• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제84권4호
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• pp.317-325
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• 2021

Background: Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are significant public health issues in the world, but the epidemiological data pertaining to HAP/VAP is limited in Korea. The objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics, management, and clinical outcomes of HAP/VAP in Korea. Methods: This study is a multicenter retrospective cohort study. In total, 206,372 adult patients, who were hospitalized at one of the 13 participating tertiary hospitals in Korea, were screened for eligibility during the six-month study period. Among them, we included patients who were diagnosed with HAP/VAP based on the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) definition for HAP/VAP. Results: Using the IDSA/ATS diagnostic criteria, 526 patients were identified as HAP/VAP patients. Among them, 27.9% were diagnosed at the intensive care unit (ICU). The cohort of patients had a median age of 71.0 (range from 62.0 to 79.0) years. Most of the patients had a high risk of aspiration (63.3%). The pathogen involved was identified in 211 patients (40.1%). Furthermore, multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens were isolated in 138 patients; the most common MDR pathogen was Acinetobacter baumannii. During hospitalization, 107 patients with HAP (28.2%) had to be admitted to the ICU for additional care. The hospital mortality rate was 28.1% in the cohort of this study. Among the 378 patients who survived, 54.2% were discharged and sent back home, while 45.8% were transferred to other hospitals or facilities. Conclusion: This study found that the prevalence of HAP/VAP in adult hospitalized patients in Korea was 2.54/1,000 patients. In tertiary hospitals in Korea, patients with HAP/VAP were elderly and had a risk of aspiration, so they were often referred to step-down centers.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2019

연구목적 본 연구에서는 우울감을 주소로 내원한 청소년을 대상으로 비자살성 자해행동(Non-suicidal Self-Injury, 이하 NSSI) 의 빈도와, NSSI유무에 따른 사회인구학적, 임상적 특성을 비교하고, 이와 연관된 자살시도의 예측인자를 밝히고자 한다. 방 법 총 113명의 우울감을 주소로 내원한 12세에서 18세 청소년을 대상으로, 사회인구학적 특징, 자살행동과 NSSI, 심리상태에 대해 자기보고식 검사도구를 이용하여 평가하였고, 반구조화된 면담도구를 이용하여 정신과적 진단을 하였다. NSSI의 유무에 따라 두 군으로 나누어 이들의 사회인구학적 특징과 임상적 특징을 비교하였고, 로지스틱 회귀분석을 이용하여 유의한 변수 중 자살시도의 예측인자를 분석하였다. 결 과 분석에 포함된 113명의 청소년 중 42.1%에서 NSSI를 보고하였다. NSSI 가 있는 군은 없는 군에 비해 여성이 더 많았고, 우울, 불안 및 자살사고점수가 더 높았다. 자살 시도의 가장 연관성이 높은 예측인자는 NSSI, 가족이나 친구 중 자살/자해 경험, 총 상태불안점수였다[Odds Ratio (OR)=0.05, 95% Confidence Interval (CI)=0.01~0.20, p<0.001 ; OR=0.07, 95% CI=0.01~0.45, p=0.005; OR=1.10, 95% CI=1.02~1.19, p=0.013]. 결 론 본 연구를 통해 우울감을 주소로 병원에 방문한 청소년은 일반인구에 비해 NSSI의 빈도가 3배 정도 더 높고, NSSI가 동반된 경우 자살사고와 불안이 높며 자살시도와도 연관성이 매우 높음을 확인하였다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 병원에 방문한 우울한 청소년의 경우, NSSI에 대한 평가의 반드시 포함해야 하며 청소년 대상 자살예방프로그램 개발 시 NSSI에 대한 평가 및 접근을 반드시 포함해야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.406-413
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• 2018

최근 P. aeruginosa의 carbapenem에 대한 내성은 전 세계적으로 증가하고 있는 실정이다. 특히 $metallo-{\beta}-lactamases$ (MBLs)는 carbapenem의 고도 내성에 관여하고 있는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 한편, Sequence type 235 (ST235)는 다제내성 클론으로써 국제적으로 보고되고 있으며, IMP-6와 VIM-2 유전자의 확산에도 관여하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 2008년 3월부터 2014년 6월까지, 대전지역의 3차 병원에서 분리된 carbapenem 내성 P. aeruginosa에서 MBL 유전자를 분석하고 이에 대한 역학관계를 조사하고자 하였다. 항균제 감수성 양상은 디스크 확산법으로 확인하였고, MBL 유전자의 분석을 위해 PCR과 염기서열분석을 수행하였다. 더불어, 역학 관계를 조사하기 위해 multilocus sequence typing (MLST)를 실시하였다. 110 균주의 carbapenem 내성 P. aeruginosa 중, 32균주(29.1%)가 MBL를 생성하였고, IMP-6 (29균주, 90.6%)가 주요하게 확인되었다. VIM-2는 3균주(9.4%)에서 확인되었으며, 모두 ST357로 확인되었다. IMP-6를 생성하는 P. aeruginosa는 모두 다제내성을 보였고, ST235로 확인되었다. ST235 (55균주, 50.0%)는 가장 높은 비율로 확인된 클론이며 7년 동안 지속적으로 확인되었다. 이러한 다제내성 ST235의 확산을 방지하기 위해, carbapenem의 과도한 사용을 제한하고, 지속적으로 모니터링하는 전략이 개발되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.735-749
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• 2020

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate airborne pollen counts, inhalant allergen sensitization rate, and allergic disease prevalence among elementary school children in Ulsan, South Korea during 2012-2018. Methods: Burkard samplers for pollen were installed on rooftops in suburban and urban areas in Ulsan. A 24-hour sampling of airborne allergens was conducted six days/week from January 1, 2013 to November 31, 2018. Skin prick tests were done with a total of 4,246 primary school students residing in urban and suburban areas in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018. This study examined sensitization to 20 major inhalant allergens. Results: The highest monthly counts of airborne pollen were observed in April and September each year. Among the pollen identified over the six years, pine showed the highest pollen counts (44.3%), followed by oak (22.3%), alder (6.3%) and Japanese hops (4.3%). Tree pollen predominated from March to June, and weed pollen predominated from August to October. Higher sensitization rates for inhalant allergens were observed in Dermatophagoides farinae (42.4%), Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (43.6%), cat fur (12.1%), birch (9.9%), oak (9.6%), and alder (8.7%). The inhalant allergen sensitization rate was highest in the group with comorbidity (asthma and/or rhinitis and atopic dermatitis), and respiratory allergic disease (asthma and/or rhinitis) was higher than that of atopic dermatitis. Conclusion: Both the counts of tree pollen in the air and the sensitization rate for tree pollen were high in Ulsan. The temporal change in respiratory allergic diseases was similar to that for the sensitization rate of tree pollen, such as oak. In the future, it is considered that additional continuous research on various inhalant allergens and pollen should be conducted.

• 병원약사회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.453-462
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• 2018

Background : The prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) tends to be higher in the elderly. Pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy (Peg-IFN/RBV) was recommended as the first-line treatment in the past decades, but this regimen showed unsatisfactory results in terms of safety and efficacy especially in elderly patients. Recently, it was demonstrated that dual therapy with daclatasvir and asunaprevir was well tolerated and led to high sustained virological response (SVR) rates, irrespective of age. We conducted a study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of daclatasvir plus asunaprevir by involving elderly patients aged above 65 years. Methods : We retrospectively analyzed clinical data from chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b patients treated with daclatasvir plus asunaprevir from September 2015 to December 2016 at Seoul St. Mary's hospital. The patients were divided into two groups as elderly patients (older than 65 years) and non-elderly patients (younger than 65 years) and compared the efficacy and safety. Results : A total of 112 patients were treated with daclatasvir plus asunaprevir for chronic hepatitis C. Among them, 101 patients completed the whole treatment, and in 88 patients the amount of HCV RNA was measured after 12 weeks of treatment. There was no significant difference in SVR at 12 weeks between both the groups (p=0.68). Typically, 91.4%(32/35) of elderly patients and 94.3%(50/53) of non-elderly patients achieved SVR12. Common adverse events included elevation in transaminase level, headache, and gastrointestinal disorders. There was no statistical difference in the symptoms between the two groups. Conclusions : The combination therapy with daclatasvir plus asunaprevir exhibited similar rates of SVR12 in HCV elderly patients without leading to further adverse events compared to non-elderly patients. Therefore, it is proposed that daclatasvir plus asunaprevir therapy could be considered as an effective and safe treatment, even in patients aged over 65 years.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.94-103
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 가임기 여성의 규칙적 운동 및 운동의 종류에 따른 대사증후군 간의 관련성을 파악하여 효과적인 대사증후군 예방 및 관리 중재 개발을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다. 본 연구는 제7기 3차년도 국민건강영양조사 원시자료(KNHANES VII-3, 2018년)를 이용하여 만 19세 이상 가임기 여성 4172명을 대상으로 시행하였으며, 규칙적 운동의 종류에 따른 대사증후군 구성요소의 차이는 복합표본 t검정으로, 규칙적 운동의 종류가 영향을 미치는 대사증후군의 유병 위험은 복합표본 다중 로지스틱 회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 가임기 여성의 대사증후군 유병률은 3.1%(128명)이었으며 가임기 여성 중 규칙적 운동 실천군은 1979명(46.5%)이었다. 가임기 여성의 규칙적 운동 실천군은 미실천군과 비교하여 다섯 가지 대사증후군 구성요소 중 수축기 혈압(p =.002), 허리둘레(p <.001)와 공복혈당(p =.007)가 상대적으로 낮았으며 고밀도콜레스테롤(p <.001)는 상대적으로 높았다. 규칙적 운동 중 규칙적 근력운동 실천군은 규칙적 근력운동 미실천군과 비교하여 수축기 혈압(p <.001), 이완기 혈압(p =.005), 허리둘레(p <.001), 공복혈당(p <.001)과 중성지방(p =.015) 모두 상대적으로 낮았고 고밀도콜레스테롤(p <.001)은 상대적으로 높았다. 대사증후군에 영향을 미치는 혼란 변수들을 통제한 후, 규칙적 운동 실천군(유병교차비 0.59, 95% 신뢰구간 0.35-0.98, p =.040)과 규칙적 근력운동 실천군(유병교차비 0.34, 95% 신뢰구간 0.14-0.80, p =.013)은 각각 미실천군과 비교하여 대사증후군 유병위험이 낮게 나타났다. 그러므로 규칙적 운동은 가임기 여성의 대사증후군 유병 위험을 낮추는 중요한 변수임을 알 수 있으며, 가임기 여성의 대사증후군 예방 및 관리를 위한 운동 중재 개발 시 근력운동을 포함할 필요가 있음을 제언한다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.479-492
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• 2020

Background: As the prevalence of hypertension is increasing in Korea, the government is seeking policy actions to manage patients with hypertension more efficiently. In this paper, we aimed to identify factors associated with the use of medical care at hospitals among outpatients with hypertension. Methods: We analyzed a total of 15,040 cases of 3,877 outpatients with hypertension obtained from the Korea Medical Panel database from 2010 to 2016. The dependent variable was whether a patient with hypertension visited a hospital or not; and independent variables were the patient's various socio-demographic, health-related, and heath-status characteristics. We conducted a generalized linear mixed model analysis with logit link for all the cases and then conducted it stratified by gender. Results: As a result of a multivariable analysis, women were less likely than to visit at a hospital (odds ratio [OR], 0.44; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.32-0.61) and people aged 65 years and older than those aged less than 65 years (OR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.57-0.89). Residents in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam were more likely than those in than Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Jeju to visit a hospital (OR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.05-1.86). The likelihood of visiting a hospital was high in people belonging to a group of: the highest level of annual household income (OR, 1.73; 95% CI, 1.30-2.29); Medical care aid recipients (OR, 1.94; 95% CI, 1.34-2.83); people having three or more complex chronic diseases (OR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.19-2.11); people having diabetes (OR, 1.81; 95% CI, 1.41-2.32); or people having ischemic heart disease or cerebrovascular disease (OR, 6.80; 95% CI, 5.28-8.76). Also, we found that factors associated with the use of medical care at hospitals among outpatients with hypertension differed between genders. Conclusion: A variety of factors seem to be associated with the use of medical care at hospitals among outpatients with hypertension. Future research needs to find a way to help patients with hypertension visit an appropriate medical institution between clinics and hospitals.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2021

Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a clonal bone marrow stem cell disorder, primarily involving the megakaryocytic lineage. The WHO 2016 guidelines include the molecular detection of JAK2, MPL, and CALR mutations as a major diagnostic criterion for ET. This study aimed to determine the frequency of JAK2 V617F, MPL W515L, and CALR mutations in Iraqi Kurdish patients afflicted with ET, and to analyze their clinical and hematological features. A total of 73 Iraqi Kurdish patients with ET were enrolled as subjects, and analysis was achieved utilizing real-time PCR. The frequency of JAK2 V617F, CALR, and MPL W515L mutations was determined to be 50.7%, 22%, and 16.4%, respectively. No statistically significant difference was obtained when considering the age and gender among different genotypes. The JAK2 V617F mutated patients had significantly higher white blood cell counts and hemoglobin levels than the CALR-positive patients (P-value=0.000, 0.007, respectively), MPL W515L-positive patients (P-value=0.000, 0.000, respectively), and triple negative patients (P-value=0.000, 0.000, respectively). Also, the JAK2 V617F mutated patients showed higher platelet count as compared to the MPL W515L-positive patients (P-value=0.02) and triple negative patients (P-value=0.04). Furthermore, significantly lower white blood cell count and hemoglobin levels were associated with CALR positivity (P-value=0.000, 0.01, respectively), MPL W515L-positivity (P-value=0.001, 0.000, respectively), and triple negativity (P-value=0.000, 0.000, respectively), as compared to patients with combined mutations. In conclusion, apart from a relatively high frequency of MPL W515L mutation, our data is comparable to earlier reports, and highlights the importance of genotyping the JAK2 V617F, MPL W515L, and CALR mutations for accurate diagnosis of patients with ET.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.125-131
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• 2022

최근에는 COVID-19 인해 의료기관에서 원격으로 관리되는 환자케어 시스템의 보급이 증가되고 있다. 특히 수액 모니터링인 경우 환자의 안전과 간호사의 업무를 줄일 수 있는 시스템으로 병원에서 도입을 고려하고 있다. 현재 개발되어 있는 제품은 무게를 측정하는 로드셀 방식과 적외선 센싱으로 수액 방울을 검출하는 방식의 두 가지 제품이 있다. 각 제품은 동작원리, 센서의 종류, 크기, 사용법, 가격등의 차이가 있지만, 의료기관에서는 획득되는 데이터의 정확도에 관심이 높다. 본 연구에서는 센서 방식이 다른 두 가지 시제품을 제작하여 수액모니터링 장치의 핵심인 정확도를 실험하기 위해 시간당 총 수액량을 측정하였다. 또 외부의 움직임이 있을 경우 수액 측정값의 변화를 실험하여 측정방식에 따른 정확도를 평가하였다. 실험 결과 두 장치의 측정값 오차는 5% 미만의 차이가 있었고, 로드셀 방식은 저용량 측정값에서 적외선 방식은 고용량 측정값에서 차이를 보였다. 본 연구결과 수액모니터링장치의 센서방식에 따른 정확도 차이는 거의 없었고, 향후 의료기관에서 사용할 경우 정확도의 문제는 없을 것으로 사료된다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제15권sup1호
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• pp.32-40
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• 2021

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Considering the high number of deaths from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Latin American countries, together with multiple factors that increase the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, we aimed to determine 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels and its association with mortality in patients with critical COVID-19. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This was a prospective observational study including adult patients with critical COVID-19. Data, including clinical characteristics and 25(OH)D levels measured at the time of intensive care unit admission, were collected. All patients were followed until hospital discharge or in-hospital death. The patients were divided into those surviving and deceased patient groups, and univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to determine independent predictors of in hospital mortality. RESULTS: The entire cohort comprised 94 patients with critical COVID-19 (males, 59.6%; median age, 61.5 years). The median 25(OH)D level was 12.7 ng/mL, and 15 (16%) and 79 (84%) patients had vitamin D insufficiency and vitamin D deficiency, respectively. The median serum 25(OH)D level was significantly lower in deceased patients compared with surviving (12.1 vs. 18.7 ng/mL, P < 0.001). Vitamin D deficiency was present in 100% of the deceased patients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age, body mass index, other risk factors, and 25(OH)D level were independent predictors of mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Vitamin D deficiency was present in 84% of critical COVID-19 patients. Serum 25(OH)D was independently associated with mortality in critical patients with COVID-19.