Does previous infection protect against atopic eczema and recurrent wheeze ininfancy?

BACKGROUND: Frequent infection in infancy and early childhood has been hypothesized to explain the low prevalence of asthma and other atopic disease among children in developing countries (the so-called 'hygiene hypothesis'), but the low prevalence in Eastern Europe remains unexplained. OBJECTIVE: To test the hygiene hypothesis in the Republic of Belarus by examining the relationship between gastrointestinal (GI) and respiratory infection and two potentially atopic outcomes in the first 12 months of life: atopic eczema and recurrent wheeze. METHODS; We carried out two case-control studies nested within a large (n=17 046) randomized trial in Belarus, with cases defined as (1) first occurrence of atopic eczema (n=819) and (2) second episode of wheezing (n=112). Incidence density sampling was used to select four matched controls born within 1 month at the same hospital as the case. Exposure was defined as one or more episodes of GI or respiratory infection (examined separately) with onset >7 days before onset of the case's atopic outcome. Analyses controlled for family atopic history, duration of exclusive breastfeeding, sex, birth weight, maternal education, and (for recurrent wheeze) maternal smoking. RESULTS: For atopic eczema, prior GI infection occurred in 7.4% of cases vs. 6.0% of controls [adjusted OR=1.27 (0.94-1.72)] and prior respiratory infection in 35.2% vs. 32.6% [adjusted OR=1.14 (95% CI=0.94-1.37)]. For recurrent wheeze, prior GI infection occurred in 9.8% of cases vs. 7.4% of controls [adjusted OR=1.30 (0.60-2.82)]. CONCLUSION: Our results do not support the hypothesis that infection protects against atopic eczema or recurrent wheezing in the first 12 months of life.     

1515例精神科住院患者医院感染调查与分析

目的：了解精神科住院患者医院感染情况，以利采取切实可行的预防控制措施，降低感染率。方法：对我院两年半间住院患者进行有关医院感染的调查，逐份查阅原始记录，填写统一表格，将所得资料进行相关分析。结果：医院感染72例，感染率为4．75％；感染多发生在20～29岁和30—39岁组：精神分裂症为医院感染例数最多的病种(占68．06％)；皮肤及软组织和下呼吸道感染为主要感染部位，分别为23．61％和22．22％；男女两性在年龄和病程方面差异均无显著性。结论：预防及控制精神病患者的医院感染应从病人初入院时即开始；在积极控制精神症状的同时，采取多方面措施，尽可能去除医院感染的易感因素；合理规范使用抗生素，增强患者体质等，这些均有助于预防及控制医院感染。     

三联疗法根除幽门螺杆菌治疗对肠道微生态的影响

目的 探讨抗幽门螺杆菌(Hp)治疗对患者肠道菌群状态(肠道微生态)及耐药性的影响。方法 分别称取60例患者治疗前后新鲜粪便0．5g，选择肠道菌群中具代表性的4种需氧菌和6种厌氧菌分别进行需氧和厌氧培养，从培养出的菌落中挑选相同的菌株进行治疗前后药敏试验。结果 (1)治疗后肠道菌群中肠杆菌、葡萄球菌、拟杆菌、双歧杆菌、消化球菌、梭菌、乳杆菌、真杆菌均较治疗前明显降低(P＜0．05)；(2)治疗后肠道菌群中大肠埃希氏菌、消化链球菌、赛氏葡萄球菌、普氏梭杆菌、肺炎致病性链球菌群、产气真杆菌等对庆大霉素、红霉素、环丙沙星、特美丁、头孢噻肟钠等药耐药率明显增加，且存在多重耐药(P＜0．05)；(3)治疗后超广谱β—内酰氨酶阳性的消化链球菌、表皮葡萄球菌、普氏梭杆菌、肺炎致病性链球菌群、赛氏葡萄球菌等较治疗前分别增加26．2％、33．3％、28．6％、35．3％、28．6％。结论 三联抗Hp治疗后肠道菌群失调、耐药菌株的增加、传播与扩散对广大人群存在潜在危险。     

Closed suction drainage after orthopaedic surgery: evidence versus practice

Abstract Closed suction drainage systems are commonly used in orthopaedic surgery, particularly in joint arthroplasty. The rationale for the use of drains is a theoretical reduction of wound haematomas and infection. However the benefit of using drains after total hip or knee arthroplasty is controversial. Several reports have shown that the use of drains does not reduce infection and morbidity and is an unnecessary and potentially dangerous practice. In fact most studies highlighted that at best their use appears to make no difference to important clinical outcomes. Recently a metaanalysis raised the question about the usefulness of closed suction drainage again, concluding that it has no major benefits. The purpose of this study was to review the evidences available concerning the utility of closed suction drainage outlining that this practice is not supported by clinical evidence.     

医院感染流行病学监测分析

介绍了我院１９９３年７月１日～１９９３年１２月２０日出院的１０３１例病人医院感染病率的监测分析，半年中感染率为８．４％，妇产科疗区发病率高于外科疗区，感染部位以泌尿道、下呼吸道、手术伤口为最多，侵袭性操作及易感因素引起的感染在感染病例中分别占４０．２％和５９．８％。     

胃镜检查与幽门螺杆菌感染关系的初步探讨

本文用前瞻性连续检测方法，对２６９例患者作胃粘膜ＨＰ检测，且同步对消毒前后的胃镜、有关器械和操作者手套采样，作ＨＰ检测。结果发现，消毒前镜端（含弯曲部）、活检钳、清洁刷、器械管道插口和操作者手套采样标本的ＨＰ阳性率分别达６９．５１％、７３．６０％、８１．６２％、８７．７３％和９７．７２％。目前常规的清洗消毒虽能清除ＨＰ对胃镜的大部分污染，但还存在一些易忽视的环节，这可能在检查中引起医源性感染，应予高度重视。     

人群中病毒性肝炎的型别研究

作者于1987年2月16日～1988年2月15日在四川五个点211 639人群中监测急性病毒性肝炎。其发病率为167.74/10万,其中甲型肝炎占24.51％;乙型肝炎占38.31％;非甲非乙型肝炎占24.51％,EB病毒和巨细胞病毒所致肝炎各占3.38％;混合感染占5.92％。病毒性肝炎中有14.93％重叠感染。发病高峰在春季。发病率,男:女=1.75:1。甲型肝炎20岁以下年龄组、乙型肝炎20～39岁年龄组的发病率明显高于其他年龄组,非甲非乙型较分散,5～19岁相对多一些,其他型别年龄组间无明显差异。355例急性病毒性肝炎患者中43.9％有接触史,36.6％有注射史。     

多器官衰竭代谢支持的实验研究

本实验对腹腔感染造成多器官衰竭的动物观察了不同全静脉营养配方在代谢支持中的作用。结果显示:在兔感染性多器官衰竭早期,实行代谢支持能够不同程度地增加体重、促进蛋白质合成和扭转负氮平衡。适当减低糖供给的非蛋白热量可以减轻应激反应,增加氮保留和改善肺功能。供给氨基酸过多则增加应激反应、增加尿氮排出和加重呼吸负担。     

Brain abscess in Saudi Arabia

There are significant variations among countries in the incidence of brain abscess. We report here 26 cases of brain abscess treated at the Neurosurgery Department of King Faisal University and Dammam Central Hospital Saudi Arabia over a six year period (1982–1988). This is 2.3% of total admissions to the two neurosurgery departments serving a population of approximately 1.2 million in the same period.Young males were most often affected (M/F ratio 3.3:1; 31% were less than 15 years old, 46% aged between 15–39 years, and 23% older than 40 years). Streptococcus was found to be the most common microorganism (38.4%). Mixed infection was seen in 15.3%, and sterile abscesses were found in 11.5% of the patients after aerobic and anaerobic cultures of the pus. Chronic otitis media and paranasal sinusitis predisposed the patients to abscess formation in 57.6% of the cases. The temporo-parietal area was the commonest site. Epilepsy was a complication in 30.7% of our patients, and the mortality rate was 15.3%.     

Autopsy findings in two cases of neonatal herpes simplex virus infection: detection of virus by immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization and the polymerase chain reaction

We describe the pathological findings in two fatal cases of neonatal infection with herpes simplex virus. One had an encephalitis caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2); the other had a disseminated infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Confirmation of the diagnosis was obtained by use of the polymerase chain reaction to amplify viral DNA from paraffin sections of autopsy tissues. By using primers which amplify fragments of the HSV-1 thymidine kinase gene and HSV-2 glycoprotein gene respectively it was possible to discriminate between infection with HSV-1 and HSV-2. In contrast, immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization using commercially available reagents did not distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2 infection. However, immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization are probably more reliable than the polymerase chain reaction for assessment of the distribution of virus in different tissues.