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Pulmonology
Estimating the burden of nosocomial exposure to tuberculosis in South Korea, a nationwide population based cross-sectional study
Hyung Woo Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Ju Sang Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(5):1134-1145. Published online December 18, 2020
Background/Aims: The aim of the study was to investigate the current nationwide burden of nosocomial exposure to tuberculosis (TB) using national health insurance claims data.
Methods: All patients who had claims for drug susceptibility testing for TB from 2012 to 2016, which indicated culture-prov..
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Changes in chest X-ray findings in 1- and 2-month group after treatment initiation for suspected pulmonary tuberculosis
Jang Ho Lee, Ock-Hwa Kim, Yeon Joo Kim, Tae Sun Shim, Kyung-Wook Jo
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(5):1145-1153. Published online February 18, 2020
Background/Aims: Although re-evaluation of radiographic follow-up after 2 to 3 months of therapy is recommended for patients administered anti-tuberculosis medication owing to suspected pulmonary tuberculosis, reported findings are limited. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate changes in 1- an..
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Drug-resistance pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from patients with pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis during 2006 to 2013 in a Korean tertiary medical center
Ho Young Lee, Jin Lee, Young Seok Lee, Mi-Yeong Kim, Hyun-Kyung Lee, Young-Min Lee, Jeong Hwan Shin, Yousang Ko
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):325-334. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: We evaluated the trend in the rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) over time, as well as the difference in the drug-resistance pattern between pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) at a private referral center in South Korea.
Methods: All patients..
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Clinical findings of the patients with legal pulmonary disability - Short-term follow-up at a tertiary university hospital in Korea
Sun Young Kyung, Yu Jin Kim, Chang Hyeok An, Sang Pyo Lee, Jeong Woong Park, Sung Hwan Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(2):72-77. Published online June 20, 2008
Background/AimsLegal pulmonary disability in Korea is decided for chronic respiratory patients who have been diagnosed for a year or more, and the patients haven't gotten better after more than 2 months of sufficient treatment and they have shown no change in their pulmonary f..
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