Granulomatous Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

A patient with an unusual granulomatous response to infection with Pneumocystis carinii is described. The diagnosis was made by open lung biopsy after two negative bronchoalveolar lavages.     

Announcement of a special issue of the Journal of Primary Prevention

Announcement of a special issue of the Journal of Primary Prevention     

下腰痛患者后路手术并发症的防治

目的：分析下腰痛患者后路手术并发症出现的原因，探讨防治办法。方法：回顾分析我科自１９８８～１９９８年６月间采用后路手术治疗下腰痛，即腰椎间盘突出症和／或腰椎管狭窄症患者５７０例的临床资料。结果：３３例发生术后并发症，发生率５．７９％，早期（术后２周以内）并发症１８例，晚期并发症１５例，但无一例并发神经根损伤。结论：除了术中操作技能外，术前严格掌握手术适应证，术后及时观察、早期功能锻炼，都有利于并发症的防治。     

线宽增量法及其在生物材料发射光谱分析中的应用

作者利用交流电弧和光栅摄谱仪组装了能够绘制谱线轮廓曲线和准确测定谱线宽度的记录仪,用线宽增量法对生物材料(拟血清)中的主要成分Ca和微量元素Cu进行了测定。与黑度法相比,本实验结果的线性好,误差小,再现性有所提高。这些结果表明,用上述仪器装置和线宽增量法进行生物材料含量分析优于黑度法。     

Structure and promoter organization of the human monoamine oxidase A and B genes.

Monoamine oxidase (MAO) A and B play an important role in regulating levels of biogenic amines. MAO A and B cDNAs have been cloned and the deduced amino acids share 73% sequence identity. The genes for MAOA and B are comprised of 15 exons interspersed by 14 introns, span at least 60 kb and exhibit identical exon-intron organization. These findings suggest that the MAOA and MAOB genes are derived from the duplication of a common ancestral gene. The core promoter region of MAOA is comprised of two 90 bp repeats, each of which contains two Spl elements and lacks a TATA box. The MAOB core promoter region contains two sets of overlapping Spl sites which flank a CACCC element all upstream of a TATA box. The different organization of the MAOA and MAOB promoters may underlie their different cell and tissue specific expression.     

Outcome for patients colonised with Burkholderia cepacia in a Birmingham adult cystic fibrosis clinic and the end of an epidemic.

BACKGROUND: There has been increasing concern since 1979 about the emergence of Pseudomonas cepacia (Burkholderia cepacia) in patients with cystic fibrosis in the UK and elsewhere. Colonisation of the sputum has been shown to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Evidence suggests person to person transmission and some centres have segregated those colonised with B cepacia from other patients with cystic fibrosis. The outcome of patients colonised by B cepacia has been studied, together with the effects of strict segregation. METHODS: The outcome in 18 patients with sputum colonised by B cepacia was compared with that in age, sex, and severity matched controls with no evidence of B cepacia colonisation by a retrospective case note study. RESULTS: No difference between cases or controls were found in the 24 month period prior to colonisation by B cepacia in lung function, number of days in hospital, or outpatient visits. Colonisation led to an increased rate of loss of lung function and utilisation of hospital services. There was an increase in the numbers of transplants and deaths amongst the cases. Since 1992 there have been only three new cases of B cepacia colonisation and the incidence and prevalence of the organism has fallen dramatically since segregation commenced. CONCLUSIONS: B cepacia appears to be linked to the decline in colonised individuals. There was no evidence that colonisation occurred in patients declining for other reasons. B cepacia colonisation confers a worse prognosis than Pseudomonas aeruginosa alone. Segregation appears to limit the spread of the organism from infected individuals to other patients with cystic fibrosis.     

P53基因突变、人乳头瘤病毒16，18型感染与肺鳞癌发病的关系

应用单链构象多态性分析多聚酶链反应ＥＢ染色法（ＰＣＲ－ＳＳＣＰ－ＥＢ）对４０例肺癌组织标本的Ｐ５３基因序列５～８外显子突变进行分析，同时应用ＰＣＲ方法检测上述标本及１８例肺良性疾病组织标本中ＨＰＶ１６、１８型ＤＮＡ相关序列，旨在分析二者在肺鳞癌发病中的作用及相互关系，并就肺鳞癌与Ｐ５３基因结构和功能异常的关系进行初步探讨。     

Enterotoxins and toxic-shock syndrome toxin-1 in non-enteric staphylococcal disease.

Over the 7 years 1985-91, 997 strains of Staphylococcus aureus from 962 patients with diseases other than food poisoning have been tested for the production of enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) and phage typed. In all, 128 cases could be classified as confirmed or probable toxic shock syndrome (TSS) but a further 199 cases were classified as possible or unconfirmed TSS. In 219 cases, an alternative diagnosis could be supported and 45 cases were classified as sudden infant death syndrome. In 371 cases, insufficient information for classification was available. Strains of phage group I producing TSST-1 were associated with menstrual TSS. Many menstrual TSS cases were aged less than 20 and were using non-introducer tampons. When all strains were reviewed, strong associations were observed between TSST-1 production and phage group I strains, enterotoxin B production and group V strains, enterotoxin C and phage-type 95 strains and between enterotoxin A without TSST-1 and phage group III strains.