• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2016

The Zika virus, a flavivirus related to dengue and Japanese encephalitis was discovered in the Zika forest in Uganda, 1947. Since Zika virus was first reported in Brazil in May 2015, infections have occurred in at least 40 countries, especially in the Americas. Zika virus infection usually is asymptomatic or causes mild illness, but may be related to severe clinical manifestations, particularly microcephaly and Guillain-$Barr{\acute{e}}$ syndrome. Although the possibility of autochthonous Zika virus transmission in South Korea is low, the imported cases and Zika virus-transmitting mosquito should be adequately monitored and promptly managed. In addition, enhancing preparedness for Zika virus infection are needed.

• Journal of Interdisciplinary Genomics
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2021

Inherited platelet function disorders (IPFDs) are a disease group of heterogeneous bleeding disorders associated with congenital defects of platelet functions. Normal platelets essential role for primary hemostasis by adhesion, activation, secretion of granules, aggregation, and procoagulant activity of platelets. The accurate diagnosis of IPFDs is challenging due to unavailability of important testing methods, including light transmission aggregometry and flow cytometry, in several medical centers in Korea. Among several IPFDs, Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is a most representative IPFD and is relatively frequently found compare to the other types of rarer IPFDs. GT is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations of ITGA2B or ITGB3. There are quantitative or qualitative defects of the GPIIb/IIIa complex in platelet, which is the binding receptor for fibrinogen, von Willbrand factor, and fibronectin in GT patients. Therefore, patients with GT have normal platelet count and normal platelet morphology, but they have severely decreased platelet aggregation. Thus, GT patients have a very severe hemorrhagic phenotypes that begins at a very early age and persists throughout life. In this article, the general contents about platelet functions and respective IPFDs, the overall contents of GT, and the current status of genetic diagnosis of GT in Korea will be reviewed.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.188-195
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• 2008

Purpose: The research purpose was analysis of the effect of a health education program for newly-married executed from 2003 to 2005 as a part of health care service from community health center and providing the fundamental source for health education needed during newly-married. Method: The data collection with structured questionnaires was conducted during October to December in 2006. From the health center 106 brides who participate the program and 130 brides who didn't participate. Health care program for newly married couple were composed health examinations and health educations. Health examinations were CBC, LFT and Ag & Ab prevallence rates of hepatitis B, rubella. Health educations were done two times, the first individual health education was done at enrolled in health center for establishment of desirable couple relationship, family planning, contraception method and management of pre-pregnancy. The second individual health education was done for explanation of blood examination results, prevention of the congenital deformity and the vertical transmission of hepatitis B, management for pregnancy, breast feeding method, introduction to safety delivery method and encouraging self-study using by materials made by health center after two weeks at revisiting health center. SPSS/PC(ver. 12.0) and $X^2$-test, t-test was used to analyze the collected and tabulated data. Socio-demographic characteristics and regional characteristics of residence area of two groups shows no significant difference. Result: As a variables of experimental effect. The natural childbirth rates of participants group was significantly higher than Non-participants group(p=.012). Breast feeding rates for participants group was also statistically significant higher than Non-participants group. Contraception rates showed no significant difference. The rubella vaccination rates (p=.001) and The hepatitis B vaccination rates (p=.012) shows statistical differences. Conclusion: Therefore health care program for newly married couple in a community health care center was effective generally. We supposed that explore participation ways for nonparticipants, expand the program to community health care center in whole country.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2015

Purpose: Several morphometric studies have been performed to investigate brain abnormalities in congenitally deaf people. But no report exists concerning structural brain abnormalities in congenitally deaf adolescents. We evaluated the regional volume changes in gray matter (GM) using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) in congenitally deaf adolescents. Materials and Methods: A VBM8 methodology was applied to the T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of eight congenitally deaf adolescents (mean age, 15.6 years) and nine adolescents with normal hearing. All MRI scans were normalized to a template and then segmented, modulated, and smoothed. Smoothed GM data were tested statistically using analysis of covariance (controlled for age, gender, and intracranial cavity volume). Results: The mean values of age, gender, total volumes of GM, and total intracranial volume did not differ between the two groups. In the auditory centers, the left anterior Heschl's gyrus and both inferior colliculi showed decreased regional GM volume in the congenitally deaf adolescents. The GM volumes of the lingual gyri, nuclei accumbens, and left posterior thalamic reticular nucleus in the midbrain were also decreased. Conclusions: The results of the present study suggest that early deprivation of auditory stimulation in congenitally deaf adolescents might have caused significant underdevelopment of the auditory cortex (left Heschl's gyrus), subcortical auditory structures (inferior colliculi), auditory gain controllers (nucleus accumbens and thalamic reticular nucleus), and multisensory integration areas (inferior colliculi and lingual gyri). These defects might be related to the absence of general auditory perception, the auditory gating system of thalamocortical transmission, and failure in the maturation of the auditory-to-limbic connection and the auditorysomatosensory-visual interconnection.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.47-55
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• 1984

산모(産母)의 B형 간염(肝炎) virus감염에 관련되는 위험요소와 HBsAg 보유(保有)가 신생아의 건강에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 개명대학교 동산의료원 산부인과에서 1982연(年) 2월(月) 1일(日)부터 동년(同年) 5월(月) 30일(日) 사이에 분만한 729명의 산모(産母)를 대상으로 혈청 HBsAg과 anti-HBs를 조사하였다. 산모(産母)의 HBsAg 양성율은 729명중 43명으로 5.9%, anti-HBs는 246명으로 33.7%의 양성율을 보여 전체적인 B형 간염(肝炎) 감염율은 39.6%였다. HBsAg 양성인 산모(産母) 43명과 음성 산모(産母) 210명을 무작위로 뽑아 면접 조사하여 비교한 결과 침술력이 HBsAg 보유(保有)와 유의한 상관관계를 보여 (p<0.005) 침술을 통해 B형 간염(肝炎)이 상당히 전파되었을 가능성을 보였다. 또한 HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)가 음성 산모(産母)에 비해 생활수준이 일반적으로 낮아 B형 간염(肝炎) 감염에 환경적 요소가 관여한다는 설(設)과 일치하는 결과를 보였다. HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)에서 태어난 신생아 43명의 제대혈액에서는 한명도 HBsAg 양성 발견이 없었다. 43명의 신생아중 생후 3개월까지 추적 가능하였던 35명중 한명이, 그리고 6개월까지 추적 가능했던 32명중 한명이 HBsAg 양성 발현을 보였는데 이는 동일아(同一兒)였다. 대조군으로 본 조사에 응했던 HBsAg 음성 산모(産母)에서 태어난 신생아 20명을 3개월, 6개월 2차에 걸쳐 추적 검사한 결과 한명의 HBsAg 양성 발현을 볼 수 없어 한국을 비롯한 동남아의 B형 간염(肝炎)은 주산기(周産期) 감염이 주전파경로(主傳播經路)라는 설(說)과는 일치하지 않았다. 조산아 출산율은 HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)(27.9%)가 음성 산모(産母)(11.7%)에 비하여 현저하게 높았다(p<0.05). 저체중아 출산율은 HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)가 23.3%로 HBsAg 음성 산모(産母)의 14.1%보다 높았으나 통계적 유의 수준에는 미달하였다(p=0.16). 조기파막의 빈도는 HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)(25.5%)가 음성 산모(産母)(11.1%)에 비하여 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). HBsAg 양성. 산모(産母)와 음성 산모(産母) 사이에 사산(死産)과 선친성 기형아 출산율에는 유의한 차이를 볼 수 없었다. HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)가 음성 산모(産母)보다 높은 조기파막의 빈도와 조산아 출산율은 HBsAg 보유(保有) 그 자체에 기인하는 것인지 아니면 HBsAg 보유(保有) 산모(産母)의 낮은 생활수준에 기인한 것인지는 연구대상자 수가 적어 규명할 수 없었다.