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Gastroenterology
The diagnostic significance of hepatitis C virus antibody levels for chronic hepatitis C virus infection
Jin Gu Kang, Myoung Kuk Jang, Jung Hee Kim, Jang Han Jung, Ji Won Park, Sung Eun Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Myung Seok Lee, Ki Tae Suk, Dong Joon Kim, Hyoung Su Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):362-371. Published online April 11, 2023
Background/Aims: Although anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) assay is widely used to screen for HCV infection, it has a high false-positive (FP) rate in low-risk populations. We investigated the accuracy of anti-HCV signal-to-cutoff (S/CO) ratio to distinguish true-positive (TP) from FP HCV infection.
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Environmental risk factors and comorbidities of primary biliary cholangitis in Korea: a case-control study
Kyung-Ah Kim, Young Seok Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Woo Jin Chung, Dae Hee Choi, Eun Sun Jang, Sook-Hyang Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):313-321. Published online March 26, 2020
Background/Aims: The risk factors for the development of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with PBC in Korea through a questionnaire survey.
Methods: Consecutively enrolled 103 PBC patients from six referral hospitals and 100 a..
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Peptic Ulcer Disease in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Dong Joon Kim, Hak Yang Kim, Sung Jung Kim, Tae Ho Hahn, Myoung Kuk Jang, Gwang Ho Baik, Jin Bong Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Myung-Seok Lee, Choong Kee Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(1):16-21. Published online March 20, 2008
Background/AimsWe investigated the prevalence and relationship of peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori infection to liver cirrhosis. MethodsWe examined 288 patients with liver cirrhosis, 322 patients w..
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