1.Epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in Huzhou City from 2014 to 2023
JIN Meihua ; WANG Ziyi ; REN Feilin ; LIU Xiaoqi ; SUN Xiuxiu ; YANG Zhongrong ; MAO Guangyun
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(10):856-860
Objective:
To investigate the epidemilogical characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province from 2014 to 2023, so as to provide the basis for formulating prevention and control measures for the construction of "TB-free city".
Methods:
The data of pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Huzhou City from 2014 to 2023 was collected through the Infectious Disease Reporting Management System of Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System. The onset time, region, and population distribution characteristics of the cases were described.
Results:
A total of 11 598 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were reported in Huzhou City from 2014 to 2023, with an average annual incidence of 37.42/105. The reported incidence decreased from 47.50/105 in 2014 to 28.36/105 in 2023 (P<0.05), with an annual decline rate of 5.57%. There were 6 304 etiological positive cases, accounting for 54.35%. The peak season for pulmonary tuberculosis cases was from March to September, with the highest seasonal ratio of 112.48% in May. The average annual reported incidence rates in Anji County and Changxing County were relatively high (46.14/105 and 41.15/105). The reported incidence rate of pulmonary tuberculosis in Huzhou City increased with age (P<0.05), peaking at 97.36/105 in the group aged 75 to <80 years. There were 7 991 male pulmonary tuberculosis cases and 3 607 female cases, with a male-to-female ratio of 2.22∶1. The average annual incidence rates of pulmonary tuberculosis was higher in males than in females (50.39/105 vs. 23.87/105). Farmers were the primary occupation affected, with 6 350 cases accounting for 54.75%.
Conclusions
The reported incidence rate of pulmonary tuberculosis in Huzhou City decreased from 2014 to 2023, with a high incidence in spring and summer. The incidence rates in Anji County and Changxing County were higher than Huzhou City's average. Male, elderly residents and farmers were the key populations for pulmonary tuberculosis prevention and control.
2.A multicenter clinical study of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalization of children with bronchiolitis
Tianyue WANG ; Yunxiao SHANG ; Lin DONG ; Chuangli HAO ; Meijuan WANG ; Yanqiu ZHANG ; Fei WANG ; Junfeng LIU ; Jun YANG ; Linyan YING ; Chunmei ZHU ; Min LI ; Yinghong FAN ; Heng TANG ; Xiuxiu ZHANG ; Xiaoling WU ; Xiufang WANG ; Zhihong WEN ; Ruiming SHI ; Yun ZHANG ; Min LI ; Zhihui HE ; Rongjun LIN ; Xueyan WANG ; Jun LIU
International Journal of Pediatrics 2023;50(6):397-402
Objective:In order to explore the impact of corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19)on the hospitalization of children with bronchiolitis and to improve clinicians′ understanding of the characteristics of bronchiolitis during the COVID-19 epidemic.Methods:This was a multicenter clinical study, and the data have been collected from 23 children′s medical centers in China.All the clinical data were retrospectively collected from children with bronchiolitis who were hospitalized at each study center from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021.The results included gender, age at hospitalization, length of stay, respiratory syncytial virus(RSV) test results, severity rating, ICU treatment, and the total number of children hospitalized with respiratory tract infection during the same period.The clinical data of children with bronchiolitis in 2019 before COVID-19 epidemic and in 2020、2021 during COVID-19 epidemic were statistically analyzed and compared.Results:According to a summary of data provided by 23 children′s medical centers, there were 4 909 cases of bronchiolitis in 2019, 2 654 cases in 2020, and 3 500 cases in 2021.Compared with 2019, the number of bronchiolitis cases decreased by 45.94% in 2020 and 28.70% in 2021.In 2019, 2020 and 2021, there were no significant differences in gender ratio, age, and duration of hospitalization.Compared with 2019, the ratio of bronchiolitis to the total number of hospitalizations for respiratory tract infection decreased significantly in 2020 and 2021( χ2=12.762, P<0.05; χ2=84.845, P<0.05).The proportion of moderate to severe bronchiolitis cases in both 2020 and 2021 was lower than that in 2019, and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=4.054, P<0.05; χ2=8.109, P<0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the proportion of bronchiolitis cases requiring ICU treatment between 2019, 2020, and 2021 ( χ2=1.914, P>0.05).In 2019, a total of 52.60%(2 582/4 909) of children with bronchiolitis underwent RSV pathogen testing, and among them, there were 708 cases with RSV positive, accounting for 28.00%.In 2020, 54.14%(1 437/2 654) of children with bronchiolitis underwent RSV pathogen testing, and there were 403 cases with RSV positive, accounting for 28.04%.In 2021, 66.80%(2 238/3 500) of children with bronchiolitis underwent RSV pathogen testing, and there were 935 cases with RSV positive, accounting for 41.78%.Compared with 2019 and 2020, the RSV positive rate in 2021 showed a significant increase( χ2=99.673, P<0.05; χ2=71.292, P<0.05). Conclusion:During the COVID-19 epidemic, the implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures reduced the hospitalization rate and severity of bronchiolitis, but did not reduce the positive rate of RSV detection.
3.Practice and benefit of national standardized management of type 2 diabetes in Yulin City
Jie HU ; Feng ZHANG ; Xingmei LI ; Yanni WANG ; Fuxiang SHI ; Shaojuan FENG ; Puliufang HE ; Xiumei ZHANG ; Hui ZHAO ; Qiaofen YANG ; Rui SONG ; Xiuxiu FENG ; Jiansheng NIU
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2023;44(5):836-840
【Objective】 To investigate the practice and benefit of national standardized management of type 2 diabetes in Yulin City. 【Methods】 We recruited the adult type 2 diabetes patients who sought medical help at our hospital from May 2020 to October 2022 as subjects. We collected their basic information (sex and age); measured height, weight, waist and hip circumference, and blood pressure; calculated body mass index (BMI); and detected blood glucose, c-peptide, HbA1c, biomarkers, urinary microalbumin, sensory nerve conduction velocity of lower limbs, ABI, and subcutaneous and visceral fat at the time of MMC recruited and the end of six months. T test and Mann-Whitney U rank sum test were used for measurement data and χ2 test or Fisher’s exact probability method for counting data to analyze the data. 【Results】 After 6 months, the levels of fasting blood glucose, postprandial blood glucose, HbA1c, and visceral and subcutaneous fat in all the patients decreased, but the level of fasting c-peptide increased compared with the baseline (all P<0.05). Secondly, compared with the baseline, the control rate of HbA1c (35.21% vs. 13.71% ) and the comprehensive control rate (13.97% vs. 7.26% ) were both significantly increased at six months (P<0.05). Thirdly, after 6 months, the levels of fasting blood glucose, postprandial blood glucose, HbA1c, TG, TC, and UA were decreased more, while the fasting c-peptide and postprandial c-peptide were increased more in the patients of the HbA1c standard group (HbA1c<7% ) than those of the non-standard group. 【Conclusion】 The multiple benefits of blood glucose, blood lipid, uric acid and islet function can be achieved by taking type 2 diabetes patients into MMC. Meanwhile, the rates of HbA1c control and comprehensively reaching the standard are significantly increased. Therefore, MMC can explore a new way for the management of type 2 diabetic patients in this area.
4.Analysis of Polarizing Microscopic Characteristics and X-ray Diffraction Fingerprint of Mineral Medicine Maifanitum
Sicheng WU ; Yulu MA ; Wenguo YANG ; Fang FANG ; Ying WANG ; Wei YANG ; Shilin DAI ; Baofei YAN ; Jin ZHAO ; Xiuxiu WANG ; Qian ZHAO ; Xiaohua BAO ; Jianping ZHANG ; Chenyu XU ; Shengjin LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(13):166-172
ObjectiveTo analyze the polarized light microscopic characteristics, the composition of physical phases and their relative contents of Maifanitum from different origins, and to establish the Fourier characteristic fingerprint of Maifanitum powder crystals by X-ray diffraction(XRD). MethodA total of 26 batches of Maifanitum samples were selected, and the microscopic characteristics of the sample powders and grinding flakes were observed by polarized light microscopy under single polarized light and orthogonal polarized light, and the main phase compositions and their relative contents were analyzed by powder crystal XRD technique, and the XRD Fourier characteristic fingerprint of Maifanitum was established. The incident light source of XRD was Cu target Kβ radiation, the light tube voltage and light tube current were 40 kV and 40 mA, respectively, the divergence slit was 1°, the scattering slit was 1°, the receiving slit was 0.2 mm, the scanning speed was 5°·min-1 with continuous scanning and scanning range of 5-90°(2θ), and the step length was 0.02°. ResultThe polarized light micrographs of powders and grinding flakes of Maifanitum were obtained, and the main phases were plagioclase, potassium feldspar and quartz, and a few samples also contained illite, pyrite, iron dolomite, calcite, iron amphibole and chlorite, etc. The relative total content of feldspar phases was 61.9%-82.4%, and the relative content of quartz was 12.6%-33.6%. The XRD Fourier fingerprint analysis method of Maifanitum with 13 common peaks as the characteristic fingerprint information was established, and the similarity calculated by the mean correlation coefficient method was 0.920 9-0.997 7, the similarity calculated by the mean angle cosine method was 0.940 5-0.998 4, the similarity calculated by the median correlation coefficient method was 0.921 1-0.997 5, and the similarity calculated by the median angle cosine method was 0.947 5-0.998 2. ConclusionThe polarized light microscopic identification characteristics of Maifanitum are mainly plagioclase, quartz and potassium feldspar, and the technique of powder crystal XRD Fourier fingerprint analysis can be used for the identification of Maifanitum.
5.Determination of Fourteen Fluorescent Whitening Agents in Cosmetics by HPLC-MS/MS
Xia WANG ; Liqin LIN ; Zhi YANG ; Liqiong GAO ; Xiuxiu WANG ; Mengna JIN ; Hongjian CHEN
Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy 2023;40(23):3236-3244
OBJECTIVE To establish a method for the determination of fourteen fluorescent whitening agents in cosmetics by HPLC-MS/MS. METHODS Samples were extracted on a Waters ACQUITY UPLC ®BEH C18(2.1 mm×50 mm, 1.7 μm) column after ultrasonic extracted by DMF with the mobile phase consisted of methanol-0.1% ammonia water solution by gradient elution. The flow rate was 0.3 mL·min-1. The column temperature was 40 ℃. MS was performed using triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. Electrospray ionization source was operated in the positive/negative mode using multiple reaction monitoring scanning mode. RESULTS The results showed that there were good linear relationships for the fluorescent whitening agents in a certain concentration range with correlation coefficients(r) greater than 0.99. The limits of quantification were 0.01-20 μg·g-1 and the limits of detection were 0.004-8 μg·g-1. The average recoveries at three spiked levels were in the range of 85.4%-108.9%, and the relative standard deviation were in the range of 0.3%-7.2%. CONCLUSION The method has high sensitivity, strong specificity, simple and convenient operation, and is suitable for the detection of fourteen fluorescent whitening agents in cosmetics.
6.Investigation and Evaluation of Systematic Reviews of Prediction Models Published in Chinese Journals: Methodological and Reporting Quality
Ziyi WANG ; Cuncun LU ; Jiayi HUANG ; Jinglei ZHANG ; Wenru SHANG ; Lu CUI ; Wendi LIU ; Xiuxiu DENG ; Xiaoxiao ZHAO ; Kehu YANG ; Xiuxia LI
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2023;15(4):927-935
To analyze the methodological and reporting quality of systematic reviews of prediction models published in Chinese journals, with the aim of providing reference for enhancing the overall quality of Chinese systematic reviews of prediction models. We searched the CNKI, WanFang Data, CBM, and VIP databases for Chinese systematic reviews of prediction models from inception to July 20, 2023. After two independent reviewers screened literature and extracted data, the AMSTAR(A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews) and PRISMA 2020(Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020) tools were used to assess the methodological and reporting quality of the included reviews. A total of 55 systematic reviews published between 2015 and 2023 were included, 12 of which were meta-analysis. The reviews covered various topics, mainly including cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and diabetes. The identified systematic reviews exhibited obvious deficiencies: items 1, 4, 5, 6, and 10 of AMSTAR showed poor methodological quality, and items 7, 10a, 12, 13a-f, 14, 15, 16a-b, 17, 20b-d, 21, 22, 23d, 24a-c, 25 and 26 of PRISMA 2020 needed improvement in reporting quality. Furthermore, a moderate positive correlation ( The methodological and reporting quality of existing systematic reviews of prediction models published in Chinese journals is relatively poor and demands improvement.
7.Development, reliability and validity of the Sexual Health Education Needs Assessment Scale for Breast Cancer Patients
Ping ZHU ; Xiuxiu YANG ; Meixiang WANG ; Fang CHENG ; Yi PEI ; Lingyun SHI ; Xinxin LIU ; Yanyan LIAO ; Wenbo ZHU ; Liuliu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(28):3815-3822
Objective:To develop the Sexual Health Education Needs Assessment Scale for Breast Cancer Patients and test its reliability and validity.Methods:Guided by Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory and knowledge, belief, and practice theory, an initial scale was formed through literature review, semi-structured interviews and Delphi expert consultation. Through cognitive interviews with 9 patients, the scale was further revised and improved to form a clinical trial version. From December 2021 to September 2022, 397 breast cancer patients from 9 ClassⅢ hospitals in 6 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions were selected by convenience sampling to conduct a questionnaire survey, test the reliability and validity of the scale and grade it.Results:The Sexual Health Education Needs Assessment Scale for Breast Cancer Patients included four dimensions and 32 items in total. Exploratory factor analysis extracted a total of four common factors, with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 72.258%. The content validity index of the scale was 0.865, and the content validity index of each item was 0.929 to 1.000. The correlation coefficients between each dimension of the scale and the total scale were 0.789 to 0.956, and the correlation coefficients between dimensions were 0.635 to 0.863. The Cronbach's α coefficient of the total scale was 0.979, and the Cronbach's α coefficients of each dimension were 0.897 to 0.969. The half reliability of the total scale was 0.941, and the half reliability of each dimension was 0.851 to 0.946. The total score of the scale was 32 to 160, with 32 to 77 being at a low level, 78 to 117 being at a medium level, and 118 to 160 being at a high level.Conclusions:The developed Sexual Health Education Needs Assessment Scale for Breast Cancer Patients has good reliability and validity, and is suitable for breast cancer patients' sexual health education needs assessment.
8.Identification of Age-associated Proteins and Functional Alterations in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Jin XIUXIU ; Liu JINGYANG ; Wang WEIPING ; Li JIANGFENG ; Liu GUANGMING ; Qiu RUIQI ; Yang MINGZHU ; Liu MENG ; Yang LIN ; Du XIAOFENG ; Lei BO
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2022;20(4):633-647
Retinal pigment epithelium(RPE)has essential functions,such as nourishing and sup-porting the neural retina,and is of vital importance in the pathogenesis of age-related retinal degen-eration.However,the exact molecular changes of RPE during aging remain poorly understood.Here,we isolated human primary RPE(hRPE)cells from 18 eye donors distributed over a wide age range(10-67 years old).A quantitative proteomic analysis was performed to analyze changes in their intracellular and secreted proteins.Age-group related subtypes and age-associated proteins were revealed and potential age-associated mechanisms were validated in ARPE-19 and hRPE cells.The results of proteomic data analysis and verifications suggest that RNF123-and RNF149-related protein ubiquitination plays an important role in protecting hRPE cells from oxidative damage dur-ing aging.In older hRPE cells,apoptotic signaling-related pathways were up-regulated,and endo-plasmic reticulum organization was down-regulated both in the intracellular and secreted proteomes.Our work paints a detailed molecular picture of hRPE cells during the aging process and provides new insights into the molecular characteristics of RPE during aging and under other related clinical retinal conditions.
9.Effects of "Internet +" hospital-family standardized feeding management model in premature infants
Xiuxiu YANG ; Lei ZHAO ; Ruicun LU ; Qian ZHANG ; Caixiao SHI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(7):943-948
Objective:To explore the effects of the "Internet +" hospital-family standardized feeding management model in premature infants.Methods:From May 2019 to November 2020, 240 moderately-risk and low-risk premature infants hospitalized at the Department of Neonatal Medicine in Henan Children's Hospital were selected by convenience sampling and divided into a control group and an experimental group according to the random number table and order of admission, with 120 infants in each group. Infants in the control group received standardized nursing, while infants in the experimental group underwent "Internet +" hospital-family standardized feeding management on this basis. The weight, body length and head circumference of the two groups of premature infants were measured at the age of 40 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months after correction; the hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels were detected, and the incidence of anemia and iron deficiency were observed at the age of 6 months and 12 months after correction; the readmission rate, neurological function, and parental satisfaction with care were investigated at the age of 12 months after correction.Results:At the age of 40 weeks after correction, there was no significant difference in weight, body length, and head circumference between the experimental and control groups ( P>0.05) . At the age of 6 and 12 months after correction, the weight, body length, and head circumference were larger in the experimental group than in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01) . At the age of 6 months after correction, there was no significant difference in the hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels between the two groups of premature infants ( P>0.05) . At the age of 12 months after correction, the hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels in the experimental group was improved compared with the control group; The incidences of anemia and iron deficiency in the experimental group were lower than those in the control group; the readmission rate in the experimental group was lower than that in the control group, and the neurological function score was higher than that in the control group, with statistically significant difference ( P<0.05) ; parents of premature infants in the experimental group had better nursing satisfaction than the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The "Internet +" hospital-family standardized feeding management model can improve the nutritional status of premature infants, promote their catch-up growth, improve prognostic outcomes, and elevate the satisfaction of parents of premature infants with continuous care.
10.Histopathological and MRI characteristics of facial unidentified filling objects
Lei DONG ; Li QUAN ; Wencai WENG ; Weiyan CHEN ; Jieqing WANG ; Wei YANG ; Xu HAN ; Bo HU ; Xiuxiu ZHANG ; Chen ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2021;27(2):124-128
Objective:Unidentified filling objects (UFO) can cause adverse results including infections, overfilling, asymmetry, foreign body granulomas, dislocation or psychological panic. To remove UFO accurately, it is important to locate and identify the injected substances preoperatively. This study investigated the viability of using MRI to correctly locate and identify injected substances by relating MRI to gross and pathological microscopic examination.Methods:Eighty-two facial UFO patients from 2013 to 2017 were studied by the experts of the Department of Image, Xinhua Hospital of Dalian University. Five of the patients were male and seventy-seven were female. The age ranged from 17 to 58 years with average 29.4 years. They came to our hospital for removal of UFO after they had facial injective fillers in the illegal medial offices. The injected sites involved in the forehead, temple, malar, cheek, nose, nasolabial folds, and chin. All the patients' faces were examined with MRI preoperatively, using T1W, T2W and fat-suppressed sequences. Based on the guides of MRI, UFOs were removed with their capsules by open approach. Samples were recorded with digital pictures and then were fixed in 10% formalin solution for microscopic examination of HE stained slices.Results:Based on MRI, gross and microscopic examination, UFO were classified into 3 types, gel-like fillers, solid particles, and growth factors. Gel-like fillers appeared strongly hyperintense on T2 W and STIR sequences and hypointense on T1 W sequences. Grossly, they looked like gruel covered by altered soft tissue. Under the light microscope, many pieces of blue-stained material were dispersed in subcutaneous tissue infiltrated with a large number of mononuclear cells and foreign-body giant cells. Solid particles had low to intermediate signal intensity on T1 W and T2 W images. Grossly, they were like sand merging in soft tissue. The biopsy showed crowed bubbles surrounded by tissue filled with a large number of mononuclear cells and foreign-body giant cells. For growth factors affected tissue, it was hard to differentiate between normal and abnormal on MRI. The affected tissue appeared as somehow hypointense on T1 W sequences and hyperintense on T2 W fat suppressed sequences. During the operation, the affected region was easy bleeding and full of fibrofatty tissue. Under the microscope, there were increased small blood vessels and collagens.Conclusions:Based on MRI, gross and microscopic examination, UFO can be classified into 3 types, gel-like fillers, solid particles, and growth factors. MRI is very important for doctors to assess the patient's conditions and make the plan of operation. MRI is also useful for doctors to locate UFO and understand the relationship between UFO and their nearby organs.


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