1.Knowledge of and Compliance with Cough Etiquette among Nursing and Allied Health College Students.
Og Son KIM ; Jin Hwan OH ; Kyung Mi KIM
Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control 2012;17(2):61-69
BACKGROUND: This study aims to examine the knowledge of nursing and allied health-college students on cough etiquette and their actual compliance to it. METHODS: For data collection, a structured questionnaire was created and handed out to students from 3 colleges from November 9 to November 18, 2011. The questionnaires were distributed to 300 students, and responses from 253 students were used for data analysis. RESULTS: In total, 54.85% students provided correct answers to questions regarding their knowledge on cough etiquette. The compliance score was 34.39 (compliance rate: 61.41%). There was a positive association between knowledge of proper cough etiquette and compliance with those procedures. CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that college student's knowledge of cough etiquette is low, and subsequently that their compliance with the proper procedures of cough etiquette was low. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a program to build knowledge of proper cough etiquette amongst these students.
Compliance
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Cough
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Data Collection
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Hand
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Humans
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Surveys and Questionnaires
2.Survey of Knowledge and Preventive Measures against Novel Influenza during the National Novel Influenza Pandemic Outbreak.
Og Son KIM ; Mi Yang JEON ; So Youn BANG
Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control 2010;15(2):87-95
BACKGROUND: This study aimed at assessing the knowledge of the general public about novel influenza and the extent of preventive measures undertaken when information on novel influenza and its preventive measures was extensively broadcasted during the novel influenza outbreak. METHODS: Between September 21 and October 31, self-report questionnaires were distributed to 1,200 persons. The completed questionnaires were collected from 1,025 persons. The collected data was used to determine the frequency and percentage as well as to conduct analyses such as t-test, ANOVA, and logistic regression by using SPSS WIN 12.0. RESULTS: The knowledge on novel influenza and the performance of preventive measures were scored at 6.58 and 5.10, respectively, on a scale of 12. This finding suggested that the knowledge on novel influenza and the performance of preventive measures were low. The significant factors influencing the participants' knowledge on novel influenza were age and the experience of watching relevant educational programs on television, whereas the factors influencing the performance of preventive measures were academic career, working status, and the experience of watching relevant educational programs on television. Between knowledge and implementation of preventive measures, there was positive correlation at low level (r=0.112, P<0.001). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, this study demonstrated that factors influencing the knowledge on and the performance of preventive measures against a disease should be considered when developing prevention strategies, such as broadcast of educational programs on television, against influenza or similar infectious diseases during an outbreak.
Communicable Diseases
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Humans
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Influenza, Human
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Logistic Models
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Pandemics
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Television
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Surveys and Questionnaires
3.Production and Gene Cloning of Monoclonal Antibodies Directed Against S Antigen of Hepatitis B virus.
Hyung Il KIM ; Og Yi PARK ; Yoon Mi JIN ; Sun PARK ; Milli Na LEE
Korean Journal of Immunology 1999;21(2):115-120
We produced two murine monoclonal antibodies designated S2E1 and S2C11, which recognize S antigen of hepatitis B virus (HBsAg). S2E1 could bind to denatured form of recombinant HBsAg as well as native form of HBsAg, but S2C11 could bind only to native form of HBsAg. Both antibodies reacted with HBsAg in the hepatocyte of patient infected with hepatitis B virus. Analyses of the nucleotide sequences encoding the variable regions of these antibodies revealed that S2E1 and S2C11 utilize variable gene segment which belong to V4/5 gene family and utilize the J5 and Jk4 gene segments, respectively. In addition, the heavy chain of S2E1 express a member of V14 gene family and a member of DSP2.9 and Jh3 gene families. S2C11 is related to the V1 gene family and expresses DFL16.1 gene regions in conjunction with the Jh3 gene segment.
Antibodies
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Antibodies, Monoclonal*
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Base Sequence
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Clone Cells*
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Cloning, Organism*
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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
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Hepatitis B virus*
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Hepatitis B*
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Hepatitis*
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Hepatocytes
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Humans
4.Descriptive Study for Status of Usage of Disinfectants in Korea.
Eun Suk PARK ; Og Son KIM ; Kyung Mi KIM ; Young Suk KIM ; Sun Young JEONG ; Sung Won YOON
Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control 2001;6(1):17-32
BACKGROUND: The usage of appropriate disinfectants is essential for infection control in a hospital. Inadequate use of disinfectants is the cause of human or environmental toxicity and is a waste of cost. The objective of this study was to describe the status of the usage of disinfectants in Korean hospitals. METHOD: One hundred and eighty three hospitals of over 300 beds were investigated by a questionnaire distributed by mall. Data collection was done on November 1999. The questionnaire was made by the Association of Infection Control Nurses in Korea, based on references and protocols of the Korean Society of Nosocomial Infection Control. Numerical and percentage data were analyzed by SPSS. RESULTS: The collection rate of the questionnaire was 43.7% (80/300). Thirty five hospitals (46.7%) had an official process in selecting disinfectants in their hospitals. Regarding skin antiseptics, 10% povidone iodine and 70% alcohol were commonly used in skin preparation for intravenous catheterization or pre-operative skin disinfection, For disinfection of mucosal membranes such as mouth and periurethral area, 3% boric acid solution or 3% H202 were used. Most of the hospitals decontaminated contaminated medical instruments manually with dodecyl diamino ethyl glycine (20.8%). glutaraldehyde (15.6%). quaternary ammonium compounds (13.8%), virkon (12.3%) and sodium hypochlorites (11.7%). Glutaraldehyde and virkon were frequently used for disinfection of endoscopes. Sodium hypochlorites (48.9%) and quaternary ammonium compounds (19.8%) were the most commonly used environmental disinfectants. Some noticeable problems in disinfectants were as follows. First, for mouth care, many hospitals (41.7%) over-used boric acid, which has cumulative toxicity for humans. Second, many hospitals had an incorrect protocol of disinfecting endoscopes. Third, for environmental decontamination and instrument cleaning, some hospitals used high level disinfectants such as glutaraldehyde, which is too costly and provides unnecessary safety problems. Fourth, after patient discharge, many hospitals did not use disinfectants at all. Considering the specific Korean medical environment of high incidence of multi-drug resistant microorganisms, use of disinfectants for discharged environments may be warranted. CONCLUSION: This study included only hospitals of over 300 beds, which has a limitation in representing the status of disinfectants usage in a country. However, significant problems from misunderstanding the basic principles of disinfectants and misusages of disinfectants were observed in this investigation. These observations will provide useful information for designing a guideline for the appropriate uses and for efficient education of disinfectants, and also for planning a national control program for proper disinfectants usage in this country.
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
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Catheterization
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Catheters
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Cross Infection
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Data Collection
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Decontamination
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Disinfectants*
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Disinfection
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Education
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Endoscopes
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Glutaral
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Glycine
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Humans
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Incidence
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Infection Control
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Korea*
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Membranes
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Mouth
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Patient Discharge
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Povidone-Iodine
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Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
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Skin
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Sodium
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Surveys and Questionnaires
5.Development and Application of an Infection Control Education Program in Long-Term Care Hospitals
Sun Young JEONG ; Og Son KIM ; Kyung Mi KIM
Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing 2020;23(2):158-166
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to develop an infection control education program (ICEP) for infection control practitioners (ICPs) in long-term care hospitals (LTCH) and to test the effectiveness of the program.
Methods:
The ICEP was developed based on the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) model. Focus group interviews, Borich needs assessment, and location of focus models were used to assess educational needs. To test the effectiveness of the developed ICEP program, one-group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 269 ICPs working at LTCH. Knowledge, skills, awareness, self-efficacy, and teaching efficacy on infection control were measured before and after the program using questionnaires. A paired t-test was performed to analyze the data.
Results:
Compared to pre-test, there was a significant improvement in knowledge (47.07±10.22 vs, 76.99±0.88, p<.001) and skills (32.11±12.48 vs. 62.11±14.08, p<.001). Awareness of infection control, self-efficacy, and teaching efficacy were also significantly improved.
Conclusion
We developed an ICEP for ICPs working at LTCH. Based on the results of this study, the ICEP is effective in improving infection control knowledge, skills, self-efficacy, and teaching efficacy for the ICPs. It is suggestive to provide an ICEP to improve hospital infection control activities.
6.Hepaplastin test for screen of vitamin K deficiency in term and preterm neonates.
Eun Mi KIM ; Gyung Og YU ; Dong Rak CHOI ; Chong Young PARK ; Hae Ran LEE ; Choon Myung RO
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1992;35(5):614-620
No abstract available.
Humans
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Infant, Newborn*
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Vitamin K Deficiency*
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Vitamin K*
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Vitamins*
7.Recovery State of Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients: Exploratory Comparison of Recovery State between Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage(s-ICH) and Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage(s-SAH).
Hyun Soo OH ; Wha Sook SEO ; Hwa Yeon CHO ; Mi Og KIM ; Mi Ran KIM ; Jina MO
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing 2008;20(4):600-612
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to compare the recovery state of 6 month between s-ICH and s-SAH patients. The patients' recovery state was measured with 2 dimensions: functional and cognitive. METHODS: Non-experimental prospective design was adopted by including 108 hemorrhagic stroke patients(s-ICH: 52 vs s-SAH: 56) admitted to Intensive Care Unit of one university hospital. RESULTS: The study results showed that overall functional recovery state of s-SAH patients was better than that of s-ICH patients, and s-SAH patients also showed better recovery states in all of the sub-dimensions of functional recovery, such as feeding, grooming, and toileting, than those of s-ICH in 6 month. On the contrary, the study results showed that overall cognitive recovery states of 6 month between two groups were not significantly different. However, according to the results comparing the sub-dimensions of cognitive recovery, s-SAH patients' recovery states on attention, communication and memory were significantly better than those of s-ICH patients, while recovery states on problem solving, safety behavior, and social behavior between 2 groups were not significantly different. CONCLUSION: From the study results, it was noted that s-SAH patients showed better recovery states in cognitive dimension as well as in functional dimension compared with s-ICH patients.
Animals
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Cerebral Hemorrhage
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Grooming
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Humans
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Intensive Care Units
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Memory
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Problem Solving
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Prospective Studies
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Social Behavior
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Stroke
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
8.A Case of Multiple Small Nodular Peritoneal Mesothelioma.
Young Jin KANG ; Hee Ug PARK ; Ji Hyun LEE ; Jin Youn LEE ; Dall Duck SUH ; Tae Duk YOUN ; Mi Kyung KIM ; Tae Ig KIM ; Jong Han OG
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1996;16(4):667-673
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease which arises from the mesothelial lining cells in the peritoneum and spreads to the peritoneal wall, omentum and other abdomina1 organs. Aabestos is one etiologic factor and the other factors are genetic cause, radiation, exposure to toxic materials and recurrent yeritonitis. We experienced a case of multiple small nodular peritoneal mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos for over 20 years. He was a sailor and had worked in the engine department of the ship, in which he wrapped up the pipe of engine in asbestos. This person came to our hospital because of inconvenience due to a distended abdomen. Tumor markers were all within normal limits and there was no evidence of tuberculosis in the abdomen and chest. The CT findings of the abdomen were as follows: There was abundant ascites in the abdominal cavity and multiple small nodules on the parietal peritoneum and especially on the lower abdomen. The omentum thickened diffusely. It was difficult to distinguish from peritoneal mesothelioma and peritoneal carcinomatosis or intestinal tuberculosis. The laparoscopic findings were as follows: There were multiple small nodules on the parietal peritoneum and omentum. The small nodules were a gray white color and uneven compared to tuberculous peritonitis. Therefore, we observed the malignant mesothelial cells by means of the light microscope and electron microscope and concluded that this case was peritoneal mesothelioma.
Abdomen
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Abdominal Cavity
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Asbestos
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Ascites
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Carcinoma
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Humans
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Mesothelioma*
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Military Personnel
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Omentum
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Peritoneum
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Peritonitis, Tuberculous
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Rare Diseases
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Ships
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Thorax
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Tuberculosis
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Biomarkers, Tumor
9.Descriptive Study on the Current Usage of Disinfectants in Korea.
Eun Suk PARK ; Jae Sim JEONG ; Kyung Mi KIM ; Og Son KIM ; Sun Young JEONG ; Sun Young JANG ; Sung Won YOON
Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control 2006;11(1):42-49
BACKGROUND: The proper use of disinfectants has been a major issue in infection control programs. We performed a survey to evaluate the current usage of disinfectants in Korea. METHODS: A questionnaire was e-mailed to 95 hospitals that had infection control programs and data were collected between 10 and 28 October 2005. The questionnaire included questions about whether the hospital had official procedures for selection and use of disinfectants and an education program for proper use; also included were questions about the general characteristics of the hospitals. The types of disinfectants consisted of antiseptics and disinfectants for medical devices, endoscopes, and environments. The questionnaire was analyzed using SPSS 12.0 program. RESULTS: Thirty-nine (41.1%) of the 95 hospitals responded to the questionnaire. Thirty-six hospitals (84.6%) had an official decision making process in selecting disinfectants in their hospitals. Ten percent povidone iodine (PVI) (94.9% for central line) and alcohol (92.3% for peripheral line) were commonly used for skin preparation for intravenous catheterization. Most hospitals used 10% PVI for clean wound (97.4%), dirty/infected wound (94.8%) and sore wound (61.5%); 3% H2O2 (43.6%) for dirty/infected wound; and saline (25.6%) for sore wound. Waterless alcohol handrubs were used in general ward (92.3%), ICU (97.4%), and OR (43.6%). Over the 60% of the hospitals used sodium hypochlorites for cleansing the floors and bathrooms of patients' rooms. As a disinfectant for endoscopes, peracetic acid (40-60%) was used the most frequently, followed by orth-pthalaldehyde (25-36%), and superoxidized water (8-23%). Most hospital followed the manufactures' guidelines on the exposure time of gastroscopes to disinfectants such as orth-pthalaldehyde (100%) and peracetic acid (96%). But, some hospitals re-used peracetic acid (12.0%) and superoxidized water (28.6%) for a longer duration than was recommended by the manufacturers. Fifty to eighty percents of the hospitals used tap water for rinsing endoscopes after disinfection, and only about 80% of these dried with alcohol after rinsing. Most hospitals (84.6%) had teaching sessions for the proper use of disinfectants more than once a year. CONCLUSION: The current use of disinfectants has been improved since 1999 in its suitability and appropriateness Proper use of disinfectants ensures the safety of invasive and non-invasive medical processes; therefore, the current guidelines for disinfection should be strictly followed by the hospital. And continuous staff education will facilitate the correct use of disinfectants.
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
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Catheterization
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Catheters
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Decision Making
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Disinfectants*
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Disinfection
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Education
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Electronic Mail
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Endoscopes
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Gastroscopes
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Infection Control
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Korea*
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Patients' Rooms
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Peracetic Acid
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Povidone-Iodine
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Skin
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Sodium
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Water
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Wounds and Injuries
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Surveys and Questionnaires
10.Carcinosarcoma of the lung.
Kyeong Mi LEE ; Seon Og KWEON ; Je Yol OH ; Eui Suk HWANG ; Hyung Jung KIM ; Chul Min AHN ; Sung Kyu KIM ; Won Young LEE ; Sang Jin KIM ; Kyi Beom LEE
Korean Journal of Medicine 1993;45(2):270-276
No abstract available.
Carcinosarcoma*
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Lung*