1.Clinical distribution and drug resistance rates of Nocardia in a three-A hospital of Quanzhou from 2019 to 2024
Xihuan SUN ; Jiaming HUANG ; Peifen LI ; Yingying LIN ; Donghong HUANG
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2025;35(17):2664-2668
OBJECTIVE To understand the distribution and drug susceptibility rates of clinical Nocardia isolates so as to provide bases for standardized clinical diagnosis and treatment.METHODS The characteristics of clinical dis-tribution of the Nocardia strains that were isolated from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical Univer-sity between Aug.2019 and Aug.2024 were retrospectively analyzed.The isolated strains were identified by means of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry(MALDI-TOF MS),16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequencing were performed for the strains with low score,and the drug susceptibility testing was carried out by broth micro dilution method.RESULTS Totally 35 strains of Nocardia were isolated from clinical specimens in the five years,11 of which were Nocardia cyriacigeorgica,4 were Nocardia asiatica,3 were No-cardia farcinica,3 were Nocardia brasiliensis,3 were Nocardia sputorum,2 were Nocardia nova,2 were No-cardia otitidiscaviarum,2 were Nocardia beijingensis,2 were Nocardia concava,1 was Nocardia abscessus,1 was Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis,and 1 was Nocardia terpenica.Totally 85.71%of the strains were isolated from lower respiratory tract specimens including sputum,bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,bronchial brushing and lung puncture tissues,and 11.43%were isolated from skin and soft tissues.It was basically same in the male to female ratio for the patients with Nocardia infections,there were 18 cases of male and 17 cases of female.The elderly patients were dominant,and the patients aged more than 60 years old accounted for 51.43%.The strains were mainly isolated from respiratory medicine department and critical care medicine department.The drug sus-ceptibility rates of all the isolated strains to amikacin and linezolid were 100%,the drug susceptibility rates to sul-famethoxazole-trimethoprim were 97.14%,and the drug susceptibility rates to tobramycin,ceftriaxone and imi-penem were 80%,65.71%and 62.86%,respectively;the drug resistance rates to clarithromycin and ciprofloxa-cin were 65.71%and 62.86%,respectively.Among the major species of isolated Nocardia strains,the N.cyri-acigeorgica strains were all sensitive to sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim,linezolid,tobramycin,amikacin,imipen-em and ceftriaxone,the strains were resistant to ciprofloxacin,and the drug resistance rate to clarithromycin reached up to 81.82%.CONCLUSIONS N.cyriacigeorgica is the predominant species of isolated Nocardia strains.The pulmonary infection is the major type of infection.There is little difference in the male to female ratio among the patients with Nocardia infection,and the elderly patients are dominant.Amikacin,linezolid and sulfame-thoxazole-trimethoprim are the most sensitive drugs,and the drug resistance rates of the stains to clarithromycin are high.
2.Clinical distribution and drug resistance rates of Nocardia in a three-A hospital of Quanzhou from 2019 to 2024
Xihuan SUN ; Jiaming HUANG ; Peifen LI ; Yingying LIN ; Donghong HUANG
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2025;35(17):2664-2668
OBJECTIVE To understand the distribution and drug susceptibility rates of clinical Nocardia isolates so as to provide bases for standardized clinical diagnosis and treatment.METHODS The characteristics of clinical dis-tribution of the Nocardia strains that were isolated from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical Univer-sity between Aug.2019 and Aug.2024 were retrospectively analyzed.The isolated strains were identified by means of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry(MALDI-TOF MS),16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequencing were performed for the strains with low score,and the drug susceptibility testing was carried out by broth micro dilution method.RESULTS Totally 35 strains of Nocardia were isolated from clinical specimens in the five years,11 of which were Nocardia cyriacigeorgica,4 were Nocardia asiatica,3 were No-cardia farcinica,3 were Nocardia brasiliensis,3 were Nocardia sputorum,2 were Nocardia nova,2 were No-cardia otitidiscaviarum,2 were Nocardia beijingensis,2 were Nocardia concava,1 was Nocardia abscessus,1 was Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis,and 1 was Nocardia terpenica.Totally 85.71%of the strains were isolated from lower respiratory tract specimens including sputum,bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,bronchial brushing and lung puncture tissues,and 11.43%were isolated from skin and soft tissues.It was basically same in the male to female ratio for the patients with Nocardia infections,there were 18 cases of male and 17 cases of female.The elderly patients were dominant,and the patients aged more than 60 years old accounted for 51.43%.The strains were mainly isolated from respiratory medicine department and critical care medicine department.The drug sus-ceptibility rates of all the isolated strains to amikacin and linezolid were 100%,the drug susceptibility rates to sul-famethoxazole-trimethoprim were 97.14%,and the drug susceptibility rates to tobramycin,ceftriaxone and imi-penem were 80%,65.71%and 62.86%,respectively;the drug resistance rates to clarithromycin and ciprofloxa-cin were 65.71%and 62.86%,respectively.Among the major species of isolated Nocardia strains,the N.cyri-acigeorgica strains were all sensitive to sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim,linezolid,tobramycin,amikacin,imipen-em and ceftriaxone,the strains were resistant to ciprofloxacin,and the drug resistance rate to clarithromycin reached up to 81.82%.CONCLUSIONS N.cyriacigeorgica is the predominant species of isolated Nocardia strains.The pulmonary infection is the major type of infection.There is little difference in the male to female ratio among the patients with Nocardia infection,and the elderly patients are dominant.Amikacin,linezolid and sulfame-thoxazole-trimethoprim are the most sensitive drugs,and the drug resistance rates of the stains to clarithromycin are high.
3.Memory T cells: strategies for optimizing tumor immunotherapy.
Qingjun LIU ; Zhongjie SUN ; Ligong CHEN
Protein & Cell 2020;11(8):549-564
Several studies have demonstrated that memory T cells including stem cell memory (Tscm) T cells and central memory (Tcm) T cells show superior persistence and antitumor immunity compared with effector memory T (Tem) cells and effector T (Teff) cells. Furthermore, the Tcm/Teff ratio has been reported to be a predictive biomarker of immune responses against some tumors. Thus, a system-level understanding of the mechanisms underlying the differentiation of effector and memory T cells is of increasing importance for developing immunological strategies against various tumors. This review focuses on recent advances in efficacy against tumors, the origin, formation mechanisms of memory T cells, and the role of the gut microbiota in memory T cell formation. Furthermore, we summarize strategies to generate memory T cells in (ex) vivo that, might be applicable in clinical practice.
4. Safety evaluation of early exercise out of bed in patients with partial hepatectomy
Haiwei LIU ; Xiaoqin LYU ; Xihuan ZHOU ; Dongdong JI ; Qiang WEI ; Yingying SUN ; Chunjian WANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2019;35(17):1303-1306
Objective:
To confirm early (6 hours) exercise in patients with partial hepatectomy is safe and feasible.
Methods:
The control group included 211 patients who qualified for partial liver resection before the accelerated rehabilitation surgery (ERAS), 218 patients with partial hepatectomy who met the entry criteria after the implementation of ERAS were taken as test group, get out of bed 24 hours after routine mission in control group, activity of 6 hours after operation in ERAS group. To observe the time of getting out of bed and the incidence of postoperative complications in 2 groups.
Results:
Comparison with control group, early exercise time of patients in ERAS group after surgery. The incidence of postoperative complications decreased was 14.3% (31/218) while 34.6%(73/211) of the control group. The difference was statistically significant (

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