Chinese expert consensus on cone-beam CT-guided diagnosis, localization and treatment for pulmonary nodules.

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) system can provide real-time 3D images and fluoroscopy images of the region of interest during the operation. Some systems can even offer augmented fluoroscopy and puncture guidance. The use of CBCT for interventional pulmonary procedures has grown significantly in recent years, and numerous clinical studies have confirmed the technology's efficacy and safety in the diagnosis, localization, and treatment of pulmonary nodules.

The prevalence and risk factors of posttraumatic cerebral infarction in patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Posttraumatic cerebral infarction (PTCI) is a serious complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the prevalence and risk factors of PTCI in TBI patients are in dispute. We systematically searched the literature in the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane library up to October 2021 to identify studies on the prevalence and risk factors of PTCI in patients with TBI. The quality of observational studies was assessed by the Newcastle-Ottawa scale tool.

Effects of shuxuetong injection for cerebral infarction: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Cerebral infarction (CI) is a common disease with high morbidity and disability. Shuxuetong (SXT) injection is a Chinese Materia Medica standardized product used in the treatment of CI. Currently, there is a lack of high-quality evidence to support the effectiveness and safety of SXT on patients with CI.

Tm-doped silica-glass fiber for ∼2-μm fiber laser.

Tm-doped silica-glass preforms were fabricated by the modified chemical vapor deposition process combined with the solution doping technique. Its spectroscopic properties were evaluated according to the detected absorption spectrum and the fluorescence spectrum. The calculated maximum emission cross section of Tm ions in this core glass is 5.

Prevalence and factors associated with different pathogens of acute diarrhea in adults in Beijing, China.

Introduction: Only a small proportion of patients with diarrhea are diagnosed with laboratory tests in China, and most are diagnosed based on clinical symptoms. Therefore, understanding the prevalence of different diarrheal pathogens and their specific symptoms is important.

Methodology: Data from a prospective study in Beijing of acute diarrhea and the related pathogens were used to study the association between different pathogen groups and the infected patients' characteristics.

Outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus A6 in a Juku in Fengtai District, Beijing, China, 2015.

An outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) that occurred in a Juku in Fengtai District, Beijing, China, in 2015 was monitored by the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiological investigation showed that 11 cases occurred from two classes in the preschool art training department in the Juku. Coxsackievirus A6 (CV-A6) was identified as the causative pathogen of the outbreak via sequences analysis of products of real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and nested RT-PCR.

Norovirus outbreaks in Fengtai District, Beijing, China, 2014.

Norovirus (NoV) is the most common cause of non-bacterial acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks worldwide. Eight NoV outbreaks in the Fengtai District of Beijing City, China, were identified in 2014. Samples were collected from the eight outbreaks, and 73 out of 119 samples from cases and 10 out of 59 samples from the close contacts were positive for NoVs.

Outbreak of febrile illness caused by coxsackievirus A4 in a nursery school in Beijing, China.

Background: Coxsackievirus A4 (CV-A4) is classified as human enterovirus A according to its serotype. CV-A4, an etiological agent of hand, foot, and mouth disease, affects children worldwide and can circulate in closed environments such as schools and hospitals for long periods.

Findings: An outbreak of febrile illness at a nursery school in Beijing, China, was confirmed to be caused by CV-A4.

A report on the first outbreak of a single clone group A Streptococcus (emm-type 89) tonsillopharyngitis in China.

In 2012, 28 out of 140 staff working for a film crew in a Beijing movie and television base experienced a sudden onset of fever, sore throat, and/or tiredness, headache within the 24 hour period of July 26-27. All of the patients visited the hospital and were diagnosed as having tonsillopharyngitis. On July 28, 2012, a team of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff arrived and initiated an outbreak investigation.