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A Collaborative Study to Establish a Korea National Biological Standard for Antithrombin Concentrate

  • Kang, Hye-Na;Lee, Sung-Han;Kim, Soon-Nam;Hong, Choong-Man;Lee, Ki-Hong;Oh, Ho-Jung;Yoo, Si-Hyung;Shin, In-Soo;Choi, Seung-Eun;Lee, Seok-Ho;Gray, Elaine;Okada, Yoshiaki;Hong, Seung-Hwa
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.272.1-272.1
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    • 2002
  • We have carried out collaborative study to evaluate a preparation of antithrombin concentrate whether or not it was suitable to serve as the candidate for a Korea National Biological Standard. Six laboratories. including three manufacturers and three National Control Laboratories. participated in this study. The potency of this candidate preparation was determined using the heparin cofactor chromogenic method. (omitted)

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Basic Studies on Establishment of Facility Guidelines for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases (감염병 예방을 위한 건축물 시설가이드라인 설정에 관한 기초 연구)

  • Choi, Kwangseok
    • Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.27-38
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: This study tried to present basic data for establishment of facility guidelines and facility certification standards for the comprehensive prevention of infectious diseases in buildings. Methods: This study examines the concept of architectural countermeasures for the prevention of infectious diseases through literature reviews, and then classifies and organizes the countermeasures by viewing the infectious diseases hospitals as the top-level facility in terms of responding to infectious diseases. Results: At first, this study categorized and organized infection prevention countermeasures of infectious disease hospitals, which are the highest level facilities in terms of response to infectious diseases. And by presenting the concept of step-by-step setting of countermeasures for general buildings such as welfare facilities and multi-use facilities, which are lower-level facilities in the aspect of prevention of infectious diseases, this study tried to present basic data for establishing facility guidelines and facility certification standards for comprehensive prevention of infectious diseases in buildings. Implications: In the future, it is expected that spatial changes for the prevention of infectious diseases will spread to general constructions such as public buildings, private buildings, and multi-use facilities, and comprehensive infection prevention facility guidelines are needed.

A Study on the Risk Management Tools against Infectious Diseases in the Port-Utilizing Semi-Quantitative Bow-Tie Method

  • Lim, Kukhwan;Oh, Yong-Sik
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.46 no.2
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    • pp.145-157
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    • 2022
  • Due to the global epidemic of infectious diseases, it has become important for all industries to respond to the risk of infectious diseases. Ports in each country are also responding to the risk of infectious diseases, but the occurrence of infectious diseases in ports of various countries is causing a lot of damage to the logistics of ports. Korea is in the same situation, and cases of infectious diseases in ports are steadily being announced. Therefore, this paper conducted semi-quantitative Bow-Tie risk assessment by substituting measures to cope with infectious disease risks in Korean ports into actual cases of port infectious diseases in Korea, deriving improvements and suggesting directions. As a result, it was concluded that it was necessary to standardize some of the countermeasures against infectious diseases and develop more countermeasures.

First report of cross-species transmission of deer hepatitis E virus to a guanaco in Korea

  • Park, Byung-Joo;Yi, Ji-Hyung;Ahn, Hee-Seop;Han, Sang-Hoon;Kim, Yong-Hyun;Go, Hyeon-Jeong;Kim, Dong-Hwi;Lee, Joong-Bok;Park, Seung-Yong;Song, Chang-Seon;Lee, Sang-Won;Choi, In-Soo
    • Journal of Preventive Veterinary Medicine
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.121-123
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    • 2017
  • The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading causative agent of acute hepatitis in humans. Zoonotic HEV strains have been isolated from several animal species, including pigs. New HEV variants have been recently isolated from camels in the Middle East. In the present study, fecal samples from fallow deer, formosan deer, alpaca, and guanaco were analyzed for the detection of HEV. One HEV strain was detected from guanaco, a species of camelids. The nucleotide sequence of guanaco HEV was identical to those of deer HEV-3 strains, which implied the cross-species transmission of HEV-3 from deer to guanaco.

Identification of Hepatitis E Virus in Bovine and Porcine Raw Livers

  • Go, Hyeon-Jeong;Park, Byung-Joo;Ahn, Hee-Seop;Lyoo, Eu-Lim;Kim, Dong-Hwi;Lee, Joong-Bok;Park, Seung-Yong;Song, Chang-Seon;Lee, Sang-Won;Choi, In-Soo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.29 no.12
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    • pp.2022-2025
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    • 2019
  • Several animal species including pigs are directly involved in the zoonotic transmission of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) to humans. This study was conducted to detect HEV in bovine and porcine raw livers by nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Zoonotic HEV strains were identified in 1.0 and 3.0% of the tested bovine and porcine livers, respectively. HEV-4 was detected in the bovine livers, but both HEV-3 and HEV-4 were identified in the porcine livers. These results indicate that zoonotic transmission of HEV may occur via consumption of raw or undercooked livers of pigs and cattle.

Knowledge and Management of Children with Infectious Diseases by Daycare Facility Teachers (보육교사의 전염성 질환에 대한 지식 및 전염성 질환 아동 관리 실태)

  • Park, Sun-Nam;Lee, Young-Ran;Jeong, Young-Ju;Kim, Kyung-Mi
    • Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.115-125
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the knowledge of infectious diseases and the management of children with infectious diseases among daycare facility teachers. Methods: This study was based on survey questionnaires completed by 122 day care facility teachers from 36 daycare center sin one district in Seoul. Results: Seventy three (72.8%) of the participating daycare facility teachers had not received infectious disease prevention education. They recognized that they did not have enough knowledge of infectious diseases. The average knowledge level of infectious diseases was scored as 9.30 on a 0-30 scale, with 0 representing no knowledge and 30 expert knowledge, and compliance level of management of children with infectious diseases was scored as 4.29 on a 0-16 scale, with 0 present no compliance and 16 representing total compliance Confidence of management of children with infectious diseases (r=0.24, p=.031) and the compliance level of management (r=0.35, p=.001) were higher with increased knowledge of infectious diseases. Conclusions: Daycare facility teacher scan lack sufficient knowledge about b infectious diseases. The education about infectious diseases and management of children with infectious diseases is indispensable to prevent trans mission of infectious diseases in daycare facilities.

Structural Analysis of Ribosomal DNA Cluster in Bombyx mori

  • HideakiMaekawa;YukiEjiri;JunkoNobata;KazueiMita;HirofumiFujimoto;EmikoYamauchi;MaiMizorogi;KazuoHashido;KozoTsuchida;MasahikoKobayashi;NaokoTakada
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Sericultural Science Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.42-42
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    • 2002
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