Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives

Editorial

Hae-Wol Cho, Chaeshin Chu

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(3):117-118. Published online June 30, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.05.001

Original Articles

Molecular Typing of Mycobacterium intracellulare Using Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis, Mycobacteria Interspersed Repetitive-Unit-Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing, and Multilocus Sequence Typing: Molecular Characterization and Comparison of Each Typing Methods

Semi Jeon, Nara Lim, Seungjik Kwon, Taesun Shim, Misun Park, Bum-Joon Kim, Seonghan Kim

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(3):119-130. Published online June 30, 2014

Cited By 8

Objectives Mycobacterium intracellulare is the major causative agent of nontuberculous mycobacteria-related pulmonary infections. The strain typing of M. intracellulare is important for the treatment and control of its infections. We compared the discrimination capacity and effective value of four different molecular typing methods. Methods Antibiotic susceptibility testing, hsp65 and rpoB sequencing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), multilocus sequence typing (MLST), mycobacteria interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem-repeat...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.04.003

Prediction Forecast for Culex tritaeniorhynchus Populations in Korea

Nam-Hyun Kim, Wook-Gyo Lee, E-Hyun Shin, Jong Yul Roh, Hae-Chun Rhee, Mi Yeoun Park

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(3):131-137. Published online June 30, 2014

Cited By 2

Objectives Japanese encephalitis is considered as a secondary legal infectious disease in Korea and is transmitted by mosquitoes in the summer season. The purpose of this study was to predict the ratio of Culex tritaeniorhynchus to all the species of mosquitoes present in the study regions. Methods From 1999 to 2012, black light traps were installed in 10 regions in Korea (Busan, Gyeonggi,...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.04.004

Smoking and Alcohol Drinking Related to Experience of Harmful Shops among Korean Adolescents

Jinyoung Kim, Aeree Sohn

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(3):138-147. Published online June 30, 2014

Cited By 8

Objectives This study was conducted in order to determine any correlation between experience of harmful shops and adolescent smoking and alcohol drinking in middle and high school students. Methods The survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire online via the homepage of the Ministry of Education student Health Information Center; 1888 and 1563 questionnaires were used for middle and high school students, respectively,...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.04.005

Factors Affecting Hospital Employees' Knowledge Sharing Intention and Behavior, and Innovation Behavior

Hyun Sook Lee, Seong Ae Hong

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(3):148-155. Published online June 30, 2014

Cited By 17

Objectives To investigate the factors affecting employees' knowledge sharing intention, knowledge sharing behavior, and innovation behavior of the four top-ranked university hospitals in South Korea. Methods Data were collected from employees at three university hospitals in Seoul, Korea and one university hospital in Gyeonggi-Do, Korea through self-administered questionnaires. The survey was conducted from May 29, 2013 to July 17, 2013. A total of...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.04.006

Possibility of CTX-M-14 Gene Transfer from Shigella sonnei to a Commensal Escherichia coli Strain of the Gastroenteritis Microbiome

Seung-Hak Cho, Soon Young Han, Yeon-Ho Kang

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(3):156-160. Published online June 30, 2014

Cited By 2

Objectives To investigated whether the CTX-M-14 gene could be transferred from a clinical Shigella sonnei strain to commensal Escherichia coli strain in the gastroenteritis microbiome. Methods E. coli strains were isolated from 30 stool samples of S. sonnei infected students in a gastroenteritis outbreak in 2004 and were characterized by antibiotic resistance analysis, in vitro conjugation and in vivo transfer of CTX-M-14 gene and molecular...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.04.007

Frequencies of CD4+ T Regulatory Cells and their CD25^high and FoxP3^high Subsets Augment in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Acute and Chronic Brucellosis

Abbas Bahador, Jamshid Hadjati, Niloofar Hassannejad, Hadi Ghazanfari, Mohammadreza Maracy, Sirous Jafari, Maryam Nourizadeh, Amirhooshang Nejadeh

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(3):161-168. Published online June 30, 2014

Cited By 3

Objectives Brucellosis remains one of the most common zoonotic diseases worldwide. In humans, brucellosis can be a serious, debilitating, and sometimes chronic disease. Different mechanisms can be postulated as to the basis for the induction of the chronic status of infectious diseases that T regulatory cells are one of the most important related mechanisms. The current study was designed to determine...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.04.008

Prevalence of Dyslipidemia and Hypertension in Indian Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Metabolic Syndrome and its Clinical Significance

Dhananjay Yadav, Meerambika Mishra, Arvind Tiwari, Prakash Singh Bisen, Hari Mohan Goswamy, G.B.K.S. Prasad

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(3):169-175. Published online June 30, 2014

Cited By 10

Objectives The present study was designed to estimate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and hypertension based on the National Cholesterol Educational Programme Adult Treatment Panel III definition of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The study also focuses on prevalence for MetS with respect to the duration of disease in Gwalior–Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh, India. Methods Type 2 diabetic patients (n = 700) were selected from a cross-sectional...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.04.009

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