• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제62권12호
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• pp.433-437
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• 2019

Acute pyelonephritis (APN) should be detected and treated as soon as possible to reduce the risk of the development of acquired renal scarring. However, in the medical field, urine culture results are not available or considered when the prompt discrimination of APN is necessary and empirical treatment is started. Furthermore, urine culture cannot discriminate APN among children with febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) (pyelitis, lower UTI with other fever focus). Therefore, the usefulness of urine culture for diagnostic purposes is small and the sampling procedure is invasive. Congenital hypoplastic kidney is the most common cause of chronic kidney injury in children. Thus, it is desirable that a main target be detected as early as possible when imaging studies are performed in children with APN. However, if APN does not recur, no medical or surgical treatment or imaging studies would be needed because the acquired renal scar would not progress further. Therefore, the long-term prognosis of APN in young children, particularly infants, depends on the number of recurrent APN, not other febrile UTI. New methods that enable prompt, practical, and comfortable APN diagnosis in children are needed as alternatives to urinary catheterization for urine culture sampling.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권5호
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• pp.183-189
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• 2015

Purpose: Catheter urine (CATH-U) and suprapubic aspiration (SPA) are reliable urine collection methods for confirming urinary tract infections (UTI) in infants. However, noninvasive and easily accessible collecting bag urine (CBU) is widely used, despite its high contamination rate. This study investigated the validity of CBU cultures for diagnosing UTIs, using CATH-U culture results as the gold standard. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 210 infants, 2- to 24-month-old, who presented to a tertiary care hospital's pediatrics department between September 2008 and August 2013. We reviewed the results of CBU and CATH-U cultures from the same infants. Results: CBU results, relative to CATH-U culture results (${\geq}10^4$ colony-forming units [CFU]/mL) were widely variable, ranging from no growth to ${\geq}10^5CFU/mL$. A CBU cutoff value of ${\geq}10^5CFU/mL$ resulted in false-positive and false-negative rates of 18% and 24%, respectively. The probability of a UTI increased when the CBU bacterial count was ${\geq}10^5/mL$ for all infants, both uncircumcised male infants and female infants (likelihood ratios [LRs], 4.16, 4.11, and 4.11, respectively). UTIs could not be excluded for female infants with a CBU bacterial density of $10^4-10^5$ (LR, 1.40). The LRs for predicting UTIs based on a positive dipstick test and a positive urinalysis were 4.19 and 3.11, respectively. Conclusion: The validity of obtaining urine sample from a sterile bag remains questionable. Inconclusive culture results from CBU should be confirmed with a more reliable method.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.359-368
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• 1999

Background : The purpose of this study was to determine whether cleansing the perineum and urethral meatus and using midstream urine affect the rate of bacterial contamination of urine specimens, and to determine the optimum urine collection method. We studied 41 asymptomatic healthy nursing school students. Women who were menstruating were not excluded from this study. Method : The first and midstream urine samples were collected during consecutive urinationsby each woman. The first sample was not a clean-catch specimen, and the second one was a clean-catch specimen. Both specimens were studied by urinalysis and bacterial culture with standard methods. Results : 41 women met the study criteria and 39 successfully completed the study. None of the urine cultures were positive. 68.3% of the non clean-catch first urine cultures, 53.7% of the non clean-catch midstream cultures, 33.3% of the first clean-catch urine culteres and 30.8% of the midstream clean-catch urine were found to be contaminated. There was a significant difference in the bacterial contamination rates between the first and midstream urine, and the clean-catch and non clean-catch urine(p=0.035, p =0.001 respectively). On urinalysis, 7.3% of the non clean-catch first urine, 7.3% of the non clean-catch midstream urine, 2.6% of the clean-catch first urine and 2.6% of clean-catch midstream urine were found to be above grade 2. Conclusions : According to our results, the bacterial contamination rate was the lowest in midstream and clean catch urine specimens. Threrfore it is recommended that the midstream clean-catch technique is the standard practice for collecting urine specimens for bacterial culture in women.

• Annals of Clinical Microbiology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.75-79
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• 2018

배경: 요배양검사는 요로감염 진단을 위한 표준검사로 가장 흔히 의뢰되는 미생물 배양 검사 중 하나이다. 소변 자동분석기는 감염과 관련된 많은 정보를 제공한다. 최근 개발된 Sysmex UF-5000 (Sysmex, Japan)은 유세포분석 방법에 의해 세균, 효모균, 백혈구 등의 입자를 정량적으로 측정하고, 그람 염색성 정보를 제공한다. 저자들은 UF-5000을 이용하여 불필요한 요배양검사를 얼마나 선별할 수 있는지 평가하였다. 방법: 요배양검사가 의뢰된 453 검체 중 비뇨기과/신장내과 의뢰 검체를 제외한 126 검체를 대상으로 요시험지봉검사와 UF-5000으로 검사를 시행하여 요배양검사 결과와 비교하였다. 소변 배양은 집락수가 $10^4CFU/mL$ 이상인 경우 양성으로 판정하였다. 결과: UF-5000의 세균 수 $50/{\mu}L$이하, 효모양 세포 $100/{\mu}L$ 이하를 기준으로 했을 때 분석 대상 요배양의 38.1% (48/126), 전체 요배양 453건의 10.6%를 불필요한 요배양검사로 선별해 낼 수 있었다. 결론: UF-5000에서 산출된 세균 및 효모양 세포의 수로 음성 배양 결과를 예측할 수 있으며 약 10%의 불필요한 배양검사를 줄일 수 있다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.346-350
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• 2009

목 적 : 요로 감염이 의심되는 2세 미만의 소아는 소변을 가릴 수 없기 때문에, 일반적으로 소변 주머니를 이용하여 소변 검사를 시행한다. 이 검사 방법은 비칩습적인 검사이지만 오염률이 높은 단점이 있다. 이에 저자들은 소변 주머니를 이용한 소변 배양 검사의 오염률에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 인자들에 대하여 알아보았다. 방 법 : 2007년 1월부터 2007년 12월까지 중앙대학교병원 소아청소년과에 내원한 환아들 중 소변 주머니를 이용한 소변 배양 검사에서 단일균이 10만개 이상 자란 환아들을 대상으로 하였다. 소변 주머니를 재부착하였던 환아들을 제외하고, 요로 감염인 환아와 오염인 환아로 분류하여, 환아의 성별, 소변 주머니를 붙인 뒤 채취에 걸린 시간, 설사 증상의 동반 유무가 오염률에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 조사하였다. 결 과 : 872명 중에서717명의 환아가 연구에 포함되었고 환아이들 중 중 남아는 412명, 여아는 305명이었다. 37.9%의 오염률을 보였고, 성별과 오염률은 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다 (P>0.05). 소변 주머니를 붙인 뒤 소변 채취에 걸린 시간이 길어질수록 오염률이 증가하였고, 2시간 이내, 4시간 이내, 4시간 이상 10시간 이내로 세 군으로 나누어 오염률을 확인하였을 때 각각 30.0%, 42.2%, 43.7%로 통계학적으로 유의하게 증가하는 것으로 나타났다(P=0.001). 내원 당시 설사 증상의 동반 여부는 배양 검사의 오염률에 영향을 미치지 않았다(P>0.05). 결 론 : 성별 및 설사 증상 유무는 소변 주머니를 이용한 소변 배양 검사의 결과에 영향을 주지 않으며, 요로 감염이 의심되는 2세 미만의 환아에게서 2시간 이내에 소변 채취시에는 정확도를 높일 수 있다. 따라서 소변 주머니를 붙인 뒤 2시간 이상 경과된 환아에게서 독성 증상이 없다면 재소독 후 재부착을 실시하는 것이 오염률을 줄이는데 도움이 될 것으로 보인다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.619-628
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• 2022

일반적으로 의료기관에서 요로감염을 확인하기 위한 방법으로 요검사(urinalysis)와 항균제 감수성 검사가 포함된 소변배양(urine culture)을 시행한다. 소변 검체는 채집하기 전에 요도 및 회음부 주변을 소독하는 것이 중요하며, 첫 소변이 아닌 중간소변으로 채집하는 것이 중요하다. 첫 소변과 중간소변을 자동으로 쉽게 분리할 수 있는 특허컵(특허 제10-1732843호)을 발명하였고 이를 이용하여 특허컵과 일반컵을 비교 평가하였다. 특허컵으로 분리한 첫 소변(N=24), 중간소변(N=24)의 nitrite (P<0.001), WBC (P=0.005), 세균 colony 수 (P=0.001), colony 양성률 (P=0.004) 으로 유의한 높은 수치를 얻었다. 이는 특허컵을 이용하여 분리한 첫 소변과 중간소변이 잘 분리되었음을 알 수 있다. 또한 특허컵을 이용하여 분리한 중간소변(N=24)이 일반컵을 이용하여 채집한 중간소변(N=24) 보다 세균 colony 수가 통계적으로 유의하게 많았다(평균 7.9개 vs 평균 4.0개, P=0.002). 이는 특허컵을 이용하여 분리한 중간소변이 일반컵을 이용하여 채집한 중간소변 보다 요로감염검사에 대해 민감도(sensitivity)가 높다는 것을 의미한다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.267-273
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• 2002

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common domiciliary and nosocomial bacterial infections prevalent in both males and females. UTI is diagnosed on the basis of clinical symptoms, microscopy and culture of urine. In order to evaluate the efficacy of microscopic detection for presumptive diagnosis of UTI we analyzed urine samples of Nepalese patients. We have conducted Gram staining and counting of pus cells, red blood cells (RBC) and epithelial cells. We observed that RBC and epithelial cell counts were not sensitive enough to be used for presumptive diagnosis of UTI. However, pus cell counts as well as Gram stain are sensitive and significant enough to presume UTI. When the Gram stain result was compared with the culture result, it was statistically significant. From this, we suggest that Gram stain of centrifuged urine is a very sensitive screening method to detect bacteriuria. In addition, we found that E. coli was the most predominant microorganism causing UTI and nitrofurantoin was the most effective antibiotic against the isolated urinary pathogens.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권9호
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• pp.341-346
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• 2015

Purpose: To evaluate the practical applications of the diagnosis algorithms recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics urinary tract infection (UTI) guideline. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of febrile UTI patients aged between 2 and 24 months. The patients were divided into 3 groups: group I (patients with positive urine culture and urinalysis findings), group II (those with positive urine culture but negative urinalysis findings), and group III (those with negative urine culture but positive urinalysis findings). Clinical, laboratory, and imaging results were analyzed and compared between the groups. Results: A total of 300 children were enrolled. The serum C-reactive protein level was lower in children in group II than in those in groups I and III (P<0.05). Children in group I showed a higher frequency of hydronephrosis than those in groups II and III (P<0.05). However, the frequencies of acute pyelonephritis (APN), vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), renal scar, and UTI recurrence were not different between the groups. In group I, recurrence of UTI and presence of APN were associated with the incidence of VUR (recurrence vs. no recurrence: 40% vs.11.4%; APN vs. no APN: 23.3% vs. 9.2%; P<0.05). The incidence of VUR and APN was not related to the presence of hydronephrosis. Conclusion: UTI in febrile children cannot be ruled out solely on the basis of positive urinalysis or urine culture findings. Recurrence of UTI and presence of APN may be reasonable indicators of the presence of VUR.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.131-137
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• 1995

Improving validity and reliability is the important components of clinical laboratory tests. And the quality control of the test should be started with the accurate collection of specimen. Urinalysis is one of the useful and common tests in diseases diagnosis and determining the process of medical treatment. Since urinalysis is requested routinely in hospital setting, the importance of the quality control for urine specimen is often ignored. To improve the validity of urinalysis, a clinical trial was done on the method of collecting urine specimen. The result was as follows : 1. The rate of presumtive UTI(urinary tract infection) was decreased in 21.6% with experiment method for collecting urine specimen. 2. The rate of presumtive UTI in female patients was decreased in 43.2% with the experiment method. 3. The rate of negative urine culture was decreased in 6.6% with the experiment method.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.359-368
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• 1998

Cytomegalovirus is the most common cause of life-threatening viral infection in HIV-infected patients. This study was done prospectively to investigate the incidence of CMV infection according to the decrease of CD4+ T cell count (CD4+) in Korean AIDS patients. Thirty-nine HIV-infected patients diagnosed before 1994 were followed for regular immunological monitoring. We have used urine shell vial method for the CMV detection from 1994 and have also checked clinical findings. Positive urine culture rate definitely depended on the CD4+ as follows; 45%, 22%, 17%, 11% and 0%, CD4+ <50, 50-100, 100-200, 200-500 and >500, respectively. Except culture positive 2 patients with CD4+ of $200{\sim}300/{\mu}l$, all eight culture positive patients with CD4+ less than $200/{\mu}l$ showed CMV related diseases on or before urine culture. But, we could not get a positive culture for a late AIDS patient with vision loss. With ganciclovir therapy, all culture results were at least negative just after or on late of first 14 days-ganciclovir infusion-course. These data suggest that the incidence of CMV disease in Korean AIDS patients is very high, and early diagnosis and treatment for CMV diseases is required for the prevention of life threatening results.