2023
The serotype-specific prevalence of pneumococci in hospitalized pneumonia patients with COPD: a prospective, multi-center, cohort study
Kim J, Jung J, Kang M, Kim D, Choi H, Cho Y, Jang S, Lee C, Oh Y, Park J. The serotype-specific prevalence of pneumococci in hospitalized pneumonia patients with COPD: a prospective, multi-center, cohort study. The Korean Journal Of Internal Medicine 2023, 38: 714-724. PMID: 37586811, PMCID: PMC10493435, DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2023.152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaSerotype-specific prevalencePneumococcal pneumoniaCohort studyS. pneumoniaeChronic obstructive pulmonary disease patientsPneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine 23Obstructive pulmonary disease patientsPCV-13 vaccinationUrine antigen detectionPulmonary disease patientsCommon pneumococcal serotypesPost-vaccination eraPneumococcal vaccinationSerotype 22FCOPD patientsInfluenza vaccinationPCV-13Clinical characteristicsVaccination statusOverall incidencePneumonia patientsPPV-23Pneumococcal serotypesVaccination rates
2002
Usefulness of Tuberculin Skin Test by Tuberculin PPD RT23 2 TU
Yang J, Jeon M, Kim S, Lee H, Lee S, Lee M, Kim D, Park M, Kang M, Hyoen I, Jung K. Usefulness of Tuberculin Skin Test by Tuberculin PPD RT23 2 TU. Tuberculosis And Respiratory Diseases 2002, 53: 401-408. DOI: 10.4046/trd.2002.53.4.401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTuberculin skin testSkin testAmerican Thoracic SocietyAnti-tuberculosis drugsDiagnostic standardTuberculosis bacilliThoracic SocietyNegative predictive value 92.3Histological standardBCG vaccination rateClinical diagnosis standardTuberculosis infection rateM. tuberculosis infectionSkin test resultsNumber of patientsAcid-fast bacilliNegative predictive valuePulmonary tuberculosisTuberculosis patientsTuberculosis infectionVaccination ratesCurrent infectionRespiratory patientsTuberculosis treatmentPast infection