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Infectious diseases
The clinical and economic burden of community-onset complicated skin and skin structure infections in Korea
Yong Kyun Cho, Heung Jeong Woo, Shin Woo Kim, In-Gyu Bae, Young Goo Song, Hee Jin Cheong, Hyuck Lee, Sang Hoon Han, Hee Jung Choi, Chisook Moon, Seong Yeol Ryu, Jian Hur, Ja Cob Lee, Yu Mi Jo, Young Joo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1497-1506. Published online February 20, 2020
Background/Aims: To investigate epidemiologic characteristics, clinical and economic burdens, and factors associated with mortality in complicated skin and skin structure infection (cSSSI) patients in Korea.
Methods: A retrospective, observational, nationwide study was conducted between April to Ju..
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Procalcitonin as a biomarker of infectious diseases
Hyuck Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(3):285-291. Published online May 1, 2013
Traditional biomarkers, including C-reactive protein, leukocytes, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and clinical signs and symptoms, are not sufficiently sensitive or specific enough to guide treatment decisions in infectious febrile diseases. Procalcitonin (PCT) is synthesized by a large number of..
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Evaluation of Ceftriaxone Utilization at Multicenter Study
Hyuck Lee, Dongsik Jung, Joon Sup Yeom, Jun Seong Son, Sook-In Jung, Yeon-Sook Kim, Chun Kwan Kim, Hyun-Ha Chang, Shin-Woo Kim, Hyun Kyun Ki, Chi Sook Moon, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kyong Ran Peck, Jae-Hoon Song, Gun-Jo Woo
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(4):374-380. Published online November 27, 2009
Background/AimsAs bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents has grown due to the increasing use of antimicrobial agents, we sought to evaluate the suitability of ceftriaxone usage (representative of third generation cephalosporins) at 10 university hospitals in Korea.
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