• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.395-401
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• 2003

말기 신부전으로 3개월 선에 신장 이식술을 시행받고 면역억제제를 복용 중이던 54세 여자 환자가 기침과 발열을 주소로 내원하였다. 지역사회 획득성 폐렴을 의심하여 levofloxacin과 amikacin을 투여한 후 환자의 증상과 방사선학적 소견이 호선되어 퇴원하였고 이후 2개월이 지나 다시 증상이 재발하여 재입원하였다. 객담 항산균 도말검사 및 결핵균 PCR이 음성이었으나 기관지 세척액에 대한 결핵균 PCR이 양성으로 나와 결책을 진단한 후 항결핵제 치료를 시작하였고 이후 객담 및 기관지 세척액에 대한 항산균 배양 검사 상 모두에서 결핵균이 자랐고 치료 후 환자의 증상과 방사선학적 소견을 모두 호전시킬 수 있었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.685-690
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• 2002

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권3호
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• pp.175-186
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• 2018

Pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Since 2014, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) has assessed the overall quality of care among hospitalized adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) provided by all medical institutions in Korea. A committee of the Korea Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases developed the hospital inpatient quality measures set for CAP consisting of eight core measures and five monitoring measures. The composite measure score was calculated. The medical records of hospitalized adult patients ages 18 years or more with CAP from October to December 2014 were evaluated. The data of 523 hospitals (42 tertiary hospitals [8.0%], 256 general hospitals [49%], and 225 hospitals [43.0%]) and 15,432 cases (tertiary hospitals, 1,673 cases [10.8%]; general hospitals, 8,803 cases [57.1%]; hospitals, 4,956 cases [32.1%]) were analyzed. We found large variations among institutions in terms of performance of care measures for CAP. For the composite measure score, the mean value was 66.7 (tertiary hospitals, 98.5; general hospitals, 79.2; hospitals, 43.8). Despite significant differences in measure scores between tertiary, general hospitals and hospitals, no significant differences were found in mortality between hospitals. Further studies are needed to determine the care measures appropriate for CAP.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제76권2호
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• pp.66-74
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• 2014

Background: The increasing number of outpatients with multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens has led to a new category of pneumonia, termed healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP). We determined the differences in etiology and outcomes between patients with HCAP and those with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) to clarify the risk factors for HCAP mortality. Methods: A retrospective study comparing patients with HCAP and CAP at Jeju National University Hospital. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Results: A total of 483 patients (208 patients HCAP, 275 patients with CAP) were evaluated. Patients with HCAP were older than those with CAP (median, 74 years; interquartile range [IQR], 65-81 vs. median, 69 years; IQR, 52-78; p<0.0001). Streptococcus pneumoniae was the major pathogen in both groups, and MDR pathogens were isolated more frequently from patients with HCAP than with CAP (18.8% vs. 4.9%, p<0.0001). Initial pneumonia severity was greater in patients with HCAP than with CAP. The total 30-day mortality rate was 9.9% and was higher in patients with HCAP based on univariate analysis (16.3% vs. 5.1%; odds ratio (OR), 3.64; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.90-6.99; p<0.0001). After adjusting for age, sex, comorbidities, and initial severity, the association between HCAP and 30-day mortality became non-significant (OR, 1.98; 95% CI, 0.94-4.18; p=0.167). Conclusion: HCAP was a common cause of hospital admissions and was associated with a high mortality rate. This increased mortality was related primarily to age and initial clinical vital signs, rather than combination antibiotic therapy or type of pneumonia.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.170-181
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• 2011

Purpose: There is considerable variability in rates of hospitalization for patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in part because of physicians' uncertainty in assessing the severity of illness at presentation. The purpose of the study was to examine the current treatment patterns and factors influencing the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) and clinical outcomes in the patient with CAP. Method: The retrospective data collection of the patients with CAP was conducted and the data were reviewed. The collected data included demographic, clinical, laboratory and microbiological medical information. All patients were stratified into three risk groups according to PSI: low risk (PSI score I-II), moderate risk (III) and high risk (IV-V) groups. The examined treatment patterns were the appropriateness of admissions, category of antibiotics used. The prognostic factors associated with PSI and clinical outcomes were examined. Results: One hundred and six patients' medical data were reviewed. The overall appropriateness of admissions was low presenting many of patients were admitted or intensely treated in the hospital despite of lower risk of prognosis and treated with intravenous antibiotics instead of oral fluoroquinolones. Primary pneumonia pathogens were Klebsiella pneumoniae (27%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (21.6%). Mean LOS was 8.5 days and was significantly longer (10.0days) (p<0.001) in high risk group. The patients with age >65 (p<0.001), diabetes mellitus (p<0.001), mental alteration (p<0.001), and/or $PaO_2$ <60 mmHg (p<0.001) had a tendency to have higher PSI. The prognostic factors associated with longer LOS were age >65 years (p=0.008), mental status alteration (p<0.001), dyspnea (p=0.002) and PSI score (p=0.001). The prognostic factors associated with mortality were congestive heart failure (p=0.038), systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg (p=0.002) and arterial pH <7.35 (p=0.013). Conclusion: Most of patients were found to over-utilize medical service according to appropriateness of admissions. The elderly, mentally altered patients with low $PaO_2$ had higher PSI score with increased risk of LOS. The mortality could be increased in the patient with disease state of congestive heart failure, high blood pressure, and/or acidosis.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.147-157
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• 2001

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제69권6호
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• pp.450-455
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• 2010

Background: High cortisol levels are frequently observed in patients with severe infections are of prognostic value in sepsis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of serum cortisol in assessment for the severity of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods: This study analyzed the results of 52 CAP subjects admitted in Changwon Fatima Hospital between July 2008 to May 2010. Total serum cortisol, infection markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT) and CURB (Confusion, Uremia, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure)-65 were examined retrospectively. Results: In clinically unstable subjects on admission day 4, baseline serum cortisol, CURB-65, and CRP were elevated significantly compared to those of stable subjects. Area under curve (AUC) of cortisol, CRP, and CURB-65 from ROC curves were 0.847, 0.783, and 0.724 respectively. In the subjects with serum cortisol ${\geq}22.82{\mu}g/dL$, CRP, PCT, CURB-65 score, and mortality were significantly elevated. Conclusion: These findings suggest that measurement of serum cortisol in early stage may provide helpful information in the assessment of CAP severity.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.1072-1082
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• 1997

연구배경 : 중증 지역사회획득 폐렴은 진단방법의 향상, 항생제의 개발, 조기진단 및 치료에도 불구하고 여전히 높은 사망률을 보이는 질환으로 알려져 있다. 중증 지역사회획득 폐렴의 임상적 특정을 분석하고 예후에 영향을 미치는 인자를 규명하여 치료 및 예후 판정에 도움을 주고자 한다. 방 법 : 1989년 1월부터 1996년 7월까지 한림대학교 의료원에 내원한 40명의 중증 지역사회획득 폐렴환자를 대상으로 후향적으로 분석하였다. 원인균 동정을 위해 객담배양, 혈액배양, 기관지폐포세척액배양 및 Mycoplasma pneumoniae에 대한 항체검사를 시행하였고, 초치료로 2세대 혹은 3세대 cephalosporin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 등이 사용되었으며 aminoglycoside와 macrolide가 상황에 따라 병용 투여되었다. 대상군을 생존군과 사망군으로 분류하여 연령, 흡연 및 알콜중독 유무, 기저질환 유무, 저산소 혈중, 기계적 환기의 필요, 흉부 방사선상 양측성 폐 침윤 소견, 분당 호흡수, 쇼크의 유무, 혈중요소질소 및 알부민 농도 등을 비교 분석하였다. 결 과 : 남자가 2.07 : 1의 비율로 많았고 평균 연령은 $63.1{\pm}17.5$세(범위 : 25~90세)였으며 60세 이상이 65%로 다수를 차지하였다. 흡연자가 62.5%, 알콜중독자가 30%였고, 60%에서 기저질환이 발견되었으며 종류별로는 과거의 폐결핵 병변(12.5%), 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환(7.5%), 기관지 천식(5%), 기관지 확장증(2.5%), 당뇨병(22.5%) 등이었다. 가장 흔한 원인균은 S. Pneumoniae로 17.5%였으며 S. aureus 15%, K. pneumoniae 13.5%, Mycobacterium tuberculosis 7.5%였고 그 외에 coagulase negative staphylococcus, H. influenzae, P. aeruginosa, E. cloaceae, E. coli가 각각 2.5%씩 동정되어 65%의 동정율을 나타내었다. 단독 및 병용요법에서 흔히 사용된 항생제는 aminoglycoside계(75% : 30/40), 2세대 및 3세대 cephalosporin계(40% : 16/40, 27.5% : 11/40), macrolide계(27.5% : 11/4), amoxicillin/clavulanic acid(22.5% : 9/40)의 순이었다. 사망률은 37.5%였으며 사망환자의 50%가 입원후 72시간 내에 사망하였다. 예후에 영향을 미치는 인자로는 기계적 환기의 필요, 흉부 방사선 소견상 양측성 폐침윤, 혈중 알부민 농도의 저하(3.0g/dl 이하) 등이 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서 나타난 중중 지역사회획득 폐렴의 임상적 특징과 예후인자를 바탕으로 적절한 항생제의 선택과 초기에 적극적인 진료로 치료성적을 향상시킬 것으로 기대된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.283-288
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• 2009

Pneumonia remains the leading cause of mortality in children. Diagnosis depends on a combination of factors, including clinical assessment, radiological and laboratory findings. Although Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the most important cause of childhood bacterial pneumonia, the great majority of cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are of viral etiology. A new, rapid, and inexpensive test that differentiates viral from bacterial pneumonia is needed to decide empiric antibiotic treatment. Antibiotics effective against the expected bacterial pathogens should be instituted where necessary. The role of emerging pathogens and the effect of pneumococcal resistance and heptavalent conjugate pneumococcal vaccines are to be considered in practice. There are reports supporting the valid and highly efficacious use of penicillin as a first-line drug for treating CAP. This review raises the issue of the overuse of unnecessary antibiotics in viral CAPs and the use of second or third-line antibiotics for non-complicated pneumonias in most clinical settings.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제78권3호
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• pp.196-202
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• 2015

Background: Viridans streptococci (VS) are a large group of streptococcal bacteria that are causative agents of community-acquired respiratory tract infection. However, data regarding their clinical characteristics are limited. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the clinical and radiologic features of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) with or without parapneumonic effusion caused by VS. Methods: Of 455 consecutive CAP patients with or without parapneumonic effusion, VS were isolated from the blood or pleural fluid in 27 (VS group, 5.9%) patients. Streptococcus pneumoniae was identified as a single etiologic agent in 70 (control group) patients. We compared various clinical parameters between the VS group and the control group. Results: In univariate analysis, the VS group was characterized by more frequent complicated parapneumonic effusion or empyema and bed-ridden status, lower incidences of productive cough, elevated procalcitonin (>0.5 ng/mL), lower age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index score, and more frequent ground glass opacity (GGO) or consolidation on computed tomography (CT) scans. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that complicated parapneumonic effusion or empyema, productive cough, bed-ridden status, and GGO or consolidation on CT scans were independent predictors of community-acquired respiratory tract infection caused by VS. Conclusion: CAP caused by VS commonly presents as complicated parapneumonic effusion or empyema. It is characterized by less frequent productive cough, more frequent bed-ridden status, and less common CT pulmonary parenchymal lesions. However, its treatment outcome and clinical course are similar to those of pneumococcal pneumonia.