Haemophilus aphrophilus bleb infection after a mitomycin trabeculectomy

BACKGROUND: Haemophilus aphrophilus is a rare cause of ocular infection. It has been reported once as a cause of late-onset endophthalmitis in a patient with an inadvertent bleb after cataract surgery. We present a case of Haemophilus aphrophilus bleb infection after a mitomycin trabeculectomy. METHODS: A 56-year-old woman presented with a bleb infection 10 weeks after a mitomycin C augmented trabeculectomy at a University tertiary referral practice of one of the authors (GET). The causative organism was Haemophilus aphrophilus, identified by the Toronto Public Health Laboratory, Ontario, Canada. RESULTS: The bleb infection resolved following topical, subconjunctival and intravenous antibiotic therapy. A formal bleb revision was required to repair a persistent bleb leak. CONCLUSION: Patients who have had trabeculectomies augmented with mitomycin C may be predisposed to bleb infection with unusual organisms. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is necessary to control the infection. Increased awareness and communication with laboratory personnel may increase the isolation of this fastidious organism.     

Differential regulation of EGF production, EGF receptor-binding, and cellular growth by sodium-butyrate in hep3b and plc/prf/5 human hepatoma-cells

Hep3B and PLC/PRF/5 human hepatoma cells express epidermal growth factor (ECF) mRNA and secret this polypeptide growth factor into the culture medium. The production of EGF was inhibited by sodium butyrate in a dose-dependent manner. EGF receptor numbers in both cell lines were increased after treatment with butyrate for 2 days, In addition, the binding affinity of EGF to its receptor was decreased in butyrate-treated PLC/PRF/5 cells while it did not change in Hep3B cells. EGF-stimulated cell growth in PLC/PRF/5 cells was attenuated by sodium butyrate whereas no significant inhibition df cell growth of Hep3B cells was found in the same condition. Our results suggest that EGF acts as an autocrine growth stimulator in human hepatoma cells and sodium butyrate can differentially regulate the responses of hepatoma cells to EGF by modulating the differentiation states of these cells.     

miR-141-3p、PD-L1及巨噬细胞在子宫内膜异位症中的表达及相关性研究

目的 探讨miR-141-3p、PD-L1及M1、M2型巨噬细胞在子宫内膜异位症 （Endometriosis,EMs） 中的表达及其临床意义。方法 选取2021年10月-2022年7月,因EMs在石河子大学第一附属医院妇科行腹腔镜手术或开腹手术的患者30 例为EMs组,同期选取非EMs患者因子宫肌瘤行诊断性刮宫或子宫全切术的子宫内膜组织30例为对照组,术后病理证实均为增生期子宫内膜。通过qRT-PCR检测子宫内膜组织中miR-141-3p以及PD-L1的表达;通过免疫组化检测子宫内膜组织中 M1型巨噬细胞表面标志物CD86,M2型巨噬细胞表面标志物CD206的表达,并应用Image J软件对免疫组化结果进行平均光密度 （Average Optical Density,AOD） 的检测。通过 Person 或 Spearman 相关检验分析 miR-141-3p、PD-L1、CD86 及 CD206 之间相关性。结果 （1） miR-141-3p 在 EMs 组在位内膜、异位内膜中的表达低于对照组子宫内膜 （P=0.000 5; P＜0.000 1）,且在异位内膜中表达最低。（2）PD-L1在EMs组在位内膜、异位内膜中的表达高于对照组子宫内膜（P=0.013 7; P=0.000 3）,且在异位内膜中表达最高。（3）在EMs异位内膜中miR-141-3p与PD-L1的表达呈负相关（r =-0.648 9,P=0.000 1）。 （4） CD86在EMs组在位内膜、异位内膜中的表达低于对照组子宫内膜 （P=0.047 2;P=0.001 0）。（5） CD206在EMs组在位内膜、异位内膜中的表达高于对照组子宫内膜 （P=0.043 4;P＜0.000 1）,且在异位内膜中表达最高。（6） PD-L1与M1型巨噬细胞标志物 CD86 在 EMs 异位内膜中的表达呈负相关 （r =-0.440 8,P=0.014 8）。（7） PD-L1 与 M2 型巨噬细胞标志物 CD206在EMs异位内膜中的表达呈正相关 （r =0.598 1,P=0.000 5）。结论 EMs患者中miR-141-3p表达降低,PD-L1表达升高,巨噬细胞从M1型向M2型极化,且随病情进展而改变。     

苯及其代谢产物在小鼠骨髓中形成DNA加合物的实验研究

目的　观察苯及其主要代谢产物苯酚、氢醌、苯醌及苯酚和氢醌联合染毒在小鼠骨髓中形成的 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 加合物及其髓性毒性。方法　改进的３２ Ｐ 后标记方法。结果　苯及其主要代谢产物均能在小鼠骨髓细胞中形成至少１ 种 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 加合物,相对加合物水平从０ ．８５ ×１０ － ８ ～６ ．７８ ×１０ － ８ 不等。骨髓细胞计数结果表明：单独染苯酚或氢醌,对小鼠骨髓细胞均没有抑制作用,但二者联合染毒对小鼠却表现出增强的髓性毒作用。结论　苯及其主要代谢产物均能在小鼠骨髓细胞中形成 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 加合物,苯的代谢产物形成的 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 加合物与髓性毒性有关。     

抗生素在预防胸外科择期手术切口感染中的应用

目的　探讨抗生素在预防胸外科择期手术切口感染中的合理应用。方法　按Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ类切口对635 例胸外科择期手术分组进行抗生素的种类、应用时机、术后疗程等方面切口感染率的统计比较。结果　Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ类切口感染率分别为2.56% 、4.39% 、7.54% ;青霉素类、喹诺酮类和头孢菌素类抗生素应用,切口感染率分别为10.05% 、3.23% 、2.83% 。术后抗生素应用疗程,Ⅰ、Ⅱ类切口感染率3 天以上无差异性,Ⅲ类切口感染率5 天以上无差异性。结论　预防性抗生素应用在胸外科择期手术中有确实的临床意义;Ⅱ、Ⅲ类切口的预防性抗生素以二、三代头孢菌素类或三代喹诺酮类为好,Ⅰ类切口的预防性抗生素应用仍应首选青霉素类为宜     

某金矿凿岩工症状自评量表调查分析

探讨局部振动对工人心理,行为功能的影响。方法 应用ＳＣＬ－９０量表及一般症状查体资料,对４０名金矿井正业凿岩机工人及其对照组２０名工人进行了调查分析。结果 与对照组比较,凿岩组工人在耳鸣,听力下降,高血压等方面有显著性意义;症状量表听各项指标均与对照组有显著差异,且在工作后１０年内易发生。结论局部振动可造成工人心理,行为功能的改变及一些症状的出现,二者又可相互作用,进一步加重对工人身心健康的危害。     

甲型肝炎疫苗免疫前后发病情况分析

为比较沙县在甲型肝炎（甲肝）疫苗免疫前后甲肝的发病情况,对本站疫情定收集的1990～1997年报告的882例甲肝病例进行了分析。结果表明,疫苗免疫前甲肝发病率在63.36／10万～99.90／10万,免疫后为16.20／10万～21.87／10万,免疫前后平均发病率之比为422：1。按＜15岁、15～44岁和≥45岁分组,发病率下降最明显的是＜15岁,其次是15～44岁和≥45岁,依次下降了91.9％、70.1％和37.1％．工人、农民、学生（大、小、小学生）不同职业人群,以学生下降最明显,农民下降不明显,存在差别的原因可能是甲肝疫苗接种率的高低。甲肝疫苗接种的成本效益为1：953．     

Gender differences in HIV risk behaviors in an adult emergency department in New York City

Background The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in the US increasingly involved urban heterosexual adults, particularly women, belonging to ethnic minority groups. An understanding of gender-based differences in HIV risk behaviors within these groups would be of value in the ongoing struggle to limit HIV transmission in metropolitan centers. Methods This was a prospective study of demographic and historical characteristics and HIV risk behaviors. The study utilized a structured interview format, which was administered to all patients treated by participating emergency department physicians. Results On univariate analysis of data obtained from 1,460 patients who had neither a known HIV infection nor a chief complaint or final emergency department diagnosis associated with HIV risk behaviors, men were more likely to be older, homeless, to have ever injected drugs, used crack, engaged in same-gender sex, paid for sex, been incarcerated, or had syphilis or gonorrhea. Women were more likely to report prior chlamydia infection or to report that their sole sex partners had other partners within the past year. On multivariate analysis, variables independently associated with male gender included homelessness, injection drug use, crack use, any prior sexually transmitted disease (in subjects 35 years of age or older), and sex with prostitutes. In a separate analysis of patients admitting to drug use, the male predominance of other risk behaviors was not observed; the only significant differences between genders were a higher rate of prostitution among women and a higher rate of sexual contact with a prostitute among men. Conclusions In patients visiting an inner-city emergency department in the Bronx, HIV risk behaviors are generally more common in men, but rates of risk behaviors among male and female drug users are comparable. This work was supported in part by a collaborative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U64/CCU200714). Drs. Shuter, Alpert, and DeShaw were supported in part by a training grant (5-T32-AI070183) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. This study was presented in part at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, October 1994, Orlando, Florida.