Associations of Serum Pepsinogens and Helicobacter Pylori Infection with High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Medical Examination Population.

Objective: This study aimed to clarify the distribution characteristics of serum pepsinogen (PG) and Helicobacter pylori in the medical examination population and to explore the relationships of PG level and H. pylori infection status with the high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) level and their significance in health examination.

Methods: We detected H.

Reference intervals for biochemical, haemostatic and haematological parameters in healthy Chinese women during early and late pregnancy.

Background: Variations in maternal blood parameters, which are mostly induced by the physiological changes that occur during pregnancy, have been reported in different gestational periods. The use of the established reference intervals for healthy adult females leads to the misclassification of healthy pregnant women as abnormal. Our aim was to establish appropriate reference intervals for biochemical, haematological and haemostatic parameters in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy.

Comparative analysis of male and female populations on prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Mycoplasma hominis in China, 2005-2014.

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance rate of Mycoplasma hominis among male and female populations. A total of 67921 individuals were examined. All samples were isolated from patients at an outpatient clinic from January 2005 to December 2014.

Performance of the Sysmex UF-1000i urine analyser in the rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients.

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the second most frequently encountered nosocomial infectious diseases, and they greatly increase the cost of medical care and prolong the duration of hospital stays.

Aim: We aimed to evaluate the performance of the Sysmex UF-1000i analyser for the rapid prediction of UTIs in hospitalized patients with or without indwelling catheters at a comprehensive teaching hospital that encounters complex disease types.

Methods: Urine specimens (n = 1016) were cultured and examined for WBC, RBC, bacteria (BACT) and yeast-like cell (YLC) count using the Sysmex UF-1000i.

[Evaluation of different methods in determination of low level HBsAg].

Objective: To evaluate chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA), electrochemiluminescent immunoassay (ECLIA) and ELISA in determination of low level HBsAg.

Methods: According to the standard of CLIA Architect i2000, 70 samples were divided into three groups by HBsAg concentration : <1 ng/ml, 1-5 ng/ml and >4 ng/ml. The samples were also determined by ECLIA MODULAR170 and ELISA, and the results were compared with those measured by CLIA Architect i2000.