中国河北省卢龙县儿童轮状病毒腹泻研究

轮状病毒是我国儿童重症腹泻的主要病原。按照WHO轮状病毒监测方案,于1999年7月至2003年6月,在河北省卢龙县开展了医院和社区为基础<5岁儿童轮状病毒腹泻的监测。结果表明:卢龙县<5岁儿童腹泻的发病率为1 3次/人/年。4年中全县共有2350名<5岁急性腹泻患儿住院,占所有住院儿童的38%(2350/6213)。住院的腹泻患儿每年有两个高峰,一个是夏季(6～8月),占全年腹泻住院病例的22%;另一个在冬季(12月至次年2月),占58%。住院的轮状病毒腹泻只有一个高峰,是在冬季(12月至次年2月),高峰期的轮状病毒腹泻住院患儿数占全年轮状病毒腹泻患儿住院数的86%。按全年统计,轮状病毒腹泻占住院腹泻患儿的46%,轮状病毒腹泻的住院率为11/1000儿童/年。在门诊腹泻患儿中轮状病毒腹泻患儿占28%,在社区腹泻患儿中轮状病毒腹泻占10%。轮状病毒毒株的分布,G3型(45%)最常见,其次为G1型(35%)、G2型(8%)、G4型(3%)、G9型(0 6%),混合感染较少(1%)。还有8%的毒株未能分出型别。在轮状病毒腹泻患者中,9～11月龄的儿童检出率最高(53%),其次是12～17月龄(51%)、18～23月龄(36%)和6～8月龄(30%)。在4年研究期间共有5～10名1～59月龄儿童可能因为轮状病毒腹泻死亡,其中有1例确诊为P[8]G1型毒株感染。初步估计,该县1～59月龄儿童轮状病毒腹泻的死     

微生态制剂预防儿科ICU抗生素相关性腹泻的临床观察

目的 探讨在儿科ICU住院患儿中应用微生态制剂预防抗生素相关性腹泻的效果。方法 对符合研究的580例入住PICU的患儿,随机分为预防组和对照组,预防组在常规治疗基础上加用微生态制剂（金双歧）常规剂量口服或经鼻饲管给药直至出院,观察2组之间发生抗生素相关性腹泻的差异显著性。结果 580例分为预防组286例,对照组294例,腹泻预防组的发生率为5.24%,对照组的发生率为12.93%,预防组的发生率较对照组低（P＜0.05）。结论 儿科ICU住院患儿常规加用微生态制剂可以很好地预防抗生素相关性腹泻。其机制认为与微生态制剂具有保持肠道微生态平衡、提高局部和全身的免疫功能有关。     

凝结芽胞杆菌活菌片对实验性腹泻小鼠的治疗作用

目的 观察凝结芽胞杆菌活菌片对氨苄青霉素钠诱发的小鼠腹泻的治疗作用。方法利用氨苄青霉素钠口服诱发小鼠实验性腹泻和肠道菌群失调,然后用凝结芽胞杆菌活菌片,口服,每天2次,共4d,观察治疗后的小鼠排便和肠道菌群变化。结果在各给药组中,治疗第1天有70％～85％的小鼠排正常便,生理盐水组只有10％排正常便（P〈0．01）;治疗第2天给药组中有80％～90％的小鼠排正常便,生理盐水组仅为50％（P〈0．01）。肠道菌群分析结果表明,凝结芽胞杆菌在治疗第2天开始定植,停药第7天后逐渐消失,定植期为10d左右。在各给药组中,治疗第2天肠道菌群开始恢复,第4天均升高到正常,而生理盐水组的恢复比各给药组显著的慢（P〈0．01）。结论 凝结芽胞杆菌活菌片对小鼠实验性腹泻有明显的止泻作用,并能加速肠道菌群的恢复。     

"妈咪爱"治疗婴幼儿秋季腹泻的临床研究

目的 了解妈咪爱对轮状病毒肠炎（RV肠炎）的疗效及治疗前后肠道菌群变化。方法 随机取60例RV肠炎病例分析并分成2组：一组常规治疗,另一组在常规治疗基础上加妈咪爱治疗。除根据全国小儿腹泻会议评定标准,观察临床症状外,2组均在用药前,用药3、6d再进行正常菌群检测。结果 （1）VR肠炎可致肠道菌群失调;（2）妈咪爱治疗组疗效较常规治疗组疗效差异有显著性（P〈0．01）,同时4种正常菌群中的优势菌恢复较快,用药第6天肠道菌群基本恢复正常。结论 妈咪爱治疗RV肠炎有显著疗效,不仅临床症状恢复时间缩短,肠道菌群也很快恢复到平衡状态。     

仔猪腹泻抗性相关特异表达ESTs的筛选

以久仰香猪、剑白香猪和长白猪3个品种的脾脏为材料,以品种间同一组织不同的发病状态为对照,将DDRT—PCR技术与银染法相结合进行差异显示研究,筛选与仔猪腹泻抗性相关的特异表达ESTs。在脾脏未发病RNA池中检测到5条特异表达ESTs,其中一条与Nck转导蛋白同源,一条与长散布元件反转录酶同源,一条为相似性较高的未知功能序列,两条为新序列。     

Epidemiological Study on Infectious Diarrheal Diseases in Children in a Coastal Rural Area of Kenya

Diarrheal diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries. We have analyzed the causative agents of diarrhea in children under five years of age who resided in rural environments but attended a hospital in Malindi, a coastal town in Kenya. Bacterial diarrhea was found in 239 (27.7%) of 862 patients with diarrhea. Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli, including enteropathogenic, enterotoxigenic, and enterohaemorrhagic strains, was isolated from 119 (13.8%) patients, followed by Salmonella spp. (63 cases, 7.3%) and Shigella spp. (56 cases, 6.5%). Intestinal parasites were found in 109 (12.6%) of the patients. Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia were found in 67 (7.8%) and 42 (4.9%) of the cases, respectively. Rotavirus was found in 69 (16.1%) of 428 cases, a part of the 862 cases. Significant differences in age distribution were seen in diarrheal cases due to Campylobacter spp., G. lamblia, and rotavirus. No significant seasonal incidence of specific pathogens was found, but the number of diarrheal patients was significantly correlated to rainfall. Drinking water was contaminated with bacteria at concentrations ranging from 10³ to 10⁶ CFU/ml in 98% of the households and by coliform bacteria at concentrations of 10² to 10⁵ CFU/ml in 72% of the households. These results suggest that the main routes of infection may be contaminated drinking water and fecal-oral transmission of enteric pathogens. Consequently, we propose that the enhancement of hygienic practice through health education is a feasible control measure of diarrhea in the study area.     

Yeasts in the gastrointestinal tract of preweaned calves and possible involvement of Candida glabrata in neonatal calf diarrhea

To examine the possibility of a mycotic involvement in neonatal calf diarrhea (NCD) the presence of fungi was assessed in (a) the intestinal contents of dead calves and fecal samples submitted for routine laboratory examination, (b) fecal specimens, sampled once in winter and once in summer, of calves raised on 2 farms with different management systems, and (c) mucosal scrapings of various segments of the digestive tract of a diarrheic calf, massively shedding Candida glabrata.C. glabrata was the most prevalent fungal species isolated from the routine samples. It was the only fungus which was shed by the calves on the 2 farms, for continuous, more or less prolonged periods, but exclusively in the winter months. Diarrhea and C. glabrata shedding seemed to be associated. C. glabrata colonized the abomasum (the functional equivalent of the monogastric stomach) but not the other segments of the digestive tract of the euthanized calfBased on the findings of this study it seems that while some yeast species may be considered as commensals of the digestive tract of calves, and consequently their isolation from intestinal contents or fecal samples has no clinical significance, others, such as C. glabrata may be involved in enteric pathogenic processes. Moreover, characteristics of the culture, previous chemotherapeutic treatments, the animal's age and possibly climatic conditions should be taken into account before deciding on the fungal isolate's clinical relevance. Determination of mycotic involvement in NCD by routine mycological examination of intestinal contents and fecal samples of diarrheic calves may be useful to avoid unnecessary and potentially harmful antibacterial therapy.This revised version was published online in October 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

炎症性肠病与艰难梭菌感染相关性研究的文献计量学和可视化分析

【背景】近年来,炎症性肠病患者中艰难梭菌（Clostridium difficile）感染率逐年上升,受到国内外学者广泛关注。我国在该领域的研究起步较晚,但患者数量众多,学习国际上对于炎症性肠病合并艰难梭菌感染的研究,对推动我国在该领域的深入发展具有重要意义。【目的】通过文献计量和可视化分析帮助研究者把握炎症性肠病与艰难梭菌感染相关性研究中的研究主题、方向、热点与前沿。【方法】同时检索Web of Science （WOS）中Science Citation Index Expanded （SCI-E）和CNKI中收录的关于炎症性肠病和艰难梭菌的相关文献,应用CiteSpace 6.2.2r软件进行国家/地区、机构、作者、关键词共现及被引文献、期刊共被引分析,同时进行可视化分析。【结果】经过数据检索和查重,最终可供分析的文献为WOS数据库1 030篇、CNKI数据库80篇。全球范围内,发文最多的国家是美国,主要研究机构有Harvard University、University of California System和Mayo Clinic等,高产作者有Khanna S、Shen B和Ananthakrishnan AN等,高频关键词包括Inflammatory bowel disease、Ulcerative colitis、Clostridium difficile、Clostridium difficile infection和Crohn’s disease等,聚类方向有#0 Diarrhea、#1 Ulcerative colitis、#2 Probiotics、#3 Pouchitis、#4 Gut microbiota、#5 Fecal microbiota transplantation、#6 Depression、#7 Entamoeba histolytica、#8 Pseudomembranous colitis、#9 Clostridium difficile和#10 Clindamycin。国内主要研究机构有南方医科大学和河北医科大学,高产作者有王浦、王斯淇等,高频关键词包括粪菌移植、艰难梭菌、肠道菌群、危险因素和克罗恩病等,聚类方向有#0艰难梭菌、#1益生菌、#2危险因素、#3腹泻和#4粪菌移植。【结论】利用CiteSpace软件对炎症性肠病和艰难梭菌感染相关性研究进行计量及可视化分析可知,该方向仍得到全球各医疗机构及研究者的关注,腹泻及粪菌移植这两个关键词分别代表了WOS数据库和CNKI数据库关于炎症性肠病合并艰难梭菌感染研究的热点。     

Characterization of Salmonella spp. isolated from patients below 3 years old with acute diarrhoea

Fifteen strains of Salmonella were isolated from children with clinically diagnosed diarrhoea aged below 3 years old, who had been admitted to K7 ward, Pediatric Institute, Kuala Lumpur Hospital. The isolates were tested for their susceptibility to a range of antimicrobial agents, and typed by serological tests and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting. All the strains had a similar pattern of antimicrobial susceptibility, where they were susceptible to a wide range of antimicrobial agents. The serological test has typed them into three serovars, which were identified as Salmonella enterica ser. Akanji, Salmonella enterica ser. Hindmarch and Salmonella enterica ser. Richmond. In contrast, the RAPD fingerprinting classed them into two major clusters, cluster 1 consisting of 12 strains of Salmonella and cluster 2 consisting of three strains of Salmonella.     

Factors affecting foal birth weight in Thoroughbred horses

Foaling data from 348 Thoroughbred foals born on a commercial stud were analysed to investigate interrelationships among mare age, parity, gestation length, foal sex, placental weight, and foal birth weight. Placental weight was positively correlated with foal birth weight up to a threshold of 6.5 kg; above this, placental weight was not significantly associated with foal birth weight. Placental weight was assessed, including the amniotic membranes and umbilical cord as well as the allantochorion. Using path analysis, parity was positively associated with foal birth weight both directly and through increased placental weights, but age was not directly related to foal birth weight. Over the range of gestation lengths observed, gestation length was not significantly associated with foal birth weight. We conclude that, in populations represented by this study population, either placental weights up to 6.5 kg are rate-limiting for foal birth weight or placental weight increases with foal birth weight up to this threshold. However, further increases in placental weight are not associated with additional increases in foal birth weight. The positive association between parity and foal birth weight is mediated through increased placental weight as well as other pathways. Age is not directly related to foal birth weight and gestation length is not strongly associated with foal birth weight.