1.Two Cases of Chronic Otitis Media caused by Aspergillus terreus.
Sung Hee HAN ; Mi Ae LEE ; Wha Soon CHUNG
Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology 1999;2(2):212-215
Fungi have been recognized as a significant cause of external otitis and it may be the primary pathogen or be part of a mixed infection. In the immunocompromised host, fungus is capable of producing infection in inner ear or middle ear. Otomycoses are most frequently caused by Aspergillus spp. and Candida sap. There are few reports that Aspergillus species other than A. fumigatus, A. niger and f. flavus have caused chronic otitis media. We report two cases of chronic otitis media caused by Aspergillus ferrous in Korea. One case is a 7-year-old girl who had recurrent serous otorrhea and otalgia for 4 years, was reattended otolaryngology clinics with otorrhea of 3 days durations and another is a 6-year-old girl who had serous otorrhea for 2 months and 3 day fever, was attended otolaryngology clinics with them. Microscopic appearance and colony morphology from ear discharge cultures revealed A. ferrous. The infection responded well to topical ketoconazole therapy. This report should help to raise medical personnel's awareness of such human opportunistic fungal ear infections.
Aspergillus*
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Candida
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Child
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Coinfection
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Ear
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Ear, Inner
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Ear, Middle
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Earache
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Female
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Fever
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Fungi
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host
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Ketoconazole
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Korea
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Niger
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Otitis Externa
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Otitis Media*
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Otitis*
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Otolaryngology
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Otomycosis
2.Immunohistochemical Study of the Multidrug Resistant(MDR) Gene Expression in Gastric Carcinoma.
Jung Hee HAN ; Byung Gon PARK ; Mi Sook ROH ; Sook Hee HONG
Korean Journal of Pathology 1994;28(1):38-48
We performed immunohistochemical stain of p-glycoprotein using JSB-1 monoclonal antibody to study multidrug resistant(MDR) gene expression in 137 gastric tumor tissues obtained from 87gastric carcinoma patients. The incidence of p-glycoprotein expression was 60 of 87 cases(69%) and it was not correlated with age, sex, depth of tumor invasion, and lymph node metastasis, but was correlated with histologic type of gastric adenocarcinoma. The distribution of p-glycoprotein positive cells in the tumor tissue was diffuse in 34 cases(73.9%) and focal in 12 cases(26.1%), and the dominant staining patterns of p-glycoprotein in the tumor cells were cytoplasmic and golgi staining in 20 cases(43.5%) and 19 cases(41.3%), respectively, and 7 cases(15.2%) showed fine granules in the cytoplasm. The incidence of p-glyco-protein expression in the tumor tissue was higher in A and AB blood type patients who have A antigen than in 0 and B blood type patients. Cytoplasmic staining pattern was dominant in O and B blood types and golgi staining in A and AB blood type patients. Among 27 patients 'who received chemotherapy, partial remission was noted in 9 of 11 p-glyco-protein negative patients(81.8%) and no remission or progression of the tumor was seen in 9 of 16 p-glycoprotein positive patient(56.3%). The p-glycoprotein expression in gastric carcinoma had no direct correlation with known several prognostic factors of the gastric tumor except for histologic type, and it is supposed that p-glycoprotein detection in gastric tumor tissue by immunohisto-chemical stain is a good method for predicting the response of chemotherapy, especially in p-gly-coprotein negative cases.
Incidence
3.The compliance of hyperlipidemic patients according to therapeutic methods.
Soon Hee JEONG ; Kum Yae HAN ; Young Mi HAN ; Yeon Joo LEE ; Hong Soo LEE
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1993;14(1):1-8
No abstract available.
Compliance*
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Humans
4.The compliance of hyperlipidemic patients according to therapeutic methods.
Soon Hee JEONG ; Kum Yae HAN ; Young Mi HAN ; Yeon Joo LEE ; Hong Soo LEE
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1993;14(1):1-8
No abstract available.
Compliance*
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Humans
5.Relationship Between Intra-Organizational Communication Satisfaction and Safety Attitude of Nurses.
Kyoung Ja KIM ; Jung Sook HAN ; Mi Sook SEO ; Bong Hee JANG ; Mi Mi PARK ; Hyeoung Mi HAM ; Moon Sook YOO
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2012;18(2):213-221
PURPOSE: Communication in hospitals is one of the major factors in patient safety. So, the purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between intra-organizational communication satisfaction and the safety attitude of nurses in hospitals. METHOD: A descriptive survey design with convenience sampling was used. Data collection was done using a self-report questionnaire answered by 278 nurses from one university hospital located in Kyeoung-gi Province, Korea. RESULT: Intra-organizational communication satisfaction positively correlated with safety attitude (r=.747, p<.01). Among the 6 sub dimensions of safety attitude, perceptions of management (r=.675, p<.01), job satisfaction (r=.640, p<.01) and teamwork climate (r=.600. p<.01) were strongly related to intra-organizational communication satisfaction. Multiple regression analysis was done to identify explanation power of intra-organizational communication satisfaction against safety attitude. The model was significant (F=48.540, p<.01). Intra-organizational communication satisfaction accounted for 60.9% of variance in safety attitude (Adj R2=.609). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study indicate that higher levels of intra-organizational communication satisfaction promote positive safety attitude in hospital nurses and that communication media quality is an important factor in patient safety attitude. Therefore, developing interventions to revitalize intra-organizational communication level based on communication media quality will help in the construction of positive safety attitude in nurses.
Climate
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Job Satisfaction
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Patient Safety
6.The Differential expression of matrix metalloproteinase and their tissue inhibitors in myometrium and leiomyoma.
Eun Hee YOO ; Eun Mi WHANG ; Han Ki YU ; Seung Bo KIM
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999;42(12):2806-2814
OBJECTIVES: To determine the level of mRNA expression of various members of the matrix metalloproteinase and tissue inhibitors in uterine leiomyoma compared with unaffected myometrium. Materials & Method: 30 cases of portions of leiomyoma and myometrium were collected immediately followimg hysterectomy. Thirteen cases were from proliferative phase and seventeen were from secretory phase of menstrual cycle. The mean age was 43.7years old. The level of expression of mRNAs of interstitial collagenase, gelatinase, stromelysin, TIMP-1,-2,-3 was determined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) and normalized to GAPDH(glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase) mRNA. RESULTS: Myometrium and leiomyoma expressed all the members of above mentioned matrix metalloproteinase family and tissue inhibitors. Leiomyoma expressed a significantly higher level of stromelysin-3 during secretory phase, an extremely lower level of 92kDa gelatinase and a significantly lower level of TIMP-3. The immunohistochemical localization of TIMP-3 was smooth muscle cell and arteriole wall of myometrium and leiomyoma. CONCLUSIONS: The increased expression of stromelysin-3 in uterine leiomyoma compared with myometrium suggests that this MMP may be involved in the formation of a more fibrous extracellular matrix in leiomyoma. The extremely lower expression of 92kDa gelatinase of leiomyoma means that leiomyoma do not invade myometrium and forms a separated mass. Decreased expression of TIMP-3 of leiomyoma suggests that TIMP-3 is required for differentiation and homeostasis of extracellular matrix of normal myometrium and function as a suppressive role of tumor development
Animals
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Arterioles
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Extracellular Matrix
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Female
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Gelatinases
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Homeostasis
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Humans
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Hysterectomy
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Leiomyoma*
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Matrix Metalloproteinase 1
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Matrix Metalloproteinase 3
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Menstrual Cycle
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Mice
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Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
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Myometrium*
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RNA, Messenger
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Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-3
7.Serum ionized Ca measured with new ion-selected electrode and Q-oTc interval in newborn infants.
Beom Joo KIM ; Chang Hee HAN ; Heng Mi KIM ; Doo Hong AHN
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1991;34(3):303-310
No abstract available.
Electrodes*
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn*
8.A Korean Version of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) in Perspective.
Hee Jin AHN ; Mi Hye LIM ; Bock Soon HAN
Korean Journal of Aerospace and Environmental Medicine 1998;8(3):255-261
No abstract available.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support*
9.Thoracic chordoma: CT & MR findings.
Yoo Mi CHA ; Hee Young HWANG ; Sang Joon KIM ; Hyo Sun CHUNG ; Heon HAN
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1993;29(3):388-390
10.Thoracic chordoma: CT & MR findings.
Yoo Mi CHA ; Hee Young HWANG ; Sang Joon KIM ; Hyo Sun CHUNG ; Heon HAN
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1993;29(3):388-390