ObjectiveTo analyze the potential risk of infection sources during the consolidation phase of schistosomiasis elimination in Lushan County (a mountainous region) of Sichuan Province, and to provide prevention and control strategies for the consolidation of schistosomiasis elimination achievements in mountainous areas. MethodsIn 2024, one to two villages with historically severe epidemics were selected in the heavily endemic townships of Lushan County as monitoring sites to carry out monitoring for wild animal feces, domestic animals, wild rats, free-roaming dogs, local residents, and mobile populations. Follow-up monitoring for previously infected individuals was carried out in Caoping Village of Siyan Town. Statistical analyses were performed to assess the risks associated with infection sources. ResultsA total of 115 fecal samples from 13 species of wildlife were incubated, with all negative. Blood tests were conducted on 492 cattle, 34 sheep, and 261 dogs, with all negative. A total of 2 520 rodent traps were set, capturing 67 wild rats with a capture rate of 2.66%, and no positive wild rats were found upon dissection. The activity track of 25 loose dogs was 2 212 meters at the farthest, 236 meters at the nearest, and 744 meters on average. a total of 68 wild droppings (all dog feces) were picked up along the way, with all negative. Blood tests were performed on 3 540 local population, yielding 39 blood-positive cases with a blood positive rate of 1.1%. Fecal examinations were conducted on 193 individuals, with all negative. A total of 315 blood tests were performed on the mobile population, identifying 1 positive case with a blood-positive rate of 0.32%. One person received a fecal examination, with zero positive. A follow-up survey of 505 previously infected individuals revealed 5 blood-positive cases, with a positive rate of 0.99%. Fecal examinations were conducted on 15 individuals, with all negative. ConclusionIn this investigation, no local or imported sources of schistosomiasis transmission were found. However, there was a wide variety and a large number of potential sources of infection in the local area. It is necessary to actively explore regional monitoring models for schistosomiasis elimination flexibly adjust prevention and control strategies according to local conditions, achieve precise prevention and control, and consolidate the achievements of elimination.

Objective To examine the level of sperm flagellar tubulin glycosylation(Gly-Tubulin)in asthenospermia patients(AP)and discuss its significance.Methods According to the principle of inclusion and exclusion criteria,108 patients treated in the Department of Andrology in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Maternal and Child Health Hospital from June 2021 to May 2022 were rolled in this study.According to the results of semen examine,they were divided into group AP(n=74),and normal control(NC)group(n=34).Colleced the clinical date of both group,such as the age,the sterility period.The levels of sex hormones were detected by chemiluminescence method.The glycosylated Tubulin levels of the sperm were detected by Western blot and immunofluorescence was used for localization analysis,and the relationship between the Gly-Tubulin of sperm flagellar and asthenospermia was analyzed by Multivariate Logistic regression analysis.Results Compared to NC group,the sterility period of group AP was prolong(3.98±0.30 vs 0.78±0.08),the percent of forward sperm motility was decreased(18.55±0.97 vs 46.24±1.89)and the expression level of Gly-Tubulin in the sperm flagellar was decreased(0.64±0.11 vs 1.00±0.00),the differences with statistical significance(t=62.038,χ2=14.394,3.148,all P＜0.05).There were no significant differences in follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),prolactin(PRL),estradiol(E2),testosterone,semen volume,sperm concentration and total sperm between the two groups(t/χ2=0.043～1.503,all P>0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the percent of forward sperm motility and the sperm flagellar Gly-Tubulin expression level were independent risk factors for male asthenospermia(Wald χ2=4.406,7.492,P<0.05).Conclusion Abnormal level of Gly Tubulin in sperm flagella may be closely related to the occurrence and development of asthenospermia.

Objective:To compare the efficacy and safety of two induction regimens, homoharringtonine plus venetoclax and azacitidine (VHA) versus venetoclax and azacitidine (VA) , for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who are elderly or ineligible for intensive chemotherapy.Methods:We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 59 newly diagnosed AML patients treated with the VHA or VA regimen at Zhengzhou University Affiliated Cancer Hospital from September 2018 to July 2021. The cohort included 25 males and 34 females, with a median age of 63 years. The overall response rate (ORR) , composite complete remission (CRc) rate [CR+CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) ], minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity rate, overall survival (OS) , relapse-free survival (RFS) , and adverse events were compared between the two groups. Survival was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method, and prognostic factors were evaluated using univariable and multivariable Cox regression.Results:At the end of the treatment, the ORR was 88.4% (23/26) in the VHA group [21 CR, 2 partial remissions (PR) ] and 90.9% (30/33) in the VA group (25 CR, 5 PR) , with no significant difference between the groups ( P=0.458) . The MRD negativity rates after one cycle of induction were 73.1% (19/26) in the VHA group and 60.6% (20/33) in the VA group, respectively ( P=0.315) . In the high-risk subgroup, the composite remission rates after one cycle were 78.6% (11/14) with VHA and 50.0% (5/10) with VA ( P=0.143) ; MRD negativity rates were 64.3% (9/14) and 20.0% (2/10) , respectively ( P=0.032) . The main adverse events were myelosuppression, gastrointestinal reactions, and infections during neutropenia. Rates of grade 3-4 neutropenia and decreased hemoglobin were similar between groups, whereas grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia was more frequent with VHA than with VA (76.9% vs 45.5%, P=0.015) . With a median follow-up of 13 months (range, 1-59) , 1 year RFS was 69.9% (95% CI: 53.1%-92.2%) with VHA and 55.6% (95% CI: 40.1%-77.1%) with VA ( P=0.305) . The 1 year OS rates were 91.7% (95% CI: 77.3%-100.0%) and 58.2% (95% CI: 41.7%-81.4%) , respectively ( P=0.024) . Among high risk patients, 1 year RFS and OS were higher with VHA than with VA (RFS: 66.2% vs 37.5%, P=0.046; OS: 85.7% vs 48.0%, P=0.011) . Undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) significantly improved RFS and OS ( P=0.027 and 0.047, respectively) . On multivariable analysis, ELN risk classification and MRD negativity after the first cycle were independent prognostic factors for RFS. Treatment regimen (VHA vs VA) , MRD negativity after the first cycle, and receipt of transplantation were independent prognostic factors for OS. Conclusion:VHA provides clinical benefit in newly diagnosed AML patients who are unfit for intensive chemotherapy and in older adults, with particularly favorable outcomes in high risk patients; sequential allo-HSCT confers additional benefit, and associated adverse events are manageable.

Objective To investigate the distribution and antimicrobial resistance profiles of common pathogens isolated from cerebrospinal fluid(CSF)in CHINET program from 2015 to 2021.Methods The bacterial strains isolated from CSF were identified in accordance with clinical microbiology practice standards.Antimicrobial susceptibility test was conducted using Kirby-Bauer method and automated systems per the unified CHINET protocol.Results A total of 14 014 bacterial strains were isolated from CSF samples from 2015 to 2021,including the strains isolated from inpatients(95.3％)and from outpatient and emergency care patients(4.7％).Overall,19.6％of the isolates were from children and 80.4％were from adults.Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria accounted for 68.0％and 32.0％,respectively.Coagulase negative Staphylococcus accounted for 73.0％of the total Gram-positive bacterial isolates.The prevalence of MRSA was 38.2％in children and 45.6％in adults.The prevalence of MRCNS was 67.6％in adults and 69.5％in children.A small number of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium(2.2％)and linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis(3.1％)were isolated from adult patients.The resistance rates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae to ceftriaxone were 52.2％and 76.4％in children,70.5％and 63.5％in adults.The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant E.coli and K.pneumoniae(CRKP)was 1.3％and 47.7％in children,6.4％and 47.9％in adults.The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii(CRAB)and Pseudomonas aeruginosa(CRPA)was 74.0％and 37.1％in children,81.7％and 39.9％in adults.Conclusions The data derived from antimicrobial resistance surveillance are crucial for clinicians to make evidence-based decisions regarding antibiotic therapy.Attention should be paid to the Gram-negative bacteria,especially CRKP and CRAB in central nervous system(CNS)infections.Ongoing antimicrobial resistance surveillance is helpful for optimizing antibiotic use in CNS infections.

Objective To investigate the antimicrobial resistance of clinical isolates from elderly patients(≥65 years)in major medical institutions across China.Methods Bacterial strains were isolated from elderly patients in 52 hospitals participating in the CHINET Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program during the period from 2015 to 2021.Antimicrobial susceptibility test was carried out by disk diffusion method and automated systems according to the same CHINET protocol.The data were interpreted in accordance with the breakpoints recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI)in 2021.Results A total of 514 715 nonduplicate clinical isolates were collected from elderly patients in 52 hospitals from January 1,2015 to December 31,2021.The number of isolates accounted for 34.3％of the total number of clinical isolates from all patients.Overall,21.8％of the 514 715 strains were gram-positive bacteria,and 78.2％were gram-negative bacteria.Majority(90.9％)of the strains were isolated from inpatients.About 42.9％of the strains were isolated from respiratory specimens,and 22.9％were isolated from urine.More than half(60.7％)of the strains were isolated from male patients,and 39.3％isolated from females.About 51.1％of the strains were isolated from patients aged 65-＜75 years.The prevalence of methicillin-resistant strains(MRSA)was 38.8％in 32 190 strains of Staphylococcus aureus.No vancomycin-or linezolid-resistant strains were found.The resistance rate of E.faecalis to most antibiotics was significantly lower than that of Enterococcus faecium,but a few vancomycin-resistant strains(0.2％,1.5％)and linezolid-resistant strains(3.4％,0.3％)were found in E.faecalis and E.faecium.The prevalence of penicillin-susceptible S.pneumoniae(PSSP),penicillin-intermediate S.pneumoniae(PISP),and penicillin-resistant S.pneumoniae(PRSP)was 94.3％,4.0％,and 1.7％in nonmeningitis S.pneumoniae isolates.The resistance rates of Klebsiella spp.(Klebsiella pneumoniae 93.2％)to imipenem and meropenem were 20.9％and 22.3％,respectively.Other Enterobacterales species were highly sensitive to carbapenem antibiotics.Only 1.7％-7.8％of other Enterobacterales strains were resistant to carbapenems.The resistance rates of Acinetobacter spp.(Acinetobacter baumannii 90.6％)to imipenem and meropenem were 68.4％and 70.6％respectively,while 28.5％and 24.3％of P.aeruginosa strains were resistant to imipenem and meropenem,respectively.Conclusions The number of clinical isolates from elderly patients is increasing year by year,especially in the 65-＜75 age group.Respiratory tract isolates were more prevalent in male elderly patients,and urinary tract isolates were more prevalent in female elderly patients.Klebsiella isolates were increasingly resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents,especially carbapenems.Antimicrobial resistance surveillance is helpful for accurate empirical antimicrobial therapy in elderly patients.

Objective To investigate the distribution and antimicrobial resistance profiles of common pathogens isolated from cerebrospinal fluid(CSF)in CHINET program from 2015 to 2021.Methods The bacterial strains isolated from CSF were identified in accordance with clinical microbiology practice standards.Antimicrobial susceptibility test was conducted using Kirby-Bauer method and automated systems per the unified CHINET protocol.Results A total of 14 014 bacterial strains were isolated from CSF samples from 2015 to 2021,including the strains isolated from inpatients(95.3％)and from outpatient and emergency care patients(4.7％).Overall,19.6％of the isolates were from children and 80.4％were from adults.Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria accounted for 68.0％and 32.0％,respectively.Coagulase negative Staphylococcus accounted for 73.0％of the total Gram-positive bacterial isolates.The prevalence of MRSA was 38.2％in children and 45.6％in adults.The prevalence of MRCNS was 67.6％in adults and 69.5％in children.A small number of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium(2.2％)and linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis(3.1％)were isolated from adult patients.The resistance rates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae to ceftriaxone were 52.2％and 76.4％in children,70.5％and 63.5％in adults.The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant E.coli and K.pneumoniae(CRKP)was 1.3％and 47.7％in children,6.4％and 47.9％in adults.The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii(CRAB)and Pseudomonas aeruginosa(CRPA)was 74.0％and 37.1％in children,81.7％and 39.9％in adults.Conclusions The data derived from antimicrobial resistance surveillance are crucial for clinicians to make evidence-based decisions regarding antibiotic therapy.Attention should be paid to the Gram-negative bacteria,especially CRKP and CRAB in central nervous system(CNS)infections.Ongoing antimicrobial resistance surveillance is helpful for optimizing antibiotic use in CNS infections.

Objective To investigate the antimicrobial resistance of clinical isolates from elderly patients(≥65 years)in major medical institutions across China.Methods Bacterial strains were isolated from elderly patients in 52 hospitals participating in the CHINET Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program during the period from 2015 to 2021.Antimicrobial susceptibility test was carried out by disk diffusion method and automated systems according to the same CHINET protocol.The data were interpreted in accordance with the breakpoints recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI)in 2021.Results A total of 514 715 nonduplicate clinical isolates were collected from elderly patients in 52 hospitals from January 1,2015 to December 31,2021.The number of isolates accounted for 34.3％of the total number of clinical isolates from all patients.Overall,21.8％of the 514 715 strains were gram-positive bacteria,and 78.2％were gram-negative bacteria.Majority(90.9％)of the strains were isolated from inpatients.About 42.9％of the strains were isolated from respiratory specimens,and 22.9％were isolated from urine.More than half(60.7％)of the strains were isolated from male patients,and 39.3％isolated from females.About 51.1％of the strains were isolated from patients aged 65-＜75 years.The prevalence of methicillin-resistant strains(MRSA)was 38.8％in 32 190 strains of Staphylococcus aureus.No vancomycin-or linezolid-resistant strains were found.The resistance rate of E.faecalis to most antibiotics was significantly lower than that of Enterococcus faecium,but a few vancomycin-resistant strains(0.2％,1.5％)and linezolid-resistant strains(3.4％,0.3％)were found in E.faecalis and E.faecium.The prevalence of penicillin-susceptible S.pneumoniae(PSSP),penicillin-intermediate S.pneumoniae(PISP),and penicillin-resistant S.pneumoniae(PRSP)was 94.3％,4.0％,and 1.7％in nonmeningitis S.pneumoniae isolates.The resistance rates of Klebsiella spp.(Klebsiella pneumoniae 93.2％)to imipenem and meropenem were 20.9％and 22.3％,respectively.Other Enterobacterales species were highly sensitive to carbapenem antibiotics.Only 1.7％-7.8％of other Enterobacterales strains were resistant to carbapenems.The resistance rates of Acinetobacter spp.(Acinetobacter baumannii 90.6％)to imipenem and meropenem were 68.4％and 70.6％respectively,while 28.5％and 24.3％of P.aeruginosa strains were resistant to imipenem and meropenem,respectively.Conclusions The number of clinical isolates from elderly patients is increasing year by year,especially in the 65-＜75 age group.Respiratory tract isolates were more prevalent in male elderly patients,and urinary tract isolates were more prevalent in female elderly patients.Klebsiella isolates were increasingly resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents,especially carbapenems.Antimicrobial resistance surveillance is helpful for accurate empirical antimicrobial therapy in elderly patients.

Objective To examine the level of sperm flagellar tubulin glycosylation(Gly-Tubulin)in asthenospermia patients(AP)and discuss its significance.Methods According to the principle of inclusion and exclusion criteria,108 patients treated in the Department of Andrology in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Maternal and Child Health Hospital from June 2021 to May 2022 were rolled in this study.According to the results of semen examine,they were divided into group AP(n=74),and normal control(NC)group(n=34).Colleced the clinical date of both group,such as the age,the sterility period.The levels of sex hormones were detected by chemiluminescence method.The glycosylated Tubulin levels of the sperm were detected by Western blot and immunofluorescence was used for localization analysis,and the relationship between the Gly-Tubulin of sperm flagellar and asthenospermia was analyzed by Multivariate Logistic regression analysis.Results Compared to NC group,the sterility period of group AP was prolong(3.98±0.30 vs 0.78±0.08),the percent of forward sperm motility was decreased(18.55±0.97 vs 46.24±1.89)and the expression level of Gly-Tubulin in the sperm flagellar was decreased(0.64±0.11 vs 1.00±0.00),the differences with statistical significance(t=62.038,χ2=14.394,3.148,all P＜0.05).There were no significant differences in follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),prolactin(PRL),estradiol(E2),testosterone,semen volume,sperm concentration and total sperm between the two groups(t/χ2=0.043～1.503,all P>0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the percent of forward sperm motility and the sperm flagellar Gly-Tubulin expression level were independent risk factors for male asthenospermia(Wald χ2=4.406,7.492,P<0.05).Conclusion Abnormal level of Gly Tubulin in sperm flagella may be closely related to the occurrence and development of asthenospermia.

Objective To examine the changing prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Burkholderia cepacia in 52 hospitals across China from 2015 to 2021.Methods A total of 9 261 strains of B.cepacia were collected from 52 hospitals between January 1,2015 and December 31,2021.Antimicrobial susceptibility of the strains was tested using Kirby-Bauer method or automated antimicrobial susceptibility testing systems according to a unified protocol.The results were interpreted according to the breakpoints released in the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI)guidelines(2023 edition).Results A total of 9 261 strains of B.cepacia were isolated from all age groups,especially elderly patients.The proportion was 11.1％(1 032 strains)in children,significantly lower than the proportion in adults.About half(46.5％,4 310/9 261)of the strains were isolated from patients at least 60 years old and 42.3％(3 919/9 261)of the strains were isolated from young adults.Most isolates(71.1％)were isolated from sputum and respiratory secretions,followed by urine(10.7％)and blood samples(8.1％).B.cepacia isolates were highly susceptible to the five antimicrobial agents recommended in the CLSI M100 document(33rd edition,2023).B.cepacia isolates showed relatively higher resistance rates to meropenem and levofloxacin.However,the resistance rates to ceftazidime,trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole,and minocycline remained below 8.1％.The percentage of B.cepacia strains resistant to levofloxacin was the highest compared to other antibiotics in any of the three age groups(from 12.4％in the patients＜18 years old to 20.6％in the patients aged 60 years or older).Conclusions B.cepacia is one of the clinically important non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria.Accurate and timely reporting of antimicrobial susceptibility test results and ongoing antimicrobial resistance surveillance are helpful for rational prescription of antimicrobial agents and proper prevention and control of nosocomial infections.

Objective To investigate the distribution and antimicrobial resistance profiles of clinically isolated Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis in hospitals across China from 2015 to 2021,and provide evidence for rational use of antimicrobial agents.Methods Data of H.influenzae and M.catarrhalis strains isolated from 2015 to 2021 in CHINET program were collected for analysis,and antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by disc diffusion method or automated systems according to the uniform protocol of CHINET.The results were interpreted according to the CLSI breakpoints in 2022.Beta-lactamases was detected by using nitrocefin disk.Results From 2015 to 2021,a total of 43 642 strains of Haemophilus species were isolated,accounting for 2.91％of the total clinical isolates and 4.07％of Gram-negative bacteria in CHINET program.Among the 40 437 strains of H.influenzae,66.89％were isolated from children and 33.11％were isolated from adults.More than 90％of the H.influenzae strains were isolated from respiratory tract specimens.The prevalence of β-lactamase was 53.79％in H.influenzae strains.The H.influenzae strains isolated from children showed higher resistance rate than the strains isolated from adults.Overall,779 strains of H.influenzae did not produce β-lactamase but were resistant to ampicillin(BLNAR).Beta-lactamase-producing strains showed significantly higher resistance rates to these antimicrobial agents than the β-lactamase-nonproducing strains.Of the 16 191 M.catarrhalis strains,80.06％were isolated from children and 19.94％isolated from adults.M.catarrhalis strains were mostly susceptible to both amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and cefuroxime,evidenced by resistance rate lower than 2.0％.Conclusions The emergence of antibiotic-resistant H.influenzae due to β-lactamase production poses a challenge for clinical anti-infective treatment.Therefore,it is very important to implement antibiotic resistance surveillance for H.influenzae and guide rational antibiotic use.All local clinical microbiology laboratories should actively improve antibiotic susceptibility testing and strengthen antibiotic resistance surveillance for H.influenzae.