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Original Article
Outbreaks of mumps: an observational study over two decades in a single hospital in Korea
Ji-Ung Ryu, Eun-Kyung Kim, You-Sook Youn, Jung-Woo Rhim, Kyung-Yil Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(9):396-402.   Published online September 30, 2014
Purpose

The introduction of the mumps vaccine has dramatically reduced the number of mumps cases, but outbreaks have recently occurred among highly vaccinated populations in developed countries. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with mumps admitted between 1989 and 2012 in a single hospital in Korea are described in the present study.

Methods

We retrospectively evaluated inpatients with mumps between 1989 and 2012...

Review Article
Enterovirus 71 infection: An experience in Korea, 2009
Kyung Hyo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(5):616-622.   Published online May 31, 2010

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) has been recognized as a frequent cause of epidemics of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) associated with severe neurological symptoms. In the spring of 2009, HFMD was epidemic in Korea. Severe cases with complication, including death, have been reported and it has become a public health issue. Most symptomatic EV71 infections commonly result in HFMD or herpangina. These clinical...

Original Article
Clinical aspects of an outbreak of Serratia marcescens infections in neonates
Min-Jung Sung, Chul-Hun Chang, Yeon-Kyong Yoon, Su-Eun Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(5):500-506.   Published online May 15, 2006
Purpose : We evaluated an outbreak of Serratia marcescens infections in 24 neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit(NICU). Methods : From January to August, 2004 a nosocomial outbreak of S. marcescens occurred in our NICU. We describe the clinical characteristics of the outbreak and analyse the risk factors for infections with S. marcescens. After the outbreak stopped, 7 isolates...
Outbreak of Acinetobacter septicemia in a neonatal intensive care unit
Myo Jing Kim, Hye Jin Lee, Sang Hee Son, Jae Won Huh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(5):494-499.   Published online May 15, 2006
Purpose : Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly recognized as an important cause of nosocomial infection, especially in neonatal intensive care units. But little is known about the clinical significance and hospital epidemiology of Acinetobacter species other than A. baumannii. The objective of this study is to describe the clinical characteristics and epidemiology of septicemia due to Acinetobacter species other than A....