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Infectious diseases
Diagnostic usefulness of the cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific T cell-based assay for predicting CMV infection after kidney transplant
Taeeun Kim, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Sun-Mi Kim, Joo Hee Jung, Sung Shin, Young-Hoon Kim, Heungsup Sung, Yong Pil Chong, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim, Jun Hee Woo, Sung-Han Kim, Duck Jong Han
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):438-448. Published online June 7, 2018
Background/Aims: We evaluated the usefulness in kidney transplant (KT) candidates of cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assays for predicting the development of post-transplant CMV infections.
Methods: All adult recipients admitted for living-donor KT between March 20..
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Clinical applications of interferon-γ releasing assays for cytomegalovirus to differentiate cytomegalovirus disease from bystander activation: a pilot proof-of-concept study
Sung-Han Kim, Ho-Su Lee, Hyun-Jung Lee, Sun-Mi Kim, Sung Shin, Sang-Hyoung Park, Kyung-Jo Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Heungsup Sung, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Suk-Kyun Yang, Yang Soo Kim, Jun Hee Woo, Duck-Jong Han
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):900-909. Published online August 23, 2017
Background/Aims: We evaluated the proposed clinical application of the combined interpretation of host factors and viral factors in two different cytomegalovirus (CMV) co-infection models.
Methods: We prospectively enrolled all human immunodeficiency virus non-infected patients with confirmed P..
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Differences of cytomegalovirus diseases between kidney and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients during preemptive therapy
Tark Kim, Yu-Mi Lee, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim, Jun Hee Woo, Heungsup Sung, Joo Hee Jung, Sung Shin, Young Hoon Kim, Young-Ah Kang, Young-Shin Lee, Jung-Hee Lee, Je-Hwan Lee, Kyoo-Hyung Lee, Su-Kil Park, Duck Jong Han, Sung-Han Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):961-970. Published online April 8, 2016
Background/Aims: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) surveillance and preemptive therapy is a widely-used strategy for preventing CMV disease in transplant recipients. However, there are limited data on the incidence and patterns of CMV disease during the preemptive period. Thus, we investigated the incidence and..
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Prevalence and impact of extended-spectrum β-lactamase production on clinical outcomes in cancer patients with Enterobacter species bacteremia
Sun Jong Kim, Ki-Ho Park, Jin-Won Chung, Heungsup Sung, Seong-Ho Choi, Sang-Ho Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):637-646. Published online August 28, 2014
Background/Aims: We examined the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production and the impact of ESBL on clinical outcomes in cancer patients with Enterobacter spp. bacteremia. Methods: Using prospective cohort data on Enterobacter bacteremia obtai..
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