• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.447-453
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• 2005

A total of 108 strains of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) clinical isolates was collected from $121^{st}$ general hospital (U.S. military hospital), Korean healthcare facility from January to March in 2005 and Wonju Christian hospital in 1999. Antimicrobial susceptibility test by Vitek System and MIC test using oxacillin and cephalothin stripes by E-test were executed. PCR based detection of mecA gene was performed on the all of MRSA clinical isolates, too. MRSA clinical isolates were characterized with antimicrobial resistance patterns, PCR based detection of mecA gene and validation of the multiplex PCR strategy of SCCmec among clinical isolates.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.495-498
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• 2007

Fractures of lumbo-sacral junction involving bilateral sacral wings are rare. Posterior lumbo-sacral fixation does not always provide with sufficient stability in such cases. Various augmentation techniques including divergent sacral ala screws, S2 pedicle screws and Galveston rods have been reported to improve lumbo-sacral stabilization. Galveston technique using iliac bones would be the best surgical approach especially in patients with bilateral comminuted sacral fractures. However, original Galveston surgery is technically demanding and bending rods into the appropriate alignment is time consuming. We present a patient with unstable lumbo-sacral junction fractures and comminuted U-shaped sacral fractures treated by lumbo-sacro-pelvic fixation using iliac screws and discuss about the advantages of the iliac screws over the rod system of Galveston technique.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.198-202
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• 2020

Simple clavicle fractures can achieve satisfactory results through conservative treatment, and the less frequency of nonunion. Non-union or malunion can occur in displaced clavicle fractures or comminuted shaft fractures. Treatment of displaced comminuted clavicle shaft fractures is performed by holding together the free fragments with interfragmentary screws or wires and fixing them to the clavicle with a plate. Therefore, we performed interfragmentary fixation using open reduction and internal fixation with bioresorbable screws (Mg-Ca alloy, Resomet bioresorbable bone screw; U&I Corp.) and bioresorbable wires (Mg-Ca alloy, Resomet bioresorbable K-wire and pin, U&I Corp.) for displaced comminuted clavicle fractures (Robinson type 2B) and additionally used a metal plate. We expected decreased irritation and infection due to absorption after surgery. We report four cases that were treated in this way.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.99-107
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• 2009

In order to prepare future green hospital architecture authentication system, this study is a comparative year report to Korean, the United States, Japanese, British, Canadian and Australian green building authentication systems. Also, the United States and Australian Green hospital authentication systems were examined, and the authentication items of hospitals were compared with those of civil architecture. Though the examination and analysis, the portion of indoor environmental quality section commonly shows the average of 20.7 percent in all 6 countries. Especially, IAQ(Indoor Air Quality) among inside IEQ(Indoor Environment Quality) is overwhelmingly much treated in Korea, the U.S.A, Canada and Australia. In Japan, heat, light and sound are the important factors for authentication evaluation, while in the U.K light are more emphasized for the authentication. 'LEED for Healthcare' as a hospital evaluation authentication system subdivided currently most. The system includes the detailed and extensive evaluation items ranging from hospital management, traffic, emission, water resources utilization to integrated design and furnishing. These overseas systems should be carefully investigated, researched and analyzed for an appropriate improvement of domestic green hospital authentication system. Also the current evaluation method of IEQ section of Korean GBCC needs to be modified. That's why the method puts too much importance on IAQ in IEQ section.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.159-163
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• 1996

연구배경 : 대엽성 폐렴 영상을 보이는 결핵성 폐렴과 지역사회감염 대엽성 폐렴은 결핵균 도말 검사상 음성이며 고열과 전산증상이 동반되는 경우 감별진단상 어려움이 많다. 이에 저자들은 기관에서부터 종말세기관지까지의 상피세포와에 선등에 분포하는 CA125가 감별진단에 도움이 될 수 있는가를 양군에서 혈청 CA125를 측정하여 비교 하였다. 방법 : 1994년 1월에서 1994년 7월까지 내원한 결핵성 폐렴 환자 20예와 동기간의 지역사회 감염 대엽성 폐렴 환자 14예에서 치료시작전 혈청 CA125를 Centocor (R) CA125 RIA kit를 사용하여 측정하여 비교하였다. 결과 : 1) 결핵성 폐렴 환자군(TBPN군)은 20명이었고 (남자 8명, 여자 12명), 평균연령은 $36.1{\pm}14.5$세였으며 지역사회감염 대엽성 폐렴 환자군(LP군)은 14명이었고(남자 9명, 여자 5명), 평균연령은 $45.1{\pm}14.5$세였다. 2) 혈청 CA125농도는 TBPN군에서 $333.7{\pm}283.5\;u/ml$로 LP군의 $60.9{\pm}66.2\;u/ml$에 비해 유의한 차이가 있었다(p < 0.05). 3) TBPN군과 LP군에서 혈청 CA125농도 195 u/ml를 감별진단상 기준으로 하였을 때 민감도는 70 %, 특이도는 93 %였다. 4) TBPN군중에서 공동이 있었던 환자10명에서 CA125 농도가 $399.6{\pm}318.4\;u/ml$로 공동이 없었던 환자 10에에서의 $242.1{\pm}76.6\; u/ml$에 비해 유의한 차이가 없었다(P > 0.05). 5) TBPN군에서 치료경과중 추적 측정한 혈청 CA125농도는 점차 감소하는 경향을 보여 6개월 후에는 정상수준에 거의 접근하였다. 결론 : 결핵성 폐렴에서 치료시작전 측정한 혈청 CA125농도가 195 u/ml이상의 증가를 보일 때 지역사회감염 대엽성 폐렴과의 감별진단에 유용할 것이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.222-227
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• 2011

Objective: To evaluate the ability of serum anti-M$\ddot{u}$llerian hormone (AMH), FSH, and age to clinically predict ovarian response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) in IVF patients with endometriosis. Methods: We evaluated 91 COH cycles, including 43 cycles with endometriosis (group I) and 48 cycles with male factor infertility (group II) from January to December, 2010. Patients were classified into study groups based on their surgical history of endometriosis-group Ia (without surgical history, n=16), group Ib (with a surgical history, n=27). Results: The mean age was not significantly different between group I and group II. However, AMH and FSH were significantly different between group I and group II ($1.9{\pm}1.9$ ng/mL vs. $4.1{\pm}2.9$ ng/mL, $p$ <0.01; $13.1{\pm}7.2$ mIU/mL vs. $8.6{\pm}3.3$ mIU/mL, $p$ <0.01). Furthermore, the number of retrieved oocytes and the number of matured oocytes were significantly lower in group I than in group II. In group II, AMH and FSH as well as age were significant predictors of retrieved oocytes on univariate analysis. Only the serum AMH level was a significant predictor of poor ovarian response in women with endometriosis. Conclusion: Serum AMH may be a better predictor of the ovarian response of COH in patients with endometriosis than basal FSH or age. AMH level can be considered a useful clinical predictor of poor ovarian response in endometriosis patients.

• 한국수정란이식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수정란이식학회 2002년도 국제심포지엄
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• pp.113-113
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• 2002

The stimulatory effect of EGF and FSH on oocyte maturation have been reported in various mammalian species. And some reports presented FSH enhanced the effect of EGF on oocyte maturation. But, the interaction between EGF and FSH on nuclear maturation of mammalian oocytes is not fully understood. We observed the effect of EGF and FSH on nuclear maturation during in vitro maturation of mouse oocytes. Also, we examined the interaction between EGF and FSH on nuclear maturation of mouse oocytes using the EGFR inhibitor or FSH inhibitor. Germinal vesicle (GV) stage oocytes were obtained from 3-4weeks PMSG primed BCFI hybrid mice and cultured in TCM-199 medium with 0.4%PVP supplemented with/without EGF (1ng/ml), FSH (1ug/ml), EGFR specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors: Tyrphostin AG 1478 (500nM), MAP kinase kinase inhibitor : U0126 (20uM) or PD 98059 (100uM) for 14-l5hr. Rapid staining method were used for the assessment of nuclear maturation. Nuclear maturation rates of EGF indjor FSH-treated group were significantly higher than those of control group. Treatment of EGFR inhibitor significantly block the nuclear maturation of GV oocyte in EGF-treated group, but it did not block those of GV oocyte in FSH-treated or FSH and EGF-treated group. Treatment of FSH inhibitor(U0126, PD98059) significantly block the nuclear maturation of EGF-treated group, FSH-treated and FSH and EGF-treated group. These results show that EGF has a stimulatory effect as well as different action pathway with FSH on in-vitro maturation of mouse oocyte in vitro. Therefore, further studies will be needed to find the signaling pathway of EGF associated with nuclear maturation.

• 대한병원협회지
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• 제21권1.2호통권191호
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• pp.49-61
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• 1992

• 대한병원협회지
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• 제21권4호통권193호
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• pp.51-56
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• 1992

본 조사는 일본 총리부에서 1987년에 조사하였던 의료서비스에 관한 설문조사결과이다. 이의 내용이 우리나라 병원서비스에도 참고가 될 것으로 여겨 소개하고자 한다.-역자주-

• 대한병원협회지
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• 제25권12호통권240호
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• pp.4-19
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• 1996