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Lung ultrasound for early diagnosis and severity assessment of pneumonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019
Young-Jae Cho, Kyoung-Ho Song, Yunghee Lee, Joo Heung Yoon, Ji Young Park, Jongtak Jung, Sung Yoon Lim, Hyunju Lee, Ho Il Yoon, Kyoung Un Park, Hong Bin Kim, Eu Suk Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):699 Published online April 28, 2022
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Pulmonology
Efficacy of lower dose pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in real practice: a retrospective cohort study
Hyeontaek Hwang, Jung-Kyu Lee, Sun Mi Choi, Yeon Joo Lee, Young-Jae Cho, Ho Il Yoon, Jae Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee, Young Whan Kim, Jong Sun Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(2):366-376. Published online July 27, 2021
Background/Aims: Pirfenidone slows the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We investigated its efficacy and safety in terms of dose and disease severity in real-world patients with IPF.
Methods: This multicenter retrospective cohort study investigated 338 patients treated with pirfe..
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Original Article
Lung ultrasound for early diagnosis and severity assessment of pneumonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019
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Young-Jae Cho, Kyoung-Ho Song, Yunghee Lee, Joo Heung Yoon, Ji Young Park, Jongtak Jung, Sung Yoon Lim, Hyunju Lee, Ho Il Yoon, Kyoung Un Park, Hong Bin Kim, Eu Suk Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):771-781. Published online July 1, 2020
Background/Aims: Current evidence supports lung ultrasound as a point-ofcare alternative diagnostic tool for various respiratory diseases. We sought to determine the utility of lung ultrasound for early detection of pneumonia and for assessment of respiratory failure among patients with coronavirus ..
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Pulmonology
Comparing tuberculin skin test and interferon γ release assay (T-SPOT.TB) to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection in household contacts
Hyun Woo Lee, Yeon Joo Lee, Se Joong Kim, Jong Sun Park, Young-Jae Cho, Ho Il Yoon, Choon-Taek Lee, Jae-Ho Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(3):486-496. Published online January 24, 2017
Background/Aims: The tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon γ release assay are currently used as diagnostic tools to detect latent tuberculosis (TB) infection; however, there are inconsistencies about the degree of agreement between the tests. We aimed to evaluate the concordance rate between ..
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Intermediate risk of multidrug-resistant organisms in patients who admitted intensive care unit with healthcare-associated pneumonia
Hongyeul Lee, Ji Young Park, Taehoon Lee, Yeon Joo Lee, Hyo-Jeong Lim, Jong Sun Park, Ho Il Yoon, Jae-Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee, Young-Jae Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):525-534. Published online March 11, 2016
Background/Aims: Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) was proposed asa new pneumonia category in 2005, and treatment recommendations includebroad-spectrum antibiotics directed at multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens.However, this concept continues to be controversial, and microbiological data arela..
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A case of mediastinal ectopic thyroid presenting with a paratracheal mass
Eun Roh, Eun Shil Hong, Hwa Young Ahn, So-Yeon Park, Ho Il Yoon, Kyong Soo Park, Young Joo Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(3):361-364. Published online May 1, 2013
Mediastinal ectopic thyroid is a very rare condition, with few reported cases in the literature and no reported cases in Korea. This report describes an asymptomatic 65-year-old man with a right paratracheal mass compressing the superior vena. Additionally, the epidemiology, clinical manifestatio..
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Retrospective Comparison of Levofloxacin and Moxifloxacin on Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes
Jinwoo Lee, Chang-Hoon Lee, Deog Kyeom Kim, Ho Il Yoon, Jae Yeol Kim, Sang-Min Lee, Seok-Chul Yang, Jae Ho Lee, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Choon-Taek Lee, Hee Soon Chung, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Jae-Joon Yim
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(2):153-159. Published online June 1, 2011
Background/AimsTo compare the effect of levofloxacin and moxifloxacin on treatment outcomes among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). MethodsA retrospective analysis of 171 patients with MDR-TB receiving either levofloxacin ..
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Role of C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin in Differentiation of Tuberculosis from Bacterial Community Acquired Pneumonia
Young Ae Kang, Sung-Youn Kwon, Ho IL Yoon, Jae Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(4):337-342. Published online November 27, 2009
Background/AimsWe investigated the utility of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) for differentiating pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) from bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in South Korea, a country with an intermediate TB burden.
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