重组抗原的IgM捕捉ELISA在肾综合征出血热诊断中的应用

用原核表达的汉坦病毒７６１１８株核蛋白为夹心抗原,组合抗人μ链多克隆抗体和酶标抗汉坦病毒单克隆抗体,建立了ＩｇＭ捕捉法ＥＬＩＳＡ,用以检测６１０份疑似患者血清,并与免疫荧光法（ＩＦＡ）相比较。结果本方法与ＩＦＡ的阳性符合率９４１０％、阴性符合率９２８３％、总符合率９３６１％,检出率在发病５日内明显高于ＩＦＡ,６至３０日无区别,３０天后开始下降,检出病例的月分布与发病规律相符。表明重组核蛋白抗原的ＩｇＭ捕捉ＥＬＩＳＡ能够准确早期诊断ＨＦＲＳ。     

工业区大气污染对儿童肺功能影响研究

本文研究工业区大气污染对儿童肺功能影响,分别对大气污染区与对照区儿童进行肺功能测定、问卷调查及大气中ＳＯ２ＮＯｘ监测。     

天津市某工业区大气污染对儿童健康影响的研究

为探讨天津市区大气污染对儿童健康的影响,于１９９５年１０－１１月对天津市某工业区对对照区进行了充行病学调查。调查对象为７－１２岁儿童,结果表明污泥区大气ＳＯ２、ＮＯｘ,ＴＳＰ、ＣＯ浓度均显著高于对照区;     

十二指肠球部溃疡血清胃泌素与幽门螺杆菌相关性研究

对３１ 例Ｄｕ 患者及３１ 例慢性胃炎患者进行ＨＰ 检测及血清胃泌素测定,并对其中２３ 例ＨＰ阳性Ｄｕ 患者抗ＨＰ 治疗后的血清胃泌素及ＨＰ 进行测定。结果显示ＨＰ 检出率Ｄｕ 组为７４ ．１９ ％ （２３／３１） ,较慢性胃炎组４８ ．３９ ％ （１５／３１） 高（ Ｐ＜ ０ ．０５） ;ＤｕＨＰ 阳性组的血清胃泌素较ＤｕＨＰ 阴性组、慢性胃炎ＨＰ 阳性组及慢性胃炎ＨＰ 阴性组明显增高（ Ｐ 均＜ ０ ．０５） ,而ＤｕＨＰ 阴性组的血清胃泌素与慢性胃炎ＨＰ 阳性组及慢性胃炎ＨＰ 阴性组比较差异无显著性（ Ｐ＞ ０ ．０５） ,２３ 例ＤｕＨＰ 阳性者抗ＨＰ 治疗后,ＨＰ转阴者的血清胃泌素较治疗前明显下降（Ｐ＜ ０ ．０５） ,ＨＰ 未转阴者的血清胃泌素前后差异无显著性（ Ｐ＞０．５） 。提示Ｄｕ 血清胃泌素与幽门螺杆菌感染有一定相关性。     

Helicobacter pylori clearance and serum gastrin and pepsinogen I concentrations in omeprazole treatment of duodenal ulcer patients

Objective: To determine which demographic factors may influence serum gastrin and pepsinogen I (PGI) levels in duodenal ulcer patients undergoing omeprazole treatment. Methods: We conducted an outpatient-based prospective study in the Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, to investigate the pharmacological effects on patients with duodenal ulcers receiving omeprazole treatment for 4 weeks. Sixty-eight patients (61 males/7 females, aged 25–73 years) with endoscopically confirmed duodenal ulcer were included. Gastrin and pepsinogen I levels were measured before and after treatment. Demographic factors including age, sex, smoking, ulcer healing and antral Helicobacter pylori colonization/clearance were analyzed, in order to measure their probable influences on serum gastrin and pepsinogen I levels. Results: Ulcer healing was seen in 92.6% of patients while 48 (70.6%) antral clearances were seen in 66 H. pylori colonized patients at the end of trial. Omeprazole monotherapy led to a marked elevation of serum gastrin (85.8 pg · ml⁻¹, SD 32.0 pg · ml⁻¹ vs 133.9 pg · ml⁻¹, SD 71.6 pg · ml⁻¹, P < 0.01), and pepsinogen I (111.0 ng · ml⁻¹, SD 36.7 ng · ml⁻¹ vs 253.6 ng · ml⁻¹, SD 64.8 ng · ml⁻¹, P < 0.01) levels when measured on day 29. Only patients showing antral H. pylori clearance exhibited an influence on the magnitude of pepsinogen I elevation following omeprazole monotherapy (143.9%, SD 67.3% vs 78.6%, SD 51.2%, P < 0.01). Moreover, the sensitivity and specificity of serum pepsinogen I variations were plotted on a receiving operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The 140% increased pepsinogen I level yielded a maximum accuracy of 80% specificity or 50% sensitivity to predict antral H. pylori clearance. Conclusion: Antral H. pylori clearance is at least partially responsible for the omeprzaole-induced hyperpepsinogenemia I. The magnitude of hyperpepsinogenemia I probably provides a non-invasive alternative for predicting H. pylori clearance. Received: 22 August 1996 / Accepted in revised form: 1 October 1998     

Effective treatment of acute hyperkalaemia in childhood by short-term infusion of salbutamol

Hyperkalaemia is a lifethreatening emergency and infusion of glucose with insulin has so far been regarded as the standard treatment of choice. Recently the -2 stimulatory drug salbutamol has been shown to be an effective agent to treat hyperkalaemia by inducing a shift of potassium into the intracellular compartment. We treated 15 children aged 0.1–14 (mean 5.2) years suffering from acute hyperkalaemia (mean level 6.6±0.54, range 5.9–7.7 mmol/l) with a single infusion of salbutamol (5 g/kg over 15 min). Serum potassium concentrations decreased significantly within 30 min to levels of 5.74±0.53 and 4.92±0.53 mmol/l after 120 min (P<0.001, respectively). No side-effects occurred other than a slight increase in heart rate in 3 patients.Conclusion A single intravenous infusion of salbutamol at a dose of 5 g/kg is a highly effective treatment for hyperkalaemia with minimal clinical side-effects. The effect lasts for at least 120 min and may reverse hyperkalaemia in some patients without further interventions so that salbutamol seems justified as the first choice treatment for this condition in childhood.     

Bilateral basal ganglia lucencies following acute febrile illness

Bilateral striatal necrosis in children without damage elsewhere in the brain can present as an acute neurological disorder or as a progressive disorder. Three children of 6, 7 and 12 years age developed dystonic posture of limbs without any cranial nerve involvement or alteration of sensorium soon after recovery from acute high grade febrile illness of 3–4 days duration. Computerized tomographic scan of head showed bilateral necrosis of basal ganglia. We think that these patients probably constitute a clinically and radiologically distinct subgroup of disorder that prouce bilateral striatal necrosis in children. The cause of the syndrome is unknown.     

Do we need to treat otitis media?

Otitis media is a common pediatric problem. It is well established that over half of infants and children with acute otitis media may have spontaneous recovery. Since it is difficult to predict the course (self-limited versus serious disease) all the children with acute suppurative otitis media need to be treated with antibiotics. Amoxicillin is still the initial antibiotic of choice. There are several alternate antibiotics available with activity against beta-lactamase positive bacteria. These agents have no advantage over amoxicillin in infections due to penicillin resistant pneumococci. Recent use of beta-lactam antibiotics and/or attendance in a day care where there is frequent use of antibiotics are predisposing factors for penicillin resistant pneumococcal infection. In such cases after tympanocentesis, higher dose of amoxicillin, clindamycin or intramuscular ceftriaxone should be considered. Secretory otitis media does not need to be treated with antibiotics unless the patient is in high risk group. Prophylactic use of antibiotics should be actively discouraged. Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination (2 years or older) should be encouraged in children with recurrent episodes of acute otitis media. Breast feeding should be encouraged.     

Primary spinal column sarcomas

Summary Five cases of primary spinal column sarcomas are presented. Sarcomas primarily originating from paravertebral soft tissues were excluded. Patients' age ranged from 1 to 14 years (mean 8.4 years). The male: female ratio was 23. Two patients had Ewing's sarcoma (ES) originating from L5-S1 and L4-5 pedicles, respectively; two patients had mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MCS) originating from L1-2 pedicles and L5 body, respectively; and one patient had osteogenic sarcoma (OS) of C4 body. All patients clinically presented with pain and progressive weakness of the extremities. The time that elapsed between the onset of symptoms and diagnoses ranged from one to five months. All cases were treated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and subtotal tumour resection with spinal canal decompression. Two cases received posterior spinal fusion operations. Three patients were alive 10 to 98 months following diagnosis. Only the case with ES of L5-S1 pedicles was in complete remission and off therapy at the 98th postoperative month. The two MCS cases were in partial remission, and were receiving chemoterapy at the time of analysis. These tumours caused similar clinical findings and prognoses, and required combined treatment, which consisted of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy; histologically three different types of malignant tumours are presented in the same category. We preferred surgical decompression and stabilization procedures especially for neurologically symptomatic patients, even if they had extensive tumours with high grades. By spinal canal decompression and stabilisation, we did not intend to cure the disease; however, we intended to provide neurological improvement, spinal stabilisation, improved quality of life, early mobilisation of the patient, and cytoreduction by means of surgical tumour ablation, which could render the chemotherapy more effective.     

Ubiquitinated neurites are associated with preamyloid and cerebral amyloid β deposits in patients with hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis Dutch type

Summary Here ditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis Dutch type (HCHWA-D) is characterized clinically by recurrent strokes and pathologically by deposition of amyloid (A) in cerebral vessel walls and, to a lesser extent, in the neuropil. Distinct from Alzheimer's disease, amyloid formation in HCHWA-D is not associated with neurofibrillary changes. Since a central issue in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease and related conditions is the role of A in the neurodegencrative process, we investigated HCHWA-D brains for the presence of neuritic abnormalities using antibodies to ubiquitin and to phosphorylated neurofilaments. The study showed that amyloid deposits in the vessel walls and in the neuropil were surrounded by abnormal ubiquitinated neurites, suggesting that A deposition induces neuritic changes.Supported by the Italian Ministry of Health. Department of Social Services, and by N.I.H. Grants AG05891 and AG08721 (to B.F.)