Recall of medication during pregnancy: Validity and accuracy of an adjusted questionnaire

Objective — To study the validity and accuracy of an adjusted questionnaire on medical drug use during pregnancy eight years after the pregnancy. Methods — The ability of a questionnaire on medication during pregnancy to detect actual use (= sensitivity) was tested against information collected 8 years previously (in 1983–1984) from 473 women with high-risk pregnancies who delivered at the University Hospital Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Results — For separate drug groups, the sensitivity varied between 5% and 91%. The timing of use was recalled moderately well. Although specific questions on drug groups did improve the sensitivity as compared to an earlier questionnaire, the improvement was not enough to make the questionnaire valid. High maternal education, low birth weight, low gestational age and a low 5-min Apgar score were related to better recall. The sensitivity of the questionnaire depended on the behavioural score of the child, implying recall bias. Conclusion — Questionnaire data on drug use during pregnancy obtained eight years after delivery are not a valid source of information.     

Photodynamic therapy of tumours: value of quantum chemical procedures for characterization of new drugs. Prediction of the electronic structure of zinc(II) phthalocyanine with special emphasis on triplet state excitation energies

Zinc(II) phthalocyanine is the active component of the liposomal formulation CGP 55847 which showed a high activity in photodynamic therapy in a variety of animal tumours. The photophysical properties of zinc(II) phthalocyanine have been studied in detail and compared to those of Photofrin, the only sensitizing agent approved so far for phase III/IV clinical trials. Since the efficacy of photodynamic therapy intrinsically depends on the spectroscopic features of the sensitizer, quantum chemical methods have proven to be an efficient means for optimizing chemical structures. As will be shown, a simple modification of the time-honoured INDO model of Pople allows a prediction of the singlet and triplet state properties of molecules of the size of zinc(II) phthalocyanine with an rms error of ≤ 1000 cm⁻¹.     

Propriospinal myoclonus after treatment with ciprofloxacin.

The clinical and electrophysiological features of a truncal myoclonus in a 55-year-old man are described. The electromyographic characteristics point toward propriospinal myoclonus. It is suggested that a myoclonic generator was released after use of ciprofloxacin, by antagonising the gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolism.     

AmpC酶在主要肠杆菌科和非发酵菌中的携带率及耐药性

目的：调查主要肠杆菌科细菌和非发酵菌产AmpC酶和ESBLs的状况及对常用抗菌药物的耐药性，指导临床合理用药。方法：常规培养分离细菌，应用VTTEK微生物自动分析仪和API鉴定系统鉴定病原菌；药敏试验采用K-B纸片扩散法；AmpC酶检测采用三维试验法；ESBLs检测采用双纸片确认试验。结果：主要肠杆菌科细菌产AmpC酶和ESBLs的阳性率分别为18．9％，52．8％，其中以大肠杆菌、肺炎克雷伯、产酸克雷伯、阴沟肠杆菌为主，同时产2种酶的菌株占15．4％；绿脓杆菌产AmpC酶和ESBLs酶的阳性率分别为18．2%，，42．0％，同时产2种酶的菌株占13．6％；不动杆菌的产酶率均在8．0％以下,产酶菌的耐药率高于非产酶菌，除绿脓杆菌外，产AmpC酶菌株的耐药率高于产ESBLs菌株．主要肠杆菌科细菌对泰能(IMP)的敏感性为99．5%，而对舒普深(CPZ)的耐药率平均为13．8％；非发酵菌对IMP，马斯平(FEP)、CPZ的耐药率平均分别为20．4％，44．3％，18．6％.结论：主要肠杆菌科细菌的产酶率高于非发酵菌，产AmpC酶的菌株已近20．0%，应引起临床的高度重视；绿脓杆菌产ES-BLs的菌株也较高，也应该加强监控．对产酶菌引起感染的治疗应根据细菌药敏试验结果，合理选择有效的抗菌药物联合治疗；对重症感染患的治疗应根据药敏试验结果重点应用泰能或舒普深治疗。     

Erythema multiforme during cytomegalovirus infection and oral therapy with terbinafine: a virus–drug interaction

The authors report a case of erythema multiforme in a 32-year-old woman who was also taking oral terbinafine for an onychomycosis. The patient data analysis showed serological positivity for cytomegalovirus (IgM and IgG) and hepatitis C virus and serological titre of antinuclear antibody was elevated. After a brief review of the literature the authors propose the possibility of virus-drug interaction as a model of adverse drug reactions.     

Evaluation ofin vitro drug screening leads using experimental models of human ovarian cancer

Summary Five compounds which were identified as potential new anticancer drugs inin vitro screening with the human tumor colony forming assay were selected for further evaluation usingin vitro andin vivo models of human ovarian cancer. Three of five compounds were found to inhibitin vitro colony formation of ovarian cancer cell lines derived from both untreated and combination chemotherapy refractory patients. One compound was also found to prolong survival in a human ovarian carcinoma xenograft model system. This compound, chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide, was selected for development and has shown preliminary indication of activity in phase I clinical testing.     

补中益气汤对“脾虚”大鼠胃粘膜易损伤性的复健作用研究

给大鼠灌胃大黄水提取液１０天，造成类“脾虚”模型进行胃粘膜损伤试验。结果表明该模型对消炎痛、应激因素引起的胃粘膜损伤指数明显高于正常对照组，经补中益气汤治疗７天，其胃粘膜损伤指数较非治疗组明显下降，提示“脾虚”大鼠胃粘膜易损伤性增高，补中益气汤对其有复健作用。     

硝苯啶治疗慢性阻塞性肺气肿20例

对慢性阻塞性肺气肿(简称慢阻肺)患者20例(男13例,女7例;年龄53±7a)采用硝苯啶10-15mg,tid,po×2wk,后改为5mg,tid,维持用药,总有效率95％,副作用轻微。另设24例慢阻肺患者(男17例,女7例,年龄52±6a)采用氨茶碱0.1-0.2g,tid,po,×2wk,总有效率71％,其中4例因副作用而停药。2组疗效比较无显著差别。     

静脉内毒瘾者HIV感染的转归及影响因素

对ＨＣＶ血清标记阳性的静脉内毒瘤者进行半年和１５个月随访，并调查影响转归的部分因素。结果显示，静脉内毒瘾者抗－ＨＣＶ自然转阴率分别为１１．０／和３３．３％。单因素和多因素分析均提示转阴率以婚姻状况良好的已婚者较离婚者高、人均年收入高者较低者高，说明婚姻状况和人们的经济水平对毒瘾者抗－ＨＣＶ转阴有一定的影响。