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Shevin T. Jacob Christopher C. Moore Patrick Banura Relana Pinkerton David Meya Pius Opendi Steven J. Reynolds Nathan Kenya-Mugisha Harriet Mayanja-Kizza W. Michael Scheld for the Promoting Resource-limited Interventions for Sepsis Management in Uganda Study Group? 《PloS one》2009,4(11)
Background
Sepsis likely contributes to the high burden of infectious disease morbidity and mortality in low income countries. Data regarding sepsis management in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. We conducted a prospective observational study reporting the management and outcomes of severely septic patients in two Ugandan hospitals. We describe their epidemiology, management, and clinical correlates for mortality.Methodology/Results
Three-hundred eighty-two patients fulfilled enrollment criteria for a severe sepsis syndrome. Vital signs, management and laboratory results were recorded. Outcomes measured included in-hospital and post-discharge mortality.Most patients were HIV-infected (320/377, 84.9%) with a median CD4+ T cell (CD4) count of 52 cells/mm3 (IQR, 16–131 cells/mm3). Overall mortality was 43.0%, with 23.7% in-hospital mortality (90/380) and 22.3% post-discharge mortality (55/247). Significant predictors of in-hospital mortality included admission Glasgow Coma Scale and Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS), tachypnea, leukocytosis and thrombocytopenia. Discharge KPS and early fluid resuscitation were significant predictors of post-discharge mortality. Among HIV-infected patients, CD4 count was a significant predictor of post-discharge mortality.Median volume of fluid resuscitation within the first 6 hours of presentation was 500 mLs (IQR 250–1000 mls). Fifty-two different empiric antibacterial regimens were used during the study. Bacteremic patients were more likely to die in hospital than non-bacteremic patients (OR 1.83, 95% CI = 1.01–3.33). Patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteremia (25/249) had higher in-hospital mortality (OR 1.97, 95% CI = 1.19–327) and lower median CD4 counts (p = 0.001) than patients without MTB bacteremia.Conclusion
Patients presenting with sepsis syndromes to two Ugandan hospitals had late stage HIV infection and high mortality. Bacteremia, especially from MTB, was associated with increased in-hospital mortality. Most clinical predictors of in-hospital mortality were easily measurable and can be used for triaging patients in resource-constrained settings. Procurement of low cost and high impact treatments like intravenous fluids and empiric antibiotics may help decrease sepsis-associated mortality in resource-constrained settings. 相似文献32.
Sugars can serve as the germinant for basidiospores of the wood-rotting fungus Lenzites saepiaria. Hexoses sterilized by autoclaving were better germinants than hexoses that were sterilized by filtration. The degradation products in heated hexose which were responsible for the stimulation of germination were levulinic and formic acid. Another product of hexose degradation, hydroxymethyl furfural, had a marked effect on outgrowth of L. saepiaria basidiospores and on the development of mycelia. Basidiospores that germinated in the presence of hydroxymethyl furfural yielded large rounded bodies that, in some cases, developed as a chain of yeastlike cells. Addition of hydroxymethyl furfural to developing mycelia resulted in the production of chains of round yeastlike structures. Similar results were obtained by treating basidiospores or mycelia with phenethyl alcohol. 相似文献
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Microbial adhesion to fibronectin in vitro correlates with production of endocarditis in rabbits 总被引:16,自引:0,他引:16
W M Scheld R W Strunk G Balian R A Calderone 《Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.)》1985,180(3):474-482
Microbial adhesion to the constituents of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is an important early event in the pathogenesis of infective endocarditis. Fibronectin is a ubiquitous mammalian glycoprotein with diverse functions which binds to certain bacteria but not to others. In this study, we determined that fibronectin is present on the surface of NBTE (after catheter-induced aortic valve trauma) but not on normal rabbit cardiac valvular endothelium. The adhesion of various bacteria and yeasts to human fibronectin in tissue culture wells was then measured. Microorganisms with a high isolation frequency from endocarditis cases (Staphylococcus aureus, Candida tropicalis, C. albicans, Streptococcus faecalis, S. sanguis) bound significantly better (P less than 0.01) to fibronectin in vitro than other organisms (Escherichia coli, C. krusei, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) rarely implicated in this disease. Microbial adhesion to fibronectin correlated closely with the propensity of each organism to produce endocarditis in rabbits (e.g., ID50) with preexistent NBTE. A similar distribution was noted after binding of soluble radiolabeled fibronectin to bacteria in suspension. The results suggest that fibronectin, expressed on the surface of NBTE, may mediate microbial adhesion of circulating organisms to initiate colonization during the early pathogenesis of infective endocarditis. 相似文献
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Alton G; Hasilik M; Niehues R; Panneerselvam K; Etchison JR; Fana F; Freeze HH 《Glycobiology》1998,8(3):285-295
Direct utilization of mannose for glycoprotein biosynthesis has not been
studied because cellular mannose is assumed to be derived entirely from
glucose. However, animal sera contain sufficient mannose to force uptake
through glucose-tolerant, mannose-specific transporters. Under
physiological conditions this transport system provides 75% of the mannose
for protein glycosylation in human hepatoma cells despite a 50- to 100-fold
higher concentration of glucose. This suggests that direct use of mannose
is more important than conversion from glucose. Consistent with this
finding the liver is low in phosphomannose isomerase activity
(fructose-6-P<->mannose-6-P), the key enzyme for supplying
glucose-derived mannose to the N-glycosylation pathway. [2- 3H] Mannose is
rapidly absorbed from the intestine of anesthetized rats and cleared from
the blood with a t1/2of 30 min. After a 30 min lag, label is incorporated
into plasma glycoproteins, and into glycoproteins of all organs during the
first hour. Most (87%) of the initial incorporation occurs in the liver,
but this decreases as radiolabeled plasma glycoproteins increase.
Radiolabel in glycoproteins also increases 2- to 6-fold in other organs
between 1-8 h, especially in lung, skeletal muscle, and heart. These organs
may take up hepatic- derived radiolabeled plasma glycoproteins.
Significantly, the brain, which is not exposed to plasma glycoproteins,
shows essentially no increase in radiolabel. These results suggest that
mammals use mannose transporters to deliver mannose from blood to the liver
and other organs for glycoprotein biosynthesis. Additionally, contrary to
expectations, most of the mannose for glycoprotein biosynthesis in cultured
hepatoma cells is derived from mannose, not glucose. Extracellular mannose
may also make a significant contribution to glycoprotein biosynthesis in
the intact organism.
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The phylogeny and substitution rates of the mammalian X chromosome- located
and autosomal phosphoglycerate kinase and pyruvate dehydrogenase genes were
investigated. Compatibility analysis was used to show reticulate evolution
in these genes. Analysis of the marsupial, mouse, and human
phosphoglycerate kinase genes suggests that at least two recombination
events have taken place, one occurring about the time of the
placental-marsupial split involving exons 1-5 and the other before the
primate-rodent split involving exons 9-10. Similar analysis of the pyruvate
dehydrogenase genes indicates a recombination event involving exons 2-3 at
a time before the primate-rodent split and a gene conversion between exons
3-4 in the human somatic and testis- specific pyruvate dehydrogenase genes
after the primate-rodent split. This demonstrates that genetic exchange can
occur between paralogous genes at widely separated chromosomal locations.
Estimation of nucleotide substitution rates in these genes confirmed a
higher substitution rate in the pyruvate dehydrogenase genes. In the
phosphoglycerate kinase genes, there is no difference between the
substitution rates in mice and humans and between the X chromosome- and
autosome-located genes. A greater substitution rate was noted in the mouse
autosomal pyruvate dehydrogenase gene when compared with the other mouse
and human genes. This may be a result of either directional natural
selection or a relaxation of functional constraint at this specific gene.
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Growth and Mitochondrial Respiration of Mungbeans (Phaseolus aureus Roxb.) Germinated at Low Pressure
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Mungbean (Phaseolus aureus Roxb.) seedlings were grown hypobarically to assess the effects of low pressure (21-24 kilopascals) on growth and mitochondrial respiration. Control seedlings grown at ambient pressure (101 kilopascals) were provided amounts of O2 equivalent to those provided experimental seedlings at reduced pressure to factor out responses to O2 concentration and to total pressure. Respiration was assayed using washed mitochondria, and was found to respond only to O2 concentration. Regardless of total pressure, seedlings grown at 2 millimoles O2 per liter had higher state 3 respiration rates and decreased percentages of alternative respiration compared to ambient (8.4 millimoles O2 per liter) controls. In contrast, seedling growth responded to total pressure but not to O2 concentration. Seedlings were significantly larger when grown under low pressure. While low O2 (2 millimoles O2 per liter) diminished growth at ambient pressure, growth at low pressure in the same oxygen concentration was enhanced. Respiratory development and growth of mungbean seedlings under low pressure is unimpaired whether oxygen or air is used as the chamber gas, and further, low pressure can improve growth under conditions of poor aeration. 相似文献
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Structure and Expression of Myelin Basic Protein Gene Sequences in the mld Mutant Mouse: Reiteration and Rearrangement of the Mbp Gene 总被引:10,自引:1,他引:9
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The mld mutation on chromosome 18 in the mouse is a putative allele of the shiverer (shi) mutation. We have analyzed the structure of myelin basic protein (MBP) gene sequences in mld DNA by restriction mapping of genomic DNA. The results indicate that the mld chromosome carries two copies of the MBP structural gene, one of which is intact and one of which is interrupted. Genetic analysis indicates that the interrupted gene is close to the intact MBP structural gene and cosegregates with the mld mutation. We have also analyzed the levels of MBP polypeptides and MBP-specific mRNA in wild-type, homozygous and heterozygous shiverer and mld mice and in mice carrying both mutations. The results indicate that both shi and mld are cis-acting codominant mutations that cause severely reduced steady state levels of MBP-specific mRNA and MBP polypeptides in the brain. We have analyzed the total number of oligodendrocytes and the number of MBP-positive oligodendrocytes in mld and shi brain primary cultures. In shi cultures, none of the oligodendrocytes expresses MBP. However, in mld cultures, approximately 5% of the oligodendrocytes express MBP. The nature of the "revertant" mld oligodendrocytes is not known. 相似文献
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The Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum Roxb.) is a rapid-growing species that has become naturalized along the Gulf and southern Atlantic coasts. The tree is particularly well adapted to poorly-drained and saline soils. Chinese tallow seedlings planted at 2’×2’ spacing produced over 5 dry tons of biomass/acre at the end of the second growing season while the biomass accumulation on coppiced plots was more than 7 dry tons /acre at the end of the second year. The Chinese tallow tree has considerable promise as a woody biomass species in the southern coastal regions of the United States. 相似文献
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Najah I. Doka Shevin T. Jacob Patrick Banura Christopher C. Moore David Meya Harriet Mayanja-Kizza Steven J. Reynolds W. Michael Scheld Wen Yuan 《PloS one》2012,7(10)
Background
Several population-wide HIV-1 subtype distribution studies in Uganda have evaluated relatively healthy clinic patients. Given the differences in HIV-1 disease progression based on subtype, we examined HIV-1 subtype distribution and disease outcomes among hospitalized patients with severe sepsis.Methods
Patients with severe sepsis were enrolled at two hospitals in Uganda. Data collected included demographics, Karnofsky scores, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) use, HIV-1 serostatus, CD4+ T cell concentration, whole blood lactate concentration, and blood cultures. HIV-1 subtypes were determined by sequencing parts of the gag and env genes, followed by phylogenetic analysis.Results
Of the 267 patients evaluated, 228 (85.4%) were HIV infected. The predominant HIV-1 subtypes were A (46%), D (17%), and AD recombinants (30%). HIV-1 subtypes B, C, and other recombinants were uncommon. Patients infected with HIV-1 subtypes A, D and AD viruses were similar in demographics, CD4+ T cell concentration, HAART use, Karnofsky scores, whole blood lactate concentration, and positive blood cultures. There was no difference in 30-day mortality from severe sepsis between the 3 groups (p = 0.99).Conclusion
A high proportion of HIV-1 subtypes A and AD recombinants was observed in this cohort of severely septic patients. The proportion of AD recombinants was higher in this cohort than in previous cohorts of Ugandan HIV-1 patients. No difference in baseline demographics, clinical factors or 30-day mortality was seen across HIV-subtypes. 相似文献40.
Polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) prostheses were implanted in 12 sheep as a shunt between the carotid artery and the jugular vein using an end-to-side anastomosis technique. This technique allows repeated tests of the pharmacological and toxicological safety of artificial kidney units after both single and multiple administration. Furthermore, it enables the investigation of detoxification of compounds via dialysis, thus contributing to drug safety. Implantation of the prosthesis was uncomplicated. Connection to the extracorporeal circulation was achieved via catheters and maintained using a pump with an output of up to 300 ml/min. This enabled maintenance of extracorporeal circulation for several hours without clinical impairment to the animals. The AV-shunts remained functional for between 8 and 253 days (mean 112.3 days). 相似文献