• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2022

Purpose: Hydrogen-methane breath tests are used to diagnose carbohydrate malabsorption and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. The COVID-19 pandemic has driven the modification of procedures as breath tests are potentially aerosol-generating procedures. We assessed the effect of delayed analysis of breath samples, facilitating the at-home performance of breath testing. Methods: Children provided two breath samples at every step of the lactose breath test. The samples were brought back to the clinic, and one set of samples was analyzed immediately. The second set was stored at room temperature and analyzed 1-4 days later. Results: Out of the 73 "double" lactose breath tests performed at home, 33 (45.8%) were positive. The second samples were analyzed 20 to 117 hours after the first samples (41.7±24.3 hours). There was no significant difference in the hydrogen concentration between the first and second sets (Z=0.49, p=0.62). This was not the case for methane, which had a significantly higher concentration in the second breath samples (Z=7.6). Conclusion: Expired hydrogen levels remain stable in plastic syringes if preserved at room temperature for several days. On the other hand, the delayed analysis of methane appeared to be less reliable. Further research is needed to examine the impact of delayed analysis on methane and hydrogen concentrations.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.5265-5272
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• 2016

Objective: The present study was conducted to evaluate invasive and noninvasive diagnostic methods for detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in patients admitted with dyspeptic complaints and to compare sensitivities and specificities. Method: Sets of four gastric biopsy specimens were obtained from a total of 126 patients included in the study. The presence of H. pylori was determined by invasive tests including culture, rapid urease test, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and histopathology. Among noninvasive tests, urea breath test, serological tests and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were performed. Results: H. pylori was isolated in 79 (62.7%) gastric biopsy cultures, whereas positivity was concluded for 105 (83.3%) patients by rapid urease test, for 106 (84.1%) by PCR, for 110 (87.3%) by histopathology, for 119 (94.4%) by urea breath test, and for 107 (84.9%) by ELISA. In the present study, the culture findings and histopathological examination findings were accepted as gold standard. According to the gold standard, urea breath test had the highest sensitivity (96.5%) and the lowest specificity (30%), whereas culture and histopathology had the highest specificities (100%). Conclusion: The use of PCR invasively with gastric biopsy samples yielded parallel results with the gold standard. PCR can be recommended for routine use in the diagnosis of H. pylori.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.96-103
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• 2016

Helicobacter pylori infection is acquired mainly during childhood and causes various diseases such as gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, and iron deficiency anemia. Although H. pylori infection in children differs from adults in many ways, this is often overlooked in clinical practice. Unlike adults, nodular gastritis may be a pathognomonic endoscopic finding of childhood H. pylori infection. Histopathological findings of gastric tissues are also different in children due to predominance of lymphocytes and plasma cells and the formation of gastric MALT. Although endoscopy is recommended for the initial diagnosis of H. pylori infection, several non-invasive diagnostic tests such as the urea breath test (UBT) and the H. pylori stool antigen test (HpSA) are available and well validated even in children. According to recent data, both the $^{13}C$-UBT and HpSA using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay are reliable non-invasive tests to determine H. pylori status after eradication therapy, although children younger than 6 years are known to have high false positives. When invasive or noninvasive tests are applied to children to detect H. pylori infection, it should be noted that there are differences between children and adults in diagnosing H. pylori infection.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권9호통권89호
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• pp.1255-1259
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to elucidate incidence of $VO_2$ plateau by comparing data derived from different time averaging intervals during incremental cycling exercise to $VO_2max$. Seventeen subjects (age: $23.5{\pm}3.3$ years and $VO_2max$: $3.65{\pm}0.73$ L/min, respectively) completed $VO_2max$ tests on cycle ergometer which breath by breath gas ex-change data were obtained. These data were time-averaged into 11-breath, 15, 30 and 60 s sampling intervals. The incidence of plateau were 100, 35, 24 and 6% for the 11 breath, 15 s, 30 s and 60 s averaging, respectively. No correlation was between ${\Delta}$ $VO-2$ at $VO_2max$ and $VO_2max$ (r=0.008). 53% (maximal HR within 10 b/min) and 100% $(RER{\geq}1.15)$ of subjects met the criteria for attainment of $VO_2max$. This data indicate that shorter sampling intervals (11 breath) is the most suitable for de-tection of the $VO_2$ plateau and RER can be used for the criteria for attainment of $VO_2max$ but not maximal HR. Also, the incidence of a plateau is not related to training status or physical fitness of subjects.

• 센서학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.221-224
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• 2019

Based on the results of studies on acetone excretion in diabetic patients, a one - chip sensors array was fabricated by combining acetone-selective sensor materials and volatile-organic-compound sensitive sensor materials. An electonic-nose was implemented using a sensor array and confirmed selectivity for five gases. In this system, the excretion of diabetic patients and controls was sampled with solid phase microextraction fiber and transferred to the sensor array. Although the control and diabetic patients were distinct, several samples failed. In the control group, the results of blood tests were normal, but patients were highly obese. In addition, the gas chromatography mass spectrometry results for the subjects revealed chemicals that are external factors.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.149-156
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• 2016

자기공명영상을 이용한 심장혈류의 측정은 호흡과 심장의 불수의적인 움직임으로 인해 제한되어 왔다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 심장혈류의 측정값을 비교하여 적절한 호흡방법과 영상변수를 제시하고 위상대조도 자기공명영상을 통한 심장혈류검사의 정확성을 향상시키고자 하였다. 연구 대상자는 정상의 지원자 15명(남: 10명, 여: 5명) 평균연령: $30{\pm}5.2$세를 대상으로 하였다. 상행대동맥과 하행대동맥에서 위상대조도 자기공명영상을 이용하여 각각 호흡정지 retrospective 1NEX와 비 호흡정지 retrospective 1-3NEX로 검사하여 비교하여 평가하였다. 연구 결과 상행대동맥에서 호흡정지 retrospective 1NEX의 평균혈류량/평균혈류속도는 각각 $96.17{\pm}19.12ml/sec$, $17.04{\pm}4.12cm/sec$로 비 호흡정지 retrospective 1NEX의 $72.31{\pm}13.27ml$, $12.32{\pm}3.85cm/sec$와는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). 반면에 2NEX에서는 평균혈류량과 평균혈류속도가 $101.90{\pm}24.09$, 16.84{\pm}4.32, 3NEX에서는 $103.06{\pm}25.49$, $16.88{\pm}4.19$로 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(p>0.05). 하행대동맥에서 호흡정지 retrospective 1NEX의 평균혈류량/평균혈류속도는 $76.68{\pm}19.72ml/sec$, $22.23{\pm}4.8cm/sec$로 비 호흡정지 retrospective 1-3NEX와 비교 시 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러므로 비 호흡정지 retrospective방법은 NEX의 증가에 따라 호흡정지 retrospective방법과 비교하여 심장혈류 측정값에 유의한 차이점이 없기 때문에 숨을 잘 참지 못하거나 또는 소아환자에게 있어서 심장혈류 검사의 진단적 가치를 높여줄 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.271-276
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• 2007

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is common in korea and high incidence at gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer. $^{14}C-urea$ breath test ($^{14}C-UBT$) is regarded as a highly reliable and non-invasive method for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnositc performance of a new and rapid $^{14}C-UBT$, which was equipped with Geiger-Muller counter and compared the results with those obtained by gastroduodenoscopic biopsies (GBx). One hundred sixty-eight patients (M : F = 118 : 50) underwent $^{14}C-UBT$, rapid urease test (CLO test), and GBx. The results of $^{14}C-UBT$ were classified as positive (>50 cpm), borderline (25$^{14}C-UBT$ or CLO test results with GBx as a glod standard. In the assessment of the presence of H. pylori infection, the $^{14}C-UBT$ global performance yielded positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of 93.3% and 83.3%, respectively. However, the CLO test had performance yielded positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of 76.9%, 50.0%, respectively. In this study $^{14}C-UBT$ is a highly accurate, simple and non-invasive method or the diagnosis of follow up H. pylori infection.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.157-167
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• 1998

Background and Purpose : Cerebrovascular reactivity(CVR) can be estimated by measuring the change of cerebral blood flow that occurs during vasostimulation. To estimate the cerebrovascular reactivity, we investigated the change of flow velocity of the middle cerebral artery(MCA) during hyperventilation and hypoventilation with the transcranial doppler. So we studied whether the CVR measured by this method could show a significant difference between the normal and the cerebral infarction subjects and whether the CVR may decrease with age in normal subjects. Methods : Using transcranial doppler, we measured the mean velocity(Vm), the pulsatility index(P.I.) at the resting state, the end of breath-holding and the end of hyperventilation in 36 normal and 10 cerebral infarction subjects, so we calculated the percentile change of mean velocity(%${\Delta}$Vm) and P.I.(%${\Delta}$P.I.) after the vasostimulation. We estimated the change of Vm, P.I., %${\Delta}$Vm and %${\Delta}$P.I. by the age group and compared those parameters between the age-matched normal control and cerebral infarction subjects. Results : The Vm in MCA significantly decreased with age(p<0.05), but there was no significant difference in Vm and P.I. between normal and cerebral infarction subjects. The %${\Delta}$Vm and %${\Delta}$P.I. in response to hyperventilation significantly decreased with age in MCA and there was significant difference in $%{\Delta}Vm$ of MCA after breath-holding between the normal and cerebral infarction subjects. Conclusion : The breath-holding and hyperventilation tests could be non-invasive and useful methods in estimation of the cerebrovascular reactivity and could be applied in the basal and follow-up evaluation of the cerebrovascular reserve of the ischemic stroke patients.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.264-265
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• 2000

Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori) is the causative agent of chronic gastritis and the single most important factor in peptic ulcer disease, however, the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying H, pylori infection are not well understood. Futhermore, there is a strong association between H. pylori infection and gastric cancer. Various diagnostic methods for detecting H. pylori infection are available. These can be divided into invasive methods, requiring endoscopy, and non-invasive tests, mainly 13C-urea breath tests and serologic detection of antibodies. Rapid urease test is the most recommendable endoscopic test for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection, presently. CLO test kit is the represent of rapid urease test kits. The principles of CLO test kit is that hydrolysis of urea by urease Is detected by a dye indicators showing a color change. Our device is used same principle but we improved the reaction time is more faster and positive color change is more distinctive from the color of the negative specimen. So, this kit is more reliable because it response faster and accuracy.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.268-272
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• 2006

목 적 : Helicobacter pylori 재감염률은 내시경적 생검만이 가능했던 시대에는 $^{13}C$-요소 호기 검사의 출현 이후에 비해 높게 보고되었다. 소아는 일반적으로 침습적인 내시경적 생검을 시행하기 용이치 않다. 본 연구는 $^{13}C$-요소 호기 검사와 내시경적 생검에 의한 재감염률을 비교하고, 그 차이에 영향을 미치는 인자를 찾고자 하였다. 방 법 : H. pylori 감염으로 치료받고 박멸이 확인된 소아들을 대상으로 하였다. 박멸 확인 후 18개월이 경과한 시점에 재감염을 확인하기 위하여 내시경적 생검(n=34명, 평균 연령 $11.5{\pm}3.7$세) 혹은 $^{13}C$-요소 호기 검사를(n=38명, 평균 연령 $10.0{\pm}3.6$세) 시행하였다. 첫 진단 시 내시경적 생검으로 위전정부 및 체부에서 세 절편을 채취하여 urease 검사, Giemsa 염색 및 Warthin-Starry 염색이 모두 양성으로 나오거나 생검 조직에서 H. pylori균이 배양된 경우 감염된 것으로 판정하였고, 박멸 치료 1-3개월 후 모든 검사상 음성인 경우 박멸된 것으로 판정하였다. $^{13}C$-요소 호기 검사는 최소 4시간 금식 후 75 mg의 $^{13}C$-요소를 주스에 섞어 마시도록 하는데, 복용 전 및 30분 후 Helikit(Isodiagnostika, Alberta, Canada)를 이용하여 숨을 불어넣도록 하고 delta $^{13}C$ per mil이 4.00 이상일 때를 양성으로 판독하였다. 결 과 : 내시경적 생검을 시행하였을 때 재감염률은 35.3%(12/34)였다. 내시경적 생검을 받은 모두가 당시 복부 증상이 있어 $^{13}C$-요소 호기 검사를 시행한 경우에 비해 복부 증상이 있는 경우가 유의하게 많았다(P=0.000). $^{13}C$-요소 호기 검사를 시행하였을 때 재감염률은 13.2%(5/38)였다. 추적 관찰 시 복부 증상이 있는 경우 재감염률이 유의하게 높았으며(P=0.008), 성별(P=0.694), 연령별(P=0.827). 궤양과 비궤양 간(P=0.730), 치료 방법 간에는(P=0.087) 재감염률에 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결 론 : 한국 소아에서 H. pylori 박멸 후 18개월이 경과하였을 때 비침습적인 $^{13}C$-요소 호기 검사를 이용한 재감염률은 13.2%이다. 내시경적 생검은 정확하나 침습적이어서 특히 무증상인 소아의 경우 이를 기피할 확률이 높아, 순응도에 따라 많은 영향을 받는다. 소아에서 재감염률 조사를 평가할 때에는 비침습적이면서 간편한 방법인가를 고려하여야 할 것이다.