infective endocarditis: A case report and literature review.

Infective endocarditis (IE) caused by is rare. Consequently, little is known about the natural course of endocarditis caused by this pathogen. This report describes the case of a 37-year-old male patient with endocarditis.

Burden of infections in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia in children and young adults worldwide. The disease burden associated with infections has not been systematically assessed in China. Therefore, we undertook this study to determine the burden of meningococcal disease in China.

Burden of respiratory syncytial virus infections in China: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important cause of acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) related morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, the disease burden due to RSV has not been systematically summarized in China.

Method: A systematic search was performed in the Chinese BioMedical Database (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database and PubMed to identify available published RSV studies in China.

[Correlation between liver hardness testing results obtained by FibroTouch and FibroScan and liver pathological stage].

Objective: To evaluate the correlation of liver hardness testing

Results: obtained by FibroTouch and FibroScan and the liver pathological stage.

Methods: Seventy-five patients with chronic hepatitis B who presented to our clinic between January 2011 and April 2013 were examined with FibroTouch and FibroScan to evaluate the degree of liver fibrosis. Forty-six of those patients also underwent liver biopsy examination.

Inhibition of the replication of hepatitis B virus in vitro by emodin.

Background: Emodin (1, 3, 8-trihvdroxy-6-methylanthraquinone) is derived from herbal medicines and proved to have a strong antimicrobial activity. However, its anti-virus effects are less known. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of emodin, interferon alpha (IFNalpha), and lamivudine (3TC) on hepatitis B virus (HBV) in vitro.