Journal of Korean medical science
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Aug 2020
Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Outbreak at Fitness Centers in Cheonan, Korea.
In February 2020, a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was reported in fitness centers in Cheonan, Korea. ⋯ The results suggest that the COVID-19 outbreak was effectively contained with rigorous contact tracing, isolating, and testing in combination with social distancing without a lock-down.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Aug 2020
Viral Load Kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Saliva in Korean Patients: a Prospective Multi-center Comparative Study.
This study was performed to compare the viral load and kinetics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in saliva with those in standard nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal (NP/OP) swabs. ⋯ Saliva sample itself is not appropriate for initial diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to replace NP/OP swabs, especially for the person who does not produce sputum. COVID-19 cannot be excluded when the test using saliva is negative, and it is necessary to retest using NP/OP swabs.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Aug 2020
Predicting Imaging Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Case-control Ultrasound Study.
To elucidate the achievement rates of imaging remission and to examine the characteristics associated with imaging remission status among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have attained clinical remission. ⋯ Only 51.5% of the patients with RA who had attained clinical remission were also in imaging remission. Patients who had attained imaging remission had lower EGA scores and higher RF levels than patients who had attained only clinical remission.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Aug 2020
Performance of a Community-based Noncommunicable Disease Control Program in Korea: Patients 65 Years of Age or Older.
In Korea, the Korean Community-based Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control Program (KCNPC) was implemented in 2012 for the management of patients with chronic diseases. Nineteen primary care clinics, public health centers, and education and consulting centers (ECCs) participated in the implementation of this program. This study assessed the effectiveness of this chronic disease control model by comparing mortality rate and the incidence of complications between patients participating in the KCNPC program and a control group. ⋯ The KCNPC model for prevention and control of chronic disease in Korea was found to be effective for hypertension and diabetes patients. Therefore, the KCNPC will be necessary to strengthen the capabilities of local communities, primary medical institutions, and individuals for prevention and control of chronic disease. Expanding the efficient prevention and control policies of the KCNPC to a nationwide scale may be effective as has been demonstrated through limited implementation in some regions.