Pulmonology
Age- and sex-related characteristics of the increasing trend of nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease in a tertiary hospital in South Korea from 2006 to 2016
Youngmok Park, Chi Young Kim, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Joon Chang, Young Ae Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1424-1431. Published online June 19, 2020
Background/Aims: The incidence rate of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) is increasing worldwide. However, data regarding the age- and sex-specific epidemiology of NTM-PD are limited. This study aimed to investigate the long-term epidemiologic trends of NTM-PD within the recent..
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Rheumatology
Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a single-center experience in South Korea
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Doo-Ho Lim, Yong-Gil Kim, Tae Sun Shim, Kyung-Wook Jo, Byeongzu Ghang, Soo Min Ahn, Seokchan Hong, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(6):1090-1097. Published online January 6, 2017
Background/Aims: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection has been increasing worldwide in both general population and immunocompromised patients, which has also been reported in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. This study aimed to identify the incidence and clinical characteristics of NTM inf..
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Pulmonology
Drug-resistance pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from patients with pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis during 2006 to 2013 in a Korean tertiary medical center
Ho Young Lee, Jin Lee, Young Seok Lee, Mi-Yeong Kim, Hyun-Kyung Lee, Young-Min Lee, Jeong Hwan Shin, Yousang Ko
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):325-334. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: We evaluated the trend in the rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) over time, as well as the difference in the drug-resistance pattern between pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) at a private referral center in South Korea.
Methods: All patients..
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Clinical characteristics and treatment responses of patients who developed tuberculosis following use of a tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor
Keun Bum Chung, Eun Young Lee, Jong Pil Im, Sung Koo Han, Jae-Joon Yim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(2):174-179. Published online February 27, 2013
Background/AimsIndividuals being treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors are at increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). We determined the clinical characteristics and treatment response of patients who developed TB after using TNF-α inhibitors. ..
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Mycobacterium avium lung disease combined with a bronchogenic cyst in an immunocompetent young adult
Yong Soo Kwon, Joungho Han, Ki Hwan Jung, Je Hyeong Kim, Won-Jung Koh
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(1):94-97. Published online December 28, 2012
We report a very rare case of a bronchogenic cyst combined with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in an immunocompetent patient. A 21-year-old male was referred to our institution because of a cough, fever, and worsening of abnormalities on his chest radiograph, despite anti-tubercul..
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Treatment Outcome of Combination Therapy Including Clarithromycin for Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease
Eun Young Kim, Su Young Chi, In Jae Oh, Kyu Sik Kim, Yu Il Kim, Sung Chul Lim, Young Chul Kim, Yong Soo Kwon
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(1):54-59. Published online March 2, 2011
Background/AimsThe frequency of nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease in HIV-negative patients is increasing; the most common pathogen in Korea is the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). However, few studies have evaluated the treatment outcome of MAC p..
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Diagnosis and Species Identification of Mycobacterial Infections by Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Sterile Body Fluids
Cheong Ho Cho, Sang Hoon Han, Bum Sik Chin, Suk Hoon Choi, Han Sung Lee, Chang Oh Kim, Myung Soo Kim, Jun Yong Choi, Young Goo Song, June Myung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(2):135-138. Published online June 8, 2009
Background/AimsThe development of effective, accurate, and rapid diagnostic methods for Mycobacterium infection and mycobacterial species identification is required. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) is an easy, rapi..
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Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection Presenting as an Endobronchial Mass in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Ho Cheol Kim, In-Gyu Bae, Jeong Eun Ma, Jong Shil Lee, Kyoung-Nyeo Jeon, Jong Deok Lee, Young Sil Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):215-219. Published online September 30, 2007
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a common opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Pulmonary involvement of MAC may range from asymptomatic colonization of the respiratory tract to invasive parenchymal or cavitary disease. However, endobro..
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