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Infectious diseases / Original Article
Hemodialysis vascular access infections: epidemiology and risk factors for treatment failure
Shi Nae Yu, Eunjung Lee, Se Yoon Park, Oh-Hyun Cho, Sangchul Yun, Tark Kim, Min Seo Kang, Yae Jee Baek, Jongtak Jung, Tae Hyong Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2026;41(2):317-327. Published online March 1, 2026
Background/Aims: Infection remains the second leading cause of mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Despite the direct relationship between hemodialysis vascular access-related infections (HD-VARI) and both prognosis and mortality in ESRD patients, there is a paucity of researc..
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Infectious diseases / Original Article
Clinical and microbiological factors associated with early patient mortality from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Tark Kim, Yong Pil Chong, Ki-Ho Park, Kyung Mi Bang, Su-Jin Park, Sung-Han Kim, Jin-Yong Jeong, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Jun Hee Woo, Yang Soo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(1):184-194. Published online July 6, 2017
Background/Aims: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (MRSAB) is a major bloodstream infection with a high mortality rate. Identification of factors associated with early mortality in MRSAB patients would be useful for predicting prognosis and developing new therapeutic opti..
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Infectious diseases / Original Article
Late diagnosis of influenza in adult patients during a seasonal outbreak
Seong-Ho Choi, Jin-Won Chung, Tark Kim, Ki-Ho Park, Mi Suk Lee, Yee Gyung Kwak
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(2):391-396. Published online November 10, 2017
Background/Aims: Due to advances in diagnostic techniques, clinicians are more frequently performing influenza diagnostic tests and referring to their test results ahead of the administration of neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs). To investigate the clinical significance of the time from symptom onset ..
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Infectious diseases / Original Article
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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