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  1. Dual Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections Using CDC and ASEPSIS Criteria: Clinical and Economic Outcomes in Colorectal and Small Bowel Surgery
  2. High-throughput microfluidic spheroid technology for early detection of colistin-induced nephrotoxicity with gradient-based analysis
  3. Trends of antibiotic use at the end-of-life of cancer and non-cancer decedents: a nationwide population-based longitudinal study (2006–2018) – CORRIGENDUM
  4. The Microbiological Characteristics of Acinetobacter Baumannii Associated With Early Mortality in Patients With Bloodstream Infection
  5. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of antimicrobial usage: the first step for antimicrobial stewardship
  6. Benchmarking Antimicrobial Drug Use: Opportunities and Challenges
  7. Trends of antibiotic use at the end-of-life of cancer and non-cancer decedents: a nationwide population-based longitudinal study (2006–2018)
  8. Establishment of multicenter COVID-19 therapeutics preclinical test system in Republic of Korea
  9. Case Report and Literature Review of Occupational Transmission of Monkeypox Virus to Healthcare Workers, South Korea
  10. Low humoral and cellular immune responses early after breakthrough infection may contribute to severe COVID-19
  11. In-vitro Activity of Delpazolid and Comparator Agents Against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Involved in Bloodstream Infection
  12. Development of diagnostic tests for pathogen identification and detection of antimicrobial resistance on WHO global priority pathogens using modular real-time nucleic acid amplification test
  13. Anti-Alpha-Toxin Antibody Responses and Clinical Outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
  14. Current Status of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Korea: Experience of a Single University-Affiliated Acute-Care Hospital
  15. Developing Core Elements and Checklist Items for Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Korean General Hospitals: A Modified Delphi Survey
  16. Evaluation of Vancomycin TDM Strategies: Prediction and Prevention of Kidney Injuries Based on Vancomycin TDM Results
  17. Possibility of Decreasing Incidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Korea
  18. Corrigendum: Mouse models of lung-specific SARS-CoV-2 infection with moderate pathological traits
  19. Clinical and economic burden of bacteremia due to multidrug-resistant organisms in Korea: a prospective case control study
  20. Risk factors for early mortality in patients with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia
  21. Temporal Transcriptome Analysis of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Lung and Spleen in Human ACE2-Transgenic Mice
  22. Effects of implementing a clinical pathway on antibiotic prophylaxis for patients who underwent an elective surgery
  23. Mouse models of lung-specific SARS-CoV-2 infection with moderate pathological traits
  24. Comparison of the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18-hACE2 mouse and Syrian golden hamster models
  25. Interspecies differences in clinical characteristics and risk factors for third-generation cephalosporin resistance between Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection in patients with liver cirrhosis
  26. Clinical and molecular epidemiology of invasive group B Streptococcus infections in adults in a referral center in Korea
  27. Clinical impact of clonal hematopoiesis on severe COVID- 19 patients without canonical risk factors
  28. Baricitinib versus dexamethasone for adults hospitalised with COVID-19 (ACTT-4): a randomised, double-blind, double placebo-controlled trial
  29. Socioeconomic burden of pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Korea
  30. Positivity rates of mycobacterial culture in patients with tuberculous spondylitis according to methods and sites of biopsies: An analysis of 206 cases
  31. Impact of neutropenia on clinical manifestations and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: a propensity score-based overlap weight analysis in two large, prospectively evaluated cohorts
  32. Genetic regulation of OAS1 nonsense-mediated decay underlies association with COVID-19 hospitalization in patients of European and African ancestries
  33. Different levels of humoral and cellular immunity to varicella-zoster virus in seropositive healthcare workers
  34. The generation of stem cell-like memory cells early after BNT162b2 vaccination is associated with durability of memory CD8+ T cell responses
  35. Stepwise Expansion of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs and Its Impact on Antibiotic Use and Resistance Rates at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Korea
  36. Laboratory information management system for COVID-19 non-clinical efficacy trial data
  37. Appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions during hospitalization and ambulatory care: a multicentre prevalence survey in Korea
  38. Different clinical characteristics and impact of carbapenem-resistance on outcomes between Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia: a prospective observational study
  39. Prevalence of and factors associated with inappropriate Clostridioides difficile testing in a teaching hospital in Korea
  40. Lung ultrasound for early diagnosis and severity assessment of pneumonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019
  41. Evaluation of Patients’ Adverse Events During Contact Isolation for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Using a Matched Cohort Study With Propensity Score
  42. Prescriptions patterns and appropriateness of usage of antibiotics in non-teaching community hospitals in South Korea: a multicentre retrospective study
  43. Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Human Variant of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in Japan and Korea
  44. Changes in Anxiety Level and Personal Protective Equipment Use Among Healthcare Workers Exposed to COVID-19
  45. Comprehensive Rehabilitation in Severely Ill Inpatients With COVID-19: A Cohort Study in a Tertiary Hospital
  46. Core Elements for Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Korean General Hospitals
  47. Current Status and Prospect of Qualitative Assessment of Antibiotics Prescriptions
  48. Development of a Roadmap for the Antimicrobial Usage Monitoring System for Medical Institutions in Korea: a Delphi Study
  49. Development of the Korean Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio as a Tool for Benchmarking Antimicrobial Use in Each Hospital
  50. Diagnostic Performance, Stability, and Usability of Self-Collected Combo Swabs and Saliva for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Diagnosis: A Case-Control Study
  51. Implementation of Procalcitonin in Antibiotic Stewardship: Derivation of a Consensus Algorithm for Procalcitonin Use in Clinical Practice
  52. Performance of STANDARD™ M10 SARS-CoV-2 Assay for the Diagnosis of COVID-19 from a Nasopharyngeal Swab
  53. Usefulness of ELISA Using Total Antibody against Plant-Expressed Recombinant Nucleocapsid Protein of SARS-CoV-2
  54. Efficacy of interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir compared with remdesivir alone in hospitalised adults with COVID-19: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
  55. Are coveralls required as personal protective equipment during the management of COVID-19 patients?
  56. Utility and Applicability of Rapid Diagnostic Testing in Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Delphi Consensus
  57. Clonal hematopoiesis is associated with risk of severe Covid-19
  58. Clinical and immunological signatures of severe COVID-19 in previously healthy patients with clonal hematopoiesis
  59. Impact of COVID-19 and Associated Preventive Measures on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in South Korea
  60. Status of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Korean hospitals including small to medium-sized hospitals and the awareness and demands of physicians: a nationwide survey in 2020
  61. Potential Impact of the Involvement of Clinical Pharmacists in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs on the Incidence of Antimicrobial-Related Adverse Events in Hospitalized Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
  62. Genetic regulation ofOAS1nonsense-mediated decay underlies association with risk of severe COVID-19
  63. Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19
  64. It Is Time to Address the Isolation Policy for Patients Colonized with Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
  65. Rapid diagnostic testing for antimicrobial stewardship: Utility in Asia Pacific
  66. Impact of a computerised clinical decision support system on vancomycin loading and the risk of nephrotoxicity
  67. Impact of Immunosuppressive Agents on Clinical Manifestations and Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection: A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis in 2 Large, Prospectively Evaluated Cohorts
  68. A call for antimicrobial stewardship in patients with COVID-19: a nationwide cohort study in Korea
  69. A standardized glucose–insulin–potassium infusion protocol in surgical patients: Use of real clinical data from a clinical data warehouse
  70. Development of key quality indicators for appropriate antibiotic use in the Republic of Korea: results of a modified Delphi survey
  71. Whole-Genome Sequencing for Investigating a Health Care-Associated Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
  72. Stereotypic neutralizing V H antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain in patients with COVID-19 and healthy individuals
  73. Are the Current Guidelines Sufficient to Establish Infection Control Strategies for COVID-19 Related Issues in Hospitals?
  74. Dynamics of viral load and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients with positive RT-PCR results after recovery from COVID-19
  75. Korean Society of Infectious Diseases/National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency Recommendations for Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment of Patients with COVID-19
  76. PD-1-Expressing SARS-CoV-2-Specific CD8+ T Cells Are Not Exhausted, but Functional in Patients with COVID-19
  77. Waning Antibody Responses in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection
  78. Early rehabilitation in a critically ill inpatient with COVID-19
  79. Defining persistent Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study
  80. Pandemic preparedness of an academic medical centre in the Republic of Korea
  81. Toll-like receptor 2 downregulation and cytokine dysregulation predict mortality in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
  82. Clonal hematopoiesis is associated with risk of severe Covid-19
  83. Dysfunctional accessory gene regulator (agr) as a prognostic factor in invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  84. Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in diffuse large B‐cell Lymphoma treated with R‐CHOP
  85. Human resources required for antimicrobial stewardship activities for hospitalized patients in Korea
  86. Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 at 8 Weeks Postinfection in Asymptomatic Patients
  87. Short course of voriconazole therapy as a risk factor for relapse of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
  88. Impact of national policy on hand hygiene promotion activities in hospitals in Korea
  89. Predictive scoring models for persistent gram-negative bacteremia that reduce the need for follow-up blood cultures: a retrospective observational cohort study
  90. Face masks and containment of COVID-19: experience from South Korea
  91. Using symptom-based case predictions to identify host genetic factors that contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility
  92. Aberrant hyperactivation of cytotoxic T-cell as a potential determinant of COVID-19 severity
  93. Lung ultrasound for early diagnosis and severity assessment of pneumonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019
  94. Stereotypic Neutralizing VHClonotypes Against SARS-CoV-2 RBD in COVID-19 Patients and the Healthy Population
  95. Cell-Mediated Immunogenicity of Influenza Vaccination in Patients With Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
  96. Management of Acute Stroke Patients Amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Scientific Statement of the Korean Stroke Society
  97. Impact of Public Health Interventions on Seasonal Influenza Activity During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Korea
  98. Microbial Etiology of Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis According to Patient Characteristics
  99. Pilot Study of Aerosolised Plus Intravenous Vancomycin in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia
  100. Current status of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Korean hospitals: results of a 2018 nationwide survey
  101. Clinical Course and Outcomes of Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: a Preliminary Report of the First 28 Patients from the Korean Cohort Study on COVID-19
  102. Clinical Score System to Differentiate Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Patients from Patients with Scrub Typhus or Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome in Korea
  103. Compliance of Antihypertensive Medication and Risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019: a Cohort Study Using Big Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service
  104. Development of Antibiotic Classification for Measuring Antibiotic Usage in Korean Hospitals Using a Modified Delphi Method
  105. IFN-γ is Produced by Pd-1 <sup>+</sup> Cells Among SARS-CoV-2-Specific MHC-I Multimer+CD8 <sup>+</sup> T Cells in Acute and Convalescent COVID-19 Patients
  106. Korean Registry for Improving Sepsis Survival (KISS): Protocol for a Multicenter Cohort of Adult Patients with Sepsis or Septic Shock
  107. Psychological Consequences of Survivors of COVID-19 Pneumonia 1 Month after Discharge
  108. Recovery of Tenofovir-induced Nephrotoxicity following Switch from Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate to Tenofovir Alafenamide in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients
  109. A Prospective Cohort Study of Durations of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia According to Different Phenotypes and a New Concept of Persistent Bacteremia
  110. Immunogenicity of Influenza Vaccination in Patients with Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
  111. Chlorhexidine sensitivity in staphylococci isolated from patients with central line-associated bloodstream infection
  112. Redundant combinations of antianaerobic antimicrobials: impact of pharmacist-based prospective audit and feedback and prescription characteristics
  113. Impact of antimicrobial treatment duration on outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a cohort study
  114. Prevalence of cryptococcal antigenemia in hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis
  115. Comparison of pyogenic postoperative and native vertebral osteomyelitis
  116. The effect of incorporating covert observation into established overt observation-based hand hygiene promotion programs
  117. Prospective evaluation of a rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test (QMAC-dRAST) for selecting optimal targeted antibiotics in positive blood culture
  118. Efficacy of Intranasal Administration of the Recombinant Endolysin SAL200 in a Lethal Murine Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia Model
  119. Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Panton–Valentine Leukocidin-Positive InvasiveStaphylococcus aureusInfections in Korea
  120. Pharmacokinetic Characteristics and Limited Sampling Strategies for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Colistin in Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  121. The microbiological characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients with native valve infective endocarditis
  122. Clinical Prediction Score for Community-Onset Bloodstream Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Species
  123. Delays in Isolating Patients Admitted to Hospital with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Korea
  124. Immunogenicity and Safety of Influenza Vaccination in Cancer Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor
  125. Immunogenicity of the Varicella-Zoster Vaccine in Community-Dwelling Non-robust Elderly Individuals Compared to Robust Elderly Individuals: A Prospective Cohort Study
  126. Survival following Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: A prospective multinational cohort study assessing the impact of place of care
  127. Healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan: recent trends based on national surveillance reports
  128. Trends in device utilization ratios in intensive care units over 10-year period in South Korea: device utilization ratio as a new aspect of surveillance
  129. Microarray-Based Nucleic Acid Assay and MALDI-TOF MS Analysis for the Detection of Gram-Negative Bacteria in Direct Blood Cultures
  130. Inoculum effect of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus against broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics
  131. Delayed diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown origin in an intermediate-burden country
  132. Active surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, vancomycin-resistant enterococci and toxigenic Clostridium difficile among patients transferred from long-term care facilities in Korea
  133. Effects of Phage Endolysin SAL200 Combined with Antibiotics on Staphylococcus aureus Infection
  134. Replicative virus shedding in the respiratory tract of patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection
  135. Risk factors for poor outcome in community-onset Clostridium difficile infection
  136. A Risk-Scoring System for Predicting Methicillin Resistance in Community-OnsetStaphylococcus aureusBacteremia in Korea
  137. Emergence of Daptomycin-Nonsusceptible Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusClinical Isolates Among Daptomycin-Naive Patients in Korea
  138. Gender affects prognosis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia differently depending on the severity of underlying disease
  139. The Genetic Polymorphism UGT1A4*3 Is Associated with Low Posaconazole Plasma Concentrations in Hematological Malignancy Patients Receiving the Oral Suspension
  140. Effect of an intervention targeting inappropriate continued empirical parenteral vancomycin use: a quasi-experimental study in a region of high MRSA prevalence
  141. Aspects of urinary tract infections and antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized urology patients in Asia: 10-Year results of the Global Prevalence Study of Infections in Urology (GPIU)
  142. Direct rapid antibiotic susceptibility test (dRAST) for blood culture and its potential usefulness in clinical practice
  143. Middle East respiratory syndrome: what we learned from the 2015 outbreak in the Republic of Korea
  144. Comparative outcomes of cefazolin versus nafcillin for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a prospective multicentre cohort study in Korea
  145. Early Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Posaconazole Oral Suspension in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
  146. Duration and Persistence of Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia: A Prospective Cohort Study
  147. Hand hygiene
  148. Optimal Timing of Zoster Vaccination After Shingles: A Prospective Study of the Immunogenicity and Safety of Live Zoster Vaccine
  149. Two-Year Hospital-Wide Surveillance of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Korean Hospital
  150. Risk factors for suboptimal drug concentration of posaconazole oral suspension in patients with hematologic malignancy
  151. Occupational blood exposures in health care workers: incidence, characteristics, and transmission of bloodborne pathogens in South Korea
  152. The Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery: defining a model for antimicrobial stewardship—results from an international cross-sectional survey
  153. Validation of the Korean National Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance System (KONIS): an intensive care unit module report
  154. MERS-CoV Antibody Responses 1 Year after Symptom Onset, South Korea, 2015
  155. agr functionality affects clinical outcomes in patients with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
  156. Incidence of disseminated Mycobacterium avium-complex infection in HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy with use of Mycobacterium avium-complex prophylaxis
  157. Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Spreaders of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus during the 2015 Outbreak in Korea
  158. Comparison of Plasma Concentrations of Posaconazole with the Oral Suspension and Tablet in Korean Patients with Hematologic Malignancies
  159. Impact of Intervention by an Antimicrobial Stewardship Team on Conversion from Intravenous to Oral Fluoroquinolones
  160. Impact of Vancomycin MIC on Treatment Outcomes in Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections
  161. Impact of a hand hygiene campaign in a tertiary hospital in South Korea on the rate of hospital-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and economic evaluation of the campaign
  162. Limited usefulness of the interferon-gamma release assay in patients with HIV infections and negative tuberculin skin test results in a country with an intermediate tuberculosis burden
  163. Association between Type A blaZ Gene Polymorphism and Cefazolin Inoculum Effect in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
  164. Comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and culture negative neutrocytic ascites
  165. Comparison of characteristics of culture-negative pyogenic spondylitis and tuberculous spondylitis: a retrospective study
  166. Characteristics of cefazolin inoculum effect-positive methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus infection in a multicentre bacteraemia cohort
  167. Small-Colony Variants in Persistent and RecurrentStaphylococcus aureusBacteremia
  168. Viral Load Kinetics of MERS Coronavirus Infection
  169. Cancer-specific incidence rates of tuberculosis
  170. Influences of faculty evaluating system on educational performance of medical school faculty
  171. Electronic Alerts with Automated Consultations Promote Appropriate Antimicrobial Prescriptions
  172. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with SFTS virus infection
  173. Five-year decreased incidence of surgical site infections following gastrectomy and prosthetic joint replacement surgery through active surveillance by the Korean Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System
  174. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome versus non-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome lymphoma in HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy
  175. Effectiveness of increasing the frequency of posaconazole syrup administration to achieve optimal plasma concentrations in patients with haematological malignancy
  176. Extensive Viable Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Coronavirus Contamination in Air and Surrounding Environment in MERS Isolation Wards
  177. Impact of the multiplex polymerase chain reaction in culture-positive samples on appropriate antibiotic use in patients with staphylococcal bacteremia
  178. Trends in the distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of causative pathogens of device-associated infection in Korean intensive care units from 2006 to 2013: results from the Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (KONIS)
  179. Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria: Predisposing conditions and clinical characteristics of six cases and a review of 63 cases in the literature
  180. The purpose and appropriateness of carbapenem use in a single university hospital, 2009–2013
  181. Differences in characteristics between first and breakthrough neutropenic fever after chemotherapy in patients with hematologic disease
  182. Isolation of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus from a Patient of the 2015 Korean Outbreak
  183. Antibiotic Control Policies in South Korea, 2000-2013
  184. Clinical Progression and Cytokine Profiles of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection
  185. Collaborative Intervention of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: Rapid Response Team
  186. Serotype Distribution and Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of InvasiveStreptococcus pneumoniaeIsolates from Adults in Korea from 1997 to 2012
  187. Usefulness of Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Simultaneous Pathogen Detection and Resistance Profiling of Staphylococcal Bacteremia
  188. Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Invasive Heteroresistant Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Korean Hospitals
  189. Kinetics of Serologic Responses to MERS Coronavirus Infection in Humans, South Korea
  190. Impact of area under the concentration–time curve to minimum inhibitory concentration ratio on vancomycin treatment outcomes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
  191. Comparison of serological assays in human Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-coronavirus infection
  192. Which tissues are best for microbiological diagnosis in patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis undergoing needle biopsy?
  193. Trends in the incidence rate of device-associated infections in intensive care units after the establishment of the Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System
  194. Why is asymptomatic bacteriuria overtreated?: A tertiary care institutional survey of resident physicians
  195. Corrigendum to “Outbreak among healthy newborns due to a new variant of USA300-related meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus” [J Hosp Infect 87 (2014) 145–151]
  196. Disseminated Aspergillosis in the Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report and Literature Review
  197. Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Pyogenic Spondylitis Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria
  198. Discrepancy in perceptions regarding patient participation in hand hygiene between patients and health care workers
  199. National hand hygiene campaign in Korea: A pilot study
  200. National hand hygiene campaign in Korea-progress and challenges
  201. agrDysfunction Affects Staphylococcal Cassette ChromosomemecType-Dependent Clinical Outcomes in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
  202. Erratum for Kim et al., Inappropriate Continued Empirical Vancomycin Use in a Hospital with a High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  203. Factors Influencing Culture Positivity in Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis Patients with Prior Antibiotic Exposure
  204. Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
  205. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Infection Control and Prevention Guideline for Healthcare Facilities
  206. Impact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Unnecessary Double Anaerobic Coverage Prescription
  207. Antiviral Treatment Guidelines for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
  208. Clinical and Epidemiological Factors Associated with Methicillin Resistance in Community-Onset Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections: Prospective Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study in Korea
  209. Successful containment of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae by strict contact precautions without active surveillance
  210. Inappropriate Continued Empirical Vancomycin Use in a Hospital with a High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  211. Google unveils a glimpse of allergic rhinitis in the real world
  212. The burden of nosocomial staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in South Korea: a prospective hospital-based nationwide study
  213. Outbreak among healthy newborns due to a new variant of USA300-related meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  214. Prognostic factors of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients without HIV infection
  215. Clinical outcomes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae: a retrospective cohort study
  216. Diagnostic value of direct fluorescence antibody staining for detecting Pneumocystis jirovecii in expectorated sputum from patients with HIV infection
  217. Antibiotic susceptibility and molecular epidemiology of Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An international survey
  218. Area under the concentration–time curve to minimum inhibitory concentration ratio as a predictor of vancomycin treatment outcome in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
  219. High prevalence of low bone mass and associated factors in Korean HIV-positive male patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy
  220. Behavioral Perspectives toward Hand Hygiene Promotion
  221. A Survey of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Korean Hospitals
  222. Appropriateness of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in a Tertiary Hospital
  223. Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System, Intensive Care Unit Module Report: Summary of Data from July 2011 through June 2012
  224. Low Compliance with National Guidelines for Preventing Transmission of Group 1 Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases in Korea
  225. Oral Antimicrobial Therapy: Efficacy and Safety for Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusInfections and Its Impact on the Length of Hospital Stay
  226. Characteristics of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections in three regions of Korea, 2009-2011: a multi-center cohort study
  227. Association of norB overexpression and fluoroquinolone resistance in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Korea
  228. Risk factors of surgical site infections after supratentorial elective surgery: A focus on the efficacy of the wound-drain-tip culture
  229. Can a routine follow-up blood culture be justified in Klebsiella pneumoniaebacteremia? a retrospective case–control study
  230. Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in patients with liver cirrhosis: a comparison with bacteremia caused by Enterobacteriaceae
  231. Comprehensive Approach to Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection
  232. Differentiating rapid- and slow-growing mycobacteria by difference in time to growth detection in liquid media
  233. Incidence and Risk Factors of Tuberculosis in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
  234. Prevalence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Genes and Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Pediatric Bloodstream Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae over a 9-Year Period
  235. Difference in agr Dysfunction and Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility between MRSA Bacteremia Involving SCCmec Types IV/IVa and I–III
  236. Differences in the Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection between Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (KONIS)
  237. Tigecycline in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia: Susceptibility and clinical outcome
  238. Differences in characteristics between healthcare-associated and community-acquired infection in community-onset Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection in Korea
  239. Real-time PCR surveillance of vanA for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
  240. Prospective Nationwide Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections after Gastric Surgery and Risk Factor Analysis in the Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (KONIS)
  241. Empirical Use of Ciprofloxacin for Acute Uncomplicated Pyelonephritis Caused by Escherichia coli in Communities Where the Prevalence of Fluoroquinolone Resistance Is High
  242. Microbiologically and Clinically Diagnosed Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Impact of Prior Antibiotic Exposure
  243. A Case of Imported Plasmodium malariae Malaria
  244. Nosocomial Meningitis: Moving beyond Description to Prevention
  245. First Korean Case of Robinsoniella peoriensis Bacteremia in a Patient with Aspiration Pneumonia
  246. Changes in Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Blood Isolates in a University Hospital in South Korea, 1998-2010
  247. Effect of Ritonavir-boosting on Atazanavir Discontinuation due to Jaundice in HIV-infected Koreans
  248. Multiple Opportunistic Infections and Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma in a Patient with Idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia
  249. Opinions of Infectious Disease Specialists on the Current Method for Isolation of Group 1 Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases in Korea
  250. Risk Factors for Febrile Neutropenia during Chemotherapy for HIV-Related Lymphoma
  251. Outcome of cefazolin prophylaxis for total knee arthroplasty at an institution with high prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
  252. Risk factors for 30-day mortality in adult patients with pneumococcal bacteraemia, and the impact of antimicrobial resistance on clinical outcomes
  253. Is Cefazolin Inferior to Nafcillin for Treatment of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia?
  254. Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus obtained from the anterior nares of healthy Korean children attending daycare centers
  255. Late presentation of HIV disease and its associated factors among newly diagnosed patients before and after abolition of a government policy of mass mandatory screening
  256. Evaluation of three phenotypic identification systems for clinical isolates of Raoultella ornithinolytica
  257. Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Korea
  258. Genotype of Varicella-Zoster Virus Isolates in South Korea
  259. Effect of Routine Sterile Gloving on Contamination Rates in Blood Culture
  260. Clinical Features and Rate of Infective Endocarditis in Non-Faecalis and Non-faecium Enterococcal Bacteremia
  261. Regional Difference of Antibiotic Resistance ofHelicobacter pyloriStrains in Korea
  262. The Development of a Korean Drug Dosing Database
  263. A Prediction Rule to Identify Severe Cases among Adult Patients Hospitalized with Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009
  264. Cold Shock InducesqnrAExpression inShewanella algae
  265. A Comparative Study of Pyogenic and Tuberculous Spondylodiscitis
  266. Change in Antibiotic Resistance of Helicobacter pylori Strains and the Effect of A2143G Point Mutation of 23S rRNA on the Eradication of H. pylori in a Single Center of Korea
  267. A rapid genotyping test for the simultaneous detection and subtyping of group B streptococci: the frequency of molecular subtypes of group B streptococci in Korea
  268. A randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CJ-50300, a newly developed cell culture-derived smallpox vaccine, in healthy volunteers
  269. Genetic Factors Influencing Severe Atazanavir‐Associated Hyperbilirubinemia in a Population with Low UDP‐Glucuronosyltransferase 1A1*28 Allele Frequency
  270. A Case of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis Following Tandem Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in a Multiple Myeloma Patient
  271. A Case of Group G Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
  272. Clinical Features, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Bacteremia due to Enterococci with High-Level Gentamicin Resistance: Comparison with Bacteremia due to Enterococci without High-Level Gentamicin Resistance
  273. Detection of Enterovirus using Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-based Amplification
  274. Incidence of Atazanavir-associated Hyperbilirubinemia in Korean HIV Patients: 30 Months Follow-up Results in a Population with Low UDP-glucuronosyltransferase1A1*28 Allele Frequency
  275. Spectrum of Intracranial Parenchymal Lesions in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the Republic of Korea
  276. Transferable Quinolone Resistance in Vibrio cholerae
  277. Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis: identification of microorganism and laboratory markers used to predict clinical outcome
  278. Usefulness of routine lumbar puncture in non-HIV patients with latent syphilis of unknown duration
  279. Salvage Treatment for Persistent Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusBacteremia: Efficacy of Linezolid With or Without Carbapenem
  280. oqxAB Encoding a Multidrug Efflux Pump in Human Clinical Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae
  281. Clinical outcomes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiellaspecies: A retrospective matched case-control study
  282. Diagnostic Usefulness of a T-cell-based Assay for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Immunocompromised Patients
  283. Human bloodstream infection caused by Staphylococcus pettenkoferi
  284. Usefulness of the whole-blood interferon-gamma release assay for diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
  285. A Case of Plasmodium vivax Malaria with Cerebral Complicatio
  286. Prevalence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Determinants over a 9-Year Period
  287. Chronic cutaneous disseminated Trichosporon asahii infection in a nonimmunocompromised patient
  288. Risk factor analysis of invasive liver abscess caused by the K1 serotype Klebsiella pneumoniae
  289. Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis by T-Cell-Based Assays on Peripheral Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Mononuclear Cells
  290. Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis and Meningoencephalitis Following Progressive Outer Retinal Necrosis due to CMV in a Patient with AIDS
  291. Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Using Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  292. A survey of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Korea
  293. Survey of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Korea--authors' response
  294. Effect of tumor necrosis factor-α on intracellularStaphylococcus aureusin vascular endothelial cells
  295. Effect of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Incidence of Early Syphilis in HIV-Infected Patients
  296. The Effects of an Institutional Care Map on the Admission Rates and Medical Costs in Women with Acute Pyelonephritis
  297. Self-reported reasons among HIV-infected patients for missing clinic appointments
  298. Comparison of Motility, Acrosome, Viability and ATP of Boar Sperm with or without Cold Shock Resistance in Liquid Semen at 17째C and 4째C, and Frozen-thawed Semen
  299. A Case of Diabetic Foot Infection due to Mycobacterium mageritense
  300. Adult Immunization Schedule Recommended by the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, 2007
  301. Prevalence of Primary Antiretroviral Resistance: Trends in Korea
  302. Diagnostic Usefulness of a T-cell–Based Assay for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
  303. Outcome of Vancomycin Treatment in Patients with Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
  304. In vitro ability of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from bacteraemic patients with and without metastatic complications to invade vascular endothelial cells
  305. A survey of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Korea
  306. Detailed kinetics of immune responses to a new cell culture-derived smallpox vaccine in vaccinia-naïve adults
  307. Early Modification of Initial HAART Regimen Associated with Poor Clinical Outcome in HIV Patients
  308. Emerging invasive liver abscess caused by K1 serotype Klebsiella pneumoniae in Korea
  309. Tuberculosis manifested by immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome during HAART
  310. Using Problem-based Learning to Teach Antibiotics use during a Clerkship in Internal Medicine
  311. Amebic Liver Abscess in HIV-infected Patients, Republic of Korea
  312. Effect of salicylic acid on invasion of human vascular endothelial cells byStaphylococcus aureus
  313. One‐year adherence to clinic visits after highly active antiretroviral therapy: a predictor of clinical progress in HIV patients
  314. Diagnosis and Clinical Features of Food Poisoning
  315. Bacteremia is a prognostic factor for poor outcome in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
  316. Castleman Disease Presenting with Jaundice: A Case with the Multicentric Hyaline Vascular Variant
  317. The persistence of humoral and cellular immunities more than three decades after smallpox vaccination
  318. Ulcerofungating Rectal Mass Caused by Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Patient with AIDS
  319. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in the first year after HAART: influence on long-term clinical outcome
  320. Cell-Mediated Immune Responses to Smallpox Vaccination
  321. Prediction of Residual Immunity to Smallpox, by Means of an Intradermal Skin Test with Inactivated Vaccinia Virus
  322. Treatment Failure Due to Emergence of Resistance to Carbapenem during Therapy for Shewanella algae Bacteremia
  323. Prevalence and Clinical Implications ofStaphylococcus aureuswith a Vancomycin MIC of 4µg/ml in Korea
  324. Spontaneous Cryptococcal Peritonitis in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
  325. A Case of Hypersensitivity Syndrome to Both Vancomycin and Teicoplanin
  326. Community-Acquired versus Nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: Clinical Features, Treatment Outcomes, and Clinical Implication of Antimicrobial Resistance
  327. Outcome of inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: analytical strategy using propensity scores
  328. Clinical Responses to Smallpox Vaccine in Vaccinia‐Naive and Previously Vaccinated Populations: Undiluted and Diluted Lancy‐Vaxina Vaccine in a Single‐Blind, Randomized, Prospective Trial
  329. Clinical features and outcome of patients with community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia
  330. Production of C-reactive protein in Escherichia coli-infected patients with liver dysfunction due to liver cirrhosis
  331. Cytokine responses induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients with HIV-1 infection and tuberculosis
  332. Risk Factors for Antimicrobial Resistance and Influence of Resistance on Mortality in Patients with Bloodstream Infection Caused byPseudomonas aeruginosa
  333. Bloodstream Infections Caused by Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli: Risk Factors for Mortality and Impact of Inappropriate Initial Antimicrobial Therapy on Outcome
  334. Pertussis in adults with persistent cough in South Korea
  335. Clinical Epidemiology of Ciprofloxacin Resistance and Its Relationship to Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporin Resistance in Bloodstream Infections Caused by Enterobacter Species
  336. Bloodstream Infections Due to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae: Risk Factors for Mortality and Treatment Outcome, with Special Emphasis on Antimicrobial Therapy
  337. Cefepime and the inoculum effect in tests with Klebsiella pneumoniae producing plasmid-mediated AmpC-type β-lactamase
  338. Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Bloodstream Infections Caused by AmpC-Type-β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
  339. Risk Factors for and Clinical Outcomes of Bloodstream Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
  340. Bloodstream Infections Caused by Enterobacter Species: Predictors of 30-Day Mortality Rate and Impact of Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporin Resistance on Outcome
  341. A High Frequency of Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin Resistance Determinants in<I> Staphylococcus aureus</I> Isolated in South Korea
  342. A High Frequency of Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin Resistance Determinants in Staphylococcus aureus Isolated in South Korea
  343. Transverse myelitis after measles and rubella vaccination
  344. Outcome of inappropriate initial antimicrobial treatment in patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
  345. Bilateral anterior uveitis as an unusual manifestation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease
  346. In Vitro Activities of 28 Antimicrobial Agents against Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Tertiary-Care Hospitals in Korea: a Nationwide Survey
  347. Risk Factors for Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Bloodstream Infections Due to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-ProducingEscherichia coliandKlebsiella pneumoniae
  348. Outcomes of Hickman Catheter Salvage in Febrile Neutropenic Cancer Patients WithStaphylococcus aureusBacteremia
  349. Genotypic Resistance of Antiretroviral Drugs among Drug-Naive HIV Type 1 Patients with the Background of Long-Term Access-Easy Zidovudine Therapy
  350. Outcome ofStaphylococcus aureusBacteremia in Patients with Eradicable Foci versus Noneradicable Foci
  351. Pseudomonas aeruginosaBacteremia: Risk Factors for Mortality and Influence of Delayed Receipt of Effective Antimicrobial Therapy on Clinical Outcome
  352. Nationwide Surveillance for Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin in Korea
  353. Determination of Genetic Subtypes of HIV Type 1 Isolated from Korean AIDS Patients
  354. Spectrum of Opportunistic Infections and Malignancies in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in South Korea