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New Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. massiliense strains with recombinant hsp65 gene laterally transferred from Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. abscessus: Potential for misidentification of M. abscessus strains with the hsp65-based method by Kim, Byoung-Jun, Kim, Ga-Na, Kim, Bo-Ram, Shim, Tae-Sun, Kook, Yoon-Hoh, Kim, Bum-Joon

“…It has been reported that lateral gene transfer (LGT) events among Mycobacteroides abscessus strains are prevalent. The hsp65 gene, a chronometer gene for…”
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Phylogenetic analysis of Mycobacterium massiliense strains having recombinant rpoB gene laterally transferred from Mycobacterium abscessus by Kim, Byoung-Jun, Kim, Ga-Na, Kim, Bo-Ram, Shim, Tae-Sun, Kook, Yoon-Hoh, Kim, Bum-Joon

“…Recent multi locus sequence typing (MLST) and genome based studies indicate that lateral gene transfer (LGT) events in the rpoB gene are prevalent between…”
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Performance Assessment of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay for Detecting Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Rifampin Resistance in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Korea by Chang, Jeonghyun, Sung, Heungsup, Jo, Kyung-Wook, Shim, Tae Sun, Kim, Mi-Na

“…In this study, we aimed to assess the performance of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis compared to the acid-fast bacilli…”
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Proportions of Mycobacterium massiliense and Mycobacterium bolletii Strains among Korean Mycobacterium chelonae-Mycobacterium abscessus Group Isolates by Kim, Hee-Youn, Kook, Yoonwon, Yun, Yeo-Jun, Park, Chan Geun, Lee, Nam Yong, Shim, Tae Sun, Kim, Bum-Joon, Kook, Yoon-Hoh

“…Korean isolates of the Mycobacterium chelonae-Mycobacterium abscessus group, which had been isolated from two different hospitals in South Korea, were…”
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Successful Treatment with a High-dose Rifampin-containing Regimen for Pulmonary Tuberculosis with a Disputed rpoB Mutation by Jeong, Dae Hyun, Kang, Ye Won, Kim, Jin Young, Han, Ji Soo, Jo, Kyung-Wook, Shim, Tae Sun

“…Mutations in the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis can result in resistance to rifampin. Among various mutations in the rpoB gene, some known as disputed…”
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Treatment Outcomes and Long-term Survival in Patients with Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis by Kim, Doh Hyung, Kim, Hee Jin, Park, Seung-Kyu, Kong, Suck-Jun, Kim, Young Sam, Kim, Tae-Hyung, Kim, Eun Kyung, Lee, Ki Man, Lee, Sung Soon, Park, Jae Seuk, Koh, Won-Jung, Lee, Chang-Hoon, Kim, Ji Yeon, Shim, Tae Sun

“…The increasing worldwide incidence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) has emerged as a threat to public health and tuberculosis (TB) control…”
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Physiology Is a Stronger Predictor of Survival than Pathology in Fibrotic Interstitial Pneumonia by Jegal, Yangjin, Kim, Dong Soon, Shim, Tae Sun, Lim, Chae-Man, Do Lee, Sang, Koh, Younsuck, Kim, Woo Sung, Kim, Won Dong, Lee, Jin Seong, Travis, William D, Kitaichi, Masanori, Colby, Thomas V

“…The histopathologic pattern provides the most important prognostic marker for idiopathic interstitial pneumonia; however, studies have suggested that…”
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Evaluation of the Quantamatrix Multiplexed Assay Platform system for simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the rifampicin resistance gene using cultured mycobacteria by Wang, Hye-young, Uh, Young, Kim, Seoyong, Shim, Tae-sun, Lee, Hyeyoung

“…•Mycobacteria are an important cause of morbidity in humans. Rapid and accurate mycobacterial identification is important for improving patient outcomes…”
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QuantiFERON-TB Gold PLUS versus QuantiFER-ON-TB Gold In-Tube test for diagnosing tuberculosis infection by Soo Han Kim, Kyung-wook Jo, Tae Sun Shim

“…Background/Aims: QuantiFERON-TB Gold PLUS (QFT-PLUS) was developed as a new version of the interferon-γ (IFN-γ) release assay that contains an extra antigen…”
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Discovery of a novel hsp65 genotype within Mycobacterium massiliense associated with the rough colony morphology by Kim, Byoung-Jun, Yi, Su-Yeon, Shim, Tae-Sun, Do, Seung Yeon, Yu, Hee-Kyung, Park, Young-Gil, Kook, Yoon-Hoh, Kim, Bum-Joon

“…So far, genetic diversity among strains within Mycobacterium massiliense has rarely been studied. To investigate the genetic diversity among M. massiliense, we…”
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Direct Detection of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Respiratory Specimens Using Quantamatrix Multiplexed Assay Platform (QMAP) System: A Multicenter Study in Korea by Wang, Hye-Young, Ahn, Kwangjin, Uh, Young, Lee, Hyeyoung, Kim, Seoyong, Chang, Yunhee, Chang, Chulhun L, Shim, Tae-Sun

“…Rapid and accurate detection of rifampin-resistant (MTB) is of primary importance for infection control and selection of anti-tuberculosis drugs. The aim of…”
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Bronchoesophageal fistula in a patient with Crohn’s disease receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy by Kyunghwan Oh, Kee Don Choi, Hyeong Ryul Kim, Tae Sun Shim, Byong Duk Ye, Suk-kyun Yang, Sang Hyoung Park

“…Tuberculosis is an adverse event in patients with Crohn’s disease receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy. However, tuberculosis presenting as a…”
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Natural history of Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease in untreated patients with stable course by Hwang, Ji An, Kim, Sunyoung, Jo, Kyung-Wook, Shim, Tae Sun

“…Little is known about the long-term natural history of complex lung disease (MAC-LD) in untreated patients with stable course.The aim of this study was to…”
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Qualitative and quantitative results of interferon-γ release assays for monitoring the response to anti-tuberculosis treatment by I-nae Park, Tae Sun Shim

“…Background/Aims: The usefulness of interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) in monitoring to responses to anti-tuberculosis (TB) treatment is controversial. We…”
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REVIEW : Diagnosis and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection due to Initiation of Anti-TNF Therapy by Tae Sun Shim

“…Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are increasingly being treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents and are at increased…”
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Changes in chest X-ray findings in 1- and 2-month group after treatment initiation for suspected pulmonary tuberculosis by Jang Ho Lee, Ock-hwa Kim, Yeon Joo Kim, Tae Sun Shim, Kyung-wook Jo

“…Background/Aims: Although re-evaluation of radiographic follow-up after 2 to 3 months of therapy is recommended for patients administered anti-tuberculosis…”
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Chromosomal instability is a risk factor for poor prognosis of adenocarcinoma of the lung: Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of paraffin-embedded tissue from Korean patients by Choi, Chang-Min, Seo, Kwang Won, Jang, Se Jin, Oh, Yeon-Mok, Shim, Tae-Sun, Kim, Woo Sung, Lee, Dong-Soon, Lee, Sang-Do

“…Abstract Background In this study, we sought to evaluate the prognostic importance of chromosomal instability (CIN) in adenocarcinoma (AC) of the lung. The…”
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Development and Application of Multiprobe Real-Time PCR Method Targeting the hsp65 Gene for Differentiation of Mycobacterium Species from Isolates and Sputum Specimens by Kim, Kijeong, Lee, Hyungki, Lee, Mi-Kyung, Lee, Seoung-Ae, Shim, Tae-Sun, Lim, Seong Yong, Koh, Won-Jung, Yim, Jae-Joon, Munkhtsetseg, Bazarragchaa, Kim, Wonyong, Chung, Sang-In, Kook, Yoon-Hoh, Kim, Bum-Joon

“…We developed a multiprobe real-time PCR assay targeting hsp65 (HMPRT-PCR) to detect and identify mycobacterial isolates and isolates directly from sputum…”
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Clinical characteristics of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in Koreans by Kim, Hyun-Jung, Lee, Jae-Seung, Oh, Yeon-Mok, Shim, Tae-Sun, Lim, Chae-Man, Koh, Youn-Suck, Kim, Woo-Sung, Lee, Sang-Do

“…Background and objective Although pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are rare, they are important in clinical practice because they are associated…”
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Protocol of a Nationwide Observational Study among Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Pulmonary Disease in South Korea (NTM-KOREA) by Kwak, Nakwon, Choi, Hongjo, Jeon, Doosoo, Jhun, Byung Woo, Jo, Kyung Wook, Kang, Young Ae, Kwon, Yong Soo, Lee, Myungsun, Mok, Jeongha, Shim, Tae Sun, Shin, Hong Joon, Whang, Jake, Yim, Jae Joon

“…The burden of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease (PD) is increasing globally. To understand the treatment outcomes and prognosis of NTM-PD, a…”
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