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Original Article
Molecular Epidemiologic Analysis of a Cluster of Klebsiella Pneuminiae Infection in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Sung Soo Jin, Jong Hyun Kim, Jae Kyun Hur, Jin-Han Kang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(4):477-483.   Published online April 15, 2000
Purpose : Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major nosocomial pathogen in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Sequential outbreaks of K. pneumoniae infection in NICU could occur due to antibiotic resistant strains or persistent environmental sources in NICU. When these outbreaks are happen, epidemiological analysis must be performed to discover the nosocomial sources and clarify the nature of the outbreaks strains. We...
Case Report
A Case of Pulmonary Paragonimiasis
Jin Hee Hong, Sung Soo Jin, Nak Gyun Chung, Joon Sung Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(3):430-436.   Published online March 15, 1999
Paragonimiasis is a parasitic disease found in carnivorous animals which is caused by trematodes of the genus Paragonimus. Human infestation occurs by ingestion of raw or not incompletely cooked freshwater crab or crayfish with the metacercaria. Recently, the prevalence of human paragonimiasis has decreased markedly, however, about one hundred clinical cases have been diagnosed annually by antibody test in Korea....