Publications by authors named "Zheng Benfeng"
Trends and Hospitalization Outcomes of Tetanus Cases: A Multicenter Retrospective Study in Suzhou, 2013-2023.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy
November 2024
Objective: To investigate the epidemiology, and hospitalization of tetanus in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, focusing on the severity of the disease, treatment, outcomes and hospitalization costs, and to explore the risk factors for severe tetanus.
Methods: This retrospective, multicenter observational study analyzed tetanus patients admitted to various medical institutions between 2013 and 2023. Patients were classified into two groups as severe or non-severe, using the Ablett classification.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to analyze the characteristics and infections of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza in elderly patients hospitalized with respiratory infections in Suzhou, China.
- Data from 1,894 patients revealed that RSV had a 5.91% positivity rate, compared to 9.61% for influenza, with RSV-B being the main subtype and influenza A (H3N2) being predominant.
- Findings indicate that RSV infections tend to have fewer fever instances but higher rates of lower respiratory complications and overall medical costs compared to influenza, particularly affecting females and diabetics more severely.
Background: In 2016, China licensed 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) based on a study that demonstrated its immunogenicity is non-inferior to PCV7. However, the real-world effectiveness of PCV13 against vaccine-serotype pneumococcal diseases in China has limited evidence.
Methods: A test-negative case-control study was conducted among children under 5 years old admitted to the Children's Hospital of Soochow University (SCH) with respiratory tract infections from January 2018 to December 2020.
Objectives: To depict the seasonality and age variations of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) incidence in the context of the COVID-19 impact.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Participants: The observational cohort study was conducted at Soochow University Affiliated Children's Hospital from January 2017 to June 2021 and involved 132 797 children born in 2017 or 2018.
Background: In China, 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) has been available since 2017, but only via the private market with low uptake rate. We assessed the direct effectiveness of PCV13 against community acquired pneumonia (CAP) associated with PCV13 serotype carriage (VT-CAP).
Methods: We conducted an observational cohort study of children born during 12-Dec-2016 to 30-Nov-2018 identified in the Suzhou Centers for Disease Control vaccine registry database, and who had at least one inpatient or outpatient record at the Suzhou University Affiliated Children's hospital (SCH) health-information-system (HIS) database.
Objective: To understand the prevalence of HIV-1 drug resistance and its main factors in AIDS patients receiving to HAART in Zhecheng county, Henan province.
Methods: By cross-sectional survey, 378 AIDS patients who had received the national free antiretroviral therapy from July 2003 to March 2009 in Zhecheng county of Henan were selected. All recruits were interviewed and blood samples were collected.