Methods: Preoperatively, all 115 patients underwent BMD assessments using both CT-derived HUs and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and were administered multiple questionnaires, including the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Beck Depression Index (BDI). Both pain intensity and pain-related disability were assessed before and after lumbar fusion surgery. Results: Postoperatively, 14 patients (14/115, 12.2%) experienced FBSS. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine all preoperative covariates with significant differences between the patients with and without FBSS. The numeric rating pain scale score at rest, BAI score, PCS score, and HU value were found to be independently associated with FBSS (p<0.05). Conclusions This study revealed that preoperative BMD, as quantified by CT-derived HU values, may be associated with FBSS. Preoperative assessments of CT-derived HU values might provide additional details for identifying patients susceptible to FBSS, which could help prevent this complication.

We investigated serotype and resistance of Salmonella during pig slaughtering in Shandong Province,China,providing basic data for the risk assessment of Salmonella and for guiding the clinical medication.We used rapid classification kit to identify Salmonella serotype,adopted broth microdilution method to detect the resistance of 13 kinds drugs belong to 8 categories.Result showed that the identified 9 kinds of serotype were mainly S.derby and S.typhimurium.The resistance to 13 kinds drugs of 298 Salmonella were different.The higher percentage of tetracycline drugs as Doxycycline(DOX) and Tetracycline(TE) were 97.99％ and 80.20％,respectively,which was most sensitive to Colistine E.The resistant rate was only 2.01 ％,following by Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid and Ofloxacin which were 2.35 ％ and 4.03％,and the multiple resistant rate was 81.88％.TE-DOX was the regnant drug-resistant spectrum.In conclusion,the predominant serotype of Salmonella in links of pig slaughtering in Shandong Province is S.derby,and resistance is different to the different drugs.The drug resistance of different slaughter links exist significant differences,multiple drug resistance is serious,and drug-resistant spectrum are varied.

Objective:To investigate the status of the vestibular function of the patients with chronic positional symptoms after peripheral acute vestibular syndrome (AVS) and the curative effect of the vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT). Method:Using caloric test (CT), head shaking nystagmus test (HST), cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials as well as ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials to estimate the function of semicircular canal and otolith organs. The patients with normal VEMPs are divided as Group A. Otherwise are as Group B. Both groups are treated with VRT. The curative effect is estimated by vestibular symptom index (VSI) and Berg balance scale (BBS). Result:Thirty-three of 37 patients (86.5%) had an abnormal result of CT and HST, with 23 of these patients (65.7%) had an abnormal of both test. Twenty-two patients (59.5%) were in Group A and 15 (40.5%) in Group B. Before the therapy, Group B had a higher score of the balance and dizziness symptoms of VSI (P<0.05), and Group A had a higher score of the BBS (P<0.05). After the therapy, the VSI scores of both groups dropped and scores of the BBS raised. Conclusion:Patients with chronic positional symptoms after peripheral AVS have dynamic vestibular lesions to different extents. Those with otolith organs lesions tend to have a worse function of balance. Nevertheless, patients have a better off after VRT.

ABSTRACT:To understand the status of contamination and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus (S .aureus) isolated from raw cow milk ,600 samples were collected from five different provinces in China .After isolation and identification of S .aureus from these samples ,157 S .aureus isolates were obtained .Furthermore ,their resistant phenotype and resistant gene were analyzed by MIC detection ,as well as nine drug‐resistance genes determination and analysis .The result revealed that most of the S .aureus isolates contained multiple antibiotic resistant genes ,and all of the isolates were resistant to penicillin . Of 98 .73% isolates were resistant to amoxicillin .Conversely ,all of the isolates were sensitive to enrofloxacin and vancomycin . Moreover ,there were 29 MRSA positive strains among which 22 strains carrying femA gene .In conclusion ,much more atten‐tion should be paid to the drug‐resistance capabilities of field S .aureus isolates in raw cow milk ,and further monitoring of drug resistant S .aureus strains in milk should also be strengthened so as to ensure milk safety .

Four genotypic mice were constructed, by ovary transplantation, with body leptin receptor (LR) + and ovary LR - in Group A, body LR + and ovary LR + in Group B, body LR - and ovary LR + in Group C, as well as body LR - and ovary LR - in Group D respectively. Mice in C and D groups showed significant differences in glucose and fat metabolism as well as ovarian function as compared with A and B groups. Leptin signal transducting system exists in the ovary. Ovarian failure was induced by hyperlipidemia and lowered gonadotropin levels, but not by defective leptin signal within ovaries in the db/db mice.