Chinese Med J Peking
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Chinese Med J Peking · Jul 2003
Establishment of a fluorescent polymerase chain reaction method for the detection of the SARS-associated coronavirus and its clinical application.
To establish a fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (F-PCR) method for detecting the coronavirus related to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and to evaluate its value for clinical application. ⋯ The F-PCR method established may be a rapid, accurate and efficient way for screening and for the early diagnosis of SARS patients.
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Chinese Med J Peking · Apr 2003
Predictors of long-term clinical outcome of patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism after thrombolytic therapy.
To assess the in-hospital clinical course and the long-term evolution of acute massive pulmonary embolism after thrombolytic therapy and to identify predictors of adverse clinical outcome. ⋯ The study showed that Doppler echocardiographic assessments after thrombolytic therapy and ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy prior to hospital discharge are valuable to establishment of new baseline characteristics, which is informative for risk stratification and prognostication of the long-term outcome for patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism.
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Chinese Med J Peking · Apr 2003
Serum procalcitonin and interleukin-6 levels may help to differentiate systemic inflammatory response of infectious and non-infectious origin.
To evaluate the efficacy of using procalcitonin (PCT) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) to differentiate sepsis from non-infectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). ⋯ Assessing IL-6 and PCT levels are more reliable ways to differentiate sepsis from non-infectious SIRS, compared with conventional inflammatory parameters.