Fusobacterium necrophorum findings in Denmark from 2010 to 2014 using data from the Danish microbiology database

Fusobacterium necrophorum findings in Denmark and estimation of the incidence of F. necrophorum bacteraemia was described using data from the nationwide Danish microbiology database (MiBa). All microbiological reports on any Fusobacterium species in Denmark were extracted for a period of 5 years from 2010 to 2014 from MiBa and from the local department of clinical microbiology. The overall incidence of F. necrophorum bacteraemia from 2010 to 2014 was 2.8 cases per million/year vs 9.4 in the age group 15–24 years. F. necrophorum was rare in blood cultures from children and middle‐aged patients and then raised again. However, 48 of 232 cases of Fusobacterium bacteraemia were not identified to species level, so the incidences of F. necrophorum bacteraemia may be underestimated in our study. F. necrophorum was found in throat swabs in the age group between 13 and 40 years and in otitis media in children below 2 years in those departments which performed anaerobic culture. The incidence of F. necrophorum bacteraemia found was comparable to earlier reported figures for Lemierre's syndrome. Fusobacterium bacteraemia should always be identified to species level.     

麻醉科围术期专科数据库的建设和应用

分析基于大数据平台的麻醉科围术期专科数据库辅助临床决策的技术方案和实践经验。阐述基于大数据平台的麻醉科围术期专科数据库的应用形式,介绍如何构建高质量、可计算的围术期大数据知识架构和实践流程,并在围术期并发症的提取场景中得以应用。大数据技术在围术期专科数据库的开发和应用,可以为手术科医师提供精准、高效、便捷的围术期并发症提取、危险因素分析和预测模型。对于提高患者围术期的安全性、改善患者的预后以及建立危险因素预测模型起着重要的作用。     

基于TCGA数据库挖掘甲状腺乳头状癌淋巴结转移相关的突变基因及其机制探讨北大核心

目的:挖掘并筛选与甲状腺乳头状癌(papillary thyroid carcinoma,PTC)淋巴结转移相关的突变基因及其潜在的机制。方法:从TCGA数据库获得377例PTC患者的测序数据及完整的临床资料,并分为淋巴结转移组(LM,n=212)与无淋巴结转移组(NLM,n=165)。利用R语言(v3.6.2)对转移组特有的突变基因进行富集分析。采用String在线软件绘制蛋白互作网络,Cytoscape软件筛选网络中的核心基因。在UALCAN网站上验证基因表达量与淋巴结转移之间的关系。利用荧光实时定量PCR测定候选基因在细胞系中mRNA的表达量。结果:一共筛选出1197个仅在LM组发生突变的基因,它们主要富集在黏着连接、细胞黏附分子(cell adhesion molecules,CAMs)通路。CAMs通路的核心基因ITGB1与VCAN的表达量与淋巴结转移相关。与正常甲状腺细胞系相比,VCAN基因在PTC细胞系TPC-1和B-CPAP中mRNA的表达量较高,尤其是B-CPAP细胞系。结论:CAMs通路可能是PTC淋巴结转移相关机制之一,其中VCAN基因可能是潜在的分子标志物。     

国家中医临床研究基地文献信息库系统研究与设计

以中国中医科学院广安门医院为例，介绍国家中医临床基地文献信息库建设原则，设计中医药特色文献系统，阐述系统架构、功能、建设步骤以及围绕基地3个重点病种建设的7个文献信息库主要内容。     

Switching from intravenous to oral antibiotics in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: A real-world analysis 2010–2018

The Japanese Respiratory Society 2017 guidelines strongly recommend switching from intravenous (IV) to oral antibiotics in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), following improvement in clinical symptoms and laboratory findings. Here, we retrospectively investigated the real-world, nationwide treatment and switching patterns for hospitalized patients with CAP in Japan using administrative data from 372 Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination hospitals from April 2010 to December 2018. Hospitalizations for CAP (patient age ≥20 years) with an A-DROP classification for CAP severity and IV antibiotics initiated on the admission date were included. Overall, 210,314 hospitalizations (moderate CAP: 61.7%) in 183,607 patients were analyzed. The median (interquartile range [IQR]) age at admission was 79 (70–86) years. Penicillin (51.9%) and cephalosporin (38.9%) were the most common IV antibiotic classes used and the median (IQR) duration of IV use was 8 (6–11) days. Switching to oral antibiotics during a hospitalization occurred in 30.1% (n = 63,311) of patients after a median (IQR) of 7 (5–10) days of IV treatment. The most frequently used oral antibiotic classes after a switch were fluoroquinolone (45.9%) and penicillin (24.8%). The switch rate was higher among hospitalizations with milder CAP, in respiratory medicine ward and in larger hospitals. The overall switch rates did not change over the study period. The findings from this analysis suggest that early switch from IV to oral antibiotics was not widely implemented during the 8 years of the study period. Further observation will be needed to see the potential impact of the guidelines update in 2017 in Japan.     

Clinical presentation and prognosis of adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas – Matched-pair analysis with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

IntroductionAdenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas (ASCP) is a rare subtype of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics and outcomes of ASCP in comparison to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).Materials and methodsAll patients with ASCP treated between December 2001 and December 2017 were identified from a prospective database. Clinicopathological and follow-up data were analyzed. A nested case-control-study with matched-pair analysis was performed to compare overall survival of ASCP and PDAC.ResultsOf 4009 patients undergoing surgery for pancreatic adenocarcinoma 91 patients had ASCP. Compared to PDAC ASCP were larger (4.0 vs. 3.2 cm; p < 0.0001), more frequently involved lymph nodes (88% vs. 78%; p = 0.0216), more frequently showed poor differentiation (G3: 79% vs. 36%; p < 0.0001) and more frequently were located in the pancreatic tail (19% vs. 10%; p = 0.0179). Overall median post-resection-survival was shorter in ASCP (10.8 vs. 20.5 months in PDAC; p = 0.0085), but 5-year survival rates were comparable (18.2% vs. 17.5%). After matching for the unevenly distributed prognostic factors survival after resection of ASCP and PDAC was comparable (p = 0.8301). Localization in the head or several parts of the pancreas, high CA 19-9 levels, and M1 disease were independent predictors of survival in patients with ASCP.ConclusionASCP is more aggressive with poorer differentiation and higher rates of lymph node metastases compared to PDAC. In spite of a shorter median survival, 5-year survival rates after surgical resection of about 18% can be expected in ASCP and support resection as part of a multimodal therapy as the treatment of choice in this rare cancer.     

低频电刺激联合膀胱功能训练治疗脊髓损伤诱发的神经源性膀胱的效果评价

目的 评价低频电刺激联合膀胱功能训练治疗脊髓损伤(SCI)诱发的神经源性膀胱(NB)的效果。方法 选取2017年5月～2019年2月我院骨科门诊就诊的SCI诱发NB患者90例,随机分为观察组与单纯组,每组各45例。观察组予以低频电刺激联合膀胱功能训练治疗,单纯组予以单纯的膀胱功能训练,两组均治疗6周。评估两组治疗前后排尿情况及尿动力学指标的变化,并比较其临床疗效。结果 治疗6周后,两组日均单次排尿量和日单次最大排尿量较治疗前明显增加,日均排尿次数较治疗前明显下降(P0.05或P0.01),且观察组变化幅度较单纯组更显著(P0.05);两组膀胱内压力和Qmax较治疗前明显上升,RU较治疗前明显下降(P0.05或P0.01),且观察组变化幅度较单纯组更显著(P0.05);同时观察组临床总有效率(95.56%)明显高于单纯组(82.22%)(χ2=4.053,P0.05)。结论 低频电刺激联合膀胱功能训练用于治疗SCI诱发NB患者的效果确切,能更明显改善患者的排尿情况及尿动力学状态。