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34,073 prospective transfusion candidates sera, among 127,087 hospitalized patients in Hanyang University Medical Center between Jan. 1989 and Dec. 1993, were analyzed for detection of red cell irregular antibodies screening and identification. This study revealed investigation of the distribution and the characteristics of irregular antibodies. Tube method was performed including saline room temperature, saline 37 and antiglobuline phase. The following results were obtained. 1. Of 127,087 inpatients, prospective blood transfusion candidates were 34,078, 26.8%. 2. 151 cases out of 34,078 sera was positive irregular antibody, 0.443 %. 3. Frequency of irregular antibodies were 15 cases(0.044 %) of anti-Lea, 14 cases(0.041%) of anti-Leb, 14 cases(0.041%) of anti-P1, 8 cases(0.0234%) of anti-IH and 8 cases(0.0234 %) of anti-E in order. 4. Undetectable cold antibody was 39 cases(0.1145%), warm antibody, 27 cases(0.0792 %). 5. It is required that various testing method for the safty transfusion.
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Humans , Academic Medical Centers , Antibodies , Blood Transfusion , Inpatients , Mass ScreeningABSTRACT
No abstract available.
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Child , Humans , Epidemiologic Studies , Gastroenteritis , RotavirusABSTRACT
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the present status of intestinal parasitic infection in Seoul area, Korea. During the period from June 1985 to July 1986, a total of 5,251 stool samples were collected in Department of Clinical Pathology, Hanyang University Hospital and examined by formalin-ether sedimentation technique once for helminth ova and protozoan cysts. The results were summerized as follows: The overall egg positive rate of intestinal helminthes was 2.53 per cent ; and 1.43 per cent for Clonorchis sinensis, 0.7 per cent for Trichuris trichiura, 0.13 per cent for Metagonimus yokogawai, 0.06 per cent for hookworm, and 0.02 per cent for Ascaris lumbricoides, Diphyllobothrium latum and Hymenolepis nana, respectively. The overall cyst positive rate of intestinal protozoa was 1.07 per cent. Cyst positive rate was 0.06 per cent for Entamoeba histolytica and 0.13 per cent for Giardia lamblia, respectively. Higher prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was observed in male and in 21-50 year-old groups. The highest prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis infection was observed in 40th age group(3.4 per cent), and male (2.3 per cent) was more infected than female (0.7 per cent) in general.
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Trematoda , Cestoda , Eukaryota , Epidemiology , Clonorchis sinensis , Trichuris , Heterophyidae , Ancylostomatoidea , Ascaris lumbricoides , Hymenolepis nana , Entamoeba histolytica , Giardia lambliaABSTRACT
A case of systemic coccidioidomycosis with cutaneous lesions has been found in Dec. 1974, for the first time in Korea, which is proved through cutaneous biopsy .and mycologic culture from skin lesion. The patient was 57-year-old Korean male. Skin lesions on left extremities showed several skin colored or ligbt brownish papules and surrounding circular erythematous scaly patches with slightly elevated borders. The patient was also found to have moderate diabetes mellitus, hypokalemia and resultant neuropathy. Histopathology revealed granulomatous lesions in the upper dermis, and numerous spherules both inside and outside of giant cells. Mycologic culture from grind skin specimen on Sabourauds glulose agar showed snow-white colony and ather typical arthrospores. Ampbotericin B intravenous injection was started and continued for 16 days. During a,dministration of the drug, side effects consisting of chills, fever, headache, chest pain and dyspnea developed. Therefore, further administration of the drug could not be done. During tbe several months following last discharge from the hospital, the patient has been, with no further specific therapy, in relatively good general condition, and developed no new lesions. The old papules have diminished in size, but did not disappear.
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Agar , Biopsy , Chest Pain , Chills , Coccidioidomycosis , Dermis , Diabetes Mellitus , Dyspnea , Extremities , Fever , Giant Cells , Headache , Hypokalemia , Injections, Intravenous , Korea , SkinABSTRACT
A case of leiomyosarcoma of kidney was presented with review of literature.
