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Advances in the management of pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium abscessus complex by Koh, W-J., Stout, J. E., Yew, W-W.

“…Mycobacterium abscessus complex is a group of rapidly growing mycobacteria, and an emerging cause of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in patients…”
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Successful treatment of Mycobacterium massiliense lung disease with oral antibiotics only by Koh, W-J, Jeon, K, Shin, S J

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Epidemiology of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: need to identify environmental sources [Editorial] by Koh, W-J.

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Changes in serum immunomolecules during antibiotic therapy for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease by Kim, S.‐Y., Koh, W.‐J., Park, H. Y., Jeon, K., Kwon, O. J., Cho, S.‐N., Shin, S. J.

“…Summary Little information is available regarding changes in immune status for patients with Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease during antibiotic…”
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Once-daily dosing of amikacin for treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus lung disease by Lee, H., Sohn, Y. M., Ko, J. Y., Lee, S-Y., Jhun, B. W., Park, H. Y., Jeon, K., Kim, D. H., Kim, S-Y., Choi, J. E., Moon, I. J., Shin, S. J., Park, H. J., Koh, W-J.

“…SETTING: Tertiary referral centre, Samsung Medical Center, South Korea.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the pharmacokinetic parameters and toxicities of once-daily…”
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Identification of Mycobacterium species in direct respiratory specimens using reverse blot hybridisation assay by Wang, H-Y., Bang, H., Kim, S., Koh, W-J., Lee, H.

“…BACKGROUND: The early diagnosis of mycobacterial infections is a critical step for initiating treatment and curing the patient.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the…”
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Liquid culture enhances diagnosis of patients with milder forms of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease by Lee, H., Han, J-H., Park, H. Y., Jeon, K., Huh, H. J., Ki, C-S., Lee, N. Y., Koh, W-J.

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the proportion and clinical characteristics of patients with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung disease diagnosed based on positive…”
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Initial lactate level and mortality in septic shock patients with hepatic dysfunction by KANG, Y. R, UM, S.-W, KOH, W.-J, SUH, G. Y, CHUNG, M. P, KIM, H, KWON, O. J, JEON, K

“…An elevated serum lactate level is associated with morbidity and mortality in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. In patients with hepatic…”
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Toxocariasis as a cause of new pulmonary infiltrates by Kang, Y. R., Kim, S-A., Jeon, K., Koh, W-J., Suh, G. Y., Chung, M. P., Kim, H., Kwon, O. J., Kang, E-S., Um, S-W.

“…SETTING: Patients with new pulmonary infiltrates on chest computed tomography (CT) scans at a tertiary centre in South Korea.OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate…”
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Impaired expression of Toll-like receptor 2 in nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease by Ryu, Y. J, Kim, E. J, Lee, S-H, Kim, S. Y, Suh, G. Y, Chung, M. P, Kim, H, Kwon, O. J, Koh, W-J

“…The aims of the present study were to investigate the expression of Toll-like receptor (TLR)2 on the peripheral blood monocytes of patients with nontuberculous…”
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The prevalence of bronchiectasis in patients with Marfan syndrome by Hwang, H. S., Yi, C. A., Yoo, H., Yang, J. H., Kim, D-K., Koh, W-J.

“…An association has been suggested between Marfan syndrome (MFS) and the nodular bronchiectatic form of lung disease caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria…”
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Genotyping of Mycobacterium intracellulare isolates and clinical characteristics of lung disease by Kim, S-Y., Lee, S-T., Jeong, B-H., Park, H. Y., Jeon, K., Kim, J-W., Shin, S. J., Koh, W-J.

“…BACKGROUND: Variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) loci were recently identified in Japanese isolates of Mycobacterium intracellulare. We hypothesised that…”
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Pulmonary TB and NTM lung disease: comparison of characteristics in patients with AFB smear-positive sputum by KOH, W.-J, YU, C.-M, SUH, G. Y, CHUNG, M. P, KIM, H, KWON, O. J, LEE, N. Y, CHUNG, M. J, LEE, K. S

“…OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical and radiographic features of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung disease in patients…”
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Clinical significance of mycobacterial genotyping in Mycobacterium avium lung disease in Korea by Kim, S-Y., Lee, S-T., Jeong, B-H., Jeon, K., Kim, J-W., Shin, S. J., Koh, W-J.

“…SETTING: A recent study in Japan found that mycobacterial genotyping was associated with disease progression and susceptibility to certain drugs in…”
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2011: The year in review. Part II: Tuberculosis and lung disease by Iademarco, M. F., Koh, W. J.

“…IN THIS YEAR-IN-REVIEW ARTICLE, we review 52 of 55 articles published on tuberculosis (TB) in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease from…”
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Pulmonary paragonimiasis mimicking lung cancer in a tertiary referral centre in Korea by SONG, J.-U, UM, S.-W, KOH, W.-J, SUH, G. Y, CHUNG, M. P, KIM, H, KWON, O. J, JEON, K

“…OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: To determine how pulmonary paragonimiasis may be confused with lung cancer, we retrospectively analysed the clinical and radiological…”
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Safety and usefulness of bronchoscopy in ventilator-dependent patients with severe thrombocytopenia by KIM, Y. H, SUH, G. Y, KIM, M. H, PARK, H. Y, KANG, E. H, KOH, W. J, CHUNG, M. P, KIM, H, KWON, O. J, KIM, K

“…Flexible bronchoscopy is a useful diagnostic procedure in patients with respiratory failure due to unexplained pulmonary infiltrates, but its safety and…”
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The mortality rates for tuberculosis remain high even in high-income countries by Kwon, Y-S., Koh, W-J.

“…TUBERCULOSIS (TB) remains a major health problem worldwide, even in high-income, lowincidence coutries.1,2 Globally, about 10 million people developed TB in…”
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Eplerenone does not attenuate diabetes-associated atherosclerosis by Koh, Philip JW, Koitka, Audrey, Cooper, Mark E, Allen, Terri J

“…BACKGROUNDIt has been suggested that aldosterone, with its known pro-inflammatory and profibrotic actions, may play a key role in the development and…”
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Bronchiectasis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection by Koh, W-J, Kwon, O J

“…[...]about 50% of cases with diffuse bronchiectasis remain idiopathic even after full investigation, 3 and our understanding of the pathogenesis of NTM…”
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