Publications by authors named "Yuan-Gao Xu"
[Establishment of Rat Prostatitis Model through Induction with Estrogen and Androgen at Different Concentrations].
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
May 2021
Objective: To establish an experimental prostatitis animal model in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats through induction by treatment of estrogen and androgen at different concentrations.
Methods: Fifty-three male SD rats aged 3 to 4 months were used in the study, and the castration model of male rats was established by excision of bilateral testes. The rats were randomly assigned to a blank group, a castration group and treatment groups receiving estrogen and androgen at different concentrations after castration, with 4 rats in each group.
Article Synopsis
- This study identifies key risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), and active tuberculosis (TB) disease among health care workers (HCWs) in China.
- A meta-analysis pulled data from 46 studies and pinpointed specific factors contributing to MDR-TB, such as being part of a migrant population, having low family income, and a history of retreatment or interrupted anti-TB treatment.
- Findings suggest that HCWs with longer work experience (5 years or more) and those aged 30 and above are at greater risk for LTBI and TB.