A biomarker panel of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and serum amyloid A is a predictor of sepsis in severe trauma patients.

Severe trauma could induce sepsis due to the loss of control of the infection, which may eventually lead to death. Accurate and timely diagnosis of sepsis with severe trauma remains challenging both for clinician and laboratory. Combinations of markers, as opposed to single ones, may improve diagnosis.

Effects of Injection of Polysaccharide on the Intestinal Development and Mucosal Immunity in Broiler Chickens.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of injection of polysaccharide (APS) on hatchability, body weight (BW), intestinal histomorphology, the number of IgA cells and sIgA content in intestine, and the expression of intestinal immune-related genes in broiler chickens. On day 18 of the incubation, a total of 960 live embryo eggs were weighed and randomly divided into 4 treatment groups: a control group and three APS groups. The eggs in the control group were injected with 0.

The Effects of Injection of Synbiotics on the Early Growth Performance and Intestinal Health of Chicks.

In this study, the effects of synbiotic inclusion at the intra-amniotic stage in layer chicks were evaluated with different parameters, such as performance, immunological function, intestinal development, and cecal microflora content. A total of 1,200 eggs with fertile embryos were allocated into four treatment groups. For every treatment, five replicates were used, and 60 eggs were included in each replicate.

[Three dimensional measurement and analysis of maxillary protraction treatment in skeletal Class III malocclusion].

Purpose: To study the three-dimensional mechanism of maxillary protraction in skeletal Class III malocclusion by cone-beam CT (CBCT).

Methods: Fourteen patients (6 males and 8 females with a mean age of 10.9 years) of early permanent dentition with skeletal Class III malocclusion were treated with maxillary protraction.

Cardioprotective effect of erythropoietin on sepsis-induced myocardial injury in rats.

Background: Sepsis-induced myocardial injury is one of the major predictors of morbidity and mortality of sepsis. The cytoprotective function of erythropoietin (EPO) has been discovered and extensively studied. However, the cardioprotective effects of EPO on sepsis-induced myocardial injury in the rat sepsis model has not been reported.

[Effects of fluid resuscitation on myocardial injury in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock].

Objective: To observe the influence of fluid resuscitation on patients suffered from myocardial injury with severe sepsis and septic shock, and to evaluate the markers of myocardial injury during fluid resuscitation.

Methods: Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) score of 78 patients with severe sepsis and septic shock induced by combined injuries was 18-35. Serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI), N-terminal-ventricular natriuretic peptide precursor (NT-proBNP) and the hemodynamic parameters were recorded before, 3 days, and 5 days after treatment, and correlative analysis was conducted.

[The influence of intensive insulin therapy on hemodynamics in patients with septic shock].

Objective: To elucidate effects of intensive insulin therapy and target glucose control on hemodynamics and cardiac function in patients with septic shock.

Methods: Twenty-seven patients of septic shock with myocardial depression were divided into routine group (14 cases, level of blood glucose was 4.1 to 6.