• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.231-234
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• 2013

This article contains the recommended immunization schedule by the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the Korean Pediatric Society, updated in March 2013, when Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine is now included in the National Immunization Program in Korea. It also includes catch-up immunization schedule for children and adolescents who are behind the recommended schedule. These schedules are a minor revision of the corresponding parts of Immunization Guideline, 7th edition, of the Korean Pediatric Society, released in 2012. Pediatricians should be aware of these schedules to provide adequate immunization to Korean children and adolescents.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.14-17
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• 2006

Infants who are born prematurely or with low birth weight should be immunized at the same postnatal chronologic age. They should receive BCG, DTaP, IPV vaccines according to the same recommended schedule as full term infants. Hepatitis B vaccine schedule is modified when hepatitis B vaccine is administered a infant with birth weight less than 2,000 g. The recommended standard dose of each vaccine should be administered. Proportion of children experiencing vaccine-related adverse events dose not differ between full-term and preterm infants. Immunization with routinely recommended childhood vaccines is safe for preterm and low birth weight infants.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권12호
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• pp.461-465
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• 2016

This report includes the recommended immunization schedule table for children and adolescents based on the 8th (2015) and revised 7th (2012) Immunization Guidelines released by the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the Korean Pediatric Society (KPS). Notable revised recommendations include: reorganization of the immunization table with a list of vaccines on the vertical axis and the corresponding age on the horizontal axis; reflecting the inclusion of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, and hepatitis A vaccine into the National Immunization Program since 2012; addition of general recommendations for 2 new Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccines and their interchangeability with existing JE vaccines; addition of general recommendations for quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines and scope of the recommended targets for vaccination; and emphasizing catch-up immunization of Tdap vaccine. Detailed recommendations for each vaccine may be obtained from the full KPS 8th Immunization Guidelines.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2008

Immunizations are among the most cost-effective and widely used public health interventions. This is a report a revision of recommendation of immunization for children by Korean Pediatric Society. Immunization. Vaccines were divided into 4 groups. 1) Vaccines that are recommended to all infants and children (BCG, hepatitis B vaccine, DTaP, Td, Polio vaccine, Japanese encephalitis vaccine, MMR, varicella vaccine, influenza vaccine [6-23 months of age], H. influenzae type b vaccine), 2) those that can be administered to all infants and children, but decision of administration is made by parents (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine, influenza vaccine [healthy children ${\geq}24$ months of age], rotavirus vaccine, human papilloma virus vaccine), 3) those that should be given to high risk group (pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine [high risk patients ${\geq}24$ months of age], influenza vaccine [high risk patients ${\geq}24$ months of age], typhoid vaccine), and 4) those administered for control of outbreaks or prevention of emerging infectious diseases. Immunization schedule recommended by Korean Pediatric Society in 2008 is presented.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제62권7호
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• pp.252-256
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• 2019

The Committee on Infectious Diseases of the Korean Pediatric Society recommended immunization schedule for children and adolescents aged 18 years or younger in the 9th (2018) edition of Immunization guideline. This report provides the revised recommendations made by the committee and summarizes several changes from the 2015 guideline. National immunization program (NIP) launched a human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization for girls aged 12 years in 2016. NIP has also expanded age indication for inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) to 12 years of age in the 2018-2019 season. Quadrivalent IIVs with a full dose (0.5 mL) are approved for all children of 6 months or older. Recommendations of live attenuated influenza vaccine were removed. For inactivated Japanese encephalitis vaccine, first 2 doses are considered as the primary series. Recommendations for use of newly introduced vaccines (diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis/inactivated poliovirus/Haemophilus influenzae type b, 9-valent HPV, new varicella vaccine, new quadrivalent IIV, and attenuated oral typhoid vaccine) were added. Lastly, monitoring system for adverse events following immunization was updated. Other changes can be found in the 9th edition of Immunization guideline in detail.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.136-142
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• 2000

목 적 : 혈장백신의 항체의 지속성에 관한 보고는 다양하지만, 유전자재조합 백신의 추적관찰에 대한 연구는 많지 않아 저자들은 신생아시기에 유전자재조합 백신을 기본접종 후 접종방법에 따른 5년 후 항체의 지속성과 기본접종 후 각각의 항체역가에 따른 5년 후 항체음전율에 대해 알아보고자 본 연구를 시도하였다. 방 법 : 1993년 4월부터 12월까지 부산 문화병원에서 태어난 신생아 420례중 유전자재조합 백신을 기본접종 후 5년까지 추적관찰이 가능했던 114례를 대상으로 하였다. 기본접종 후와 5년 후 항체역가의 검사는 RIA로 시행하였다. 결 과 : 1) 2개월 접종을 하였을 경우 5년째 항체음성률은 5%이고, 6개월 접종을 하였을 경우 5년째 항체 음성률은 25.5%이었다(P value <0.05). 2) 2개월접종시 항체역가가 199.9 이하시 5%, 200~499.9시 0%, 500~999.9시 0%, 1,000 이상시 0%가 5년 추적검사시 항체음전이 되었다. 3) 6개월 접종시 항체역가가 199.9 이하시 66.7%, 200~499.9시 40%, 500~999.9시 23.9%, 1,000 이상시 22.5%가 5년 추적검사시 항체음전이 되었다. 결 론 : 이 연구에서는 유전자재조합 백신의 5년후 항체음전율은 5~25.5%였고, 항체가의 지속성은 접종방법과는 통계학저인 유의성을 보이지 않았고, 기본접종 후의 항체역가에 따른 5년 후 항체음전율과도 통계학적인 유의성은 보이지 않았다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2013

Reemerging infectious diseases are infections that had decreased in incidence in the global population and were brought under control through effective health care policy such as vaccination, but more recently, began to resurge as a health problem due to many reasons. Measles, rubella, mumps and pertussis are the examples. Immunization with MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and pertussis vaccine has contributed to marked decrease in measles, mumps, rubella and pertussis incidence worldwide. In Korea, measles and rubella almost disappeared after the introduction of 2 doses of MMR immunization schedule. Recently, these infections have been reemerging in many countries with low vaccination rates and can be introduced again in Korea. However mumps and pertussis outbreaks are reported among fully vaccinated populations. Declining vaccine effectiveness, an increased awareness and surveillance of the disease or improved laboratory diagnostic tools had been suggested as possible causes. For the clinicians, it is difficult to diagnose these reemerging infectious diseases partly because of few experience of typical cases of measles and rubella or partly because of modification of clinical symptoms and signs of infectious diseases in immunized population. In this article, the diagnosis of measles, mumps, rubella and pertussis will be reviewed in the aspects of clinical characteristics, serologic methods, virus isolation, and polymerase chain reaction.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.172-179
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• 2023

Objectives: Vaccination is an important intervention for preventing disease and reducing disease severity. Universal vaccination programs have significantly reduced the incidence of many dangerous diseases among children worldwide. This study investigated the side effects after immunization in infants under 1 year of age in Lorestan Province, western Iran. Methods: This descriptive analytical study included data from all children <1 year old in Lorestan Province, Iran who were vaccinated according to the national schedule in 2020 and had an adverse event following immunization (AEFI). Data were extracted from 1084 forms on age, sex, birth weight, type of birth, AEFI type, vaccine type, and time of vaccination. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage) were calculated, and the chi-square test and Fisher exact test were used to assess differences in AEFIs according to the abovelisted variables. Results: The most frequent AEFIs were high fever (n=386, 35.6%), mild local reaction (n=341, 31.5%), and swelling and pain (n=121, 11.2%). The least common AEFIs were encephalitis (n=1, 0.1%), convulsion (n=2, 0.2%), and nodules (n=3, 0.3%). Girls and boys only showed significant differences in mild local reactions (p=0.044) and skin allergies (p=0.002). The incidence of lymphadenitis (p<0.001), severe local reaction (p<0.001), mild local reaction (p=0.007), fainting (p=0.032), swelling and pain (p=0.006), high fever (p=0.005), and nodules (p<0.001) showed significant differences based on age at vaccination. Conclusions: Immunization is a fundamental public health policy for controlling vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. Although vaccines such as the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine, oral poliovirus vaccine, and pentavalent vaccine are well-researched and reliable, AEFIs are inevitable.

• 항공우주의학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.21-23
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• 2021

Purpose: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination schedule is recommended by Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization of World Health Organization to achieve high efficacy and immunogenicity. However, the patients often cannot keep up their schedule for several reasons. Methods: Monthly numbers of visitors for HPV vaccination between 2019 and 2021 were analyzed to measure the impact of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) outbreak which was the main cause of this delay. Results: In February 2020, the number of foreign patients vaccinated with HPV was dropped suddenly due to COVID-19. Prior to this impact, the average patients per month for HPV vaccination was 160 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 143-176). It was then 30 (95% CI: 20-40). However recent trends show a gradual recovery. Conclusion: If a woman is pregnant after starting the HPV vaccine series, the reminder doses should be delayed until she is no longer pregnant. If this series is interrupted for any length of time, it can be resumed without restarting the series. HPV vaccine series need to be administered with a minimum interval of 14 days before or after administration of COVID-19 vaccines.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.198-208
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• 2002

목적 : 소아 신증후군을 비롯한 신질환 환아는 질병 자체에 의해서 뿐만 아니라 면역억제제 사용으로 인한 면역 기능 저하로 감염되기 쉬운 상태에 있다. 폐구균 감염, b형 헤모필루스 인플루엔자, 대장균 등에 의한 복막염, 패혈증에 취약한 상태이고 홍역 및 수두 등에 심한 임상 경과를 취하므로 이들 질환에 대한 적극적 예방접종이 필요하며, 미세변화형 신증후군의 호발 연령인 $2{\sim}6$세는 소아의 기본 예방접종의 추가 접종 시기에 속한다. 하지만 신증후군 환아에서 예방접종의 효과 및 부작용에 대해서는 아직 다수의 소아를 대상으로 한 전향적 연구가 없을 뿐만 아니라 임상 경과의 시기, 스테로이드 제제의 사용 용량에 따른 예방접종 시기에 대해서도 완전한 의견의 일치를 보이고 있지 못하고있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 우선 소아 신장학 분야의 전문가들에 있어서 행해지고 있는 예방접종 실태를 파악하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 대한소아신장학회에 등록된 정회원 56명을 대상으로 설문 조사를 시행하였다. 결과 : 대상자 56명 중 35명이 응답하였고 (응답률 62.5%), 이중 대학병윈 근무자가 29명(82.8%)이었다. 신증후군 소아에 대한 기본 예방접종은 응답자 35명 모두 일반 소아에서 추천되는 지침과는 다른 수정된 방식으로 예방접종을 실시하고 있었다. 생백신의 경우 관해 이후 고용량 스테로이드 사용 중에 접종하는 경우는 없었으며 저용량 스테로이드 사용 중에 접종하는 경우가 12명(24.3%), 스테로이드 끊고 일정 기간 지난 후 접종이 23명(65.7%)이었다. 사백신의 경우는 관해 이전에도 접종하는 경우가 5명(14.3%), 관해 이후 고용량 스테로이드 사용 중에 접종하는 경우가 5명(14.3%), 저용량 스테로이드 사용 중에 접종하는 경우가 20명(57.1%). 스테로이드 끊고 일정 기간 지난 후 접종하는 경우가 5명(14.3%)이었다. 신질환 소아에서 추천되는 b형 헤모필루스 인플루엔자, B형 간염, 폐구균, 독감 등의 예방접종은 신질환 소아 및 면역억제요법을 실시하지 않는 신부전 소아에게 이들 백신을 대부분 접종하겠다고 응답하였다. 스테로이드사용 중인 신질환 소아에서 이들 예방접종시기에 대해서는 응답자 25명(71.4%)이 저용량 스테로이드 사용 중에 접종하고 있었으며, 단 b형 헤모필루스 인플루엔자는 저용량 스테로이드 투여 시 접종하겠다는 응답자가 18명(45.7%)으로 스테로이드 끊고 접종하겠다는 응답자 15명(42.9%)과 비슷하였다. 신증후군 소아에서 예방접종 후 부작용은 백신 접종 후 신증후군 재발을 경험한 응답자가 9명, 백신접종에도 불구 해당 질병 발병을 경험한 접종자가 3명, 생백신 접종 후 백신 균주에 의한 발병을 경험한 접종자가 2명이었다. 결론 : 국내의 소아 신장학 전문가들은 일반 소아에서 권장되는 예방접종 지침과는 다른 수정된 방식에 따른 예방접종을 실시하고 있었으나 아직 질병 경과와 스테로이드 사용에 따른 접종 시기에 다양성을 보이고 있었고, 또한 예방접종 후의 부작용을 경험한 경우도 다수 있었다. 따라서 향후 다수의 소아를 대상으로 한 전향적인 연구를 통하여 소아 신질한 환아에서 추천되는 예방접종 지침을 확립할 필요가 있다고 사료된다.