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Infectious diseases
In vitro antiviral activity of ribavirin against severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus
Myung Jin Lee, Kye-Hyung Kim, Jongyoun Yi, Su Jin Choi, Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Wan Beom Park, Nam Joong Kim, Myoung-don Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(4):731-737. Published online November 30, 2016
Background/Aims: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease caused by severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), a novel bunyavirus. As yet, there is no effective antiviral therapy for SFTS. Ribavirin is a broad-spectrum antiviral agent, whic..
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Incidence and risk factors of hepatitis C virus infection among human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) patients in a large HIV clinic in South Korea
Shinwon Lee, Sun Hee Lee, Su Jin Lee, Kye-Hyung Kim, Jeong Eun Lee, Heerim Cho, Seung Geun Lee, Joo Seop Chung, Ihm Soo Kwak
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):772-778. Published online April 27, 2016
Background/Aims: Increasing incidences of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected men who have sex were reported in the United States and Europe. However, few studies regarding the epidemiology of HCV infection in HIV-infected patients in Asian countries have..
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The CD4 slope can be a predictor of immunologic recovery in advanced HIV patients: a case-control study
Kye-Hyung Kim, Jongyoun Yi, Sun Hee Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(5):705-713. Published online August 27, 2015
Background/Aims: Advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, despite sustained viral suppression by highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), is a risk factor for poor immunologic recovery. However, some patients with advanced infection do show immunologic recovery. In this study, pre..
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Rheumatology
Is the frequency of metabolic syndrome higher in South Korean women with rheumatoid arthritis than in healthy subjects?
Seung-Geun Lee, Ji-Min Kim, Sun-Hee Lee, Kye-Hyung Kim, Ji-Hye Kim, Ji-Won Yi, Woo-Jin Jung, Young-Eun Park, Seong-Hu Park, Joung-Wook Lee, Seung-Hoon Baek, Jun-Hee Lee, Geun-Tae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(2):206-215. Published online February 27, 2013
Background/AimsTo compare the frequency of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and magnitude of insulin resistance, measured by the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), between South Korean women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and healthy subjects, and to evalua..
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