HIV infection after prenatal screening: an open window leading to perinatal infection

Despite a dramatic decrease in vertical transmission of HIV in the developed world, maternal HIV infection acquired after negative prenatal screening still leaves a window of vulnerability. Through quality assurance programs in two Canadian Provinces, five cases where perinatal HIV transmission occurred despite negative prenatal screening were identified between 2005 and 2015. Maternal risk factors such as intravenous drug use, high–risk sexual behavior, hepatitis C virus co–infection, and belonging to high prevalence minority groups were common. Two mothers had their negative HIV test performed in the first trimester and three mothers had negative testing in the third trimester. All babies were clinically healthy at delivery with a normal weight. Three babies were tested following subsequent identification of maternal HIV infection and two babies presented with opportunistic infections leading to their diagnoses. The characteristics of these cases suggest that to achieve complete elimination of vertical HIV transmission, selective and innovative clinical management of mothers at high risk for HIV may be required.     

如何根据特异性IgM和IgG评价新型冠状病毒宫内垂直传播

新型冠状病毒能否通过宫内垂直传播感染胎儿是关注的焦点,而如何正确评价新型冠状病毒是否存在宫内垂直传播,更是问题的关键所在。病毒学和血清学证据对诊断病毒宫内垂直传播都有价值。单纯将血清学结果用于确定新型冠状病毒宫内传播时,应至少对新生儿随访3~6个月,动态观察IgM和IgG滴度变化,同时随访其母亲,与母亲特异性抗体的滴度进行比较。     

从“湿疫”论治新型冠状病毒肺炎的思考

本文基于中医经典文献及临床实践思考,立足于"湿疫"理论阐释新型冠状病毒肺炎(简称"新冠肺炎")的病因、病机、传变规律及治疗方药。认为新冠肺炎乃湿毒疫邪所致,其病机特点为内外病邪相引,合而致病;本病除遵循卫、气、营、血传变规律外,同时也表现出三焦传变的过程。同时,通过归纳梳理相关中医经典著作中关于湿疫的证治方药,为新冠肺炎的中医诊治提供临床思路。     

基于指按法及针刺作用于手三里的痛温觉诱发电位探讨经络小纤维神经感传效应

目的观察比较指按法、针刺及痛温觉诱发电位(CHEPs)刺激器作用于正常人手三里产生的CHEPs,探析经络理论的小纤维神经感传方式。方法纳入16名健康成年志愿者,检测指按法、针刺、CHEPs刺激器作用于手三里产生的CHEPs,进行自身前后对照。结果3种刺激手段作用于受试者手三里均可记录到CHEPs,指按法诱发的N波潜伏期比CHEPs刺激器高120.69 ms(P<0.05),针刺诱发的N波潜伏期比CHEPs刺激器高183.69 ms(P<0.001)。指按法诱发的P波潜伏期比CHEPs刺激器高149.13 ms(P<0.05),针刺诱发的P波潜伏期比CHEPs刺激器高215.69ms(P<0.001),指按法和针刺N、P波潜伏期比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。未见不同刺激手段对N、P波幅存在显著主效应(F=0.424,P=0.658;F=1.289,P=0.290)。结论指按法、针刺均可诱发由小纤维介导的N、P波,且通过与CHEPs刺激器诱发电位比较,指按法及针刺传导的小纤维速度更慢,为无髓鞘的C纤维;指按法、针刺诱发的N、P波波幅改变无明显差异。     

孕期抗病毒治疗结合标准阻断措施对乙型肝炎高病毒载量孕妇所生婴儿母婴传播阻断的影响

目的分析乙型肝炎(乙肝)病毒(Hepatitis B virus,HBV)高载量孕妇孕期HBV脱氧核糖核酸(HBV desoxyribonucleic acid,HBV-DNA)水平和HBVe抗原(HBV e antigen,HBeAg)阳性率以及孕期抗病毒治疗结合标准阻断措施对其所生婴儿母婴传播阻断失败率的影响。方法通过医院信息系统收集HBV-DNA高载量(≥2×10^6IU/mL)孕妇血清学检测结果、抗病毒药物使用等信息,描述HBV-DNA载量和HBeAg阳性率;对HBV-DNA高载量孕妇所生婴儿进行乙肝疫苗(Hepatitis B vaccine,HepB)和乙肝免疫球蛋白(Hepatitis B immunoglobulin,HBIG)联合免疫,在完成第3剂HepB后7月龄-2岁对乙肝表面抗原和HBV-DNA进行随访检测,分析母婴传播阻断失败率。结果共纳入1822名HBV-DNA高载量孕妇,接受、未接受抗病毒治疗分别占75.19%、24.81%。孕妇妊娠期、分娩前HBV-DNA≥1.0×10^8IU/mL比例分别为68.10%(933/1370)、0.15%(2/1370)(χ^2=2692.27,P<0.0001)。接受抗病毒治疗组妊娠期、分娩前HBeAg阳性率分别为96.53%(1001/1037)、96.16%(1251/1301)(χ^2=0.23,P=0.635),未接受抗病毒治疗组妊娠期、分娩前HBeAg阳性率分别为97.70%(298/305)、96.98%(417/430)(χ^2=0.36,P=0.550)。两组HepB和HBIG联合免疫后母婴传播阻断失败率分别为0.42%(3/714)、6.67%(14/210)(χ^2=31.69,P<0.0001)。结论孕妇HBV-DNA高载量以≥1.0×10^8IU/mL为主,孕期抗病毒治疗可显著降低孕妇HBV-DNA载量,结合HepB和HBIG联合免疫可显著降低其所生婴儿HBV母婴传播阻断失败率。     

乳腺X线数字化处理对于疾病诊断的影响研究

目的：探究乳腺X线数字化处理对于疾病诊断的影响。方法选取72例女性患者为研究对象，将患者的乳腺X线片通过医用扫描仪进行数字化处理，并探讨数字化处理后的乳腺X线片对乳腺疾病诊断是否有影响。利用3名放射科医师分别对X线片与数字图像进行评析，将2次的读片结果ROC进行分析，计算平均Az值和平均差值。结果平均Az值分别为0.922和0.859，而两者平均差值仅为0.063，差异无统计学意义。结论数字化处理后的X线摄影对疾病诊断的影响尚无定论，恰当的数字化方式既能降低误诊、漏诊率，对使用 PACS系统影响效果显著。     

Novel colloidal associations of soyasaponins and lipid components (DPPC,cholesterol) as potential adjuvants for vaccines

Soyasaponins from soybean (Glycine max) represent promising new potent adjuvants for vaccine research because of their immunostimulating properties and weak hemolytic activity. In the present study, saponin microstructures of soyasaponins (soyasaponin Bb, soyasaponin Ab) with lipid components (cholesterol, DPPC (dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine)) were designed by the lipid film method. In interaction studies between soyasaponins (soyasaponin Ab/Bb) and Langmuir monolayers (model membranes), composed of cholesterol and DPPC, marked interactions between soyasaponins and a pure cholesterol monolayer were observed. No interaction was detected for soyasaponins with a pure DPPC monolayer. The intercalation of soyasaponins in a mixed DPPC/cholesterol (3:1, w/w) monolayer was only observed for the monodesmosidic soyasaponin Bb whereas the second sugar chain of the bidesmosidic soyasaponin Ab impaired the access to the monolayer. Transmission electron microscopy was used for visualizing particle formation of soyasaponins and lipid components. Pseudo-binary systems (soyasaponin Ab/Bb, cholesterol) formed colloidal associations built up from ring-like subunits in the nanometer size range. In pseudo-ternary systems (soyasaponin, cholesterol, DPPC) soyasaponin Bb attacked the liposomal membrane by forming colloidal associations. Colloidal associations in pseudo-ternary systems with soyasaponin Ab, cholesterol and a phospholipid were only observed in the presence of PE (phosphatidylethanolamine) instead of DPPC. In an MTT assay with a HaCaT cell line (keratinocyte cell line) the cell viability was neither affected by the soyasaponins nor by the corresponding formulations. Both the pure soyasaponin solution and the saponin formulations may be promising adjuvant systems for the intradermal vaccine application. Furthermore, interaction studies between the model antigen ovalbumin and colloidal associations of saponins and cholesterol using MST (Microscale Thermophoresis) gave first indications of an antigen binding to colloidal associations. Ex vivo T-cell proliferation in the presence of soyasaponin Ab was confirmed.