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Objective To calculate precisely and reasonably the manpower needs for outsourcing hospital logistic services. Methods The methods of literature research, observation, sampling survey and interview of key persons were used, to calculate such outsourcing manpower needs as cleaning and deliveries, based on the area to clean hospital-wide, age of cleaners and delivery workload. Results Five standards were identified for manpower deployment to carry out cleaning assignments. It was calculated that the hospital needs 59 more cleaners, adding the total to 273; 19 more deliverymen, adding the total to 153. Conclusions Calculation of such manpower needs should take into account all the factors for the purpose of fine administration.
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Objective@#To investigate the seroprevalence and epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in pregnant women in Xiamen.@*Methods@#Sera samples of 910 pregnant women were collected from September 2014 to June 2015 in Xiamen Huli District Maternity and Child Care Hospital. Those who intended to give birth in target hospital were included in a subgroup which was asked to collect the second serum sample. All samples were tested for anti-HEV IgM and IgG antibody by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). HEV RNA was tested by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the positive samples of anti-HEV IgM antibody, meanwhile, the quantitative detections for anti-HEV IgG were conducted in specimens positive for anti-HEV IgG.@*Results@#Of the 910 pregnant women, 8 (0.88%, 95%CI 0.45%-1.73%) were anti-HEV IgM positive. HEV RNA was found in 3 cases through RT-PCR and viral load values were between 600 and 700 copies/ml; 140 (15.38%, 95%CI 13.19%-17.68%) were anti-HEV IgG positive and geometric mean concentration of the samples was 0.385 Wu/mL (95%CI 0.332-0.445 Wu/ml). The positive rate of anti-HEV IgG increased with age (P=0.004). In the subgroup, 150 pregnant women were included and followed up, 4 of those were defined as 'new HEV infection cases’ and the incidence was evaluated as 10.7/100 person-year (95%CI 3.39-25.7/100 person-year).@*Conclusions@#There were a low percentage of HEV carriers in pregnant women in Xiamen, but the risk of new primary infection in pregnant women during pregnancy was much higher than the general population, suggesting that it is necessary to expand sample size to clarify the burden of HEV infection during pregnancy.
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Objective To explore the risk factors of lung cancer in non-smoking Chinese women and to provide evidence for lung cancer prevention and control.Methods Information was collected on case-control studies published in the journals,both nationally and internationally from January,1995 to November,2014 that reported correlations between lung cancer and risk factors.Pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95％ confidence interval (CI) of risk factors on lung cancer in non-smoking Chinese women were calculated,using the Meta-analysis method,with sensitivity and publication bias tested.Results Information on 24 case-control studies was selected including 11 946 cumulative cases and 12 596 controls.Pooled ORs (95％CI) were shown as:history of lung diseases 1.89 (1.57,2.27),history of tuberculosis 1.86 (1.53,2.27),history of chronic bronchitis 1.51 (1.04,2.19),family history of cancers 2.02 (1.67,2.44),family history of lung cancers 2.45 (1.80,3.34),passive smoking (at workplace in adult period 1.47 (1.28,1.69),at home in adulthood 1.22 (1.09,1.36),in all life's time 1.52 (1.29,1.79),kitchen smog while cooking 2.21 (1.27,2.96),position of kitchen 1.76 (1.48,2.09),and frequency of deep frying per week 2.24 (1.61,3.12) etc.respectively.Conclusion Major risk factors related to lung cancer in non-smoking Chinese women would include lung diseases,family history of cancers,and passive smoking (tobacco smog and cooking smog).Particularly,the combination of family history and the degree of cooking presented stronger correlation effects,indicating that genetic and environmental factors jointly played an important role in the development of lung cancer.
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Objective To explore the impact of healthcare-associated septicemia (HAS)on hospitalization expense as well as length of hospital stay,so as to optimize the allocation of healthcare resources,and provide scientific basis for reducing the economic burden caused by septicemia.Methods Hospitalized patients with confirmed HAS in a tertiary first-class teaching hospital between June 1 ,2012 and May 31 ,2015 were investigated retrospectively,con-trol group was set up in a 1 :1 ratio,hospitalization expense and length of hospital stay between two groups were compared.Results A total of 285 cases and 285 controls were enrolled in the study,the median of hospitalization expense in case group was higher than control group (￥19 718.39 vs ￥9 289.04,P <0.05);the median of length of hospital stay in case group was longer than control group (14.89 days vs 9.22 days,P <0.05).The disease bur-den caused by septicemia in different age groups and departments were different.The improvement rate of case group was lower than control group (76.49% [218/285 ]vs 83.51 % [238/285 ],χ2 = 2.562,P = 0.009 ). Conclusion As the common blood stream infection in hospitalized patients,septicemia not only increased the ex-pense of diagnosis and treatment,but also affected turnover rate of hospital bed.Rapid and effective diagnosis and treatment is significant o prevent and control septicemia.
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Objective To explore the risk factors of lung cancer in non-smoking Chinese women and to provide evidence for lung cancer prevention and control.Methods Information was collected on case-control studies published in the journals,both nationally and internationally from January,1995 to November,2014 that reported correlations between lung cancer and risk factors.Pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95％ confidence interval (CI) of risk factors on lung cancer in non-smoking Chinese women were calculated,using the Meta-analysis method,with sensitivity and publication bias tested.Results Information on 24 case-control studies was selected including 11 946 cumulative cases and 12 596 controls.Pooled ORs (95％CI) were shown as:history of lung diseases 1.89 (1.57,2.27),history of tuberculosis 1.86 (1.53,2.27),history of chronic bronchitis 1.51 (1.04,2.19),family history of cancers 2.02 (1.67,2.44),family history of lung cancers 2.45 (1.80,3.34),passive smoking (at workplace in adult period 1.47 (1.28,1.69),at home in adulthood 1.22 (1.09,1.36),in all life's time 1.52 (1.29,1.79),kitchen smog while cooking 2.21 (1.27,2.96),position of kitchen 1.76 (1.48,2.09),and frequency of deep frying per week 2.24 (1.61,3.12) etc.respectively.Conclusion Major risk factors related to lung cancer in non-smoking Chinese women would include lung diseases,family history of cancers,and passive smoking (tobacco smog and cooking smog).Particularly,the combination of family history and the degree of cooking presented stronger correlation effects,indicating that genetic and environmental factors jointly played an important role in the development of lung cancer.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the prevalence of occult HBV infection in the normal population in Xiamen.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>4 437 registered permanent residents, aged 1-59 years old, were selected in Xiamen using stratified random sampling method from September to October in 2006. Serum samples were obtained, the basic characteristics, inoculation of HBV vaccine, and liver disease were surveyed. The serum samples were tested five HBV seroimmunological markers. The HBsAg-negative specimens were subjected to HBV-DNA detection by nested PCR targeting for multiple gene segments. The amplified products were sequenced and the sequence was used for determination of HBV genotype and mutation analysis of amino acids located in HBsAg "a" epitope. Subjects with serum detectable HBV-DNA and negative result of HBsAg were considered as occult HBV infection.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among the 4 437 subjects, 482 individuals were observed HBsAg positive and 3 944 were observed negative. Of the 3 955 HBsAg- negative specimens, 27 occult HBV infections were determined with the positive rate of 0.68% (27/3 955). There were 16 samples with genotype B and 11 with genotype C. 3 types of amino acid (AA) mutation (M133T, T140I, G145R) that influence "a" epitope conformation were observed in 9 subjects with occult HBV infection. S region was successfully sequenced in 312 of the 482 HBsAg positive samples. In subjects with occult HBV infection, the infection rate of genotype C HBV (40.74%, 11/27), inoculation rate of HBV vaccine (62.96%, 17/27), positive rate of HBsAb (51.85%, 14/27), and mutation rate of critical amino acid of "a" epitope (33.33%, 9/27) were higher than HBsAg positive individuals (22.76% (71/312), 13.78% (43/312),0.32% (1/312),0.99% (31/312), respectively), and all the difference were significant (χ(2) = 4.29, 41.26, 156.00, 13.07, respectively, and P value = 0.038, <0.001, <0.001, <0.001, respectively). While the average age in subjects with occult HBV infection (18.3 ± 16.2) were lower than that in HBsAg positive infection (34.4 ± 11.6), and the difference was significant (t = 6.67, P < 0.001). The reactive rate of HBeAb (11.11%, 3/27) and HBcAb (62.96%, 17/27) in subjects with occult HBV infection were lower than that in HBsAg positive infection (74.36% (232/312), 98.40% (307/312)), and the difference were significant (χ(2) = 46.74, 73.78, respectively, and P value <0.001, <0.001, respectively).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>In normal population in Xiamen, the infection rate of genotype C, the positive rate of HBsAb, the HBV vaccination rate, and the key AA mutation rate in "a" epitope are significantly higher in occult HBV infection than in HBsAg positive infection, and the age, the positive rate of HBeAb and HBcAb are significantly lower.</p>
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Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Humans , Infant , Middle Aged , DNA Mutational Analysis , Genotype , Hepatitis B , Diagnosis , Hepatitis B Antibodies , Hepatitis B Surface Antigens , Hepatitis B Vaccines , Hepatitis B virus , Mutation , Prevalence , VaccinationABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the relationship between SNP rs17401966 at the KIF1B gene and the genetic susceptibility to Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>All study objects were recruited from two Grade A hospitals of Amoy from January 2011 to October 2014.They were surveyed in individual matching case-control study. Accepting criterias in the cases: HCC was first diagnosed based on diagnostic basis during the investigations, over 18 years old, present addresses were as same as surveyed areas in the district (county) level range, no past history of cancers; Exclusion criterias: patients with other liver diseases. The tumor patients without HCC, patients with autoimmune hepatitis or toxic hepatitis, patients who refused to be investigated or too ill to be investigated. Accepting criterias in the controls: the control who passed the physical examination matched the case in ages (no more than 3 years old), sex, health screening in the same hospital over the same period and district (county); Exclusion criterias: people with liver disease or any history of cancers. This study consisted of 376 HCC patients and 403 controls, 5 ml morning fasting venous blood of all subjects were obtained to isolate cells and distribute genotype. The differences in general information between cases and controls were tested by χ² test and t-test. The association between SNP rs17401966 and the risk of developing HCC were assessed by using the multiple factors logistic regression.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The mean age and standard deviation for case and control groups were (61.7 ± 12.8) years and (60.6 ± 12.7) years (t = 1.15, P = 0.251), respectively. The proportion of family history of cancer [28.7% (108/376)] and the HBsAg positive rate [26.9 % (101/376)] in case group were higher than these in control group [15.9% (64/403), 2.7% (11/403)] (χ² = 18.65, 92.02, P < 0.001). In HBsAg carriers, GG genotype genetic susceptibility to HCC is 0.12 (0.02-0.75) times for AA genotype, and G allele susceptibility to HCC is 0.38 (0.15-0.98) times for A allelc. In HBsAg negative group, it showed no statistical significance in the relationship between SNP rs17401966 and susceptibility to HCC, and compared with the A allele, the risk for HCC of G allele is 0.79 (0.62-1.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results demonstrated that the presence of the GG genotype, the GA genotype and the G allele at rs17401966 of the KIF1B gene might decrease the risk for HCC.</p>
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Aged , Humans , Middle Aged , Alleles , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular , Case-Control Studies , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Genotype , Kinesins , Liver Neoplasms , Polymorphism, Single NucleotideABSTRACT
Objective To validate the performance of a PMA-based assay for detection of INH-resistant mutations in MTB and investigate the mutation characteristic of INH-resistance.Methods The MTB standard strain H37Rv was from National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory,1 wild-type strain and 1 katG S315T ACC mutant strain were from Xiamen CDC,7 MTB INH-resistant strains with known INH resistance mutations were from Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control,Henan CDC,No.309 Hospital of PIA and Xiamen CDC.707 MTB clinical isolates were from Xiamen CDC,Xiamen No.1 Hospital and Zhangzhou CDC,126 sputum samples were from Xiamen Tongan CDC.The genomic DNA of the MTB standard strain H37Rv,7 MTB INH-resistant strains and 833 clinical samples,were extracted with Xiamen Zeesan Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isoniazid-resistance Mutation Test Kit using the thermal lysis method.The genomic DNA of 1 wild-type strain and 1 katG S315T ACC mutant strain were extracted with AxyPrep Bacterial Genomic DNA Miniprep Kit.The mutations were discriminated by the △Tm between the samples and wild type control in katG315 codon,inhA promoter -17 to -8 region,ahpC promoter region -44 to -30 and - 15 to 3,and inhA94 codon.A 10-fold dilution series of MTB DNA from 3 × 105 to 300 copies/ reaction obtained from a wild-type strain and a katG S315T ACC mutant strain,respectively,were prepared to determine the analytical sensitivity.Seven MTB INH-resistant strains with 9 predetermined mutations were used for the analytical specificity assay,and 5 mutants of which were used for the repeatability assay.The clinical detection performance of PMA assay were confirmed by the sequencing method in 833 samples.Results Results could be obtained within 3 hours from DNA extraction to PMA assay,including 46 samples in a standard 96-well real-time PCR instrument simultaneously.The analytical sensitivities of PMA were 300 copies/reaction for both the wild-type strain and katG S315T ACC mutant strain.Nine INH-resistant point mutations could be discriminated and 5 of which had standard deviations of melting temperature less than 0.5 ℃.Fully concordant results of mutant locus between PMA assay and sequencing were obtained in all 162 mutant samples.INH-resistant mutations in the four loci were found in 19.4％ (162/833) samples by PMA assay in Xiamen and Zhangzhou.Among the 14 lNH-resistant mutant types detected,katG S315T ( AGC→ACC),inhA promoter - 15C→T and katG S315N (AGC→AAC) accounted for 83.3％ (135/162) of the overall mutations.
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Objective To evaluate the potential use of a probe melting analysis (PMA) assay in detecting the embB mutations which confer resistance against ethambutol in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Methods The analysis sensitivity and specificity of PMA were investigated by detecting a serially diluted H37 Rv DNA and a reference panel from National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Product. Six hundred and thirteen sputum samples were collected from the Xiamen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xiamen First Hospital and Center for Zhangzhou Disease Control and Prevention from September 2009 to April 2010. The PMA assay was then evaluated by detecting 613 clinical isolates and the results were compared with the sequencing results. Results The PMA assay could specifically detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis and had a limit of detection of 3 copies per reaction. The assay results with 613 clinical isolates showed that PMA gave a 100% concordance with sequencing in the 583 qualified samples, among which 34 were mutations at embB 306,23 at embB 378-380, 3 at embB 406 and 3 at embB 497. Conclusions PMA assay is a sensitive and specific method enabling efficient detection of common embB mutations causing ethambutol-resistance. The rapidness of this method together with its reliability would facilitate its use in routine testing.