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The role of inflammation in diabetic kidney disease
Su Woong Jung, Ju-Young Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(4):753-766. Published online July 1, 2021
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) has been the leading cause of chronic kidney disease for over 20 years. Yet, over these two decades, the clinical approach to this condition has not much improved beyond the administration of glucose-lowering agents, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers for blo..
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Gastroenterology
Outcomes and clinical relevance of stool multiplex bacterial polymerase chain reaction in patients with acute diarrhea: single center experience
Won Gun Kwack, Yun Jeong Lim, Ki Hwan Kwon, Jae Woo Chung, Jin Young Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):300-309. Published online January 29, 2019
Background/Aims: Diagnostic stool multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing has attracted considerable interest, because of its high sensitivity, short turnaround time, and ability to detect multiple organisms simultaneously. This study investigates the clinical usefulness of a stool multipl..
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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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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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Clinical manifestations of pneumonia according to the causative organism in patients in the intensive care unit
Jung-Kyu Lee, Jinwoo Lee, Young Sik Park, Chang Hoon Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Sang-Min Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(6):829-836. Published online October 30, 2015
Background/Aims: Whether the causative organism influences the clinical course of pneumonia in the intensive care unit (ICU) is controversial. We assessed the clinical manifestations and prognosis of pneumonia according to the causative pathogens in patients in a medical ICU.
Methods: A retrospecti..
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