Objective:To investigate the iodine nutrition status of children aged 8-10 and pregnant women in Longxi County, Gansu Province.Methods:Descriptive epidemiological method was used to analyze the water iodine monitoring data in 2017 and the iodine deficiency disorders monitoring data from 2017 to 2023 in Longxi County (sourced from the Institute for Endemic Disease Prevention and Control of Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention), including the data of water iodine, salt iodine and urinary iodine levels of children aged 8 to 10 and pregnant women, and children's thyroid B-mode ultrasound examination results. Iodine nutrition was evaluated based on the "Guidelines for Monitoring Salt Iodization Projects and Determining Population Iodine Nutrition".Results:In 2017, a total of 85 water samples were collected, with a median iodine level of 1.6 μg/L, ranging from 0.2 to 10.9 μg/L. Except for one water sample with an iodine level of 10.9 μg/L, the iodine level of all other water samples was less than 10 μg/L. From 2017 to 2023, a total of 1 585 children and 718 pregnant women were monitored. The urinary iodine levels were 190.8 (120.2, 252.2), 137.0 (79.8, 195.8) μg/L, respectively. The coverage rate of iodized salt in Longxi County from 2017 to 2023 ranged from 99.4% to 100%, the consumption rate of qualified iodized salt ranged from 61.8% to 93.0%, and the qualified rate of iodized salt ranged from 62.1% to 93.0%. The median range of the urinary iodine for children in Longxi County was 125.9 to 228.5 μg/L. There was a statistically significant difference in the urinary iodine levels among children from different years ( P < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in urinary iodine levels among children of different genders and ages ( P > 0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the composition ratio of iodine nutrition status among children of different years, genders, and ages ( P < 0.05). The median range of urinary iodine in pregnant women was 121.0-180.5 μg/L. Except for 2017, the median urinary iodine of pregnant women in all other years was less than 150 μg/L. There were statistically significant differences in the urinary iodine levels and composition ratio of iodine nutrition status among pregnant women in different years ( P < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference ( P > 0.05) in the urinary iodine levels and composition ratio of iodine nutrition status among pregnant women during different stages of pregnancy, and all pregnant women were iodine deficient in the early, middle, and late stages (median urinary iodine < 150 μg/L). Six hundred and sixty-five children underwent B-mode ultrasound examination, with a goiter rate ranging from 0 to 5.0%. Conclusion:From 2017 to 2023, the iodine nutrition of children aged 8 to 10 in Longxi County is in an appropriate state, while the iodine nutrition of pregnant women is in a deficiency state.

Objective:To analyze the dynamic plantar pressure distribution of persons with chronic plantar fasciitis (PF).Methods:Twenty persons with unilateral, chronic PF were recruited as the PF group, while twenty-three healthy counterparts were recruited as the control group. A foot-pressure measurement system was used to collect data describing the plantar pressure for each subject with or without PF while walking. The pressure data included the load of peak plantar pressure (PP), the mean plantar pressure (MP), the total foot ground contact area (TCA), and the load percentage and the foot ground contact area beneath the medial heel (MH), the lateral heel (LH), the medial longitudinal arch (MLA), the lateral longitudinal arch (LLA), the first metatarsal head (M1), the second to third metatarsal heads (M2-3), the fourth to fifth metatarsal heads (M4-5), the hallux (T1), and toes two to five (T2-5).Results:In the PF group, significant differences were observed during walking between the affected and unaffected feet in terms of PP [(2.41±0.44)kg/cm 2 versus (3.02±0.63)kg/cm 2]. Both were significantly greater than among the control group. Asymmetry in the load distribution was identified beneath the MH, M2-3, M1, MLA, M4-5 and T2-5 among the chronic PF group. There were also significant differences between the affected foot of the chronic PF group and the non-dominant foot of the control group with regard to the load percentage beneath the LH, M4-5, T2-5, M2-3 and T1. The load percentage under the LH was significantly higher under the unaffected foot of the PF group than under the dominant foot of the control group. In terms of ground contact area, the T2-5 area of the affected foot of the PF group was significantly smaller than that of the unaffected foot, as well as compared to the non-dominant foot of the control group. The TCA of both feet among the PF group was significantly smaller than under the corresponding feet of the control group. Conclusions:Patients with chronic plantar fasciitis apply plantar pressure asymmetrically during walking. They tend to shift their weight laterally onto the asymptomatic foot. During walking, those with PF apply higher plantar pressure over a smaller ground contact area.

Objective To investigate the predictive value of serum lactate dehydrogenase(LDH)level com-bined with high-throughput sequencing in children with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia(SMPP).Methods The clinical data of 99 children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia(MPP)admitted to Hua-zhong University of Science and Technology Union Hospital from October 2023 to March 2024 were retro-spectively analyzed.According to the severity of the disease,the children were divided into mild group(33 ca-ses)and severe group(66 cases).Spearman correlation analysis was used for correlation analysis,Logistic re-gression was used to analyze the influencing factors of SMPP,and the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to evaluate the value of LDH in predicting SMPP.Results The level of LDH in the severe group was higher than that in the mild group(P<0.05).The results of high-throughput sequencing showed that the proportions of virulence positive and drug resistance gene A2063G mutation in the severe group were higher than those in the mild group(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that LDH level and drug resistance gene A2063G mutation were related to the SMPP(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that LDH combined with high-throughput sequencing detection of drug resistance gene A2063G muta-tion had a high value in predicting SMPP,and the area under the curve was 0.724.Conclusion Serum LDH combined with high-throughput sequencing detection of drug resistance gene A2063G mutation can be used as an effective indicator to predict SMPP.

Objective:To evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of adult patients with Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) in Gansu Province, and provide guidance for rational and effective treatment of KBD patients.Methods:The KBD patients who participated in the "2021 Basic Public Health Service Subsidy Key Endemic Disease Prevention and Control Project" in Gansu Province were selected as the research subjects. Gender, age, clinical grading characteristics, and treatment plan selection of all subjects were analyzed, and the treatment effectiveness of KBD patients in different regions was evaluated.Results:A total of 6 711 KBD patients were included in the treatment program, including 3 139 males (46.8%) and 3 572 females (53.2%), 3 157 cases (47.0%) of patients aged 60 and 3 554 cases (53.0%) over 60 years old. There were 3 921, 2 166, and 624 patients with grades Ⅰ, Ⅱ, and Ⅲ, respectively, accounting for 58.4%, 32.3%, and 9.3%, respectively. The gender, age composition, and clinical grading among KBD patients included in different regions were compared, and the differences were statistically significant (χ 2 = 194.34, 47.44, 408.61, P < 0.001). In the distribution of treatment schemes, the number of patients who selected "drug treatment", "drug treatment combined with physical therapy", "drug treatment combined with acupuncture and moxibustion/massage", "drug treatment combined with acupuncture and moxibustion/massage combined with physical therapy", and "other treatment schemes" were 4 084 (60.9%), 726 (10.8%), 672 (10.0%), 443 (6.6%), and 786 (11.7%), respectively. The distribution of treatment plans in different regions was compared, and the difference was statistically significant (χ 2 = 1 088.38, P < 0.001). The total effective rate of KBD patients was 84.5% (5 668/6 711). The total effective rates of KBD patients with different clinical grades were ranked from high to low as grade Ⅲ (87.3%, 545/624), grade Ⅱ (86.4%, 1 871/2 166), and grade Ⅰ (82.9%, 3 252/3 921). The total effective rate of KBD patients with different treatment schemes from high to low was "drug treatment combined with acupuncture and moxibustion/massage combined with physical therapy" (91.0%, 403/443), "drug treatment combined with physical therapy" (87.1%, 632/726), "drug treatment" (86.7%, 3 539/4 084), "drug treatment combined with acupuncture and moxibustion/massage" (82.3%, 553/672), and "other treatment schemes" (68.8%, 541/786). The total effective rate of KBD patients in different regions, from high to low, was as follows: Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (100%, 144/144), Qingyang City (88.7%, 3 562/4 017), Pingliang City (85.0%, 1 327/1 562), Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (83.9%, 78/93), Dingxi City (70.9%, 151/213), Tianshui City (62.5%, 125/200), and Longnan City (58.3%, 281/482). The total effective rate of KBD patients in different clinical grades, treatment schemes, and regions was compared, and the differences were statistically significant (χ 2 = 16.95, 181.72, 435.80, P < 0.001). Conclusions:The overall effective rate of treatment for KBD patients in Gansu Province is relatively high, but there are significant differences in therapeutic outcomes among cities (prefectures); it is related to the treatment scheme and the clinical grading of patients. The scheme of "drug treatment combined with acupuncture and moxibustion/massage combined with physical therapy" has better efficacy.

Objective:To investigate the iodine nutrition status of children aged 8-10 and pregnant women in Longxi County, Gansu Province.Methods:Descriptive epidemiological method was used to analyze the water iodine monitoring data in 2017 and the iodine deficiency disorders monitoring data from 2017 to 2023 in Longxi County (sourced from the Institute for Endemic Disease Prevention and Control of Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention), including the data of water iodine, salt iodine and urinary iodine levels of children aged 8 to 10 and pregnant women, and children's thyroid B-mode ultrasound examination results. Iodine nutrition was evaluated based on the "Guidelines for Monitoring Salt Iodization Projects and Determining Population Iodine Nutrition".Results:In 2017, a total of 85 water samples were collected, with a median iodine level of 1.6 μg/L, ranging from 0.2 to 10.9 μg/L. Except for one water sample with an iodine level of 10.9 μg/L, the iodine level of all other water samples was less than 10 μg/L. From 2017 to 2023, a total of 1 585 children and 718 pregnant women were monitored. The urinary iodine levels were 190.8 (120.2, 252.2), 137.0 (79.8, 195.8) μg/L, respectively. The coverage rate of iodized salt in Longxi County from 2017 to 2023 ranged from 99.4% to 100%, the consumption rate of qualified iodized salt ranged from 61.8% to 93.0%, and the qualified rate of iodized salt ranged from 62.1% to 93.0%. The median range of the urinary iodine for children in Longxi County was 125.9 to 228.5 μg/L. There was a statistically significant difference in the urinary iodine levels among children from different years ( P < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in urinary iodine levels among children of different genders and ages ( P > 0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the composition ratio of iodine nutrition status among children of different years, genders, and ages ( P < 0.05). The median range of urinary iodine in pregnant women was 121.0-180.5 μg/L. Except for 2017, the median urinary iodine of pregnant women in all other years was less than 150 μg/L. There were statistically significant differences in the urinary iodine levels and composition ratio of iodine nutrition status among pregnant women in different years ( P < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference ( P > 0.05) in the urinary iodine levels and composition ratio of iodine nutrition status among pregnant women during different stages of pregnancy, and all pregnant women were iodine deficient in the early, middle, and late stages (median urinary iodine < 150 μg/L). Six hundred and sixty-five children underwent B-mode ultrasound examination, with a goiter rate ranging from 0 to 5.0%. Conclusion:From 2017 to 2023, the iodine nutrition of children aged 8 to 10 in Longxi County is in an appropriate state, while the iodine nutrition of pregnant women is in a deficiency state.

Objective:To analyze the dynamic plantar pressure distribution of persons with chronic plantar fasciitis (PF).Methods:Twenty persons with unilateral, chronic PF were recruited as the PF group, while twenty-three healthy counterparts were recruited as the control group. A foot-pressure measurement system was used to collect data describing the plantar pressure for each subject with or without PF while walking. The pressure data included the load of peak plantar pressure (PP), the mean plantar pressure (MP), the total foot ground contact area (TCA), and the load percentage and the foot ground contact area beneath the medial heel (MH), the lateral heel (LH), the medial longitudinal arch (MLA), the lateral longitudinal arch (LLA), the first metatarsal head (M1), the second to third metatarsal heads (M2-3), the fourth to fifth metatarsal heads (M4-5), the hallux (T1), and toes two to five (T2-5).Results:In the PF group, significant differences were observed during walking between the affected and unaffected feet in terms of PP [(2.41±0.44)kg/cm 2 versus (3.02±0.63)kg/cm 2]. Both were significantly greater than among the control group. Asymmetry in the load distribution was identified beneath the MH, M2-3, M1, MLA, M4-5 and T2-5 among the chronic PF group. There were also significant differences between the affected foot of the chronic PF group and the non-dominant foot of the control group with regard to the load percentage beneath the LH, M4-5, T2-5, M2-3 and T1. The load percentage under the LH was significantly higher under the unaffected foot of the PF group than under the dominant foot of the control group. In terms of ground contact area, the T2-5 area of the affected foot of the PF group was significantly smaller than that of the unaffected foot, as well as compared to the non-dominant foot of the control group. The TCA of both feet among the PF group was significantly smaller than under the corresponding feet of the control group. Conclusions:Patients with chronic plantar fasciitis apply plantar pressure asymmetrically during walking. They tend to shift their weight laterally onto the asymptomatic foot. During walking, those with PF apply higher plantar pressure over a smaller ground contact area.

Objective:To evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of adult patients with Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) in Gansu Province, and provide guidance for rational and effective treatment of KBD patients.Methods:The KBD patients who participated in the "2021 Basic Public Health Service Subsidy Key Endemic Disease Prevention and Control Project" in Gansu Province were selected as the research subjects. Gender, age, clinical grading characteristics, and treatment plan selection of all subjects were analyzed, and the treatment effectiveness of KBD patients in different regions was evaluated.Results:A total of 6 711 KBD patients were included in the treatment program, including 3 139 males (46.8%) and 3 572 females (53.2%), 3 157 cases (47.0%) of patients aged 60 and 3 554 cases (53.0%) over 60 years old. There were 3 921, 2 166, and 624 patients with grades Ⅰ, Ⅱ, and Ⅲ, respectively, accounting for 58.4%, 32.3%, and 9.3%, respectively. The gender, age composition, and clinical grading among KBD patients included in different regions were compared, and the differences were statistically significant (χ 2 = 194.34, 47.44, 408.61, P < 0.001). In the distribution of treatment schemes, the number of patients who selected "drug treatment", "drug treatment combined with physical therapy", "drug treatment combined with acupuncture and moxibustion/massage", "drug treatment combined with acupuncture and moxibustion/massage combined with physical therapy", and "other treatment schemes" were 4 084 (60.9%), 726 (10.8%), 672 (10.0%), 443 (6.6%), and 786 (11.7%), respectively. The distribution of treatment plans in different regions was compared, and the difference was statistically significant (χ 2 = 1 088.38, P < 0.001). The total effective rate of KBD patients was 84.5% (5 668/6 711). The total effective rates of KBD patients with different clinical grades were ranked from high to low as grade Ⅲ (87.3%, 545/624), grade Ⅱ (86.4%, 1 871/2 166), and grade Ⅰ (82.9%, 3 252/3 921). The total effective rate of KBD patients with different treatment schemes from high to low was "drug treatment combined with acupuncture and moxibustion/massage combined with physical therapy" (91.0%, 403/443), "drug treatment combined with physical therapy" (87.1%, 632/726), "drug treatment" (86.7%, 3 539/4 084), "drug treatment combined with acupuncture and moxibustion/massage" (82.3%, 553/672), and "other treatment schemes" (68.8%, 541/786). The total effective rate of KBD patients in different regions, from high to low, was as follows: Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (100%, 144/144), Qingyang City (88.7%, 3 562/4 017), Pingliang City (85.0%, 1 327/1 562), Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (83.9%, 78/93), Dingxi City (70.9%, 151/213), Tianshui City (62.5%, 125/200), and Longnan City (58.3%, 281/482). The total effective rate of KBD patients in different clinical grades, treatment schemes, and regions was compared, and the differences were statistically significant (χ 2 = 16.95, 181.72, 435.80, P < 0.001). Conclusions:The overall effective rate of treatment for KBD patients in Gansu Province is relatively high, but there are significant differences in therapeutic outcomes among cities (prefectures); it is related to the treatment scheme and the clinical grading of patients. The scheme of "drug treatment combined with acupuncture and moxibustion/massage combined with physical therapy" has better efficacy.

Phage therapy is one of the most important tools for the treatment of infections with multi-drug resistant bacteria. Such phages are usually isolated from hospital effluents, however, no systematic study on the distribution of phages in hospital effluents has been conducted so far. The aim of this study was to isolate the corresponding phages of common pathogenic bacteria isolated in the clinic as hosts, so as to assess the ecological distribution of phages in hospital wastewater and to provide a reference for the isolation and application of phages of drug-resistant bacteria in the clinic. A cross-sectional study design was used in this study. The 125 pathogenic bacteria (belonging to 16 different strains) isolated from the clinical microbiology laboratory of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University from May to June 2023 were selected as the target strains, and the phages corresponding to these strains were isolated and purified from the hospital wastewater by using the double-layer plate sandwich method. At the same time, the distribution of pathogenic bacteria in the same batch of wastewater was analyzed with the help of mNGS sequencing technology, so as to preliminarily investigate the abundance correspondence between pathogenic bacteria and phages in wastewater. The results showed that a total of 56 phage strains were isolated from 125 clinical pathogens as hosts, corresponding to six pathogens, including Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. All six pathogenic bacteria contained strains with different degrees of drug resistance, with a higher percentage of multi-drug resistant strains in A. baumannii, Escherichia coli and P. aeruginosa. The phage acquisition rates of these six pathogens were, in descending order, Escherichia coli (80%), Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (75%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (70%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (66.67%), Acinetobacter baumannii (36.36%) and Staphylococcus aureus (12.5%). Preliminary mNGS sequencing results showed that the pathogenic bacteria with higher abundance in the batch of effluent were Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella michiganensis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In conclusion, phages of most common clinical Gram-negative pathogens were isolated from hospital wastewater with high isolation rates; however, phages of Gram-positive pathogens were isolated at lower rates, and only phages corresponding to Staphylococcus aureus were isolated in this study. The corresponding mNGS sequencing results showed that the distribution of Gram-negative pathogens in sewage may had a positive correlation with the ecological distribution of phages.

Objective:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of domestically produced magnetic sphincter augmentation (MSA) for gastroesophageal reflux disease.Method:This study is a prospective cohort study. Patients with typical heartburn and reflux symptoms (at least partial response to proton pump inhibitors), abnormal esophageal acid exposure and normal esophageal peristalsis were included, prospectively in the Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center from June 2019 to September 2022. Patients with hiatal hernia >2 cm and severe esophagitis were excluded. The MSA was wrapped around the distal esophagus after esophageal hiatus repair by laparoscopy. A postoperative questionnaire survey was conducted to assess the relief of symptom, complications, the discontinuation rate of proton pump inhibitor, and surgical satisfaction. Gastroscopy, high-resolution esophageal pressure measurement, and pH value impedance monitoring were also reviewed. The pre- and postoperative rates were compared using the McNeinar χ2 test. Result:Currently, 23 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease were enrolled and underwent MSA surgery. There were 20 males and 3 females, aged ( M (IQR)) 48 (14) years (range: 25 to 64 years). All cases were successfully implanted with MSA. Subjective indicators were followed for 17 (18) months (range: 14 to 53 months), while objective indicators were followed for 17 (1) months (range: 12 to 23 months). The postoperative gastrointestinal and extraesophageal symptom scores showed a significant decrease compared to preoperative levels as follows: the degree of subjective relief of overall digestive symptoms was 90 (20)% (range:0~100%), the degree of subjective relief of overall respiratory symptoms was 100(10)% (range: 10%~100%), the overall satisfaction rate was 83% (19/23), the proton pump inhibitor discontinuation rate was 70% (16/23). The proportion of esophagitis has decreased from 44% (10/23) to 9% (2/23) ( κ=0.169, P=0.039), The Hill grade of gastroesophageal valve morphology improved from 1 case of grade Ⅰ, 5 cases of grade Ⅱ, 10 cases of grade Ⅲ, and 7 cases of grade Ⅲ preoperative to 22, 1, 0, and 0 cases postoperative. The proportion of lower esophageal sphincter pressure below normal has decreased from 70% (16/23) to 35% (8/23) ( κ=0.170, P=0.012). There were 21 patients who restored normal esophageal acid exposure. Eleven patients had mild long-term dysphagia, but it didn′t affect their daily life. No postoperative device migration, erosion, or secondary surgical removal occurred. Conclusions:Laparoscopic implantation of the MSA device was safe and well tolerated. It can effectively control the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, reduce medication, restore normal cardia morphology and function, and esophageal acid exposure. The main postoperative complication was dysphagia, but it was relatively mild.

Objective To investigate the correlation between serum long non-coding RNA FGD5-AS1(ln-cRNA FGD5-AS1),microRNA-103a-3p(miR-103a-3p)and puerperal infection(PI)in patients with gesta-tional diabetes mellitus(GDM)in late pregnancy.Methods A total of 168 late pregnancy GDM patients who were hospitalized and delivered in the hospital from January 2022 to June 2023 were retrospectively selected as the experimental group,and the patients were separated into an infected group(96 cases)and an uninfected group(72 cases)based on whether they had PI.At the same time,120 late pregnant women who underwent prenatal examination in the hospital and had normal gestational blood glucose were selected as the control group.Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR(qRT-PCR)was applied to detect the expression levels of ln-cRNA FGD5-AS1 and miR-103a-3p.Multivariate Logistic regression was applied to analyze the influencing factors of PI in late pregnancy GDM patients.StarBase website was applied to analyze the relationship between lncRNA FGD5-AS1 and miR-103a-3p.Pearson was applied to analyze the correlation between lncRNA FGD5-AS1 and miR-103a-3p.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was applied to evaluate the value of ln-cRNA FGD5-AS1 and miR-103a-3p in predicting the occurrence of PI.Results There was a statistically sig-nificant difference in the expression levels of serum lncRNA FGD5-AS1 and miR-103a-3p between the experi-mental group and the control group(P＜0.05),the expression level of serum lncRNA FGD5-AS1 in the infec-ted group was obviously higher than that in the uninfected group(P＜0.05),but the expression level of ser-um miR-103a-3p in the infected group was obviously lower than that in the uninfected group(P＜0.05).The expression level of lncRNA FGD5-AS1 was an independent risk factor for PI in late-pregnancy GDM patients(P＜0.05),and the expression level of miR-103a-3p was an independent protective factor for PI in late-preg-nancy GDM patients(P＜0.05).There was a negative correlation between lncRNA FGD5-AS1 and miR-103a-3p expression level(r=-0.409,P＜0.001).The efficacy of the combined detection of lncRNA FGD5-AS1 and miR-103a-3p for predicting PI in late pregnancy GDM patients was superior to that of serum lncRNA FGD5-AS1 and miR-103a-3p alone(P＜0.05).Conclusion LncRNA FGD5-AS1 is an independent risk factor for PI in late pregnancy GDM patients,while miR-103a-3p is an independent protective factor for PI in late pregnancy GDM patients.The combined detection has higher value for predicting PI in late pregnancy GDM patients.