Application of an immunosensor for the detection of the β-lactam antibiotic, cephalexin

Public concern surrounding antibiotic contamination in food and food products has made it imperative to develop analytical methods for their detection. Polyclonal antibodies were used in the development of a surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based inhibition immunoassay for cephalexin. A conjugate consisting of cephalexin-bovine serum albumin (BSA) was immobilized on the dextran gel surface of the sensor chip. Binding/regeneration studies of antibody to immobilized cephalexin were studied and dissociation of the antibody from the immobilized cephalexin was easily achieved with 10 mmol l^-1 NaOH. Forty surface regeneration cycles were carried out and found to be reproducible with only a 7.4% decrease in binding over this number of regenerations. Model inhibition immunoassays for cephalexin were developed in PBS and spiked milk samples with detection ranges of 4.88 to 2,500 ng ml^-1 and 244 to 3,906 pg ml^-1, respectively.     

小儿头孢菌素致抗生素相关性腹泻64例分析

目的了解头孢菌素导致抗生素相关性腹泻的基本情况。方法对64例头孢菌素致抗生素相关性腹泻进行临床观察。结果本组头孢菌素致抗生素相关性腹泻以6个月～3岁年龄组发生率最高。其中第3代头孢菌素所致抗生素相关性腹泻的腹泻程度重于第1代。临床表现和实验室检查均缺乏特异性。结论头孢菌素致抗生素相关性腹泻比较常见,应引起临床医师在用药时的重视。     

Systemic treatment of rhinosinusitis in children

Systemic acute rhinosinusitis therapy consists mostly of antibiotic treatment because pathogens play a major role. Amoxicillin is the drug of choice for treatment of acute rhinosinusitis, with second- and third- generation cephalosporins, azythromycin, clarithromycin, and telithromycin as possible options, especially in the case of allergy to amoxicillin. If the clinical course suggests that an anaerobic pathogen is more likely, clindamycin or metronidazole can be considered in combination with a broad-spectrum drug. In antimicrobial treatment of chronic sinusitis there is no consensus on treatment length, organism coverage, or which antibiotics are most effective because the bacteriology is variable with polymicrobial anaerobic and aerobic organisms present. Adjuvant therapies need to be proven by additional studies. Chronic rhinosinusitis is heterogeneous and treatment should vary according to the causative factor involved. Short courses of systemic steroids have been found very useful to decrease mucosal swelling and inflammation in chronic rhinosinusitis. However, no randomized controlled studies have been performed to validate their efficacy in children. A variety of other agents are used in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis including antihistamines, decongestants, and leukotriene modifiers. To date, there is no good evidence from randomized controlled studies to support the use of any of these agents in the treatment of this disease in either children or adults.     

Intraincisional antibiotic in addition to systemic antibiotic treatment fails to reduce wound infection rates in contaminated abdominal surgery

One hundred ninety patients with peritonitis at the time of abdominal surgery were allocated at random to systemic antibiotic treatment alone or systemic antibiotic treatment combined with topical application of antibiotics in the wound at the time of wound closure. The overall wound infection rate was 17 percent without significant difference between the two treatment groups (P>0.80).     

Endophthalmitis at the Bristol Eye Hospital: an 11-year review of 47 patients

We reviewed data from 47 patients who were treated for endophthalmitis at our hospital during the 11-year period 1980-90. The most common clinical features were hypopyon (75%), diminished vision (72%), ocular pain (68%), discharge (57%), corneal oedema (51%), conjunctival injection (49%), abnormal red reflex (34%), corneal ulcer (32%) and corneal perforation (6%). A total of 54 isolates were obtained from 41 (87%) of the 47 patients. Gram-positive bacteria were more common (72%), than Gram-negative organisms (22%). Two cases were due to fungi, and herpes simplex virus was isolated from one case. The two most common Gram-positive organisms were coagulase-negative staphylococci (25%), and Staphylococcus aureus (11%), while Pseudomonas aeruginosa predominated among the Gram-negative bacteria isolated (15%). Mixed bacterial species were obtained from 29% of the infected patients, including one from whom Vibrio fluvialis was isolated. Predisposing factors included ocular surgery (60%)--mostly for cataract extraction (47%), penetrating trauma (15%) and periocular (15%) or systemic (11%) infections. All patients received antibiotics (generally chloramphenicol and/or a beta-lactamase-stable penicillin plus an aminoglycoside) prior to culture, when treatment was adjusted according to specific aetiological agents. Seventy-nine per cent of patients received topical or systemic steroids. Vitrectomy (diagnostic and therapeutic) was performed on 21% of patients. Sixty-three per cent of culture-positive patients lost vision (no perception of light) in the affected eye, compared to 17% of culture-negative cases (P < 0.05 Fisher exact test). Similarly, a better visual outcome (acuity of 6/12 or better) was associated with coagulase-negative staphylococcal infection than with streptococcal or fungal infections.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

2002年广州地区淋球菌对4种抗生素耐药性结果分析

目的了解广州地区2002年淋球菌对抗生素的耐药性及产青霉素酶淋球菌(PPNG)和高水平耐四环素淋球菌(TRNG)的流行状况。方法用琼脂稀释法测定四环素、壮观霉素、头孢三嗪和环丙沙星4种抗生素对100株淋球菌的最低抑菌浓度(MIC)及用纸片碘量法检测β-内酰胺酶。结果100株淋球菌检出PPNG 15株(15%)、TRNG 28株(28%),环丙沙星耐药率高达98%,高度耐药株(MIC≥16 mg/L)32株(32%),未发现对头孢三嗪、壮观霉素的耐药菌株,但头孢三嗪的敏感性有所下降。结论目前广州地区流行的淋球菌菌珠耐药状况仍然严重,尤以环丙沙星为甚,但对壮观霉素和头孢三嗪仍较敏感。此外,有必要持续监测球菌的耐药性。     

医院内下呼吸道革兰阴性杆菌感染59例临床分析

目的：探讨医院内下呼吸道革兰阴性杆菌感染的病原菌谱、药物敏感性及主要危险因素。方法：回顾性分析我院1998年1月～2001年12月医院内获得性下呼吸道感染，所取痰标本行细菌学培养，阳性菌以K—B纸片法行药物敏感性测定。结果：共获73株革兰阴性杆菌，其中，铜绿假单胞菌(28．77％)，克雷伯杆菌(26．03％)，大肠埃希菌(23．28％)等，共同构成我院医院内下呼吸道感染的主要致病菌。基础疾病以气管插管或气管切开机械通气、昏迷、患有慢性阻塞性肺疾病、使用广谱抗生素以及高龄患者是造成医院内感染的主要危险因素。第三代头孢菌素、氟喹诺酮类和氨基甙类抗生素为治疗革兰阴性杆菌的有效抗生素。结论：抵抗力低下、不合理应用抗生素及基础疾病严重是造成医院内下呼吸道感染的主要危险因素。下呼吸道感染以革兰阴性杆菌感染为主。出现多重耐药菌，应根据药敏选择抗生素，必要时联合用药。     

~(99m)Tc-MIBI心肌灌注断层显像监测蒽环类药物的心脏毒性

目的 :探讨99mTc-MIBI心肌灌注断层显像在蒽环类药物心脏毒性监测中的价值。方法 :2 3例接受蒽环类药物治疗的患者 ,在治疗前进行心电图、心肌酶学检查、核素心室造影测左室射血分数 (LVEF)和99mTc MIBI心肌灌注断层显像并计算相对定量值。并于每一周期治疗后重复上述检查。结果 :蒽环类药物治疗一周期后 ,2 3例患者心肌相对定量值明显下降 (P <0 .0 1)。其中 11例吡喃阿霉素、6例表阿霉素和 6例米托蒽醌治疗的患者 ,心肌相对定量值明显下降 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,心电图和心肌酶学无明显变化 (P >0 .0 5 )。蒽环类药物治疗多周期后的 10例患者心肌相对定量值较治疗前下降 (P <0 .0 5 )。 9例患者的心肌相对定量值 (最大累积剂量为 2 0 0mg/m2 )与一周期后无明显差别 (P >0 .0 5 )。10例患者治疗前及多周期治疗后LVEF均 >6 0 %,且化疗前后无明显差别 (P >0 .0 5 )。结论 :99mTC MIBI心肌灌注断层显像能监测蒽环类药物所致的心肌损害 ,且较左室射血分数敏感 ,比心电图和心肌酶学检查优越 ,有利于指导蒽环类药物的临床应用。