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Infectious diseases
Clinical impact of healthcare-associated acquisition in cirrhotic patients with community-onset spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Jungok Kim, Cheol-In Kang, Geum-Youn Gwak, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kyong Ran Peck, Jae-Hoon Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(1):215-221. Published online March 5, 2018
Background/Aims: Healthcare-associated (HCA) infection is a recently suggested new category of community-onset infections. The implications of HCA infections in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) are not well understood. We sought to delineate the ..
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Pleural and pericardial empyema in a patient with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis
Jong Hoon Lee, Young Sun Noh, Youn Hee Lee, In-Ae Jang, Ho Chul Song, Euy Jin Choi, Yong Kyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):626-627. Published online August 14, 2013
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Nephrology
Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: case series from a university center
Kyung-Deuk Hong, Ji Hea Bae, Yun-Jin Jang, Hee-Yeon Jung, Jang-Hee Cho, Ji-Young Choi, Chan-Duck Kim, Yong-Lim Kim, Sun-Hee Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):587-593. Published online August 14, 2013
Background/AimsEncapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is an often-fatal complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). We here report the clinical features of EPS in Korean PD patients from a single university center. MethodsThe data were..
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Albumin for End-Stage Liver Disease
June Sung Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(1):13-19. Published online February 28, 2012
Albumin has been widely used in patients with cirrhosis in an attempt to improve circulatory and renal functions. The benefits of albumin infusions in preventing the deterioration in renal function associated with large-volume paracentesis, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and established hepat..
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Detecting Bacterial Growth in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent Using Two Culture Methods
Se-Hee Yoon, Nak Won Choi, Sung-Ro Yun
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(1):82-85. Published online February 26, 2010
Background/AimsThe aim of this study was to evaluate the peritonitis-causing bacteria detected in peritoneal fluid using a blood culture bottle in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). MethodsOne-hundred and eleve..
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Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis (Abdominal Cocoon) after Abdominal Hysterectomy
Won Na Suh, Sang Kil Lee, Hyun Chang, Hye Jin Hwang, Woo Jin Hyung, Young Nyun Park, Tae Il Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):125-129. Published online June 30, 2007
Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) is a poorly understood and rarely documented cause of small bowel obstruction. Although recurrent peritonitis has been reported as the main contributory factor leading to secondary SEP, the pathogenesis of primary (idiopathic) SEP is still uncertain. ..
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