- Clinical Evaluation of 10 Cases of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolated from Sputum
-
Kim JH, Suh JT, Park SY, Lee HJ, Lee WI
- KMID: 2239118
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):49-52.
Infections due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) have been recognized increasingly worldwide. We report 10 cases of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from sputa, being eight cases of M. szulgai, one of M.... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- A Case of Mycobacterium mucogenicum Bacteremia in a Patient with Pneumonia and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
-
Shin J, Kim HR, Lee YM, Jeong J, Lee SH, Kim SR, Lee JN
- KMID: 2239117
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):45-48.
Mycobacterium mucogenicum, a mucoid, nonpigmented rapidly-growing mycobacteria has been recently characterized and rarely seen in human infection. M. mucogenicum does produce clinical disease, mainly posttraumatic wounds and catheter-related sepsis. We... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- Cystatin C as a Marker for Early Renal Impairment
-
Ha JS, Ryoo NH, Kim JR, Jun DS, Kim HC, Kim YJ
- KMID: 2239114
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):27-32.
BACKGROUND: In recent years, cystatin C was proposed as a new marker for the glomerular filtration rate due to a constant serum level, with no secretion from the renal tubule,... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- A Case of Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma
-
Kim SH, O SC, Choi CW, Lee JH, Jung UY, Kim IS, Ma KR, Lee CK, Cho YJ, Lee KN, Kwon JA
- KMID: 2239111
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):11-14.
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a rare B-cell neoplasm characterized by massive splenomegaly, moderate lymphocytosis, bone marrow intrasinusoidal involvement of lymphocytes and a relatively indolent course. We report a... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- The Frequency and Distribution of Unexpected Antibodies in Surgical Patients at Chonbuk National University Hospital
-
Cho YK, Kim DS, Lee HS, Choi SI
- KMID: 2239121
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):67-71.
BACKGROUND: Unexpected antibody screening and identification tests using a column agglutination method are very important in elective surgical patients. We compared the frequency and distribution of unexpected antibodies in our... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- Development of PCR-ELISA for Detection of HIV-1 in Biomedical Products
-
Shim JH, Kim JW, Lee KA, Kwon DH, Myung PK, Kim JO, Lee SH, Park SN, Yoon DY
- KMID: 2239120
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):60-66.
BACKGROUND: Biomedical products such as viral vaccines can be contaminated with hazardous viruses during manufacturing processes and storage, thus causing harmful side effects. To assure the safety of biomedical products,... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- A Method for Measuring Uric Acid Accurately in Refrigerated Urine Specimens
-
Kim HS, Park IK, Kim SE, Sir JU, Kim TY
- KMID: 2239113
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):22-26.
BACKGROUND: There have been many reports about the decrease in uric acid concentration in refrigerated urine specimens as compared to fresh urine. In an effort to correct this problem, pre-treatment... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- A Case of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia with Abnormal Expression of N-CAM (CD56) Adhesion Molecule on CD34-negative Non-blastic Myeloid Cells
-
Lee KA, Ryu S, Kim KH, Cho Y, Kim YK, Kim BS
- KMID: 2239109
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):1-6.
The CD56 antigen is a cell adhesion molecule and its expression on tumor cells is thought to play a role in CD56-positive lymphomas and leukemias with unusual sites of involvement.... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- Molecular Genetic Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes
-
Song AS, Song KJ
- KMID: 2239119
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):53-59.
BACKGROUND: Group A streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) is the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis and an important cause of a variety of suppurative and nonsuppurative diseases. The molecular genetic analysis... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- Diagnostic Utility of Carbohydrate-deficient Transferrin as a Marker of Alcohol Dependence
-
Hur M, Lee KM, Shin DH, Cho HC, Kim SK, Choi IG
- KMID: 2239116
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):40-44.
BACKGROUND: Biochemical markers can provide objective evidence of heavy alcohol drinking. In this study, we investigated the diagnostic usefulness of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT), a relatively new marker of alcohol consumption.... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- The Influence of Anticoagulants and Time of Measurements on D-Dimer Determinations
-
Kwon HJ
- KMID: 2239110
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):7-10.
BACKGROUND: We evaluated the effects of anticoagulants used in blood sampling and time of mesurements after blood collection on D-dimer determinations. METHODS: A total of 32 samples of sodium citrated... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- Clinical Significance of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Hypertensive Patients Detected by Health-Check Program
-
Cha YJ, Hong HR, Chae SL, Park AJ
- KMID: 2239115
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):33-39.
BACKGROUND: C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are known to reflect chronic inflammatory processes of the cardiovascular system. In particular, it has been reported that high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) may be a promising... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
- Serum Anti-p53 Antibodies and p53 Protein Expression and Their Prognostic Relevance in Patients with Gastric Cance
-
Oh SH, Choi JC, Park TS, Kim HH, Lee EY, Kim HY, Sol MY
- KMID: 2239112
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2004 Feb;24(1):15-21.
BACKGROUND: Several cancer patients have developed antibodies that recognize the overexpressed p53 protein. In some tumor types, the presence of these antibodies is associated with a poor prognosis. Gastric cancer... -
- CITED
-
- Close
- SHARE
-
- Close
