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Background@#The gut microbial dysbiosis and gender differences in the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris have long been postulated respectively. However, there was no data about a genderrelated discrepancy in gut microbiota and microbial metabolism in acne. @*Objective@#This study aimed at identifying the underlying gender-related difference in gut microbiota and metabolism in acne vulgaris. @*Methods@#Fecal samples were collected from 43 acne patients and 43 age and gender-matched controls. Gut microbiota was analyzed by sequencing the V3-V4 region of 16SrDNA gene and microbial metabolites were quantitatively detected using gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry. @*Results@#Compared with healthy controls, the men had a lower abundance of 18 microbes such as Butyricicoccus, Clostridium sensu stricto, Faecalibaculum, Bacillus, Lactococcus, Blautia, Clostridiales, Lachnospiracea incertae sedis, Ruminococcus at genus level. However, the female patients only showed increased Clostridium sensu stricto and declined Oscillibacter and Odoribacterin. Additionally, the disordered metabolism of fatty acids was identified in male patients, while the dysbiosis of amino acids metabolism in female ones. @*Conclusion@#The disorder of gut microbiota and metabolism in acne vulgaris was genderspecific, which supported the potential role of gender difference in the pathogenesis of this disease.
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Objective To explore the clinical value of squamous cell carcinoma associated antigen (SCC) and tumor specific growth factor (TSGF) in cervical carcinoma. diagnose. Methods The serum samples of SCC and TSGF were collected from 40 health volunteers, 56 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) patients and 101 squamous cell cervical cancer patients. SCC and TSGF amount were measured by MEIA and biochemistry olorimetry method respectively, and were compared. Results The mean level of serum SCC and TSGF in the cervical cancer group was (6.95 ± 1.23) ng/mL and (81.0 ± 16.3)U/mL respectively, significantly higher than that in the CIN group and control group. The sensitivity and accuracy of combining SCC with TSGF in diagnosing cervical carcinoma were 91.1%and 87.4% respectively, both higher than allying SCC or TSGF alone. Conclusions SCC and TSGF levels are helpful in the diagnosis of cervix carcinoma. The combined determination can improve the sensitivity and accuracy of cervical carcinoma diagnose.
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OBJECTIVE To retrospectively investigate the ciprofloxacin-resistance rate of Escherichia coli(ECO) and its main impact factors,and then guide empiric therapy for its infection. METHODS We looked up relative data in Hubei Network for Surveillance of Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance.WHONET 5.2 Software was used to analyze resistance rates,and SAS software to perform univariate and multivariate Logistic regression assay. RESULTS Ciprofloxacin-resistance rate of ECO was and is on the rising,meanwhile,its resistance rates were different for laboratory,patient origin,age group,gender and so on,and the differences were all very significant(P