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@#Abstract: Objective The purpose of this study is to find out the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of male patients with condyloma acuminatum (CA) in Liaocheng area, as well as to improve the understanding of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and put forward targeted prevention and treatment measures. Methods The clinical data of 159 male CA patients who admitted to Liaocheng People's Hospital from January 2021 to January 2022 were collected, and the epidemiological characteristics, clinical manifestations, infection sites, HPV gene subtypes and other information were analyzed retrospectively. Results Most of the 159 CA patients (range from 15 to 77 years old) were 31-40 years old (31.45%, 50/159), more than half of them had smoking history, and more than 60% had low income (<5 000 yuan/month), multiple sexual partners (≥2) and no condom use habit, 70.44% of the patients had prepuce long combined with prepuce balanitis. 91 cases (57.23%) were single infection, 102 cases (64.15%) were simple low-risk HPV infection. The analysis of risk factors between mixed infection and simple low-risk infection found statistically significant differences in age≤ 40 years old, unmarried, or less affected by education duration of 15 years or less, engaged in the business or service industry, the number of sexual partners or 2, knew not to clean and not to use condoms, while differences in smoking history, alcohol history, monthly income level, and age at first sexual intercourse were not statistically significant. Low-risk HPV6 and/or HPV11 were detected in 139 cases (87.42%). Fifty-seven patients (35.85%) were infected with at least one high-risk HPV. 72.33% of the patients had multiple warts, and the most common sites were around the coronal sulcus and frenulum of the penis Conclusions The incidence of multiple infections and high-risk subtypes is high in male CA patients in Liaocheng area, and most of the patients have low income, low education level and multiple sexual partners. Strengthening the treatment and education follow-up of this population may contribute to the treatment and prognosis of male CA in this area.
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@#Objective To understand the epidemiological characteristics of rubella in Liaoning Province in 2019,and analyze the epidemiological characteristics of rubella virus genotypes and gene subtypes at molecular level.Methods By collecting the incidence data of rubella in Liaoning Province in 2019 from the national notifiable infectious diseases reporting system,the epidemiological characteristics of rubella were analyzed.At the same time,the measles/rubella laboratory network of Liaoning Province was used to collect throat swab samples from suspected rubella outbreaks and sporadic cases.After three generations of blind transmission of positive samples,rubella virus isolates were obtained.Viral nucleic acid was extracted,amplified and the 739 bp nucleotide fragment sequence of E1 gene of positive rubella virus isolates was determined.The phylogenetic tree was constructed with the genotype reference strain sequences recommended by WHO and the published gene subtype reference strain sequences.The genotypes and subtypes were compared and the amino acid variation sites were analyzed.Results The reported incidence of rubella in Liaoning Province in 2019 was 0.927/100 000,which showed an obvious trend of recovery after a significant decrease in the incidence of rubella from 2017 to 2018,and the age of rubella patients was mainly 15 to 19 years old.A total of 55 rubella virus strains were isolated from 7 cities in Liaoning Province in 2019.Sequence phylogenetic analysis showed that all rubella isolates belonged to 1E-L2 gene subtype,which was also the dominant gene subtype of rubella epidemic in China.The nucleotide and amino acid homology among the strains were 99.051%～99.864% and 98.780%～100% respectively.Compared with the BRD-Ⅱ vaccine strain,the rubella isolates mainly showed A333T mutation and showed highly conserved amino acid sequence.Conclusion The 2019 rubella isolates in Liaoning Province were all 1E-L2 gene subtypes,which led to the resurgence of rubella epidemic.Therefore,molecular epidemiological surveillance of rubella virus should be further strengthened to provide a basis for the formulation and elimination of rubella prevention and control measures in Liaoning Province.
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Objective To study the difference of CD4+ T cell count among different genotypes of HIV infected people in Xi'an from 2017 to 2021. Methods A total of 1 623 newly diagnosed AIDS patients in the AIDS prevention and control information system in Xi'an from 2017 to 2021 were selected. The genotypes of all the patients were sequenced, and the differences of CD4+T cell counts among different genotypes were analyzed. Results From 2017 to 2021, the main genotype of HIV infected people in Xi'an was CRF01_ AE（921/1623）、CRF07_ BC（145/1623）、CRF08_ BC (557/1623), the gene cluster is mainly CRF01_ AE (cluster 1) (185/ 1623) and CRF01_ AE (cluster 2) (1438/1623), where CRF01_ The average CD4+ T cell count of AE genotype was (146.26 ± 11.63)/μ L，CRF07_ The average CD4+ T cell count of BC genotype was (254.69 ± 15.49)/μ L，CRF08_ The average CD4+ T cell count of BC genotype was (217.96 ± 12.89)/μ L，CRF01_ The average number of CD4+ T cells in AE (cluster 1) was (185.58±12.79)/ μ L，CRF01_ The average number of CD4+ T cells in AE (cluster 2) was (179.90 ± 15.96)/ μ 50. There was significant difference in CD4+ T cell count among patients with different gene subtypes and gene clusters (P<0.05). Conclusion From 2017 to 2021, the main genotype of HIV infected people in Xi'an was CRF01_ AE, the gene cluster is mainly CRF01_ AE (Cluster 2), there were significant differences in CD4+T cell counts among patients with different gene subtypes and gene subsets, which could serve as a reference target for AIDS treatment in this Municipality.
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【Objective】 To investigate HIV-1 subtype distribution and trend among Dalian blood donors between 2011 and 2020, in order to provide information to improve blood safety and HIV prevention. 【Methods】 HIV RNA was purified from plasma samples of Dalian blood donors with confirmed HIV infection, which were collected between 2011 and 2020. The HIV pol gene was amplified and sequenced. HIV-1 subtypes were determined by phylogenetic analysis. 【Results】 HIV RNA was successfully genotyped in 174 samples from HIV-infected donors. The main subtypes among Dalian blood donors were CRF01_AE(69.5%), CRF07_BC(17.2%), B(5.2%), CRF02_AG(2.9%), C(1.1%), CRF55_01B(1.1%), CRF08_BC(0.6%), CRF59_01B(0.6%) and CRF79_0107(0.6%). There were still 2 cases (1.1%) unclassified. Significant difference was observed when comparing with the published national data. The prevalence of CRF01_AE strains decreased over the years, while CRF07_BC increased significantly. CRF02_AG carriers differed from donors infected with other HIV subtypes by being mostly females (40.0% vs. 2.4%), aged (median: 35y vs. 26y) and lower educational background(junior school degree or below). And 96.7% of local CRF01_AE cases were related to HIV strains, which were reported to circulate in Northeast China and in the MSM population. 【Conclusion】 HIV-1 among Dalian blood donors had unique molecular epidemiology and the trends of 07_BC increasing and 01_AE decreasing lagged behind the overall national data. Donor education on blood safety and consultation services to high risk group before donation still need improvement.
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Objective@#To investigate the distribution of the gene subtypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) in male patients with condyloma acuminatum (CA) and analyze the characteristics of the gene subtypes.@*METHODS@#We extracted genomic DNA of the HPV virus from the genital tissue of 70 male CA patients, detected the DNA subtypes of HPV using the PCR-reverse dot hybridization technique, and analyzed the rates of different subtypes identified and their characteristics of distribution in different age groups.@*RESULTS@#The male HPV-positive patients were mainly infected at the age of 20－39 years, primarily with high- and low-risk mixed infection of various subtypes, which accounted for 61.54% in the 20- to 29-year-olds and 42.86% in the 30- to 39-year-olds. Among the 70 CA patients, 22 HPV subtypes were identified, the top five subtypes including HPV 11 (21.08%), HPV 6 (19.46%), HPV 42 (6.49%), HPV 59 (6.49%) and HPV 53 (5.95%); 20 infected with a single subtype (28.57%), 19 with two subtypes (27.14%) and 31 with three or more (44.29%); and 30 infected with a low-risk single subtype (42.86%) and 40 with both high- and low-risk multiple subtypes (57.14%).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Male patients with CA are mainly infected with HPV 11 and HPV 6, with a significantly higher rate of multi-subtype than single-subtype infection, and the multi-subtype patients chiefly with high- and low-risk mixed infection. Men aged 20－39 years old are most commonly affected by CA.
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Objective To investigate the changes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) gene subtypes and RNA loads in chronic hepatitis C, HCV－related liver cirrhosis and HCV－related hepatocellular carcinoma patients in Yunnan. Methods 241 patients were enrolled at the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan, China) from January 2016 to April 2017. Among them, 169 patients were with chronic hepatitis C, 56 patients with HCV－related liver cirrhosis and 16 patients with HCV－related hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV gene subtype and RNA loads were measured using the Polymerase Chain Reaction－fluorescence probe method. Results In the chronic hepatitis C group,there were 47 subtype 3b cases (27.81%) . 17 cases of HCV－related liver cirrhosis were subtype 1b (30.36%);5 patients with HCV－related hepatocellular carcinoma were subtype 3b (31.25%) . There was no statistical difference distribution of the genotype among the three groups (P＞0.05) .The HCV RNA loads of the chronic hepatitis C group, HCV － related liver cirrhosis group and HCV － related hepatocellular carcinoma group were (332±114) copies/mL, (189±73) copies/mL and (152±56) copies/mL respectively. The difference among three groups were significant (P＜0.01).The chronic hepatitis C group was significantly higher than the other two groups, and the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.01) . But no significant difference of HCV RNA loads was found between HCV － related liver cirrhosis and HCV － related hepatocellular carcinoma group (t=0. 65,P＜0.05) . Conclusion In Yunnan, 3b was main genotype in chronic hepatitis C patients and 1b was main genotype in HCV－related liver cirrhosis, 3b was main genotype in HCV－related hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV RNA loads tend to decrease in the progress that chronic hepatitis C develops into HCV－related liver cirrhosis and HCV－related hepatocellular carcinoma.