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  1. Article: Identification of

    Sun, Aihua / Gou, Xiaoyu / Zhu, Yongze / Lv, Huoyang / Ge, Yumei

    Infection and drug resistance

    2023  Volume 16, Page(s) 5275–5282

    Abstract: Disseminated ankle mycosis is a life-threatening systemic infection caused by the emerging opportunistic and lethal fungal ... ...

    Abstract Disseminated ankle mycosis is a life-threatening systemic infection caused by the emerging opportunistic and lethal fungal pathogen
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-14
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2494856-1
    ISSN 1178-6973
    ISSN 1178-6973
    DOI 10.2147/IDR.S418174
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  2. Article: Serum Interleukin-26 is a Potential Biomarker for the Differential Diagnosis of Neurosyphilis and Syphilis at Other Stages.

    Shen, Yuhuan / Dong, Xiaoyan / Liu, Jinlin / Lv, Huoyang / Ge, Yumei

    Infection and drug resistance

    2022  Volume 15, Page(s) 3693–3702

    Abstract: Background: Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is an atypical proinflammatory cytokine due to its binding to circulating double-stranded DNA and direct antibacterial activity. Although IL-26 has been confirmed to be involved in the pathophysiology of cancer, ... ...

    Abstract Background: Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is an atypical proinflammatory cytokine due to its binding to circulating double-stranded DNA and direct antibacterial activity. Although IL-26 has been confirmed to be involved in the pathophysiology of cancer, chronic inflammatory diseases and infections, the diagnostic and prognostic values of IL-26 levels in syphilis patients are not clear. This study aimed to investigate IL-26 levels in different stages of syphilis progression.
    Methods: A total of 30 healthy controls and 166 patients with syphilis at different stages of disease progression were enrolled. Serum IL-26 levels were quantified in accordance with the protocols of RayBio
    Results: The levels of serum IL-26 were significantly higher in neurosyphilis patients than in healthy subjects (6.87 (4.36, 12.14) and 1.67 (0.09, 4.89) pg/μL, respectively; ****p < 0.0001), latent syphilis (1.48 (0.40, 2.05) pg/μL, ****p < 0.0001), seroresistant syphilis (0.81 (0.20, 2.91) pg/μL, ****p < 0.0001) and secondary syphilis (1.66 (0.41, 4.25) pg/μL, ****p < 0.0001) with data presented as the median with interquartile range. The concentration of serum IL-26 was most sensitive to serum low-density lipoprotein concentration (r = -0.438, **p = 0.004) in latent syphilis, urine epithelial cells (r = 0.459, **p = 0.003) in seroresistant syphilis, and serum creatinine levels (r = 0.463, **p = 0.004) and urea creatinine ratio levels (r = 0.500, **p = 0.008) in secondary syphilis patients. There was no significant correlation with the concentration of IL-26 and toluidine red unheated serum test (TRUST) titers in each type of syphilis patient.
    Conclusion: Circulating IL-26 in serum displays diagnostic potential in the progression of neurosyphilis and warrants further evaluation in clinical trials.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-14
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2494856-1
    ISSN 1178-6973
    ISSN 1178-6973
    DOI 10.2147/IDR.S366308
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  3. Article ; Online: Identification of sacrococcygeal and pelvic abscesses infected with invasive Mycoplasma hominis by MALDI-TOF MS.

    Su, Fang / Zhang, Junwu / Zhu, Yongze / Lv, Huoyang / Ge, Yumei

    Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

    2022  Volume 36, Issue 4, Page(s) e24329

    Abstract: Background: Mycoplasma hominis is the smallest prokaryotic microorganism with no cell wall, high pleomorphism, and slower reproduction than bacteria. It is difficult for clinical technicians to find M. hominis through the negative Gram staining of ... ...

    Abstract Background: Mycoplasma hominis is the smallest prokaryotic microorganism with no cell wall, high pleomorphism, and slower reproduction than bacteria. It is difficult for clinical technicians to find M. hominis through the negative Gram staining of specimens. Therefore, it is likely to miss detection in routine clinical smear etiological examination. M. hominis is generally considered to be a common colonizing bacterium in urogenital tract with low pathogenicity, and it is usually difficult to invade submucosal tissue and enter the bloodstream.
    Methods: The abscesses of the patient were examined histopathologically, and the pus in the abscesses was extracted for etiological examination. MALDI-TOF MS was used to identify and confirmed the pathogens in the specimens. The commercial Mycoplasma isolation, culture, and drug sensitivity kit was used to determine antibiotic susceptibility.
    Results: No pathogens were found after pathological and smear microscopic examination of the puncture fluid from the sacrococcygeal and pelvic abscesses. Until 48 h later, small, translucent, and gray-white colonies were observed in the blood plate culture results. The laboratory physician ultimately determined that the pathogen was M. hominis by MALDI-TOF MS.
    Conclusion: We report a case of extra-urogenital cystic abscesses infected by M. hominis, in order to improve clinicians' comprehensive understanding of the pathogenicity of Mycoplasma. In addition, the clinical laboratory technician should pay attention to the role of Wright-Giemsa staining of puncture fluid smear in the preliminary detection and the application of MALDI-TOF MS in identification of uncommon pathogenic microorganisms.
    MeSH term(s) Abscess ; Bacteria ; Blood Culture ; Humans ; Mycoplasma hominis ; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 645095-7
    ISSN 1098-2825 ; 0887-8013
    ISSN (online) 1098-2825
    ISSN 0887-8013
    DOI 10.1002/jcla.24329
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  4. Article: A Rare Case of a Subcutaneous Abscess Caused by

    Lv, Huoyang / Chen, Mengyuan / Ji, Youqi / Pan, Liya / Hong, Xin / Ge, Yumei

    Infection and drug resistance

    2023  Volume 16, Page(s) 263–268

    Abstract: Background: Nocardia cyriacigeorgica: Methods: The clinical data of a patient with cutaneous nocardiosis caused by : Results: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that there was a 26 mm × 73 mm abscess under the skin. The pus in the abscess was ...

    Abstract Background: Nocardia cyriacigeorgica
    Methods: The clinical data of a patient with cutaneous nocardiosis caused by
    Results: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that there was a 26 mm × 73 mm abscess under the skin. The pus in the abscess was green. Gram staining showed positive branched rod-shaped and undivided hyphae. After culture, small wrinkle dry white small colonies were observed, and it was identified as
    Conclusion: We report the first case of a subcutaneous abscess caused by
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-13
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2494856-1
    ISSN 1178-6973
    ISSN 1178-6973
    DOI 10.2147/IDR.S395333
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  5. Article ; Online: A Comparison of Candida Detection in Sputum by the Conventional Culture and Fluorescent Polymerase Chain Reaction Methods.

    Xu, Xiaoqun / Lv, Huoyang / Zhang, Fengwei / Zhu, Houyong / Cai, Long

    Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

    2021  Volume 27, Page(s) e930293

    Abstract: BACKGROUND Candida is a pathogenic fungus. In recent years, the increase in immunosuppressive diseases has led to an increase in Candida infections, with the lungs being the most common site. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the positive ... ...

    Abstract BACKGROUND Candida is a pathogenic fungus. In recent years, the increase in immunosuppressive diseases has led to an increase in Candida infections, with the lungs being the most common site. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the positive detection rates of Candida in sputum samples by Candida culture and fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and to explore a new method for rapid, accurate, and effective detection of Candida in sputum, providing swift evidence of clinical fungal infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS From October 2016 to March 2017, 300 sputum samples were collected and detected by the conventional culture method and fluorescent PCR method. The positive rate of Candida detection was compared between the 2 methods. RESULTS In the 300 sputum samples, the positive detection rate of Candida was 50% by the culture method and 65.67% by the fluorescent PCR method (P<0.001). Therefore, the positive detection rate of Candida was higher by the fluorescent PCR method. CONCLUSIONS The conventional culture method for Candida needs a longer duration (24 h to 48 h) and the positive detection rate is low. However, it takes only 3 h to detect Candida in sputum by the fluorescent PCR method, the positive detection rate is high, and can be used as a screening method for Candida in sputum samples. Additional large-scale clinical trials need to be completed to assess the correlation between fluorescent PCR and pulmonary Candida infection.
    MeSH term(s) Candida/isolation & purification ; Candidiasis ; Culture Techniques/methods ; Fluorescence ; Humans ; Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods ; Reproducibility of Results ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Sputum/microbiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1439041-3
    ISSN 1643-3750 ; 1234-1010
    ISSN (online) 1643-3750
    ISSN 1234-1010
    DOI 10.12659/MSM.930293
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  6. Article ; Online: A rare case of pulmonary nocardiosis comorbid with Sjogren's syndrome.

    Peng, Yumeng / Dong, Xiaoyan / Zhu, Yongze / Lv, Huoyang / Ge, Yumei

    Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

    2021  Volume 35, Issue 9, Page(s) e23902

    Abstract: Background: Nocardia is an opportunistic pathogen, which occurs in patients with autoimmune diseases and immune dysfunction, and can cause bacteremia and other life-threatening complications. The clinical manifestations of Nocardia pneumonia are similar ...

    Abstract Background: Nocardia is an opportunistic pathogen, which occurs in patients with autoimmune diseases and immune dysfunction, and can cause bacteremia and other life-threatening complications. The clinical manifestations of Nocardia pneumonia are similar to tuberculous and other clinical common bacterial pneumonia, but its antibacterial treatments are different and detection methods are unique, which may lead patients to suffer for many years due to clinical misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.
    Methods: Imaging and laboratory examinations were performed for preliminary diagnosis, and next-generation sequencing was used to identify the exact species type of Nocardia in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of the patient.
    Results: Imaging and laboratory parameters preliminarily implied that the patient was infected with Nocardia with Sjogren's syndrome (SS), and NGS showed that the strain was N. terpenica.
    Conclusions: Accurate etiological diagnosis and corresponding antibiotics are key to improve the prognosis of pulmonary nocardiosis in this case. Nocardia pneumonia is rare in clinical practice; it is of great medical significance to improve the understanding of pulmonary nocardiosis.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/methods ; Humans ; Male ; Nocardia/isolation & purification ; Nocardia Infections/complications ; Nocardia Infections/diagnosis ; Nocardia Infections/drug therapy ; Nocardia Infections/microbiology ; Sjogren's Syndrome/complications ; Sjogren's Syndrome/diagnosis ; Sjogren's Syndrome/drug therapy
    Chemical Substances Anti-Bacterial Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 645095-7
    ISSN 1098-2825 ; 0887-8013
    ISSN (online) 1098-2825
    ISSN 0887-8013
    DOI 10.1002/jcla.23902
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  7. Article: Pacemaker Associated

    Chen, Wanyuan / Ji, Youqi / Hong, Xin / Zhu, Yongze / Gou, Xiaoyu / Chen, Mengyuan / Lv, Huoyang / Ge, Yumei

    Infection and drug resistance

    2023  Volume 16, Page(s) 329–335

    Abstract: ... ...

    Abstract Aspergillus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-19
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2494856-1
    ISSN 1178-6973
    ISSN 1178-6973
    DOI 10.2147/IDR.S393917
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  8. Article ; Online: Whole genome sequence of an Escherichia coli ST131 strain isolated from a patient with bloodstream infection in China co-harbouring bla

    Du, Xiaoxing / Huang, Junwei / Wang, Dairong / Zhu, Yongze / Lv, Huoyang / Li, Xi

    Journal of global antimicrobial resistance

    2020  Volume 22, Page(s) 700–702

    Abstract: Objectives: Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) is an international multiresistant high-risk clone associated with a large number of clinical infections. Here we report the draft genome sequence of a ST131 clinical isolate (EC538) obtained from a ...

    Abstract Objectives: Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) is an international multiresistant high-risk clone associated with a large number of clinical infections. Here we report the draft genome sequence of a ST131 clinical isolate (EC538) obtained from a patient with bloodstream infection (BSI) in China co-harbouring the bla
    Methods: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of E. coli EC538 was performed. DNA of E. coli EC538 was extracted and was sequenced using an Illumina HiSeq
    Results: The total number of assembled bases was 5 420 040bp, with 5611 protein-coding sequences. Escherichia coli EC538 belongs to ST131 by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). The presence of bla
    Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first report of an E. coli ST131 strain from a BSI co-harbouring bla
    MeSH term(s) China ; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial ; Escherichia coli/genetics ; Escherichia coli Infections ; Humans ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Multilocus Sequence Typing ; Sepsis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-07
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2710046-7
    ISSN 2213-7173 ; 2213-7165
    ISSN (online) 2213-7173
    ISSN 2213-7165
    DOI 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.06.027
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  9. Article ; Online: Safety of Staphylococcus aureus four-antigen and three-antigen vaccines in healthy adults: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Xu, Xiaoqun / Zhu, Houyong / Lv, Huoyang

    Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics

    2017  Volume 14, Issue 2, Page(s) 314–321

    Abstract: Purpose: Two new Staphylococcus aureus vaccines, S. aureus four-antigen (SA4Ag) and three-antigen (SA3Ag) vaccines, have good immunogenicity and tolerance. However, the safety of these vaccines is worth exploring. Here, we performed a meta-analysis to ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Two new Staphylococcus aureus vaccines, S. aureus four-antigen (SA4Ag) and three-antigen (SA3Ag) vaccines, have good immunogenicity and tolerance. However, the safety of these vaccines is worth exploring. Here, we performed a meta-analysis to investigate the safety of SA3Ag and SA4Ag by evaluating systemic and local adverse events.
    Methods: The Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases were searched for randomized clinical trials confirming the safety of SA4Ag and SA3Ag. Two investigators independently selected suitable trials, assessed trial quality, and extracted data.
    Results: Three studies comprising a total of 1,148 participants were included in this review. The two S. aureus vaccines did not increase systemic adverse events (relative ratio 1.1 [95% confidence interval 0.98, 1.24]), but increased the incidence of local adverse events (2.89 [2.15, 3.90]). However, the incidence of severe local adverse events (4.06 [0.78, 21.24]) did not rise significantly.
    Conclusions: SA4Ag and SA3Ag have acceptable safety in adults.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Antigens, Bacterial/immunology ; Humans ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Staphylococcal Infections/prevention & control ; Staphylococcal Vaccines/adverse effects ; Staphylococcal Vaccines/immunology ; Staphylococcus aureus/immunology ; Staphylococcus aureus/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Bacterial ; Staphylococcal Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Meta-Analysis ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2664176-8
    ISSN 2164-554X ; 2164-5515
    ISSN (online) 2164-554X
    ISSN 2164-5515
    DOI 10.1080/21645515.2017.1395540
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  10. Article ; Online: Emergence of tet(A) and bla

    Gu, Danxia / Lv, Huoyang / Sun, Qiaoling / Shu, Lingbin / Zhang, Rong

    International journal of antimicrobial agents

    2018  Volume 52, Issue 2, Page(s) 307–308

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antiporters/genetics ; Bacterial Proteins/genetics ; Carbapenems/pharmacology ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial/drug effects ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial/genetics ; Feces/microbiology ; Humans ; Klebsiella Infections/microbiology ; Klebsiella pneumoniae/drug effects ; Klebsiella pneumoniae/genetics ; Klebsiella pneumoniae/isolation & purification ; Klebsiella pneumoniae/pathogenicity ; Male ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Plasmids ; Tigecycline/pharmacology ; beta-Lactamases/genetics
    Chemical Substances Antiporters ; Bacterial Proteins ; Carbapenems ; tetA protein, Bacteria ; Tigecycline (70JE2N95KR) ; beta-Lactamases (EC 3.5.2.6) ; beta-lactamase KPC-2, Klebsiella pneumoniae (EC 3.5.2.6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-06-10
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 1093977-5
    ISSN 1872-7913 ; 0924-8579
    ISSN (online) 1872-7913
    ISSN 0924-8579
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.06.003
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