• 제목/요약/키워드: Duration of fever

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부산 일부지역에 유행한 장티푸스 환자에 대한 역학적인 조사 (An Epidemiological Study for on Outbreak of Typhoid Fever in Busan Area)

  • 박진형
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.86-93
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    • 1977
  • 부산시 남구 문현동 고지대 일원에서 유행한 장티푸스의 전염원과 감염경로를 규명하고 그 관리사업을 1975년 4월 28일부터 동년 6월 3일까지 실시하여 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 원인불명의 고열질환은 장티푸스로 동정되었으며 주증상은 복통, 설사, 간장비대, 오심 구토, 비장비대장미진, 회맹부압통등이었다. 2. 평균이병기간은 25.2일이었고 발생율은 1000명당 35.6였다. 3. 장티푸스유행의 전염원은 행려환자로 추정되었다. 4. 발병으로 부터 신고까지의 기간은 $10{\sim}19$일사이가 제일 많았다. 5. 1차 대변배양검사 양성은 38.9%였고 2차 검사성적은 5.6%였다. 6. 연령별 발생분포는 $5{\sim}9$세군이 30.5%로 가장 높았으며 남녀 발생비는 남자가 여자보다 약간 높았다. 7, 교육정도는 국민학교 이하가 66.6%, 생활정도로는 저소득층이 77.8%로 각각 최고율을 점하고 있다. 8. 발병후 의료시설의 이용은 약국이 제일 높고 다음이 한약방, 의원의 순서였다.

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일측성 방광 요관 역류 환아에서 신반흔의 발생 (The Occurrence of Renal Scarring in Children with Unilateral Vesicoureteral Reflux)

  • 이태호;손미란;변순옥;문정웅
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제48권9호
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    • pp.998-1003
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    • 2005
  • 목 적 : 소아에서 급성 신우신염 후에 신반흔이 형성될 수 있고, 형성된 신반흔은 고혈압, 신부전을 야기 시킬 수 있다. 이러한 신반흔을 일으킬 수 있는 요인으로 대표적인 것이 방광 요관 역류의 존재였다. 그러나 계속적으로 신반흔과 방광 요관 역류가 상관이 없다는 연구 결과가 있어 이에 대한 다른 관찰이 필요하였다. 본 연구는 요로 감염 후 일측성 방광 요관 역류를 보이는 환아를 모아서 신반흔의 발생에 대하여 살펴보았다. 방 법 : 1996년 1월에서 2004년 12월까지 부산 왈레스기념 침례병원 소아과에 요로 감염으로 입원한 환아 중 VCUG를 시행하여 일측성 방광 요관 역류를 보인 35명의 환아를 대상으로 하였다. 입원초기에 ESR, CRP, 신장초음파 검사를 시행하였고 요로 배양검사 음성 후 VCUG 검사를 하였다. 4-6개월 후 DMSA 스캔을 시행하였고 신반흔 발생 유무와 나이, 성별, 발열 기간, ESR, CRP, 방광 요관 역류의 유무, 방광 요관 역류 정도에 대하여 조사하였다. 결 과 : 1) 방광 요관 역류를 보이는 35신단위에서 신반흔 발생률은 29%로 방광 요관 역류가 없는 35신단위의 3%에 비해 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 2) 방광 요관 역류가 있으면서 신반흔을 보인 10신단위의 역류 등급은 3등급 이상으로 역류 정도가 심할수록 신반흔 발생이 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 3) 나이에 따른 신반흔 발생은 1세 이하와 1세 이상으로 나누었을 때 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(P>0.05). 4) 치료 전 발열 기간이 길수록 신반흔 형성이 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 5) 진단시의 CRP, ESR 염증수치는 신반흔 형성 신단위에서 $12.8{\pm}7.3mg/dL$, $56.3{\pm}23.8mm/hr$이고 신반흔 무형성군에서 $3.9{\pm}3.8mg/dL$, $27.9{\pm}18.1mm/hr$으로 신반흔 형성군에서 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 결 론 : 신반흔의 형성에는 방광 요관 역류와 강한 연관성이 있었고 이외에 방광 요관 역류 정도, 발열 기간, CRP, ESR 등과 유의한 관련성을 가졌고 나이와는 무관하였다. 요로 감염 뒤의 신반흔 형성에 방광 요관 역류가 큰 영향을 미치므로 요로 감염을 앓은 환아에서 VCUG 검사를 통하여 방광 요관 역류의 유무를 알아내어 적절하게 치료함으로써 신반흔을 예방하여 고혈압, 신부전과 같은 합병증의 발생을 막는 것이 중요할 것으로 생각된다.

1세 이하의 발열성 소아 요로감염에서 Gram-Positive Uropathogens의 발생 빈도 및 임상적 의의 (Clinical Significance and Incidence of Gram-positive Uropathogens in Pediatric Patients Younger than 1 Year of Age with Febrile Urinary Tract Infection)

  • 양태환;임형은;유기환
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.65-72
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    • 2013
  • 목적: 요로감염은 대부분 그람 음성 균에 의해 발생한다고 알려져 있으나 최근 연구들에 의하면 병원내 감염의 주요원인으로 알려졌던 그람 양성균에 의한 요로감염이 증가하고 있고 일반적인 경험적 항생제에 내성이 증가하고 있어 균혈증 등으로 진행이 가능하지만 지역사회 획득 소아 요로감염에 미치는 연구들은 아직 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 1세 이하의 지역사회 획득 발열성 소아 요로감염에서 그람 양성균이 요로감염의 중증도 및 동반 비뇨기계 기형과 연관이 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 2008년 1월부터 2013년 5월까지 고려대학교 의료원에 입원 치료한 1세 이하의 발열성 요로감염 소아 566명을 대상으로 하였다. 치골 상부 방광 천자 및 도뇨관 으로 채취한 요 배양 검사에 따라 그람 양성균 군과 그람 음성균 군으로 나누어 입원 전후 발열 기간, 말초 혈액 내 백혈구 수와 혈청 C-반응성 단백, 수신증의 유무, 초기 신결손 및 신반흔의 유무, 방광요관역류의 유무 등의 항목들을 후향적으로 비교분석 하였다. 결과: 대상 환아 566명 중 그람 양성균 군은 23명, 그람 음성균 군은 543명 이었으며 그람 양성균 중 E. faecalis가 20주(71.4%)로 가장 많았고, 그람 음성균에서는 E. coli가 493주(86.8%)로 가장 높은 빈도를 보였다. 그람 양성균 군의 평균 입원 전후 발열 기간은 $3.4{\pm}1.2$일 이었으며 그람 음성균 군은 $2.9{\pm}1.6$일로 그람 양성균 군에서 유의하게 길었다. 또한, 배뇨 중 방광요도조영술상 방광요관역류는 그람 양성균 군에서 55.6%, 그람 음성균 군에서 17.8%로 그람 양성균 군에서 유의하게 높은 빈도로 나타났다. 그러나, 그 외 혈액 및 영상 검사 소견에서는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결론: 저자들은 그람 양성균에 의한 1세 이하의 발열성 소아 요로감염에서 발열 기간 및 방광요관역류가 증가 할 수 있으므로 요로감염의 치료에 있어 경험적 항생제 선택에 신중을 기해야 하며 동반 기형을 찾기 위한 요로계 영상 검사와 추적 관찰이 꼭 필요함을 제시하는 바이다.

가와사끼병에서 면역글로불린 조기치료의 안전성과 효과 (Safety and Efficacy of Early Treatment with Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Patients with Kawasaki Disease)

  • 김현진;염혜원;김혜순;손세정
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제46권10호
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    • pp.1019-1023
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    • 2003
  • 목 적 : 가와사끼병 환아에서 면역글로불린을 조기 투여하였을 때 치료 실패의 빈도와 관상 동맥의 합병증이 증가하는 지를 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 2001년 1월부터 2002년 6월 사이에 이화의대 목동병원 소아과에서 가와사끼병으로 치료받은 환아 87명의 입원 및 외래 기록을 후향적으로 조사하였다. 면역글로불린을 발열 4일 이전에 투여받은 환아를 조기투여군(34명), 발열 5일 이후에 투여 받은 환아를 대조군(53명)으로 하였다. 두 군간의 임상양상, 혈액 검사, 발열기간, 치료 및 관상 동맥 합병증을 비교 조사하였다. 결 과 : 1) 두 군간의 인구학적 특징의 차이는 없었다(P>0.05). 2) 총 발열기간은 조기 투여군과 대조군이 각각 $4.8{\pm}2.5$일과 $7.4{\pm}3.0$일로 조기 투여군에서 유의하게 짧았다(P<0.05). 면역글로불린 투여 후 발열 기간과 입원기간은 두 군에서 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(P>0.05). 3) 혈색소, 백혈구수, 혈소판수, 혈침속도, CRP, AST, ALT, 알부민은 두 군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다(P>0.05). 4) 면역글로불린 재투여 빈도는 조기 투여군과 대조군에서 각각 11.8%와 5.7%로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(P>0.05). 5) 관상 동맥 합병증은 조기 투여군에서 11.7%와 대조군에서 18.9%로 유의한 차이가 없었다(P>0.05). 6) 가와사끼병의 재발은 각각 3%와 2%로 두 군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다(P>0.05). 결 론 : 가와사끼병에서 면역글로불린 조기투여는 총 발열기간을 감소시키고, 면역글로불린 치료 실패율과 관상 동맥류 발생을 증가시키지 않았다.

Febrile seizures

  • Chung, Sajun
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제57권9호
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    • pp.384-395
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    • 2014
  • Febrile seizure (FS) is the most common seizure disorder of childhood, and occurs in an age-related manner. FS are classified into simple and complex. FS has a multifactorial inheritance, suggesting that both genetic and environmental factors are causative. Various animal models have elucidated the pathophysiological mechanisms of FS. Risk factors for a first FS are a family history of the disorder and a developmental delay. Risk factors for recurrent FS are a family history, age below 18 months at seizure onset, maximum temperature, and duration of fever. Risk factors for subsequent development of epilepsy are neurodevelopmental abnormality and complex FS. Clinicians evaluating children after a simple FS should concentrate on identifying the cause of the child's fever. Meningitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis for any febrile child. A simple FS does not usually require further evaluation such as ordering electroencephalography, neuroimaging, or other studies. Treatment is acute rescue therapy for prolonged FS. Antipyretics are not proven to reduce the recurrence risk for FS. Some evidence shows that both intermittent therapy with oral/rectal diazepam and continuous prophylaxis with oral phenobarbital or valproate are effective in reducing the risk of recurrence, but there is no evidence that these medications reduce the risk of subsequent epilepsy. Vaccine-induced FS is a rare event that does not lead to deleterious outcomes, but could affect patient and physician attitudes toward the safety of vaccination.

광범위 연조직 괴사를 동반한 괴저농피증의 치험례 (Clinical Experience of Pyoderma Gangrenosum with Extensive Soft Tissue Necrosis)

  • 임성윤;박동하;배남석;박명철
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • 제35권5호
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    • pp.615-618
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare cutaneous ulcerative disease. First described in 1930, the condition is characterized by progressive ulceration with deeply undermined purple-red edge. The lower extremities are most commonly affected but other parts of the skin and mucous membranes may also be involved. Although medical treatments with topical wound therapy are commonly used, surgical intervention is still controversial. In this paper, we report an atypical case of pyoderma gangrenosum which was characterized by extensive soft tissue breakdown. Methods: A 27-year-old male patient was referred to our institution with a $7{\times}8cm$ sized deeply undermined ulceration with pus-like discharge and fever. Incision and drainage was performed at another clinic 3 days prior to admission to our institution. After a thorough physical examination and the MRI review, a diagnosis of necrotizing faciitis was made. Accordingly, fasciotomy and debridement was performed. However, the wound enlarged progressively and the patient remained highly febrile for 9 days after the treatment. Septic screening did not reveal any occult infection. After a secondary review of the case, the initial diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis was rejected and changed to pyoderma gangrenosum. With the use of dexamethasone intravenously, the wound improved dramatically and the fever was eliminated. Steroid mediation was tapered with duration of 1 month. The wound was stabilized and subsequently covered with split-thickness skin graft. Results: Split-thickness skin grafting with 1 : 1.5 mesh was successfully taken. Conclusion: Initial clinical features of pyoderma gangrenosum are very similar to that of necrotizing fasciitis. High fever and progressive ulceration with severe pain could invite earlier surgical approach. The advancing wound margins (the well defined violaceous, undermined border and necrotic ulcer base) and lack of isolation of pathogenic organism was used to make the correct diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum. We achieved a good result with proper medication and split-thickness skin graft.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Outbreak in the Basic Military Training Camp of the Republic of Korea Air Force

  • Park, Won-Ju;Yoo, Seok-Ju;Lee, Suk-Ho;Chung, Jae-Woo;Jang, Keun-Ho;Moon, Jai-Dong
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제48권1호
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    • pp.10-17
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    • 2015
  • Objectives: An outbreak of acute febrile illness occurred in the Republic of Korea Air Force boot camp from May to July 2011. An epidemiological investigation of the causative agent, which was of a highly infective nature, was conducted. Methods: Throat swabs were carried out and a multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay was performed to identify possible causative factors. Results: The mean age of patients who had febrile illness during the study period was 20.24 years. The multiplex RT-PCR assay identified respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as the causative agent. The main symptoms were sore throat (76.0%), sputum (72.8%), cough (72.1%), tonsillar hypertrophy (67.9%), and rhinorrhea (55.9%). The mean temperature was $38.75^{\circ}C$ and the attack rate among the recruits was 15.7% (588 out of 3750 recruits), while the mean duration of fever was 2.3 days. The prognosis was generally favorable with supportive care but recurrent fever occurred in 10.1% of the patients within a month. Conclusions: This is the first epidemiological study of an RSV outbreak that developed in a healthy young adult group. In the event of an outbreak of an acute febrile illness of a highly infective nature in facilities used by a young adult group, RSV should be considered among the possible causative agents.

아데노바이러스에 의한 소아 하기도 감염에 대한 임상적 고찰 (Clinical Review of Pediatric Adenoviral Lower Respiratory Infection)

  • 손진아;이상일;이남용;김정희
    • Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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    • 제3권2호
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    • pp.154-162
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    • 1996
  • Purpose : Adenoviruses(Ad) have been shown to play an important role in the etiology of severely acute respiratory diseases, particulary in infants and young children, and the occurrence of fatal outcome and chronic pulmonary sequelae in association with adenoviral infection has been a cause of great interest and concern. This report presents the resul of a retrospective analysis on 30 cases of lower respiratory infection from which adenovirus was isolated. Patients & Methods : The 30 patients in this study represent all detected cases of adenovial infection out of 240 children who were admitted to Sang Sung Medical Center between February to June 1996 showing signs and symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection. The diagnosis of adenovirus infection was based on microscopic visualization of typical cytopathic effect in HEp-2 tissue culture and used monoclonal Ab with nasopharyngeal aspiration. Results : The male/female ratio was 2:1 and the majority of age range was below 36months. Clinical diagnoses in all 30 patients were pneumonia(n=21), bronchitis and Bronchiolitis(n=5) and ARDS(n=4). We recieved the most of patients in the month of May. The chief complaints were fever(93.3%) and cough(80%) and extrapulmonary symptoms were diarrhea(n=5), seizure(n=4), abdominal pain(n=1). The mean duration of fever was $11.95{\pm}6.54$days. Physical examination on admission were crackles(73.3%), coarse breathing sounds(60%), hepatosplenomegaly(33.3%), decreased brething sounds(30%). In WBC counts, 8cases were below $4000/mm^3$ and 14 cases were above $10,000/mm^3$. In platelets counts, 4cases were below $150,000/mm^3$ and 10 cases were above $450,000/mm^3$. 21 cases were above 1 in CRP. GOT and GPT were abnormal in some cases. Chest X-ray revealed diffuse pulmonary infiltration(n=15), pleural effusion(n=6), consolidation(n=4) and hyperaeration(n=3). Seven patients were treated at the peditric intensive care unit with respiratory support and high dose of gammaglobulin. However, one patients died even through he was treated with NO ventilation and high frequency ventilation. Conclusion : Those with adenoviral pneumonia and respiratory infection having long fever duration and symptoms like bacterial pneumonia must be carefully differentiated in order to provide proper treatement and preventive measures due to possible fatal outcome.

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Predicting Factors of Roseola Infantum Infected with Human Herpesvirus 6 from Urinary Tract Infection

  • Ko, Hong-Ryul;Shin, Son Moon;Park, Sung Won
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.69-73
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the clinical and laboratory features of infants with roseola infantum due to human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6) infection and those with urinary tract infection (UTI). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of children who were hospitalized at Cheil General Hospital and Women's Health Care Center, College of Medicine, Dankook University, and diagnosed as having HHV6 infection or UTI. Results: Among the infants admitted between September 2014 and May 2016, 92 (male, 45 and female, 47) were included in the study and divided into a HHV6 infection group (n=50) and a UTI group (n=42). The relative risk of UTI compared with that of HHV6 infection increased with pyuria (P<0.001), increased with leukocytosis (mean white blood cell [WBC] count, $15,048{\pm}5,756/mm^3$ vs $87,916{\pm}54,056/mm^3$; P<0.001), increased with C-reactive protein (CRP) level ($4.89{\pm}4.85 mg/dL$ vs $1.04{\pm}1.76mg/dL$; P<0.001), and younger age ($6.3{\pm}3.2months$ vs $18.3{\pm}12.6months$; P<0.001). The relative risk of HHV6 infection compared with that of UTI increased with fever duration ($4.3{\pm}1.7days$ vs $2.8{\pm}1.7days$; P<0.001) and decreased with platelet (PLT) count ($373{\pm}94{\times}10^3/mm^3$ vs $229{\pm}90{\times}10^3/mm^3$; P<0.001). No significant differences were found between the HHV6 groups according to the presence or absence of pyuria. Conclusion: Pyuria, age, fever duration, WBC count, CRP level, and PLT count were the differentiating factors of HHV6 infection from UTI. However, sterile pyuria can occur in children with HHV6 infection. In the presence of pyuria, CRP level and PLT count were the strong predictors of UTI compared with HHV6.

장티브스에 관한 임상적 관찰 (Clinical review of Typhoid Fever Patients)

  • 최정신
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.60-71
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    • 1976
  • The author reviewed the medical records of 96 typhoid fever patients who were diagnosed, admitted, and treated at Sea grave Memorial Hospital from January 1 , 1973 through August 31, 1975. Diagnosis was determined by clinical observation, aerology and bacteriology, eighty patients were treated medically, the remaining 16 patients required surgical intervention. The following results were obtained: 1) The age distribution of the patients revealed that 33.3% wert between 10 and 19 years old 21.9% were between 20 and 29, and 19.8% were between 30 and 39. The majority of patients were from these more active age groups. Male to female sex ratio was 1.3 : 1 2) Seasonal distribution was observed. Most illness occurred in the summer and autumn month 5. 3) 84. 3%of the patients came from farm families. 4) Duration between onset and admission averaged 16.0 days. The group without compilations was admitted after an average of 15. 1 days; The group with complications was ad-matted after an average of 19.4 days. 5) Methods of treatment before admission were as follows: 10.4% at medical clinics, 61, 5% at pharmacies (antibiotics 47.9%, other. drugs 13.5%), 7.3% by herb medications, 20.8% had no treatment. 6) Main clinical symptoms were as follows: fever 93.8%, headache 47.9%, abdominal pain 47.9%, chills 38.5%, cough 36.5%, general weakness 26.0%, nausea e vomiting 24.0% and generalized pain 21.9%. 7) Temperature of patients on admission: 22.9% were 39f or more, 67.6% were between 37℃ and 38℃, and 9.4% were 37℃ or less. 8) Occurrence of intensional bleeding after onset of disease averaged 9.3 days; perforation occurred at an average of 19. 1 days. 9) Interval between onset of major complication and surgical intervention averaged 2.8 days. 10) Among the 68 patients who underwent the bacteriological test the positive rate was 44.1% (30). The positive ,ales to, each separate culture method were as follows: 20.4% in the blood culture, 40.4% in the stool culture and 6.7% in the urine culture. Among these bacteriological positive patients 15 patients had a negative results or less than 160 titer of vidal reaction. 11) The initial vidal test of the total group showed a counts of 160 titer or more in 60.4% and less than 160 titer in 39.6%, 12) W. B. C. Counts in the uncomplicated group indicated that 32.5% were 6,000/㎣ or less, 47.5% were between 6,000 and 10,000, arid 20.0% were 10,000/㎣ or more. In the complicated group, 37.6% were 6,000/㎣ or less, 25,0% were 6,000-10,000/㎣ and 37.6% were 10,000/㎣ or more. 13) Duration of hospital stay of the patients averaged 6.4 days in the uncomplicated group and 12.7 days in the complicated group. 14) Subdiaphragmatic free air simple X-ray was found in 91.7% of the perforated cases. 15) Duration of antibiotic therapy until an febrile state was attained averaged 4.8 days in the uncomplicated group and 6.5 days in the complicated group. 16) Operative procedures were as follows: one layer simple closure of their perforation with or without debasement in 56.3%, drainage only in 6.3%, small bowel resection with primary anastomosis in 18.8% , externalization in 6.3%, cholecystectomy in 6.3%, The clinical findings of this study suggest the following recommendations. According to Top's report; 1% of typhoid fever patients treated with chlorarnphenicol and 2% of patients treated with other drugs become chronic carriers. Therefore, importance should be given to the strict control of these carriers. Immunization, improvement of sanitation and living standards are all needed for the prevention and treatment of disease, but a more serious problem is a lack of knowledge on the part of patients and their families. Thus it is most urgent to enlighten the citizens about the transmission and hygiene related to contagious disease. Legal restriction of sale of antibiotics at drug stores without a physician's prescription is an urgent matter for public health administrators. An even more important nursing responsibility is the reemphasis on health education both in the clinical setting and in the home.

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