Publications by authors named "Hae Yoon Kwon"
Article Synopsis
- Bartonella henselae is increasingly recognized as a cause of acute febrile illness, yet its role is still not fully understood.
- In a study of 177 patients in Korea, about 23.7% tested positive for antibodies against Bartonella henselae, with those experiencing undifferentiated fever showing the highest positivity rates.
- There is a significant correlation between animal exposure and symptoms like arthralgia, headache, and lymphadenopathy among seropositive patients, indicating a need for further research into this infection's prevalence and impact.
Scrub typhus is a zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (O. tsutsugamushi) occurring mainly in autumn in Korea. The need of new antibiotics has arisen with a report on strains resistant to antibiotics and chronic infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF