Predictive value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and hemoglobin insystemic lupus erythematosus.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and hemoglobin levels with disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to explore their clinical significance in predicting SLE. The present study included 212 patients with SLE and 201 healthy controls. All the clinical characteristics were collected from their medical records.

Residual level of dimethachlon in rice-paddy field system and cooked rice determined by gas chromatography with electron capture detector.

In this study, a modified quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe method coupled with gas chromatography with electron capture detection was established to determine dimethachlon residues in paddy soil, rice husk, rice straw, brown rice and cooked rice. The limits of quantification of dimethachlon were 0.01 mg/kg for paddy soil, brown rice and cooked rice and 0.

Association of circulating high-sensitivity C-reactive protein with late recurrence after ischemic stroke.

We investigated the association between serum levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and stroke recurrence events in a cohort of patients with acute ischemic stroke (IS). We prospectively studied 286 patients with acute IS who were admitted within 24 h after the onset of symptoms. Serum levels of hs-CRP, and National Institutes of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) were measured at admission.

Prevalence of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Multiple Sclerosis: a Case-Control Study from China.

Objective: It's hypothesized that gastrointestinal microbiota might play an important role in pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in MS patients compared with sex and age matched controls without MS.

Methods: The present study was a case-control type, it included 118 patients with definitive MS and 118 age-sex matched controls.

The association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with multiple sclerosis severity and progression in a case-control study from China.

Objective: Low vitamin D levels had been shown to play a role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Currently, there is little information regarding the correlation between levels of vitamin D and MS in Chinese. This study aimed at detection of association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) D] concentrations and MS and its relation to the disease severity in Chinese.