A5102811216- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Microscopic Colitis
Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital
2024
Yonsei University
2013-2023
Severance Hospital
2013-2023
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2022
Bundang Jesaeng Hospital
2015-2021
MizMedi Hospital
2021
Chung-Ang University Hospital
2019
Korea University
2016
Kyung Hee University
2016
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
2016
Sepsis, including severe sepsis and septic shock, is a major cause of morbidity mortality. Albumin C-reactive protein (CRP) are considered as good diagnostic markers for sepsis. Thus, initial CRP albumin levels were combined to ascertain their value an independent predictor 180-day mortality in patients with shock.We conducted retrospective cohort study involving 670 (>18 years old) who admitted the emergency department had received standardized resuscitation algorithm (early goal-directed...
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is known to be a predictor of severe morbidity and mortality in some chronic diseases such as congestive heart failure. However, our knowledge, little about RDW patients with Gram-negative bacteremia, major nosocomial cause intra-abdominal infections, urinary tract primary bacteremia. Therefore, we investigated whether an independent Clinical characteristics, laboratory parameters, outcomes 161 bacteremia from November 2010 March 2011 diagnosed at...
Purpose: Over the last 30 years, Serratia marcescens (S. marcescens) has emerged as an important pathogen, and a common cause of nosocomial infections.The aim this study was to identify risk factors associated with mortality in patients S. bacteremia.Materials Methods: We performed retrospective cohort 98 who had one or more blood cultures positive for between January 2006 December 2012 tertiary care hospital Seoul, South Korea.Multiple were compared association 28-day all-cause...
Omicron variant viruses spread rapidly, even in individuals with high vaccination rates. This study aimed to determine the utility of antibody against spike protein level as a predictor disease course coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinated patients.Between December 11, 2021, and February 10, 2022, we performed prospective observational cohort South Korea, which included patients infected Delta variants. A multivariable logistic regression analysis association between levels outcomes was...
Background Multiple prevention measures have the possibility of impacting HIV incidence in South Korea, including early diagnosis, treatment, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We investigated how each these interventions could impact local epidemic, especially among men who sex with (MSM), become major risk group Korea. A mathematical model was used to estimate effects on epidemic Korea over next 40 years, as compared current situation. Methods constructed a infection MSM dividing...
Acinetobacter baumannii is a highly potent nosocomial pathogen that associated with increased in-hospital mortality. Here, we investigated the changes in molecular characteristics of carbapenem-resistant A. (CRAB) isolated from blood samples patients admitted to tertiary hospital South Korea January 2009 July 2015. Whole genome sequencing using Illumina MiSeq platform and multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) were performed for 98 CRAB clinical isolates. In silico analyses prediction...
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and characteristics HIV drug resistance mutations among antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive ART-experienced patients in South Korea. A total 50 ART-naive 34 Korean HIV-1-infected who visited an urban hospital from February 2007 March 2011 were included. Most (86.9%) infected with clade B HIV-1. Six (12%) 22 (64.7%) had strains mutations. Among patients, V179D most common mutation, being found five patients. M184V mutation. Eight thymidine...
Purpose: As the importance of breastfeeding has been reinforced, human milk is often stored for practical reasons.Therefore, we evaluated optimal storage and processing methods from a nutritional standpoint.Methods: Human samples were collected between June 2017 February 2018.Also, data about maternal information collected.Human was analyzed macronutrients caloric content.The subdivided into groups nutrient analysis.The control group (fresh milk) not or processed.The other (9 groups)...
All healthcare workers (HCWs) in Yongin Severance Hospital were allocated to receive the ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccine according national policy. A report of thrombosis and thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) associated with nCoV-19 led hesitancy about receiving second dose among HCWs who had received first dose.From 7 14 May, 2021, we performed a survey identify factors at hospital vaccine. Based on results, hospital-wide campaign was implemented 18 May 2021 improve coverage. completed...
Infections caused by Gemella morbillorum are uncommon. This organism is primarily associated with endocarditis and bacteremia rarely spondylodiscitis, arthritis, hepatic abscesses meningitis. Sternal osteomyelitis G. has not yet been reported. We herein present a case of sternal mediastinal abscess that occurred in 74-year-old diabetic patient following blunt force trauma to the anterior chest wall. The was treated successfully surgical excision prolonged antibiotic treatment. Early...
Environmental disinfection with continuously antimicrobial surfaces could offer superior control of surface bioburden. We sought to decide the efficacy photocatalyst coating in reducing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquisition high incidence setting. performed prospective cohort study involving patients hospitalized medical intensive care unit. A titanium dioxide-based was coated on touch and walls. Five months pre-intervention data were compared five post-intervention...
Characterization of the stiffness multiple particles trapped by tweezers-based force spectroscopy is a key step in building simple, high-throughput, and robust systems that can investigate molecular interactions biological process, but technology to characterize it given environment simultaneously still lacking. We first characterized dielectrophoretic (DEP) tweezers inside microfluidic device. In this characterization, we developed method measure thermal fluctuations with DEP varying...
We evaluated the household secondary attack rate (SAR) of omicron and delta severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants, according to vaccination status index case contacts; further, in vaccinated cases, we effect antibody levels on transmission.A prospective cross-sectional study 92 cases 197 quarantined contacts was performed. Tests for SARS-CoV-2 variant type level were conducted results polymerase chain reaction tests (during quarantine period) collected from...
Background: There have been various efforts to identify less costly but still accurate methods for monitoring the response HIV treatment. We evaluated a pooling method determine if this could improve screening efficiency and reduce costs while maintaining accuracy in Seoul, South Korea. Methods: conducted first prospective study of pooled nucleic acid testing (NAT) using 5 minipool + algorithm strategy versus individual viral load patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) between...
This paper demonstrates the use of software-defined networking (SDN) orchestration to integrate regionally separated networks in which different network parts incompatible key management systems (KMSs) managed by SDN controllers ensure end-to-end QKD service provisioning deliver keys between geographically networks. The study focuses on scenarios are separately controllers, requiring an orchestrator coordinate and manage these controllers. In practical deployments, operators often utilize...