Publications by authors named "Lian-Rong Wang"
Article Synopsis
- Bats are known to carry various zoonotic pathogens, but their connection to bacteria like Borrelia is not well understood; a study in Hubei Province, China sought to explore this further.
- Out of 403 bats captured, 2 tested positive for Borrelia, specifically a strain called Candidatus Borrelia fainii, which has been linked to relapsing fever in humans and shows a high genetic similarity to strains found in Zambia and Eastern China.
- No Borrelia DNA was found in ticks from the bats, but the discovery of this potential human-pathogenic strain in bats raises concerns about public health risks associated with these animals in China.
Objectives: This study aimed to identify which element of body composition measurements taken before 17th week gestation was the strongest risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Chinese pregnant women.
Design And Setting: A retrospective study was performed using data retrieved from the Electronic Medical Record database of Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children (China) from January 2014 to December 2015.
Participants: A total of 22,223 women were included with singleton pregnancies and no preexisting diabetes who underwent bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) before 17 gestational weeks and 75-g OGTT at 24-28 gestational weeks.