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Objective:To evaluate the value of improved pulmonary ultrasonography in the follow-up assessment of lung damage in patients who recovered from corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19).Methods:Twenty-two patients who were cured of COVID-19 in Quanzhou First Hospital from January to May 2020 were randomly selected and divided into 7 mild cases, 12 moderate cases and 3 severe cases according to the first high-resolution CT (HRCT) at admission. Six months after recovery, modified lung ultrasonography and HRCT were used prospectively to assess the lung damage and evaluate the correlation and consistency between the two techniques.Results:①There were significant differences in lung damage between the mild group and the moderate group, severe group (all P<0.05), while there was no significant difference between the moderate group and severe group ( P>0.05). ②There was good consistency between the improved lung ultrasound examination and HRCT (Kappa=0.776, P<0.001). ③There was a positive correlation between the score of improved pulmonary ultrasound examination and HRCT Warrick score ( r=0.755, P<0.001). Conclusions:Improved pulmonary ultrasonography can be used as a priority in the evaluation of pulmonary damage follow-up in patients with COVID-19 recovery, reducing the use of CT, and providing favorable evidence for further clinical management.
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Objective The purpose of this study was to understand the pathogenic mechanisms of enterococcal hemolysin and establish the foundation to diagnose and control relevant diseases.Methods Take 30 clean grade ICR mice were randomly divided into ten groups,each 6,1 to 4 groups according to 10-fold gradient amount per 1 ml intraperitoneal injection of 5× 107 cfu/ml~5×1010 cfu/ml of EF A7,group 5 as a control group injected 0.5 ml saline,take another 30 clean grade ICR mice,intraperitoneal injection of 5×107 cfu/ml~5×1010 cfu/ml of EF A7 cyl mutant by the same measures,compared to the original strains of mice infected with mutant strain LD50,and a week after infection mortality was observed in mice daily. Another seven groups of mice with the same bacterial concentration (5×109 cfu/ml)were injected intraperitoneally EF A7 and EF A7 cyl mutant,after infection 6 h,12 h and 24 h comparing the number of leukocytes in peripheral blood of mice,re-spectively,the concentration of TNF-αin the acute phase of cytokines.Results In the mouse peritonitis models the 50% le-thal dose (LD50)of EF A7 cyl mutant was 100 times lower than enterococcus faecalis EF A7.The differences of the survival percentage of EF A7 cyl mutant groups and EF A7 groups have significance (P<0.05).As the changes in boold leukocytes numbers and the TNF-αlevel.Conclusion Cyl gene is probably a major virulence factor of Enterococcus and plays an impor-tant role in the mouse peritonitis model.
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Objective To compare the differences of infect rates and genotype distribution of 21 kinds of human papillomavir-us (HPV)in women cervical cells in Quanzhou and Wuhan regions.Methods Collected gynecological clinic of 10 068 women in cervical cell specimens from November 2012 to January 2014 in Affiliated Quanzhou First Hospital of Fujian Med-ical University and Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University,of which 6 823 cases in Quanzhou,Wuhan region 3 245 cases were detected to identify HPV genotypes by using nucleic acid hybridization technique(HybriMax).Results 2 439 in 10 068 samples of cervical cells were detected to be infected HPV with overall infection rate of 24.23%(2 439/10 068).The overall HPV infection rate in Quanzhou was 22.61% (1 543/6 823),and 27.61% (896/3 245)in Wuhan.The single HPV infection rate in Quanzhou was 17.28% (1 179/6 823),and 19.88% (645/3 245)in Wuhan.The multiple HPV infection rate in Quanzhou was 5.33% (364/6 823),and 7.73% (251/3 245)in Wuhan (The values of P<0.05).The five most common HPV genetypes in Quanzhou was HPV-16,HPV-52,HPV-58,HPV-11 and HPV-CP8304,respectively,in Wuhan was HPV-16,HPV-52,HPV-58,HPV-33 and HPV-18,respectively.Conclusion The overall,single and multiple HPV infection rates in Wuhan were all markedly higher than those in Quanzhou (the values of P<0.05).The most common HPV gene-types in two regions were different.