Haishi, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Maternity and Infant Hospital.
Director Song stared at an incubator in the corner, his frown gradually relaxed, revealing a smile.
A female doctor stood nearby and said with lingering fear: "I almost thought that if it weren't for Sanqing's nano pills, I really thought I wouldn't be able to save him."
She was talking about a premature baby weighing only 650 grams and born at 25 weeks.
A few months ago, he was lying in that incubator, monitored day and night by countless instruments.
Not long after he was born, he developed breathing difficulties, jaundice and other symptoms, and was diagnosed with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
What is incredible is that a three-day course of cephalosporins was ineffective.
Generally, if the symptoms do not improve significantly after three days of medication, the medication must be changed.
However, the second generation of cephalosporin is ineffective!
Three and four generations of cephalosporins are still ineffective!
Finally, the hospital prescribed top antibiotics, including imipenem, cefepime, and ceftazidime, but all of them were ineffective.
At this point, the hospital was completely shocked.
We have seen cases with strong drug resistance, but it is beyond our expectation that newborns have such strong drug resistance as soon as they are born.
The hospital urgently conducted a bacterial susceptibility test, and the results showed that the newborn was resistant to seven antibiotics including penicillin, benzacillin, and ceftazidime.
Faced with this situation, the doctors were at a loss for a moment.
Because, there is no better antibiotic available.
Vancomycin is suitable for this kind of penicillin-resistant streptococcal infection, but this drug has toxic side effects on the liver and kidneys, so it must be administered with caution to newborns, let alone low-birth-weight premature babies.
As the disease progressed, the baby's condition became increasingly pessimistic, and more than 20 serious complications such as intracranial hemorrhage, systemic fungal infection, pneumonia and even shock gradually appeared.
Looking at all this, Director Song felt like his heart was cut by a knife, and his days were like years.
She opened her address book, found her business card holder, and called all the directors of the respiratory department she knew and did not know to discuss how to use medication in this situation.
After several searches, I finally got the good news.
The nano-pills developed by Sanxin can reduce the dose to one thousandth and still maintain the efficacy.
Like a drowning person grasping for life-saving straws, she immediately contacted the Sanqing Group through connections.
A few days later, someone from Sanqing came as promised and brought her the nano-pills she had been looking forward to.
Vancomycin was mounted on nano-pills and successfully entered the child's body through intravenous injection.
After three injections, the child's systemic infection was under control.
A week later, there was no trace of drug-resistant streptococci in the child's body and he began to recover.
This nano pill completely conquered Director Song and made her full of praise.
At this time, Director Song listened to his subordinate's words with a face full of joy: "We cannot underestimate the development of science and technology. It is the medical profession's luck to have a pharmaceutical company like Sanqing."
"Children like him who develop systemic drug-resistant infections are in critical danger, and it is really not easy to save them."
The female doctor shook her head and said with a worried look on her face: "I don’t know why newborns have such strong drug resistance. Things like this would have been in the news a few years ago, but in the past two years it has not It’s becoming more and more common, and everyone is not surprised.”
Director Song pondered: "The reason for neonatal drug resistance can only be that pregnant women abuse antibiotics during and before pregnancy. However, pregnant women generally eat very few cephalosporins during pregnancy. There is only one possibility, that is, the meat eaten by pregnant women contains Lots of antibiotics.”
“Many pregnant women have to take prenatal supplements to give birth, drink chicken soup, and eat pig’s trotters and eggs every day. However, during the breeding process, in order to improve their disease resistance, these animals are fed a large amount of antibiotics, which remain in the meat and eggs. , when pregnant women consume them, they are likely to consume all these antibiotics, develop drug resistance, and even spread to newborns.”
"I recently asked a lot of maternal and infant hospitals in the city. When their newborns were treated with antibiotics after bacterial infection, when doing drug susceptibility tests, it turned out that 70% showed varying degrees of drug resistance. It's really ridiculous. It’s so ridiculous that it makes people frightened.”
"The most frightening thing is that these resistant antibiotics are relatively safe for newborns, and those without resistance are not suitable for newborns, because even the doses that are safer for adults are not suitable for use in fragile babies. In babies, hearing, liver and kidney damage may occur, so what other medicines can we use?"
She shook her head, anger emerging in her eyes: "Originally, hospitals use a lot of antibiotics, and the problem of drug-resistant bacteria is very serious. As a result, the animal husbandry industry abuses antibiotics more than hospitals, and even far exceeds the total amount we give to patients. Isn’t this going to push us into a desperate situation?”
The female doctor asked: "Director, wouldn't it be possible to solve the problem of drug resistance if antibiotics are constantly updated?"
Director Song shook his head and said: "It's easy to say, but firstly, the research and development of antibiotics is not very profitable, and pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to develop new antibiotics. Secondly, bacterial resistance is developing much faster than The speed of new drug research and development means that it will take several years for pharmaceutical companies to develop new antibiotics. With this time, patients will already have colds."
After saying that, she sighed heavily: "If things go on like this, we will no longer have antibiotics available, and human beings will go back to the early 20th century, when a small infection can kill the patient, and the death will be very fast. It is simply faster than Terminal illness is still scary.”
"Alas~" After hearing this, the female doctor also let out a long sigh.
****
"Da da da~"
The crisp typing sound of the mechanical keyboard kept ringing, mixed with a hint of cold air coming in from the cracks in the window, giving a refreshing feeling like ice cubes hitting each other.
Xue Shen raised his head from the computer and glanced at the time in the lower right corner. It was already 9:30 pm.
He looked back at the empty office and couldn't help but laugh: "It turns out that at this point, I am the only one left in the entire laboratory."
He glanced at the screen again and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth: "At least the work was done beautifully."
"The second phase clinical trial is almost over. Haha, as expected of me, the experimental report is so perfectly written and looks really pleasing to the eye."
He checked the report again, with an intoxicated smile on his face.
"After reporting to the General Health Council tomorrow, the Phase III clinical trial can be started."
"When this project is successfully completed, can I be promoted?"
Thinking of this, his heart suddenly became hot.
Since the Nano Laboratory was established less than a year ago, there is no official person in charge, and it is only in the name of Wei Kang.
There were more than 20 people in the laboratory, and he had the most impressive resume, so he became the team leader and was responsible for the nano-pill project.
I was entrusted with important tasks when I first arrived, so I naturally worked hard and didn't dare to relax for a moment.
Sure enough, the project was completed smoothly. By the third clinical phase, it can be said that it has been mostly successful and is one step away from official launch.
Sanqing has always been eclectic in its promotion of talents, looking only at performance.
After completing this project, he will surely be promoted to supervisor or even become the de facto deputy director of the laboratory.
After one or two more projects, I can become a full-time employee and become the director of the Nano Laboratory.
With such a golden avenue in front of him, just thinking about it made Xue Kun as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Soon, after checking, he turned off the computer, turned off the lights and went out.
Before returning to the dormitory, he went to the cafeteria and bought some kebabs, planning to go back for a late-night snack to replenish his energy.
Anyway, the money on the monthly meal card cannot be used up at all. If you don’t eat, you won’t eat in vain.
I returned to the dormitory humming a song, opened the door and saw my roommate Huang Qin with his legs crossed, watching the animal world in the living room.
Xue Kun couldn't help but think to himself that this roommate was quite strange. He had been with the company for several years and his salary was so high. Instead of finding a girlfriend to move out, he lived in the dormitory every day.
Although the company's dormitories are comparable to hotels and are really comfortable to live in, family members are not allowed, which is very inconvenient for some employees, so those with families have moved out and lived on their own. Only singles will live in the dormitory until the end of time. .
When Huang Qin saw him coming back, he waved and greeted warmly: "Brother Shen, you are back."
When he saw the skewers in Xue Shen's hand, his eyes suddenly lit up, he rubbed his hands and said, "Oh, I also bought a barbecue. I'm so sorry. Just wait, I'll get a bottle of Coke, let's go eat together."
The corner of Xue Kun's mouth twitched, and he said in his heart that I bought it for myself, not for you.
But his high IQ made him swallow these words back and said with a slight smile: "You didn't study in the room today?"
In his impression, this roommate is as his name suggests, very hard-working. When he returns to the dormitory, he is either reading and studying or wearing headphones to take online classes.
Huang Qin laughed: "The project has been going very well recently, so I'll give myself a holiday."
As he spoke, he took out two glasses, poured refrigerated Coke into them, and the two of them started to eat together.
While Huang Qin was eating until his lips were dripping with oil, he asked, "You've been very busy lately? I always see you coming back at ninety o'clock."
Xue Shen swallowed the mutton skewers in his mouth, took a sip of Coke, and said with a smile: "This is nothing. When I was studying for my Ph.D., I was much busier than this."
"Do you know how busy I was at that time? I haven't been back to the dormitory provided by the school for a month. I stayed in the laboratory 24 hours a day, stayed up late every day to catch up on the project, and slept in the laboratory when I was sleepy. Our laboratory cleaner said Seeing me like this, I will never let my children study for a PhD."
Huang Qin's eyes widened and he said with a look of shock: "Is it so hard? The salary should be good, and the results will definitely be fast."
Xue Shen sneered and said, "You are overthinking this."
"Do you know why they are called PhD supervisor boss? I am just a part-time worker, working for free, with a monthly salary of 3,000, 007 every day. The only payment is a doctorate degree in three years. It is simply worse than being sent to be a beggar."
"What a bullshit doctor. He wakes up earlier than a chicken, goes to bed later than a cat, and earns so much money that he is not as good as a dog. In today's world, dogs can eat meat every day, but I can only drink the northwest wind."
"Ah?" Huang Qin was shocked and opened his mouth, unable to speak.
After a while, he said with a sympathetic face: "Brother, you are really miserable. You work so much every day, but you are only paid three thousand yuan."
"Haha, yes, this is colleges and universities legally exploiting slaves under the guise of education."
Xue Shen smiled bitterly and shook his head, turning on the crazy complaining mode.
"Let me tell you, it is better to be an enterprise. Studying for a doctorate and doing scientific research in China is simply a waste of time."
"Have you ever seen the news? There is a doctor who did not get the degree after studying for 8 years. He is so poor that he has to deliver food to support his family."
"My wife is complaining about him on the news, saying that he doesn't give a dime and doesn't support the family. In fact, you don't know. How can you support the family when you have no money at all? Otherwise, let me tell you, a man has to finish his Ph.D. Get married later to save your wife and children who have no money from suffering.”
"Fortunately, I finally got through it. Those who haven't got through it will have to continue to suffer."
“For someone like me to be able to cash out quickly in the industry, it’s worthy of years of hard work.”
Huang Qin felt numb when he saw him vomiting bitterness from his nose and tears, and said: "Is studying for a Ph.D. so hard? Fortunately, I didn't study for a Ph.D. and spent all my time making money."
Xue Shen patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "You went straight to Rome when you left home. You didn't make any detours."
"To tell you the truth, you can learn a lot in Sanqing. It's no different from studying for a Ph.D., except that you lack a diploma. In fact, your real scientific research ability is better than that of many Ph.D.'s."
"I have seen your project experience and your output is better than many professors."
"Let me tell you, it's absolutely no problem for you to take the Ph.D. exam now, then do a project, publish a paper, and get a Ph.D. diploma."
Huang Qin touched his forehead and said with a naive smile: "Really or not, can I, a scumbag with both sexes, become a doctor?"
Xue Shen threw the sign in his hand into the trash can and asked, "Which university are you from?"
"Ningcheng University of Technology, bachelor's degree in biochemistry."
"Oh, it's okay. Where's the master's degree?" Xue Shen picked up another bunch of chicken hearts and stuffed them into his mouth.
"I only have a bachelor's degree, but I failed to pass the master's degree. My grades in this school are too poor, so I am not eligible for recommendation." Huang Qin said sarcastically.
Xue Shen suddenly fell silent.
Huang Qin smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Brother, I understand what you mean. Dawei also said the same thing last time, saying that my level is as high as a doctor, but I know in my heart that this is just polite and cannot be taken seriously."
Xue Shen shook his head and his expression became serious.
"I don't know if others are joking, but I'm not. I've read your thesis. It's no exaggeration to say that the level is really high. If you use it as a doctoral thesis, there will be no problem."
He paused for a few seconds and added: "Even for a Ph.D. from Huaqing, your thesis is more than enough to get a degree, not to mention the project output. The boss will definitely love an old scalper like you."
At this point, he suddenly sat up straight and said seriously: "Huang Qin, let me ask you, to be honest, have you ever thought about getting a doctorate?"
Huang Qin was stunned for a moment and said nothing.
Xue Shen patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Although Sanqing does not value degrees, there are too many talents. To become the director of the laboratory, I am afraid that just a bachelor's degree is not enough. If you have a doctorate, as Dr. Huang, you will be the director of the laboratory." The position of laboratory director is much less difficult.”
"And in the future, I will be qualified to judge national awards and the like."
He suddenly laughed: "Maybe you can become an academician."
"However, it also depends on your own ideas. If you want to be a business owner like President Wei, a bachelor's degree is more than enough."
Huang Qin stared at him closely and interrupted him: "Really or not?"
"Which one do you mean? Be a boss like Mr. Wei?"
"A little further ahead."
"Being the director of a laboratory? Or judging a national award?"
"No, a little further back."
Xue Shen opened his mouth and looked at him blankly: "Being an academician, my dear, you really dare to think about it."
Huang Qin's eyes were as bright as light bulbs, but the expression on his face was extremely calm: "People always have dreams. I think about it, it's okay, just in case it comes true."
Xue Shen couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "I'm convinced. You are the god of learning, and I am a scumbag. I only want to make money."
Huang Qin regained his innocent expression at this moment and said with a smile: "I'd better think about getting a doctorate first."
He looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, with longing on his face: "Just thinking about being called Dr. Huang makes me a little excited."
Xue Shen encouraged: "You can also directly take the doctoral examination for undergraduates, but it will be more difficult, but it is nothing more than work results and papers. I think this will not be too difficult for you, and the rest will be some process things. , as long as you are willing to do it, it is just a matter of time.”
Having said this, he smiled self-deprecatingly: "Sure enough, people in the besieged city always want to go out, but people outside the besieged city always want to come in. If you lack something, you will want something. This is the truth."
Huang Qin's eyes shone brightly and he said, "Is it okay for me to get a master's degree and a Ph.D.? It would be best if the school is near the company, so that I can work and study at the same time."
Xue Shen paused, spread his hands and said, "It stands to reason, but how to coordinate work and study depends on the company."
Huang Qin nodded excitedly and drank the full cup of Coke in one gulp.
At this moment, there was a fire burning in his heart.
The cola entered his stomach and brought an instant sense of coolness. Not only did it not extinguish the fire, but it seemed to add fuel to the fire, burning even more fiercely.
Xue Shen's unintentional words completely ignited the dream in his heart.
In the past, he always felt that his grades were not good enough and he could only graduate from college without being able to develop academically.
But after coming to Sanqing, not only did the project results become more frequent, but the academic level also improved greatly.
He actually published an SCI paper, and even Dawei praised his scientific research level.
This gave him instant confidence, and he felt like he was floating.
It seemed as if he had gone back to more than ten years ago, when he came to the county town from the countryside and opened the door to a new world.
Not only is he full of motivation for work, but he also has new expectations for his life.
In other words, when you see the world and the ladder, you want to climb higher.
"That's probably what happens when a person finds his purpose in life."
Huang Qin thought silently in his heart. He only felt that his scalp was numb and his whole body was numb and numb as if he had been electrified.
Every toe trembled with excitement.
I went to the hospital a few days ago to see a doctor, so I stopped monitoring for two days. After taking the medicine, I feel that I have almost recovered, with only a little cough left.
I finally got over it and should be able to update normally in the future.
(End of chapter)
