- Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Infection in Immunocompetent Patients
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Lee HW, Kim MN, Shim TS, Bai GH, Pai CH
- KMID: 1320432
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2002 Aug;53(2):173-182.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.2002.53.2.173
BACKGROUND: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have usually been considered to be contaminants or colonizers when isolated from respiratory specimens in Korea, where there is a high prevalence of tuberculosis and... -
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- An Enterococcus gallinarum Strain Carrying Both vanA and vanC1 Genes
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Sung HS, Yun KA, Kim MN, Pai CH
- KMID: 2226054
- Korean J Clin Pathol.
- 2002 Feb;22(1):31-33.
Enterococcus gallinarum carrying both vanA and vanC1 genes were detected from a surveillance culture from a patient staying at the surgical intensive care unit for a few years. E. gallinarum,... -
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- Comparison of Perasafe(R) with Cidex(R) for Cidal Activities Against Bacteria, Yeast, Mycobacteria and Bacterial Spores
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Lee HW, Kim MN, Pyo YJ, Pai CH
- KMID: 1889193
- Korean J Nosocomial Infect Control.
- 2001 Dec;6(2):95-102.
BACKGROUND: Glutaraldehyde is used most commonly as a high-level disinfectant for semicritical patient-care equipments. However, its potential toxicity to healthcare workers and a long exposure time needed to kill mycobacteria... -
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- The Clinical Relevance of Four-Day Blood Cultures with the BACTEC 9240 System
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Sung H, Kim MN, Pai CH
- KMID: 2226009
- Korean J Clin Pathol.
- 2001 Jun;21(3):193-198.
BACKGROUND: It is well established that automated blood culture systems require no more than five days of incubation for the detection of the majority of pathogens. It is not clear,... -
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- A Case of Septicemia Caused by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
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Yun KA, Kim MN, Pai CH, Lee HJ
- KMID: 2224671
- Korean J Clin Microbiol.
- 2001 Mar;4(1):68-71.
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is a relatively infrequent cause of human infections, mostly as intestinal yersinosis. A septicemic form of Y. pseudotuberculosis infection has been reported only rarely. It is usually seen... -
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- The Value of Superoxidized Water (Cleantop(R)) for Endoscopic Disinfection
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Joo KR, Jeong JS, Lee SK, Lee YS, Min YI, Kim MN, Pai CH
- KMID: 2084244
- Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
- 2000 Nov;21(5):819-824.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Conventional disinfectants are expensive, hazardous, and often require long periods of exposure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new endoscopic disinfector (Cleantop(R)) that... -
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- A Case of Corynebacterium jeikeium Septicemia
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Kang SG, Tak WJ, Kim DH, Baik BY, Kim MN, Pai CH, Kim TW
- KMID: 2248697
- Korean J Infect Dis.
- 2000 Oct;32(5):397-401.
Corynebacterium jeikeium is the most important species of Corynebacterium next to C. diphtheriae in the clinical laboratory. Although it should be the most commonly encountered Corynebacterium species isolated from blood... -
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- In vitro activities of quinupristin/dalfopristin and eight other antimicrobial agents against 360 clinical isolates from Korea
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Hwang SH, Kim MN, Pai CH, Huh DH, Shin WS
- KMID: 1062234
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2000 Oct;41(5):563-569.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2000.41.5.563
The emergence of multi-drug resistant gram-positive cocci such as methicillin-resistant (MR) staphylococci, vancomycin-resistant (VR) enterococci, and vancomycin-intermediate resistant S. aureus (VISA) has given new urgency to the development of new... -
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- Clinical Usefulness of Primary Broth Cultures
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Choi SJ, Hwang SH, Park JS, Kim MN, Pai CH
- KMID: 1533942
- Korean J Clin Microbiol.
- 2000 Mar;3(1):69-74.
BACKGROUND: Although enriched broth cultures have been recommended as an adjuvant to the direct plating of tissue and body fluid specimens, the cost-effectiveness of broth cultures has been questioned in... -
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- Characteristics of Group B Streptococcal Bacteremia in Non-pregnant Adults and Neonates
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Lee MS, Bae IG, Kim EO, Kim YS, Woo JH, Kim MN, Pai CH, Ryu J
- KMID: 2248561
- Korean J Infect Dis.
- 2000 Feb;32(1):49-54.
BACKGROUND: Group B streptococci (GBS) are major cause of meningitis and septicemia in neonates and pregnant women, but the importance in non-pregnant adults has not been clearly defined. METHODS: Medical... -
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- Comparison of Murex Candida albicans CA50 with the Germ Tube Test for Presumptive Identification of Candida albicans
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Lee SH, Park SH, Park JS, Kim MN, Pai CH
- KMID: 1931954
- Korean J Clin Pathol.
- 2000 Feb;20(1):76-80.
BACKGROUND: Rapid and reliable identification of Candida albicans becomes more important because the incidence of yeast infections has increased in recent years. Murex C. albicans 50(CA50) assay was developed for... -
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- Identification and Clinical Significance of Kluyvera species
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Lee WC, Yun KA, Kim MN, Pai CH
- KMID: 1931953
- Korean J Clin Pathol.
- 2000 Feb;20(1):69-75.
BACKGROUND: Kluyvera, a new genus in the family Enterobacteriaceae, has been rarely isolated from clinical specimens and regarded as an opportunistic pathogen. Although there were several case reports in Korea,... -
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- The Role of Clinical Pathologists in Nosocomial Infection Control in Korea: Challenge in the New Millennium
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Pai CH
- KMID: 2225887
- Korean J Clin Pathol.
- 1999 Dec;19(6):593-597.
Systemic nosocomial infection control programs were instituted for the first time in Korea by two university hospitals in Seoul in 1991 when full-time infection control nurses were employed. Since then,... -
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- Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA): Infection Control Consideration
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Kim MN, Jeong JS, Pai CH
- KMID: 1551692
- Korean J Nosocomial Infect Control.
- 1999 Dec;4(2):103-113.
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- Study for diagnostic efficacy of minibronchoalveolar lavage in the detection of etiologic agents of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients receiving antibiotics
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Moon DS, Lim CM, Pai CH, Kim MN, Chin JY, Shim TS, Lee SD, Kim WS, Kim DS, Kim WD, Koh Y
- KMID: 2318212
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 1999 Sep;47(3):321-330.
BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and proper antibiotic treatment are very important in the management of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) because of its high mortality. Bronchoscopy with a protected specimen brush (PSB) has... -
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- A Case of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci(VRE) Peritonitis in a Patient on CAPD
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Park JH, Kim JH, Chang SP, Jung HH, Yang WS, Park SK, Kim MN, Pai CH
- KMID: 2307314
- Korean J Nephrol.
- 1999 Sep;18(5):792-796.
Peritonitis is a major complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and it remains the leading cause of patient droupout. VRE is a very serious pathogen because it is difficult to... -
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- Evaluation of MicroScan Neg Combo Panel type 21 to Detect ESBL
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Kang YH, Choi SJ, Hwang SH, Cho YW, Kim DH, Kim MN, Pai CH
- KMID: 1892791
- Korean J Clin Microbiol.
- 1999 Sep;2(2):158-166.
BACKGROUND: Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant to 3rd generation cephalosporin have been reported with increasing frequency in tertiary-care hospital in Korea. MicroScan Neg Combo Panel Type 21 (Type 21)... -
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- Emergence of Superbacteria, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
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Pai CH
- KMID: 2348711
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 1999 Jul;42(7):662-667.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.1999.42.7.662
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- Use of Methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside Test for Species Identification of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci
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Kim MN, Sung HS, Park JS, Pai CH
- KMID: 2147016
- Korean J Clin Microbiol.
- 1999 Mar;2(1):71-76.
BACKGROUND: The precise identification of Enterococcus gallinarum and E. casseliflavus has assumed additional importance in clinical microbiology due to the intrinsic low-level resistance to vancomycin and the difficulty in differentiating... -
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- Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Pai CH, Kim MN
- KMID: 2147006
- Korean J Clin Microbiol.
- 1999 Mar;2(1):1-7.
Clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin(VRSA) have been reported from Japan, the United States and France Although the isolates are considered intermediately resistant according to the... -
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