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Original Article
Optimal Number of Blood Cultures and Volume of Blood Needed to Detect Bacteremia in Children
Jong Jae Kim, Cheol Am Kim, Sang Ho Baik, Eui Tak Oh, Hong Ja Kang, Kil Seo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(7):917-922.   Published online July 15, 1998
Purpose : We compared pathogen recovery rates by obtaining two blood cultures instead of one blood culture containing 1ml and collecting a larger volume, 1 to 3ml. Methods : Total of 750 blood specimens from 250 patients with fever, a temperature higher than 39℃ and suspected bacteremia were obtained. Each patient had two samples of blood, A(1ml) and B(4ml), obtained at...
Case Report
Two Cases of Congenital Atrichia Associated with the Gastrointestinal Anomaly in Siblings
Jin Kyung Jung, Sang Ho Baik, Sa Young Kim, Eui Tak Oh, Hong Ja Kang, Kil Seo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(9):1315-1320.   Published online September 15, 1996
Congenital atrichia is an anomaly characterized by congenital absence of hair in varying degrees as well as the hypopigmentation & poor development of the abnormal residual hair on the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes & body. Two cases of congenital atrichia in siblings were reviewed. The first case was associated with congenital megacolon and skin biopsy of scalp (esp. parietal region) was non-specific. The...
Original Article
A Clinical and Statistical Analysis on Acute Appendicitis in Children
Eui Tak Oh, Kang Youl Bae, Sang Bong Lee, Hong Ja Kang, Hyung Kuk Kim, Woo Sik Chung, Kil Seo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(8):1073-1081.   Published online August 15, 1992
Thjis report is a clinical analysis of 367 cases of acute appendicitis in children under the age of 15, which were treated at Dae Dong Hospital during the past 5 year period from January 1986 to December 1990. The results were summerized as follows: 1) The incidence was low (0.5%) under the age of 3. 2) The sex ratio of male to female...
A comparative study of therapeutic effect of combined treatment with aspirin and intravenous gammaglobulin versus aspirin alone in Kawasaki disease.
Sang Bong Lee, Eui Tak Oh, Kang Youl Bae, Hong Ja Kang, Woo Sik Chung, Kil Soo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(12):1664-1670.   Published online December 31, 1991
We compared the therapeutic effect of intravenous gamma globulin plus aspirin with that of aspirin alone in reducing the coronary aneurysms and changes of clinical courses in 57 children with Kawasaki disease who were admitted in Dae Dong hospital from Jul. 1987 to Jun. 1990 These 57 cases were divided into two groups: Group A:High dose aspirin (100 mg/kg/day) during febrile stage and then...
A Case of Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma.
Ho Won Kang, Hong Ja Kang, Hong Bae Kim, Ji Sub Oh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(8):1159-1165.   Published online August 31, 1990
This is a case report of adrenal cortical carcinoma in a 2 year 7 month old male patient who was diagnosed by clinical features, endocrinologic studies, radiologic studies and pathologic examina- tions. Cushing syndrome and virilization caused by adrenal cortical carcinoma were found. Left total adrenalectomy was performed. No evidence of metastasis was found at the time of operation. 3 months later, lung metastases...
Statistical Observation on Neonate.
Hong Ja Kang, Nam Hyuk Joo, Soon Ok Byun, Ji Sub Oh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(8):1037-1047.   Published online August 31, 1990
Statistical observation was performed on 11,857 cases of neonates which were seen in the nursery, Pusan, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, during the past 5 years from Jul. 1983 to Jun. 1988. The results were as follows: 1) Among 11,857 neonates, the percentage distribution by birth weight was 6.1% for 2,500 gm or less, 3.7% for 4,001 gm or more and the sex ratio of male...
Hematologic Reference Values of Peripheral Blood in Healthy Newborns and Infants.
Nam Hyuk Joo, Hong Ja Kang, Soon Ho Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(4):481-490.   Published online April 30, 1990
To estimate hematologic reference values of the peripheral blood of newnboms and infants, the author examined the routine hematologic parameters by heel or finger puncture in 73 cases of first day newborn, 64 cases of 7 day newborns, 10 cases of 2 month infants, 14 cases of 3~6 month infants and 13 cases of 15~18 month children. The routine hematologic parameters including red cell...