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Decompensated cirrhosis and antibiotic prophylaxis: striking a delicate balance
Jung Gil Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):369-370. Published online April 30, 2024
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A novel strategy for predicting critical illness in hospital-acquired COVID-19
Woo Hyun Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):371-372. Published online April 30, 2024
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| Reviews |
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Principles and practices of antimicrobial stewardship programs in Korea
Ki Tae Kwon, Shin-Woo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):373-382. Published online April 23, 2024
This review addresses the escalating challenge posed by antibiotic resistance, highlighting its profound impact on global public health, including increased mortality rates and healthcare expenditures. The review focuses on the need to adopt the One Health approach to effectively manage antibiotic us..
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Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of antimicrobial usage: the first step for antimicrobial stewardship
Song Mi Moon, Bongyoung Kim, Hong Bin Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):383-398. Published online April 30, 2024
The identification of antimicrobial use patterns is essential for determining key targets for antimicrobial stewardship interventions and evaluating the effectiveness thereof. Accurately identifying antimicrobial use patterns requires quantitative evaluation, which focuses on measuring the quantity ..
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Implementing antimicrobial stewardship: lessons and perspectives from a university-affiliated tertiary hospital in Korea
Soo Jin Lee, Raeseok Lee, Sung-Yeon Cho, Dukhee Nho, Hye Lim Ahn, Dong-Gun Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):399-412. Published online April 30, 2024
Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) can lower antibiotic use, decrease medical expenses, prevent the emergence of resistant bacteria, and enhance treatment for infectious diseases. This study summarizes the stepwise implementation and effects of ASPs in a single university-affiliated tertiary ..
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Role of biomarkers in antimicrobial stewardship: physicians’ perspectives
Hyeri Seok, Dae Won Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):413-429. Published online April 30, 2024
Biomarkers are playing an increasingly important role in antimicrobial stewardship. Their applications have included use in algorithms that evaluate suspected bacterial infections or provide guidance on when to start or stop antibiotic therapy, or when therapy should be repeated over a short period ..
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| Original Articles |
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Gastroenterology
Self-screening questionnaire for perianal fistulizing disease in patients with Crohn’s disease
O Seong Kweon, Ben Kang, Yoo Jin Lee, Eun Soo Kim, Sung Kook Kim, Hyun Seok Lee, Yun Jin Chung, Kyeong Ok Kim, Byung Ik Jang; on behalf of Crohn’s Colitis Association in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (CCAiD)
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):430-438. Published online April 5, 2024
Background/Aims: A poor prognostic factor for Crohn’s disease (CD) includes perianal fistulizing disease, including perianal fistula and/or perianal abscess. Currently, a tool to assess perianal symptoms in patients with CD remains nonexistent. This study aimed to develop a perianal fistulizing di..
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Predicting Helicobacter pylori infection from endoscopic features
Jun-young Seo, Ji Yong Ahn, Seonok Kim, Hee Kyong Na, Jeong Hoon Lee, Kee Wook Jung, Do Hoon Kim, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Gin Hyug Lee, Hwoon-Yong Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):439-447. Published online April 30, 2024
Background: Helicobacter pylori infection, prevalent in more than half of the global population, is associated with various gastrointestinal diseases, including peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. The effectiveness of early diagnosis and treatment in preventing gastric cancer highlights the nee..
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Prevalence and predictors of multidrug-resistant bacteremia in liver cirrhosis
Aryoung Kim, Byeong Geun Song, Wonseok Kang, Dong Hyun Sinn, Geum-Youn Gwak, Yong-Han Paik, Moon Seok Choi, Joon Hyeok Lee, Myung Ji Goh
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):448-457. Published online April 30, 2024
Background/Aims: Improved knowledge of local epidemiology and predicting risk factors of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are required to optimize the management of infections. This study examined local epidemiology and antibiotic resistance patterns of liver cirrhosis (LC) patients and evaluated ..
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Cardiology
Modified application of SAMe-TT2R2 scoring system in Asian patients with atrial fibrillation for the selection of oral anticoagulants
Seong Won Jeon, Nuri Lee, Ki Hong Lee, Minjeong Ha, Changhyun Kim, Yoo Ri Kim, Nam Sik Yoon, Hyung Wook Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):458-468. Published online January 30, 2024
Background/Aims: The SAMe-TT2R2 score is used for assessing anticoagulation control (AC) quality with warfarin. However, it is hard to apply SAMe-TT2R2 score in Asian patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), because it has not been proven in those populatio..
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Impact of an expanded reimbursement policy on utilization of implantable loop recorders in patients with cryptogenic stroke in Korea
Hye Bin Gwag, Nak Gyeong Ko, Mihyeon Jin
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):469-476. Published online April 18, 2024
Background/Aims: The reimbursement policy for cryptogenic stroke (CS) was expanded in November 2018 from recurrent strokes to the first stroke episode. No reports have demonstrated whether this policy change has affected trends in implantable loop recorder (ILR) utilization.
Methods: We identified ..
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Pulmonology
Risk factors for progressing to critical illness in patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19
Kyung-Eui Lee, Jinwoo Lee, Sang-Min Lee, Hong Yeul Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):477-487. Published online April 18, 2024
Background/Aims: Risk factors for progression to critical illness in hospital-acquired coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remain unknown. Here, we assessed the incidence and risk factors for progression to critical illness and determined their effects on clinical outcomes in patients with hospital-..
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Nephrology
A retrospective study on the efficacy of Roxadustat in peritoneal dialysis patients with erythropoietin hyporesponsiveness
Jie Liu, Shuang Li, Fan Yang, Tianyu Li, Rui Li, Yousuf Waheed, Chen Meng, Shulin Li, Kun Liu, Yanshan Tong, Haisheng Xu, Chuankuo Tian, Xinglei Zhou
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):488-500. Published online April 23, 2024
Background/Aims: Roxadustat, an oral medication for treating renal anemia, is a hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor used for regulating iron metabolism and promoting erythropoiesis. To investigate the efficacy and safety of roxadustat in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD)..
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Hemato-oncology
Geriatric risk model for older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (GERIAD): a prospective multicenter cohort study
Ho-Young Yhim, Yong Park, Jeong-A Kim, Ho-Jin Shin, Young Rok Do, Joon Ho Moon, Min Kyoung Kim, Won Sik Lee, Dae Sik Kim, Myung-Won Lee, Yoon Seok Choi, Seong Hyun Jeong, Kyoung Ha Kim, Jinhang Kim, Chang-Hoon Lee, Ga-Young Song, Deok-Hwan Yang, Jae-Yong Kwak
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):501-512. Published online January 30, 2024
Background/Aims: Optimal risk stratification based on simplified geriatric assessment to predict treatment-related toxicity and survival needs to be clarified in older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
Methods: This multicenter prospective cohort study enrolled newly diagnosed pat..
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Infectious diseases
Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the incidence of other infectious diseases in the hematology hospital in Korea
Seohee Oh, Yu-Sun Sung, Mihee Jang, Yong-Jin Kim, Hyun-Wook Park, Dukhee Nho, Dong-Gun Lee, Hyeon Woo Yim, Sung-Yeon Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):513-523. Published online April 23, 2024
Background/Aims: Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, hospitals have implemented infection control measures to minimize the spread of the virus within facilities. This study aimed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) an..
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Rheumatology
Overlap syndrome of systemic sclerosis with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis according to 2022 ACR/EULAR criteria
Jang Woo Ha, Jung Yoon Pyo, Sung Soo Ahn, Jason Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):524-536. Published online January 29, 2024
Background/Aims: This study applied the 2022 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) criteria for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) to patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and investigated the frequency ..
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| Images of interest |
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An unusual cause of a huge abscess in the thigh
Dae Gon Ryu, Su Bum Park, Cheol Woong Choi, Su Jin Kim, Hyeong Seok Nam
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):537-538. Published online November 30, 2023
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A patient with dyspnea and multiple pulmonary nodules
Jae Seok Jeong, Jun Hyung Park, Ji In Maeng, Myoung Ja Chung, Yong Chul Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):539-540. Published online April 19, 2024
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