Summary:Changes of maximum expiratory flow at 25%and 50%of vital capacity(MEF2s and MEFso,respectively),and predominant parameters indicating small airways function in asthmatics before and after bronchodilator(BD)rev...Summary:Changes of maximum expiratory flow at 25%and 50%of vital capacity(MEF2s and MEFso,respectively),and predominant parameters indicating small airways function in asthmatics before and after bronchodilator(BD)reversibility test have been less interpreted.Our study aimed to investigate the clinical role of changes of MEF2s and MEFso before and after BD reversibility test in diagnosing asthma.Forced expiratory volume in the first second(FEV),MEF2s,and MEFso were measured before and after BD reversibility test in 207 asthmatic patients using standard process.Forty healthy individuals were enrolled as controls.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to assess the diagnostic accuracy of reversibility of MEF2s and MEFgo before and after BD reversibility test(OMEF 2s%and AMEF so%,respectively)in diagnosing asthma.Among these functional criteria,AMEF2;%and 0MEFs%≥25%performed the best diagnostic performance.The sensitivity,specificity,and accuracy of AMEF 25%≥25%as an objcctive diagnostic test for asthma were 63.29%,87.50%,and 67.21%,and of AMEFs0%≥25%were 79.23%,85.00%,and 80.16%,respectively.The area under the ROC curve of the indicators was 0.8203 and 0.9104,respectively.By contrast,an increase in FEV≥12%and 200 mL demonstrated a sensitivity of 62.32%,specificity of 82.50%,and accuracy of 65.59%in diagnosing asthma.The changes of MEF2s and MEFso before and after BD reversibility test may be of additional value in the clinical diagnosis of asthma,with cutoff values of 25%being the most.展开更多
Objective:The clinical characteristics and microbiological data of patients with K.pneumoniae bloodstream infections(BSI)from January 2018 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed to study the molecular epidemio...Objective:The clinical characteristics and microbiological data of patients with K.pneumoniae bloodstream infections(BSI)from January 2018 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed to study the molecular epidemiology of Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae(CRKP).We also aimed to identify the risk factors for the development of CRKP BSI.Methods:This retrospective study was conducted at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from January 2018 to December 2020.The date of non-duplicate K.pneumoniae isolates isolated from blood samples was identified using the microbiology laboratory database.The data from patients diagnosed with K.pneumoniae BSI were collected and analyzed.展开更多
基金This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81970024)partly by Scientific Research Project of Wuhan Health Committee(No.WX16C45).
文摘Summary:Changes of maximum expiratory flow at 25%and 50%of vital capacity(MEF2s and MEFso,respectively),and predominant parameters indicating small airways function in asthmatics before and after bronchodilator(BD)reversibility test have been less interpreted.Our study aimed to investigate the clinical role of changes of MEF2s and MEFso before and after BD reversibility test in diagnosing asthma.Forced expiratory volume in the first second(FEV),MEF2s,and MEFso were measured before and after BD reversibility test in 207 asthmatic patients using standard process.Forty healthy individuals were enrolled as controls.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to assess the diagnostic accuracy of reversibility of MEF2s and MEFgo before and after BD reversibility test(OMEF 2s%and AMEF so%,respectively)in diagnosing asthma.Among these functional criteria,AMEF2;%and 0MEFs%≥25%performed the best diagnostic performance.The sensitivity,specificity,and accuracy of AMEF 25%≥25%as an objcctive diagnostic test for asthma were 63.29%,87.50%,and 67.21%,and of AMEFs0%≥25%were 79.23%,85.00%,and 80.16%,respectively.The area under the ROC curve of the indicators was 0.8203 and 0.9104,respectively.By contrast,an increase in FEV≥12%and 200 mL demonstrated a sensitivity of 62.32%,specificity of 82.50%,and accuracy of 65.59%in diagnosing asthma.The changes of MEF2s and MEFso before and after BD reversibility test may be of additional value in the clinical diagnosis of asthma,with cutoff values of 25%being the most.
文摘Objective:The clinical characteristics and microbiological data of patients with K.pneumoniae bloodstream infections(BSI)from January 2018 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed to study the molecular epidemiology of Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae(CRKP).We also aimed to identify the risk factors for the development of CRKP BSI.Methods:This retrospective study was conducted at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from January 2018 to December 2020.The date of non-duplicate K.pneumoniae isolates isolated from blood samples was identified using the microbiology laboratory database.The data from patients diagnosed with K.pneumoniae BSI were collected and analyzed.
