ReviewInfection & chemotherapy2019
Modern History of Tuberculosis in Korea.
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- Co-creation of a gender responsive TB intervention in Nigeria: a researcher-led collaborative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Baseline lung function and risk of incident tuberculosis: a nationwide population-based cohort study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Enhancing the interferon-γ release assay through omission of nil and mitogen values.Respiratory research · 2023Article
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- Recent Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Rapidly Aging Society: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2015-2019.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Observational
- Magnitude and associated factors of latent tuberculosis infection due toIJID regions · 2022Article
- Four months of rifampicin monotherapy for latent tuberculosis infection in children.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2022Article
- Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among participants of the national LTBI screening program in South Korea - A problem of low coverage rate with current LTBI strategy.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Decreased annual risk of tuberculosis infection in South Korean healthcare workers using interferon-gamma release assay between 1986 and 2005.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening and Treatment in Congregate Settings (TB FREE COREA): Demographic Profiles of Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Cohort.Journal of Korean medical science · 2021Article
- Association between dual use of e-cigarette and cigarette and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an analysis of a nationwide representative sample from 2013 to 2018.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2021Article
- Association of protein consumption and energy intake on sarcopenia in tuberculosis survivors.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2021Article
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- Erratum issued
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Tuberculosis has been a major public health threat in modern Korea. A few reports from the mid-1940s have demonstrated a high prevalence of latent and active tuberculosis infections. The high disease burden urged the newly established government to place a high priority on tuberculosis control. The government led a nationwide effort to control tuberculosis by building dedicated hospitals, conducting mass screening, providing technical and material support for microbiological diagnosis, administering Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination, and improving appropriate antibiotic treatment through public health centers. Such concerted efforts resulted in a gradual decrease in the disease burden of tuberculosis, as demonstrated by National Tuberculosis Prevalence Surveys and notifiable disease statistics. While great progress has been made, new challenges - including an aging population, outbreaks in schools and healthcare facilities, and migration from high-prevalence countries - lie ahead. Here, we review the modern history of tuberculosis in Korea, focusing on epidemiology and public health policies.
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