- Relationship of Microbial Profile With Airway Immune Response in Eosinophilic or Neutrophilic Inflammation of Asthmatics
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Son JH, Kim JH, Chang HS, Park JS, Park CS
- KMID: 2471226
- Allergy Asthma Immunol Res.
- 2020 May;12(3):412-429.
- doi: 10.4168/aair.2020.12.3.412
PURPOSE: Different characteristics of airway microbiome in asthmatics may lead to differential immune responses, which in turn cause eosinophilic or neutrophilic airway inflammation. However, the relationships among these factors have... -
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- Diagnostic Performance of the GENEDIA MTB/NTM Detection Kit for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria With Sputum Specimens
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Shin S, Yoo IY, Shim HJ, Kang OK, Jhun BW, Koh WJ, Huh HJ, Lee NY
- KMID: 2460915
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2020 Mar;40(2):169-173.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2020.40.2.169
The GENEDIA MTB/NTM Detection Kit (GENEDIA MTB/NTM; Green Cross Medical Science Corp., Chungbuk, Korea) is a multiplex real-time PCR assay used for differential identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and... -
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- Clinical Role of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test in Prediction of the Response to Treatment for Exacerbations
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Yoon S, Kim TE, Kim TH, Na JO, Shin KC, Rhee CK, Jung SS, Choe KH, Yoo KH
- KMID: 2467473
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2020 Jan;35(2):e10.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e10
BACKGROUND: The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test (CAT) is a validated, eight-item questionnaire used to quantify the health status of patients. The aim of this study was to... -
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- Effectiveness of Intravenous Isoniazid and Ethambutol Administration in Patients with Tuberculosis Meningoencephalitis and HIV Infection
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Butov D, Feshchenko Y, Kuzhko M, Gumenuik M, Yurko K, Grygorova , Tkachenko , Nekrasova , Tlustova T, Kikinchuk , Peshenko A, Butova T
- KMID: 2466625
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2020 Jan;83(1):96-103.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.2019.0021
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of intravenous isoniazid (H) and ethambutol (E) administered in patients with new sputum positive drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with... -
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- Quality of Same-Day Sputum Smears Microscopy and Presumptive Tuberculosis Patients Drop-out at Health Facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Taddese BD, Misganaw A
- KMID: 2466624
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2020 Jan;83(1):89-95.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.2019.0029
BACKGROUND: Same-day sputum microcopy is recommended in areas where sputum smear microscopy external quality assessment (EQA) is effectively implemented and sturdy. In Addis Ababa, the status of EQA and drop-out... -
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- Problems with diagnostic criteria for humidifier disinfectant lung injury (HDLI): two cases of radiologically improved HDLI
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Nam MW, Park SY, Suh BS, Ham SY, Son KH, Kim H, Kim HC
- KMID: 2471269
- Ann Occup Environ Med.
- 2020;32(1):e1.
- doi: 10.35371/aoem.2020.32.e1
BACKGROUND: In Korea, to investigate the casual relationship between humidifier disinfectant and lung disease, four rounds of investigation and judgment were conducted. During this investigation, two adults who performed lung... -
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- Clinical Characteristics of Infectious Mononucleosis: A Retrospective Study
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Kim KH, Kang HJ, Lee SJ, Song CM, Ji YB, Tae K
- KMID: 2466713
- Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
- 2019 Nov;62(11):642-646.
- doi: 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2019.00150
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Infectious mononucleosis is mainly caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection and it presents sore throat, fever, tonsillar enlargement with exudate, cervical lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and etc. Therefore, it is... -
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- Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Caused by Non-Vaccine Type Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Transmitted by Close Contact in a Healthy Adult
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Yoo JR, Oh S, Lee JG, Kim YR, Lee KH, Heo ST
- KMID: 2460228
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2019 Nov;60(11):1103-1107.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2019.60.11.1103
The incidence of vaccine-type Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage and disease have declined in vaccinated children as well as in unvaccinated children and adults. However, diseases caused by non-vaccine type (NVT) S.... -
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- Value of Exhaled Nitric Oxide and FEF(25–75) in Identifying Factors Associated With Chronic Cough in Allergic Rhinitis
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Liu X, Wang X, Yao X, Wang Y, Sun Y, Zhang L
- KMID: 2459187
- Allergy Asthma Immunol Res.
- 2019 Nov;11(6):830-845.
- doi: 10.4168/aair.2019.11.6.830
PURPOSE: Chronic cough in allergic rhinitis (AR) patients is common with multiple etiologies including cough variant asthma (CVA), non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis (NAEB), gastroesophageal reflux-related cough (GERC), and upper airway cough... -
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- Good Agreement between an Interferon Gamma Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Tests in Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Infection among HIV-Infected Patients in Indonesia
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Reviono R, Saptawati , Redhono D, Suryawati
- KMID: 2460035
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2019 Oct;34(40):e259.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e259
BACKGROUND: Latent tuberculosis infection is a condition where there is a persistent immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis without clinical manifestations of tuberculosis. Currently, there is no gold standard to diagnose... -
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- A rare case of miliary tuberculosis accompanying perihepatitis
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Kwon OJ, Lee SW, Jang MS, Kim SC, Lee JH, Kim H
- KMID: 2459806
- Clin Exp Emerg Med.
- 2019 Sep;6(3):264-267.
- doi: 10.15441/ceem.18.017
Perihepatic capsulitis is associated with various diseases, such as Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, perforated cholecystitis, perforated hepatic abscess, and tuberculous peritonitis. Miliary tuberculosis is present in about 2% of... -
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- A Pilot Project of Systematic Tuberculosis Screening in the Elderly in a South Korean Province
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Kim H, Kim HJ, Oh KH, Oh HW, Choi H
- KMID: 2450896
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2019 Jul;82(3):194-200.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.2018.0063
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major infectious disease in South Korea causing substantial disease burden, particularly in the elderly. This study aimed to identify the case detection rate of mobile... -
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- A Case of Chronic Strongyloidiasis with Recurrent Hyperinfection
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Park K, Kim MS, Chang J, Kim EJ, Yoo C, Kim MJ, Sung H, Kim MN
- KMID: 2450843
- Lab Med Online.
- 2019 Jul;9(3):171-176.
- doi: 10.3343/lmo.2019.9.3.171
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that often causes chronic diarrhea and may develop severe complicated form of hyperinfection or disseminated infection in immunocompromised patients. Here, we report a case... -
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- Mycobacterium shimoidei Pulmonary Disease: The First Case in Korea
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Shin S, Yoo IY, Jhun BW, Koh WJ, Ki CS, Lee NY, Huh HJ
- KMID: 2450842
- Lab Med Online.
- 2019 Jul;9(3):166-170.
- doi: 10.3343/lmo.2019.9.3.166
Mycobacterium shimoidei is a nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM), and is rarely reported as a pathogen causing the NTM pulmonary disease. We describe here the case of a 52-year-old male with symptoms... -
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- Epidemiological Investigation of the Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Infection caused by Adenovirus Type B55 in a Physical Education School in 2017
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Song J, Lee H, Cho E
- KMID: 2450868
- Infect Chemother.
- 2019 Jun;51(2):119-129.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.2.119
BACKGROUND: On May 19, 2017, the cluster of 6 acute respiratory infections due to adenovirus in the swimming department of a physical education school (School J) was reported to Korea... -
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- The Experience of the Upper Respiratory Infection of the Elite Winter Sports Athletes and Its Effect on Training and Competition
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Bae M, Kim S, Yun J
- KMID: 2448843
- Korean J Sports Med.
- 2019 Jun;37(2):54-59.
- doi: 10.5763/kjsm.2019.37.2.54
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the experience of the upper respiratory infection of the elite winter sports athletes and its effect on training and competition. METHODS: We conducted survey on... -
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- Sputum Autoantibodies Are More Relevant in Autoimmune Responses in Asthma than Are Serum Autoantibodies
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Qin R, Long F, Xiao X, Xiao J, Zheng Z, Feng M, Huang R, Peng T, Li J
- KMID: 2442051
- Allergy Asthma Immunol Res.
- 2019 May;11(3):406-421.
- doi: 10.4168/aair.2019.11.3.406
PURPOSE: The data on the differences between sputum autoantibodies (Sp-Abs) and serum autoantibodies (Se-Abs) in reflection of autoimmune responses to lungs is still lacking. METHODS: Ten types of Abs were investigated... -
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- Serum Levels of Eosinophil-Derived Neurotoxin: A Biomarker for Asthma Severity in Adult Asthmatics
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Lee Y, Lee JH, Yang EM, Kwon E, Jung CG, Kim SC, Choi Y, Cho YS, Kim CK, Park HS
- KMID: 2442050
- Allergy Asthma Immunol Res.
- 2019 May;11(3):394-405.
- doi: 10.4168/aair.2019.11.3.394
PURPOSE: Eosinophilic inflammation is a key component of severe asthma (SA). However, there has been no reliable serum biomarker for the eosinophilic inflammation of SA. We hypothesized that serum eosinophil-derived... -
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- Evaluation of Neutrophil Activation Status According to the Phenotypes of Adult Asthma
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Kim SH, Uuganbayar U, Trinh HK, Pham D, Kim N, Kim M, Sohn H, Park HS
- KMID: 2442049
- Allergy Asthma Immunol Res.
- 2019 May;11(3):381-393.
- doi: 10.4168/aair.2019.11.3.381
PURPOSE: Neutrophils are considered key effector cells in the pathogenic mechanisms of airway inflammation in asthma. This study assessed the activation status of neutrophils in adult asthmatics, and the therapeutic... -
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- Pre-immigration Screening for Tuberculosis in South Korea: A Comparison of Smear- and Culture-Based Protocols
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Lee S, Ryu JY, Kim DH
- KMID: 2453985
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2019 Apr;82(2):151-157.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.2018.0009
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most important disease screened for upon patient history review during preimmigration medical examinations as performed in South Korea in prospective immigrants to certain Western countries.... -
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