摘要:目的:探讨血小板动态变化与新生儿重症肺炎之间的关系。方法:测定40例新生儿重症肺炎患儿急性期(3天)及恢复期(10天)的血小板计数(platelet count, PLT)计数、平均血小板溶剂(mean platelet volume, MPV)、血小板压积(platelet hematocrit, PCT)及血小板分布宽度(platelet distribution width, PDW),并进行比较。结果:40例重症肺炎患儿中,PLT随病情好转而上升,PCT、MPV、PDW水平随病情好转而下降。急性期PLT、PCT、MPV、PDW的水平与恢复期相比,差异有统计学意义(Plt;0.05)。结论:动态的观察血小板参数及其变化有助于新生儿重症肺炎的评估及疗效观察。Abstract : Objective: To assess the relationship between neonatal severe pneumonia and platelet. Methods: We test platelet count, mean platelet volume, platelet hematocrit and platelet distribution width in 40 patients whom diagonosed neonatal svere pneumonia; moreover, we compared the platelet change in acute phase and recovery phase. Results: Mean platelet volume, platelet count increased with recovery of pneumonia (Plt;0.05). Conclusion: Observing platelet change is helpful for the evaluation of neonatal pneumonia.
Objective To investigate the prethrombotic state and effect of anticoagulation therapy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).Methods Forty-six COPD patients were divided into VAP group(25 cases)and non-VAP group (21 cases).The VAP group were randomly subdivided into two groups:group A(conventional therapy group,n=13),group B(conventional therapy+anticoagulation therapy group,n=12).The D-dimer (DD),fibfinogen(FIB),pulmonary artery pressure(PAP)and the time of weaning were compared between these groups.Results In the COPD patients,the levels of DD,FIB and PAP were significantly increased in VAP group compared with non-VAP group[(0.50±0.26)mg/L,(3.67 ±0.88) L,(31.71 ± 5.66)mm Hg vs(0.23±0.12)mg/L,(1.56±0.45) L,(15.28 ±2.84)mm Hg,respectively,all Plt; 0.05].In the COPD patients with VAP,the levels of DD,the content of FIB,PAP and mortality were significantly lower in group B with shorter time of weaning compared with group A[(0.22±0.16)mg/L, (1.56±1.17)g/L,(16.00±2.48)him Hg,8.33% and(4.00±1.41)d vs(O/41±0.09)mg/L,(3.66± 1.03) L,(28.00±0.85)mm Hg,15.4% and(10.76±3.35)d,respectively,all Plt;0.05]. Conclusions Prethrombotic state exists in COPD patients with VAP.Aggressive anticoagulation on base of routine therapy,by ameliorating microcireulation,call shorten the time of weaning and reduce the mortalit in these patient
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae has the characteristics of high virulence and high viscosity, which can cause pneumonia, bacteremia, liver abscess, meningitis and other diseases, and in severe cases, it can be life-threatening. At present, studies on the pathogenic mechanism of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae showed that siderophore virulence genes play an important role in it. The siderophores closely related to hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae virulence mainly include aerobactin, enterobactin, yersiniabactin and salmochelin. Siderophore-related virulence genes mainly include aer, iucB, iroNB and kfuBC. This article focuses on a brief review of the role of siderophore virulence genes in the pathogenic mechanism of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, and aims to guide infection control.
Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia. Methods From January 2020 to March 2023, 21 cases of Psittacosis from the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University were diagnosed via metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS). They were divided into a severe group (n=10) and a non-severe group (n=11) based on diagnostic criteria for severe pneumonia, and the clinical presentation, secondary examination, treatment, and prognosis of the two groups were analyzed retrospectively. Results Among the 21 patients, there were 11 males and 10 females, with a mean age of (51.7±11.6) years. All patients had an acute onset and 12 had a confirmed history of exposure to poultry. The onset of the disease occurred in the autumn and winter seasons in 18 patients. All the patients were suffering from high fevers. Other symptoms included coughing, phlegm, tightness in the chest and fatigue. Laboratory examinations showed that the levels of leukocytes, neutrophil counts, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, aminotransferase, creatine kinase, lactic dehydrogenase, brain natriuretic peptide precursors and D-dimer were significantly higher in the severe group than those in the non-severe group. Chest CT scans revealed varying levels of consolidation and spot shadowing with peripheral exudate in all patients. The patients in the severe group were more likely to have bilateral lung involvement, bilateral pleural effusion, cavity and mediastinal lymph node enlargement. Eleven patients received tetracycline alone, three received laudanum alone, two received respiratory quinolones alone, and five received a combination of two drugs including tetracycline. Chest CT at clinical follow-up showed absorption of lung lesions. Conclusions Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia usually occurs in the fall and winter, and most patients have a history of contact with poultry. Clinical presentation and imaging are not specified. The technology of mNGS enables early diagnosis of the disease, and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and lactic dehydrogenase levels help assess the risk of severe disease.
摘要:目的:观察小儿反复性肺炎的发生与血微量元素的关系。方法:选择56例反复性肺炎患儿为观察组,与60例健康儿童作对照,分别测定血镉、铅、铜、锌、钙、镁、铁含量。结果:56例反复性肺炎患儿血锌、铁含量较对照组减低,差异有统计学意义(Plt;0.05)。结论:部分反复性肺炎的发生与血微量元素锌、铁缺乏有关。应对反复性肺炎患儿常规行血微量元素检测,对血微量元素缺乏者应予相应补充治疗。Abstract: Objective: To observe the relationship to the occurrence of repeated pneumonia and the microelement in blood. Methods: We chose the 56 infant patients who suffered from repeated pneumonia as the observe group while the 60 health infants as the comprise group, then test the content of cadmium, plumbum, cuprum, zinc, calcium, magnesium and ferrum in blood. Results: The content of zinc and ferrum in the patient’s blood was lower than the comparison group, and the P value was Plt;0.01 and Plt;0.05 respectively, there was obvious differentiation between the two groups. Conclusion: Occurence of part repeated pneumonia is related to the deficiency of the microelements zinc and ferrum in blood. We should detect the common content of microelement to the infant patients who suffer the repeated pneumonia, and give a complement treatment to the microelements’ deficiency infant patients.
Objective To explore the effect of early rehabilitation treatment on complications and prognosis of elderly patients with sever pneumonia undergoing mechanical ventilation. Methods The patients who meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into an early rehabilitation group and a control group, with 35 cases in each group. On basis of same routine treatment, the early rehabilitation group was treated with early rehabilitation. The early rehabilitation methods included exercise therapy, electrical stimulation therapy, swallowing therapy, cough training and wheelchair-bed transfer training, etc. The patients received individual training methods according to their conditions. The difference of two groups were observed in the rates of ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW), ventilator-associate pneumonia (VAP), the incidence of delirium, the mechanical ventilation time, ICU-hospital time, total hospital time, 30-day hospital mortality, extubation fail rate and tracheotomy rate. Results Compare with the control group, the incidence of ICU-AW (14.28% vs. 37.14%), VAP (8.57% vs. 28.57%), and delirium (40.00% vs. 65.71%) in the early rehabilitation group were significantly reduced (all P<0.05). The duration of delirium [(3.50±1.31) dvs. (6.40±1.47) d], the ventilation time [(6.32±2.19) d vs. (9.40±4.43) d], ICU hospitalization time [(10.80±3.64) d vs. (15.31±3.85) d] and total hospitalization time [(22.52±7.56) d vs. (30.22±11.54) d] of the early rehabilitation group were significantly lower than the control group (all P<0.001). The tracheotomy rate and 30-day hospital mortality of the early rehabilitation group were significantly lower than the control group (25.71%vs. 51.42% and 28.57% vs. 54.28%, both P<0.05). There was no significant difference in extubation fail rate (5.71%vs. 11.42%, P>0.05). In the early rehabilitation group, there were no complications such as pipe prolapse, limb injury or serious arrhythmia. Conclusion Early rehabilitation can reduce the incidence of ICU-AW, VAP, delirium in elderly patients with severe pneumonia, help to shorten the mechanical ventilation time, ICU hospitalization time and total hospitalization time, reduce extubation failure rate and tracheotomy rate, so it is safe and effective, and worthy of being popularized and applied.
To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of piperacillin/ tazobactam in the treatment of hospital acquired pneumonia( HAP) . Methods A multicenter, open-labeled, non-comparative clinical trial was conducted. Patients with HAP were administered intravenously with piperacillin /tazobactam( 4. 5 g) every 8 h for 7-14 days. Results A total of 250 patients were enrolled in this study and 246 subjects were clinical valuable. At the end point, the clinical efficacy rate was 81. 7% ( 201 /246) and the bacterial eradication rate was 74. 1% ( 83 /112) . The rate of drug related adverse events was 2. 8% ( 7 /250) , in which 4 cases had clinical significance ( rash, dyspnea, injection site pain and diarrhea, respectively) and 3 cases had abnormal laboratory findings ( hepatic dysfuction , eosinophilia and so on ) . All events were mild and transient . Conclusions Piperacillin/ tazobactamis effective and safe in the treatment of HAP, therefore, it is recommended as one of the first-line antibiotics to treat the patients with HAP.
Objective To verify the association between admission serum phosphate level and short-term (<30 days) mortality of severe pneumonia patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) / respiratory intensive care unit (RICU). Methods Severe pneumonia patients admitted to the ICU/RICU of Quanzhou First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University from November 2019 to September 2021 were included in the study. Serum phosphate was demonstrated as an independent risk factor for short-term mortality of severe pneumonia patients admitted to ICU/RICU by logical analysis and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve. The patients were further categorized by serum phosphate concentration to explore the relationship between serum phosphate level and short-term mortality. Results Comparison of baseline indicators at admission between the survival group (n=54) and the non survival group (n=46) revealed that there was significant difference in serum phosphate level [0.9 (0.8, 1.2) mmol/L vs. 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) mmol/L, P<0.05]. Logical analysis showed serum phosphate was an independent risk factor for short-term mortality. ROC curve showed that the prediction ability of serum phosphate was close to pneumonia severity index (PSI). After combining serum phosphate with PSI score, CURB65 score, and sequential organ failure score, the predictive ability of these scores for short-term mortality was improved. Compared with the normophosphatemia group, hyperphosphatemia was found be with significantly higher short-term mortality (85.7% vs. 47.3%, P<0.05), which is absent in hypophosphatemia (25.8%). Conclusions Serum phosphate at admission has a good predictive value on short-term mortality in severe pneumonia patients admitted to the ICU/RICU. Hyperphosphatemia at admission is associated with a higher risk of short-term death.
Objective To analyze the clinical symptoms, imaging, laboratory tests, efficacy and other indicators of patients diagnosed as diffuse parenchymal lung disease ( DPLD) , in order to provide a reference for differential diagnosis of secondary DPLD and idiopathic interstitial pneumonia ( IIP) .Methods Sixtytwo patients diagnosed as DPLD were retrospectively analyzed. Results In 62 patients with DPLD, 19 patients ( 30. 6% ) were diagnosed as secondary DPLD, 42 cases ( 67. 7% ) as IIP, 1 case ( 1. 6% ) as Langerhans cell histiocytosis. The smoking rate of the DPLD patient was 33. 8% , which was higher than general population ( 29. 7% ) . 94. 7% of the secondary DPLD patients had cough, which was higher than the IIP patients ( 71. 4%) . The average age of onset of the secondary DPLD and IIP was ( 45. 9 ±16. 8) years and ( 60. 5 ±7. 7) years respectively, without significant difference ( P gt; 0. 05) . Etiological factors of secondary DPLD were dust, pets, drugs, pesticides, decoration material, etc. The secondary DPLD patients had higher response rate to steroid therapy, but had no statistical difference compared with the IIP patients ( 46. 2% vs. 37. 5% , P gt;0. 05) . Conclusions As a group of diseases of known causes, history taking is very important for DPLD diagnosis and differential diagnosis. Clinical symptoms, imaging, and laboratory tests may provide reference for differential diagnosis of secondary DPLD and IIP.
Objective To summarize the clinical characteristics of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF). Methods The interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients diagnosed in our department between January 2010 and August 2013 were retrospectively analyzed to screen out the patients with IPAF.The clinical manifestations, laboratory examination, imaging, pulmonary function and treatment were summarized. Results In 254 ILD patients, 25 patients met the diagnosis criteria of IPAF, and 26 patients were diagnosed with definite connective tissue diseases associated ILD (DCTD-ILD). There were differences in arthralgia, sicca symptoms, mechanic’s hand, positive antinuclear antibodies, anti-CCP antibodies and residual lung volume between the IPAF patients and the DCTD-ILD patients (all P < 0. 05). Five IPAF patients were revealed hug or “pancake” the diaphragm in their chest high resolution CT radiographs. The microscopic performance showed that diffuse thickened with collagen fiber, alveolar wall thickening with marked interstitial lymphocyte inflammatory cells infiltration, and granulation tissue that filled bronchiolar lumina. The patients were pathologically diagnosed with nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) overlap organized pneumonia (OP). During following-up, the progression-free survival time of the IPAF patients was significant longer and that of the DCTD-ILD patients [(14.32±5.74)months vs. (10. 31± 3. 70) months, P < 0. 05]. Conclusions If an ILD patient has mechanic’s hand, positive antinuclear antibodies or NISP overlap OP in image, the diagnosis of IPAF should be considered. IPAF have slower disease progression and better prognosis than DCTD-ILD.