. 05),and the time was shorter in Xuanfei Zhisou group when compared with that in Feilike group(P < 0. 05). No obvious adverse reaction was shown in the three groups. Conclusion:Feilike mixture and Xuanfei Zhisou mixture both show notable curative effect in the treatment of children acute tracheobronchitis bronchitis with good safety.
6.Correlation of tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma with the expression ;levels of regulatory T cells and cytokines in peripheral blood
Shaozhen YANG ; Lin ZHOU ; Guosheng DU ; Jiyong SONG ; Zhidong ZHU ; Likui FENG ; Longlong SUO ; Yonggen ZHENG
Organ Transplantation 2016;7(5):382-385
Objective To analyze the correlation of tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)with the expression levels of regulatory T cell (Treg)and cytokines in peripheral blood. Methods A total of 56 patients who underwent liver transplantation in the 309th Hospital of People's Liberation Army from 2010 to 2014 were studied. According to the postoperative pathological data,all the patients were divided into the group of liver transplantation for HCC (HCC group,n=28)and group of liver transplantation for cirrhosis (liver cirrhosis group,n=28), of which the HCC group was further divided into non-recurrence group (n=8)and recurrence group (n=20)according to the situation of postoperative tumor recurrence. The expression levels of Treg and cytokines [vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF),interleukin (IL)-2,IL-10,IL-12,transformation growth factor (TGF)-βand interferon (IFN)-γ]in peripheral blood of the patients in various groups were compared. Results Compared with the liver cirrhosis group,levels of IFN-γand IL-12 in the non-recurrence group increased significantly (both P<0.05);levels of Treg%,VEGF,IFN-γ, IL-10 and TGF-βin the recurrence group increased significantly,while levels of IL-2 and IL-12 decreased significantly (all P<0.05). Compared with the non-recurrence group,levels of Treg%,VEGF,IL-10 and TGF-βin the recurrence group increased significantly,while levels of IFN-γ,IL-2 and IL-12 decreased significantly (all P<0.05 ). Conclusions Levels of Treg and cytokines can be used to predict the tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for HCC.
7.Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the microorganisms isolated from blood specimens:a five-year analysis from 2009 to 2013
Biyun ZHOU ; Xuhui ZHU ; Zhongju CHEN ; Lei TIAN ; Shaozhen YAN ; Ziyong SUN
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2015;(1):1-5
Objective To investigate the distribution,variability and antibiotic resistance of the pathogen sisolated from bloodstream infections.Methods The bacterial strains were routinely isolated from blood samples and identified.Brucella trains were identified by PCR and gene sequencing.Antimicrobial susceptibility were routinely tested for these isolates.Results A total of 2 152 strains,excluding coagulase negative Staphylococcus,were isolated from blood specimens during the 5-year period from 2009 through 2013.Gram-positive cocci,gram-negative bacilli and fungi accounted for 35.3% (761/2 152), 57.7% (1 242/2 152)and 6.9% (149/2 152),respectively.The top three gram-positive bacteria were S.aureus,E.faecium and E.faecalis.E.coli,K.pneumoniae,P .aeruginosa,A.baumannii,and Brucella were the most frequently isolated gram-negative bacteria.In 2009,only one Brucella melitensis was isolated,but increased to 50 in 2013 (7.1%),including one strain of Brucella suis .The prevalence of MRSA was 54.1% in S.aureus.No staphylococcal isolate was found resistant to vancomycin or linezolid.More than 60% of the E.faecalis isolates still showed low resistance (< 30%)to ampicillin and levofloxacin.But E.faecium strains were highly resistant to most antibiotics (>70%)except glycopeptides and linezolid.E. coli and K.pneumoniae isolates displayed low resistance rate (< 15%)to piperacillin-tazobactam,amikacin,cefoxitin and
were still the most common pathogens in blood stream infections.Attention should be paid to the increasing prevalence of Brucella in blood stream infections.Various levels of antibiotic resistance are found in the pathogens of blood stream infections.Antibiotics should be prescribed reasonably according to local susceptibility testing data.
8.Research on the relationship between Foxp3 +Regulatory T cell and tumor recurrence of patients after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma
Guosheng DU ; Lin ZHOU ; Zhidong ZHU ; Jiyong SONG ; Likui FENG ; Yonggen ZHENG ; Longlong SUO ; Shaozhen YANG
Organ Transplantation 2015;(5):311-315
Objective To discuss the relationship between Foxp3 +regulatory T cell (Treg)and tumor recurrence of patients after liver transplantation for primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) over University of California,San Francisco (UCSF)criteria.Methods Clinical data of 24 patients with HCC undergoing liver transplantation in the Organ Transplantation Research Institute of the 309 th Hospital of People's Liberation Army from January 2010 to December 2013 were retrospectively studied.During the follow-up,4 patients recurred (tumor recurrence group)and other 20 patients did not recur (tumor non-recurrence group).The blood samples of healthy people was selected as control group at the same period.The levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)were compared at different time points of the recurrence group and the non-recurrent group before and after transplantation.The levels of Foxp3 +Treg (Foxp3 +Treg%)were compared at different time points of the tumor recurrence group,the tumor non-recurrence group and the control group before and after transplantation.The relations between expression of Foxp3 +Treg and the levels of AFP,CD3 + and CD8 +T before and after transplantation were analyzed by correlation analysis.Results Compared with the level of Foxp3 +Treg before transplantation and the normal level,the expression of Foxp3 +Treg of patients in tumor non-recurrence group after transplantation firstly decreased,then gradually increased and finally stabilized at a low level.Compared with patients in tumor non-recurrence group,the levels of AFP and Foxp3 +Treg of patients in tumor recurrence group increased obviously and were significantly higher than the normal levels (both in P <0.01).Moreover,abnormal increase of Foxp3 +Treg at early stage was prior to AFP among the patients in tumor recurrence group.Correlation analysis indicated that the change of Foxp3 +Treg was consistent with the changes of AFP,which was positively correlated (P <0.01).But the change of Foxp3 +Treg was contrary to the change of effector T cells (CD3 +T cells and CD8 + T cells),which was negatively correlated (P <0.05-0.01).Conclusions Foxp3 +Treg is closely associated with tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for HCC.In the patients after liver transplantation for HCC over UCSF criteria,the higher Foxp3 +Treg is,the higher the recurrence risk is.Joint detection of AFP is beneficial to find tumor recurrence.
9.Survey on the knowledge, attitudes and behavior for foodborne disease in medical staff
Zhi CHEN ; Zihang ZHU ; Wen ZHOU ; Shaozhen YU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;23(2):159-161
Objective To investigate the knowledge,attitude and behavior of medical staffs on foodborne diseases.Methods To investigate the knowledge,attitude and behavior of medical staffs on foodborne diseases by random sampling following the questionnaire.Results There were 332 medical workers attending the survey.The medical staffs were lack of knowledge for foodborne disease,percent of pass was 34.33%.The pass rate of attitude and behavior were 88.88% and 98.19%.The knowledge score of medical staff of top three hospital (6.49± 2.18)were lower than the community health service center(7.04±2.26) (P<0.05),but attitude and behavior score of this two staffs had not statistical differences(P>0.05).Conclusion It is necessary to help medical staff to improve the attitude of foodborne diseases,and improve the monitoring of underreporting case.
10.Clinicial analysis of 69 patients with acute hyperthyroid myopathy and its treatment
Haiyang ZHOU ; Xinhuan LIANG ; Shaozhen QIN ; Yingfen QIN ; Jie ZHANG ; Jia ZHOU ; Zuojie LUO
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2012;(11):896-898
Sixty-nine cases of acute hyperthyroid myopathy admitted from 1990 to 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.Hoarseness was the most common symptom; 17.39% of the patients had difficulty in breathing; respiratory muscle paralysis and aspiration pneumonia were the main causes of death.Efficient treatment lasting for two weeks was carried out in 81.16% of the cases.Patients with severe bulbar palsy were often complicated with aspiration pneumonia and thus had high mortality rate.The main treatments in cluded anti-hyperthyroid drugs,corticosteroids,energy supports,and symptomatic management,which usually resulted in good clinical improvement.

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