Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives

Editorial

How to Manage a Public Health Crisis and Bioterrorism in Korea

Hae-Wol Cho, Chaeshin Chu

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013;4(5):223-224. Published online October 31, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.010

Original Article

Investigation of Biofilm Formation and its Association with the Molecular and Clinical Characteristics of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Jeong-Ok Cha, Jae Il Yoo, Jung Sik Yoo, Hae-Sun Chung, Sun-Hee Park, Hwa Su Kim, Yeong Seon Lee, Gyung Tae Chung

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013;4(5):225-232. Published online October 31, 2013

Cited By 42

Objectives To investigate the biofilm-forming related factors against MRSA bloodstream isolates and evaluates their clinical features and treatment outcomes by biofilm production. Methods We collected 126 consecutive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causing blood stream infections (BSIs) at 10 tertiary hospitals from 2007 to 2009. We investigated biofilm-forming ability using a microtiter plate assay, and molecular characteristics including multilocus sequence typing, staphylococcal cassette chromosome...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.001

Community-Based Home Healthcare Project for Korean Older Adults

TaeBum Lee

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013;4(5):233-239. Published online October 31, 2013

Cited By 3

Objectives The aim of this study was to identify the effects of community-based home healthcare projects that influence service performances with regard to Korean national long-term care insurance services in older adults. Methods The project's applicants were 18 operational agencies in national long-term care institutions in Korea, and participants were care recipients (n = 2263) registered in long-term care institutions. We applied our healthcare system...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.002

The Impact of Emergency Room Utilization by Depression Patients on Medical Treatment Expense in Korea

Hyun Sook Lee

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013;4(5):240-245. Published online October 31, 2013

Cited By 2

Objectives To investigate the determinants of total medical expense for depression patients admitted through the emergency room (ER). Methods Data were selected from the Korean National Health Insurance sample data for 2009. SPSS version 18 was used for the statistical analysis such as descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. Data included 1203 cases admitted through the ER with ICD-10 codes (F31–F39). Results In...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.007

Assessment of Antioxidant Potential, Total Phenolics and Flavonoids of Different Solvent Fractions of Monotheca Buxifolia Fruit

Shumaila Jan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Umbreen Rashid, Jasia Bokhari

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013;4(5):246-254. Published online October 31, 2013

Cited By 59

Objectives This study was conducted to investigate the antioxidant potential of methanol extract and its derived fractions (hexane, ethyl acetate, butanol, and aqueous) of fruits of Monotheca buxifolia (Falc.) Dc., a locally used fruit in Pakistan. Methods Dried powder of the fruit of M. buxifolia was extracted with methanol and the resultant was fractionated with solvents having escalating polarity; n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate,...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.003

Dynamic Integration of Mobile JXTA with Cloud Computing for Emergency Rural Public Health Care

Rajasekaran Rajkumar, Nallani Chackravatula Sriman Narayana Iyengar

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013;4(5):255-264. Published online October 31, 2013

Cited By 11

Objectives The existing processes of health care systems where data collection requires a great deal of labor with high-end tasks to retrieve and analyze information, are usually slow, tedious, and error prone, which restrains their clinical diagnostic and monitoring capabilities. Research is now focused on integrating cloud services with P2P JXTA to identify systematic dynamic process for emergency health care systems....

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.004

Evaluation and Selection of Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis Primers for Genotyping Brucella abortus Biovar 1 Isolated from Human Patients

Subok Lee, Kyu-Jam Hwang, Mi-Yeoun Park, Seon-Do Hwang, Hee-Youl Chai, Hyuk Chu, Sang-Hee Park

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013;4(5):265-270. Published online October 31, 2013

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Objectives Brucellosis is the most common bacterial zoonosis in the world. Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) is a molecular method for genotyping bacterial species. Brucella abortus biovar I was isolated from most of the brucellosis-suspected patients in Korea. This study was conducted to investigate the ability of various MLVA primers that are used for molecular typing B. abortus isolates and...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.005

Gastroprotective Potential of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. Stem Bark against Diclofenac-Induced Gastric Damage in Rats

Muhammad Israr Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013;4(5):271-277. Published online October 31, 2013

Cited By 11

Objectives Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. stem bark possesses anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and antioxidant properties. This plant is used traditionally in the Indian system of medicine to treat emesis, ulcers, leucoderma, dysentery, stomach complaints, and skin disorders. This study was conducted to evaluate the antiulcer effects of D. sissoo stem bark methanol extract (DSME) against the diclofenac sodium-induced ulceration in rat. Methods The DSME (200 mg/kg and...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.006

Brief Report

Public Health Crisis Preparedness and Response in Korea

Hye-Young Lee, Mi-Na Oh, Yong-Shik Park, Chaeshin Chu, Tae-Jong Son

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013;4(5):278-284. Published online October 31, 2013

Cited By 18

Since the 2006 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan according to the World Health Organization’s recommendation, the Republic of Korea has prepared and periodically evaluated the plan to respond to various public health crises including pandemic influenza. Korea has stockpiled 13,000,000 doses of antiviral drugs covering 26% of the Korean population and runs 519 isolated beds in 16 medical institutions....

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.008

Introduction of the Republic of Korea–the United States of America's Joint Exercise Against Biothreats in 2013: Able Response 13

Seong Sun Kim, Dong Whan Oh, Hyun Jung Jo, Chaeshin Chu

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013;4(5):285-290. Published online October 31, 2013

Cited By 8

The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the the United States of America (USA) has held joint exercises to respond to biothreats in the Korean Peninsula since 2011. The exercise was called Able Response (AR) and it aims to coordinate interministerial procedures inside Korea and international procedures in requesting the medical resources urgently between ROK and USA, and among ROK and...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.009

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Cited By 96	Contact Transmission of COVID-19 in South Korea: Novel Investigation Techniques for Tracing Contacts
Cited By 75	Early Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of 28 Cases of Coronavirus Disease in South Korea
Cited By 70	Coronavirus Disease-19: The First 7,755 Cases in the Republic of Korea

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