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Allergy
Current practice for diagnosing immediate drug hypersensitivity reactions in Korea
Sung-Yoon Kang, Min-Suk Yang, Woo-Jung Song, Sang-Heon Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S283-S296. Published online January 5, 2021
Background/Aims: Skin (STs) and drug provocation (DPTs) tests are essential for identifying the culprit drugs causing drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs). Several protocols have been developed for the identification of some culprit drugs, but they are neither thoroughly validated nor standardized..
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Rheumatology
Poor agreement between QuantiFERON-TB
Gold test and tuberculin skin test results for the
diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in
rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy controls
Joo-Hyun Lee, Hae Sook Sohn, Jin Ho Chun, Hyoun-Ah Kim, Chang Hee Suh, Yun Woo Lee, Bo Young Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(1):76-84. Published online January 2, 2014
Background/Aims: We investigated the agreement between the QuantiFERON-
TB Gold (QFT‑Gold) test and the tuberculin skin test (TST) in the diagnosis
of latent tuberculosis infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), compared
with healthy controls, in Korea.
Methods: We recruited 64 pa..
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The Current Practice of Skin Testing for Antibiotics in Korean Hospitals
So Hee Lee, Heung Woo Park, Sae Hoon Kim, Yoon Seok Chang, Sun Sin Kim, Sang Heon Cho, Kyung Up Min, You Young Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(2):207-212. Published online June 1, 2010
Background/AimsAntibiotic skin testing is a useful procedure for identifying patients with IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to antibiotics. The procedures, however, have not been standardized, and the testing is performed with diverse protocols in Korean hospitals wards. Thus, we..
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The Inverse Association Between the Presence of Antibody to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Atopy in Young Adults
Youngil I. Koh, Inseon S. Choi, Chang-Hwan Park, Jae-Sook Ahn, Seung-Gyu Ji
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(3):210-216. Published online September 30, 2005
BackgroundSome bacterial and viral infections may reduce the risk of atopy, and this is based on the concept of their ability to divert the immune system towards the Th1 responses. Most of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections occur in the developing countries and this is whe..
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