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Volume 56(11); Nov 2013
Review Articles
The promotion of mental health and the prevention of mental health problems in child and adolescent
Sun Mi Cho, Yun Mi Shin
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(11):459-464.   Published online November 27, 2013

Improving mental health and reducing the burden of mental illness are complementary strategies which, along with the treatment and rehabilitation of people with mental disorders, significantly improve population health and well-being. A Institute of Medicine report describes a range of interventions for mental disorders that included treatment and maintenance, reserving the term "prevention" for efforts that occur before onset of...

Prevalence of rotavirus genotypes in South Korea in 1989-2009: implications for a nationwide rotavirus vaccine program
Van Thai Than, Wonyong Kim
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(11):465-473.   Published online November 27, 2013

The epidemiology of human group A rotavirus was analyzed by examining genotypic data acquired from 1989 to 2009 in South Korea. This information was derived from all the available published articles on rotavirus studies in South Korea, retrieved from both the PubMed and KoreaMed databases. Four common G types (G1, G2, G3, and G4) and three common P types (P[8],...

Editorial
Ureaplasma urealyticum or Ureaplasma parvum: what's the difference?
Tae-Jung Sung
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(11):474-476.   Published online November 27, 2013
Original Articles
Serological investigation of Ureaplasma urealyticum in Korean preterm infants
Ho Seon Eun, Soon Min Lee, Min Soo Park, Kook In Park, Ran Namgung, Chul Lee
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(11):477-481.   Published online November 27, 2013
Purpose

Ureaplasma colonization is related with perinatal complications in preterm infants. Little is known about the difference in virulence among various Ureaplasma urealyticum serovars. The aim of this study was to determine U. urealyticum serovars of preterm infants in order to assess whether any of the serovars were associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).

Methods

Three hundred forty-four preterm infants with a gestational age...

The effect of rhinovirus on airway inflammation in a murine asthma model
Eugene Kim, Huisu Lee, Hyun Sook Kim, Sulmui Won, Eu Kyoung Lee, Hwan Soo Kim, Kyongwon Bang, Yoon Hong Chun, Jong-Seo Yoon, Hyun Hee Kim, Jin Tack Kim, Joon Sung Lee
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(11):482-489.   Published online November 27, 2013
Purpose

The aim of the present study was to investigate the differences in lower airway inflammatory immune responses, including cellular responses and responses in terms of inflammatory mediators in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and the airway, to rhinovirus (RV) infection on asthma exacerbation by comparing a control and a murine asthma model, with or without RV infection.

Methods

BALB/c mice were intraperitoneally injected...

Evaluation of risk for graft-versus-host disease in children who receive less than the full doses of mini-dose methotrexate for graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Sook Kyung Yum, Hye-Yoon Choi, Jae Wook Lee, Pil-Sang Jang, Nack-Gyun Chung, Dae-Chul Jeong, Bin Cho, Hack-Ki Kim
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(11):490-495.   Published online November 27, 2013
Purpose

The use of cyclosporine and mini-dose methotrexate (MTX) is a common strategy for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis in allogeneic transplants. We investigated whether patients who receive fewer than the planned MTX doses are at increased risk for GVHD.

Methods

The study cohort included 103 patients who received allogeneic transplants at the Department of Pediatrics of The Catholic University of Korea College of...

Case Reports
Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy
Da Hye Yoon, Yeon Jin Jeon, E Young Bae, Dae Chul Jeong, Jin Han Kang
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(11):496-499.   Published online November 27, 2013

Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is rare in healthy children. We report a case of PLA in an immunocompetent 12-year-old boy. Percutaneous catheter drainage was performed for the abscess. In addition, parenteral antibiotics were administered for 3 weeks. Klebsiella pneumoniae was detected in the culture of blood and drained fluid. Here, we present this case and a brief review of the...

Stroke after percutaneous transhepatic variceal obliteration of esophageal varix in Caroli syndrome
Yoo Min Lee, Yoon Lee, Yon Ho Choe
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(11):500-504.   Published online November 27, 2013

Here we present the case of an 11-year-old female patient diagnosed with Caroli syndrome, who had refractory esophageal varices. The patient had a history of recurrent bleeding from esophageal varices, which was treated with endoscopic variceal ligation thrice over a period of 2 years. However, the bleeding was not controlled. When the patient finally visited the Emergency Department, the hemoglobin...

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