[Effects of erythropoietin on serum NSE and S-100B levels in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy].

Objective: To study the effects of erythropoietin (EPO) on serum levels of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and S-100B in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and the underlying mechanism.

Methods: Forty neonates with HIE were randomly divided into conventional treatment (n=20) and EPO treatment groups (n=20). Twenty healthy full-term neonates born during the same period were randomly selected as the normal control group.

[Serum types of enterovirus and clinical characteristics of 237 children with hand, foot and mouth disease in Shenzhen].

Objective: To study the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics and the serum types of enterovirus of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in children.

Methods: The RT-nPCR method was established with universal primers within 5' untranslated region of enterovirus and VP1 region of Coxsackievirus A16 (CAV16) and enterovirus 71 (EV 71). Enteroviruses were detected with RT-nPCR in 237 children with HFMD.