• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2010

Objectives: The pandemic of novel influenza A (H1N1) virus has required decision-makers to act in the face of the substantial uncertainties. In this study, we evaluated the potential impact of the pandemic response strategies in the Republic of Korea using a mathematical model. Methods: We developed a deterministic model of a pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in a structured population using the demographic data from the Korean population and the epidemiological feature of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009. To estimate the parameter values for the deterministic model, we used the available data from the previous studies on pandemic influenza. The pandemic response strategies of the Republic of Korea for novel influenza A (H1N1) virus such as school closure, mass vaccination (70% of population in 30 days), and a policy for anti-viral drug (treatment or prophylaxis) were applied to the deterministic model. Results: The effect of two-week school closure on the attack rate was low regardless of the timing of the intervention. The earlier vaccination showed the effect of greater delays in reaching the peak of outbreaks. When it was no vaccination, vaccination at initiation of outbreak, vaccination 90 days after the initiation of outbreak and vaccination at the epidemic peak point, the total number of clinical cases for 400 days were 20.8 million, 4.4 million, 4.7 million and 12.6 million, respectively. The pandemic response strategies of the Republic of Korea delayed the peak of outbreaks (about 40 days) and decreased the number of cumulative clinical cases (8 million). Conclusions: Rapid vaccination was the most important factor to control the spread of pandemic influenza, and the response strategies of the Republic of Korea were shown to delay the spread of pandemic influenza in this deterministic model.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.570-574
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• 1999

Investigate the epidemics for influenza outbreaks. The outbreak pattern of the internal patients housed in the 10 designated hospitals was monitered to investigate and the characteristics of the virus isolates are as follows. 232 strains of influenza virus was isolated from the oral specimen of 1,320 respiratory disease patients in Pusan from Oct. 1998 to Jun. 1999. Among these isolates, 222 strains were A-type and the rest were B-type. The outbreak pattern for sex-and age-groups is as follows. The male outbreak was similar to the female outbreak: male outbreak, 47.4% and female outbreak, 52.5%. Most of the patients were less than 10 years old. The monthly influenza outbreak was consistent from Dec. 1998 to Apr. 1999. and The 113 strains from the A-type isolates were A/ Sydney/05/97(H3N2)-like, the 109 strains were A/Beijing/262/95(H1N1)-like, and all of the 10 B-type isolates were B/Harbin/07/94-like.

• 한국생명과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생명과학회 2006년도 제47회 학술심포지움 및 추계국제학술대회
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• pp.24.1-24.1
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• 2006

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제68권6호
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• pp.350-353
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• 2010

Here we report the first fatality caused by H1N1 influenza virus infection with acute respiratory distress syndrome in Korea. A 55-year-old man presented at our emergency department with dyspnea, fever, diffuse myalgia and malaise. Bilateral lung air-space consolidation was detected on his initial chest radiograph combined with severe hypoxemia. He was supported by mechanical ventilation and treated with antibiotics. A nasopharyngeal aspirate was positive for influenza A rapid antigen and oseltamivir was started on day 3 of admission. The nasal swab sample was positive for influenza H1N1 virus by real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Despite aggressive treatment, he had refractory hypoxemia and uncontrolled septic shock. On day 5 of admission he went into cardiac arrest and expired.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.56-66
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• 2010

목 적 : Oseltamivir는 neuramidase inhibitor으로 인플루엔자의 치료제로 국내에서 사용하고 있지만, 약제사용으로 인한 부작용이나 효용성 및 내성에 대한 국내 연구는 미흡하여 이에 대해서 연구하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2008년 1월부터 2008년 6월까지와 2008년 11월부터 2009년 1월까지의 두차례의 인플루엔자 유행기간 동안, 부산 성모 병원에서 독감 유사 증상 있어, 신속 항원 진단법으로 독감 진단받고 입원한 321명의 환아를 대상으로 하여, 환아들을 oseltamivir 치료군과 비치료군으로 무작위하여 전향적인 연구를 시행하였다. 치료군에서는 oseltamivir를 5일간 투여하였고, 비치료군에서는 증상 조절제만 사용하였다. 양군 모두에서 임상증상과 부작용을 관찰하였고 입원 기간 등을 조사하였고, 퇴원 4-8개월 후 전화 상담을 통하여 신경정신학적인 이상 유무를 확인하였다. 바이러스 배양 검사 및 oseltamivir에 대한 내성검사를 실시하였다. 결 과 : 두 기간 동안 본원 소아청소년과에 입원하였던 총 321명의 환아들을 분석하였고, oseltamivir 치료군은 186명, 비치료군은 135명이었다. Oseltamivir 치료군에서 비치료군에 비해 입원 당시 발병후 48시간이 경과한 환아들이 많았음에도 하기도 합병증이 현저히 적었고, 두 기간 동안 의미 있는 입원 기간 단축을 보였다(4.4일 vs. 5.0일) (P =0.000). 두 기간 동안 치료 군에서 경미한 소화기계 부작용을 보였으나 심각한 정신신경학적인 부작용을 보인 예는 없었다. 전반기 동안에는 양군 모두에서 influenza B (치료군 vs. 비치료군; 41.7% vs. 49.6%)가 가장 많이 동정 되었고, A/H3N2, A/H1N1 순으로 동정되었으며, 후반기 동안에는 치료군에서 A/H3N2가 배양된 한명의 환아를 제외하고는 양군 모두에서 A/H1N1이 동정되었다. 전반기동안 배양된 바이러스에 대한 oseltamivir 내성 검사상 치료 시작 전이나 치료 후 48-72시간 모두에서 oseltamivir에 대한 약제 내성은 발견되지 않았다. 결 론 : oseltamivir 치료군에서는 정신신경학적인 부작용을 포함한 다른 심각한 부작용 없이 입원 기간을 단축시키면서 하기도 합병증의 감소를 보이는 임상적인 효용성을 보여 소아 인플루엔자 치료에 있어 oseltamivir 치료의 효용성과 안전성을 보여주었다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.218-222
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• 2010

최근의 유행한 신종 H1N1 S-OIV는 전세계적으로 퍼지고 있고, 이에 동반된 호흡기 질환등의 여러 합병증들이 보고되었다. 신증후군은 간염바이러스 등의 감염 후에 발현될 수 있는 것으로 알려져 있으나 S-OIV 감염 후에 발생한 예는 보고된 적이 없는 실정이다. 저자들은 S-OIV 감염으로 확진된 환아에서 발생한 신증후군이 발생하였으나 스테로이드 치료로 쉽게 치료된 경험을 하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제72권6호
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• pp.493-500
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• 2012

Background: This study investigated the clinical characteristics and risk factors of the severity of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 infection in pediatric patients in Busan and Gyeongsangnam-do. Methods: Cases of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in patients under the age of 18 years, confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, at Pusan National University Hospital and Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital from the last week of August 2009 through the last week of February 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Of the 3,777 confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) 2009, 2,200 (58.2%) were male and 1,577 (41.8%) were female. The average age of the patients was $8.4{\pm}4.8$ years. The total cases peaked during 44th to 46th week. Most of the patients were in the 5- to 9-year-old age group. Oseltamivir was administered to 2,959 (78.3%) of the patients. 221 patients (5.9%) were hospitalized, age an average of $6.7{\pm}4.5$ years. The average duration of hospitalization was $7.4{\pm}5.6$ days. One hundred cases (45.2%) had pneumonia. Risk factors for hospitalization included male gender, <2 years of age, and underlying disease. Children with asthma were at very high risk of hospitalization, over 20 times the non-asthmatic children (odds ratio [OR], 21.684; confidence interval [CI], 13.295~39.791). Likewise the children with neurologic deficits faced a 16 times higher risk (OR, 15.738; CI, 7.961~31.111). Ten of the patients (4.5%) were admitted to the intensive care unit, and eight (3.6%) required mechanical ventilation. Conclusion: Of the pediatric patients with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009, most of the patients were in the 5- to 9-year-old age group. Risk factors for hospitalization included male gender, <2 years of age, and underlying disease. The most common complication was pneumonia. The very high risk of severe morbidity in children with asthma or neurologic disease shows the critical importance of targeted vaccine coverage, special awareness and swift care by both guardians and primary care providers.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.185-190
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• 2007

Objectives : Since the first human infection from avian influenza was reported in Hong Kong in 1997, many Asian countries have confirmed outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses. In addition to Asian countries, the EU authorities also held an urgent meeting in February 2006 at which it was agreed that Europe could also become the next target for H5N1 avian influenza in the near future. In this paper, we provide the general and applicable information on the avian influenza in the bioinformatics field to assist future studies in preventive medicine. Methods : We introduced some up-to-date analytical tools in bioinformatics research, and discussed the current trends of avian influenza outbreaks. Among the bioinformatics methods, we focused our interests on two topics: pattern analysis using the secondary database of avian influenza, and structural analysis using the molecular dynamics simulations in vaccine design. Results : Use of the public genome databases available in the bioinformatics field enabled intensive analysis of the genetic patterns. Moreover, molecular dynamic simulations have also undergone remarkable development on the basis of the high performance supercomputing infrastructure these days. Conclusions : The bioinformatics techniques we introduced in this study may be useful in preventive medicine, especially in vaccine and drug discovery.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.197-203
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• 2007

A total of 501 serum samples were selected from blood samples that were submitted to Department of Veterinary Pathology, Kangwon National University from all provinces in Korea from September 2001 to August 2002. Their sera were examined for antibodies to swine influenza virus subtype H1N1 (SlV H1N1) and porcine repro-ductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) according to the age of pig, season, and herd size using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The seroprevalence of SIV H1N1, PRRSV, and dual infection were 39.12%, 61.48%, and 25.95%, respectively. The seroprevalence of SIV H1N1 according to herd size was not significant differences (p>0.05). The results showed that the PRRSV infection spread widely in swine herds throughout the country.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.353-363
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• 2011

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of H1N1 pandemic in 2009. South Korea also had outbreaks of H1N1 virus and used oseltamivir in large volume with increased reports of adverse drug reaction(ADR). The present study was aimed to investigate the ADR frequency, the factors related to ADR, and characteristics of oseltamivir's ADR. Participants for the study were patients randomly drawn from those who were prescribed oseltamivir for treatment from CHA Bundang Medical Center during October 1 and October 30. The information examined as factors related to ADR were collected by a subsequent cross-sectional telephone survey. The factors are the following; a) age; b) gender; c) patient medical history; d) diagnosis of H1N1 virus; e) adherence; f) whether taking other medication with oseltamivir or not; and g) the number of combined medications. We also asked ADR after taking oseltamivir. Total subjects were 86 patients. The average age is $22.6{\pm}18.48$ years old. The gender was 45.3% women and 54.7% men. Half (50%) of all respondents showed one or more ADR, 67.4% were positively diagnosed for H1N1 virus, and 54.7% were completed the full course of oseltamivir (i.e. twice daily x 5days). The most frequently reported ADR symptoms were: dizziness (15.1%), nausea (11.6%), lethargy (10.4%), diarrhea (10.4%), abdominal pain (8.1%), headache and vomiting (6.9%). ADR classifications by categories are gastro intestinal (44.2%), neuropsychiatric events (22.1%), systemic symptom (20.9%), skin events (5.8%), eye events (4.7%), and other cases (2.3%). The onset of ADR 'after taking 1~3 doses' was 69.7%. No increase in neuropsychiatric events was detected in children and adolescents. No factors examined for the study do have significant influence on the presence of ADR. This study showed that ADR of oseltamivir have occurred in half of the patients. The use of oseltamivir is essential for treatment and prophylaxis of influenza A(H1N1). But mass treatment should be properly monitored for ADR.