Chapter 107: Cryptococcus mutans
Room 1101, Building 6, Maple Leaf Lane.
When Zhou Wen opened the security door, he found that the house was brightly lit and there was a fruit cake on the dining room table.
And Shen Xue and Zuo Mengmeng are sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV.
Zhou Wenleng remembered for a moment that today is Zuo Mengmeng's birthday.
On the same day as Valentine's Day and birthday, my future boyfriend saved some money.
Seeing Zhou Wen coming back, Zuo Mengmeng ran over and said with a smile: "Oh, I said that I don't need to buy gifts, why are you so polite." ”
"Uh, no"
Without waiting for Zhou Wen to explain, Zuo Mengmeng had already taken the dolls, handmade dolls, chocolates, and other small gifts that Xu Shuangyu bought in his hand.
The crystal figure sent by Xu Shuangyu is still in Zhou Wen's bag.
"Wow, that's so much, which one is my birthday present, let's divide it ourselves"
Saying that, Zuo Meng ran to the sofa again, and handed the dolls, handmade dolls and chocolates to Shen Xue, "Na, here you go." Although it is a bit vulgar, it is really heartfelt. ”
Shen Xue was a little embarrassed, "I didn't prepare a gift for him." ”
"Oh, take his gift and make it up. Okay, okay, hurry up and get your birthday candles, it's almost 11 o'clock."
Zuo Mengmeng took Shen Xue to the restaurant.
The two of them wore the same long gray T-shirt, and when they walked, two pairs of long, straight legs exuded an alluring milky white under the light.
"What are you looking at, come here. ”
Light candles, sing birthday songs, make wishes, blow out candles
After Zuo Mengmeng finished blowing out the candles, Shen Xue smiled and asked, "What wish did you make?"
"Hee-hee, I wish you would have eight children in one child. ”
"I'm going to kill you"
Shen Xue and Zuo Mengmeng had a quarrel.
The two of them frolicked for a while, Zuo Mengmeng squinted her eyes and grinned and said, "Cut the cake and eat it, or it will be broken tomorrow."
By the way, Xiaoxue, today is my birthday, and it's the Qixi Festival, why don't you blow a flute to help the fun?"
The next day, Saturday.
Early in the morning, the temperature has reached 30C, and the hot sun is scorching the earth.
When Zhou Wen arrived at the testing center, Dong Wenying and Lou Xingyu both arrived.
Dong Wenying is teaching Lou Xingyu to do some basic experimental processes.
Seeing Zhou Wen coming, Dong Wenying handed him the two experimental reports from yesterday and said with a look of surprise: "The improvement of biotin and avidin has greatly improved the sensitivity of the detection, which is a great discovery." ”
"Amazing discovery?" Zhou Wenleng paused for a moment, and then reacted, "Yes, how did I forget!"
You must know that his improved biotin and avidin can not only be used as prion testing reagents, but also as additives for a variety of common virus and cancer detection kits.
Improve the success rate of testing for those viruses and diseases.
For example, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, and so on.
This can already be called an innovative invention.
Zhou Wen was bent on improving the test kit, but he ignored this important matter.
At this time, when I heard Dong Wenying say, I reacted in hindsight.
This finding is much more useful than a modified prion detection kit.
After all, how much is the prion kit used?
And how many cancers such as liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, and lung cancer will be tested every day?
The amount of the two is not the same at all.
Because of this, modifications to biotin and avidin are definitely more popular than prion detection kits.
"Hiss no, let me think about it" Zhou Wen patted his head.
Biotin and avidin were modified by him through True Sight, and had nothing to do with the hospital or even the team.
However, in the absence of an agreement, all of his current inventions are service inventions, and the results do not belong to the team, let alone to him.
Thinking of this, Zhou Wen said: "This data is not accurate, and it needs to be re-tested when we go back." ”
Dong Wenying said: "How could it be?"
Zhou Wen: "If I say it's not accurate, it's not accurate, do you understand what I mean?"
"Ah" Dong Wenying was surprised, looked up at Zhou Wen, his eyes were full of wisdom, so that she suddenly understood something, and nodded: "Oh, then I'll delete the data?"
"No! it's just a test. ”
As soon as Zhou Wen finished speaking, the phone in his pocket rang, and when he took it out, he saw that it was Tang Xiaoman, the leader of the microbial testing team, who called.
"What's the matter, Team Leader Tang?"
"There's a strange case of infection detected, you come and take a look. ”
Everyone in the testing center knows that Zhou Wen has an extraordinary talent in the field of viruses and microorganisms, so when there are strange cases, he is usually notified.
Zhou Wen immediately hung up the phone when he heard this, and hurried to the microbiome laboratory.
Several experimenters are gathered around the microscope, observing the specimens in the glass slide.
"What's going on?"
Tang Xiaoman said: "The infectious disease department admitted a little girl yesterday morning.
According to her, after banging with her boyfriend a week ago, her body became red, swollen and itchy, and then itched wherever she was touched, and finally her whole body began to be red, swollen and itchy, accompanied by signs of fever. ”
After a pause, Tang Xiaoman followed: "According to the preliminary test, in addition to being infected with syphilis, she was also infected with an unknown recalcitrant fungus similar to cryptococcus, which acts on the deep part of the skin and is very infectious. ”
Zhou Wen asked with some surprise: "Have you ever done an antifungal drug test?"
Tang Xiaoman nodded, "Two sets of triazole antifungal drugs have been tested, and there is no effect." ”
"Oh, is it?" Zhou Wen frowned, "It can't be a super fungus, right?"
Tang Xiaoman nodded again, "I was so skeptical, that's why I asked you to come and have a look."
"I'll see" Zhou Wen walked to the microscope and carefully observed the specimen on the slide.
On a microscope slide, in addition to the treponema pallidum, a spherical bacterium can be seen that not only erodes normal cells, but even engulfs Treponema pallidum.
It reminded him of the domineering eiv.
Zhou Wen raised his head and said, "Let them do a few more sets of experiments." You come with me and have a look."
Infectious Disease Unit, Isolation Ward Area.
Zhou Wen and Tang Xiaoman saw Li Meiling lying on the bed in a hospital gown.
On the hands, face, and neck, there are dense little red dots, some of which have small blisters.
At this time, he was lying on the bed crying uncomfortably.
Zhou Wen opened his true eye and looked at it.
Name: Meiling Li. Gender: Female. Age: 23. Profession: Model. Physical status: syphilis, Cryptococcus mutans infection. Mental state: pain, fear, apprehension.
"It's really cryptococcus" After seeing the explanation in front of him, Zhou Wen was a little surprised, and it was actually mutated.
Cryptococcus is generally mainly found in feces, under normal circumstances, people will not be infected with this bacterium, there is only one condition, poison-dragon drill
Combined with the other party's occupation, Zhou Wen probably knew it in his heart.
After Zhou Wen left the ward, he asked the attending doctor, "What about her family?"
The attending doctor shook his head and said, "Her family can't come, her friend sent her here." ”
"According to our preliminary tests, in addition to syphilis, she was also infected with a variant form of cryptococcus, which is considered cured," Zhou said.
Before Zhou Wen finished speaking, the attending doctor understood what he meant.
Cryptococcus can cause meningitis, and it is also a mutant cryptococcus, which is even more terrifying.
It is important to know that bacterial meningitis is a particularly serious disease, and even if cured, it can cause permanent brain damage.
What's more, there is no specific drug for cryptococcosis.
"Then that's it, let's go first," Zhou Wen finished speaking and planned to leave.
The testing center is only responsible for the results, and how to treat it is the doctor's business.
Zhou Wen wanted to rush back to do prion research.
But at this moment, a system prompt sounded in Zhou Wen's ears.
“”
Open the system and take a look.
Mission: Healer's Parents' Heart.
Explanation: As a health care worker, you must treat patients equally, wherever and whenever they are, whether they are male or female, whether their work is noble or low.
Requirements: Eliminate Cryptococcus mutans within 4 hours (biological sterilizers are prohibited).
Rewards: 10,000 subject experience, 10,000 points, one chance to open the case (silver)
Penalty for failure: 10,000 points of subject experience and 10,000 points will be deducted. (If the experience and points are insufficient, the subject level and reward items will be drawn as compensation)
Seeing the task description, Zhou Wen felt ashamed in his heart.
He had a sterilizer in his inventory, but he didn't bother to risk healing because the system didn't give him a task.
I didn't expect to be scared by the system.
Shame shame.
However, when he saw the task requirements, he found that the system not only scolded him, but also gave him a super big problem.
"What are you kidding, Cryptococcus that scientists all over the world have not solved, and it is mutated, so let me eliminate it?"
Zhou Wen was depressed.
Not only was the time set for him, but this time there was actually a punishment for failure.
Seeing that the task time has begun to count down, Zhou Wen has no time to continue complaining.
Thinking wildly in my head.
The system will not issue him a completely impossible task.
So there must be a breakthrough.
"Where is the breakthrough?"
Zhou Wen stood in place, pressing his temple with his left hand, frowning and pondering.
pharmacology
pathology
biochemistry
Biological Immunology
The knowledge of the four main disciplines of biology was like a glittering symbol, spinning wildly in his mind.
Three minutes later
Suddenly, a bright light flashed in Zhou Wen's mind, "There is"
He turned and walked briskly towards the room.
Tang Xiaoman, who was next to Zhou Wen, and Xiong Zhenqiang, the attending doctor, were already stunned by his strange behavior, I don't know what strange name this young genius came up with?
At this time, when I saw him suddenly turn around and walk towards the ward, he was stunned.
Tang Xiaoman was puzzled: "Team Leader Zhou, what's wrong?"
Zhou Wen didn't answer Tang Xiaoman's question, and walked quickly to the side of the hospital bed and ordered, "Re-do the specimen collection for her." ”
Although Tang Xiaoman felt strange in his heart, as an inspector, he had a natural obedience to the orders of specimen collection.
Go and pick up the equipment and utensils immediately.
Here, Zhou Wen said to Li Meiling, who was constantly sobbing: "I know that you are very painful and uncomfortable now, but I hope you will endure for a while and listen to me finish speaking."
Before the doctor could tell you, you had not only syphilis, but also a deadly bacterium mutant.
95% of this mutant cryptococcus causes severe central nervous system infections that lead to bacterial meningitis.
Sequelae include severe mental retardation, hydrocephalus, severe paralysis, and more.
Even organ failure"
Li Meiling didn't wait for Zhou Wen to finish speaking, she cried in fright, grabbed Zhou Wen's hand and begged: "Woo woo woo doctor help me, I'm only 21 years old, I don't want to be paralyzed."
Zhou Wen let her hold her hand and said, "Now it's not a question of whether you want to or not, but you have been infected with Cryptococcus mutans."
"I don't listen, I don't listen, I don't want to be paralyzed."
Li Meiling cried heartbreakingly, and then beat and scratched Zhou Wen's arm emotionally, "You lied to people, your whole family got meningitis"