Clinical characteristics and risk factors of severe pneumonia caused by human bocavirus in children.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of severe pneumonia caused by human bocavirus (HBoV) infection to explore the associated risk factors.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of data from children hospitalized with HBoV pneumonia. Based on the severity of pneumonia, patients were categorized into severe pneumonia and non-severe pneumonia groups.

The Correlation Between Airborne Pollen and Sensitization in Children with Respiratory Allergic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Pollen is a significant contributor to respiratory allergies worldwide, underscoring the importance of understanding its association with childhood sensitization to enhance clinical management.

Objective: This study focuses on investigating the prevalence of various airborne pollens and their correlation with clinical characteristics of childhood respiratory allergic diseases in southeastern China.

Methods: From November 2020 to October 2021, this research employed Durham monitoring samplers to collect airborne pollen.

The chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of an invasive forest pest Obolodiplosis robiniae.

Biological invasion is a major global problem, leading to the loss of biodiversity and species extinction, and causing huge economic losses to countries. Obolodiplosis robiniae is a major invasive forest pest that has caused economic losses in Asia and Europe. Here, the chromosome- level genome of O.

Attract and kill trees? No simple solution for Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) control.

Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky), the Asian longhorned beetle, is a serious wood-boring pest of hardwood trees. There have been records that suggest Elaeagnus angustifolia L. (Elaeagnaceae) might be an "attract and kill" tree species for A.

Clinical characteristics of persistent or recurrent pneumonia combined with airway malacia in children.

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical characteristics and pathogens involved in persistent or recurrent pneumonia combined with airway malacia in children.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the information of children hospitalised with persistent or recurrent pneumonia, including clinical presentations, laboratory examination results and pathogens.

Results: A total of 554 patients were admitted, 285 (51.

The complete mitochondrial genome of (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae): A novel tRNA secondary structure, gene rearrangements and phylogenetic implications.

is economically important as a highly specific parasitoid of the invasive pest which was introduced into the Euro-Asia region in the last decade. Despite being a critical and specific parasitoid of the invasive pest and its use as an effective biocontrol agent, the absence of sequence information from have limited its genetic applications for pest management in forests. Mitochondrial (mt) genomes generally contain abundant nucleotide information and thus are helpful for understanding species history.

High Expression of MUC5AC, MUC5B, and Layilin Plays an Essential Role in Prediction in the Development of Plastic Bronchitis Caused by MPP.

Plastic bronchitis (PB) is a rare respiratory condition which can result in severe respiratory complications such as respiratory failure and death. infection is a main etiology cause of plastic bronchitis. However, the pathogenesis of plastic bronchitis complicated by pneumonia (MPP) has not yet been fully elucidated.

Population Genetics Reveals That the Western Tianshan Mountains Populations of (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) May Have Not been Recently Introduced.

Matsumura is a wood-boring beetle that aggressively attacks species of the genus that has recently caused serious damage to the wild apple tree . (Lebed.) in the western Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang.

The conserved mitochondrial genome of the jewel beetle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) and its phylogenetic implications for the suborder Polyphaga.

In this study, we sequenced the mitochondrial (mt) genome of Agrilus mali (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) using next-generation sequencing, and accordingly annotated 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes and a 1458-bp non-coding region. Comparative analysis indicated that the mt genome of A. mali is relatively conserved, with a typical gene content and order identical to those of other coleopterans.

c.753_754delAG, a novel mutation found in a Chinese patient with cystic fibrosis: A case report and review of the literature.

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is rare in Asian populations relative to the Caucasian population. In this paper, we report the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) variation in a family of Chinese CF patients, and systematically review the previous literature.

Case Summary: Here we report a 30-month-old Chinese girl who was diagnosed with CF based on her history and symptoms such as recurrent productive cough, wheezing with repeated infection of , and parasinusitis.

Pediatric clinical features of infection are associated with bacterial P1 genotype.

The present study evaluated the association between different genotypes and clinical features of pediatric patients. Subjects were children diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia at the Children's Hospital of Soochow University (Suzhou, China) from January 2012 to December 2013. Clinical and laboratory tests were conducted and clinical samples positive for were genotyped by nested-multiplex polymerase chain reaction.

Prediction of Bronchial Mucus Plugs Formation in Patients with Refractory Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia.

We aimed to find the relationship between the clinical characteristics and mucus plug formation and developed models to predict mucus plug formation in refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (RMPP) infection. Methods: RMPP patients treated with bronchoscopy were retrospectively enrolled in the study between November 2011 and November 2015. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify independent predictors of mucus plug formation.

Prevalence of rhinovirus in wheezing children: a comparison with respiratory syncytial virus wheezing.

Objective: To explore the distribution and clinical manifestations of rhinovirus infection in wheezing children, and compare the clinical differences between rhinovirus- and respiratory syncytial virus-induced wheezing.

Materials And Methods: This prospective cohort study was carried out in Children's Hospital of Soochow University from Dec 2012 to Nov 2014. We enrolled consecutive hospitalized children <60 months of age presented with wheezing.

[Clinical features of protracted bacterial bronchitis in children].

Objective: To analyze the clinical characteristics of protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children.

Method: The clinical data of patients seen from October, 2010 to March, 2014 in Department of Respiratory Diseases of our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Inclusion criteria were over 4 weeks cough, receiving fiberoptic bronchoscopy, positive bacterial culture and (or) the increased percentage of neutral granulocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF).

[The diagnostic value of the fractional exhaled nitric oxide for cough variant asthma in children].

Objective: To determine the diagnostic value of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) measurement in diagnosis of Cough Variant Asthma (CVA) in children.

Methods: Outpatients with a cough > 4 weeks visiting The Children's Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University from March 2012 to April 2013 were enrolled. FeNO was measured by a nitric oxide analyzer in accordance with American Thoracic Society guidelines.

Clinical characteristics of protracted bacterial bronchitis in Chinese infants.

Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is the common cause of chronic cough in children worldwide, but its etiology has not been fully recognized in China. We retrospectively investigated a total of 66 hospitalized infants under the age of three years with chronic wet cough enrolled in the Affiliated Children's Hospital of Soochow University from October 2010 to March 2014. All patients underwent bronchoscopy and broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) samples were processed for microbiological and cytological analysis.

[Characteristics of airway hyperresponsiveness in children with chronic cough of different causes].

Objective: To study the characteristics of airway hyperresponsiveness in children with different causes of chronic cough.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted in children suffering from chronic cough caused by a single reason at the department of respirology of Children's Hospital of Soochow University from April 2012 to December 2013. Bronchial provocation test, induced sputum eosinophil count, and exhale nitric oxide were detected at beginning and 4 weeks later.

[Study on dynamic changes of airway hyperresponsiveness in children with cough variant asthma].

Objective: To explore the dynamic changes of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in children with cough variant asthma (CVA).

Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at the Children's Hospital of Soochow University from April 2012 to March 2013. A total of 36 patients were diagnosed as CVA.