축구선수의 Detraining과 Retraining이 혈청지질 및 호르몬농도에 미치는 영향

정정화,박재현,채종훈,성혜련,황지인,윤미숙,노금선,윤종관,윤영학,노순덕,정경숙,박일규,김은희,박현태,박상갑 대한스포츠의학회 1999 대한스포츠의학회지 Vol.17 No.1

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of detraining and retraining on serum lipid and hormones in soccer players. Subjects were seven male high-school soccer players. V˙O_2max was determined for each subjects by administering a treadmill test(initial speed: 90m/min, grade: 5%, increasing speed per 3 min: 30m/min). Serum lipid(T-C, TG, HDL-C LDL-C) and hormones(epinephrine, norepinephrine, growth hormones, cortisol) were assayed pre and post detraining in 10, 20, 30 days after retraining. The repeated ANOVA was used to determine significant differences. The 0.05 level of significance was as critical level for the study. The results of the study were as follows: 1. V˙O_2max(ml/min) were 3576.3±204.2ml/min pre detraining, 3234.1±198.9 ml/min post detraining. There are significant(p<.05) difference between pre and post detraining. In 10, 20, 30 days after retraining, V˙O_2max(ml/min) were 3601.4±170.9 ml/min. There were significantly(p<.05) increased in retraining periods. 2. V˙O_2max(ml/kg/min) were significantly(p<.05) decreased from 62.3±2.9 ml/kg/min to 55.9±4.7 ml/kg/min in detraining. In 10, 20, 30 days after retraining, V˙O_2max(ml/kg/min) were 62.4±3.4ml/kg/min, 62.7±2.3ml.kg/min, 67.3±7.2ml/kg/min respectively. There were significantly(p<.05) increased in retraining periods. 3. T-C were significantly (p<.05) increased from 166.6±8.5mg/dl to 175.3±10.3 mg/dl in detraining. In 10, 20, 30 days after retraining, T-C were 160.1± 3.2mg/dl, 156.7±3.7mg/dl, 140.3±9.0mg/dl. There were significantly(p<.05) decreased in retraining periods. 4. HDL-C were 61.4±6.6mg/di pre detraining, 5.3±6.6mg/dl post detraining. There are significant(p<.05) difference between pre and post detraining. In 10, 20, 30 days after retraining, HDL-C were 56.9±7.1mg/dl, 56.4±9.2mg/dl, 57.7±9.1mg/dl respectively. There were no significant difference in retraining periods. 5. The hormones(epinephrine. norepinephrine, growth hormone, cortisol) were changed as same patterns. Epinephrine were 26.0±7.0[g/ml pre detraining, 24.6±3.2pg/ml post detraining. In 10, 20, 30 days after retraining, epinephrine were 26.9±5.6pg/ml, 30.6±6.2pg/ml, 29.4±5.6pg/ml respectively. There were no significant difference in retraining periods. In conclusion, HDL-C, epinephrine, norepinephrine, growth hormone and cortisol were decreased, T-C, LDL-C and TG were increased in detraining. But HDL-C, epinephrine, norepinephrine, growth hormone and cortisol were increased, T-C, LDL-C and TG were decreased in retraining.

다양한 진로모색을 위한 치위생학과 학생과 선배 치과위생사의 심층면담

경혜인 ( Hye In Kyung ),김영우 ( Young Woo Kim ),엄제현 ( Jae Hyun Eom ),이지희 ( Ji Hui Lee ),조은정 ( Eun Jung Cho ),박고은 ( Go Eun Park ),김남희 ( Nam Hee Kim ) 한국치위생과학회 2015 치위생과학회지 Vol.15 No.2

The aim of this study was to provide practical information regarding career exploration to dental hygiene students. This study interviewed 15 senior dental hygienists (graduates of Y University Dental Hygiene program) who have worked in non-clinical fields for about three months from January 14, 2014 to April 28. The most frequently mentioned pieces of information that the senior dental hygienists wanted to convey to dental hygiene students were as followed. Contrary to popular belief, clinical experience was also required in non-clinical fields as the importance of clinical experience was quite often and widely emphasized and applied in such fields. High academic excellence and clinical performance were expected of junior dental hygienists and the senior dental hygienists expressed their hope for their juniors to pioneer new fields and areas of work that a dental hygienist can do. Most of the senior dental hygienists pointed out that to develop technical tools for career exploration as early as possible, such as during undergraduate years and to think about which career path to take, whether it is clinical or academic were significantly important factors for desirable career outcomes. Based on the results of this study, undergraduate dental hygiene students should be provided with opportunities to consider and explore various career paths during their undergraduate years and to communicate with their seniors for hands-on experience-based advices. This would in turn broaden each student`s perspective beyond their knowledge or thought about the professional filed of dental hygiene. It was found that the majority of the senior dental hygienists agreed that their clinical experience was the source of their self-competence as a dental hygienist. Our study could be utilized as a valuable resource for future dental hygienists who wish to work in non-clinical fields.

종합병원 간호사의 밤번 근무에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구

박혜자,유인영,이영미,정문희 한국보건통계학회 2003 보건정보통계학회지 Vol.28 No.1

This study is conducted to find influencing factors on unrse's night shift works. From 20th July to 20th August, the survey was performed in a general hospital located at Kyunggi-do area, by the use of questionnaire. Collected 204 data were analysed through SPSS/Win 11.0. Results are as follows: 1. It was shown that night shifting word periods in special ward is longer than that in general ward. Exactly, shifting periods of night nurse work is 28.7days, 16.7days in special and general ward, individually. But numbers of night nurse worker are 3.4 and 2.48 persons in special and general ward, individually. And there were more patients in general wards than that in special ward. Namely, 54.3 patients in general ward and 19.3 patients in special ward. And off duty days and overtime on average in general ward were more much than that in special ward. The preference about night nurse works, the general ward was higher than that in general wards. In case of avoiding the night nurse work, the reasons that were mental stress. excess of duty, the burdens on work by oneself in general wards were shown much more frequency than that in special ward. 2. Physical-mental, social conditon of nurse worker's health in special wards were better than that in general wards. The stress level of nurse workers in general ward was higher than that in special ward. The factors of the influence on the preference on social-mental conditions of health were number of off duty days on average per month, number of night nurse working, and income of all family. Therefore, theses results were shown that the stress of nurses in general ward was much more than that in special ward. And the preference on night nurse work in general ward was lower than that in special ward. Accordingly, It was shown that the policy for support were need. The nurse administrator have to prepare complementary systems in organized level, to develop the positive recognition about night nurse work. For example have to reduce the dissatisfaction with systematic improvement, in other words control of off duty bonus, reasonable overtime and night nurse work bonus, and night working periods, and with control nursing human power and policy for reduction of overstres according working conditions and characters of business in various types of ward.

정신보건센터의 주간 및 직업재활 프로그램에 등록한 정신분열병 환자의 연령군간 특성

정인원,김헌,손정우,이선영,김혜영,서동우 大韓神經精神醫學會 2004 신경정신의학 Vol.43 No.1

Glucotoxicity in the INS-1 Rat Insulinoma Cell Line Is Mediated by the Orphan Nuclear Receptor Small Heterodimer Partner

Park, Keun-Gyu,Lee, Kyeong-Min,Seo, Hye-Young,Suh, Ji-Ho,Kim, Hye-Soon,Wang, Li,Won, Kyu-Chang,Lee, Hyoung-Woo,Park, Joong-Yeol,Lee, Ki-Up,Kim, Jung-Guk,Kim, Bo-Wan,Choi, Hueng-Sik,Lee, In-Kyu American Diabetes Association 2007 Diabetes Vol.56 No.2

<P>Prolonged elevations of glucose concentration have deleterious effects on beta-cell function. One of the hallmarks of such glucotoxicity is a reduction in insulin gene expression, resulting from decreased insulin promoter activity. Small heterodimer partner (SHP; NR0B2) is an atypical orphan nuclear receptor that inhibits nuclear receptor signaling in diverse metabolic pathways. In this study, we found that sustained culture of INS-1 cells at high glucose concentrations leads to an increase in SHP mRNA expression, followed by a decrease in insulin gene expression. Inhibition of endogenous SHP gene expression by small interfering RNA partially restored high-glucose-induced suppression of the insulin gene. Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of SHP in INS-1 cells impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion as well as insulin gene expression. SHP downregulates insulin gene expression via two mechanisms: by downregulating PDX-1 and MafA gene expression and by inhibiting p300-mediated pancreatic duodenal homeobox factor 1-and BETA2-dependent transcriptional activity from the insulin promoter. Finally, the pancreatic islets of diabetic OLETF rats express SHP mRNA at higher levels than the islets from LETO rats. These results collectively suggest that SHP plays an important role in the development of beta-cell dysfunction induced by glucotoxicity.</P>

물체 자세 추정기를 이용한 지능형 로봇의 테이블 정리 서비스 개발

최정현(Jung-Hyeon Choi),송성호(Sung-Ho Song),배혜림(Hye-Lim Bae),전현진(Hyun-Jin Chun),신희원(Hee-Won Shin),김인철(In-Cheol Kim) 한국정보기술학회 2022 Proceedings of KIIT Conference Vol.2022 No.6

최근 4차 산업 혁명 및 코로나19로 인해 비대면 서비스 시장의 수요가 증가하고 있으며, 전 세계적으로 로봇을 이용한 다양한 서비스들이 개발되고 있는 추세이다. 본 논문에서는 사람 대신 로봇이 테이블 위에 놓인 물체들을 적절한 수거함들로 옮겨 테이블을 정리해주는 지능형 로봇 서비스를 구현함으로 목표로 한다. 효과적인 목표 서비스 개발을 위해, 본 연구에서는 딥러닝 기반의 심층 물체 자세 추정기를 이용해 물체들의 실시간 위치를 파악하고, 시멘틱 웹 기반의 지능형 로봇 체계를 활용하여 작업 환경에서 동적 상황 정보를 추론해낸다. Recently, due to the 4th Industrial Revolution and COVID-19, demand in the non-face-to-face service market has been increasing and there is a trend to develop various useful robot services around the world. In this paper, we aim to develop an intelligent robot service that the robot cleanups a table by picking and placing objects placed on the table into proper bins instead of human users. In order to develop the target service effectively, we use a deep learning-based object pose estimator to find out real-time pose of individual objects, and make use of a robot intelligence framework based on semantic web technology to infer dynamic context from the task environment.

Uncoupling Protein 3의 골격근 세포내 과발현이 OLETF 백서 및 배양된 골격근 세포에서 포도당대사에 미치는 영향

한정희,박혜선,고정민,김하영,강호경,이인규,박중열,홍성관,이재담,이기업 대한당뇨병학회 2002 Diabetes and Metabolism Journal Vol.25 No.6

연구배경:Uncoupling protein(UCP)는 미토콘드리아의 내막에 위치하는 단백질로 세포내의 과다한 에너지를 열로 발산시키는 기능을 가진다. 최근 동물의 갈색지방조직에만 존재하는 UCP와 유사성을 가진 아형들(UCP2,3)이 사람에게도 존재함이 알려져 큰 관심을 끌도 있는데 이중 UCP3는 그 발현이 골격근세포와 갈색지방조직에만 국한된다. 본 연구에서는 UCP3가 체내 인슐린 감수성을 결정하는데 가장 중요한 조직인 골격근에 국한되어 발현되는 점에 착안하여 UCP3를 골격근세포에 과발현시켰을 때 포도당 대사에 어떠한 영향이 나타나는 지를 조사하였다. 방법:25주령의 8마리의 OLETF 백서를 대상으로 하여 4마리는 골격근에 adenovirus 2mL(1×10¹²pfu/mL)를 주사하여 대조군으로 하였고 4마리는 골격근에 재조합법으로 제작된 adenovirus­UCP3 2mL(1×10¹²pfu/mL)를 주사하였다(UCP3 과발현군). UCP3를 투여한 백서에서 먹이섭취가 증가하는 경향이 있어 그 전날 대조군이 먹은 야의 먹이만큼 투여하였다. 골격근에 adenovirus를 주사한 10일 후에 euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp를 시행하였다. Adenovirus­UCP를 C2C12 골격근 세포에 transfection시켜 UCP3를 C2C12 골격근 세포에 transfection시켜 UPS3­C2C12를 만들고 C2C12 골격근 세포와 UPS3­C2C12 골격근 세포에서 포도당 수송 및 당원합성을 측정하였다. 결과:UCP3 과발현 OLETF에서 체중이 감소하는 경향을 보였고 인슐린 감수성이 증가하였다. C2C12세포에서 기저상태 포도당 수송은 1.28±0.17μmol/L/min였고 100nM 인슐린으로 2시간 처리한 후 2.67±0.20 μmol/L/min로 증가하였다. UCP3­C2C12 세포에서는 기저상태 포도당 수송이 3.98±0.13μmol/L/min로 증가되었고 인슐린 처리 후 5.74±0.44μmol/L/min로 증가하였다. 인슐린을 처리한 UCP3­C2C12 세포에 P13K 억제제인 wortmannin을 첨가하였을 때 포도당 수송활성이 3.81±0.20μmol/L/min로 감소하였다. 기저상태 당원합성은 C2C12 세포에서 0.25±0.01μmol/L/min였고 인슐린 처리 후 0.45±0.01μmol/L/min로 증가하였다. UCP3­C2C12 세포에서는 기저상태 당원합성이 0.62±0.01μmol/L/min였고 인슐린 처리 후 1.26±454μmol/L/min로 증가하였다. UCP3­C2C12세포에 wortmannin을 첨가하였을 때 당원합성율이 0.80±0.04μmol/L/min로 감소하였다. 결론:UCP3 과발현이 OLETF 백서에서 인슐린 감수성을 증가시켰고 골격근세포에서 포도당 수송 및 당원합성을 증가시켰다. wortmannin을 첨가하였을 때 포도당 수송 및 당원합성이 감소함으로 보아 이 과정이 인슐린 신호전달체계인 P13K에 일부 의존함을 알 수 있었다. Background : UC P3 is a mitochondrial membrane protein expressed selectively in the skeletal muscle and brown adipose tissue. Since the skeletal muscle is the main organ determining insulin sensitivity in the body, it was hypothesized that UCP3 overexpression in skeletal muscle cells would improve glucose metabolism. Methods : An adenovirus-UCP3 was produced by a recombinant DNA method. OLETF rats were divided into 2 groups. Four rats were injected with the adenovirus-UCP3 (UCP3 group) and others were injected with the adenovirus(control group) in the skeletal muscle. The UCP3 group was provided with the same quantity of food as that consumed by the control group on the previous day. Insulin sensitivity was evaluated by the euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp method. In a separate experiment, glucose transport and glycogen synthesis we evaluated in C2C212 cells transfected with ether an adenovirus or the adenovirus-UCP3. Results : The insulin sensitivity improved significantly and the body weight decreased in the UCP3 group. The glucose transport and glycogen synthesis were higher in the UCP3-C2C12 skeletal muscle cells at the basal state. After insulin treatment, glucose transport and glycogen synthesis were also higher in the UCP3-C2C12 cells but the increments were reduced after treatment with wortmannin, a PI3K inhibitor. Conclusion : Insulin sensitivity was higher in the UCP3-overexpressed OLETF rats in the in vivo study. UCP3 transfection also increased glucose transport and glycogen synthesis in the cultured skeletal muscle cells by a PI3K dependent mechanism(J Kor Diabetes Asso 25 :460~468, 2001).

서울 단일 지역의 Helicobacter pylori 1차 제균율과 2차 제균율의 변화

김미연,심기남,김혜인,강현주,류민선,안소영,정혜경,정성애 Ewha Womans University School of Medicine 2014 EMJ (Ewha medical journal) Vol.37 No.1

Objectives: To investigate the rate of first-line eradication and the rate of second-line eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) from 2001 to 2010 in a single institute in Seoul. Methods: Among the 2,717 patients who received H. pylori eradication treatment from 2001 to 2010 at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, the medical records of 1,466 patients who satisfied the condition of execution of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, positive H. pylori eradication results at 6~8 weeks after eradication therapy were reviewed retrospectively. Then the first-line and second-line eradication rates and the eradication rates according to endoscopy findings were also compared. Results: The first-line eradication rate was 77% H. pylori eradication rate for the last 5 years was continuously increasing and no sign of decline was observed even for the whole 10 years. The rates of eradication related to endoscopic findings showed statistical significance (P<0.001) of 79.8% and 70.1% each for peptic ulcer and non-ulcerative gastric diseases, respectively. Conclusion: In this study, no decrease in tendency of first-line eradication rate could be found. In addition, the patients with the non-ulcerative gastric disease seemed to show significantly lower eradication rate. This finding suggests eradication treatment may be affected by the category of gastric diseases, and careful considerations should be taken assessing the effects and needs for the H. pylori eradication treatment.

자기개방성 증진을 위한 3D 상담 플랫폼 제안 - 20대의 심리상담 인식 개선을 중심으로

김새별(Sae-byeol Kim),박규희(Gyu-hee Park),신수영(Su-young Shin),장혜린(Hye-rin Jang),조유정(Yoo-jung Cho),최종인(Jon-in Choi),박수이(Su-E Park) 한국정보통신학회 2022 한국정보통신학회 종합학술대회 논문집 Vol.26 No.1

코로나19 이후 현대인이 겪는 정서적 문제가 높아지는 가운데, 심리상담에 대한 부정적 인식과 물리적 한계로 인한 내담자의 부담은 여전히 높다. 이에 본 연구는 비대면 관계에서 관계에 개방적인 20대의 특성을 이용하여 효과적인 상담을 위한 가상 심리상담 플랫폼을 제안하고자 한다. 이를 위해 20대를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하고 상담사와의 심층 인터뷰를 진행하였다. 이후 Unity를 통해 3D 가상 상담 환경을 조성하여 PC 기반의 서비스를 구상하였다. 연구 결과, 20대가 상담에서 가장 중요하게 생각하는 요소는 상담사의 성향과 부담감 없는 분위기로 나타났으며 이는 심리 상담에서의 자기개방과 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 드러났다. 따라서 편안한 분위기로 조성된 3D 공간에서 상담사 캐릭터를 보며 상담에 참여할 수 있도록 하였고 상담 중 상담사와의 다양한 인터랙션 요소를 제공하였다. 본 연구의 의의는 20대 내담자의 자기개방성을 증진해 내담자의 적극적인 상담 참여를 목표로 한다. 이는 원활한 상담을 통해 심리 문제 개선에 큰 도움을 줄 것으로 보인다. As the emotional problems experienced by modern people after COVID-19 have increased, the burden on clients due to negative perceptions of psychological counseling and physical limitations is still high. Therefore, this study proposes a virtual counseling platform for effective counseling using the characteristics of people in their 20s who are open to relationships in non-face-to-face relationships. To this end, a survey was conducted for those in their 20s and in-depth interviews with counselors were conducted. After that a 3D virtual counseling environment was created through Unity to PC-based service. As a result of the study, it was found that the most important factor in counseling in the 20s was the tendency of counselors and an atmosphere without burden, which was closely related to self-opening in counseling. Therefore, it was possible to participate in counseling while looking at the counselor character in a 3D space created in comfortable atmosphere, and various interaction elements with the counselor were provided during counseling. The significance of this study aims to promote self-openness of clients in their 20s and actively participate in counseling. This is expected to greatly help improve psychological problems through counseling.

A군 연쇄구균성 인두편도염 진단을 위한 두 종류 신속항원검사법의 비교

송승규,홍미애,오경창,안승인,태미현,신혜정,장진근,차성호,Song, Seung Kyu,Hong, Mi Ae,Oh, Kyung Chang,Ahn, Seung In,Tae, Mi Hyon,Shin, Hye Jung,Chang, Jin Keun,Cha, Sung Ho 대한소아청소년과학회 2002 Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics (CEP) Vol.45 No.8

목 적: A군 베타용혈성 연쇄구균은 급성 인두편도염의 원인이 되는 세균으로 류마티스성 열 및 사구체 신염과 같은 심각한 합병증을 유발할 수 있어 정확한 진단과 치료를 해야 하는 질병이다. A군 연쇄구균성 인두편도염은 증상만으로는 진단하기 어렵고, 가장 좋은 검사방법인 인두배양검사는 시간을 요하는 단점이 있다. 최근에 비교적 검사과정이 간단한 신속항원검사법을 이용할 수 있게 되었다. 이에 저자들은 두 종류의 신속항원검사법의 민감도와 특이도를 알아보고, 일치도를 평가하기 위해 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법: 2001년 11월부터 2002년 2월까지 한일병원 소아과 외래를 방문한 환자 중 인두의 발적과 부종, 인두의 삼출물, 인두의 점상 출혈이 있는 61명의 환자를 대상으로 인두배양검사와 신속항원검사를 시행하였다. 신속항원검사법은 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A(Becton, Dickinson & Company, U.S.A.)와 $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-LINK^{TM}$(Quidel Corporation, U.S.A.)를 사용하였다. 결 과 : 1) 61례의 검체 중 22례(36.1%)에서 인두배양검사상 A군 베타용혈성 연쇄구균이 배양되었다. 2) 집락수 1+는 2례(9.1%), 집락수 2+는 1례(4.5%), 집락수 3+는 10례(45.5%), 집락수 4+는 9례(40.9 %)로 배양되었다. 3) 인두배양검사에서 양성으로 나온 환자 중 3세에서 5세 사이가 14례(63.6%)로 본 연구에서 A군 연쇄구균성 인두편도염의 가장 흔한 연령층이었다. 4) 인두배양검사상 양성으로 나온 환자의 임상 증상 및 징후는 발열과 림프절 종대가 각각 18례(81.8%)에서 나타났고, 인두통 16례(72.7%), 구토 11례(50.0%), 성홍열양 피부발진 8례(36.4%), 두통 7례(31.8%), 복통 7례(31.8%), 딸기모양의 혀는 6례(27.7%)에서 관찰되었다. 5) 민감도는 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A가 81.8%(18례/22례), $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-LINK^{TM}$이 77.3%(17례/22례)이었다. 특이도는 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A가 89.7%(35례/39례), $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-LINK^{TM}$이 100%(39례/39례)이었다. 6) 양성 예측도는 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A가 81.8%, $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-Line^{TM}$이 100%이었다. 음성 예측도는 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A가 89.7%, $QuickVue^{(R)}$ In-Line$^{TM}$이 88.6%이었다. 7) 인두배양검사에 대한 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A의 k값은 0.72로 일치도 좋음을 보였고, $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-Line^{TM}$의 k값은 0.81로 일치도 아주 좋음을 나타냈다. 결 론 : 신속항원검사법인 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A와 $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-LINK^{TM}$은 민감도와 특이도, 일치도가 높을 뿐 아니라 신속하고 간편하게 결과를 알 수 있어서 인두배양검사와 병행하여 급성 인두편도염을 진단하고 치료하는데 많은 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. Purpose : Recently, a number of rapid antigen detection tests have been available to diagnose group A streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis. The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity, specificity and consistency of the two rapid antigen detection tests. Methods : Among the patients who visited our clinic from November 2001 to February 2002, 61 patients who had clinical findings of pharyngeal erythema or edema, pharyngeal exudates and soft palatine petechiae were enrolled in our study. A total of 61 patients were tested with rapid antigen detection tests and throat culture. BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A(Becton, Dickinson & Company, U.S.A.) and $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-Line^{TM}$(Quidel Corporation, U.S.A.) were selected for rapid antigen detection tests. Results : Of the 61 patients tested, 22 patients were confirmed as group A streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis by throat culture. The BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A had a sensitivity of 81.8% and a specificity 89.7%. The positive and negative predictive values were 81.8% and 89.7%, respectively. The $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-Line^{TM}$ had a sensitivity of 77.3% and a specificity of 100%. The positive and negative predictive values were 100% and 88.6%, respectively. The kappa values of BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A and $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-Line^{TM}$ were 0.72 and 0.81, respectively. Conclusion : In addition to high sensitivity, specificity and consistency, both kits are easy to use and simple to interpret, and therefore have the potential to be used with backup throat culture for diagnosis of acute pharyngotonsillitis.