ObjectiveTo study the distributions of virulence genes of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) and the distribution of hypervirulent KP (HvKP), and assess the performance of a single gene to predict HvKP.MethodsPolymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was used to analyze 12 virulence-related genes (entB, irp2, iroN, iucA, mrkD, fimH, c-rmpA, p-rmpA2, p-rmpA, wzy-K1, allS and peg-344) and drug-resistance gene blaKPC among 376 clinical KP strains collected from January 2016 to December 2018. Sequence types (ST) of KP were determined after sequencing and comparison, following the detection of 7 house-keeping genes (gapA, infB, mdh, pgi, phoE, rpoB and tonB) by PCR method. Statistical analyses were made for the distributions of virulence genes of KP and the distribution of HvKP with GraphPad Prism 8 software.ResultsAmong the 376 KP strains, the positive rates of entB, irp2, iroN, iucA, mrkD, fimH, c-rmpA, p-rmpA2, p-rmpA, wzy-K1, allS and peg-344 were 100.0%, 76.9%, 22.1%, 28.2%, 97.6%, 97.1%, 1.6%, 24.5%, 21.0%, 7.4%, 4.8% and 31.6%, respectively. The positive rates of the aforementioned virulence genes in the blaKPC-positive group (n=167) were 100.0%, 94.0%, 7.2%, 16.8%, 97.0%, 96.4%, 0.0%, 15.0%, 6.6%, 0.0%, 0.0% and 21.0%, respectively, and those in the blaKPC-negative group (n=209) were 100.0%, 63.2%, 34.0%, 37.3%, 98.1%, 97.6%, 2.9%, 32.1%, 32.5%, 13.4%, 8.6% and 40.2%, respectively; there was no statistically significant difference in entB, mrkD or fimH between the two groups (P>0.05), the positive rate of irp2 was higher in the blaKPC-positive group than that in the blaKPC-negative group (P<0.05), and the positive rates of the rest virulence-related genes were lower in the blaKPC-positive group than those in the blaKPC-negative group (P<0.05). The rate of HvKP in the blaKPC-negative group was higher than that in the blaKPC-positive group (38.3% vs. 18.0%, P<0.05). As a marker of HvKP, iucA showed high sensitivity and specificity (90.9% and 97.7%), followed by p-rmpA2 (83.6% and 100.0%) and iroN (73.6% and 99.2%). ST11 accounted for 87.4% in the blaKPC-positive group, while ST23, ST20, ST54 and ST29 were the four primary types in the blaKPC-negative group, accounting for 23.4% totally.ConclusionsDifferent virulence genes mean different distributions in KP. blaKPC-negative KP is more virulent than blaKPC-positive KP. iucA and p-rmpA2 could serve as good predicators of HvKP. Armed with extreme virulence and drug-resistance, blaKPC-positive HvKP is of great clinical concern.
【摘要】 目的 分析成都市近年一線抗結核藥的耐藥狀況，為耐藥結核病預防控制提供依據。 方法 對成都市2007年1月-2009年12月就診的結核患者，臨床分離株培養鑒定為結核分枝桿菌的菌株采用絕對濃度法進行一線抗結核藥:鏈霉素（SM）、異煙肼（INH）、利福平（RF）、乙胺丁醇（EMB）耐藥性檢測，分析結核分枝桿菌的耐藥情況。 結果 1 235例結核患者中，總耐藥率和總耐多藥率分別為28.83%、14.01%，初始耐藥率和獲得性耐藥率分別為12.82%、61.27%。近3年耐多藥率有下降趨勢，但獲得性耐藥率呈逐年上升趨勢。 結論 成都市結核耐藥狀況仍然比較嚴重，進一步加強耐藥結核的監測和控制非常重要。【Abstract】 Objective To analyze the drug resistant treating mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in Chengdu in recent three years, and to provide the evidence for tuberculosis controlling. Methods The patients with MTB diagnosed from January 2007 to December 2009 in Chengdu were enrolled. Absolute concentration method was used to test the drug-resistance of streptomycin (SM), isoniazide (INH), rifampicin (RFP), and ethambutol (EMB). Results The total rate of drug resistance and multi-drug resistance were 28.83% and 14.01% respectively. The rates of initial drug resistance and the acquired drug resistance were 12.88% and 61.27% respectively. Multi-drug resistance rate showed a downward trend, but the rate of acquired drug resistance increased gradually. Conclusion The situation of drug resistance of tuberculosis in Chengdu is still serious, and it′s very important to further monitor and control the drug resistance treating tuberculosis.
ObjectivesTo systematically review the association between serum leptin level and hepatitis C virus.MethodPubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, CNKI, CBM, VIP and WanFang Data databases were electronically searched to collect case-control studies on the association between serum leptin level and hepatitis C virus from 2007 to July, 2017. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. Then, meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 11 studies including 1 115 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed the serum leptin level was higher in hepatitis C patients than in healthy people (SMD=0.68, 95%CI 0.44 to 0.91, P<0.000 01). The results of subgroup analysis showed that, in hepatitis C patients whose serum leptin levels detected by RIA and European population, serum leptin levels were higher. Women had higher serum leptin levels than men in hepatitis C virus patients (P<0.000 01).ConclusionThe serum leptin level is associated with hepatitis C virus and the serum leptin levels of women are higher than those in men. Due to limited quantity and quality of the included studies, more high quality studies are required to verify above conclusions.