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Sujeong Kim, MD,1* Chang-Gyu Jung,
MD,2* Ji Yeon Lee, MD,3 Gunwoo Kim,
MD, PhD,4 Hyun Jung Jin, MD, PhD,5†Han-Ki Park, MD,6†
1Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, School
of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National
University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
2Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,
Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital,
Daegu, Korea
3Divison of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal
Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea
4Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Fatima
Hospital, Daegu, Korea
5Department of internal medicine, Medical school of
Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
6Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, School
of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National
University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, Korea
*: These authors contributed equally to this work
†: Correspondence to the following authors
Professor Han-Ki Park, MD
Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, School of Medicine,
Kyungpook National University Chilgok hospital, Hoguk-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu
41404, Republic of Korea
Tel: +82-53-200-2617
Fax: +82-53-200-2029
Email: haan33@gmail.com
Professor Hyun Jung Jin, MD, PhD
Department of internal medicine, Medical school of Yeungnam University,
170 Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 42415, Korea.
Tel: +82-53-620-3830
Fax: +82-53-620-3849
Email: jhj0619@yu.ac.kr