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Infection
Epidemiological changes in infectious diseases during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Korea: a systematic review
Jong Gyun Ahn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2022;65(4):167-171.   Published online November 30, 2021
· Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have had a major impact on the epidemiology of various infectious diseases in Korea.
· Respiratory diseases and gastrointestinal viral diseases were significantly reduced during the NPI period.
· The decrease in Kawasaki disease after the introduction of NPI is an unintended result.
· Infectious diseases that decreased during NPI use may re-emerge.
· We must continuously monitor the epidemiology of various infectious diseases during the coronavirus era
Original Article
Ten years of experience in the prevention of mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus transmission in a university teaching hospital
Jung-Weon Park, Tae-Whan Yang, Yun-Kyung Kim, Byung-Min Choi, Hai-Joong Kim, Dae-Won Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(3):117-124.   Published online March 31, 2014
Purpose

Administration of antiretroviral drugs to mothers and infants significantly decreases mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission; cesarean sections and discouraging breastfeeding further decreases this risk. The present study confirmed the HIV status of babies born to mothers infected with HIV and describes the characteristics of babies and mothers who received preventive treatment.

Methods

This study retrospectively analyzed medical records of nine infants...

Review Article
Infectious diseases in children and adolescents in the Republic of Korea; Past & recent status
Jong-Hyun Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2011;54(12):489-500.   Published online December 31, 2011

Compared to the past decades, in recent decades, environmental and hygienic conditions in the Republic of Korea have improved along with socioeconomic developments, and the incidence of most infectious diseases, especially vaccine-preventable diseases, has greatly decreased due to active immunization with the developed level of health care. However, the incidence of some diseases has been increasing, and new diseases have...

Original Article
Infectious Diseases in Children at Two University Hospitals in Korean in 1980.
Duk Jin Yun
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(8):741-752.   Published online August 31, 1984
This study was conducted to study the importance of infectious diseases in Korea by computing the records of ambulatory and hospitalized patients at two university hospitals. Infectious diseases were 74.7% and non-infectious diseases were 25.3% at Severance Hospital, while infectious diseases were 82.7% and non-fectious diseases were 17.3% at the Wonju Christian Hospital. Among the infectious diseases, viral infecitons were...
Serum and Urine Zinc Values in Infectious Diseases.
Yong Tai Suh, Hwa Young Kim, Jai Sook Mah, Tai Ju Hwang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(3):237-245.   Published online March 31, 1984
Using atomic absorption spectrophotometer, serum-and urine zinc levels of healthy children aging 4.7 to 6.9 years, and of various infectious diseases, including acute viral hepatitis， tuberculosis, salmonellosis, and shigellosis were determined. The mean zinc levels in healthy children were 76±15.2^g/100 ml in serum and 275土 142.4/ug/L in urine respectively. There was no statistical difference attributable to sex. No remarkable changes...
A Clinical Study on Predisposing Factors of Death on Neonatal Tetanus.
Keon Su Rhee, Young Hun Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(7):699-707.   Published online July 31, 1982
Total 60 cases of the patients of neonatal tetanus were clinically evaluated who were admitted to the department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Hospital from Jan. 1976 to Dec. 1980 to identify the predisposing factors of death. The result were as follows; 1) The annual patients were encountered in 12 cases and the over all mortality was 42.9%. 2) Sex...
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