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Kyungwon Lee

Kyungwon Lee

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Microbiology
Korea
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
71
Citations
21325
World Ranking
1816
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Kyungwon Lee is a researcher affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea. Their work spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's main research areas include antibiotic resistance in bacteria, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, and biosensors and analytical detection. Other topics covered in their research involve urinary tract infections management, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, advanced X-ray imaging techniques, and digital holography and microscopy.

Kyungwon Lee has contributed to the literature with several papers published in notable journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • Time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based lateral flow immunoassay using a raspberry-type europium particle and a single membrane for the detection of cardiac troponin I (2020, Biosensors and Bioelectronics)
  • A Smartphone-Based Fourier Ptychographic Microscope Using the Display Screen for Illumination (2021, ACS Photonics)
  • Fusobacterium nucleatum induces a tumor microenvironment with diminished adaptive immunity against colorectal cancers (2023, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology)
  • Physiological Data Collected From Wearable Devices Identify and Predict Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flares (2025, Gastroenterology)
  • Clinical Differences in Patients Infected with Fusobacterium and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Fusobacterium Isolates Recovered at a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Korea (2021, Annals of Laboratory Medicine)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of this scientist's work, with frequent coauthors including Hyukmin Lee, Young Ah Kim, Dongeun Yong, Young Hee Seo, and Hyun C. Yoon. These partnerships have contributed to their presence in several reputable scientific venues.

Kyungwon Lee frequently publishes in journals such as:

  • Annals of Laboratory Medicine
  • Antibiotics
  • Annals of Clinical Microbiology
  • Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Scientific Reports

The scientist's contributions cover several subfields of study, including molecular biology, epidemiology, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and molecular medicine. Their multidisciplinary approach integrates engineering and molecular sciences with clinical applications, particularly in the development of biosensors and methods for diagnosing infectious diseases.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of a New Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene, blaNDM-1, and a Novel Erythromycin Esterase Gene Carried on a Unique Genetic Structure in Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 14 from India

    DongEun Yong;Mark Alexander Howard Toleman;Christian G. Giske;Hyun S. Cho

  • Imipenem-EDTA Disk Method for Differentiation of Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.

    Dongeun Yong;Kyungwon Lee;Jong Hwa Yum;Hee Bong Shin

  • Evaluation of the Hodge Test and the Imipenem-EDTA Double-Disk Synergy Test for Differentiating Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Isolates of Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.

    K. Lee;Y. S. Lim;D. Yong;J. H. Yum

  • Characterization of a new metallo-beta-lactamase gene, bla(NDM-1), and a novel erythromycin esterase gene carried on a unique genetic structure in Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 14 from India

    Dongeun Yong;Mark A. Toleman;Christian G. Giske;Hyun S. Cho

  • Modified Hodge and EDTA-disk synergy tests to screen metallo-β-lactamase-producing strains of Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species

    K. Lee;Y. Chong;H.B. Shin;Y.A. Kim

  • Novel Acquired Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene, blaSIM-1, in a Class 1 Integron from Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates from Korea

    Kyungwon Lee;Jong Hwa Yum;Dongeun Yong;Hyuk Min Lee

  • Candida haemulonii and Closely Related Species at 5 University Hospitals in Korea: Identification, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Clinical Features

    Mi Na Kim;Jong Hee Shin;Heungsup Sung;Kyungwon Lee

  • Epidemiology and Characteristics of Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Duck Jin Hong;Il Kwon Bae;In Ho Jang;Seok Hoon Jeong

  • Investigation of a nosocomial outbreak of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the OXA-23 β-lactamase in Korea

    Byung Chan Jeon;Seok Hoon Jeong;Il Kwon Bae;Su Bong Kwon

  • blaVIM-2 Cassette-Containing Novel Integrons in Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas putida Isolates Disseminated in a Korean Hospital

    Kyungwon Lee;Jong Back Lim;Jong Hwa Yum;Dongeun Yong

  • Molecular characterization of metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter genomospecies 3 from Korea: identification of two new integrons carrying the bla(VIM-2) gene cassettes.

    Jong Hwa Yum;Keonsoo Yi;Hyukmin Lee;Dongeun Yong

  • Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter spp.: Increasingly Problematic Nosocomial Pathogens

    Kyungwon Lee;Dongeun Yong;Seok Hoon Jeong;Yunsop Chong

  • VIM- and IMP-type metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp. in Korean hospitals

    Kyungwon Lee;Wee Gyo Lee;Young Uh;Gyoung Yim Ha

  • Dissemination of SHV-12 and CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae and emergence of GES-3 in Korea

    Nam Hee Ryoo;Eui Chong Kim;Seong Geun Hong;Yeon Joon Park

  • High Prevalence of PER-1 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Acinetobacter spp. in Korea

    Dongeun Yong;Jong Hee Shin;Sinyoung Kim;Youngsik Lim

  • Dissemination of 16S rRNA methylase-mediated highly amikacin-resistant isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii in Korea

    Hyukmin Lee;Dongeun Yong;Jong Hwa Yum;Kyoung Ho Roh

  • Biofilm formation and genotyping of Candida haemulonii, Candida pseudohaemulonii, and a proposed new species (Candida auris) isolates from Korea

    Bong Joon Oh;Jong Hee Shin;Mi Na Kim;Heungsup Sung

  • Outbreaks of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing carbapenemases in Korea.

    Seok Hoon Jeong;Il Kwon Bae;Kwang Ok Park;Young Jun An

  • Further Increases in Carbapenem-, Amikacin-, and Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Isolates of Acinetobacter spp. and P. aeruginosa in Korea: KONSAR Study 2009

    Kyungwon Lee;Mi Na Kim;Jae Seok Kim;Hye Lim Hong

  • Plasmid-encoded AmpC beta-lactamases: how far have we gone 10 years after the discovery?

    Adolf Bauernfeind;Yunsop Chong;Kyungwon Lee

  • Evaluation of the Hodge Test and the Imipenem-EDTA Double-Disk Synergy Test for Differentiating Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Isolates of Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.

    K. Lee;Y. S. Lim;Y. Chong;J. H. Yum

Frequent Co-Authors

Dongeun Yong
Dongeun Yong Yonsei University
Yunsop Chong
Yunsop Chong Yonsei University
Seok Jeong
Seok Jeong Inha University
Jong Hee Shin
Jong Hee Shin Chonnam National University
Jong-Gwan Yook
Jong-Gwan Yook Yonsei University
Eui Chong Kim
Eui Chong Kim Seoul National University
Gian Maria Rossolini
Gian Maria Rossolini University of Florence
Nam Yong Lee
Nam Yong Lee Samsung Medical Center
Jae-Hoon Song
Jae-Hoon Song Samsung Medical Center

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