目的:对照研究Fascin在侵袭性和非侵袭性垂体瘤中的表达差异,探讨Fascin的表达与垂体瘤侵袭性的关系。方法:应用Envision二步免疫组化方法,通过测定各样本平均光密度值和积分光密度值,比较侵袭性和非侵袭性垂体腺瘤、不同病理类型、不同体积肿瘤中Fascin的表达差异。结果:Fascin在侵袭性垂体腺瘤的表达明显高于非侵袭性垂体腺瘤,其表达水平与垂体腺瘤的侵袭性正相关,巨大型肿瘤的表达明显高于小型肿瘤,不同病理类型之间无显著差异。结论:Fascin的表达与垂体腺瘤的侵袭生长有关,与垂体瘤大小有关,与病理类型无关。
Objective To explore the value of procalcitonin (PCT) in differential diagnosis of invasive candidiasis. Methods PubMed, Embase, Medline, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Wanfang Data were searched for articles published from the dates of establishment of databases to January 2021. A prospective and retrospective cohort studies and a case-control studies of PCT in differential diagnosis of invasive candidiasis were collected. RevMan 5.3 software QUADAS-2 risk assessment tool was used to evaluate the quality of the literature. Meta-Disc 1.4 software was used to determine whether the original data had threshold effect and heterogeneity. Stata 14.0 software was used to analyze meta, judge publication bias and draw Deeks diagram. Results A total of 9 articles and 943 patients were included. There were 259 cases in candida group and 684 cases in control group. The study showed that the total sensitivity was 0.86 [95% confidence interval (CI) (0.80, 0.91)], specificity was 0.78 [95%CI (0.70, 0.84)], positive likelihood ratio was 3.92 [95%CI (2.77, 5.55)], negative likelihood ratio was 0.18 [95%CI (0.12, 0.27)], the area under receiver operator characteristic curve was 0.90 [95%CI (0.87, 0.92)], diagnostic odds ratio was 19.75 [95%CI (10.71, 36.43)]. The results of heterogeneity test showed that there was heterogeneity caused by non-threshold effect between studies. The results of subgroup analysis showed that the heterogeneity I2 value of PCT<2 ng/mL subgroup decreased significantly, and the result was more stable, with sensitivity. The results show that sensitivity was 0.86 [95%CI (0.79, 0.91)], specificity was 0.72 [95%CI (0.63, 0.80)], the area under receiver operator characteristic curve was 0.87 [95%CI (0.83, 0.89)]. Conclusions Serum PCT in the differential diagnosis of invasive candidiasis has certain accuracy and negative predictive value. However, PCT is only an auxiliary test. The differential diagnosis of invasive candidiasis should be combined with clinical features and other diagnostic indexes.
Objective To assess the quality of current domestic literature about enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for invasive aspergillosis diagnosis by detecting Aspergillus galactomannan (GM) antigen, and to analyze the sources of bias and variability, as well as the diagnostic ability of different thresholds. Methods Both computer-based online search and manual retrieval were employed to identify relevant articles. The statistical information and quality of science were assessed and classified. The data were analyzed using Meta Disc 1.4 software. The best cutoff value for defining a positive test result was selected by summarizing the following statistical indicators as sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratio (LR) and summary receiver operating characteristic curve (SROC curve), and by calculating the area under the curve (AUC) as well. Results A total of 20 studies among 2658 literatures were included in accordance with the inclusion criteria, and were divided into different groups based on different cutoff values. Though heterogeneity tests showed no threshold effect, and there were other reasons of heterogeneity. So the data were analyzed by random effects model. The results showed that, compared with other groups, the one with cutoff value set at 0.7 (AUC=0.9456, Q= 0.884 6) showed the best accuracy in diagnosing. Conclusion ELISA detection of Aspergillus GM antigen with cutoff value set at 0.7 has important significance in the early diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis, and it can be conducive to reduce mortality in patients at high risk for Aspergillus infection.
Objective The aim of this article is to analyze the clinical characteristics of intra-abdominal aggressive fibromatosis and discuss its treatment methods. Methods Retrospective analysis of the clinical data in 8 cases of intra-abdominal aggressive fibromatosis who were confirmed by surgery and pathological diagnosis between Feb. 2011 and Mar. 2017 in Shengjing hospital was performed. Results Of the 8 cases (3 males and 5 females), there were 4 cases of simple abdominal pain (2 cases of repeated intermittent abdominal pain and 2 cases of acute abdominal pain), 3 cases of abdominal mass, and 1 case of relapses after surgery in outside hospital (others 7 cases were the first visit). The course of disease was 4 to 720 d, with median of 130 d. All cases underwent radical surgery, and the operative time was 92 to 493 min, with an average of 246 min. Intraoperative blood loss was 20 to 1 000 mL, with an average of 321 mL. The drainage tube placement time in all patients was 5 to 9 d, with an average of 6 d. The hospital stay was 11 to 75 d, with an average of 25 d. Two cases suffered from postoperatively appeared abdominal pain symptoms. All cases were followed-up for 6 to 40 months, with median of 23 months. During the follow-up period, 1 case relapsed on 212 dafter surgery, and the remaining 7 cases had no recurrence. Conclusion For intra-abdominal aggressive fibromatosis, it is difficult to make clear diagnosis before operation and surgery is the primary choice of treatment when symptom appeared.
Objective To explore the risk factors of invasive fungal infection ( IFI) in respiratory ward. Methods A multi-center, retrospective, case-control study was carried out. Patients from five general hospitals in Chongqing city, diagnosed as fungal infection, or whose respiratory specimens were fungal positive, were retrospectively screened for IFI. Patients with respiratory infection and colonization of nonfungal cases in the same period of hospitalization were enrolled as control. Results Thirty-four patients diagnosed with IFI and 50 patients diagnosed with bacterial infection were analyzed for the risk factors of IFI. The demographic characteristics of patients including age and gender were not different( P gt; 0. 05) , but hospitalization days, carbapenem antibiotic use, chemotherapy, deep venous catheterization, total parenteralnutrition( TPN) , neutropenia, and renal disfunction were different significantly between the IFI group and the control group. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that carbapenem antibiotic use ( OR = 6. 753) ,central venous catheterization ( OR = 5. 021) and TPN ( OR = 3. 199) were main risk factors of invasive fungal infection. Conclusion The carbapenem antibiotic use, central venous catheterization and TPN are risk factors for IFI in respiratory ward.