scholarly journals COVID-19 Infection in South Korea: Focusing on Age Distribution of Confirmed Cases

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 721-723
Author(s):  
Hyunjoo Joo ◽  
Yun-Jung Kang
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Age Distribution ◽  
Family Members ◽  
High Infection Rate ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
First Case ◽  
High Infection

A new kind of respiratory infectious disease, COVID-19, which first occurred in Wuhan, China, on December 31st, 2019, has affected all over China. After that, the first case of COVID-19 in South Korea was confirmed on January 20th, 2020. Currently, on April 7th, the accumulated number of confirmed cases is 10,331, with 6,694 among them released from quarantine. Age distributions among the confirmed cases shows that patients between 20-29 occupy the most portion with 27%. Te younger generations occupies the highest portion of the confirmed cases. Additionally, as their high infection rate can serve as a risk factor of spreading the disease to their family members, they should actively participate in the prevention of the disease by thorough practice of social distancing. Their participation is expected to serve an important role in ending COVID-19.

scholarly journals Does Mask Usage Worsen Symptoms in Patients With Rhinosinusitis Balloon Sinuplasty Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic?

2021 ◽  
pp. 019459982110004
Author(s):  
Arianna Victoria Ramirez ◽  
Macaulay Ojeaga ◽  
Victor Espinoza ◽  
Blake Hensler ◽  
Vincent Honrubia
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
General Population ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
High Infection Rate ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Balloon Sinuplasty ◽  
High Infection ◽  
Political Contention ◽  
The Way

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing guidelines have reshaped the way that we live our lives. Perhaps the most common and strictly adopted measure has been mask wearing. Mask wearing, whether it be cloth, surgical, or N95, has quickly become the new norm in the ongoing struggle against this pandemic and has been proven to be effective in curbing its high infection rate. There has, however, been growing opposition to these policies by a substantial part of the general population who claims that masks are ineffective and can worsen breathing. To some, the choice to use or not use a mask has morphed into a point of political contention, rather than a choice rooted in concerns for public health. This commentary attempts to investigate the validity of these claims and explore how clinicians can encourage the usage of masks despite the fears and confusion against them.

scholarly journals First known case of Eperythrozoon endocarditis in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 030006051987535
Author(s):  
Junli Zhang ◽  
Xiangyun Zhang ◽  
Heng Wang ◽  
Zhihui Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
High Infection Rate ◽  
Minocycline Treatment ◽  
First Case ◽  
High Infection ◽  
History Of ◽  
Progressive Weakness ◽  
Remittent Fever

Eperythrozoonosis is a zoonosis transmitted from animals to humans. It is caused by bacteria in the genus Eperythrozoon. These bacteria have a high infection rate and can cause varying degrees of damage. This is the first case report of infective endocarditis caused by Eperythrozoon. The patient had a 30-day history of remittent fever accompanied by chills and progressive weakness and gradually recovered after 6 weeks of minocycline treatment.

Ticks and tick-borne Anaplasma spp. and Rickettsia spp. from hilly area in central China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Zhang ◽  
Aijun Li ◽  
Ying Ding ◽  
Jinjuan Zhang ◽  
Tingting Tong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
Central China ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
High Infection Rate ◽  
Hilly Area ◽  
High Infection

Abstract Background Ticks are widely distributed in diverse habitats across the globe. Different tick habitats breed different tick varieties and tick-borne diseases. Pingdingshan City, located in central China, is a hilly area where livestock grazing is an everyday activity. Till now, the prevalence of tick-borne Rickettsiales around Pingdingshan City has not yet been explored. Methods We used PCR and nest-PCR detected the 16S rRNA gene of ticks, 16S rRNA gene of Anaplasma spp. and 17 KDa gene and gltA gene of Rickettsia spp. in the ticks collected from livestock and vegetation in hilly area of central China, Pingdingshan City. Results In this study, we observed a high infection rate of a dominant tick, H. longicorni (98.22%, 166/169), with Anaplasma spp. (48.8%), Rickettsia spp. (30.72%), and co-infection (9.04%, 15/166). It suggests a high public health risk. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed that the A. phagocytophilum, which is present in H. longicorni was more than 99.74% homologous to (MN044900.1) from Zhejiang and (KT276565.1) from Shandong in China, and more than 98.23% homologous to (KR611598.1, KC422267.1) from South Korea. Besides, A. central showed 100% homology to (GU064903.1) from South Korea. Ca. R. jingxinese was detected from 17 kDa gene amplification, and it showed 99.08%-99.77% homology to (MH932039.1) from Xian, China, and 100% homology to Candidatus R. jingxinensis from north-eastern China (KT899089.1). Conclusions In the hilly area of central China, a high prevalence of H. longicorni, and high infection rate of Anaplasma spp. and Rickettsia spp., even co-infection, necessitated the current study. Furthermore, an in-depth investigation is required to unravel its pathogenicity. Besides, other tick-borne disease-causing pathogens in H. longicorni, which pose a significant threat to humans and livestock, demand further assessment.

scholarly journals Research on intervention methods of nosocomial infection in neurosurgery

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Sung-Won Kim
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Severe Trauma ◽  
High Infection Rate ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
Bacterial Drug Resistance ◽  
High Infection

<p>The proportion of critically ill patients from neurosurgery wards in hospitals is significantly higher than that from other departments. These patients suffer from low immune. At the same time, because of the severe trauma after surgery and the complexity of pathogens in patients, antibiotics are frequently used. However, the of bacterial drug resistance is relatively high because of the particularity of hospitals, which is a major reason for the high infection rate of neurosurgery patients. Therefore, regarding to these risk factors, intervention measures should be actively explored in hospitals, so as to control the infection rate, reduce the possibility of infection in neurosurgery patients, improve the rehabilitation efficiency of patients, and reduce unnecessary suffering of patients caused by infection. This is also an effective means to improve the quality of hospital medical care. </p>

scholarly journals High infection rate of zoonoticEucoleus aerophilusinfection in foxes from Serbia

Parasite ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Lalošević ◽  
Dušan Lalošević ◽  
Ivan Čapo ◽  
Verica Simin ◽  
Annamaria Galfi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Rate ◽  
High Infection Rate ◽  
High Infection

scholarly journals Frontal Recess Cells in International Frontal Sinus Anatomy Classification (IFAC); Prevalence, Infection Incidence, and Relation to Frontal Sinus Infection in Chronic Sinusitis Patients

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdelfattah Bayomy Nofal ◽  
Mohammad Waheed El-Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Infection Rate ◽  
Frontal Sinus ◽  
Sinus Surgery ◽  
High Infection Rate ◽  
Frontal Recess ◽  
Posterior Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
High Infection ◽  
Medial Group ◽  
Anterior Group

AbstractFrontal recess cells have many types with different sizes, arrangement, and extend. It plays an important role in successful functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) as most causes of failure are related to it. Outline the prevalence of the frontal recess cells, pathological incidence of each cell regarding to frontal sinus pathology. Prospective study on 100 consecutive patients (200 sides) complaining from nasal and sinus symptoms which did not respond to medical management and indicated for FESS. Anterior group was infected in 30.8%; agger nasi cell (ANC) present in 97% (25.8% infected, 74.2% not infected), supra agger cell (SAC) present in 48% (39.6% infected, 60.4% not infected), supra agger frontal cell (SAFC) present in 11% (36.4% infected, 63.6% not infected). Posterior group was infected in 24.8%; supra bulla cell (SBC) present in 72% (30.6% infected, 69.4% not infected), supra bulla frontal cell (SBFC) present in 23% (17.4% infected, 82.6% not infected), supra orbital ethmoid cell (SOEC) present in 42% of cases (19% infected, 81% not infected). Medial group [frontal septal cell (FSC)] was present in 21% (33.3% infected, 66.7% not infected). FSC, SAC, SAFC, and SBC showed high infection rate in association with infected frontal sinus, while, the SOEC, ANC, and SBFC did not have such high infection rate. Frontal recess cells show no difference in their prevalence either if the frontal sinus infected or not, however their infection rate show significant difference.

scholarly journals COVID-19 in South Korea: The Need for Preemptive Tests from the Perspective of Asymptomatic Infections

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Insuk Sim ◽  
Yun-Jung Kang ◽  
Hye Jeong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Asymptomatic Infection ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Korean Government ◽  
First Case ◽  
Asymptomatic Patients ◽  
The Social ◽  
Asymptomatic Infections

The first case of coronavirus disease reported in South Korea was a person infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), who entered South Korea from China on January 20, 2020. In the Capital, the Korean government applied the social distancing policy at level 2.5 for 8 days from August 30 to September 6, 2020. The Central Disease Relief Center explained that the reason the number of newly confirmed cases per day did not fall below 100 was because the infection spread nationwide through sporadic mass infections or asymptomatic patients. Asymptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2 is a subject of constant controversies, as asymptomatic patients can infect other people while not showing any symptoms themselves. Their atypical clinical characteristics in the early stages of the disease make prevention more difficult. Additional studies on the infecting power of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic cases are needed. Nonetheless, such probabilities should be taken into consideration and we should remain vigilant.

High Infection Rate ofTrichophyton verrucosumin Calves from Central Italy

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Papini ◽  
S. Nardoni ◽  
A. Fanelli ◽  
F. Mancianti
Keyword(s):  
Infection Rate ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
High Infection Rate ◽  
High Infection

A high infection rate of Trypanosoma brucei subgroup in Glossina fuscipes

Parasitology ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Rogers ◽  
E. N. Kenyanjui ◽  
A. K. Wiggwah
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Sleeping Sickness ◽  
High Infection Rate ◽  
High Infection

A survey in Busoga District, Uganda, where an outbreak of sleeping sickness was detected, has yielded an infection rate with T. brucei subgroup in G. fuscipes of 4.8%. Isolation of the infected flies was by feeding of the flies on mice, followed by trituration and inoculation of a suspension of the triturated flies into mice. The mice were treated with cyclophosphamide to reduce the immune response. The percentage infection as determined by inoculation of triturate was 4.1%, whilst that by feeding on mice was 1–8%. Amongst the 19 strains of T. brucei subgroup isolated, four were identified as T. rhodesiense by the BIIT method.

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