Publications by authors named "Lihua Shuai"
Background: Scedosporium species have drawn significant interest as inhabitants of polluted soil and water and as cause of high mortality in near-drowning patients. So far, most cases have been reported from Europe and Australia, while knowledge on their prevalence and genotypic diversity from Asia is scant.
Objectives: To increase the knowledge of the genetic diversity and in vitro antifungal susceptibility of Scedosporium species involved in human infections from China.
BACKGROUND The discovery of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA) makes the early diagnosis of primary vasculitis possible, and also has important guiding significance for the diagnosis and treatment of secondary vasculitis. This study aimed to investigate the clinical significance of ANCA. MATERIAL AND METHODS ANCA was detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IIF), and anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO) antibody, and anti-proteinase 3 (PR3) antibody were detected by ELISA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The presence of antibodies against the M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2RAb) is considered to be a promising serological diagnostic biomarker of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). We compare the change in serum Cystain C (CysC), urea, creatinine (CREA), uric acid (UA), total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), IgG4 and 24-h urinary protein (proteinuria, PRO) between PLA2RAb+ and PLA2RAb- of IMN patients.
Materials And Methods: The serum and urine samples were collected from 120 patients with IMN.