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Chung C, Jeong D, Sohn H, Choi H, Kang YA. Low household income increases the risk of tuberculosis recurrence: a retrospective nationwide cohort study in South Korea. Public Health 2024; 226:228-236. [PMID: 38091811 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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OBJECTIVES We assessed the impact of household income on tuberculosis (TB) recurrence and the long-term impact of TB on household income. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective nationwide cohort study of patients with drug-susceptible TB (DS-TB) and TB recurrence. METHODS Using the South Korean national TB cohort database, we identified a sub-set cohort of patients with newly diagnosed drug-susceptible TB between 2013 and 2016 and tracked their TB recurrence and longitudinal income data from 2007 to 2018. Income levels were evaluated as 'Medical aid' and quintile categories. To assess risk factors associated with TB recurrence, we used a sub-distribution hazard model, adjusting for the competing risks of death. RESULTS Of 66,690 patients successfully treated with DS-TB, 2095 (3.1 %) experienced recurrence during a median follow-up of 39 months. The incidence of TB recurrence was 982.1/100,000 person-years, with 50.3 % of the recurrences occurring within 1 year of treatment completion. The risk of TB recurrence increased with decreasing income levels, with the highest risk observed in the lowest income group. The effect of income on TB recurrence was prominent in males but not in females. Overall, patients with TB recurrence experienced a linear decline in income levels, compared with those without recurrence. CONCLUSIONS Household income during the initial TB episode was an important risk factor for TB recurrence, particularly in males.
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- C Chung
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Human Systems Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute for Immunology and Immunological Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Pillay S, de Vos M, Sohn H, Ghebrekristos Y, Dolby T, Warren RM, Theron G. To Test or Not? Xpert MTB/RIF as an Alternative to Smear Microscopy to Guide Line Probe Assay Testing for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol 2023; 61:e0001723. [PMID: 37367228 PMCID: PMC10358166 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00017-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) revolutionized tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. Laboratory decision making on whether widely-used reflex drug susceptibility assays (MTBDRplus, first-line resistance; MTBDRsl, second-line) are conducted is based on smear status, with smear-negative specimens often excluded. We performed receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analyses using bacterial load information (smear microscopy grade, Xpert-generated semi-quantitation categories and minimum cycle threshold [CTmin] values) from Xpert rifampicin-resistant sputum for the prediction of downstream line probe assay results as "likely non-actionable" (no resistance or susceptible results generated). We evaluated actionable-to-non-actionable result ratios and pay-offs with missed resistance versus LPAs done universally. Smear-negatives were more likely than smear-positive specimens to generate a non-actionable MTBDRplus (23% [133/559] versus 4% [15/381]) or MTBDRsl (39% [220/559] versus 12% [47/381]) result. However, excluding smear-negatives would result in missed rapid diagnoses (e.g., only 49% [264/537] of LPA-diagnosable isoniazid resistance would be detected if smear-negatives were omitted). Testing smear-negatives with a semi-quantitation category ≥ "medium" had a high ratio of actionable-to-non-actionable results (12.8 or a 4-fold improvement versus testing all using MTBDRplus, 4.5 or 3-fold improvement for MTBDRsl), which would still capture 64% (168/264) and 77% (34/44) of LPA-detectable smear-negative resistance, respectively. Use of CTmins permitted optimization of this ratio with higher specificity for non-actionable results but decreased resistance detected. Xpert quantitative information permits identification of a smear-negative subset in whom the payoffs of the ratio of actionable-to-non-actionable LPA results with missed resistance may prove acceptable to laboratories, depending on context. Our findings permit the rational expansion of direct DST to certain smear-negative sputum specimens.
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- S. Pillay
- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- National Health Laboratory Services, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- National Health Laboratory Services, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa
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- National Health Laboratory Services, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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Sung J, Musinguzi A, Kadota JL, Baik Y, Nabunje J, Welishe F, Bishop O, Berger CA, Katahoire A, Nakitende A, Nakimuli J, Akello L, Kasidi JR, Kunihira Tinka L, Kamya MR, Sohn H, Kiwanuka N, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A, Dowdy DW, Semitala FC. Understanding patient-level costs of weekly isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) among people living with HIV in Uganda. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2023; 27:458-464. [PMID: 37231600 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND: Twelve weeks of weekly isoniazid and rifapentine (3HP) prevents TB disease among people with HIV (PWH), but the costs to people of taking TB preventive treatment is not well described.METHODS: We surveyed PWH who initiated 3HP at a large urban HIV/AIDS clinic in Kampala, Uganda, as part of a larger trial. We estimated the cost of one 3HP visit from the patient perspective, including both out-of-pocket costs and estimated lost wages. Costs were reported in 2021 Ugandan shillings (UGX) and US dollars (USD; USD1 = UGX3,587)RESULTS: The survey included 1,655 PWH. The median participant cost of one clinic visit was UGX19,200 (USD5.36), or 38.5% of the median weekly income. Per visit, the cost of transportation was the largest component (median: UGX10,000/USD2.79), followed by lost income (median: UGX4,200/USD1.16) and food (median: UGX2,000/USD0.56). Men reported greater income loss than women (median: UGX6,400/USD1.79 vs. UGX3,300/USD0.93), and participants who lived further than a 30-minute drive to the clinic had higher transportation costs than others (median: UGX14,000/USD3.90 vs. UGX8,000/USD2.23).CONCLUSION: Patient-level costs to receive 3HP accounted for over one-third of weekly income. Patient-centered approaches to averting or defraying these costs are needed.
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- J Sung
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Center for Tuberculosis, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Center for Tuberculosis, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Child Health and Development Centre, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Kampala, Uganda
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Kampala, Uganda, Department of Internal Medicine Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Makerere University College of Health Science, Kampala, Uganda
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Center for Tuberculosis, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Kampala, Uganda, Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Kampala, Uganda, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda, Makerere University Joint AIDS Program, Kampala, Uganda
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Baik Y, Nakasolya O, Isooba D, Mukiibi J, Kitonsa PJ, Erisa KC, Nalutaaya A, Robsky KO, Ferguson O, Kendall EA, Sohn H, Katamba A, Dowdy DW. Cost to perform door-to-door universal sputum screening for TB in a high-burden community. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2023; 27:195-201. [PMID: 36855034 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Population-based active case-finding (ACF) identifies people with TB in communities but can be costly.METHODS: We conducted an empiric costing study within a door-to-door household ACF campaign in an urban community in Uganda, where all adults, regardless of symptoms, were screened by sputum Xpert Ultra testing. We used a combination of direct observation and self-reported logs to estimate staffing requirements. Study budgets were reviewed to collect costs of overheads, equipment, and consumables. Our primary outcome was the cost per person diagnosed with TB.RESULTS: Over a 28-week period, three teams of two people collected sputum from 11,341 adults, of whom 48 (0.4%) tested positive for TB. Screening 1,000 adults required 258 person-hours of effort at a cost of US$402,000, 70% of which was for GeneXpert cartridges. The estimated cost per person screened was $36 (95% uncertainty range [95% UR] 34-38), and the cost per person diagnosed with Xpert-positive TB was $8,400 (95% UR 8,000-8,900). The prevalence of TB in the underlying community was the primary modifiable determinant of the cost per person diagnosed.CONCLUSION: Door-to-door screening can be feasibly performed at scale, but will require effective triage and identification of high-prevalence populations to be affordable and cost-effective.
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- Y Baik
- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Seoul National University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Department of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Gomes I, Garg T, Churchyard G, Gupta A, Hesseling AC, Swindells S, Gurupira W, Martel B, Mbata L, Patil S, Riviere C, Tonquin M, Dowdy D, Sohn H. The cascade of care for household contacts of people with drug-resistant TB. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2023; 27:154-156. [PMID: 36853100 PMCID: PMC10115168 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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- I Gomes
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NB, USA
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- Clinical Trials Research Centre (UZ-CTRC), University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Socios En Salud Sucursal Peru, Lima, Peru
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- Aurum Institute, Rustenburg, South Africa
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- Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College CRS, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore-Washington-India Clinical Trials Unit, Pune, India
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- Les Centres GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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- Research Division, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, Dasmarinas City, Cavite, The Philippines
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Trukhin AM, Permyakov PA, Ryazanov SD, Lobanov VB, Kim HW, Choi YM, Sohn H. Correction: Migrations of young spotted seals (Phoca largha) from Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan/East Sea, and the pattern of their use of seasonal habitats. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0257121. [PMID: 34469492 PMCID: PMC8409639 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244232.].
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Tucker A, Oyuku D, Nalugwa T, Nantale M, Ferguson O, Farr K, Reza TF, Shete PB, Cattamanchi A, Dowdy DW, Sohn H, Katamba A. Costs along the TB diagnostic pathway in Uganda. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2021; 25:61-63. [PMID: 33384046 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- A Tucker
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium (U-TIRC), Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium (U-TIRC), Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium (U-TIRC), Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Implementation Science Program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA, Center for Tuberculosis, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium (U-TIRC), Kampala, Uganda, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA, Center for Tuberculosis, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium (U-TIRC), Kampala, Uganda, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA, Center for Tuberculosis, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA, Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium (U-TIRC), Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium (U-TIRC), Kampala, Uganda, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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Sohn H, Sweeney S, Mudzengi D, Creswell J, Menzies NA, Fox GJ, MacPherson P, Dowdy DW. Determining the value of TB active case-finding: current evidence and methodological considerations. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2021; 25:171-181. [PMID: 33688805 PMCID: PMC8647907 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Active case-finding (ACF) is an important component of the End TB Strategy. However, ACF is resource-intensive, and the economics of ACF are not well-understood. Data on the costs of ACF are limited, with little consistency in the units and methods used to estimate and report costs. Mathematical models to forecast the long-term effects of ACF require empirical measurements of the yield, timing and costs of case detection. Pragmatic trials offer an opportunity to assess the cost-effectiveness of ACF interventions within a 'real-world´ context. However, such analyses generally require early introduction of economic evaluations to enable prospective data collection on resource requirements. Closing the global case-detection gap will require substantial additional resources, including continued investment in innovative technologies. Research is essential to the optimal implementation, cost-effectiveness, and affordability of ACF in high-burden settings. To assess the value of ACF, we must prioritize the collection of high-quality data regarding costs and effectiveness, and link those data to analytical models that are adapted to local settings.
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- H Sohn
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- The Stop TB Partnership, UNOPS, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Glebe, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Malawi, Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Trukhin AM, Permyakov PA, Ryazanov SD, Lobanov VB, Kim HW, Choi YM, Sohn H. Migrations of young spotted seals (Phoca largha) from Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan/East Sea, and the pattern of their use of seasonal habitats. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0244232. [PMID: 33400696 PMCID: PMC7785119 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We studied the migrations of young spotted seals during their annual cycle. In May 2017, we attached satellite tags (SPOT-293A) to three individuals (two underyearlings and one yearling) captured at their breeding ground in Peter the Great Bay, western Sea of Japan/East Sea. The operational time of the installed tags ranged from 207 to 333 days; a total of 27195 locations were uploaded. All three seals migrated east and further north along the coast of the mainland. The average daily migration speed of the seals ranged between 70 and 135 km/day. The yearling moved faster than the underyearlings. During early August, they arrived at their summer habitats, which were located in the northern part of the Tatar Strait (Sea of Japan/East Sea) for the underyearling seals and in Aniva Bay (Sea of Okhotsk) for the yearling seal. While moving from the place of tagging to the summer feeding grounds, the seals covered a distance of 2300 to 3100 km. From August to October, each seal permanently stayed within the same isolated area. The reverse migration of all three seals began in November. When the seals traveled south, they used the same routes by which they had moved north in the spring, but they moved at a faster speed. By December, two seals returned to their natal islands, where both stayed until their transmitters stopped sending signals (in March 2018).
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- Alexey M. Trukhin
- Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Vladivostok, Russia
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- National Institute of Fisheries Science, Cetacean Research Institute, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Fisheries Science, Cetacean Research Institute, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Fisheries Science, Cetacean Research Institute, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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Alsdurf H, Oxlade O, Adjobimey M, Ahmad Khan F, Bastos M, Bedingfield N, Benedetti A, Boafo D, Buu TN, Chiang L, Cook V, Fisher D, Fox GJ, Fregonese F, Hadisoemarto P, Johnston JC, Kassa F, Long R, Moayedi Nia S, Nguyen TA, Obeng J, Paulsen C, Romanowski K, Ruslami R, Schwartzman K, Sohn H, Strumpf E, Trajman A, Valiquette C, Yaha L, Menzies D. Resource implications of the latent tuberculosis cascade of care: a time and motion study in five countries. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20:341. [PMID: 32316963 PMCID: PMC7175545 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05220-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The End TB Strategy calls for global scale-up of preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), but little information is available about the associated human resource requirements. Our study aimed to quantify the healthcare worker (HCW) time needed to perform the tasks associated with each step along the LTBI cascade of care for household contacts of TB patients. METHODS We conducted a time and motion (TAM) study between January 2018 and March 2019, in which consenting HCWs were observed throughout a typical workday. The precise time spent was recorded in pre-specified categories of work activities for each step along the cascade. A linear mixed model was fit to estimate the time at each step. RESULTS A total of 173 HCWs in Benin, Canada, Ghana, Indonesia, and Vietnam participated. The greatest amount of time was spent for the medical evaluation (median: 11 min; IQR: 6-16), while the least time was spent on reading a tuberculin skin test (TST) (median: 4 min; IQR: 2-9). The greatest variability was seen in the time spent for each medical evaluation, while TST placement and reading showed the least variability. The total time required to complete all steps along the LTBI cascade, from identification of household contacts (HHC) through to treatment initiation ranged from 1.8 h per index TB patient in Vietnam to 5.2 h in Ghana. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that the time requirements are very modest to perform each step in the latent TB cascade of care, but to achieve full identification and management of all household contacts will require additional human resources in many settings.
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- H Alsdurf
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, 5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve, Room 3D.58, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit (RECRU), McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Programme National contre la Tuberculose-Bénin, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire de Pneumo-Phtisiologie-Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin
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- McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, 5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve, Room 3D.58, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit (RECRU), McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Social Medicine Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, 5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve, Room 3D.58, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Chest Clinic, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Provincial Tuberculosis Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Provincial Tuberculosis Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- The Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney Central Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, 5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve, Room 3D.58, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, TB-HIV Research Center, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Provincial Tuberculosis Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Programme National contre la Tuberculose-Bénin, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire de Pneumo-Phtisiologie-Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Chest Clinic, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Provincial Tuberculosis Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Pharmacology & Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, 5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve, Room 3D.58, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit (RECRU), McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Social Medicine Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, 5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve, Room 3D.58, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Programme National contre la Tuberculose-Bénin, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire de Pneumo-Phtisiologie-Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. .,McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, 5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve, Room 3D.58, Montreal, QC, Canada. .,Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit (RECRU), McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Lee K, Kim J, Kim Y, Sohn H, So B, Choi E. Histopathological and Aetiological Diagnosis in Brain Tissues from Cattle with Neurological Signs in Korea, 2008–2018. J Comp Pathol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sohn H, Kim HY, Lee SH. Cost-effectiveness of contact screening strategies for tuberculosis among high-school adolescents in South Korea. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2019; 22:496-503. [PMID: 29663953 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Effective latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) control among adolescents is a critical component of tuberculosis (TB) elimination in Korea. OBJECTIVE To compare the cost-effectiveness of the following contact screening strategies for LTBI among high-school adolescents after TB outbreaks: QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT), the tuberculin skin test (TST), or TST/QFT-GIT (two-step strategy). METHOD The costs of post-TB outbreak screening strategies were calculated using a mixed (top-down and bottom-up) cost analysis method and expressed in 2015 US dollars. Cost-effectiveness was evaluated using a decision analysis model from the health system perspective, comparing cumulative health care costs and the total number of TB cases averted. RESULTS In a hypothetical cohort of 1000 students, screening using the TST-alone strategy averted 1.6 TB cases at a total cost of US$52 566. The QFT-GIT-alone strategy helped avert 2.0 TB cases, but was associated with a much higher total cost (US$108 435), resulting in an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of US$140 933/TB case averted. The two-step TST/QFT-GIT strategy was worse than the TST-alone strategy, averting 1.3 TB cases at US$75 267. CONCLUSION The TST-alone strategy was the most cost-effective; the QFT-GIT-alone strategy averted the greatest number of TB cases but incurred the highest cost in contact investigation for school TB outbreaks.
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- H Sohn
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Sleep and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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Sohn H, Vyas A, Puri L, Gupta S, Qin ZZ, Codlin A, Creswell J. Costs and operation management of community outreach program for tuberculosis in tribal populations in India. Public Health Action 2019; 9:58-62. [PMID: 31417854 DOI: 10.5588/pha.18.0091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Objective To evaluate costs of an active case finding (ACF) program with tuberculosis (TB) treatment delivery and monitoring, which targeted a rural tribal population in India. Method A time and motion study was conducted to evaluate operations and workload. Costs from the program perspective were assessed using both the bottom-up and top-down costing methods, exclusive of routine TB care costs. The impact of ACF on routine TB laboratory workloads was measured based on the changes in available staff time per smear at nine designated microscopy centers before and after program implementation. Results A majority (53.2%) of the community health-care worker's time was spent in traveling to communities, with an average of 22 TB patients (95% CI 19.14-24.94) seen per day per person. Costs (at 2015 $US rates) were US$1.85-US$2.42 per patient screened and submitting sputum, US$2.51-US$4.74 per person diagnosed with TB, and US$22.52-US$34.13 per TB patient completing treatment. Total smear volumes increased significantly after the ACF program, with more than a 15% reduction in available staff time per sputum smear test in most laboratories. Conclusion This low-cost, ACF program has the potential to be highly cost-effective in addressing gaps in TB care problems in rural India.
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- H Sohn
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Asha Kalp, New Delhi, India
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- McGill University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Stop TB Partnership, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Stop TB Partnership, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Stop TB Partnership, Geneva, Switzerland
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Park JY, Kim K, Sohn H, Kim HW, An YR, Kang JH, Kim EM, Kwak W, Lee C, Yoo D, Jung J, Sung S, Yoon J, Kim H. Deciphering the evolutionary signatures of pinnipeds using novel genome sequences: The first genomes of Phoca largha, Callorhinus ursinus, and Eumetopias jubatus. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16877. [PMID: 30442995 PMCID: PMC6237890 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34758-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The pinnipeds, which comprise seals, sea lions, and walruses, are a remarkable group of marine animals with unique adaptations to semi-aquatic life. However, their genomes are poorly characterized. In this study, we sequenced and characterized the genomes of three pinnipeds (Phoca largha, Callorhinus ursinus, and Eumetopias jubatus), focusing on site-wise sequence changes. We detected rapidly evolving genes in pinniped lineages and substitutions unique to pinnipeds associated with amphibious sound perception. Phenotypic convergence-related sequence convergences are not common in marine mammals. For example, FASN, KCNA5, and IL17RA contain substitutions specific to pinnipeds, yet are potential candidates of phenotypic convergence (blubber, response to hypoxia, and immunity to pathogens) in all marine mammals. The outcomes of this study will provide insight into targets for future studies of convergent evolution or gene function.
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- Jung Youn Park
- Biotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, 216 Haean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang gun, Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- C&K genomics, C-1008, H businesspark, 26, Beobwon-ro 9-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, 250 Jangsaengpo Gorae-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44780, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, 250 Jangsaengpo Gorae-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44780, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Taxonomy and Systematics, National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, eocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, 33662, Republic of Korea
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- Biotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, 216 Haean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang gun, Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea
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- Biotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, 216 Haean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang gun, Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea
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- C&K genomics, C-1008, H businesspark, 26, Beobwon-ro 9-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- C&K genomics, C-1008, H businesspark, 26, Beobwon-ro 9-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- C&K genomics, C-1008, H businesspark, 26, Beobwon-ro 9-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- C&K genomics, C-1008, H businesspark, 26, Beobwon-ro 9-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- C&K genomics, C-1008, H businesspark, 26, Beobwon-ro 9-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Wiemers EE, Park SS, Seltzer JA, Sohn H. CHANGES IN FINANCIAL AND TIME TRANSFERS WITH PARENTS OVER 25 YEARS: EVIDENCE FROM THE 1988 AND 2013 PSID. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- E E Wiemers
- University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- University of California, Department of Sociology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of California, Department of Sociology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of California, California Center for Population Research, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Nam BH, Jang J, Caetano-Anolles K, Kim YO, Park JY, Sohn H, Yoon SH, Kim H, Kwak W. Microbial community and functions associated with digestion of algal polysaccharides in the visceral tract of Haliotis discus hannai: Insights from metagenome and metatranscriptome analysis. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205594. [PMID: 30308038 PMCID: PMC6181387 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Haliotis discus hannai, a species of Pacific abalone, is a highly valuable food source throughout Northeast Asia. As H. discus hannai primarily feed on brown algae and largely extract their energy from algal polysaccharides, understanding the mechanisms by which they digest algal polysaccharides is essential for elucidating their energy metabolism. Gut microbes, as well as the host animal, are involved in the process of polysaccharide degradation. To identify algal polysaccharide-digestion mechanisms and their origin, we analyzed the metagenome and metatranscriptome of abalone visceral extracts. Microbial communities were characterized using the 16S rRNA gene sequences in the metagenome and our results differed significantly from those of previous studies using traditional microbiological methods such as bacterial cultivation and cloning. A greater diversity of bacterial taxa was identified here than was previously identified using cultivation methods. Furthermore, the most abundant bacterial taxa also differed from previous studies, which is not common when comparing the results of bacterial culturing with those of molecular methodologies. Based on the metatranscriptome, overall functions were identified and additional analyses were performed on the coding sequences of algal polysaccharide-digestive enzymes, including alginate lyase. Results of the transcriptomic analyses suggest that alginate lyase in the visceral extracts of H. discus hannai was produced by the host itself, not by visceral bacteria. This is the first next-generation sequencing study performed on abalone to characterize the visceral microbiota and the source of the ability to digest algal polysaccharides by analyzing the metagenome and metatranscriptome together.
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- Bo-Hye Nam
- Biotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- C&K Genomics, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Biotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Biotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- C&K Genomics, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Lee K, Lee J, Cho Y, Sohn H, Choi YM, Lim SR, Kim HK, Yoon SW, Jeong DG, Kim JH. Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of the common dolphin Delphinus delphis (Cetacea: Delphinidae). Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2018; 3:632-633. [PMID: 33490526 PMCID: PMC7800269 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1473720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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We report the complete mitogenome of the common dolphin, Delphinus delphis. Overall structure of the 16,387 bp mitogenome was very similar to those of other delphinid species, including the ancient D. delphis individuals. Multigene phylogeny revealed that D. delphis was most closely related to Stenella coeruleoalba, and clustered well with other species within the subfamily Delphininae.
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- Kyunglee Lee
- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Bio-Analytical Science Division, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Bio-Analytical Science Division, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Bio-Analytical Science Division, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Cho EH, Kim MJ, Sohn H, Shin WH, Won JY, Kim Y, Kwak C, Lee CS, Woo YS. A graphene mesh as a hybrid electrode for foldable devices. Nanoscale 2018; 10:628-638. [PMID: 29235603 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr07086a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A graphene mesh with arrays of micro-holes was fabricated on a polymer substrate using photolithography for use as an electrode in flexible devices. The optimal mesh structure with high optical transmittance and electrical conductivity was designed using a finite element method, in which the conductivity of the mesh was simulated as a function of structure, size, and periodicity of the hole array. The sheet resistance of the graphene mesh was lowered to that of a graphene monolayer by chemical doping and found to be 330 Ω Sq-1 at 98.5% transparency. The figure of merit of the doped graphene mesh was calculated to be 106 at 98% transmittance, a value that has not yet been reported for any conventional transparent electrode material. Due to strong bonding between the polymer and substrate, the hybrid electrode composed of a silver nanowire (AgNW)/graphene mesh coated with an over-coating layer exhibited more stable electrical characteristics during mechanical fatigue deformation compared to a hybrid film composed of a AgNW/graphene sheet. The AgNW/graphene sheet underwent breakdown at less than 20 000 cycles in cyclic bending tests with 6.5% strain, but the AgNW/graphene mesh showed a 38% increase in resistance at 20 000 cycles and no breakdown even at 100 000 cycles. Therefore, in this study, we propose a hybrid structure composed of a AgNW/graphene mesh, which is optically and mechanically superior to AgNW/graphene sheets, and therefore suitable for application as a transparent electrode in foldable devices with long-term stability.
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- E H Cho
- Platform Technology Lab., Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, 120 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-803, South Korea
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Jung J, Kim K, Yoo D, Lee C, Kang J, Cho K, Kang DK, Kwak W, Yoon SH, Sohn H, Kim H, Cho S. Comparative genomic analysis of Lactobacillus plantarum GB-LP4 and identification of evolutionarily divergent genes in high-osmolarity environment. Genes Genomics 2017; 40:217-223. [PMID: 29568414 PMCID: PMC5846872 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-017-0555-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Lactobacillus plantarum is one of the widely-used probiotics and there have been a large number of advanced researches on the effectiveness of this species. However, the difference between previously reported plantarum strains, and the source of genomic variation among the strains were not clearly specified. In order to understand further on the molecular basis of L. plantarum on Korean traditional fermentation, we isolated the L. plantarum GB-LP4 from Korean fermented vegetable and conducted whole genome assembly. With comparative genomics approach, we identified the candidate genes that are expected to have undergone evolutionary acceleration. These genes have been reported to associate with the maintaining homeostasis, which are generally known to overcome instability in external environment including low pH or high osmotic pressure. Here, our results provide an evolutionary relationship between L. plantarum species and elucidate the candidate genes that play a pivotal role in evolutionary acceleration of GB-LP4 in high osmolarity environment. This study may provide guidance for further studies on L. plantarum.
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- Jaehoon Jung
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Population Genomics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742 Republic of Korea
- C&K Genomics, 26 Beobwon-ro 9-gil Bldg. C, #1008 (H business park) Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05836 Republic of Korea
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- C&K Genomics, 26 Beobwon-ro 9-gil Bldg. C, #1008 (H business park) Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05836 Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742 Republic of Korea
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- C&K Genomics, 26 Beobwon-ro 9-gil Bldg. C, #1008 (H business park) Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05836 Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742 Republic of Korea
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- Genebiotech Co. Ltd., Seocho-Gu, Seoul, 137-787 Republic of Korea
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- Genebiotech Co. Ltd., Seocho-Gu, Seoul, 137-787 Republic of Korea
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- Genebiotech Co. Ltd., Seocho-Gu, Seoul, 137-787 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Resources Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- C&K Genomics, 26 Beobwon-ro 9-gil Bldg. C, #1008 (H business park) Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05836 Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Population Genomics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742 Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44780 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Population Genomics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742 Republic of Korea
- C&K Genomics, 26 Beobwon-ro 9-gil Bldg. C, #1008 (H business park) Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05836 Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742 Republic of Korea
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- C&K Genomics, 26 Beobwon-ro 9-gil Bldg. C, #1008 (H business park) Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05836 Republic of Korea
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Lee K, Kim HK, Sohn H, Cho Y, Choi YM, Jeong DG, Kim JH. Genomic insights into Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae strain KC-Na-1, isolated from the finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis). Mar Genomics 2017; 37:26-30. [PMID: 33250122 DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2017.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae (PDD) is a marine bacterium that can infect a variety of marine animals and humans. Although this bacterium has been isolated from several stranded dolphins and whales, its pathogenic role in cetaceans is still unclear. In this study, we report the complete genome of PDD strain KC-Na-1 isolated from a finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) rescued from the South Sea (Republic of Korea). The sequenced genome comprised two chromosomes and four plasmids. Among the recently identified major virulence factors in PDD, only phospholipase (plpV) was found in strain KC-Na-1. Interestingly, two genes homologous to Vibrio thermostable direct hemolysin (tdh) and its transcriptional regulator toxR, which are known virulence factors associated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, were encoded on the plasmid pPDD-Na-1-3. Based on these results, strain KC-Na-1 may have potential pathogenicity in humans and other marine animals and also could act as a potential virulent strain. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the complete genome sequence of P. damselae.
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- Kyunglee Lee
- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan 44780, Republic of Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan 44780, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan 44780, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan 44780, Republic of Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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Lee K, Lee J, Sohn H, Cho Y, Choi YM, Kim HK, Kim JH, Jeong DG. Complete mitochondrial genome of the Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Cetacea: Delphinidae). CONSERV GENET RESOUR 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s12686-017-0798-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Sohn H, Camacho-Bunquin J, Langeslay RR, Ignacio-de Leon PA, Niklas J, Poluektov OG, Liu C, Connell JG, Yang D, Kropf J, Kim H, Stair PC, Ferrandon M, Delferro M. Isolated, well-defined organovanadium(iii) on silica: single-site catalyst for hydrogenation of alkenes and alkynes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:7325-7328. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc01876b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Well-defined, isolated, single-site organovanadium(iii) catalyst on SiO2 for unprecedented liquid- and gas-phase hydrogenation of alkenes and alkynes under mild conditions.
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Shold J, Simon J, Rioux V, Sohn H, Fry D, Ibbotson A, Turgeon D, Reid T, Tabler R, Reid T, Haan L, Stuhec S, Kimber S, Lockwood E, Sandhu R. Integrating a Surgical Safety Checklist in the Workflow of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab. Can J Cardiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.07.523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Furukawa Y, Sohn H, Unakami H, Yumita S. Treatment of pseudohypoparathyroidism with 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3. Contrib Nephrol 2015; 22:68-73. [PMID: 7398339 DOI: 10.1159/000385989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A maintenance dosis of 2 microgram/day of 1 alpha-OH-D3 could keep the level of serum calcium normal in all 5 cases with pseudohypoparathyroidism, in contrast with 4.0 +/- 1.26 microgram/day needed for the 11 cases with hypoparathyroidism (8 idiopathic and 3 postoperative). The conspicuous effect of 1 alpha-OH-D3 on pseudohypoparathyroidism is likely to be attributed to the fact that the unresponsiveness of bone tissue to parathyroid hormone is corrected by the action of active vitamin D.
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Shin H, Sohn H, Park S. P122 Reliability of ER, PR, and HER2 status in core needle biopsy. Breast 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(15)70164-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Sohn H, Lee H, Kim H, Cho H, Park H, Cho H, Kim Y, Cho S, Kim T. Simultaneous induction of Tri-antigen specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes(CTLs) using DCs transferred with WT1, survivin and TERT mRNA for adoptive T cell therapy. Cytotherapy 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2014.01.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lee YR, An YR, Park KJ, Sohn H, An DH, Kim SA. Age and reproduction of the finless porpoises,Neophocaena asiaeorientalis, in the Yellow Sea, Korea. Anim Cells Syst (Seoul) 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/19768354.2013.851116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Brascamp J, Sohn H, Lee SH, Blake R. Perceptual suppression during stimulus rivalry diminishes contrast adaptation at eye-specific processing stages. J Vis 2013. [DOI: 10.1167/13.9.543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Kim DY, Kim JY, Kim TG, Kwon JE, Sohn H, Park J, Lim BJ, Oh SH. A comparison of inflammatory mediator expression between palmoplantar pustulosis and pompholyx. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2013; 27:1559-65. [PMID: 23802874 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Revised: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Both palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) and pompholyx are clinically characterized by acute eruptions of vesicles or pustules on the palms or soles. OBJECTIVES This study aims to compare the expression of certain inflammatory mediator genes and proteins between patients with PPP and pompholyx using skin tissue samples. METHODS Skin biopsies obtained from lesional skin from patients with PPP (n = 7) and pompholyx (n = 5) were analysed by quantitative RT-PCR to measure the mRNA levels of nine genes, including IL-4, IL-8, IL-9, IL-17, IL-22, IFN-γ, CCL-20, granzyme and perforin. For immunohistochemical analysis, 34 paraffin-embedded skin specimens (PPP, n = 22; pompholyx, n = 12) were stained with anti-IL-8, IL-17A, IL-22 and granzyme B antibodies. RESULTS Of genes analysed, IL-8 and IL-17A mRNA expression levels were significantly higher in the PPP group than the pompholyx group (P = 0.012 in both), whereas the mRNA expression of granzyme B was significantly higher in pompholyx when compared with PPP (P = 0.004). Regarding the IL-17A immunohistochemical staining, tissue from the PPP lesions contained significantly more IL-17A(+) cells in both the epidermis and papillary dermis when compared with pompholyx (P < 0.001 and P = 0.019 respectively). Moreover, the intensity of the IL-8 immunoreactivity was also greater in the PPP skin lesions than the pompholyx tissue (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS IL-8 and IL-17A, both are increased in PPP tissue, may represent important immunologic mediators that help to differentiate this clinical entity from pompholyx. This study may provide useful clues in distinguishing PPP from pompholyx, as well as helping to understand the pathogeneses of these two diseases.
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Xia H, Song YY, Zhao B, Kam KM, O'Brien RJ, Zhang ZY, Sohn H, Wang W, Zhao YL. Multicentre evaluation of Ziehl-Neelsen and light-emitting diode fluorescence microscopy in China. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2013; 17:107-12. [DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Sohn H, Lee SH, Blake R. Complementary spatial interactions between binocular rivalry and stimulus rivalry. J Vis 2012. [DOI: 10.1167/12.9.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Ki M, Lim J, Kim CB, Kim H, Park WS, Sohn H, Shin DH, Oh GJ, Lee MS, Song YJ. Immunogenicity of single-dose hepatitis A vaccines in young adults. Int J Infect Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Wang M, Yan G, Yue W, Siu C, Tse H, Perperidis A, Cusack D, White A, Macgillivray T, Mcdicken W, Anderson T, Ryabov V, Shurupov V, Suslova T, Markov V, Elmstedt N, Ferm Widlund K, Lind B, Brodin LA, Westgren M, Mantovani F, Barbieri A, Bursi F, Valenti C, Quaglia M, Modena M, Peluso D, Muraru D, Dal Bianco L, Beraldo M, Solda' E, Tuveri M, Cucchini U, Al Mamary A, Badano L, Iliceto S, Goncalves A, Almeria C, Marcos-Alberca P, Feltes G, Hernandez-Antolin R, Rodriguez H, Maroto L, Silva Cardoso J, Macaya C, Zamorano J, Squarciotta S, Innocenti F, Guzzo A, Bianchi S, Lazzeretti D, De Villa E, Vicidomini S, Del Taglia B, Donnini C, Pini R, Mennie C, Salmasi AM, Kutyifa V, Nagy V, Edes E, Apor A, Merkely B, Nyrnes S, Lovstakken L, Torp H, Haugen B, Said K, Shehata A, Ashour Z, El-Tobgy S, Cameli M, Bigio E, Lisi M, Righini F, Franchi F, Scolletta S, Mondillo S, Gayat E, Weinert L, Yodwut C, Mor-Avi V, Lang R, Hrynchyshyn N, Kachenoura N, Diebold B, Khedim R, Senesi M, Redheuil A, Mousseaux E, Perdrix L, Yurdakul S, Erdemir V, Tayyareci Y, Memic K, Yildirimturk O, Aytekin V, Gurel M, Aytekin S, Gargani L, Fernandez Cimadevilla C, La Falce S, Landi P, Picano E, Sicari R, Smedsrud MK, Gravning J, Eek C, Morkrid L, Skulstad H, Aaberge L, Bendz B, Kjekshus J, Edvardsen T, Bajraktari G, Hyseni V, Morina B, Batalli A, Tafarshiku R, Olloni R, Henein M, Mjolstad O, Snare S, Folkvord L, Helland F, Torp H, Haraldseth O, Grimsmo A, Haugen B, Berry M, Zaghden O, Nahum J, Macron L, Lairez O, Damy T, Bensaid A, Dubois Rande J, Gueret P, Lim P, Nciri N, Issaoui Z, Tlili C, Wanes I, Foudhil H, Dachraoui F, Grapsa J, Dawson D, Nihoyannopoulos P, Gianturco L, Turiel M, Atzeni F, Sarzi-Puttini P, Stella D, Donato L, Tomasoni L, Jung P, Mueller M, Huber T, Sevilmis G, Kroetz F, Sohn H, Panoulas V, Bratsas A, Dawson D, Nihoyannopoulos P, Raso R, Tartarisco G, Gargani L, La Falce S, Pioggia G, Picano E, Gargiulo P, Petretta M, Cuocolo A, Prastaro M, D'amore C, Vassallo E, Savarese G, Marciano C, Paolillo S, Perrone Filardi P, Aggeli C, Felekos I, Roussakis G, Poulidakis E, Pietri P, Toutouzas K, Stefanadis C, Kaladaridis A, Skaltsiotis I, Kottis G, Bramos D, Takos D, Matthaios I, Agrios I, Papadopoulou E, Moulopoulos S, Toumanidis S, Carrilho-Ferreira P, Cortez-Dias N, Jorge C, Silva D, Silva Marques J, Placido R, Santos L, Ribeiro S, Fiuza M, Pinto F, Stoickov V, Ilic S, Deljanin Ilic M, Kim W, Woo J, Bae J, Kim K, Descalzo M, Rodriguez J, Moral S, Otaegui I, Mahia P, Garcia Del Blanco L, Gonzalez Alujas T, Figueras J, Evangelista A, Garcia-Dorado D, Takeuchi M, Kaku K, Otani K, Iwataki M, Kuwaki H, Haruki N, Yoshitani H, Otsuji Y, Kukucka M, Pasic M, Unbehaun A, Dreysse S, Mladenow A, Kuppe H, Hetzer R, Rajamannan N, Yurdakul S, Tayyareci Y, Tanrikulu A, Yildirimturk O, Aytekin V, Aytekin S, Kristiansson L, Gustafsson S, Lindmark K, Henein MY, Evdoridis C, Stougiannos P, Thomopoulos M, Fosteris M, Spanos P, Sionis G, Giatsios D, Paschalis A, Sakellaris C, Trikas A, Yong ZY, Boerlage-Van Dijk K, Koch K, Vis M, Bouma B, Piek J, Baan J, Abid L, Frikha Z, Makni K, Maazoun N, Abid D, Hentati M, Kammoun S, Barbier P, Staron A, Cefalu' C, Berna G, Gripari P, Andreini D, Pontone G, Pepi M, Ring L, Rana B, Ho S, Wells F, Yurdakul S, Tayyareci Y, Yildirimturk O, Dogan A, Aytekin V, Aytekin S, Karaca O, Guler G, Guler E, Gunes H, Alizade E, Agus H, Gol G, Esen O, Esen A, Turkmen M, Agricola E, Ingallina G, Ancona M, Maggio S, Slavich M, Tufaro V, Oppizzi M, Margonato A, Orsborne C, Irwin B, Pearce K, Ray S, Garcia Alonso C, Vallejo N, Labata C, Lopez Ayerbe J, Teis A, Ferrer E, Nunez Aragon R, Gual F, Pedro Botet M, Bayes Genis A, Santos CM, Carvalho M, Andrade M, Dores H, Madeira S, Cardoso G, Ventosa A, Aguiar C, Ribeiras R, Mendes M, Petrovic M, Petrovic M, Milasinovic G, Vujisic-Tesic B, Nedeljkovic I, Zamaklar-Trifunovic D, Petrovic I, Draganic G, Banovic M, Boricic M, Villarraga H, Molini-Griggs Bs C, Silen-Rivera Bs P, Payne Mph Ms B, Koshino Md Phd Y, Hsiao Md J, Monivas Palomero V, Mingo Santos S, Mitroi C, Garcia Lunar I, Garcia Pavia P, Castro Urda V, Toquero J, Gonzalez Mirelis J, Cavero Gibanel M, Fernandez Lozano I, Oko-Sarnowska Z, Wachowiak-Baszynska H, Katarzynska-Szymanska A, Trojnarska O, Grajek S, Bellavia D, Pellikka P, Dispenzieri A, Oh JK, Polizzi V, Pitrolo F, Musumeci F, Miller F, Ancona R, Comenale Pinto S, Caso P, Severino S, Cavallaro C, Vecchione F, D'onofrio A, Calabro' R, Maceira Gonzalez AM, Ripoll C, Cosin-Sales J, Igual B, Salazar J, Belloch V, Cosin-Aguilar J, Pinamonti B, Iorio A, Bobbo M, Merlo M, Barbati G, Massa L, Faganello G, Di Lenarda A, Sinagra GF, Ishizu T, Seo Y, Enomoto M, Kameda Y, Ishibashi N, Inoue M, Aonuma K, Saleh A, Matsumori A, Negm H, Fouad H, Onsy A, Hamodraka E, Paraskevaidis I, Kallistratos M, Lezos V, Zamfir T, Manetos C, Mavropoulos D, Poulimenos L, Kremastinos D, Manolis A, Citro R, Rigo F, Ciampi Q, Patella M, Provenza G, Zito C, Tagliamonte E, Rotondi F, Silvestri F, Bossone E, Monivas Palomero V, Mingo Santos S, Beltran Correas P, Gutierrez Landaluce C, Mitroi C, Garcia Lunar I, Gonzalez Mirelis J, Cavero Gibanel M, Gomez Bueno M, Segovia Cubero J, Beladan C, Matei F, Popescu B, Calin A, Rosca M, Boanta A, Enache R, Savu O, Usurelu C, Ginghina C, Ciobanu AO, Dulgheru R, Magda S, Dragoi R, Florescu M, Vinereanu D, Silva Marques J, Robalo Martins S, Jorge C, Calisto C, Goncalves S, Ribeiro S, Barrigoto I, Carvalho De Sousa J, Almeida A, Nunes Diogo A, Sargento L, Satendra M, Sousa C, Lousada N, Palma Reis R, Schiano Lomoriello V, Esposito R, Santoro A, Raia R, Schiattarella P, Dores E, Galderisi M, Mansencal N, Caille V, Dupland A, Perrot S, Bouferrache K, Vieillard-Baron A, Jouffroy R, Moceri P, Liodakis E, Gatzoulis M, Li W, Dimopoulos K, Sadron M, Seguela PE, Arnaudis B, Dulac Y, Cognet T, Acar P, Shiina Y, Gatzoulis M, Uemura H, Li W, Kupczynska K, Kasprzak J, Michalski B, Lipiec P, Carvalho V, Almeida AMG, David C, Marques J, Silva D, Cortez-Dias N, Ferreira P, Amaro M, Costa P, Diogo A, Tritakis V, Ikonomidis I, Paraskevaidis I, Lekakis J, Tzortzis S, Kadoglou N, Papadakis I, Trivilou P, Koukoulis C, Anastasiou-Nana M, Bombardini T, Picano E, Gherardi S, Arpesella G, Maccherini M, Serra W, Magnani G, Del Bene R, Pasanisi E, Sicari R, Startari U, Panchetti L, Rossi A, Piacenti M, Morales M, Mansencal N, El Hajjaji I, El Mahmoud R, Digne F, Dubourg O, Gargani L, Agoston G, Moreo A, Pratali L, Moggi Pignone A, Pavellini A, Doveri M, Musca F, Varga A, Picano E, Pratali L, Faita F, Rimoldi S, Sartori C, Alleman Y, Salinas Salmon C, Villena M, Scherrer U, Picano E, Sicari R, Baptista R, Serra S, Castro G, Martins R, Salvador M, Monteiro P, Silva J, Szudi L, Temesvary A, Fekete B, Kassai I, Szekely L, Abdel Moneim SS, Martinez M, Mankad S, Bernier M, Dhoble A, Pellikka P, Chandrasekaran K, Oh J, Mulvagh S, Hong GR, Kim JY, Lee SC, Choi SH, Sohn IS, Seo HS, Choi JH, Cho KI, Yoon SJ, Lim SJ, Lipiec P, Wejner-Mik P, Kusmierek J, Plachcinska A, Szuminski R, Kasprzak J, Stoebe S, Tarr A, Trache T, Hagendorff A, Mor-Avi V, Yodwut C, Jenkins C, Kuhl H, Nesser H, Marwick T, Franke A, Niel J, Sugeng L, Lang R, Gustafsson S, Henein M, Soderberg S, Lindmark K, Lindqvist P, Necas J, Kovalova S, Saha SK, Kiotsekoglou A, Toole R, Govind S, Gopal A, Amzulescu MS, Florian A, Bogaert J, Janssens S, Voigt J, Parisi V, Losi M, Parrella L, Contaldi C, Chiacchio E, Caputi A, Scatteia A, Buonauro A, Betocchi S, Rimbas R, Dulgheru R, Mihaila S, Vinereanu D, Caputo M, Navarri R, Innelli P, Urselli R, Capati E, Ballo P, Furiozzi F, Favilli R, Mondillo S, Lindquist R, Miller A, Reece C, O'leary P, Cetta F, Eidem BW, Cikes M, Gasparovic H, Bijnens B, Velagic V, Kopjar T, Biocina B, Milicic D, Ta-Shma A, Nir A, Perles Z, Gavri S, Golender J, Rein A, Pinnacchio G, Barone L, Battipaglia I, Cosenza A, Marinaccio L, Coviello I, Scalone G, Sestito A, Lanza G, Crea F, Cakal S, Eroglu E, Ozkan B, Kulahcioglu S, Bulut M, Koyuncu A, Acar G, Alici G, Dundar C, Esen A, Labombarda F, Zangl E, Pellissier A, Bougle D, Maragnes P, Milliez P, Saloux E, Aggeli C, Lagoudakou S, Felekos I, Gialafos E, Poulidakis E, Tsokanis A, Roussakis G, Stefanadis C, Nagy A, Kovats T, Apor A, Vago H, Toth A, Sax B, Kovacs A, Merkely B, Elnoamany MF, Badran H, Abdelfattah I, Khalil T, Salama M, Butz T, Taubenberger C, Thangarajah F, Meissner A, Van Bracht M, Prull M, Yeni H, Plehn G, Trappe H, Rydman R, Bone D, Alam M, Caidahl K, Larsen F, Staron A, Gasior Z, Tabor Z, Sengupta P, Liu D, Niemann M, Hu K, Herrmann S, Stoerk S, Morbach C, Knop S, Voelker W, Ertl G, Weidemann F, Cawley P, Hamilton-Craig C, Mitsumori L, Maki J, Otto C, Astrom Aneq M, Nylander E, Ebbers T, Engvall J, Arvanitis P, Flachskampf F, Duvernoy O, De Torres Alba F, Valbuena Lopez S, Guzman Martinez G, Gomez De Diego J, Rey Blas J, Armada Romero E, Lopez De Sa E, Moreno Yanguela M, Lopez Sendon J, Aggeli C, Felekos I, Poulidakis E, Trikalinos N, Siasos G, Aggeli A, Roussakis G, Stefanadis C, Tomaszewski A, Kutarski A, Tomaszewski M, Ikonomidis I, Lekakis J, Tritakis V, Tzortzis S, Kadoglou N, Papadakis I, Trivilou P, Anastasiou-Nana M, Koukoulis C, Paraskevaidis I, Vriz O, Driussi C, Bettio M, Pavan D, Bossone E, Antonini Canterin F, Doltra Magarolas A, Fernandez-Armenta J, Silva E, Solanes N, Rigol M, Barcelo A, Mont L, Berruezo A, Brugada J, Sitges M, Ciciarello FL, Mandolesi S, Fedele F, Agati L, Marceca A, Rhee S, Shin S, Kim S, Yun K, Yoo N, Kim N, Oh S, Jeong J, Alabdulkarim N. Poster Session 4: Friday 9 December 2011, 14:00-18:00 * Location: Poster Area. European Journal of Echocardiography 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Whitelaw A, Peter J, Sohn H, Viljoen D, Theron G, Badri M, Davids V, Pai M, Dheda K. Comparative cost and performance of light-emitting diode microscopy in HIV-tuberculosis-co-infected patients. Eur Respir J 2011; 38:1393-7. [PMID: 21659413 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00023211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Light-emitting diode (LED) microscopy has recently been endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, it is unclear whether LED is as accurate and cost-effective as Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) microscopy or mercury vapour fluorescence microscopy (MVFM) in tuberculosis (TB)-HIV-co-infected subjects. Direct and concentrated sputum smears from TB suspects were evaluated using combinations of LED microscopy, ZN microscopy and MVFM. Median reading time per slide was recorded and a cost analysis performed. Mycobacterial culture served as the reference standard. 647 sputum samples were obtained from 354 patients (88 (29.8%) were HIV-infected and 161 (26%) were culture-positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Although overall sensitivity of LED compared with ZN microscopy or MVFM was similar, sensitivity of all three modalities was lower in HIV-infected patients. In the HIV-infected group, the sensitivity of LED microscopy was higher than ZN microscopy using samples that were not concentrated (46 versus 39%; p = 0.25), and better than MVFM using concentrated samples (56 versus 44; p = 0.5). A similar trend was seen in the CD4 count <200 cells · mL(-1) subgroup. Median (interquartile range) reading time was quicker with LED compared with ZN microscopy (1.8 (1.7-1.9) versus 2.5 (2.2-2.7) min; p ≤ 0.001). Average cost per slide read was less for LED microscopy (US$1.63) compared with ZN microscopy (US$2.10). Among HIV-TB-co-infected patients, LED microscopy was cheaper and performed as well as ZN microscopy or MVFM independent of the staining (ZN or auramine O) or processing methods used.
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- Division of Medical Microbiology, UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town,, South Africa
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Sohn H, Lee KS, Kim SY, Shin DM, Shin SJ, Jo EK, Park JK, Kim HJ. Induction of cell death in human macrophages by a highly virulent Korean Isolate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the virulent strain H37Rv. Scand J Immunol 2009; 69:43-50. [PMID: 19140876 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2008.02188.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Recent studies have suggested that virulent strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce apoptosis in macrophages less often than do attenuated strains. K-strain, which belongs to the Beijing family, is the most frequently isolated clinical strain of M. tuberculosis in Korea. In this study, we investigated the differential induction of cell death in human monocytic THP-1 cells by K-strain and H37Rv, a virulent but laboratory-adapted strain of M. tuberculosis. Although no significant difference in growth rate was observed between the cells exposed to K-strain and those exposed to H37Rv, the levels of protective cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-12p40 were lower in K-strain-infected cells than in H37Rv-infected cells. Cell viability assays showed that both K-strain and H37Rv, but not heat- or streptomycin-killed bacteria, induced THP-1 cell death in a TNF-independent manner. In contrast, double staining with fluorochrome-labelled inhibitors of caspase and propidium iodide and lactate dehydrogenase release assays revealed that K-strain induced significantly higher levels of necrotic cell death, rather than apoptosis, in THP-1 cells than did H37Rv. Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, Mcl-1, Bfl-1 and Bcl-xL in the cells were significantly upregulated following infection with K-strain compared with H37Rv, whereas Bax was slightly upregulated in response to infection with both H37Rv and K-strain. These results suggest that the highly virulent K-strain keeps cellular apoptosis as a host defense mechanism to a minimum and induces necrosis in macrophages.
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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Sohn H, Sinthuwattanawibool C, Rienthong S, Varma JK. Fluorescence microscopy is less expensive than Ziehl-Neelsen microscopy in Thailand. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009; 13:266-268. [PMID: 19146758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) microscopy is the primary method for acid-fast bacilli examination in resource-limited settings, including Thailand. Despite its considerably improved diagnostic performance, conventional fluorescent microscopy (FM) is rarely used due to its perceived high cost. An evaluation in Thailand found that the total cost of FM operated in the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (NTRL) in Bangkok, Thailand, is similar to that of ZN performed in the NTRL and in four regional Thai laboratories. FM is therefore a cost-effective alternative to ZN in resource-limited settings.
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Park JY, Kim M, An YR, Kim Z, An H, Moon H, Kim K, Sohn H. Population structure of minke whales (balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Korean waters based upon mitochondrial DNA polymorphism. Anim Cells Syst (Seoul) 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/19768354.2009.9647238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Jang G, Kim S, Ryu J, Moon D, Sohn H, Lee D, Suh C, Lee J, Choi E, Park S. The role of FDG-PET before and 3 weeks after neoadjuant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) in predicting N2 clearing and survival after surgical resection in patients with biopsy-proven N2 positive non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.7503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Towfigh S, Chen F, Katkhouda N, Kelso R, Sohn H, Berne TV, Mason RJ. Obesity should not influence the management of appendicitis. Surg Endosc 2008; 22:2601-5. [PMID: 18347857 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-9847-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2007] [Accepted: 01/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obesity implies an adverse effect on outcome after appendectomy. This study aimed to determine whether obese patients with appendicitis should be managed differently than nonobese patients. METHODS After appendectomy, all patients were enrolled in a prospective clinical pathway and followed from initial presentation to full outpatient recovery. RESULTS In 1 year, 272 adults underwent appendectomy, 55 (22%) of whom were obese. The obese patients were slightly older (35 vs 33 years; p < 0.001). The time to diagnosis (8.5 vs 8.6 h), and the need for computed tomography (CT) scanning (40% vs 49%) was similar in both populations. The obese patients had similar rates of perforation (35% vs 35%) and laparoscopy (47% vs 41%). The median hospital length of stay (LOS) (2 days) and complications, including wound complications (9.1% vs 10.9%) and intraabdominal abscesses (3.6% vs 3.1%), were similar. Subgroup analysis showed a longer LOS for the obese patients with perforation than for the nonobese patients (6 vs 5.5 days; p = 0.036). CONCLUSION Obese patients had no greater delay in diagnosis, had no greater need for CT scan, gained no additional benefit from laparoscopy, and did not incur significantly worse outcomes after appendectomy except for an increased LOS among those with perforation.
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- S Towfigh
- Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
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Kim S, Kim M, Choi E, Sohn H, Lee D, Suh C, Lee J, Yang H, Hong J, Kim W. Induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) versus CCRT alone for unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Randomized phase III trial. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.7528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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7528 Background: We conducted a prospective randomized phase III trial comparing induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) versus immediate CCRT to evaluate whether the addition of induction chemotherapy would result in improved survival. Methods: Patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC, ECOG PS 0–1, and weight loss up to 10% were eligible. They were randomized to receive either induction chemotherapy followed by CCRT (arm A) or immediate CCRT (arm B) after stratification for stage (T4N0–2, T1–3N3, T4N3, and stage IIIA), histology (squamous vs non-squamous), and SCLN positivity. Induction chemotherapy consisted of two cycles of gemcitabine (1,000 mg/m2 D1, D8) and cisplatin (70 mg/m2 D1) q 21days. Chemotherapy during CCRT consisted of 6 cycles of weekly paclitaxel (50 mg/m2) and cisplatin (20 mg/m2). Radiation therapy performed with hypofractionated scheme (2.2 Gy/fraction, once a day) and total dose was 66 Gy. Irradiated volume encompassed gross tumor plus 1.0 cm margin. Results: Between March 2003 and June 2006, 134 patients were enrolled. 92% of patients were male and 60% were age 60 or older. Objective tumor response was obtained in 38% after induction chemotherapy. Response rates after completion of CCRT were 72% (95% CI, 61%–83%) on arm A and 79% (95% CI, 69%–89%) on arm B. Grade 3/4 toxicities during induction chemotherapy consisted mainly of neutropenia (11%/3%). During CCRT, grade 3/4 neutropenia was noted in 8%/5% (arm A) versus in 8%/0% (arm B), grade 3 anemia was 8% vs 0%, grade 3 thrombocytopenia 5% vs 0%, and grade 3 esophagitis 16% vs 16%. At median follow-up of 28 months, median survival was 12.6 months (95% CI, 8.6–16.7 months) on arm A versus 18.2 months (95% CI, 11.7–24.8 months) on arm B (P=0.18). Two year survival estimates was 25% (15%–35%) and 43% (31%–55%), respectively. Median progression free survival was 7.5 months (95% CI, 5.6–9.4 months) on arm A and 11.6 months (95% CI, 9.6–13.6 months) on arm B (P=0.04). Conclusions: The addition of induction chemotherapy to CCRT failed to increase the survival of unresectable stage III NSCLC over immediate CCRT. Moreover, the progression free survival was inferior to immediate CCRT. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Lee J, Kang H, Kang Y, Ryu M, Chang H, Kim T, Sohn H, Kim H, Lee J. Phase I/II study of combination chemotherapy with S-1 and cisplatin every 3 week schedule in patients with metastatic or recurrent gastric cancer. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.15066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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15066 Background: S-1 plus cisplatin has been reported to be highly active in advanced gastric cancer (AGC). The objectives of this study were to define the maximal-tolerated dose (MTD) of S-1, given for 2 weeks separated by 1 week rest, with a fixed dose of cisplatin, and to determine the activity and safety of this combination regimen at the recommended dose (RD) when used as the first line treatment of AGC. Methods: Cisplatin was fixed at a dose of 60 mg/m2 on D1 and the starting dose of S-1 was 30 mg/m2 bid (level I) on D1 to D14 every 3 weeks. The dose of S-1 was increased by 5 mg/m2 bid up to 50 mg/m2 bid (level V) unless MTD was achieved. At every level, a cohort of 3 patients (pts), which could be expanded to 6 pts, was studied. Dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) were assessed for the first 2 cycles. Results: From February 2004 to January 2006, 62 eligible pts were enrolled. In phase I (N=21), DLTs occurred at level V (S-1 50 mg/m2 bid), with 2 of 3 pts developing G3 diarrhea or febrile neutropenia. The RD was determined at level IV (45 mg/m2 bid) because only 1 DLT occurred out of 6 pts at this level. After the first 20 pts (series I) were enrolled in phase II, the protocol was amended; the S-1 dose was reduced down to 40 mg/m2 bid (level III, series II, N=23) because of poor bone marrow recovery and resultant treatment delay. At the time of analysis, a total of 272 cycles of chemotherapy were administered. The median age was 52 years (28–70) and ECOG PS was 0/1 in 98% of pts. The objective response was observed in 20(47%; 95% CI, 36–66%) of 43 pts. SD was achieved in 15 (35%) pts. With a median FU of 12.1 months (range 9.8–23.3) for all survivors, median PFS was 5.3 months (95% CI, 4.6–6.0 months) with a median OS of 10.0 months (95% CI, 5.1–14.8 months). G3–4 toxicities included neutropenia (33%), anemia (31%), anorexia (24%), and asthenia (14%); however severe febrile neutropenia, abdominal pain, and stomatitis were never observed. Conclusions: The cisplatin plus S-1 regimen incorporating 2-weeks on and 1-week off is highly active against gastric adenocarcinoma with favorable toxicitiy profiles in Korean patients. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kilian E, König A, Klauss V, Sohn H, Reichart B. Assessment of the natural history of transplant vasculopathy by new radio frequency intracoronary ultrasound plaque composition analysis. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-967476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kim S, Sohn H, Suh C, Ryu J, Choi E, Kim Y, Kim D, Park S, Kim W, Lee J. Neoadjuvant weekly paclitaxel/cisplatin chemotherapy (WTP) with concurrent thoracic chemoradiation followed by surgical resection for stage IIIA (pN2) non-small cell lung cancer (NCLC): Phase II study. J Clin Oncol 2006. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.17036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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17036 Background: To investigate the role of weekly chemotherapy with paclitaxel/cisplatin and concurrent thoracic radiation (RT) as neoadjuvant therapy before surgical resection for patients with N2-IIIA NSCLC. Methods: Patients with pathologically proven N2 (pN2) and operable stage IIIA NSCLC were eligible. Six weekly chemotherapy with paclitaxel (50 mg/m2)/cisplatin (20 mg/m2) was given with concurrent thoracic RT (1.8 Gy/fraction once a day, 45 Gy) during 5 weeks. Chest CT, whole body PET were checked before and 3 weeks after chemoradiation. For the patients without clearing pN2 nodes or with pT3 after surgical resection, boost RT (20 Gy) was given. Results: From Jan. 2002 to Nov. 2005, 38 patients were enrolled. Median follow-up time was 20 months: gender (male: female, 30:8,), age (median 56, 42–67). Of them, 31 patients underwent surgical resection. Three patients showed brain metastasis during chmoradiation. Two patients refused surgical resection after chemoradiation. One patient showed severe radiation pneumonitis and was not fit for the operation. One patient showed lung to lung metastases before surgical resection. Of the 31 patients who underwent surgical resection, 14 (45.2%) showed pN0–1, and 7 (22.6%) showed pathologic complete remission (CR). Three year overall survival rate of all patients was 37.7% (median 35.9 months) and 3 year progression free survival was 34.2% (median 18 months). In univariate analysis, clearing N2 node and pathologic CR after surgery were the factors that could predict long-term survival. And the 2nd PET after chemoradiaiton could not expect clearing N2 nodes after surgical resection: sensitivity 44%, specificity 46%. As toxicities of WTP, hypersensivity reaction to paclitaxel and pneumonia with neutropenia were noted in 1 patient each. Severe radiation pneumonits was noted in 4 (of them 3 were given 65 Gy). Conclusions: WTP followed by surgical resection for N2-stage IIIA NSCLC was feasible. Clearing N2 nodes or pathologic CR after surgical resection were the factors of long-term survival. The usefulness of 2nd PET to expect the clearing N2 nodes was not adequate. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sohn H, Kim S, Ryu J, Oh S, Moon D, Oh Y, Shim T, Kim W, Suh C, Lee J. [18F]fluorothymidine (FLT) PET after 3 days of gefitinib treatment and tumor response in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). J Clin Oncol 2006. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.13031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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13031 Background: FLT has been developed as a PET tracer for imaging tumor proliferation. We evaluated whether FLT-PET could predict tumor response only after 3 days of gefitinib treatment. Methods: Nonsmokers with adenocarcinoma of the lung were eligible for this study. FLT-PET was performed at 1 day before and 3 days after the start of gefitinib (250 mg/d) therapy. The maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of the main lung mass was measured, and changes in tumor SUVmax were calculated. After 6 weeks of therapy, response was assessed by chest CT according to WHO criteria. The cutoff value predicting subsequent CT response was obtained by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Results: Between Jun. 2005 and Nov. 2005, 22 patients were enrolled. CT response was partial response in 12 (54%), stable disease in 5 (23%), and progressive disease in 5 (23%). As early as 3 days after the initiation of therapy, significant difference in % changes of tumor SUVmax on FLT-PET was observed between responders and nonresponders (−32% v −2.3%, P = .002) ( Table ). When a reduction of tumor SUVmax ≥ 20% was used as a cutoff value for FLT-PET response, CT response could be predicted with positive and negative predictive values of 100% and 83%, respectively. Time to progression was significantly longer in FLT-PET responders than nonresponders (median 5.1 v 1.4 months, P = .011). Conclusions: Using FLT-PET obtained on days 0 and 3 of gefitinib therapy, the response could be early predicted in patients with NSCLC. [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sohn H, Kim S, Suh C, Yang Y, Ryu J, Moon D, Lee J. O-073 [18F]FLT-PET predicts response to gefitinib early after theinitiation of treatment in nonsmokers with adenocarcinoma of the lung. Lung Cancer 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(05)80206-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sohn H, Kuriyama H. The role of amino acids in the regulation of hydrogen sulfide production during ultradian respiratory oscillation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Arch Microbiol 2001; 176:69-78. [PMID: 11479705 DOI: 10.1007/s002030100295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2000] [Accepted: 04/25/2001] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We previously demonstrated that periodic H2S production during aerobic continuous culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae resulted in ultradian respiratory oscillation, and that H2S production was dependent on the activity of sulfate uptake and the level of sulfite. To investigate the mechanism of regulation of the sulfate assimilation pathway and of respiratory oscillation, several amino acids were pulse-injected into cultures during respiratory oscillation. Injection of sulfur amino acids or their derivatives perturbed respiratory oscillation, with changes in the H2S production profile. Four major regulators of H2S production in the sulfate assimilation pathway and respiratory oscillation were identified: (1) O-acetylhomoserine, not O-acetylserine, as a sulfide acceptor, (2) homoserine/threonine as a regulator of O-acetylhomoserine supply, (3) methionine/S-adenosyl methionine as a negative regulator of sulfate assimilation, and (4) cysteine (or its derivatives) as an essential regulator. The results obtained after the addition of DL-propargylglycine (5 microM and 100 microM) and cystathionine (50 microM) suggested that the intracellular cysteine level and cystathionine gamma-lyase, rather than methionine/S-adenosylmethionine, play an essential role in the regulation of sulfate assimilation and respiratory oscillation. Based on these results and those of our previous reports, we propose that periodic depletion of cysteine (or its derivatives), which is involved in the detoxification of toxic materials originating from respiration, causes periodic H2S production.
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- Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Hokkaido Center, 17-2-1, Tsukisamu-Higashi 2-Jo, Toyohira-Ku, Sapporo 062-8517, Japan.
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Wolf J, Sohn H, Heinrich R, Kuriyama H. Mathematical analysis of a mechanism for autonomous metabolic oscillations in continuous culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEBS Lett 2001; 499:230-4. [PMID: 11423122 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02562-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Autonomous metabolic oscillations were observed in aerobic continuous culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Experimental investigation of the underlying mechanism revealed that several pathways and regulatory couplings are involved. Here a hypothetical mechanism including the sulfate assimilation pathway, ethanol degradation and respiration is transformed into a mathematical model. Simulations confirm the ability of the model to produce limit cycle oscillations which reproduce most of the characteristic features of the system.
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- Humboldt University, Institute of Biology, Theoretical Biophysics, Berlin, Germany.
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Broad band solar or 300--400 nm irradiation (Hg--Xe arc source) of liquid-phase carbon disulfide produces a new carbon--sulfur polymer with the approximate (n = 1.04--1.05) stoichiometry (CS(n))(x). The polymer, from here on called (CS)(x), forms as a approximately 200 nm thick transparent golden membrane as measured by SEM and AFM techniques. IR spectra for this polymer show some similarities with those obtained for the gas-phase photopolymerized (CS(2))(x) and the high-pressure-phase polymer of CS(2), called Bridgman's Black. The observed FT-IR absorptions of (CS)(x) include prominent features at 1431 (s, br), 1298 (m), 1250 (ms), and 1070 cm(-1) (m). In contrast to previous proposals for (CS(2))(x), (13)C labeling and model compound studies of alpha-(C(3)S(5))R(2) and beta-(C(3)S(5))R(2) (R = methyl or benzoyl) suggest that the absorption at 1431 cm(-1) and those at 1298 and 1250 cm(-1) are indicative of carbon--carbon double bonds and carbon--carbon single bonds, respectively. The molecular structure of alpha-(C(3)S(5))(C(O)C(6)H(5))(2), determined at -84 degrees C, belongs to space group P1, with a = 7.486(5) A, b = 13.335(11) A, c = 17.830(13) A, alpha = 105.60(6) degrees, beta = 95.32(6) degrees, gamma = 90.46(6) degrees, Z = 4, V = 1706(2) A(3), R = 0.0785, and R(w) = 0.2323. With use of electron and chemical ionization mass spectrometry, C(4)S(6) and C(6)S(7) were identified as the dominant soluble molecular side-products derived from a putative ethylenedithione (S==C==C==S) precursor. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) provided surface topology information for the thin film (CS)(x) and revealed features that suggested the bulk material is formed from small polymer spheres 20--50 nm in size. Both (CS(2))(x) and (CS)(x) are extensively cross-linked through disulfide linkages and both materials show strong EPR resonances (g > 2.006) indicative of sulfur-centered radicals from incomplete cross-linking. A polymerization mechanism based on the intermediacy of S(2)C=CS(2) is proposed.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, USA
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Sohn H, Kuriyama H. Ultradian metabolic oscillation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during aerobic continuous culture: hydrogen sulphide, a population synchronizer, is produced by sulphite reductase. Yeast 2001; 18:125-35. [PMID: 11169755 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0061(20010130)18:2<125::aid-yea655>3.0.co;2-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We have reported that the consecutive cyclic production of H(2)S resulted in population synchrony of ultradian metabolic oscillation (Sohn et al., 2000). In order to understand the origin of H(2)S and its nature of periodic production, changes of sulphur compounds concentration and responsible enzymes were investigated. The concentrations of extracellular sulphate, intracellular glutathione and cysteine oscillated during metabolic oscillation but only the oscillation of sulphate concentration was out of phase with H(2)S production. The sulphate concentration in culture directly affected the amplitude and the period of metabolic oscillation: (a) the period of metabolic oscillation shortened from 50 min to 30 min when sulphate concentration in the medium was reduced from 46 mM to 2.5 mM; (b) the metabolic oscillation disappeared under sulphate-depletion conditions and arose again by the addition of sulphate. Pulse injection of sulphite (10 microM) perturbed metabolic oscillation with a burst production of H(2)S, while thiosulphate (up to 500 microM) was without apparent effect. Furthermore, addition of S-adenosyl methionine (100 microM) or azoxybacilin (3 mg/kg) decreased H(2)S production with perturbation of metabolic oscillation. The results presented here suggest that H(2)S, a population synchronizer, is produced by sulphite reductase in the sulphate assimilation pathway, and dynamic regulation of sulphate uptake plays an important role in ultradian metabolic oscillation.
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- Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology, AIST, 1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan
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