A meta-analysis comparing the efficacy and safety of different modes of administration of cream in the treatment of otomycosis.

Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of two different modes of administration, external ear canal filling and smearing, in the treatment of otomycosis.

Methods: A computerised search of relevant published studies in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biology Medicine, Web of Science, PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library databases that include randomised controlled trials or clinically controlled trials on the same drug in different modes of administration for the treatment of otomycosis.

Results: Seven studies with 934 patients were included.

[Study on a 10-year protective effects of vaccination against hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome].

Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological and serological efficacy after 10 years of vaccination against hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) vaccines in Zhejiang province.

Methods: One county was randomly chosen as the research unit with all the healthy people between 16 and 60 years old were equally divided into study and control groups. The study group was vaccinated.

[A three-year follow-up study on sera specific antibody in severe acute respiratory syndrome cases after the onset of illness].

Objective: To study the variation of specific antibody among convalescent of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients through a three-year program.

Methods: Sera samples were collected from SARS cases in the 5th, 20th and 35th month after onset of the illness. The SARS-CoV specific antibody was detected for all of them by ELISA and neutralized test simultaneously.