Value of Hemoglobin A2 Level Determined by Capillary Electrophoresis in Screening and Diagnosis of Thalassemia / 现代检验医学杂志

Objective To evaluate the value of HbA2 level determined by capillary electrophoresis (Hb-CE)in screening and diagnosis of thalassemia.Methods HbA2 level of 249 thalassaemia carriers and 142 healthy controls confirmed by molecular biological detection were determined by Hb-CE method.The thalassaemia carrier subjects were divided into different groups and subgroups according to their results of gene detection.The sensitivity,specificity,accuracy,positive predictive value and negative predictive value for the diagnosis ofα-thalassemia,β-thalassaemia,α,β-thalassaemia were calculated under different HbA2 cut-off value.Results Mean value of HbA2 in healthy controls was (3.03±0.27)%.Mean values of HbA2 inα-thalassemia group and its subgroups of silentα-thalassemia,standardα-thalassemia and hemoglobin H disease were (2.38± 0.55)%,(2.61±0.46)%,(2.47 ± 0.32)% and (1.07 ± 0.17)%,respectively.Mean values of HbA2 inβ-thalassaemia group and itsβ0 subgroup,β+ subgroup were (5.65±0.47)%,(5.71±0.48)% and (5.56±0.43)%.Mean value of HbA2 in compoundαandβ-thalassaemia group was (5.7±0.82)%.Compared with healthy controls,HbA2 level inα-thalassemia group,silentα-thalassemia subgroup,standardα-thalassemia subgroup and hemoglobin H disease group decreased signifi-cantly (t values of 11.73,5.02,12.91 and 33.46,respectively,P0.05).HbA2 level inβ-thalassaemia group,β0 subgroup,β+ subgroup and compoundαandβ-thalassaemia group increased significantly (t values of 55.12,44.33,38.94 and 9.10,respectively,P0.05).Of 249 thalassemia carriers,all 124β-thalassaemia carriers were distinguished with ele-vated HbA2 level (>3.5%)determined by Hb-CE and only 57 were distinguished from 117α-thalassemia carriers by Hb-CE.Under the cut-off value of 2.5%,the sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,negative predictive value and accu-racy for the diagnosis ofα-thalassemia were 48.72%,97.18%,93.44%,69.70%,75.29%,respectively.Under the cut-off value of 3.5%,they were 100.00%,98.59%,98.41%,100%,and 99.25% for the diagnosis ofβ-thalassaemia,respectively. The analysis of ROC curve showed that the optimal HbA2 cut-off values for diagnosis ofα,β-thalassaemia by capillary elec-trophoresis were 2.8% and 3.7%,respectively.Conclusion When no abnormal bands,the elevated HbA2 (>3.7% in this study)determined by Hb-CE could be used as a marker forβ-thalassaemia diagnosis,but theβ-thalassaemia co-existingα-thalassemia could not be differentiated fromβ-thalassaemia diagnosis.Decreased HbA2 level (<1.5% in this study)and HbH band could be used for the diagnosis of hemoglobin H disease.Only HbA2 determination by Hb-CE has no clinical sig-nificance for the screen and diagnosis ofα-thalassemia.

Experiences and surgical techniques of laparoscopic splenectomy combined with cholecystectomy / 中国基层医药

Objective To explore the surgical techniques and clinical indication of laparoscopic splenectomy combined with cholecystectomy.Methods The clinical data from two patients underwent laparoscopic splenectomy combined with cholecystectomy were retrospectively analyzed.Results Two patients have been performed splenectomy with cholecystectomy successfully under laparoscopy.The operation time of laparoscopic splenectomy was 90 min and 100min.Blood loss was 700ml and 800ml.Two patients were discharged 5 days postoperatively without any complications of bleeding,infection,pancreatic leakage.Conclusion The key surgical technique in the laparoscopic splenectomy combined with cholecystectomy was to control the splenic artery and vein according 1o different spleen anatomy.Non-acute inflammatory gallstone with surgical splenic diseases was considerel the clinical indications and the aseptic techniques and the sequence should be taken seriously during LS + LC.

Viral etiology of acute infantile diarrhea in autumn and winter in Shenzhen / 中华检验医学杂志

and adenovirns. The high rate of mixed viral infection brings clinical concern. ELISA combined with PCR improve the diagnostic sensitivity for norovirus, enteric adenovirns and astrovirus.

Detection and identification of first human bocavirus infection in Guangdong / 中华传染病杂志

Objective To study human bocavirus (HBoV) induced respiratory tract infection in Guangdong Province in China. Methods HBoV was deteced by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology and was identified by DNA sequences. Results One strain of HBoV was detected and identified from 50 samples collected from children with acute respiratory tract infections. This was the first clinical case of HBoV infection reported in Guangdong and was named as GD-1 strain. The HBoV capsid protein (VP) gene amplified from the specimen by PCR was identified by sequencing and was compared with gene sequences in GenBank. Phylogenetic trees were constructed for sequence homology analysis. The nucleotides similarities between GD-1 and Beijing strains, France strains and Canada strains were over 98%, while the simlilarity was over 36% compared with Korea KNIH-2K6GJ2713 strain and over 77% compared with US NH4549 strain. Conclusion HBoV infection does exist in Guangdong Province. It is valuable to start systemic study on it.

Detection and identification of human metapneumovirus infection in Shenzhen children / 中华检验医学杂志

Objective To detect human metapneumovirus (hMPV)in respiratory intection rapidly and perform molecular analysis of hMPV.Methods Seven respiratory tract virus(11 subtypes)were assessed using multiplex PCR technology and flexible Multi-Analyte Profiling(suspension array).Human metapneumovirus was confirmed by using a real.Time reverse ranscriptase CR(RT-PCR)assay followed by sequencing.The cladogram analysis was performed further.Results The virus were detected in 40.2%(19/47)samples collected from clinicsl respiratory tract infections,including 8(42.1%)HRSV,7(36.8%)influenza virus,1(5.3%)parainfluenza virus,1(5.3%)rhinovirus,1(5.3%) coxsackievirus and 1(5.3%)human etapneumovirus infections.This is the first time that hMPV was deteced from clinical samples in Shenzhen.The sequencing of specific fragment of neucleoprotein of hMPV showed this hMPV shares over 98% homology with Beijing strain.Japan strain and Thailand strain.The cladogram analysis showed that they were in the same cluste.Conclusions Human etapneumovirus is a maior cause of children respiratory tract disease. Multiplex PCR technology and nexible Multi-Analyte Profiling were hish sensitive and high-throughput for detection of human metapneumovirus.They axe very robust and applicable in etiology analysis.

Analysis of cultured and secreted antigens in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H_(37)Rv / 中华检验医学杂志

Objective To analyze the antigens of solid cultured germ, liquid cultured germ and secreted composition, looking for the main immunity antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv.MethodsShowing the difference of the antigens of solid cultured germ, liquid cultured germ and secreted composition by SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, monoclonal and polyclonal antibody techniques.Results Antigens of the solid cultured germ were nearly accordance with the liquid cultured germ and they were difference with secreted proteins. The main immunity antigens of the cultured germ were 79 000, 54 000 ,38 000~50 000, 28 000 and the secreted proteins are 66 000, 55 000~64 000, 30 000~34 000, 24 000, 16 000.The antigens of 66 000, 55 000 and 16 000 were proved that they were secreted proteins by monoclonal antibodies.Conclusions This study demonstrated that the main immunity antigens of the cultured germ in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv were difference with the secreted one .This is beneficial to the cognition of H37Rv and looking for special antigens for diagnosis of tuberculosis .

Experimental study on effect of recombined decoction on mumps virus / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate possible inactivating effect of recombined decoction in on mumps virus.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>By adopting tissue cell culturing technology, a group of viruses including the mumps virus, herpes simplex virus (type I, II), rubella virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes zoster virus, influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, adeno viruses, respiratory syneytial virus (RSV) were cultured. The cells infected with the viruses were treated with the decoction.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The decoction showed remarkable inhibitory and killing effects on the mumps virus while had no obvious inhibitory and killing effects on host's cells, herpes simplex virus (type I, II), rubella virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes zoster virus, influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, adeno viruses, respiratory syneytial virus (RSV).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The decoction had obvious inhibitory and killing effects on mumps virus during single layer cells culture.</p>