Biomonitoring with cytogenetic methods consistto compare a known or suspected exposed groups with acontrol group with different endpoints.Generallyfactors which may influence the baseline levels ofsister chromatid exc...Biomonitoring with cytogenetic methods consistto compare a known or suspected exposed groups with acontrol group with different endpoints.Generallyfactors which may influence the baseline levels ofsister chromatid exchanges frequency fall in 2 cate-gories:technical and biological factors.In additionto age,sex,drug use,smoking habits,health statusmight also be relevant.During a long term survey ofpeople professionally exposed to ethylene oxide展开更多
Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus(CAEBV)infection is a systemic Epstein–Barr virus(EBV)positive lymphoprolifetative disease characterized by fever,lymphadenopathy,splenomegaly,unusual pattern of antiEBV antibodies,an...Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus(CAEBV)infection is a systemic Epstein–Barr virus(EBV)positive lymphoprolifetative disease characterized by fever,lymphadenopathy,splenomegaly,unusual pattern of antiEBV antibodies,and/or increased EBV genomes in affected tissues.Most cases are from Asia.So far,there is hardly any adult case reported from mainland of China.We herein presented a 33-year-old man with fever,facial erythema and rash,lymphadenopathy,lower limbs weakness,splenomegaly and liver lesion.EBV VCA,EA and EBNA were all positive.EBV DNA could be found in serum and PBMC.In situ hybridization of EBV encoded RNA in skin and liver biopsy was positive.Viral load in serum decreased under interferon alpha therapy.To our knowledge,it’s the first adult case reported from mainland of China.展开更多
Epstein-Barr virus(EBV)is very common,with the infection rate in adults over 90%worldwide.Infectious mononucleosis(IM)is caused by primary infection with EBV.Most IM patients are generally considered to have a favorab...Epstein-Barr virus(EBV)is very common,with the infection rate in adults over 90%worldwide.Infectious mononucleosis(IM)is caused by primary infection with EBV.Most IM patients are generally considered to have a favorable prognosis,but a few patients will also develop complications.Children with severe symptoms will require hospitalization.However,the disease burden of children hospitalized with IM in China has been rarely described.In this study,we included the Face sheets of discharge medical records from 27 member children's hospitals of Futang Research Center of Pediatric Development from Jan 1st,2016 to Dec 31st,2020,and medical information such as gender,age,region,time of admission,length of stay and expenditure were extracted.There were 24,120 IM cases,which accounted for 0.42%(24,120/5,693,262)of all hospitalized cases during this period.The ratio of male to female was 1.48:1.Hospitalization for IM in the 4-6 years age group was the highest among inpatients of all age groups.Case numbers increased year by year between 2016 and 2020,and the monthly hospitalization was generally high from Jul to Sep but reduced from Jan to Feb per year.Bronchitis/pneumonia and hepatic dysfunction were two common complications in hospitalized IM patients.The median length of stay was 8 days,and the median cost of hospitalization was 970.59 US dollars.This study will help understand the epidemiological characteristics and disease burden of hospitalized children with IM in China.展开更多
文摘Biomonitoring with cytogenetic methods consistto compare a known or suspected exposed groups with acontrol group with different endpoints.Generallyfactors which may influence the baseline levels ofsister chromatid exchanges frequency fall in 2 cate-gories:technical and biological factors.In additionto age,sex,drug use,smoking habits,health statusmight also be relevant.During a long term survey ofpeople professionally exposed to ethylene oxide
基金supported by the research fund from Peking University First Hospital to Hong Zhao
文摘Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus(CAEBV)infection is a systemic Epstein–Barr virus(EBV)positive lymphoprolifetative disease characterized by fever,lymphadenopathy,splenomegaly,unusual pattern of antiEBV antibodies,and/or increased EBV genomes in affected tissues.Most cases are from Asia.So far,there is hardly any adult case reported from mainland of China.We herein presented a 33-year-old man with fever,facial erythema and rash,lymphadenopathy,lower limbs weakness,splenomegaly and liver lesion.EBV VCA,EA and EBNA were all positive.EBV DNA could be found in serum and PBMC.In situ hybridization of EBV encoded RNA in skin and liver biopsy was positive.Viral load in serum decreased under interferon alpha therapy.To our knowledge,it’s the first adult case reported from mainland of China.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82002130)supported by the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (2019-I2M-5-026)
文摘Epstein-Barr virus(EBV)is very common,with the infection rate in adults over 90%worldwide.Infectious mononucleosis(IM)is caused by primary infection with EBV.Most IM patients are generally considered to have a favorable prognosis,but a few patients will also develop complications.Children with severe symptoms will require hospitalization.However,the disease burden of children hospitalized with IM in China has been rarely described.In this study,we included the Face sheets of discharge medical records from 27 member children's hospitals of Futang Research Center of Pediatric Development from Jan 1st,2016 to Dec 31st,2020,and medical information such as gender,age,region,time of admission,length of stay and expenditure were extracted.There were 24,120 IM cases,which accounted for 0.42%(24,120/5,693,262)of all hospitalized cases during this period.The ratio of male to female was 1.48:1.Hospitalization for IM in the 4-6 years age group was the highest among inpatients of all age groups.Case numbers increased year by year between 2016 and 2020,and the monthly hospitalization was generally high from Jul to Sep but reduced from Jan to Feb per year.Bronchitis/pneumonia and hepatic dysfunction were two common complications in hospitalized IM patients.The median length of stay was 8 days,and the median cost of hospitalization was 970.59 US dollars.This study will help understand the epidemiological characteristics and disease burden of hospitalized children with IM in China.
