重组耻垢分枝杆菌-Sj26GST疫苗的免疫保护作用研究

目的初步研究重组耻垢分枝杆菌疫苗rMc-Sj26GST(recombinant M.smegmatis mc2155-Sj26GST)对小鼠的免疫保护作用.方法用耻垢分枝杆菌重组疫苗rMc-Sj26GST免疫雄性BALB/c小鼠,检测小鼠淋巴细胞刺激指数(SI),腹腔巨噬细胞培养上清释放NO量,小鼠血清IFN-γ、IL-2的含量,并计数小鼠肝、肺活细菌数.结果小鼠脾淋巴细胞刺激指数(SI)为2.64±1.37,与Mc组(载体组)1.28±0.41相比,差异具有显著性;小鼠血清IFN-γ为196.43 pg*ml-1,与Mc组112.57 pg*ml-1相比,差异有显著性,较对照组高41%;小鼠血清中IL-2的浓度较对照组高.经rMc-Sj26GST疫苗免疫的小鼠受结核杆菌攻击后其肺、肝脏结核杆菌数较对照组少.结论耻垢分枝杆菌重组疫苗rMc-Sj26GST增强了小鼠细胞免疫功能,并使小鼠能抵抗结核杆菌的攻击.     

用聚合酶链反应技术诊断结核病

用聚合酶链反应技术对结核杆菌特异性重复序列ＩＳ６１１０部分基因１２３ｂＰ的片段进行扩增。该法检测人型结核杆菌灵敏度可达到１０ｆｇＤＮＡ，对１４９份结核患者临床标本检测结果显示ＰＣＲ总阳性率（６９．１％）明显高于直接涂片荧光镜检（１５．４％）与细菌培养（１０．１％）的阳性率（Ｐ＜０．０１）。研究表明ＰＣＲ是一种特异、敏感、快速诊断结核病的好方法，值得推广。     

Incarceration and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: Autopsy results in Texas prison inmates

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) houses many subjects with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who receive medical care in a comprehensive AIDS treatment center. In this case-control autopsy survey, we compared pathological outcomes of TDCJ inmates treated at the center (n = 155) with nonincarcerated patients who died during the same period (n = 155). Using multiple regression analysis and a proportional hazards model, survival time in the prisoners was equivalent to that in the controls. With few exceptions, the prevalences of opportunistic viral, fungal, protozoal, and bacterial infections contributing to mortality were equivalent between groups. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated more frequently in the inmates, and M avium intracellulare was isolated less frequently (P < .0001). The inmates had a higher prevalence of bacterial infection of the central nervous system (CNS) (9.1% v 1.4%; P < .006); half of all CNS bacterial infections were caused by M tuberculosis. Inmates had significantly lower prevalences of vacuolar myelopathy (P < .006) and severe wasting disease (P < .0009). We conclude that survival of prison inmates with AIDS treated in a comprehensive AIDS treatment center was equivalent to that of nonincarcerated subjects with AIDS. Prevalences of certain complications of AIDS differed in the inmates, showing that the prison environment influenced some of the underlying causes of AIDS morbidity and mortality.     

结核分枝杆菌Ag85B基因疫苗免疫保护作用的初步研究

目的:研究编码结核分枝杆菌分泌蛋白Ag85B的基因疫苗pTB30m和pTB30s对免疫动物的保护作用。方法:以基因疫苗pTB30m和pTB30s肌注免疫BALB/c小鼠。免疫完成6 wk后,用5×105 CFU的MTB H37Rv毒株经小鼠尾静脉攻击感染。同时用尼龙毛柱分离基因免疫BALB/c小鼠的T细胞,并以5×106 T细胞/只小鼠过继免疫正常BALB/c小鼠,立即用105 CFU的MTB毒株经小鼠尾静脉攻击感染。4 wk后分别计数脾脏中的细菌负荷。结果:与生理盐水对照组相比较,pTB30m及pTB30s质粒免疫组BALB/c小鼠脾脏中的细菌负荷均减少,分别为0.645(log10 CFU,P<0.01)和0.839(log10CFU,P<0.001);而空质粒对照组小鼠脾脏中的细菌负荷减少较少。经质粒pTB30m和pTB30s免疫的BALB/c小鼠的T细胞,过继免疫的正常BALB/c小鼠,对攻击感染的MTB H37Rv毒株在脾脏中的增殖具有部分抑制作用。结论:pTB30s免疫的BALB/c小鼠,对MTB H37 Rv毒株攻击的保护作用优于pTB30m质粒免疫,有望进一步用于结核病的防治研究。     

Estimate of Burden and Direct Healthcare Cost of Infectious Waterborne Disease in the United States

Provision of safe drinking water in the United States is a great public health achievement. However, new waterborne disease challenges have emerged (e.g., aging infrastructure, chlorine-tolerant and biofilm-related pathogens, increased recreational water use). Comprehensive estimates of the health burden for all water exposure routes (ingestion, contact, inhalation) and sources (drinking, recreational, environmental) are needed. We estimated total illnesses, emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, deaths, and direct healthcare costs for 17 waterborne infectious diseases. About 7.15 million waterborne illnesses occur annually (95% credible interval [CrI] 3.88 million–12.0 million), results in 601,000 ED visits (95% CrI 364,000–866,000), 118,000 hospitalizations (95% CrI 86,800–150,000), and 6,630 deaths (95% CrI 4,520–8,870) and incurring US $3.33 billion (95% CrI 1.37 billion–8.77 billion) in direct healthcare costs. Otitis externa and norovirus infection were the most common illnesses. Most hospitalizations and deaths were caused by biofilm-associated pathogens (nontuberculous mycobacteria, Pseudomonas, Legionella), costing US $2.39 billion annually.     

DNA探针板杂交法检测临床标本中结核杆菌的应用

目的：在酶标板上进行ＤＮＡ探针杂交,评价其在检测临床标本中结核杆菌的应用价值。方法：收集７１份结核性标本和３２份非结核性标本,进行ＤＮＡ扩增,把扩增产物分别进行电泳和ＤＮＡ探针杂交,比较其结果。结果：７１份结核性标本电泳法阳性率为４５１％,ＤＮＡ探针法阳性率为６９０％;３２份非结核性标本二者均为阴性。结论：ＤＮＡ探针杂交可提高临床标本中结核杆菌的阳性检出率,是结核病早期诊断的一种新方法。     

聚合酶链反应检测二甲苯集菌的24小时尿结核分枝杆菌

目的：探讨聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）检测二甲苯集菌的２４小时尿结核分枝杆菌。方法：应用ＰＣＲ检测６６例疑似泌尿系结核患者二甲苯集菌的２４小时尿结核分枝杆菌,并与常规留取尿标本检测结果作比较得阳性２１例（３１．８％）,后者阳性１１例（１６．７％）,二者差异（Ｐ〈０．０５）。结论：ＰＣＲ检测尿结核分枝杆菌时,应多留取尿液送检,并经浓缩集菌后作ＰＣＲ,以提高检出阳性率。     

国内外结核菌聚合酶链反应试剂盒的临床检测结果比较

目的用相同标本比较国内外结核菌聚合酶链反应诊断试剂盒的临床检测效果,并初步探讨结核菌聚合酶链反应荧光诊断试剂盒在临床应用中定量检测结核菌数量的可行性。方法用聚合酶链反应技术,荧光探针杂交技术、酶联免疫反应技术以及常规细菌学方法检测并经双盲编号的84份临床痰标本和8份含痰结核菌标准品。结果在59例结核病患者痰标本中,国产PCR-酶联免疫检测试剂盒与PCR荧光试剂盒分别检出26例阳性和24例阳性,国外试剂盒检出24例阳性;在25例非结核病患者痰标本中,国产PCR-酶联免疫检测试剂盒与PCR荧光试剂盒分别检出21例真阴性和24例真阴性,国外试剂盒检出23例真阴性;细菌学各级别检查结果与PCR荧光检测CT值不呈递减关系。结论国内外结核菌聚合酶链反应诊断试剂盒对临床标本的检测结果无显著性差异;结核菌聚合酶链反应荧光诊断试剂盒尚不能定量检测痰标本中的结核菌数量,有待更多的临床数据加以证实。     

结核分枝杆菌热休克蛋白65与汉坦病毒G2糖蛋白融合基因真核表达载体的构建与表达

目的 构建以结核分枝杆菌热休克蛋白65（HSP65）和汉坦病毒G2糖蛋白重组融合基因为基础的真核表达载体。为进一步研究其在结核病和出血热防治中的作用奠定基础。方法 采用聚合酶链反应从结核分枝杆菌H37Rv株基因中．扩增出HSP65的编码基因，从T-H8205G2质粒扩增出G2糖蛋白的编码基因．经相应限制性核酸内切酶消化后．插入真核表达载体pcDNA3．1／His，并将此重组质粒通过脂质体介导转染NIH3T3细胞．用SDS-PAGE、免疫组织化学及免疫荧光方法分别测定表达产物的相对分子量及特异性。结果 获得正向插入的pcDNA3.1/ His-HSP65-G2重组表达质粒，表达产物的相对分子量为105kD．与理论预期大小一致．并且可与汉坦病毒H8205株的腹水抗体和HSP65单抗起特异反应。表明构建的pcDNA3．1／His-HSP65-G2能在哺乳动物细胞中表达并具有抗原性。结论 编码HSP65和G2抗原基因的重组基因的真核表达载体构建成功。     

耐多药结核分枝杆菌三种基因的快速检测

目的 :探讨耐多药结核分枝杆菌耐药基因突变与耐药性的关系。方法 :采用 PCR和 PCR- DS技术对 5 7例耐多药结核临床分离株进行 kat G、rpo B和 emb B基因检测和序列分析。结果 :耐 INH(kat G)、RFP(rpo B)、EMB(emb B)基因突变率分别为 6 3.8%、90 .7%、37.1% ,其中同时耐 INH(kat G)和 RFP(rpo B)基因突变率为 5 4 .1% ,同时耐三种药的基因突变率为 6 5 .6 %。结论 :PCR- DS法对耐两种或两种以上药物的结核检出率较高 ,与传统药敏试验互相弥补 ,对临床用药有指导意义。