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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of the application of Wondfo Rapid Diagnostic Kit (RDTs) in the diagnosis of imported malaria cases in the Malaria Reference Laboratory of Hubei Provence. Methods The complete blood samples of malaria cases and negative card deletion cases reported in Hubei Province from January 2015 to June 2018 were collected and retrospectively analyzed. The results of the provincial malaria reference laboratory were used as the standard, and were compared with those results detected by RDTs, microscopic examination and nested PCR. The differences were statistically analyzed. Results A total of 440 complete samples were collected by the Malaria Reference Laboratory of Hubei Provence, of which 418 samples were confirmed as positive, and 22 samples were confirmed as negative. In terms of the identification ability of P. falciparum, RDTs performed the best, with a coincidence rate of 100.00%, and the coincidence rates nested PCR and microscopic examination were 97.49% and 91.40%, respectively. In terms of the identification specificity for another 3 species of Plasmodium (P. vivax, P. ovarian and P. vivax), nested PCR was the best, the microscopy method was the second best, and RDTs was the lowest. Based on the comprehensive analysis of 12 individual indicators, RDTs had the highest score (32), while the microscopic examination and nested PCR scored 24 and 19, respectively. Conclusion RDTs had certain advantages in the detection of malaria, but they had a low identification specificity for different species. Thus, they can be used as auxiliary tools for microscopic examination and widely used in surveillance work after malaria elimination in Hubei Province.
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Objective To understand the number and prevalence of chronic filariasis patients in Hubei Province, and to provide a basis for effective care for patients. Methods The chronic filariasis patients registered in Hubei Province were interviewed to investigate the general condition of patients, the results of previous microfilaria examinations, and the current clinical symptoms, signs and onset of illness. Results A total of 487 chronic filariasis patients were investigated. The youngest was 32 years old, the oldest was 97 years old, and the average age was 76 years old. The 80-89 years old group had the largest number, accounting for 44.97%. The male accounted for 46.61%, and the female accounted for 54.39%. The occupation was dominated by farmers, accounting for 89.94%. Patients with lymphangitis accounted for 72.28%, with dermatitis accounted for 89.12%, with chyluria accounted for 11.29%, and with hydrocele accounted for 6.16%. Among the 352 patients with lymphangitis/lymphadenitis, the site of the attack was mainly at groin and lower limbs, accounting for 96.02%. Among the 433 patients with lymphedema/elephantiasis, the disease staging of the left and right legs was mainly concentrated in stage I-III, and there was no stage VII patient. Among the 55 patients with chyluria, the dysuria accounted for 30.91%. Of the 30 patients with hydrocele, 17 had tenderness, and 8 had positive light transmission tests. Conclusions Chronic filariasis patients in Hubei Province gradually decreased with the natural attrition. More care should be given by CDC at all levels and primary medical units to patients with chronic filariasis to alleviate their symptoms and improve their quality of life. Since the filariasis has not been eliminated globally, it is still necessary to strengthen the surveillance of migrant workers who go abroad to filariasis-endemic areas.
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Objective To compare the clinical effect of pantoprazole and omeprazole in the treatment of elderly patients with peptic ulcer.Methods 200 patients with peptic ulcer were selected as study subjects,and they were randomly divided into two groups.The control group (100 cases) was orally given clarithromycin,amoxicillin and omeprazole triple therapy.The observation group (100 cases) was given clarithromycin,amoxicillin and pantoprazole triple therapy.The clinical efficacy,clinical symptoms disappeared time and adverse reactions occurred in the two groups were compared.Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 96％,which of the control group was 94％,the difference between two groups was not significant (x2 =0.421,P ＞ 0.05).The disappear time of abdominal pain,belching,burning and bleeding in the observation group after treatment were significantly shorter than those of the control group(t =35.545,56.680,98.896,61.109,all P ＜ 0.05).The incidence rate of adverse reaction of the observation group(5.0％) had no significant difference compared with the control group(7.0％) (x2 =0.354,P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion There is no significant difference in efficacy and safety between pantoprazole and omeprazole in the treatment of elderly patients with peptic ulcer,but the effect of pantoprazole on relieving symptoms is better than omeprazole.
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Objective To use the nested PCR technology to diagnose and identify a case of imported Plasmodium ovale wallikeri subspecies .Methods Blood sample was collected from 1 case of initially diagnosed imported tertian malaria and performed the ex‐amination of microscopy ,rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and nested‐PCR .Moreover the sequencing was conduced .Results RDTs showed the negative result ;the ring form and trophozoite of Plasmodium could be observed in the blood smear by microscopy ;the Plasmodium ovale wallikeri subspecies specific primer rOVA 1v/rOVA2v was adopted for conducting nested PCR ,the specicific am‐plification band appeared at 760 bp ,after sequencing and Blast aligning ,its coincidence with the partial sequence of Plasmodium ovale wallikeri subspecies in the Genbank database was 99% .Conclusion This patient is the first case of Plasmodium ovale wallik‐eri subspecies infection in Hubei province by nested PCR and sequencing analysis .
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Objective To understand the malaria epidemic situation in Hubei Province from 2010 to 2014,so as to provide the evidence for formulating the effective malaria elimination strategies and measures in this province. Methods The data from the Disease Reporting Information System of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention were collected and analyzed with the descriptive epidemiological method for the epidemiological characteristics of malaria in Hubei Province from 2010 to 2014. Results A total of 997 malaria cases were reported in Hubei Province from 2010 to 2014,there were 618 cases of vivax malaria,352 cases of falciparum malaria,18 cases of Plasmodium ovale infection,and 9 cases of Plasmodium malariae infec?tion. Among all the reported cases,479 were local cases and 518 were imported cases. No local malaria cases were reported from Hubei Province since 2013. The overall imported malaria cases showed a gradual increasing trend from 2010 to 2014,the pro?portion of falciparum malaria increased quite significantly from 2010 to 2014. The malaria cases were mainly distributed in Xiangyang,Wuhan,Xiaogan,Yichang,Jingmen and Suizhou cities,reaching 81.85%of the cases of the whole province. There were 810 male cases and 187 female cases,with a sex ratio of 4.33∶1. The local malaria cases were mainly aged from 40 to 69 years,accounted for 78.29%of the total local cases,and 88.22%(457/518)of the whole local cases were concentrated in 20-49 age groups. The local cases were mainly farmers(67.01%). Among the imported malaria cases,the occupation distribution concentrated mainly on the worker,migrant worker,and farmer(63.90%). Conclusions The local malaria epidemic situation has been effectively controlled in Hubei Province,which reflects the initiative achievements of malaria elimination. However, there are still many imported malaria cases from abroad. Therefore,the imported malaria from abroad still remains the key of ma?laria control in Hubei Province.