Publications by authors named "Jun Nyun Kim"
COVID-19 in Nursing Facilities: Experience in Republic of Korea.
Osong Public Health Res Perspect
August 2020
Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks in nursing facilities can easily lead to a high rate of infection and fatality. A surge in newly infected cases in the first quarter of 2020 in Gyeongsan-si, in the Republic of Korea, was followed by several outbreaks in nursing facilities in the same area. The aim of this study is to report on the epidemiological investigation and the management to reduce the infection rate in nursing facilities for older adults.
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- Thalassemia, a blood disorder more common in Southeast Asia, is gaining attention in Korea due to a rise in Southeast Asian immigrants, prompting this study to examine its prevalence.
- The study analyzed 669 individuals under 30, comparing findings between multiethnic and Korean groups, and performed tests for thalassemia-related gene mutations on those with abnormal blood results.
- Results showed a small percentage of thalassemia carriers among multiethnic subjects (1.5% for α-thalassemia and 1.9% for β-thalassemia minor), indicating an increase in thalassemia cases linked to immigration trends.
Frequencies of red blood cell (RBC) blood group antigens differ by ethnicity. Since the number of immigrants is increasing in Korea, RBC antigens should be assessed in children/youths with parents of different ethnicities to ensure safe transfusions. We investigated the frequency of RBC antigens, except for ABO and RhD, in 382 children and youths with parents having Korean and non-Korean ethnicities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study was conducted to establish the Korean national registry, to evaluate the distribution of unexpected antibodies, and to determine the frequencies of specific antigen-negative blood units.
Methods: Data added to the Korean national registry between July 2013 and April 2016 were analyzed. The distribution of unexpected antibodies and frequencies of specific antigen-negative blood units were estimated.
It is often difficult for standard blood banks in Korea to supply adequate amounts of blood for patients with rare phenotype. Moreover, the definition of a blood in need is ambiguous, and much remains to be learned. In this study, we determined the prevalence of various red blood cell (RBC) antigens from a donor viewpoint and estimated the demand for specific antigen-negative blood from a patient viewpoint.
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