Objective To compare the categorical agreement between drug susceptibility testing(DST)and whole genome sequencing(WGS)for the detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB),and to explore the characteristics of WGS for MTB drug resistance detection.Methods A total of 71 MTB clinical isolates retained in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from 2018 to 2020 were included in this study.The MTB strains were tested for resistance to 14 anti-tuberculosis drugs,including Isoniazid(INH),Rifampicin(RIF),Rifabutin(RFB),Ethambutol(EMB),Streptomycin(SM),Moxifloxacin(MFX),Ofloxacin(OFX),Levofloxacin(LFX),Amikacin(AMK),Kanamycin(KAN),Capreomycin(CPM),Para-aminosalicylic acid(PAS),Ethionamide(ETH)and Clofazimine(CLO),using both DST(colorimetric redox indicator meth-od)and WGS methods.Kappa test was performed to analyze the results of drug resistance detection for both methods.Results Based on DST and WGS methods to detect anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in seventy-one MTB clinical isolates,the results showed that the agreement rate of RIF,RFB,SM,MFX,OFX and LFX ex-ceeded 90.00％,and the kappa values were all greater than 0.80,with near perfect agreement;The agreement rates of INH and EMB were 84.51％and 81.69％,and Kappa values were 0.68 and 0.54,respectively,with fair agreement.No more than two drug resistant MTB strains of AMK and KAN were detected by both meth-ods,and the resistance rate was less than 3.00％.The agreement rates of CPM,ETH,PAS,and CLO ranged from 61.97％to 91.55％,and the Kappa values were less than 0.40,with slight or fair agreement.Conclusion There are differences in the ability of WGS to detect resistance to various anti-tuberculosis drugs,and it is more effective in detecting resistance to six anti-tuberculosis drugs,including RIF,RFB,SM,MFX,OFX and LFX,while there are still certain differences in detecting resistance to other anti-tuberculosis drugs compared with DST.It is necessary to further clarify the detailed resistance mechanisms of relevant anti-tu-berculosis drugs and to explore the standardization of WGS for drug resistance detection.

Objective:To develop a risk assessment scale for infusion port occlusion in patients with malignant tumors and to test its reliability and validity.Methods:An initial item pool was constructed based on literature review. Through purposive sampling, two rounds of Delphi consultations with 20 experts were conducted from March to May 2023. Weights were assigned to the indicators using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and the risk assessment scale was finalized. From June to September 2023, a convenience sample of 278 malignant tumor patients with infusion ports from four Class Ⅲ Grade A hospitals in Shanxi Province was selected for item analysis and reliability and validity testing.Results:The risk assessment scale for infusion port occlusion in malignant tumor patients includes five dimensions, 16 primary indicators, and 35 secondary indicators. The content validity index at the scale level was 0.925, and at the item level ranged from 0.818 to 1.000. A total of five factors were extracted by exploratory factor analysis, with a cumulative contribution rate of 57.081% to the variance. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.815, with a cutoff score of 24.50. The overall Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.910, and the split-half reliability coefficient was 0.762.Conclusions:The risk assessment scale for infusion port occlusion in malignant tumor patients demonstrates good reliability and validity, and has high predictive power, which provides a scientific basis for identifying high-risk populations in clinical settings.

Objective:To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of Kunxian capsule related regimens for patients with lupus nephritis(LN)in order to provide a reference basis for treatment strategies for LN patients.Methods:The computer searched the rele-vant studies of Kunxian capsule in PubMed,Web of Science,Cochrane Library,CBM,CNKI,Wanfang and VIP databases on the treatment of LN,the limited time for the establishment of the database is April 6,2022,and used R 4.0.2 software and Revman 5.3 software for Meta-analysis.Results:Four RCTs with 1 cohort study including 310 patients were finally included.The results of the Me-ta-analysis showed that:In terms of 24 h urinary protein and SLEDAI score,Glucocorticoid+Cyclophosphamide+Kunxian capsule achieved the best result after treatment;in terms of Scr,IgE,and IgG,the levels of each index were significantly lower in Glucocorti-coid+Cyclophosphamide+Kunxian capsules than in Glucocorticoid+Cyclophosphamide(P<0.05).Conclusion:The 5 regimens may work best as Glucocorticoids+Cyclophosphamide+Kunxian capsules in terms of clinical efficacy in treating LN patients.Because of the quality and quantity limitations of the included studies,more high-quality studies are needed for validation.

Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)in the treatment of recurrent spontaneous abortion and their regulatory effects of levels of peripheral blood Th17 cells and Treg cells.Methods Computer retrieval of CNKI,WanFang,VIP,SinoMed,FMRS,PubMed,Cochrane Library,Embase,Web of science and other databases were carried out.RCTS related to the regulation of Th17 and Treg cells by TCM in the treatment of recurrent spontaneous abortion,published from the establishment of the database to June 2023 were screened.Two reviewers evaluated the quality of the literature according to the Cochrane handbook.RevMan5.4 software was used for Meta-Analysis.Results A total of 10 studies that involved 1 052 patients were included.The Meta-Analysis results showed that compared to the control group,the effective rate[RR=1.20,95%CI(1.11,1.30),P＜0.000 01],live birth rate[RR=1.32,95%CI(1.16,1.50),P＜0.000 01]and the reduction of adverse drug reactions[RR=0.34,95%CI(0.14,0.83),P=0.02]were significantly improved by the intervention of TCM.After treatment with TCM,the expression of Th17 cells was decreased[MD=-0.71,95%CI(-1.01,-0.41),P＜0.000 01],and the expression of Treg cells was increased[SMD=1.21,95%CI(0.80,1.62),P＜0.000 01].The ratio of Th17/Treg cells was decreased[SMD=-2.62,95%CI(-4.09,-1.14),P=0.000 5].Conclusion TCM used for post-pregnancy or before and after pregnancy can significantly improve the clinical symptoms and live birth rate of patients with recurrent spontaneous abortion,wihch showed high safety.Moreover,TCM can reduce the expression of Th17 cells,up-regulate the expression of Treg cells and regulate the immune balance of Th17/Treg cells,which is conducive to embryonic development after pregnancy.

Objective:Based on cognitive behavioral therapy, to construct a physical and mental adjustment intervention plan for the main caregiver of cancer patients through the network platform.Methods:Through evidence-based literature published from July 2012 to July 2022 screening and evaluation, combined with qualitative interviews for 10 primary caregivers of cancer patients, the intervention plan for physical and mental adjustment of the main caregivers of cancer patients was preliminarily formulated. After consultation with Delphi experts (15 cases) through two rounds, the intervention plan was finally determined.Results:In the two rounds of expert letter inquiries, 15 questionnaires were distributed and 15 valid questionnaires were recovered. The effective recovery rate was 100.00% and the expert authority coefficient were 0.89 and 0.90 in the two rounds of expert letter inquiries respectively, the Kendall harmony coefficients were 0.279 and 0.323 respectively, and the differences were all statistically significant ( P<0.01). The intervention plan for physical and mental adjustment ofthe main caregivers of cancer patients included 5 first-level indicators (basic knowledge, symptom education, home care knowledge, relaxation training, social support), 27 second-level indicatorsand 54 third-level indicators. Conclusions:The method of the psychosomatic regulation intervention program is scientific and practical, which can be initially applied to the psychological adjustment of the main caregivers of cancer patients, so as to provide a reference for improving their negative emotions.

Objective:To explore the effect of intelligent psychosomatic intervention based on cognitive behavior therapy on pain, fatigue, sleep disorder symptom cluster and negative mood of patients with advanced cancer.Methods:From September to December 2021, 77 patients with intermediate and terminal cancer hospitalized in the Oncology Department of a Class Ⅲ Grade A hospital in Shanxi Province were selected as the study subject by convenient sampling. The patients were divided into control group ( n=39) and test group ( n=38) according to the wards. The control group received routine nursing of tumor diseases, while the test group received intelligent psychosomatic intervention on the basis of routine nursing. The Chinese version of Chinese Version of Brief Pain Inventory (BPI-C) , Chinese Version of Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI-C) , Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) , 7 item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were used to evaluate the effects of the two groups before and after intervention. Results:After intervention, there was no statistical difference in pain scores between the two groups ( P>0.05) , but the pain scores of patients in the test group decreased after intervention compared with those before intervention, with a statistical difference ( P<0.05) . After the intervention, the fatigue scores of patients in both groups decreased, with a statistically significant difference compared with that before the intervention ( P<0.05) , and after the intervention, the fatigue scores in the test group were lower than those in the control group, with a statistically significant difference ( P<0.05) . After intervention, the scores of sleep, anxiety and depression in the test group were lower than those in the control group, with statistically significant differences ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The intelligent symptom cluster management for patients with advanced cancer has preliminarily proved that it has certain effects on pain, fatigue, sleep disorder symptom clusters and psychological and emotional problems of patients, and is worthy of further research and promotion.

Objective:To construct a risk classification prevention plan for medical adhesive related skin injury at the peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) site of tumor patients, so as to provide reference for preventing PICC related skin damage.Methods:The overall period of this study was from April to July 2022. Based on evidence-based search of domestic and foreign literature, and combined with preliminary investigation results, a preliminary framework index for the risk classification prevention of medical adhesive related skin injury at the PICC site of tumor patients was constructed. A total of 20 venous therapy experts from 14 Class Ⅲ hospitals in Shanxi Province were selected by purposive sampling. The Delphi method was used to conduct two rounds of consultation with experts to determine the risk classification prevention plan for medical adhesive related skin injury at the PICC site of tumor patients.Results:The effective response rate of the two rounds of expert consultation questionnaires was 100%, with expert authority coefficients of 0.94 and Kendall's harmony coefficients of 0.12 and 0.16, respectively, with a statistically significant difference ( P<0.001). The final constructed risk classification prevention plan for medical adhesive related skin injury at the PICC site of tumor patients included 6 first-level indicators and 31 second-level indicators. Conclusions:The risk classification prevention plan for medical adhesive related skin injury at the PICC site of tumor patients in this study is scientific, targeted, and practical, and can provide practical guidance for the prevention of PICC-related skin injury.

Objective To analyze CT imaging findings and pathological features of the thymic cyst.Methods The CT findings of 20 cases with thymic cyst confirmed by pathology were analyzed retrospectively.The analysis included the location,shape ,size ,density ,contour, unilocular or multilocular,with or without walls,enhancement and lesion periphery.The pathology results were compared to CT findings.Results All lesions were located in the anterior mediastinum,in which the location of left side in 12 cases,right side in 6 cases,median mediastinum in 2 cases.All lesions had clear border and unilocular,including round shape in 4 cases,oval shape in 8 cases,and irregular shape in 8 cases with triangular shape in 1 case,the size range was 2-6 cm.4 cases had obvious cyst wall.The CT value of the cyst had range of 4-53 HU,with 10 cases less than 10 HU and 10 cases greater than 10 HU.There was no enhancement within the cysts of 20 cases and the cyst wall had enhancement in 4 cases.All cases of pathological findings were confirmed as thymus cyst.Gross sample showed gray red or isabeling.The lesion was cystic in 18 cases,soft stereocyst in 2 cases,bright yellow liquid within the capsule in 10 cases,butter fat in 5 cases,chylomicrons in 3 cases,unilocular in 19 cases and multilocular in 1 case (butter fat).Microscope showed the fibrous capsule wall in all cases,lined with squamous epithelium,ciliated columnar epithelium,monolayer columnar epithelium,in which could be seen normal thymus tissue.The thickness of the wall was no more than 0.5 cm,and multilocular wall smooth,no obvious inflammatory response in the surrounding.Conclusion CT image findings can clearly show the thymic cyst site,shape,size,density and boundaries,unilocular or multilocular,with or without walls.The CT image can reflect pathological features of the thymic cyst,and can provide accurate and reliable information for the clinic.

Objective To discuss peer education on the rehabilitation in schizophrenia recovery.Methods According to the order of admission,108 cases of hospitalized recovery of schizophrenia patients were divided into observation group and control group,each group in 54cases.The observation group received psychiatric conventional treatment and care at the same time add peer educations,the control group only accepted psychiatric conventional treatment and care.The observation group was given for a period of 20 weeks peer education.The nurse brief mental scale (N -BPRS),self -knowledge and treatment attitude questionnaire scale (ITAQ)were assessed in the two groups at the beginning,10 weeks,20 weeks.Results The difference of N -BPRS score between the two groups was not statistically significant (t =0.191,P =0.850).In the observation group,the scores had significant differences between 10 weeks and 20 weeks peer education (t =2.757,P =0.069;t =4.000,P =0.000).The ITAQ scores of the observation group at the beginning,20 weeks peer education were (11.22 ±3.55)points,(17.22 ±4.31)points, the difference was statistically significant (P <0.01).In control group,ITAQ scores before and after treatment were (10.84 ±5.19)points,(13.12 ±6.12)points,the difference was not statistically significant (P >0.05).Conclusion Schizophrenia convalescence patients accept peer education is helpful to rehabilitation.

Objective To observe the influence of different level of hyperhomocysteinemia on mRNA and protein expressions of KV1 .3 ,CaN,NFAT,IL-6 and TNF-αin lymphocytes of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Methods We selected 90 STEMI patients and divided them into three groups according to the level of plasma homocysteine:the first experimental group (STEMI group,Hcy<1 5μmol/L, n=30),the second experimental group (STEMI with mild Hhcy group,Hcy 15~30μmol/L,n=30)and the third experimental group (STEMI with intermediate Hhcy group,Hcy>30 μmol/L,n=30 ).Another 30 healthy examined people were selected as control group (n=3 0 ).Peripheral lymphocytes were isolated by Ficoll density gradient centrifugation.The Hcy in the plasma was measured with the IMX assays.Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-PCR)was used to detect mRNA expressions of KV1.3,CnAα,NFAT1,IL-6 and TNF-αand Western blot technique was used to detect the expressions of KV1.3,CnAαand NFAT1.Results The mRNA and protein expression levels of KV1.3,CnAαand NFAT1 in each experimental group were significantly higher than those in control group (P<0 .0 5 or P<0 .0 1 ).Multiple comparison in each experimental group showed that compared with that in the first experimental group,the expression level of the second experimental group increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01)and compared with first and second experimental groups,the expression level of the third experimental group increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01).The mRNA expression levels of IL-6 and TNF-αin each experimental group were significantly higher than those in control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01 ).Multiple comparison in each experimental group showed that compared with that in the first experimental group,the expression level of the second experimental group increased (P<0 .0 5 or P<0 .0 1 )and compared with first and second experimental groups,the expression level of the third experimental group increased (P<0.01).Plasma total Hcy levels were positively correlated with mRNA and protein expressions of KV1.3 in all observed groups (r=0.503 P=0.000,r=0.726 P=0.000).Conclusion The higher level of Hcy in plasma,the higher mRNA and protein expression levels of KV1.3,CnAα,NFAT1 and the higher mRNA expression levels of IL-6,TNF-αin the lymphocyte of STEMI patients,which may be one mechanism for Hcy exacerbating the inflammatory reaction of STEMI.