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Pulmonology
Use of serology and polymerase chain reaction to detect atypical respiratory pathogens during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chi Young Jung, Yeoung Hun Choe, Sang Yeub Lee, Woo Jin Kim, Jong Deog Lee, Seung Won Ra, Eu Gene Choi, Jae Seung Lee, Myung Jae Park, Ju Ock Na
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):941-951. Published online June 25, 2018
Background/Aims: To use serological and multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to examine sputum samples from patients experiencing acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) for the presence of atypical pathogens, including Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumo..
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Comparison of clinical utility between diaphragm excursion and thickening change using ultrasonography to predict extubation success
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Jung-Wan Yoo, Seung Jun Lee, Jong Deog Lee, Ho Cheol Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(2):331-339. Published online October 19, 2017
Background/Aims: Both diaphragmatic excursion and change in muscle thickening are measured using ultrasonography (US) to assess diaphragm function and mechanical ventilation weaning outcomes. However, which parameter can better predict successful extubation remains to be determined. The aim of this ..
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Outcomes of very elderly (≥ 80 years) critical-ill patients in a medical intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in Korea
Seung Hun Lee, Tae Won Lee, Sunmi Ju, Jung-Wan Yoo, Seung Jun Lee, Yu Ji Cho, Yi Yeong Jeong, Jong Deog Lee, Ho Cheol Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(4):675-681. Published online June 26, 2017
Background/Aims: This study evaluated clinical characteristics and outcomes in very elderly (≥ 80 years of age) critical-ill patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit (MICU) in a regional single tertiary hospital.
Methods: We retrospectively evaluated prospectively collected data in the MI..
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Usefulness of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease: a prospective observational study
Seung Jun Lee, Hyang Rae Lee, Tae Won Lee, Sunmi Ju, Sujin Lim, Se-Il Go, Jung-Wan You, Yu Ji Cho, Gyeong-Won Lee, Yi Yeong Jeong, Ho Cheol Kim, Jong Deog Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):891-898. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in peripheral blood is a useful systemic inflammatory response biomarker. However, NLR has not been studied in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study was aimed to evaluate the usefulness of NLR in patients with COP..
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A prospective cohort study of latent tuberculosis in adult close contacts of active pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Korea
Sun Hyo Park, Seung Jun Lee, Yu Ji Cho, Yi Yeong Jeong, Ho Cheol Kim, Jong Deog Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Dick Menzies
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):517-524. Published online April 7, 2016
Background/Aims: The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in adult close contacts of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients in Korea.
Methods: Adult close contacts of active pulmonary TB patients were recruited ..
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A Case of Pulmonary Cysticercosis
Jin Hak Choi, Sun Il Chung, Young Sil Whang, Jong Deog Lee, Hyeon Ok Lim, Jin Hyun Choi, Se Ho Chang, Ki Mun Jung, Sang Ho Rhie
Korean J Intern Med. 1991;6(1):38-44. Published online January 1, 1991
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