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Aerosolized antibiotics in the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia/ventilator-associated pneumonia
Yun Jung Jung, Eun Jin Kim, Young Hwa Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(1):1-12. Published online October 21, 2021
Aerosolized antibiotics are being increasingly used to treat respiratory infections, especially those caused by drug-resistant pathogens. Their use in the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients is especially significant. They are also ..
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Pulmonology
Trend of multidrug and fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from 2010 to 2014 in Korea: a multicenter study
Hyeonseok Kim, Jeong Ha Mok, Bohyoung Kang, Taehoon Lee, Hyun-Kyung Lee, Hang Jea Jang, Yu Ji Cho, Doosoo Jeon
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(2):344-352. Published online July 27, 2018
Background/Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate the recent prevalence and trend of anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance with a focus on multidrug-resistance (MDR) and fluoroquinolone resistance in South Korea.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the drug susceptibility testing results of c..
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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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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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