An Immunochromatographic Test Strip for Rapid Quantitative Control of Monoclonal Antibodies against Programmed Cell Death Protein 1.

Cancer is one of the major public health challenges in the world, which is characterized by rapid progression and high mortality. Immunotherapy, represented by PD-1 monoclonal antibody, has significantly improved the efficacy of malignant tumors and has become one of the most popular immunotherapy methods at present. Therefore, there is an increasing demand for novel detection methods for PD-1 monoclonal antibodies.

High Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Prisoners, Tianjin, China.

The high incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among prisoners calls for interventions to identify latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) before disease onset. To identify LTBI prevalence among prisoners and factors associated with it, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Tianjin. We randomly sampled 959 HIV-negative adult prisoners by ward clusters in 5 prisons and determined LTBI by seropositivity using an interferon-γ release assay.

[Treatment effect analysis of the standard regimen and the optimized regimen for retreatment pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with diabetes].

Objective: To analyze the therapeutic effects of the standard regimen and the optimized regimen in retreatment pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with diabetes mellitus (DM).

Methods: In a multi-center cohort study, patients with smear positive retreatment pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with DM and those without DM [excluding multi-drug resistance (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and non-tuberculosis Mycobacterium pulmonary disease(NTM)] were enrolled. There were a total of 178 cases, including 60 smear positive retreatment TB patients with DM and 118 without DM, who were randomly divided into 4 groups: Optimized group 1 [individualized treatment in 30 DM cases, 29 males, age (48 ± 11)], retreatment group 1 [standard retreatment regimen in 30 DM cases, 28 males, age(48 ± 10)], Optimized group 2[individual regimen in 57 non-DM cases, 37 males, age (41 ± 14)], and retreatment group 2 [standard retreatment regimen in 61 non-DM cases, 49 males, age (43 ± 13)].

Later emergence of acquired drug resistance and its effect on treatment outcome in patients treated with Standard Short-Course Chemotherapy for tuberculosis.

Backgrounds: The failure of current Standard Short-Course Chemotherapy (SCC) in new and previously treated cases with tuberculosis (TB) was mainly due to drug resistance development. But little is known on the characteristics of acquired drug resistant TB during SCC and its correlation with SCC failure. The objective of the study is to explore the traits of acquired drug resistant TB emergence and evaluate their impacts on treatment outcomes.

Insight to the Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Tianjin, China during 2006-2011.

Background: The proportion of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) among all the reported tuberculosis (TB) cases has increased in different populations. Despite the large burden of TB in China, the epidemiology of EPTB in China remains largely understudied and the risk factors for having EPTB diagnosis in China have not been identified.

Methods: To gain insight to EPTB epidemiology in China, we analyzed TB surveillance data collected in Tianjin, China, during 2006 to 2011.