Analysis of disease burden and trends in non-COVID-19 respiratory infections in China (1990-2021).

Background: Following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in 2019, there was a lack of systematic data on the disease burden and epidemiological trends of respiratory infections in China.

Methods: A systematic analysis of the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study was conducted to estimate the incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years of upper respiratory infections (URIs) and lower respiratory infections (LRIs) in China. These estimates were stratified according to sex and age.

Global, regional, and national multiple myeloma burden from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common haematological malignancy worldwide. A comprehensive global analysis of MM based on diverse geographic locations and timeframes is lacking. This study aimed to provide the incidence, mortality rate, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of MM, from 1990 to 2021, focusing on the age structure and temporal trends of the disease burden.

Ethnicity and sex-specific 99th percentile upper reference limits of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I among adults in Xinjiang, China.

Objectives: To determine the 99th percentile upper reference limit (URL) of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) in a healthy population in Xinjiang, China, and investigate the impact of ethnicity, sex, and age on this limit.

Design And Methods: From September 2018 to March 2022, 5,090 Han and Uyghur adults aged 20-79 years were recruited. After questionnaire screening, 2,970 participants with physical and/or laboratory normality were enrolled.

Complete nucleotide sequence of plasmid pND6-2 from Pseudomonas putida ND6 and characterization of conjugative genes.

Pseudomonas putida ND6 was shown to be capable of growth using naphthalene as sole carbon and energy sources. One plasmid from this strain, pND6-1, which was associated with the metabolism of naphthalene, was characterized; and the complete nucleotide sequence (101,858bp) and annotation of the plasmid were reported previously. In this paper, another plasmid (117,003bp) from P.

Complete genome sequence of the naphthalene-degrading Pseudomonas putida strain ND6.

Pseudomonas putida strain ND6 is an efficient naphthalene-degrading bacterium. The complete genome of strain ND6 was sequenced and annotated. The genes encoding the enzymes involved in catechol degradation by the ortho-cleavage pathway were found in the chromosomal sequence, which indicated that strain ND6 is able to metabolize naphthalene by the catechol meta- and ortho-cleavage pathways.

[Purification and characterization of fibrinolytic enzyme from Bacillus subtilis BS-26].

Objective: Thrombolytic therapy is a safe and effective treatment for thrombotic diseases. Microorganisms are possible sources of thrombolytic drugs. We purified and characterized fibrinolytic enzyme produced by Bacillus subtilis strain BS-26.