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Objective To investigate the breeding of acaroid mites in the stored food in Taiwan Province,China.Methods The breeding mites from samples selected from the markets in Hsinchu City,Taiwan Province were separated under a micro-scope.The isolations were used for slide preparation,then observed and identified under a microscope.Results Among the 39 species samples,13 species of acaroid mites were isolated from the samples.They belonged to 11 genera of 6 families.They were Acarus siro,Tyrophagus putrescentiae,Tyrophagus longior,Aleuroglyphus ovatus,Caloglyphus berlesei,Suidasia nesbitti,Lar-doglyphus konoi,Lepidoglyphus destructor,Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus,Chortoglyphus arcuatus,Carpoglyphus lactis,Der-matophagoides farina and Gohieria fuscus.Conclusions There are acaroid mites breeding in the commercial food in Hsinchu City,Taiwan Province,China.Therefore,relevant measures should be taken to control the breeding of acaroid mites.
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Objective· To investigate the prevalence of low triiodothyronine syndrome (LT3S) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and to evaluate the predictive value of long-term prognosis. Methods · From Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2015, all patients who started PD for 3 months were enrolled. According to thyroid hormone levels, there were classified into LT3S group (218 cases) and normal T3group (259 cases). The association between FT3and mortality in PD patients was estimated using Cox risk regression model. Results · Compared to the patients in normal T3group, patients with LT3S had lower hemoglobin[(97.90±23.71)g/L vs(105.54±22.94)g/L],adjusted serum calcium[(2.06±0.35)mmol/L vs(2.17±0.27)mmol/L](all P<0.01).Patients with LT3S had higher BNP{[311.00(134.59,776.00)pg/mL]vs[159.00(58.28,378.75)pg/mL]},hrCRP{[2.85(0.95,6.81)mg/L]vs[1.34(0.54,3.32)mg/L]}and serum total cholesterol[(3.18±1.29)mmol/L vs(2.76±0.93)mmol/L]than that in patients with normal T3group(all P<0.01).LVMI of LT3S group [(154.16±58.15)g/m2] vs (125.24±42.67)g/m2] was much higher than that of normal T3group (P<0.01). Cox risk regression model indicated that FT3 was significantly associated with all-cause mortality(HR 0.51,95% CI 0.41-0.63;P<0.01)and cardiovascular mortality(HR 0.60,95% CI 0.45-0.81;P<0.01). Conclusion·LT3S is common in PD patients.Lower FT3was an independent risk factor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in PD patients.