Clinical significance of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in development of chronic hepatitis B / 中华肝脏病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinical significance of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in the development of chronic hepatitis B (CHB).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 182 patients with untreated CHB and 50 healthy individuals (controls) participated in the study. Correlation analysis was performed to determine the association of serum hs-CRP with the age,sex,medical history,serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA, liver function parameters,liver stiffness measure (LSM) and hepatic fibrosis; in addition, correlation analysis was carried out for the associations of degree of liver damage with grade of hepatic fibrosis, LSM and the serum levels of hs-CRP.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>CHB patients showed significantly higher serum hs-CRP levels than healthy controls (2.38 ± 2.79 vs.0.78 ± 1.07; t =2.495, P < 0.05). Serum hs-CRP levels were significantly correlated with HBV DNA (r = 0.159), liver function parameters (total bilirubin, r = 0.271; alanine aminotransferase, r = 0.298; aspartate aminotransferase, r = 0.389), and LSM, r = 0.562) (all P < 0.05). The correlations with liver function (r = 0.340), LSM (r = 0.292) and hepatic fibrosis grade were positive (r = 0.434) (all P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Serum hs-CRP levels in CHB patients can reflect degree of liver damage and of liver fibrosis.</p>

Investigation of Needlestick Injury in Medical care workers / 中华医院感染学杂志

OBJECTIVE To study the risk factors and control measures for needle injury,so that to provide relevant information for epidemiological studies of needle injury.METHODS The Needle injury of the worker′s age,type,location,operation links,workload and the spread exposed source were investigated,in the medical staff from Jan 2005 to Dec 2007 including 155 cases of needle injury(125 medical staff).RESULTS The survey showed that the risk factors of needle injury were short working age,lack understanding of needle injury,needles being putted cap back again,naked needles and busy working.CONCLUSIONS The control measures for Needle injury are to strengthen occupational training,dispose contaminated needles timely,avoid needles being naked,forbid needles being putted cap back again,and assign people reasonably.