海南省2311例关节炎症状患者的莱姆病抗体血清学研究

目的探讨海南省关节炎症状患者的莱姆病感染状况,为莱姆病的防控提供依据。方法采用抽样调查方法,2013至2018年在海南省8个市(县)(海口市、三亚市、儋州市、东方市、文昌市、琼海市、琼中县、五指山市)的医疗机构,对其进行抽样调查,收集2 311例关节炎症状就诊的患者血清标本,并对临床资料进行描述性研究。采用间接免疫荧光法(IFA)对血清标本进行莱姆病抗体初筛检测,并采用免疫印迹法(WB)对IFA检测阳性的血清标本进行确诊实验。采用χ²检验进行统计分析。结果 IFA方法检测血清样本2 311份,166份阳性,阳性率7.18%。进一步用 WB方法确认,62份阳性, 莱姆病抗体阳性率为2.68%(62/2 311)。海南省不同地区关节炎症状患者的莱姆病抗体阳性率差异有统计学意义(χ²=40.636,P<0.001),琼中县阳性率最高,为8.81%(14/159);儋州市阳性率次之,为5.62%(5/89);东方市阳性率最低,为0.51%(2/394)。莱姆病血清抗体阳性率男性及女性分别是2.79%(33/1 182)和2.57%(29/1 129);各年龄组间的抗体阳性率在1.74%~3.64%,在性别和年龄间差异无统计学意义(χ²=0.110,P=0.740;χ²=1.938,P=0.747)。结论海南省8个市(县)均存在伯氏疏螺旋体感染导致的关节炎症状患者,但莱姆病抗体阳性率各市(县)存在差异,以琼中县最高。     

中国2004年碘盐监测

目的了解全国生产和居民层次碘盐的合格及食用情况。方法每个县按五个不同方位随机抽取9个乡,每个乡抽取4个村,其中2个村在乡政府所在地及其附近抽取,另2个村为“问题地区”或距乡政府5 km以外的村。每个村(居委会)随机抽取8份居民户盐样。碘盐检测采用GB/T 13025.7-1999中直接滴定法;川盐或特殊盐种采用仲裁法定量测定。合格碘盐判定标准为(35±15) mg/kg(20-50 mg/kg);非碘盐判定标准为<5 mg/kg。结果全国生产层次(除西藏和新疆外)碘盐的批质量合格率为97.39%;居民层次(除新疆外)的碘盐合格率为96.45%,合格碘盐食用率为93.47%,非碘盐率3.09%,这几项指标的检测结果均与2002年的情况持平。四川和青海两省生产层次的批质量合格率均低于90%。四川和海南省居民层次的碘盐合格率低于90%。西藏、海南、北京、青海、广东、四川和浙江7个省(自治区、市)的居民合格碘盐食用率低于90%。西藏、海南、北京、青海和广东5个省(自治区、市)的居民非碘盐率低于90%。结论从全国水平来看,生产层次的碘盐质量状况良好。不仅部分西部省份,而且部分东部沿海省份(包括北京市)的居民层次的合格碘盐食用率都存在低于90%的问题,提示今后在关注西部地区的同时,还要关注那些新出现的问题地区,通讨不断提高居民合格碘盐食用率,来促进碘缺乏病的可持续消除。     

PCR技术在赫坎按蚊复合体近缘种鉴别中的应用

目的应用聚合酶链反应（PCR）技术分析湖北省不同地区媒介按蚊的种型.方法采用传统的形态学方法和新建立的基因鉴别技术对现场捕获的按蚊分别进行形态特征鉴别和基因鉴别及比较.结果现场捕获181只按蚊,形态学确认176只为中华按蚊,而PCR鉴定172只为中华按蚊,另4只为八代按蚊;经形态学特征鉴别的5只嗜人按蚊中,PCR鉴别有4只为嗜人按蚊,另1只为八代按蚊.结论采用PCR基因鉴别技术能准确鉴别赫坎按蚊种团内中华按蚊、嗜人按蚊、八代按蚊等近缘种按蚊,较传统的按蚊形态学鉴别方法准确,适用于复合媒介地区的疟疾媒介调查和监测.     

How cost effective is switching universal vaccination from PCV10 to PCV13? A case study from a developing country

BackgroundChildren immunization with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) had profound public health effects across the globe. Colombian adopted PCV10 universal vaccination, but PCV incremental impact need to be revalued. The objective of this analysis was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of switch to PCV13 versus continue PCV10 in Colombian children.MethodsA complete economic analysis was carried-out assessing potential epidemiological and economic impact of switching from PCV10 to PCV13. Epidemiological information on PCV10 impact was obtained from lab-based epidemiological surveillance on pneumococcal isolates at the Colombian National Institute of Health. Economic inputs were extracted from the literature. Incremental PCV13 effectiveness was based in additional serotypes included. Comparisons among alternatives were evaluated with the Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) at a willingness to pay of one GDP per capita (USD$ 6631) per Year of Live Saved (YLS). All costs were reported in 2014USD. Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were performed, and 95% confidence interval reported.ResultsAfter four years using PCV10 for universal vaccination on children the Colombian health surveillance system showed a relative increment on non PCV10 isolates. To change from PCV10 to PCV13 would avoid 587 (CI95% −49–1008) ambulatory Rx community-acquired pneumoniae (CAP), 1622 (CI95% 591–2343) Inpatient RxCAP, 10 (CI 95% 6–11) pneumococcal meningitis, and 79 (CI95% 76–98) deaths. ICER per YLS was USD$ 2319 (CI95% Dominated – USD$ 4225) for Keep-PCV10 and USD$ 1771 (CI95% USD$ 1285–9884) for Switch-to PCV13. In spite of its cost-effectiveness Keep-PCV10 is an extended dominated alternative and Switch-to PCV13 would be preferred. Results are robust to parameters changes in the sensitivity analyses.ConclusionA national immunization strategy based in Switch-to PCV13 was found to be good value for money and prevent additional burden of pneumococcal disease saving additional treatment costs, when compared with to Keep-PCV10 in Colombia, however additional criteria to decision making must be taken into account.     

Characteristics of pediatric invasive pneumococcal diseases and the pneumococcal isolates in Suzhou,China before introduction of PCV13

BackgroundData on characteristics of invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) is limited in China. We aimed to understand the clinical features and explore the molecular characteristics of the pneumococcal isolates in China.MethodsSince 2010, we prospectively collected the pneumococcal isolates and the IPD patients’ demographic and clinical information in Suzhou University Affiliated Children’s Hospital (SCH). The antibiotic susceptibility, serotypes, genotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains were identified by E-test, quellung reaction and/or multiplex PCR, and multi-locus sequence typing, respectively.ResultsDuring the period from January 2010 to December 2015, a total of 80 IPD patients were identified. They were diagnosed as meningitis (31.3%), septicemia (27.5%), pneumonia (21.3%) and others (20.0%). About half of them required vancomycin treatment, 42.5% were admitted to ICUs, 36.2% had complications and 6.2% were hospitalized for over 1 year. The most common serotypes of the pneumococcal isolates were serotypes 6B and 14, the coverage of PCV13 was 92.5%, and CC236s and CC199s were the most common clone complexes.ConclusionsPediatric IPD patients had severe clinical symptoms, demanded intensive treatment, suffered poor prognosis and substantial burden. The pneumococcal isolates’ serotype coverage of PCV13 vaccine was high, which leads to implication of PCV vaccine usage among children in China.     

Association between hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy and risk of placenta accreta: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Objective: Previous studies have reported a positive association between hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy and placenta accreta. However, whether hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy associated with placenta accreta is still not clear. The objective was to systematically review the literature to determine a possible association between hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy and placenta accreta. Methods: A systematic search of PubMed database, the Cochrane Library, Willy Online Library, and ScienceDirect database through 1st December 2015, was conducted. Two authors independently assessed data extraction and quality of the studies using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Assessment of heterogeneity and analysis of data were operated by Review Manager 5.3.0. Results: Three studies involving 4174 patients who developed hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy of a total of 38,004 pregnant women were selected. The result of our meta-analysis revealed that pregnancy induced hypertension was significantly associated with a reduction of placenta accreta (OR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.30–0.82; heterogeneity: I² = 13%, p = 0.32). Conclusions: Our meta-analysis demonstrated that the risk of placenta accreta is reduced in women with hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy. Further well-designed studies are warranted to testify the result and explored any potential mechanism association between hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy and placenta accreta.     

Effect of prior vaccination on carriage rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in older adults: A longitudinal surveillance study

IntroductionPneumococcus is a commensal of the upper respiratory tract and colonization is common in young children. Carriage studies have provided insights on vaccine effects in children and may also be useful for assessing vaccines in adults. However, culture based prevalence studies in older adults describe low colonization rates. Therefore, we assessed cumulative incidence of pneumococcal colonization in older adults using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the lytA gene and risk factors for carriage.Methods100 community-dwelling adults ≥65 years were enrolled the winter of 2015 and followed biweekly for 12 months. Medical, vaccination and illness history as well as nasopharyngeal (NP) and oropharyngeal (OP) samples were collected. Combined OP and NP were incubated in enrichment broth and screened using real-time lytA PCR. Samples from new colonization events (lytA PCR+) were cultured on gentamicin blood agar plates. Isolates identified by colony morphology as S. pneumoniae were serotyped using a multiplex combined immunoassay-PCR platform which classifies 96 serotypes. Cumulative incidence of pneumococcal carriage was calculated and risk factors for carriage assessed.ResultsThe cumulative incidence of colonization was 41% by PCR and 14% by culture. Monthly prevalence ranged from 0 to 17% by PCR and 1 to 4% by culture with peaks in the spring and fall. Demographics were similar between colonized and never colonized subjects although colonized were younger (72.4 vs. 75.0 years, P = 0.06). Vaccination with any pneumococcal vaccine before or during study period was associated with decreased risk of becoming colonized (p < 0.001) as was vaccination with either the 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) or 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) (p < 0.001).ConclusionPneumococcal colonization in older adults as detected by lytA PCR is frequent and pneumococcal vaccination appears to be associated with decreased risk of carriage. Further study is needed to understand the biological significance of molecular detection of pneumococcus in adults.