Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives

Original Articles

Depression among Korean Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Ansan-Community-Based Epidemiological Study

Chan Young Park, So Young Kim, Jong Won Gil, Min Hee Park, Jong-Hyock Park, Yeonjung Kim

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015;6(4):224-232. Published online August 31, 2015

Objectives There are an increasing number of studies being carried out on depression in patients with diabetes. Individuals with diabetes have been reported as having a higher prevalence of depression compared to those without diabetes. However, only a few studies involving Korean patients have been conducted. The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of depression and to find...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2015.05.004

Enteric Bacteria Isolated from Diarrheal Patients in Korea in 2014

Nan-Ok Kim, Su-Mi Jung, Hae-Young Na, Gyung Tae Chung, Cheon-Kwon Yoo, Won Keun Seong, Sahyun Hong

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015;6(4):233-240. Published online August 31, 2015

Cited By 9

Objectives The aim of this study was to characterize the pathogens responsible for causing diarrhea according to season, region of isolation, patient age, and sex as well as to provide useful data for the prevention of diarrheal disease. Methods Stool specimens from 14,886 patients with diarrhea were collected to identify pathogenic bacteria from January 2014 to December 2014 in Korea. A total of...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2015.07.005

Analysis on Time-Lag Effect of Research and Development Investment in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Korea

Munjae Lee, Mankyu Choi

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015;6(4):241-248. Published online August 31, 2015

Cited By 12

Objectives The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of the research and development (R&D) investment of pharmaceutical companies on enterprise value. Methods The period of the empirical analysis is from 2000 to 2012, considering the period after the influence of the financial crisis. Financial statements and comments in general and internal transactions were extracted from TS-2000 of the Korea Listed...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2015.07.001

Impact of Corporate Governance on Research and Development Investment in the Pharmaceutical Industry in South Korea

Munjae Lee

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015;6(4):249-255. Published online August 31, 2015

Cited By 3

Objectives The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of the corporate governance of pharmaceutical companies on research and development (R&D) investment. Methods The period of the empirical analysis is from 2000 to 2012. Financial statements and comments in general, and internal transactions were extracted from TS-2000 of the Korea Listed Company Association. Sample firms were those that belong to the...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2015.07.003

Expression of Recombinant pET22b-LysK-Cysteine/Histidine-Dependent Amidohydrolase/Peptidase Bacteriophage Therapeutic Protein in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3)

Hamed Haddad Kashani, Rezvan Moniri

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015;6(4):256-260. Published online August 31, 2015

Cited By 16

Objectives Bacteriophage-encoded endolysins are a group of enzymes that act by digesting the peptidoglycan of bacterial cell walls. LysK has been reported to lyse live staphylococcal cultures. LysK proteins containing only the cysteine/histidine-dependent amidohydrolase/peptidase (CHAP) domain has the capability to show lytic activity against live clinical staphylococcal isolates, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The aim of this study was to clone...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2015.08.001

Phenotypic Assays to Determine Virulence Factors of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) Isolates and their Correlation with Antibiotic Resistance Pattern

Mohsen Tabasi, Mohammad Reza Asadi Karam, Mehri Habibi, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad, Saeid Bouzari

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015;6(4):261-268. Published online August 31, 2015

Cited By 27

Objectives Urinary tract infection caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains is one of the most important infections in the world. UPEC encode widespread virulence factors closely related with pathogenesis of the bacteria. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of different phenotypic virulence markers in UPEC isolates and determine their correlation with antibiotic resistance pattern. Methods UPEC isolates from...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2015.08.002

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Outbreak in the Republic of Korea, 2015

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015;6(4):269-278. Published online August 31, 2015

Cited By 155

Objectives The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in the Republic of Korea started from the index case who developed fever after returning from the Middle East. He infected 26 cases in Hospital C, and consecutive nosocomial transmission proceeded throughout the nation. We provide an epidemiologic description of the outbreak, as of July 2015. Methods Epidemiological research was performed by...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2015.08.006 Correction in: Osong Public Health Res Perspect 2016;7(2):138

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to “Exposure to Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and the Risk of Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2014, Pages 77–84]”

Jae-Hong Park, Eun Shil Cha, Yousun Ko, Myung-Sil Hwang, Jin-Hwan Hong, Won Jin Lee

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015;6(4):279-279. Published online August 31, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2015.07.004

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