- Treatment of Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases
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Wi YM
- KMID: 2459040
- Infect Chemother.
- 2019 Sep;51(3):245-255.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.245
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) diseases mainly manifest as pulmonary illnesses, but 20 -30% of NTM isolates originate from extrapulmonary diseases. These diseases cause a variety of clinical syndromes, including skin and... -
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- Modified Measles in an Anti-Measles Immunoglobulin G-negative Healthcare Worker who had Received Two Doses of Measles-Containing Vaccine
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Park JW, Yu SN, Park E, Lee Y, Park SM, Jeon MH
- KMID: 2459046
- Infect Chemother.
- 2019 Sep;51(3):305-309.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.305
To date, documentation of two doses of measles-containing vaccine (MCV) has been accepted as confirmation of measles immunity among healthcare workers (HCWs). However, we encountered measles in an HCW who... -
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- Historical Review of Leptospirosis in the Korea (1945 – 2015)
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Kim MJ
- KMID: 2459048
- Infect Chemother.
- 2019 Sep;51(3):315-329.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.315
Leptospirosis is a widespread worldwide zoonosis. Human leptospirosis was first identified in the Korea in 1984 as the cause of “epidemic pulmonary hemorrhagic fever of unknown etiology†that occurred sporadically... -
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- Investigation of a Mumps Outbreak in a Dental Clinic at a University Hospital
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Lee JE, Lee SO, Kang JS, Yi J, Kim KH
- KMID: 2459041
- Infect Chemother.
- 2019 Sep;51(3):256-262.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.256
BACKGROUND: The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases recommends non-mandatory vaccination of newly employed healthcare workers (HCWs) with 2 measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccine doses. Here, we aimed to investigate the seroprevalence of... -
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- Prognostic Value of Serum Procalcitonin level for the Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections in Critically-ill Patients
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So-Ngern A, Leelasupasri S, Chulavatnatol S, Pummangura C, Bunupuradah P, Montakantikul P
- KMID: 2459042
- Infect Chemother.
- 2019 Sep;51(3):263-273.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.263
BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a diagnostic biomarker for bacterial infections in critically-ill patients. However, the cut-off value of PCT for the diagnosis of bacterial infections is unclear and unreliable. This... -
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- Successful Treatment of Fulminant Hepatitis due to Varicella Zoster Virus using Immunoglobulin in a Kidney Transplant Patient
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Hsing LC, Kim JY, Kwon JS, Shin EC, Kim SH
- KMID: 2459047
- Infect Chemother.
- 2019 Sep;51(3):310-314.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.310
The clinical benefit of adjuvant intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy is controversial in immunocompromised patients with severe varicella. A twenty-one-year-old woman who had received a kidney transplant one year earlier presented... -
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- Management of Typhoid Fever – Clinical and Historical Perspectives in Korea
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Chang MS, Woo JH, Kim S
- KMID: 2459049
- Infect Chemother.
- 2019 Sep;51(3):330-335.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.330
Typhoid fever, showed a dramatic decrease in its incidence from 56 per 100,000 population just after Korea's independence to -
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- Antibiotic Treatment of Vertebral Osteomyelitis caused by Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus: A Focus on the Use of Oral β-lactams
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Oh WS, Moon C, Chung JW, Choo EJ, Kwak YG, Kim SH, Ryu SY, Park SY, Kim BN
- KMID: 2459044
- Infect Chemother.
- 2019 Sep;51(3):284-294.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.284
BACKGROUND: Vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) is a rare but serious condition, and a potentially significant cause of morbidity. Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) is the most common microorganism in native VO. Long-term... -
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- Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Culture-Negative Pyogenic Spondylitis according to Empiric Glycopeptide Use
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Lee YD, Jeon YH, Kim YH, Ha KY, Hur JW, Ryu KS, Kim JS, Kim YJ
- KMID: 2459043
- Infect Chemother.
- 2019 Sep;51(3):274-283.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.274
BACKGROUND: The optimal choice of antibiotics is challenging in culture-negative pyogenic spondylitis (PS). The empiric use of glycopeptides is suggested depending on various risk factors, although clinical data are sparse.... -
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- Prescription of Antibiotics for Adults with Acute Infectious Diarrhea in Korea: A Population-based Study
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Lee HJ, Park KH, Park DA, Park J, Bang BW, Lee SS, Lee EJ, Kim YJ, Hong SK, Kim YR
- KMID: 2459045
- Infect Chemother.
- 2019 Sep;51(3):295-304.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.295
BACKGROUND: Acute infectious diarrhea (AID) is a commonly observed condition globally. Several studies recommend against the use of empiric antibiotic therapy for AID, except in some cases of travelers' diarrhea.... -
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