Yoonkyung Kim

To determine the epidemiologic features and clinical outcomes of bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, cases of bacteremia caused by these organisms in children were analyzed retrospectively. Among the 157 blood isolates recovered from 1993 to 1998 at the Seoul National University Children's Hospital, the prevalence of ESBL production was 17.9% among the E. coli isolates and 52.9% among the K. pneum

BACKGROUND: Hspa1a and Hspa1b genes encode stress-inducible 70-kDa heat shock proteins (Hsp70) that protect cells from insults such as ischemia. Mice with null mutations of both genes (KO) were generated, and their cardiac phenotype was explored. METHODS AND RESULTS: Heart rate and blood pressures were normal in the KO mice. Hearts from KO mice were more susceptible to both functional and cellular damage by ischemia/reperfusion. Cardiac hypertrophy developed in Hsp70-KO mice. Ca2+ transients in

To define the role of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in previously healthy Korean children, a retrospective study was done on 166 children with lower respiratory tract infections and on their stored nasal aspirates. The hMPV gene was detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Twenty-six of 166 individuals tested positive for hMPV. The clinical diagnoses of hMPV infection were pneumonia in 15 children and bronchiolitis in 11 children.

[Purpose] This study identified correlations among occupational stress, fatigue, and depression in call center employees in South Korea. [Subjects and Methods] This study consisted of 150 call center workers. A cross-sectional design was adopted. Tools including the Effort-Reward Imbalance, Checklist Individual Strength, and Depression scales were used to measure levels of stress, fatigue, and depression. [Results] There were statistically significant differences between fatigue and depression.

BACKGROUND: Invasive bacterial infection (IBI) remains a major burden of mortality and morbidity in children. As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged, stringent nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) were applied worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of NPIs on pediatric IBI in Korea. METHODS: From January 2018 to December 2020, surveillance for pediatric IBIs caused by 9 pathogens (S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, N. meningitidis, S. agalactiae, S. pyogenes, S. aureus, Salmonel

Although antigenic and genetic variations were shown to occur both in the G and F protein of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), few studies looked at the variation of F gene. The F genotypes were determined by the evaluation of clustering patterns, via the phylogenetic analysis of the nucleotide sequences of a variable region in the F gene. One hundred seventy-nine strains obtained from a children's hospital in Korea over nine consecutive epidemics were included. The relationship between the F a

The use of QIV over TIV was estimated to not be cost effective in children 6-59 months of age, but cost saving in older adults, using the narrow definition of influenza; however, QIV use was cost saving in both age groups using the broad definition. QIV is expected to yield more benefits in older adults ≥ 65 years of age than in children aged 6-59 months due to higher influenza-related mortality and costs among the older adults. Further analyses considering the indirect effects of influenza vacc

BACKGROUND: The objective of our study was to understand the epidemiological and clinical features of respiratory adenoviral infections among children at a single institution over the course of several years. METHODS: From January 2005 to April 2009, 1836 children (≤15 years old) who had been admitted to Korea University Ansan Hospital were tested for acute respiratory infection. The patients who were positive for an adenovirus infection were enrolled in this study, and their medical records wer

BACKGROUND: Studies comparing the immunogenicity and reactogenicity of trivalent inactivated subunit (SU) and split (SPL) vaccines in children in Asia are limited. In 2008, we assessed the safety and immunogenicity of SU and SPL influenza vaccines in Korean children aged 6-35 months. METHODS: We studied 2 non-randomized cohorts of children who received either SU or SPL vaccine in an open-label non-stratified controlled trial at 6 hospitals in Korea. We measured antibody titers with a hemagglutin

Infanrix-IPV (GSK, Belgium) is a diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, and inactivated poliovirus combination vaccine (DTaP-IPV) licensed in many countries including Korea. In accordance with Korean regulations, we conducted a post-marketing surveillance (PMS) to evaluate the safety of DTaP-IPV administered to Korean children in routine immunization schedules. Children aged <7 years receiving at least one dose of DTaP-IPV either as part of a primary (3-dose) vaccination series or as a subseq

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of the cognitive training program on cognitive function, stress and depression in geriatric hospitals. Methods: The subjects of the experimental group were 17 elderly patients who attended the cognitive training program in Geriatric Hospitals and the subjects of the control group were 15 elderly patients who attended in geriatric hospitals. The persons in training group must take cognitive training program for 4 weeks by 3 times a we

본 연구는 trtiptolide의 안면부 통증 조절효과를 평가하기 위하여 포르말린으로 유도된 실험동물의 안면부 통증모델에서 말초와 중추로 투여한 trtiptolide의 농도별 차이를 확인하였고, 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 먼저, 안면부 피하로 triptolide 투여 후 포르말린 주입군에서 포르말린 주입 후 11~45분에 발생하는 2차 통증행위반응은 25, <TEX>$50{\mu}g/50{\mu}l$</TEX>의 각 농도에 따라 <TEX>$179.17{\pm}15.36$</TEX>회, <TEX>$114.33{\pm}16.65$</TEX>회로 나타났고 <TEX>$299.00{\pm}28.14$</TEX>회로 나타난 포르말린 주입군과 비교시 통증행위반응이 유의하게 경감되었다. 시간의 경과에 따른 변화에서 <TEX>$50{\mu}g/50{\mu}l$</TEX>의 투여군에서 포르말린 주입 후 20분, 30분에 통증행위반응이 포르말린군과 비교하여 유의하게 감소되었음을 확인하였다. 안면부 피

BACKGROUND: Sepsis within the first 3 days of life remains a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. However, few studies have addressed the epidemiology of sepsis in late preterm and term neonates, particularly in Asia. We aimed to estimate the epidemiology of early-onset sepsis (EOS) in neonates born at ≥35 0/7 weeks' gestation in Korea. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted in neonates with proven EOS born at ≥35 0/7 weeks' gestation from 2009 to 2018 at seven university hos