MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII ISOLATES IN HUE CENTRAL HOSPITAL AND HUE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

2017 ◽  
pp. 190-196
Author(s):  
Thi Anh Ngoc Le ◽  
Nu Xuan Thanh Le ◽  
Thi Nam Lien Nguyen ◽  
Viet Quynh Tram Ngo ◽  
Santon Antonella ◽  
...  

Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii resistant to carbapenem is the most common cause of nosocomial infection, they are recognized as one of the most difficult to control and treat resistant agents. A. baumannii is the most important member of A. calcoaceticus- A. baumannii complex (ACB complex), which are closely related genetically then biochemical test systems are not able to identify unambiguously genomic species. Objective: To identify species of Acinetobacter sp. strains of ACB complex and sequence types of A. baumannii strains. Methods: Cross- sectional study. The subjects were 90 strains of ACB complex isolated and identified by biochemical methods at Hue University Hospital (UH) and Hue Central Hospital (CH). Performing the multiplex PCRs on the target gene gyrB and sequencing rpoB gene to identify species. Determining of antibiotic resistance by Kirby-Bauer method. Multi Locus Sequence Type (MLST) method was performed for 24 strains of A. baumannii to identify sequence types. Results: Acinetobacter sp. were identified as A.bau-mannii (85.6%), A. nosocomialis (11.11%) and A. pittii (3.33%). All strains of ACB complex were sensitive to colistin and resistant to cefotaxime, amikacin. More than 90% of A.baumannii strains were resistant to carbapenem. Eleven sequence types (STs) of A.baumannii strains were identified; two of them were news (ST1463 and ST1464) and seven STs belonged to the Clonal Complex 92 (CC92), the most globally distributed clones; the ST795, ST797 and ST1463 are circulating in both of hospitals. Conclusion: Combining multiplex PCRs on the target gene gyrB and sequencing rpoB gene have shown to be adequate for Acinetobacter sp.identification. MLST identified 11 sequence types from 24 A.baumannii isolates at two hospital in Hue. Key words: ACB complex, Acinetobacter baumannii, MLST

2012 ◽  
pp. 85-91
Author(s):  
Kim Tri Truong ◽  
Tu The Nguyen ◽  
Lam Phuoc Vo

Objectives: To identify the paraclinical and clinical mannifestations, aerobic bacteria and antibiogramme of quinsy. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted upon 37 patients with quinsy at Hue Central hospital and Hue University Hospital. Results: Clinical and paraclinical symtoms: odynophagy 100%, dysphagy 91.9%. Having treatment with antibiotics before hospitalization 67.6%. White blood cells >15.109/l (54.1%). Positive bacteria culture is 48.6% in which streptococcus α hemolytic 57.9%, staphylococcus aureus 10.5%, streptococcus pneumoniae 10.5%. Antibiogramme: Sensitization: Gentamycin 100%, vancomycin 100%, cefuroxim 100%, ciprofloxacin 80%.Resistance: Erythromycin 60%, ampicillin 41.7%, cefalexin 40%, tetracyclin 40%, ceftriaxon 30.8%.Consclusions: The priority of antibiotic prescription for quinsy should be based on the frequency of bacteria found in bacteria culture and depending on antibiogramme to choose appropriate antibiotics.


2012 ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Kim Tri Truong ◽  
Tu The Nguyen ◽  
Lam Phuoc Vo

Objective: To study the paraclinical and clinical mannifestations, aerobic bacteria and antibiogramme of acute tonsilitis. Materials and method: A cross-sectional study was conducted upon 34 patients with acute tonsilitis at Hue Central hospital and of Hue University Hospital. Results: Clinical and paraclinical characteristics: odynophagy 94.1%, tonsillar hyperaemia 88.2%. Having treatment with antibiotics before hospitalization 50%. White blood cells >10-15.109/l (58.8%). Positive bacteria culture is 67.6% in which streptococcus β hemolytic group (A) 25%, streptococcus α hemolytic 25%, hemophilus influenzae 25%. Antibiogramme: Sensitization: gentamycin 100%, cefuroxim 100%, ceftriaxone 93.8%, cefalexin 90.9%, vancomycin 86.7%; Resistance: Tetracyclin 85.7%, erythromycin 69.2%, ofloxacin 42.9%, ampicillin 33.3%, ciprofloxacin 33.3%. Consclusions: The priority of antibiotic prescription for acute tonsilitis should be based on the frequency of bacteria found in bacteria culture and depending on antibiogramme to choose appropriate antibiotics.


2016 ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Van Mao Nguyen

Background: Lymphoma is one of the most ten common cancers in the world as well as in Vietnam which has been ever increasing. It was divided into 2 main groups Hodgkin and non – Hodgkin lymphoma in which non-Hodgkin lymphoma appeared more frequency, worse prognosis and different therapy. Objectives: - To describe some common characteristics in patients with non – Hodgkin lymphoma; - To determine the proportion between Hodgkin and non- Hodgkin lymphoma, histopathological classification of classical Hodgkin by modified Rye 1966 and non-Hodgkin lymphoma by Working Formulation (WF) of US national oncology institute 1982. Materials and Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 65 patients with Hodgkin and non- Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosed definitely by histopathology at Hue Central Hospital and Hue University Hospital. Results:. The ratio of male/female for the non-Hodgkin lymphoma was 1.14/1, the most frequent range of age was 51-60 accounting for 35%, not common under 40 years. Non - Hodgkin lymphoma appeared at lymph node was the most common (51.7%), at the extranodal site was rather high 48.3%. The non - Hodgkin lymphoma proportion was predominant 92.3% comparing to the Hodgkin lymphoma only 7.7%; The most WF type was WF7 (53.3%), following the WF6 18,3% and WF5 11,7%; The intermediate malignancy grade of non- Hodgkin lymphoma was the highest proportion accouting for 85%, then the low and the high one 8.3% and 6.7% respectively. Conclusion: The histopathological classification and the malignant grade of lymphoma for Hodgkin and non - Hodgkin lymphoma played a practical role for the prognosis and the treatment orientation, also a fundamental one for the modern classification of non - Hodgkin lymphoma nowadays. Key words: lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, classication, grade, histopathology, lymph node


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 748-751
Author(s):  
Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi ◽  
Neda Alijani ◽  
Mohammadreza Salehi ◽  
Omid Dadras ◽  
SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi ◽  
...  

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of exposure to hepatitis A by means of serologic markers in chronic hepatitis B patients, with the secondary aim of finding the best prevention method for hepatitis A infection in susceptible groups of our setting. Methods: During the period between 2016 and 2017, we recruited 403 hepatitis B patients aged more than 14 years and regularly attending the infectious diseases clinic at a referral university hospital, Tehran, Iran. A blood sample was collected from all the patients and tested for hepatitis A IgG. The data was analyzed by SPSS v.19. Results: Although none of the patients had previously received hepatitis A vaccine, the results for serologic level of hepatitis A IgG, demonstrated positive results in 379 (94%) cases. The mean age of patients with negative and positive IgG was 29.17 and 42.46 years, respectively; the difference was statistically significant (P≤0.001). The majority of seronegative patients were young adults aged < 25 years and 25 to 35 years (P <0.001). Conclusion: Seroprevalence of hepatitis A in chronic HBV patients in Iran is high. As HBV infected patients younger than 35 years could be seronagative for HAV infection, evaluation of these patients for HAV infection and vaccination of seronegative patients would be a reasonable approach.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 803-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Vimercati ◽  
Luigi De Maria ◽  
Francesca Mansi ◽  
Antonio Caputi ◽  
Giovanni M. Ferri ◽  
...  

Background: Thyroid diseases occur more frequently in people exposed to ionizing radiation, but the relationship between occupational exposure to ionizing radiation and thyroid pathologies still remains unclear. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of thyroid diseases in healthcare workers exposed to low-level ionizing radiation compared with a control group working at the University Hospital of Bari, Southern Italy, and living in the same geographical area, characterized by mild iodine deficiency. Methods: We ran a cross-sectional study to investigate whether healthcare workers exposed to ionizing radiation had a higher prevalence of thyroid diseases. Four hundred and forty-four exposed healthcare workers (241 more exposed, or “A Category”, and 203 less exposed, or “B Category”) and 614 nonexposed healthcare workers were enrolled during a routine examination at the Occupational Health Unit. They were asked to fill in an anamnestic questionnaire and undergo a physical examination, serum determination of fT3, fT4 and TSH, anti-TPO ab and anti-TG ab and ultrasound neck scan. Thyroid nodules were submitted to fine needle aspiration biopsy when indicated. Results: The prevalence of thyroid diseases was statistically higher in the exposed workers compared to controls (40% vs 29%, adPR 1.65; IC95% 1.34-2.07). In particular, the thyroid nodularity prevalence in the exposed group was approximately twice as high as that in the controls (29% vs 13%; adPR 2.83; IC95% 2.12-3.8). No statistically significant association was found between exposure to ionizing radiation and other thyroid diseases. Conclusion: In our study, mild ionizing radiation-exposed healthcare workers had a statistically higher prevalence of thyroid diseases than the control group. The results are likely due to a closer and more meticulous health surveillance programme carried out in the ionising radiation-exposed workers, allowing them to identify thyroid alterations earlier than non-exposed health staff.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huailiang Wu ◽  
Weiwei Sun ◽  
Hanqing Chen ◽  
Yanxin Wu ◽  
Wenjing Ding ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Pregnant women experience physical, physiological, and mental changes. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a relevant indicator of psychological and physical behaviours, changing over the course of pregnancy. This study aims to assess HRQoL of pregnant women during different stages of pregnancy. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed using the The EuroQoL Group’s five-dimension five-level questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) to assess the HRQoL of pregnant women, and demographic data were collected. This study was conducted in a regional university hospital in Guangzhou, China. Results A total of 908 pregnant women were included in this study. Pregnant women in the early 2nd trimester had the highest HRQoL. The HRQoL of pregnant women rose from the 1st trimester to the early 2nd trimester, and dropped to the bottom at the late 3rd trimester due to some physical and mental changes. Reports of pain/discomfort problem were the most common (46.0%) while self-care were the least concern. More than 10% of pregnant women in the 1st trimester had health-related problems in at least one dimension of whole five dimensions. In the whole sample, the EuroQoL Group’s visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) was 87.86 ± 9.16. Across the gestational stages, the HRQoL remained stable during the pregnancy but the highest value was observed in the 1st trimester (89.65 ± 10.13) while the lowest was in the late 3rd trimester (87.28 ± 9.13). Conclusions During pregnancy, HRQoL were associated with gestational trimesters in a certain degree. HRQoL was the highest in the early 2nd trimester and then decreased to the lowest in the late 3rd trimester due to a series of physical and psychological changes. Therefore, obstetric doctors and medical institutions should give more attention and care to pregnant women in the late 3rd trimester.


Author(s):  
Erman Yıldız

BACKGROUND: Although previous studies have separately revealed that parameters such as anxiety, depression, and secondary traumatic stress (STS) are associated with burnout, there is still a limited understanding of the relationship between anxiety, depression, and STS and burnout in intensive care unit (ICU) nurses. AIMS: To investigate the relationship between levels of burnout, anxiety, depression, and STS in ICU nurses. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted with ICU nurses ( N = 164) from a university hospital in eastern Turkey. The participants completed the anxiety, depression, STS, and burnout scales along with the descriptive characteristics form. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: The mean scores for STS, anxiety, depression, and burnout were 40.60 ± 13.77, 17.14 ± 12.90, 13.28 ± 9.75 and 41.39 ± 14.87, respectively. The results showed that, in the ICU nurses, anxiety, depression, and STS components explained 61% of emotional exhaustion, 38% of depersonalization, and 13% of personal accomplishment. CONCLUSIONS: While the present findings supported the paradigm that burnout in ICU nurses is associated with STS, anxiety, and depression, they also revealed some details about the psychopathological factors associated with burnout. These details were as follows: (1) individuals who resorted to avoidance as a component of STS on a high level were more likely to experience emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, (2) individuals with severe depressive symptoms were more likely to experience a decrease in their personal accomplishment, and (3) individuals with anxiety symptoms were more likely to experience both emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment.


Author(s):  
Abdullah Nimer ◽  
Suzan Naser ◽  
Nesrin Sultan ◽  
Rawand Said Alasad ◽  
Alexander Rabadi ◽  
...  

Burnout syndrome is common among healthcare professions, including resident physicians. We aimed to assess the prevalence of burnout among resident physicians in Jordan, and a secondary aim was to evaluate the risk factors associated with the development of burnout syndrome in those residents, including gender, working hours, psychological distress, training sector, and specialty. In this cross-sectional study, 481 residents were recruited utilizing multistage stratified sampling to represent the four major health sectors in Jordan. Data were collected using an online questionnaire, where the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) was used to assess the prevalence of burnout. The prevalence, group differences, and predictors of burnout were statistically analyzed using STATA 15. Overall, 373 (77.5%) residents were found to have burnout. Factors associated with higher levels of burnout were psychological stress (β = 2.34, CI = [1.88–2.81]), longer working hours (β = 4.07, CI = [0.52–7.62], for 51–75 h a week, β = 7.27, CI = [2.86–11.69], for 76–100 h a week and β = 7.27, CI = [0.06–14.49], for >100 h a week), and obstetrics/gynecology residents (β = 9.66, CI = [3.59–15.73]). Conversely, medical sub-specialty residents, as well as private and university hospital residents, had lower burnout levels. We concluded that decreasing the workload on residents, offering psychological counseling, and promoting a safety culture for residents might help in mitigating burnout consequences.


2020 ◽  
pp. 004947552098130
Author(s):  
Fabián R Carreño-Almánzar ◽  
Adán Coronado-Galán ◽  
Sonia A Cala-Gómez ◽  
Agustín Vega-Vera

Imported malaria has increased in Colombia since 2015 and has been attributed to migrants coming from Venezuela. We present a series of malaria cases, nested in a retrospective cross-sectional study between 2017 and 2018, aimed at calculating the prevalence of medical diseases among immigrants in a University Hospital in Colombia. Among 154 immigrants admitted for medical causes between 2017 and 2018, 8 were diagnosed with malaria, all due to Plasmodium vivax. Of these, seven had uncomplicated malaria, five had a previous history of malaria, one was critically ill, but none died. We highlight that, similar to other case series of imported malaria, Latin American migrants were young, with similar clinical profiles, having a low proportion of severe cases, and P. vivax was the most frequent cause.


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