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Objective To investigate the positive time length of nucleic acid detection in 22 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Yangzhou and analyze the influencing factors, and to provide evidence for the prevention and control of the disease. Method A total of 22 confirmed cases were followed up for five weeks. Throat swabs were collected for nucleic acid detection. The relevant data were collected and statistical analysis was conducted on the basis of survival analysis. Results The positive rate of throat swabs was 100%, 100% and 66.67% at 1-2d, 3-4d and 5-7d, respectively, after the onset of COVID-19. The average positive time of all confirmed cases was 16.32 days, including 18.50 days for common type and 13.70 days for light type. The difference was statistically significant (χ2=4.36, P=0.037). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that case type (or=0.19, 95%CI:0.06-0.61) and onset visit time (or=0.70,95%CI:0.55-0.88) had an impact on the positive time length of nucleic acid detection. Conclusion The positive rate of respiratory samples is high within one week after the onset of the confirmed cases, and the positive time length of light type cases was shorter than that of common types. The positive time length of nucleic acid detection may be shortened after timely treatment with drugs.
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Objective To investigate the characteristics of outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis caused by sapovirus infection among primary school students in Yangzhou. Methods An on-site epidemiological investigation was carried out to analyze the clinical symptoms and risk factors of epidemic transmission. Samples of patients were collected for nucleic acid detection of sapovirus. Follow-up observations were carried out on cases with positive detection to explore the duration of intestinal detoxification of sapovirus infection. Samples of close contacts without clinical symptoms were collected to analyze recessive infection status. Results A total of 30 cases were reported from two outbreaks of sapovirus infection. As a main symptom, the incidence rate of vomiting was 93.33%. The duration of intestinal detoxification of the cases was 3 to 19 days, with an average of 11.12 days. The rate of recessive infection was 26.32%. The risk factor for sapovirus infection was exposure to vomit or feces within 1 meter (OR=12.94, 95%CI 1.19-140.37), and the protective factor was washing hands before eating (OR=0.064, 95%CI 0.007-0.56). Conclusion The main symptom of sapovirus infection was vomiting, with a high rate of recessive infection and a long detoxification period. It is easy to cause an outbreak in primary schools. Exposure to vomit or feces within 1 meter could increase the risk of sapovirus infection. Washing hands before eating could reduce the risk of sapovirus infection.
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The data of 173 cases with acute mastitis were collected and reviewed from January 2010 to October 2012.The liquor puris samples were collected for bacterial culture.And drug sensitive test was performed by Kirby-Bauer method.98 samples were cultured with a positive rate of 56.7％.A total of 98 bacterial strains were isolated,Gram-positive bacteria were 91 strains (92.9％) and Gram-negative 7 strains (7.1％).The most common bacteriun Staphylococcus aureus,accounted for 83.7％ was highly resistant to penicillin and erythromycin with resistant rates of 90.2％ and 86.6％ respectively.And there was no resistance to vancomycin and teicoplanin.
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Objective To observe the influence of chitosan on the skin and soft tissue expansion.Methods Twenty-five patients were selected,who were suitable to be embedded soft tissue expanders in the face,a 100-milliliter expander was implanted in one side of the face,and other side was used as control.A 100-milliliter expander was implanted in each group,and a slender silicon duct was embedded between the expander and subcutaneous tissue in the experimental group.About five to seven days after the operation,the negative drainage tube was removed,and then two-milliliter medical chitosan injected with the silicon duct in the experimental group,but not in the control group.Two groups were injected with normal saline in the second day.The center of expanded skin was pressed and skin elasticity and relaxation were compared between the two groups during the injection interval.The time of injection interval,the quantity of normal saline inside the expanders after two weeks and three weeks and the total time of expansion to 100 milliliters were recorded.After injection was completed in the two groups and maintained for two weeks.In the stage Ⅱ operation,the expanders were taken out,1 cm × 1 cm fibropeplos was removed from the center of the expanded skin flap from the two groups,and pathological section was prepared to measure the thickness of fibropeplos,average gray scale of collagen and the quantity of blood capillaries.The fibroblasts,collagen fiber and capillaries were observed and compared under light microscope.A matched-pairs t analysis was used to analyze the data.Results Compared with the control group,the quantity of normal saline inside the expanders in the experimental group was increased at the same time; the water injection period was shorten and tissue expansion was significantly accelerated.The number of fibroblasts in the fibropeplos decreased with the influence of chitosan.The fibroblasts were restrained to mature period and collegan decreased.The fibropeplos became thinner but the capillaries were not affected.Conclusions Chitoson can inhibit fibroblast proliferation and collagen production,and the effect of accelerating tissue expansion is significant and deserves to be recommended.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the influence of positive serum thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) on pregnancy outcomes in biochemically euthyroid women during gestation.MethodsFrom July 2006 to December 2010,in the prenatal care unit all pregnant women,who had no medical and family history of thyroid diseases,underwent thyroid function screening.Serum TPOAb was tested among those pregnant women with euthyroidism.Pregnancy outcomes,including obstetric complications,neonate birth weight,and Apgar score,were compared between 185 TPOAb positive women and 1417 TPOAb negative women.ResultsCompared with TPOAb negative women,it was more frequent for TPOAb positive women to suffer from various obstetric complications.The prevalences of umbilical cord entanglement ( 18.9％ vs 12.9％,RR =1.47,95％ CI 1.06-2.03,P＜0.05 ),threatened premature delivery or abortion (3.8％ vs 1.0％,RR =3.83,95％ CI 1.57-9.37,P＜0.05 ),intrauterine growth retardation (5.4％ vs 0.8％,RR =6.96,95％ CI 3.00-16.17,P＜0.01 ),and neonatal pneumonia ( 4.9％ vs 1.3％,RR =3.83,95％ CI 1.75-8.40,P＜0.01 ) in the group of TPOAb positive women were higher than those in the group of TPOAb negative women.Apgar score of those newborns whose mothers had positive TPOAb was 9.27 ±1.13 at one minute and 9.44 ± 1.09 at five minutes,being lower than that of the TPOAb negative group (9.49 ±0.69 and 9.68 ±0.52,both P＜0.01 ).The rate of newborns with Apgar score at 7 or less by 5 min in group with positive TPOAb was higher than that of group with negative TPOAb ( 1.6％ vs 0.1％,RR =11.49,95 ％ CI 1.93-68.31,P＜ 0.05 ).ConclusionsThese results indicate that pregnant women with normal thyroid function but positive TPOAb may be liable to increase risk of serious pregnancy outcomes,such as threatened premature delivery or abortion,intrauterine growth retardation,and a lower Apgar score in neonatal.
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Objective To investigate the prevalence of thyroid disorders and positive thyroid autoantibodies,and evaluate the necessity for universal thyroid screening during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.Methods The pregnant women during the second and third trimesters who visited Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated First People's Hospital between June 2006 and February 2008 were chosen for thyroid screening by determining serum free triiodothyronine,free thyroxine,thyrotropin,thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb),and thyrotropin receptor antibody.A personal and family history of thyroid disease and other autoimmune diseases was investigated by questionnaire.The pregnant women were divided into high risk or low risk groups for thyroid disease based on their personal or family histories.Results A total of 2 101 pregnant women were screened,712 ( 33.89％ ) of them were identified to suffer from thyroid disorders or with positive thyroid autoantibody.The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction was increased in high risk group.While in low risk group( n =1 983 ),the prevalence of clinical hypothyroidism was 2.27％ ( n =45 ),subclinical hypothyroidism 11.60％ ( n =230 ),clinical hyperthyroidism 0.20％ ( n =4 ),subclinical hyperthyroidism 1.06％ ( n =21 ),hypothyroxinemia 6.45％ ( n =128 ),and euthyroid with positive TPOAb 10.74％ ( n =213 ) in our study.Pregnant women with positive TPOAb were susceptible to thyroid dysfunction.It was shown that 79.74％ of pregnant women with thyroid disorders were diagnosed by universal thyroid screening.Conclusions 33.89％ of pregnant women in the second and third trimesters were identified to suffer from thyroid disorders or positive thyroid autoantibody by universal thyroid screening.Increased prevalence of thyroid dysfunction was found in pregnant women with positive TPOAb.79.74％ of pregnant women with thyroid disorders might be missed if screening was made only in the high risk cases.
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ObjetiveTo investigate the obstetrical and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women with hypothyroidism or subclinical hypothyroidism.MethodsOne hundred and sixty-eight pregnant women with clinical or subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy,including 9 controlled hypothyroidism,29 uncontrolled hypothyroidism and 130 subclinical hypothyroidism,were enrolled in this study.The general clinical information,obstetrical complications and neonatal outcomes of these pregnant women were compared with that of 180 healthy pregnant women who delivered during the same period.ResultsCompared with control group,there were no significant differences in the levels of serum free triiodothyronine( FT3 ),free thyroxine ( FT4 ),thyrotropin-stimulating hormone (TSH) in the controlled hypothyroidism group in the third trimester [(3.68 ±1.11 ) pmol/L vs (3.19 ±0.33) pmol/L,(15.48 ±4.14) pmoL/L vs (13.95 ± 1.68) pmol/L,1.87 mU/L vs 1.76 mU/L,P ＞0.05].However,in the second and third trimester,the levels of FT3,FT4 in the uncontrolled hypothyroidism group were lower,while the levels of TSH were higher than in control group [(2.71 ±0.80) pmol/L vs (3.14 ± 0.34) pmoL/L,(10.94 ± 2.68) pmol/L vs (14.25 ±2.01) pmol/L,5.62 mU/L vs 2.28 mU/L,( 2.34 ± 0.70 ) pmol/L vs ( 3.19 ± 0.33 ) pmol/L,( 10.16 ± 1.65 ) pmol/L vs (13.95 ± 1.68) pmoL/L,7.13 mU/L vs 1.76 mU/L,t =2.754～9.15,P ＜0.01],the levels of TSH in the subclinical hypothyroidism were higher than in control group ( t =18.28,18.57,P ＜0.01 ).There was no adverse perinatal outcome of neonate happened in controlled hypothyroidism group.In contrast,the incidences of adverse perinatal outcomes and complications in the uncontrolled hypothyroidism group were higher than that in the control group ( 17.2％ vs 2.8％,37.9％ vs 5.6％,x2 =11.47,28.97,P ＜0.01 ).Compared with that of control group,the incidences of adverse obstetrical outcomes in pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism were increased (40.0％ vs 5.6％,x2 =52.97,P ＜ 0.01 ).ConclusionsThe rate of adverse obstetrical outcomes and complications is increased in women with clinical or subclinical hypothyroidism.But the incidence of adverse outcomes would decrease if hypothyroidism is controlled by treatment.
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Objective: To understand the effects of different expansion ways on collagen and actin of skin and to provide an experiment foundation for the suitable expansion method clinically. Methods: The rabbits were divided into five groups. The expanders were embedded in experimental group. The sirius-red specific staining method was applied to observe the changes of type I collagen and type III collagen and their proportion. Immunochemistry method was used to detect the expression of actin. Results: 1: In group A, B and C, type I collagen arranged turbulently and was thicker and type III collagen decreased relatively at earlier maintaining period. After 4 week, type I collagen arranged regularly and type III collagen was relatively increased. 2: Comparisons of the area about type I, III collagen: At the same maintaining period, there were no significant difference among the group A,B and C. With the extension of maintaining period, the area of type I, III collagen increased gradually, but there was inclined to stabilize at the fourth week in group A, B and at the third week in group C. Comparison of the proportion of collagen I and collagen III: There were significant difference between group A, B and group D, but no significant difference was observed after the fourth week. There were significant difference between group C and control group, but no significant difference was observed after three week. 3. With the extension of maintaining period, the positive expression rates of actin decreased gradually in group A, B, C. At the same maintaining period, significant difference were observed among group A, B, C. The positive expression rates of actin in group C were lower than that of group A at the same maintaining period. Conclusion: The repeated rapid expansion can not only shorten the clinical period but also promote the quality of skin flap. It is a safe and feasible method in clinic.
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Medical ethics is the standard ofbehavior toadjust the relationship between medical personnel and patients,medical personnel,medical personnel and society.It is a general social morality in medical field in special performance.Teachers should carry through the ethics education to the end,making students smoothly enter society from the school,cultivating good ethics during the process of learning basic knowledge of oral cavity,and developing high-quality oral physicians for our country.
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Objective:To investigate the relationship between the expression of P16 protein and the clinico-pathology of squamous cell carcinoma(SCC) of buccal mucosa and its precursor lesions. Methods:The immunohistochemical stain against p16 was performed in 30 cases of SCC of buccal mucosa, 32 cases of buccal leukoplakia and buccal lichen planus and 10 cases of normal buccal mucosa. All data were analyzed quantitatively by imag analysis technique. Then, the results were compared with clinico-pathological parameters.Results:The positive expression of P16 protein was found in all normal buccal and hyperplasia mucosa (100.0%), in 9 out of 10 cases of atypical hyperplasia (90.0%), in 12 out of 30 cases of SCC of buccal mucosa (40.0%). The positive expression rate of P16 protein in SCC of buccal mucosa was significantly lower than that in atypical hyperplasia (P