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Granulocyte is granular leukocytes in blood, which play an important role in anti-infection treatment and cancer-killing activity. In clinical, allogeneic granulocyte transfusion can be applied for anti-infection treatment when the patients are seriously infected but the antibiotic treatment is ineffective, especially the WBC counts are extremely low. Recently, some progress has been made in the researches about treating cancer with granulocyte infusion. It is possible to use allogeneic granulocyte infusion with high killing activity to treat the certain types of cancers.
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Objective To discuss the contribution of clinical pharmacists in anti-infection treatment of a patient with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome ( MODS) undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy ( CRRT). Methods Pharmacists participated in the anti-infection treatment of a MODS patient undergoing CRRT.Pharmacists assisted physicians in optimizing the therapeutic regimen based on treatment guidelines and relative information. Results Physicians accepted the advice of pharmacists after comprehensive evaluation.Ten days later,the patient recovered from shock,as the infection indexes were improved significantly.He then moved back to the general ward. Conclusion Pharmacists should positively participate in clinical treatment with physicians,in order to play a critical role in ensuring the safety and efficacy of the medication.
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OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of clinical pharmacists in the anti-infection treatment for gas gangrene chil-dren. METHODS:Clinical pharmacists participated in the anti-infection treatment of a child with gas gangrene;according to clini-cal symptoms and consultation opinions of different departments,it was suggested to use Piperacillin sodium and tazobactam sodi-um for injection for initial anti-infection treatment. After debridement and drainage of left lower limb,removal of necrotic tissue, clinical pharmacists suggested to stop giving Piperacillin sodium and tazobactam sodium for injection and use Benzylpenicillin sodi-um for injection combined with Imipenem and cilastatin sodium for injection instead for anti-infection treatment according to etiolog-ical characteristic of gas gangrene and related guidelines. According to the results of bacterial culture of wound secretion and drug sensitivity test,clinical pharmacists additionally suggested to use Clindamycin hydrochloride and sodium chloride injection 0.6 g, q8 h,ivgtt to inhibit the generation of Clostridium perfringens.According to the changes of patient's signs and etiological results, it was suggested to stop taking Clindamycin hydrochloride and sodium chloride injection,use Vancomycin hydrochloride for injec-tion successively. RESULTS:The physicians adopted the suggestions of clinical pharmacists.After surgical treatment and anti-infec-tion treatment,the patient's condition was improved,the vital signs were stable,and the patient was transferred to the general ward of orthopedics department for further treatment. CONCLUSIONS:Clinical pharmacists participate in the treatment of gas gan-grene child,and assist physicians to formulate and adjust anti-infection treatment plan according to related guidelines,clinical symp-toms,etiological examination results and consultation opinions,so as to guarantee safe and effective drug use.
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OBJECTIVE: To explore how to carry out pharmaceutical consultation for anti-infection treatment in neutropenic hematological patients with invasive fugal disease and elaborate the value of clinical pharmacists in anti-infection treatment. METHODS: A total of 41 hematologic malignancies patients with invasive fungal disease who were consulted by clinical pharmacist from October 2014 to June 2016 were enrolled into the study. The etiology, bacteria complication, and infection site were summarized. The other 41 agranulocytosis patients complicated with invasive fungal disease without clinical pharmacist consultation randomly sampled by HIS were used as the control. Statistical analysis were carried out to evaluate the effect of anti-infection treatment. The authors also discussed that as a clinical pharmacist how to carry out pharmaceutical consultation through several typical anti-fungal infection cases. RESULTS: Totally 45 strains of fungi were isolated from the secretion specimens obtained from the 41 patients, including Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candidakrusei, Candida tropicalis, Aspergillums, and Cryptococcosis, among which Candida albicans accounted for 60.0%, followed by Aspetgillus (13.3%), Candidakrusei (11.1%), Candida glabrata (6.67%), Candida tropicalisi (6.67%), and Cryptococcosis (2.2%). The main infection site was the lung, followed by the digestive tract and blood stream. The positive rate of bacteria culture was 58.5% among the 41 patients, and the major isolated bacteria were Escherichia colis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus, and Pseudomonas maltophilia. For the antifungal treatment involving the clinical pharmacists, the cure rate was 48.8%, the significant effective rate was 34.2%, the improved effective rate was 7.4%, the total effective rate of treatment was 72.9%, and the failure rate was 9.3%. There was significant difference in the curative effect between the clinical pharmacist consultation group and the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The incidence of fungal infection in agranulocytosis patients is high, and most of the patients are complicated with bacteria infection. The most frequently infected site is respiratory tract. Clinical pharmacists can play an important role in the treatment of invasive fungal disease in agranulocytosis patients to ensure the treatment safety and efficacy.
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OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of clinical pharmacists in the anti-infection treatment for gas gangrene chil-dren. METHODS:Clinical pharmacists participated in the anti-infection treatment of a child with gas gangrene;according to clini-cal symptoms and consultation opinions of different departments,it was suggested to use Piperacillin sodium and tazobactam sodi-um for injection for initial anti-infection treatment. After debridement and drainage of left lower limb,removal of necrotic tissue, clinical pharmacists suggested to stop giving Piperacillin sodium and tazobactam sodium for injection and use Benzylpenicillin sodi-um for injection combined with Imipenem and cilastatin sodium for injection instead for anti-infection treatment according to etiolog-ical characteristic of gas gangrene and related guidelines. According to the results of bacterial culture of wound secretion and drug sensitivity test,clinical pharmacists additionally suggested to use Clindamycin hydrochloride and sodium chloride injection 0.6 g, q8 h,ivgtt to inhibit the generation of Clostridium perfringens.According to the changes of patient's signs and etiological results, it was suggested to stop taking Clindamycin hydrochloride and sodium chloride injection,use Vancomycin hydrochloride for injec-tion successively. RESULTS:The physicians adopted the suggestions of clinical pharmacists.After surgical treatment and anti-infec-tion treatment,the patient's condition was improved,the vital signs were stable,and the patient was transferred to the general ward of orthopedics department for further treatment. CONCLUSIONS:Clinical pharmacists participate in the treatment of gas gan-grene child,and assist physicians to formulate and adjust anti-infection treatment plan according to related guidelines,clinical symp-toms,etiological examination results and consultation opinions,so as to guarantee safe and effective drug use.