Efficacy of Azithromycin sequential therapy combined with Tanreqing injection for treatment of children with mycoplasma pneumonia

Objective:To study the effect of Azithromycin sequential therapy combined with Tanreqing injection on serum sTREM-1, CK, G-CSF, IL-10, CRP and TNF-α in children with mycoplasma pneumonia.Methods:A total of 80 children with mycoplasma pneumonia in our hospital from June 2014 to September 2016 were enrolled in this study. The subjects were divided into the control group (n=40) and the treatment group (n=40) randomly. The control group were treated with Azithromycin sequential therapy, the treatment group were treated with Azithromycin sequential therapy combined with Tanreqing injection. The two groups were treated for 2 periods. The serum sTREM-1, CK, G-CSF, IL-10, CRP and TNF-α levels of the two groups before and after treatment were compared.Results: There were no significantly differences of the serum sTREM-1, CK, G-CSF, IL-10, CRP and TNF-α levels of the two groups before treatment. The serum sTREM-1, CK, G-CSF, IL-10, CRP and TNF-α levels of the two groups after treatment were significantly lower than before treatment, and that of the treatment group were significantly lower than the control group.Conclusion:Azithromycin sequential therapy combined with Tanreqing injection can significantly reduce the serum sTREM-1, CK, G-CSF, IL-10, CRP and TNF-α levels of children with mycoplasma pneumonia, have good clinical efficacy, and it was worthy clinical application.

High-performance SiO/C as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries using commercial SiO and glucose as raw materials

Silicon monoxide(SiO)is considered as a promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)due to its higher capacity and longer cycle life than those of graphite and silicon,respectively.In this study,glucose was developed as a suitable and inexpensive carbon source to synthesize SiO/C composite with a high performance.In addition,the effects of the calcination temperature and the amount of c arbon source on the electrochemical performance of the SiO/C composite were investigated.The addition of 5 wt%glucose and a calcination temperature of 800℃ demonstrated the optimum conditions for SiO/C synthesis.The resultant SiO/C showed an initial charge capacity of 1259 mAh·g^(-1) and a high initial coulombic efficiency of 71.9%.A charge capacity of 850 mAh·g^(-1) after 100 cycles at 200 mA·g^(-1) was achieved,demonstrating the best value of the SiO/C-based materials.The composition changes of SiO under the calcination temperature played a significant role in the electrochemical performance.Overall,the obtained SiO/C material with a high capacity and good stability is suitable for LIB applications as an anode material.