Effect of early and late antibiotic treatment in experimental acute pancreatitis in rats

Background The clinical course in acute necrotizing pancreatitis is mainly determined by bacterial infection of pancreatic and peripancreatic necrosis. The effect of two antibiotic regimens for early and late treatment was investigated in the taurocholate model of necrotizing pancreatitis in the rat. Materials and methods Seventy male Wistar rats were divided into five pancreatitis groups (12 animals each) and a sham-operated group (10 animals). Pancreatitis was induced by intraductal infusion of 3% taurocholate under sterile conditions. Animals received two different antibiotic regimes (20 mg/kg imipenem or 20 mg/kg ciprofloxacin plus 20 mg/kg metronidazole) early at 2, 12, 20, and 28 h after induction of pancreatitis or late at 16 and 24 h after induction of pancreatitis or no antibiotics (control). Animals were examined after 30 h for pancreatic and extrapancreatic infection. Results Early and late antibiotic treatment with both regimes could significantly reduce pancreatic infection from 58 to 8–25%. However, extrapancreatic infection was only reduced by early antibiotic therapy. While quinolones also reduced bacterial counts in small and large bowel, imipenem did not. Conclusions In our animal model of necrotizing pancreatitis, early and late treatment with ciprofloxacin/metronidazole and imipenem reduce bacterial infection of the pancreas. Extrapancreatic infection, however, is reduced significantly only by early antibiotic treatment. The effectivity of early antibiotic treatment in the clinical setting should be subject to further investigation with improved study design and sufficient patient numbers.     

国产与进口头孢他啶治疗小儿细菌性下呼吸道感染的成本-效果分析

目的对国产与进口头孢他啶治疗小儿细菌性下呼吸道感染进行成本—效果分析。方法对我院2008年10月-2009年10月间患小儿细菌性下呼吸道感染且单用头孢他啶治疗的住院患者136例进行回顾性分析,根据药品不同产地将其分为A、B两组,A组给与头孢他啶（国产）60mg/（kg·d）,分2次静脉滴注;B组给与头孢他啶（进口）60mg/（kg·d）,分2次静脉滴注,两组疗程均为7d,分别计算两组病人治疗后的细菌清除率、不良反应发生率,两组的治疗有效率和总成本,计算成本-效果比。结果疗程结束后A、B两组的药物治疗成本分别为：A组236.4元、B组982.5元,组间比较存在显著性差异（P〈0.05）;治疗有效率分别为：91.30%、94.03%;A、B两组的细菌清除率分别为：86.36%、90.70%;两组不良反应发生率分别为：5.80%、2.99%,组间比较差异均无显著性（P〈0.05）;两组成本-效果比分别为：2.59、10.45。结论国产头孢他啶的成本-效果比优于进口头孢他啶,为较佳的治疗方案。     

小儿感染性腹泻病原与肿瘤坏死因子水平的关系

肿瘤坏死因子是非常重要的炎症介质。本文为观察小儿感染性腹泻时ＴＮＦ水平与病原的关系。对１９９５年６月￣１９９６年８月收治的４６例细菌感染性腹泻，３５例病毒感染性腹泻患儿进行检测，于入院第一天测定ＴＮＦ水平记录当天的最高体温及腹泻次数，同时进行粪便病原学检查，结果表明在两组具有可比性的情况下，细菌性腹泻组较病毒性腹泻组的ＴＮＦ水平显著增高。     

云南省路南彝族自治县小儿急性腹泻病流行病学调查

1986—1987年对云南省路南县5岁以下儿童随机抽样1016例,每月调查急性腹泻病发病情况。结果表明年发病率为1.43±0.07次/年。6月至1岁组发病率最高。4、5、6月为发病高峰季节,病原学检查以产肠毒素埃希氏大肠杆菌为主占39.1％,其次为轮状病毒,占26％。两年定群研究得出小儿急性腹泻病发病危险因素为饮用溏水沟水,随地大小便,多子女家庭与体弱多病儿童及人畜共居等。因此,改善供水,培养卫生习惯,加强计划生育等措施是该县防治本病主导措施。     

建立一种粪便细菌学检验的新方法--肠道菌谱分析(初步报告)

目的 建立一种以粪便标本细菌菌谱分析为主要内容的细菌学检验方法。方法 取粪便标本直接涂片做革兰染色，镜检观察标本中细菌数量、种类及比例，并进行显微照相；对粪便标本进行菌群培养，分离病原菌，并与镜检结果进行对照；将照片进行分类。建立菌群失调和病原菌感染的图谱。同时以正常大便菌谱作对照。结果 因菌群失调导致的腹泻。直接镜检表现为细菌数量和种类普遍减少，或某一类细菌增多或减少，或呈单一种类细菌；由某种病原菌引起的腹泻，直接涂片多数只能见到革兰阴性杆菌，且细菌数量少或极少，一般均与培养结果相符。结论 粪便细菌菌谱分析能直接或间接为临床提供腹泻患者的肠道微生态资料，尤其能准确地提示因各种原因造成菌群失调而导致的腹泻，为临床诊断和制定治疗方案提供快捷、科学的依据。     

Cerebrospinal fluid-filtration reduces TNF alpha in bacterial meningitis-CSF

A 37 year old male was admitted with the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. Pneumococci were seen in the Gram stain of the cerebrospinal fluid. The clinical condition did not suggest severely raised intracranial pressure, there were no localizing signs and symptoms. CSF was turpid, with 20.100/3/mm³, mainly polymorphonuclear cells. Tumor necrosis factor alpha in CSp was greatly increased with 813 pg/ml. Parallel to the application of intravenous Penicillin G a CSF filtration was carried out. Within 214 h 225 ml CSF were filtrated through a Pall-filter, using a bidirectional pump. Cell count dropped to 720/3 cells/mm³, TNF-alpha to 39 pg/ml. The clinical course was uneventful, on day 12 the patient could be discharged without sequelae. CSF filtration may be a highly effective method to reduce from the CSF pathogenetically important cytokines, such as TNF-alpha, being responsible for intrathecal/meningeal inflammatory processes and triggered by cell-wall components of bacteria, e.g. pneumococci.     

Use of the microorganism Bacillus stearothermophilus as a model to evaluate toxicity of the lipophilic environmental pollutant endosulfan

Microorganisms are very powerful tools for the supply of information about the toxic effects of lipophilic compounds, since an impairment of cell growth usually occurs as a result of perturbations related, in most cases, with the partition of toxicants in membranes. The thermophilic eubacterium Bacillus stearothermophilus has been used as a model system to identify α- and β-endosulfan interactions with the membrane possibly related with the insecticide toxicity. Two approaches have been pursued: (a) bacterial growth is followed and the effects of endosulfan isomers determined; (b) biophysical studies with the fluorescent fluidity probe 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) were performed to assess the effects of α- and β-endosulfan on the organization of the membrane lipid bilayer. The effects on growth were quantitatively evaluated by determination of growth parameters, namely the lag phase, the specific growth rate and the cell density reached by cultures in the stationary phase. Growth inhibition by α and β-endosulfan dependent on the concentration is diminished or removed by the addition of 2.5 m Ca²⁺ to bacterial cultures. Fluorescence DPH polarization consistently showed opposite effects of Ca²⁺ and α- and β-endosulfan on the physical state of bacterial polar lipid dispersions.     

High level production of soluble single chain antibodies in small-scale Escherichia coli cultures

We have investigated the effect of growth and induction conditions on the production of soluble single-chain Fv antibody fragments in Escherichia coli under the control of wt lac promoter. The scFv was directed into the periplasmic space by a pelB leader sequence. Addition of sucrose to the medium gave a 15–25-fold increase in the yield of soluble scFv-phOx (3.0 mg/l) for bacterial shake-tube cultures and an increase of 80–150-fold (16.5 mg/l) for shake-flask cultures. Using flask culture in the presence of 0.4 M sucrose, a significant amount of scFv was released into the medium. We found that the scFv could be made to accumulate in the periplasm or be secreted into the medium by simply changing the incubation conditions and the concentration of the inducer. The ratio between soluble antibody fragments and insoluble scFv aggregates proved to be dependent on the strength of the promoter. Lowering the incubation temperature below 20°C had no effect on the yield of soluble antibody fragments in the periplasm, but they were no longer secreted into the medium. An example of high level production in shake-flask cultures and one-step purification by immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) is described for a soluble scFv specific for the T cell surface antigen CD3. The biological activity of the purified anti-CD3 scFv was demonstrated by flow cytometry. This method should be especially useful for the functional screening of a large number of clones in small-scale cultures.     

Differential Effect of Diarrhea on FK506 Versus Cyclosporine A Trough Levels and Resultant Prevention of Allograft Rejection in Renal Transplant Recipients

Diarrhea is the most frequently reported adverse event in patients treated with mycophenolate mofetil. Twenty-six renal transplant patients on a mycophenolate mofetil-based immunosuppressive regime with persistent afebrile diarrhea were examined. Diarrhea caused a significant rise in FK-506 trough levels despite intake of stable doses, necessitating FK-506 dose reductions of 30% to obtain pre-diarrhea trough levels. In contrast, trough levels of cyclosporine A remained stable without dose adjustments. This suggests that absorption and/or metabolism is differentially altered for FK506 compared with cyclosporine A in patients with diarrhea. In nine patients mycophenolate mofetil was reduced or stopped because of persistent diarrhea without identifiable cause. This resulted in end-stage renal disease because of chronic rejection in two patients, and in acute rejection in two patients, all taking FK506 and steroids. Therefore, dose adjustments of FK506 in patients with diarrhea must be carefully monitored, especially when doses of mycophenolate mofetil are also reduced.     

头孢托仑酯随机双盲对照治疗细菌性感染临床评价

为评价头孢托仑酯（ＭＥ１２０７）治疗细菌性感染的有效性和安全性，采用随机双盲对照试验和开放试验方法共治疗８０例患者，其中ＭＥ１２０７（Ａ药）与头孢克肟（Ｂ药）随机双盲各治疗２０例（呼吸系统和泌尿系统各１０对），ＭＥ１２０７开放试验治疗４０例（呼吸系统２０例、泌尿系统１０例、皮肤软组织感染１０例）。每日４００ｍｇ，疗程７～１４ｄ。ＭＥ１２０７痊愈率和有效率在对照试验中为８０％和９５％，在开放试验中为７５％和９２．５％，总痊愈率为７６．７％，总有效率为９３．３％，细菌培养阳性率为１００％，细菌清除率在对照试验和开放试验中分别为９５％和９２．５％。纸片法药敏试验中ＭＥ１２０７敏感株百分率为１００％，与头孢哌酮相同，而优于头孢克肟和头孢克洛，明显优于阿莫西林（４８．８％）。ＭＥ１２０７６０例中６例出现不良反应，表现为消化道反应３例，转氨酶升高２例，凝血酶原时间延长１例。与对照药头孢克肟相比在痊愈率、有效率、细菌清除率及不良反应发生方面均无显著性差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）。ＭＥ１２０７在每日４００ｍｇ剂量下治疗轻、中度细菌感染安全、有效。