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Pulmonology
The serotype-specific prevalence of pneumococci in hospitalized pneumonia patients with COPD: a prospective, multi-center, cohort study
Jae Yeol Kim, Jae-Woo Jung, Min-Jong Kang, Deog Kyeom Kim, Hayoung Choi, Young-Jae Cho, Seung Hun Jang, Chang-Hoon Lee, Yeon Mok Oh, Ji Sook Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):714-724. Published online August 17, 2023
Background/Aims: The overall incidence of pneumococcal pneumonia is declining. However, the change in the pathogenic distribution of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and the serotype specificity of Streptococcus pneumoniae have not be..
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Vaccination strategies for Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Yoo Jin Lee, Eun Soo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):920-930. Published online August 8, 2022
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are vulnerable to vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. Immunosuppressive drugs, which are often used to manage IBD, may increase this vulnerability and attenuate vaccine efficacy. Thus, healthcare providers should understand infectious diseases and ..
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The epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in Korea
Sun Young Yim, Ji Hoon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(5):945-953. Published online March 29, 2019
The global burden of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is profound, and represents a public health threat as chronic infection can lead to liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death. The risk factors for chronic hepatitis B-related liver disease differ according to HBV endemicity, hepatiti..
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Rheumatology
Infection in systemic lupus erythematosus, similarities, and differences with lupus flare
Ju-Yang Jung, Chang-Hee Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(3):429-438. Published online April 28, 2017
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with diverse manifestations, and its pathogenesis is unclear and complicated. Infection and SLE are similar in that they both cause inf lammatory reactions in the immune system; however, one functions to protect the body, whereas the..
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Gastroenterology
Survey of perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission after Korean National Prevention Program in a tertiary hospital
Jae Hoon Kim, Ju Seung Kim, Jong Joon Lee, Jung Ho Kim, Suk Young Kim, Young Kul Jung, Oh Sang Kwon, Yun Soo Kim, Duck Joo Choi, Ju Hyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(3):307-314. Published online April 29, 2014
Background/Aims: The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in South Korea have been organizing hepatitis B virus (HBV) vertical infection prevention projects since July 2002. In this single-institute study, the results of surveys conducted in ..
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False-Positive Hypermetabolic Lesions on Post-Treatment PET-CT after Influenza Vaccination
Jeong-Eun Kim, Eun Kyoung Kim, Dae Ho Lee, Sang-We Kim, Cheolwon Suh, Jung-Shin Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(2):210-212. Published online June 1, 2011
We report a case of a 59-year-old man with testicular germ cell tumor who showed new hypermetabolic lesions at the left axillary lymph nodes on a post-treatment positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan. The hypermetabolic lesions were found to be caused by an influenza vacci..
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