2024
Eosinophilia is a favorable marker for pneumonia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Gu K, Jung J, Kang M, Kim D, Choi H, Cho Y, Jang S, Lee C, Oh Y, Park J, Kim J. Eosinophilia is a favorable marker for pneumonia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Tuberculosis And Respiratory Diseases 2024, 87: 465-472. PMID: 38710525, PMCID: PMC11468446, DOI: 10.4046/trd.2023.0174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-acquired pneumoniaChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCost of medical careObstructive pulmonary diseaseMedical careDuration of antibiotic treatmentReduced C-reactive protein levelsPneumonia Severity Index scorePulmonary diseaseCommunity-acquired pneumonia patientsC-reactive protein levelsHealth-care consumptionCohort study dataSeverity index scoreSeverity of pneumoniaPost hoc analysisClinical characteristicsAntibiotic treatmentFewer episodesEosinophiliaMulti-centerPatientsPneumonia patientsPneumoniaEosinophilic patients
2001
How Reliable is Sputum PCR Test in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis When Sputum Smear is Negative?
Baek S, Lee J, Kang M, Son J, Lee S, Kim D, Lee M, Hyun I, Jung K, Lee K, Joe H. How Reliable is Sputum PCR Test in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis When Sputum Smear is Negative? Tuberculosis And Respiratory Diseases 2001, 50: 222-228. DOI: 10.4046/trd.2001.50.2.222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect amplification testsAcid-fast bacilliPulmonary tuberculosisPositive predictive valueAFB smearPredictive valueM. tuberculosis complex DNASputum acid-fast bacilliSputum AFB stainActive pulmonary tuberculosisPulmonary tuberculosis patientsSputum AFB smearValuable diagnostic methodClinical tuberculosisTuberculosis patientsAFB stainRespiratory specimensSputum smearM. tuberculosis complexClinical utilityAmplification testsTuberculosisPatientsPCR testDiagnostic reliabilityThe Etiological Role of Legionella Pneumophila in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Korea
Song H, Suh J, Ahn J, Yoon B, Lee S, Lee M, Jun M, Kang M, Lee J, Kim D, Son J, Park M, Hyun I, Jung K. The Etiological Role of Legionella Pneumophila in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Korea. Tuberculosis And Respiratory Diseases 2001, 50: 409-414. DOI: 10.4046/trd.2001.50.4.409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLegionella pneumophila serogroup 1PORT scoreCAP patientsPneumophila serogroup 1Community-Acquired PneumoniaInfectious Diseases SocietySacred Heart HospitalSeverity of pneumoniaIntensive care unitUrinary antigen testNumber of patientsSerogroup 1Legionella pneumophila infectionLegionella pneumophilaAdult CAPDiseases SocietyCare unitUrinary antigenAntigen testHeart HospitalEmpirical treatmentEpidemiological dataEtiological roleMortality ratePatients