Publications by authors named "Jiyeon Bae"

Background: Because patients infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have been reported to be older than patients infected with influenza virus, the more frequent incidence of complications in RSV-infected patients may be age-related. This study compared clinical characteristics and outcomes in hospitalized adults infected with RSV with findings in age- and sex-matched adults infected with influenza virus.

Methods: The medical records of hospitalized adult patients infected with RSV or influenza virus at two university hospitals from 2013 to 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.

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Background: There is an ongoing controversy regarding whether single-occupancy rooms are superior to multiple-occupancy rooms in terms of infection prevention. We investigated whether treatment in a multiple-occupancy room is associated with an increased incidence of nosocomial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared with treatment in a single-occupancy room.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, every hospitalization period of adult patients aged ≥ 18 years at a tertiary hospital in Korea from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, was analyzed.

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In South Korea, because of manpower and budgetary limitations, antimicrobial stewardship programs have relied on preauthorization. This study analyzed the impact of a prospective audit and feedback (PAF) program targeting inpatients undergoing intermittent hemodialysis or continuous renal replacement therapy, which was implemented at two community-based university hospitals. During three years of PAF, 27,906 antimicrobial prescriptions were reviewed, with 622 (2.

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  • The study investigates when to use echocardiography to check for infective endocarditis (IE) in patients with bloodstream infections caused by viridans group streptococci (VGS).
  • It identifies key risk factors for IE, finding that heart valve disease, persistent bacteria in the blood, younger age, and infections from specific VGS species significantly increase risk.
  • The findings suggest that echocardiography should be considered for patients showing these risk factors, to improve diagnosis and management of potential IE cases.
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Herein, we report a case of uncomplicated falciparum malaria with late parasitological failure in a 45-year-old businessman returning from Ghana. The patient visited the emergency department with high fever, headache, and dizziness. He traveled without antimalarial chemoprophylaxis.

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The aim of this study is to develop a rapid and accurate method for simultaneous analysis of multi-residue pesticides and conduct pesticide monitoring in agricultural products produced by the production and distribution stage in Korea. The representative agricultural products were selected as brown rice, soybean, potato, mandarin, and green pepper and developed using gas chromatography with tandem mass (GC-MS/MS) for the analysis of 272 pesticide residues. The experimental samples were extracted by the QuEChERS-EN method and then cleaned up by using d-SPE, including MgSO and primary secondary amine (PSA) sorbents.

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Functional flavonoid production is a new agenda in the agricultural industry, and young barley leaves (YBL) are one of the highlighted crops due to their health-beneficial flavonoid, saponarin. For the year-round cultivation of a high saponarin content of YBL, abiotic signal effects on the biosynthesis and metabolism in YBL need to be understood clearly. In this research, the effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-related abiotic signals, such as light, potassium, and sodium, were investigated on the biosynthetic metabolism in YBL cultivation under artificial lights.

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We evaluated the impact of the FilmArray blood culture identification (BCID) panel on the time taken to administer effective antibiotics and the clinical outcomes of bloodstream infections. We retrospectively screened patients with bloodstream infections who underwent BCID testing and compared them to a historical control group that received conventional culture testing. A total of 144 and 214 patients who underwent BCID and conventional cultures, respectively, were compared.

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  • Chlorothalonil is a widely used organochlorine fungicide that prevents fungal diseases in crops but can leave residues in agricultural products.
  • A new analytical method using a modified QuEChERS technique combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) was developed to effectively detect chlorothalonil residues in various foods in South Korea.
  • The method demonstrated high accuracy with excellent linearity and satisfactory detection limits, confirming chlorothalonil residues in multiple commodities including apples, watermelon, and cucumber, which can aid in food safety monitoring.
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Pesticide residues in crops are widely monitored, and the residue reduction techniques at the post-harvest stage are important to maintain food safety. In dried crops, pesticide residues can be concentrated after dehydration, which increases concerns regarding residue risk. Therefore, the residue reduction effects of ultraviolet (UV), ozone, and photochemical advanced oxidative process (pAOP) were investigated for dried peppers at the post-harvest stage.

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Spontaneous pneumothorax is a common manifestation of Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome, an inherited disorder caused by mutation of the () gene. A 44-year-old female with a history of breast cancer was diagnosed with recurrent pneumothorax. Chest CT showed multiple cysts with left lung pneumothorax, and she received surgery for the diagnosis.

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Endosulfan was widely used as an insecticide in the agricultural sector before its environmental persistence was fully understood. Although its fate and transport in the environment have been studied, the effects of historic endosulfan residues in soil and its bioaccumulation in crops are not well understood. This knowledge gap was addressed by investigating the dissipation and bioaccumulation of endosulfan in ginseng as a perennial crop in fresh and aged endosulfan-contaminated fields.

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Purpose: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a crucial role in maintaining immune tolerance. Any deficiency or dysfunction of the Tregs can influence the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease. This study aimed to assess the role of Tregs among patients with autoimmune encephalitis (AE) with different autoantibody types and to evaluate their association with clinical features.

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Objective: Discovery of a novel antibody would enable diagnosis and early treatment of autoimmune encephalitis. The aim was to discover a novel antibody targeting a synaptic receptor and characterize the pathogenic mechanism.

Method: We screened for unknown antibodies in serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples from autoimmune encephalitis patients.

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The use of the pesticide chlorfenapyr has been increasing over time, with a consequent wider application to crops. However, there is limited information available on the amount and safety of the residues it leaves on crops. The amount of chlorfenapyr residues in sweet persimmon ( L.

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Objective: Maternal immune activation (MIA) is associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring. Herein, we investigate the altered expression of microRNAs (miRNA), and that of their target genes, in the brains of MIA mouse offspring.

Methods: To generate MIA model mice, pregnant mice were injected with polyriboinosinic:polyribocytidylic acid on embryonic day 12.

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Background: While brain asymmetry has been a fascinating issue in neuroscience, the critical mechanism remains to be elucidated. Based on some index cases with asymmetric 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) uptake in leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1)-antibody encephalitis, we hypothesized LGI1 expression could be asymmetrically distributed in the human brain.

Methods: We enrolled 13 patients who were diagnosed with LGI1-antibody encephalitis between June 2012 and January 2018 at Seoul National University Hospital.

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15 K is 1,2, 3-triazolyl ester of ketorolac, an old pain-killer, that blocks PAK1 by its R-form and inhibits COX-2 by its S-form. Mainly due to a robust increase in cell-permeability, 15K is over 500 times more potent than ketorolac in both anti-cancer and anti-PAK1 activities in cell culture with IC50 around 24 nM. However, 15K has no anti-AKT activity.

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Radiation necrosis (RN) in brain tumor patients is often symptomatic, persistent without immediate resolution, and confused with tumor recurrence. Cerebral vascular pericytes are essential for endothelial function, vascular integrity, and angiogenesis. In this study, we showed that the loss of pericytes is involved in the pathogenesis of RN.

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Arsenic trioxide (As(2)O(3)) has shown substantial efficacy in the treatment of patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia, a specific subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, since not all patients can achieve remission after treatment, it is necessary to develop a novel method to overcome this problem. We investigated the anti-leukemic effect of low-dose 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)) in combination with As(2)O(3) on the human AML cell lines HL-60 and K562.

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We investigated the association between RANTES (regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) polymorphisms and clinical outcomes in patients treated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Three RANTES gene polymorphisms, i.e.

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Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the hematological manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the risk factors for cytopenia, and the effect of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) on cytopenia.

Methods: Medical records of patients treated for HIV at the Seoul National University Hospital from January 2005 to March 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. To determine the impact of HIV itself, we excluded HIV patients who had other conditions that could have resulted in hematological manifestations.

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We hypothesized that polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene might affect clinical outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Three VDR gene polymorphisms (BsmI G>A, ApaI G>T, and TaqI T>C) were genotyped in 147 patients who underwent HLA-matched sibling allogeneic HSCT. Frequencies of infection, graft-vs.

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In patients who received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), we investigated the correlations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes that regulate cyclosporine metabolism and clinical outcomes. All patients received sibling-matched HSCT. DNA samples of patients and donors were analyzed for 4 SNPs: MDR1 +1236C>T (rs1128503), +2677G>T>A (rs2032582), +3435C>T (rs1045642), and CYP3A5 +6986G>A (rs776746).

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