Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

Original Article

Infection

Effects of clarithromycin treatment in scrub typhus in children: comparison with chloramphenicol and azithromycin

Min Lee, June Kim, Dae Sun Jo

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(4):124-127. Published online April 25, 2017

Purpose

Chloramphenicol and tetracycline are not recommended for treating scrub typhus in pediatric patients because of potential side effects, such as aplastic anemia or tooth discoloration. While clarithromycin has recently been used in adults, few reports have been published on its effects in pediatric patients. We report the clinical profiles of pediatric scrub typhus and the effects of clarithromycin on scrub...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2017.60.4.124

A Domestic Outbreak of Bacterial Dysentery Caused by Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase(ESBL)-producing Shigella sonnei

Hyun Taek Lim, So Hee Lee, Jung Hwa Lee, Jeong Eun Kim, Kyo Sun Kim, Eun Ju Jeong, Seung Hyun Lee, Chang Gyu Kang, Seong Jin Hong

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(10):1107-1115. Published online October 15, 2005

Purpose : An outbreak of ESBL-producing Shigella sonnei enteritis was unprecedented not only in Korea but throughout the world in the past. We intended to devise a management guideline for ESBL-producing shigellosis based on analysis of clinical manifestations and response to therapy. Methods : We analyzed 103 patients who were admitted to the hospital with acute GI symptoms and were...

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Case Report

Analysis of Affecting Factors for Cortisol Level in Cord Blood

Eun Jung Kim, Chang Yoo Lee, Yeon Gyun Oh, Hyang Suk Yun, Jong Duck Kim

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(2):188-191. Published online February 15, 2003

Tsutsugamushi fever is a serious febrile disease outwardly similar to malaria and various arboviral infections. The endemic area is Asia-Pacific. This disease are generally associated with disturbed habitats favoring large populations of vector larval trombiculid mites. Therapy with tetracycline, chloramphenicol or ciprofloxacin is currently recommanded. Unfortunately these drugs is suboptimal for children and pregnant women. Recently, azithromycin has been proven...

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