Jung Ho Kim

TL;DR: To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of the use of convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19 in Korea and both patients presented severe pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome and showed a favorable outcome after theUse of convalscent plasma in addition to systemic corticosteroid.

TL;DR: Cytokine secretion assays combined with MHC class I multimer staining revealed that the proportion of interferon-γ (IFN-γ)-producing cells was significantly lower among SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells than those specific to influenza A virus.

TL;DR: Investigating environmental SARS-CoV-2 contamination in the isolation rooms of severe COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation or high-flow oxygen therapy found viable viruses were identified on the surface of the endotracheal tube of Patient 1 and seven sites in Patient 3’s room.

TL;DR: It is suggested that even if viral shedding is sustained in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with later phase of COVID-19, it can be expected that the transmission risk of the virus is low and saliva can be used as a reliable specimen for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

TL;DR: The antibiotic selective pressure of carbapenems and fluoroquinolones was shown to be an important risk factor for the acquisition of CRE.