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Infectious diseases
Reevaluation of the impact of methicillin-resistance on outcomes in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis
Eun-Jeong Joo, Dong Ah Park, Cheol-In Kang, Doo Ryeon Chung, Jae-Hoon Song, Sang Moo Lee, Kyong Ran Peck
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1347-1362. Published online January 20, 2018
Background/Aims: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly prevalent in hospitals, and has recently emerged in the community. The impact of methicillin-resistance on mortality and medical costs for patients with S. aureus bacteremia (SAB) requires reevaluation.
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Cardiology
Risk factors for poor prognosis in nosocomial infective endocarditis
Ji-won Hwang, Seung Woo Park, Eun Jeong Cho, Ga Yeon Lee, Eun Kyoung Kim, Sung-A Chang, Sung-Ji Park, Sang-Chol Lee, Cheol-In Kang, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kyong Ran Peck, Jae-Hoon Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):102-112. Published online June 2, 2017
Background/Aims: The aim of our study was to compare the characteristics of nosocomial infective endocarditis (NIE) with community-acquired infective endocarditis (CIE) and to determine independent risk factors for in-hospital death.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 560 ..
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Infective endocarditis involving an apparently structurally normal valve: new epidemiological trend?
Jae-Kwan Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):434-442. Published online June 29, 2015
Infective endocarditis (IE) has been increasingly diagnosed in patients without previously detected predisposing heart disease, but its clinical features have yet to be fully determined. A recent single-center study including echocardiographic images and surgical findings investigated the incidence ..
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Native valve endocarditis due to extended spectrum β-lactamase producingKlebsiella pneumoniae
Hyun-Ae Jung, Young Eun Ha, Damin Kim, Jihyun Park, Cheol-In Kang, Doo Ryeon Chung, Seung Woo Park, Ki Ik Sung, Jae-Hoon Song, Kyong Ran Peck
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(3):398-401. Published online April 29, 2014
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