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Evaluation of Commercial Disinfectants for Efficacy at Inactivating Enterobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) in Water: A Preliminary Study

  • Chon, Jung-Whan;Seo, Kun-Ho;Kim, Binn;Her, Jekang;Jeong, Dongkwan;Song, Kwang-Young
    • Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.104-112
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    • 2021
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of commercial disinfectants at inactivating Enterobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) in water. Disinfectant I contained 6.15% sodium hypochlorite, and disinfectant II contained both 2.25% n-alkyl dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride and 2.25% n-alkyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride. Disinfectant I was added to distilled water to obtain a range of residual chloride concentrations at 50 ppm intervals with a maximum of 1-1,000 ppm. Disinfectant II was prepared at concentrations ranging from 1-200 ppm with 5 ppm intervals. Exposure time for all solutions was 10 min. In total, 58 E. sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) strains were tested in this study. Nine isolates were obtained from clinical samples, and 49 isolates were obtained from environmental samples. Seven strains (6 clinical and 1 environmental) were able to survive in 100 ppm disinfectant I, and a maximum of 5 ppm of disinfectant II. Fifty one strains (3 clinical and 48 environmental) were not killed in 10 ppm of disinfectant I and 1 ppm of disinfectant II in water. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that clinical E. sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) strains displayed 5- to 10-fold higher resistance to disinfectants than environmental E. sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) strains. Disinfectant II, containing quaternary ammonium compounds, was shown to be more potent in inactivating E. sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) in water used to clean infant formula manufacturing equipment than disinfectant I.

Consideration on the Satisfaction of Patients and SUV Variation According to Whether or not to Listen to Music after 18F-FDG Injection (PET/CT 검사에서 18F-FDG 투여 후 음악 청취 여부에 따른 SUV변화와 환자의 만족도에 관한 고찰)

  • Park, Suyoung;Yun, Sunhee;Kim, Hwasan;Kim, Hyunki
    • The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.37-43
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: PET/CT scan using the SUV (Standardized Uptake Value) of radiopharmaceutical uptake in organs and tissues as an objective indicator makes it possible to analyze physiological and chemical reactions of human organs. This study analyzes the change of the SUV uptake in accordance with the way how PET/CT patients take a rest after the injection of $^{18}F-FDG$ (Fluororo-deoxyglucose). And also subjective satisfaction is assessed listening to music while taking a rest. Materials and Methods: From April 2011 until February 2013, Among the Primary cancer patients who admitted to the Catholic Medical Center (Seoul & Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital) and scanned $^{18}F-FDG$ PET/CT and also received care through the tracking test (mean age $55.61{\pm}12.41$ years, 108 people, 48 men and 60 women) were selected. The patients were divided into two groups. The first group (A: basal study) is requested to take a rest in bed quietly after the injection. However the second one (B: follow up study) is requested to listen to the music while taking a rest. And then SUV analysis was performed respectively. At the end of the scan, ROI (Region Of Interest) were set from the center of the liver (right lobe) and 3 spots of the brain (frontal, temporal, and occipital lobes). And the SUV was calculated. To identify the correlation among those ROIs, paired t-test was performed using SPSS software (Version 12.0K for windows, P>0.05). Also, after the PET/CT scan the satisfaction study was conducted of all the patients. 1:1 questionnaire survey was performed, and that questionnaire was made using the Likert 5-point scale. By utilizing those questionnaires, the analysis about simple frequency, percentage, average, and standard deviation was performed. Results: The SUV change of the 4 designated ROIs in accordance with listening to music was not statistically significant. (Frontal lobe P-value=0.611, Occipital lobe P-value=0.499, Temporal lobe P-value=0.717, Liver P-value=0.334: P-value>0.05) And the satisfaction study indicated that group B was appear to be 0.42 points (5 basis points) higher than group A. It showed that patients are more satisfied in group B than group A. Conclusion: when performing PET/CT scan using $^{18}F-FDG$, listening to music after the injection of the radiopharmaceuticals does not affect the SUV but given the state of the psychological comfort that may increase the patient's satisfaction.

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Clinical Feature of Primary Pulmonary Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (폐의 원발성 비호지킨림프종의 임상상)

  • Oh, Dong-Kyu;Roh, Jae-Hyung;Song, Jin-Woo;Kim, Dong-Soon
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.69 no.5
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    • pp.354-360
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    • 2010
  • Background: Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the lung is a rare entity. It is represented commonly as marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type. Although there have been a few reviews of this lymphoma, clinical features, radiologic findings, management and prognosis have not been well defined. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 24 patients with primary pulmonary lymphoma between January 1995 and September 2008; all diagnoses had been confirmed based on pathology. Results: The median follow-up time was 42.3 months (range, 0.1~131.2 months). Five (20.8%) patients were asymptomatic, 17 (70.8%) patients had pulmonary symptoms, and the remaining 2 (8.3%) patients presented with constitutional symptoms. There were 16 (66.7%) patients with MALT lymphoma, 4 (16.7%) patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and 4 (16.7%) patients with lymphoma that had not received a WHO classification. Radiologic findings of primary pulmonary lymphoma were diverse and multiple nodule or consolidation was the most common finding regardless of pathologic lymphoma type. PET scan was carried out in 13 (54.2%) patients and all lesions showed notable FDG uptake. MALT lymphoma showed a trend of better prognosis (3-year survival, 78.8% vs. 70.0%; 5-year survival, 78.8% vs. 52.5%; p=0.310) than non-MALT lymphoma. Conclusion: Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the lung occurs with nonspecific clinical features and radiologic findings. MALT lymphoma is the most common pathologic type of primary pulmonary lymphoma. This entity of lymphoma appears to have a good prognosis and in this study, there was a trend of better outcome than non-MALT lymphoma.

Pet Bioscanning App (반려동물 생체인식 앱)

  • Park, Ju-Yeon;Yun, Ji-Yun;Lee, Ye-Jin;Bak, Seo-Yeong;Kim, Doo-Yeol;Lee, Ki Seog
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2021.07a
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    • pp.351-354
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    • 2021
  • 본 연구에서는 기존 업체들이 활용하고 있는 반려동물 생체인식 기술 기반 통합 서비스 앱을 제안한다. 이 앱은 반려동물 미등록자의 미등록 사유를 바탕으로, 접근성 및 노출 빈도가 높은 스마트폰 앱으로, 등록 방식은 안면, 비문, 홍채, DNA 등록을 활용한다. 하나의 생체인식 방법을 사용하는 것이 아닌 다중 인식 방법을 제공하고, 각 인식 방법별 정확도의 비중을 달리하여 오차를 줄이고, 기존의 등록 방식 및 앱과의 차별화를 시도하고자 한다. 또한, CUPET 앱은 단순 등록에 그치지 않고, 실종 및 유기 동물 찾기, 예방접종 주기 및 반려동물 생애주기 정보 제공, 사용자들의 데이터 및 병원 연계를 통해 반려동물 유형별 병원 추천 등의 서비스를 제공하고자 한다. 본 연구에서 제안하는 CUPET 앱을 통하여, 등록 방식의 간략화로 반려동물 등록률 증가, 개인의 반려동물 인식 장치 소유 가능으로 실종 및 유기 동물에 대한 신속한 보호가 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

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A Case of Primary Choriocarcinoma of the Lung (원발성 폐 융모막암종 1예)

  • Cho, Young-Jae;Lee, Sei Won;Lee, Sang Min;Yim, Jae-Joon;Yoo, Chul-Gyu;Han, Sung Koo;Shim, Young-Soo;Kim, Young Whan
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.61 no.6
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    • pp.578-584
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    • 2006
  • A primary choriocarcinoma of the lung is extremely rare, and difficult to distinguish from a metastatic choriocarcinoma considering that the lung is also one of the most frequent sites of metastasis. We report a 28-year-old woman patient who was initially misdiagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and was operated on under the impression of an unidentified malignancy of the lung, which was finally proven to be a choriocarcinoma of the lung. A pelvic examination by a gynecologist, pelvic magnetic resonance imaging and whole body fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography was performed in order to rule out a metastatic choriocarcinoma of the lung. After a curative operation, her serum ${\beta}$-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) level, which was highly elevated in the initial evaluation, had decreased dramatically to the normal range. She is currently being followed up regularly without any evidence of recurrence or elevation of her ${\beta}$-HCG level.

회원병원 소개 - 온세상을 건강한 미소로... - 창원파티마병원 -

  • 한국가톨릭의료협회
    • Health and Mission
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    • s.17
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    • pp.24-27
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    • 2009
  • 지난 6.29일자 중앙일보에 보도에 의하면 창원파티마병원은 2005년에 이어 2008년에도 보건복지가족부 주관 전국의료기관평가서 최우수병원으로 선정되었다. 의료서비스 및 환자만족도 등 20개 부문 중 19개 부문에서 A등급을 받아 평가 대상 의료기관 중 최고의 성적을 거두었다. 창원파티마병원은 1969년 마산시 대성동에서 4개 진료과, 10개 병상의 마산파티마병원에서 출발하여 2002년 창원으로 이전, 진료를 시작한 이래 응급환자의 진료에 만전을 기하기 위해 응급의료센터를 개설하고, 보건복지가족부 지정 중증외상 및 응급뇌질환 특성화후보센터를 운영하고 있다. 말기 암 환자를 위한 호스피스 병동을 지역최초로 개설하였고, 전신 암 조기진단장비인 PET-CT 등 첨단 장비를 지속적으로 보강하여 보다 질 높은 의료서비스 제공을 위해 노력하고 있다. 또한 온생명 Care 캠페인을 통해 지구의 환경을 보전하기 위한 환경 운동을 전개하는 한편 다문화 가정 지원사업, 환자와 보호자를 위한 사랑의 음악회, 찾아가는 시민강좌 등 다양한 사회공헌 활동을 하고 있다.

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Factors related to Young Children′s Empathy (유아의 공감에 관련된 변인 연구)

  • Jang Mi Seon;Moon Hyuk Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.42 no.9
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    • pp.53-66
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study was to identify how characteristics of young children (sex, age, temperament), mothers (employed or unemployed, intimacy between mother and child, parenting attitudes), and home environment (pet, TV/Video viewing) relate to young children's empathy and to examine the relative effects of then variables on young children's empathy. The subjects for this study were 300 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds selected from kindergartens and day-care centers in Busan. Data were analyzed via t-test, correlation, and multiple regression. Results showed that girls had higher empathy score than boys. Young children's empathy was positively correlated with the sociability of young child's temperament, intimacy between mother and young child, reasoning guidance, affect, achievement of parenting attitudes, and parental intervention toward young child after TV/video viewing. However, young children's empathy was correlated negatively with authoritarian control of parenting attitudes. Among then variables, young children's sex was the most significant variable.

Studies on the Carrier State of Dermatophytes in Canine and Feline in Taegu (대구지역 개, 고양이의 피부사상균 보균상황)

  • 윤성웅;송동준;이춘식;박철정;김영은;최원필
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.138-143
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    • 1993
  • This study was performed to examine the distribution of dermatophytes in asymptomatic 454 dogs and 106 cats and in 19 dogs with skin lesions in Taegu. The results obtained were summarized as follows ; 1. The isolation rates of dermatophytes were 10.1% (46/454) in asymptomatic dogs and 33.0%(35/106) in asymptomatic cats. 2. The isolation rates of dermatophytes in dogs and cats were lower at house than that at pet cannel and animal care center, and that in females were higher than that in males, 3. From dog, 43(93.5%) of M canis and 3(6.5%) of M gypseum, and from cats, 33(94.2%) of M canis, 1(2.9%) of M gypseum and M nunum were isolated.

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Rates of Recovery of Enterobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) from Powdered Infant Formula Using Both a Chromogenic Agar and Real-Time PCR : A Preliminary Study

  • Song, Kwang-Young;Seo, Kun-Ho;Chon, Jung-Whan
    • Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.113-120
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    • 2021
  • Although the number of incidences of illness caused by ingestion of the bacterial pathogen Enterobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) has dramatically declined, there remains a need for a robust isolation method to recover this microbe from powdered infant formula (PIF). The current method described in the FDA's Bacteriological Analytical Manual requires multiple steps, and 3-4+ days for complete analysis of PIF isolated E. sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.). We describe a bacteriological method including a one-step enrichment followed by plating on chromogenic agar for presumptive identification of E. sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.). Suspected colonies are confirmed by either biochemical analyses, or a Real-Time PCR-based assay. Using this method, E. sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) in PIF can be isolated and identified within one day (24 hours).

Research trends in dental hygiene based on topic modeling and semantic network analysis

  • Yun-Jeong Kim;Jae-Hee Roh
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.495-502
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    • 2022
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze research trends in dental hygiene using topic modeling and semantic network analysis. Methods: A total of 261 published studies were collected 686 key words from the Research Information Sharing Service (RISS) by 2019-2021. Topic modeling and semantic network analysis were performed using Textom. Results: The most frequently and frequency-inverse document frequently key words were 'dental hygienist', 'oral health', 'elderly', 'periodontal disease', 'dental hygiene'. N-gram of key words show that 'dental hygienist-emotional labor', 'dental hygienist-elderly', 'dental hygienist-job performance', 'oral health-quality of life', 'oral health-periodontal disease' etc. were frequently. Key words with high degree centrality were 'dental hygienist (0.317)', 'oral health (0.239)', 'elderly (0.127)', 'job satisfaction (0.057)', 'dental care (0.049)'. Extracted topics were 5 by topic modeling. Conclusions: Results from the current study could be available to know research trends in dental hygiene and it is necessary to improve more detailed and qualitative analysis in follow-up study.