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KMID : 0882420050680060611
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2005 Volume.68 No. 6 p.611 ~ p.618
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Studies on the vivax malaria readmitted in military hospital
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고동훈:Ko Dong-Hoon
고동훈:Ko Dong-Hoon/김신수:Kim Shin-Soo/최병섭:Choi Byung-Seop/석웅:Seog Woong/김창훈:Kim Chang-Hoon/조영기:Cho Young-Key/소병조:So Byung-Jo/김창수:Kim Chang-Soo
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Abstract
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Background : Vivax malaia reerged i the Repubic of Korea in 1960 Sice 1968, many cases
with malaria have been reported. Bt e 1 the antimelarial activitios inchuding chemoprophylaxis
and repelnts, the anmual incderce of melia has been deceased, Antimalaial chemoprophylasis s
efectiv 10 coniro dscase, bt wilfcilate the sread of drug-resstnce or drug-tolerance, Thus,
itis ek to analyze the cfet of reatment outcoe. 3
Methods : We anlyzed the patients diagnosed as vivax malria who readmitted in miliary
hospital from 1957 2006 All cscs were confirmed s i by periherl bood smear in ity
hospia, 3
Results ￠ Forty-five cases were observed in second atck and thre cases were observed in third
atack. All cases were vivax melaria with fever, an tetan fever ceveloped in %5 cases (5% in
st attack, 22 cases (889%) in second attack. Varius dstution of the nlerval between st
atack remission and second attack was observed (rom 8 days to 37 months). OF the all cases, 41
cascs (9119 developed malaia between May and October in first attack, 20 cases (66%) in scond
atack. Readmission rae were 05E5% 3
Conelusion * We obseree that ol 45 of G565 (06590 cases were readited. The reatment of
vivas malaria in Korea Army i efective in controling malaria and shouid be cotinved But continued
surllnce with veterans and ith or withut chemoprophylaxis are warraned o chminste the
spread of the disease.(Korean ) Med 65611-618, 205) 3
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KEYWORD
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Plasmodium vivax, Malaria, Patient readmission
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