1.Leptospirosis.
Journal of the Korean Medical Association 2000;43(9):864-871
No abstract available.
Leptospirosis*
2.No title in English
Journal of the Korean Medical Association 1997;40(6):690-696
No abstract available.
3.Percutaneous Drainage of Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Associated with Abscess: Report of 2 cases.
Min Ja KIM ; Yun Hwan KIM ; Kyeong Ah KIM
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1995;32(6):923-926
We recently encountered two cases of emphysematous pyelonephritis with abscess formation, which have recovered by only conservative treatment and percutaneous abscess drainage(PAD). Two patients had diabetes mellitus. in the first case, initial CT showed left intrarenal abscess with air-fluid level. In the second case, CT showed right perirenal abscess with air-fluid level. PAD was performed under CT and US guidances, respectively. Both patients were successfully treated with PAD and conservative treatment. Follow up after confirmation of abscess resolution by CT scan and contrast study through the catheter, we removed catheters two months and 40 days after PAD respectively.
Abscess*
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Catheters
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Drainage*
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Pyelonephritis*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
4.Comparison of Broth Macrodilution and Microdilution in Testing of Minimal Inhibitory Concentration of Candida Species.
Hyun Kyung CHOI ; Young Kee KIM ; Min Ja KIM
Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology 1997;17(4):598-608
BACKGROUND: Candida species are one ol the major pathogens causing opportunistic infection. The need for a standardized. and clinically relevant method for antifungal susceptibility testing has become more increased because resistance to antifungal agents is now being reported with increasing frequency. The purposes of this study were to measure the minimal inhibitory concentrations actions amphotericin B, flucytosine and fluconazole of clinical isolates of Candida species, and to evaluate broth microdilution method as a more efficient test method, compared with NCCLS standard broth macrodilution. METHODS: The minlmal Inhibitory concentrations of C. parapsilosis ATCC 90018, C, albicans ATCC 90028 and 32 Candida isolates from Korea University Hospital were evaluated against amphotericin B, flucytosine and fluconazole by broth macrodilution and microdilution methods. RESULTS: The minimal inhibitory concentrations of Candida species ranged 0.25 to 1.0 microgram/mL for amphotericin B, 0.125 to 2.0 microgram/mL for flucytosine and 0.125 to 64 microgram/mL for fluconazole. The percent of agreement between NCCLS standard broth macrodilution and microdilution was highest when inoculum size was 0.5-2.5x103 CFU/mL and incubation time was 48 hours, and one fold dilution agreement was 100% for amphotericin B, 100% for flucytosine and 88-96% for fluconazole. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed good agreement of results of broth microdilution test with those of macrodilution, and suggested that broth microdilution method is an accessible and useful method and can be substituted for broth macrodilutlon method with the expectation of good results.
Amphotericin B
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Antifungal Agents
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Candida*
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Fluconazole
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Flucytosine
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Korea
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Opportunistic Infections
5.The statistical observations for pediatric inpatients(1971-1990).
Hwa Ja KIM ; Yong Min JUNG ; Sang Kyu PARK ; Ho Jin PARK ; Mi Ja SHIN ; Suk Chul KANG
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1993;36(5):615-625
We observed the patients admitted to the department of pediatrics of Seoul Red Cross Hospital during the past twenty years form Jan. 1971 to Dec. 1990. The results were as follows: 1) The total number of pediatric inpatients during 20 years was 15,800, of which 9,683 were male, 6,117 were female and male to female ratio was 1.58:1. 2) On age distribution, neonates and infants less than 1 year of age were 6,224 cases (39.4%). 3) Monthly distribution of the inpatients showed the highest incidence in October. 4) Infectious and parasitic diseases were 4,759 cases (30.1%) and respiratory tract diseases, 3,556 cases (22.5%) and disease of these two group occupied more than one half of total admission. 5) Major 10 leading causes of hospitalization were diarrheal disease (14.2%), convulsion (7.0%), acute bronchiolitis (6.8%), pneumonia, tuberculosis, URI, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, prematurity and low birth weight infant, acute glomerulonephritis and laryngitis in the order of frequency. 6) There was marked decrease in the number of the admitted patients with typhoid fever, bacillary dysentery, tuberculous meningitis, hepatitis, pyogenic meningitis, rheumatic fever, and acute glomerulonephritis. But the patients with URI, bronchial asthma, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and Kawasaki disease have increased.
Age Distribution
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Asthma
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Bronchiolitis
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Dysentery, Bacillary
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Female
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Glomerulonephritis
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Hepatitis
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal
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Incidence
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Infant
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Infant, Low Birth Weight
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Infant, Newborn
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Inpatients
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Laryngitis
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Male
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Meningitis
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Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
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Parasitic Diseases
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Pediatrics
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Pneumonia
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Red Cross
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Respiratory Tract Diseases
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Rheumatic Fever
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Seizures
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Seoul
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Meningeal
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Typhoid Fever
6.A case of Prune Belly syndrome associated with holoprosencephaly.
Myung Hee YOUN ; Mi Sung JEONG ; Hyung Ja PARK ; Shinna KIM ; Keum Min PARK ; Song Ja CHIN
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1991;34(7):1015-1021
No abstract available.
Holoprosencephaly*
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Prune Belly Syndrome*
7.Secondary Hemochromatosis in a Patient with Aplastic Anemia: An autopsy case report.
Seung Mo HONG ; Ghil Suk YOON ; Young Min KIM ; Hojung LEE ; Gyeong Hoon KANG ; On Ja KIM
Korean Journal of Pathology 1998;32(8):608-612
We report an autopsy case of secondary hemochromatosis associated with multiple frequent blood transfusion for the treatment of aplastic anemia. A 23-year-old man had been diagnosed as having aplastic anemia at the age of 13. He received a whole blood transfusion, about 1280 ml, every month during the past 10 years. Recently he developed diabetes mellitus and a congestive heart failure. The autopsy revealed that multiple organs were affected by secondary hemochromatosis, including the liver, heart, pancreas, spleen, bone marrow, stomach, thyroid gland, adrenal glands, and testes. The lungs and liver showed gross and microscopic findings consistent with a congestive heart failure in addition to hemochromatosis. The details are presented. This is a case of rare secondary hemochromatosis occurring in a young man and presenting the classic histopathologic changes indistinguishable from those of primary hemochromatosis.
Adrenal Glands
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Anemia
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Anemia, Aplastic*
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Autopsy*
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Blood Transfusion
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Bone Marrow
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Heart
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Heart Failure
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Hemochromatosis*
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Humans
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Liver
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Lung
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Pancreas
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Spleen
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Stomach
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Testis
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Thyroid Gland
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Young Adult
8.Roxithromycin in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections.
Woo Joo KIM ; Yoon Sang CHOI ; Sang Won SHIN ; Min Ja KIM ; Seung Chull PARK
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases 1991;23(1):39-43
No abstract available.
Respiratory System*
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Respiratory Tract Infections*
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Roxithromycin*
9.Study on the Demonstration of Enteroviruses from Cerebrospinal Fluid of Adult Patients with Aseptic Meningitis.
Hee Jin CHEONG ; Woo Joo KIM ; Min Ja KIM ; Seung Chull PARK
Korean Journal of Medicine 1997;53(4):495-505
BACKGROUND: The enteroviruses are the most common etiologic agent of aseptic meningitis in adults and children. The incidence of enteroviral meningitis in childhood meningitis is up to 80%, but in adults is not known, worldwidely. In Korea, where tuberculosis is endemic, the rapid and accurate diagnostic method for enteroviral meningitis is required especially because early differential diagnosis of viral meningitis from tuberculous meningitis is very important. The aims of this study were the demonstration of enteroviruses from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of adult patients with aseptic meningitis by PCR/Southern hybridization and the verification of the usefulness of PCR/southern hybridization as a rapid diagnostic tool. METHODS: From July 1992 to June 1995, total 34 CSF samples (10 from children, 24 from adults) of patients with aseptic meningitis were studied. As a control group, 15 patients with tuberculous meningitis and 15 patients with bacterial meningitis were studied. Viral RNA was extracted from CSF, reverse transcriptied into cDNA and amplified. The PCR products were Southern hybridizied with enteroviruses-specific digoxigenin-labelled probe. RESULTS: 16/24(66.7%) samples of adult patients with aseptic meningitis were positive for enteroviruses, while in child patients with aseptic meningitis, 9/10(90%) samples were positive. And in one patient, PCR was positive from asymptomatic, onset-7th day CSF sample. CONCLUSION: Enteroviruses were the most common causative organisms of adult aseptic meningitis in Korea. And, this study showed the usefulness of PCR/Southern hybridization of enteroviruses from CSF for etiologic diagnosis of adult aseptic meningitis in subclinical, asymptomatic period.
Adult*
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Cerebrospinal Fluid*
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Child
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Diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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DNA, Complementary
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Enterovirus*
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Humans
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Incidence
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Korea
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Meningitis
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Meningitis, Aseptic*
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Meningitis, Bacterial
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Meningitis, Viral
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA, Viral
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Meningeal
10.A Case of Hydranencephaly.
Min Cheol KIM ; Moon Ja PARK ; Kong Sik KIM ; Kyeong Rae MOON ; Yeong Bong PARK
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1989;32(12):1752-1756
No abstract available.
Hydranencephaly*