Response to Daungsupawong et al

Sang Hyuk Kim^{1

2}, Hyun Lee³, Min Ji Kim^{4

5}, Min Gu Kang^{4

5}, Jong Seung Kim^{4

5

6}, Jong Geol Jang⁷, Youlim Kim⁸, Hyeon-Kyoung Koo⁹, Chin Kook Rhee¹⁰, Kyung Hoon Min², Yong Il Hwang¹¹, Deog Kyeom Kim¹², Yong Bum Park¹³, Ji-Yong Moon⁸

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.
² Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
³ Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁴ Department of Medical Informatics, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
⁵ Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
⁶ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
⁷ Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
⁸ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
¹⁰ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
¹¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
¹² Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
¹³ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 40533076
PMCID: PMC12488348
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2025.0089

Response to Daungsupawong et al

Sang Hyuk Kim et al. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2025 Oct.

. 2025 Oct;88(4):742-743.

doi: 10.4046/trd.2025.0089. Epub 2025 Jun 18.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.
² Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
³ Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁴ Department of Medical Informatics, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
⁵ Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
⁶ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
⁷ Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
⁸ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
¹⁰ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
¹¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
¹² Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
¹³ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 40533076
PMCID: PMC12488348
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2025.0089

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest

Sang Hyuk Kim is an early career editorial board member, Chin Kook Rhee is a deputy editor, Yong-Il Hwang is an associate editor, and Kyung Hoon Min. Deog Kyeom Kim, Ji-Yong Moon are editors of the journal, but they were not involved in the peer reviewer selection, evaluation, or decision process of this article. No other potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.

References

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