Annals of Clinical Microbiology, The official Journal of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology

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Evaluation of the efficacy of three medical device detergents on bacteria and yeast derived biofilm: a comparative study

Kuenyoul Park, Mi-Na Kim, Heungsup Sung
https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.4.117
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of three medical detergents against bacteria and yeast-derived biofilms. Methods: The biofilm removal efficacy of EmpowerTM (Metrex, USA), CidezymeTM (Johnson and Johnson Medical Inc, USA), and Matrix mintTM (Whiteley Medical, Australia) were compared to that of chlorine bleach….

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Laboratory indicators for convalescence in SARS-CoV-2 positive cases with high Ct value

Letter to the editor Rae Na, Kuenyoul Park, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim Departments of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Na Kim, E-mail: mnkim@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25(3):103-107. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2022.25.3.6Received on 4 July 2022, Revised on 31 August 2022, Accepted on 31 August 2022, Published on 20 September 2022.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Dear Editor,  Since the first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on January 20, 2020, a total of 719,269 COVID-19 patients have been confirmed in Korea. A total of 10,874 cases were currently treated under quarantine in January 21, 2022. As of August 7, 2022, the number of COVID-19 patients

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Antiviral resistance in human cytomegalovirus due to UL54 mutations without UL97 mutations

Original article Kuenyoul Park1, Kyu-Hwa Hur2, Heungsup Sung1, Sang-Ho Choi3, Mi-Na Kim1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, 3Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Heungsup Sung, E-mail: sung@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25(2):41-46. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2022.25.2.2Received on 11 February 2022, Revised on 1 April 2022, Accepted on 22 April 2022, Published on 20 June 2022.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background: The concurrent detection of human cytomegalovirus (CMV) with UL97 and UL54 mutations is crucial for prescribing adequate antiviral treatment when drug-resistant CMV infection is suspected.

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The Impact of Social Distancing on the Transmission of Acute Respiratory Viruses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Letter Kuenyoul Park, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Heungsup Sung, E-mail: sung@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24(1):27-29. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2021.24.1.4Received on 8 October 2020, Revised on 4 November 2020, Accepted on 12 November 2020, Published on 20 March 2021.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. To the Editor, Since the first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on January 20, 2020, the Korean government reported a total of 8,799 COVID-19 patients until March 21, 2020, which were mainly attributed to community outbreaks [1]. This novel respiratory viral infection is so feared that the number of individuals using public transport has dropped dramatically. Moreover, enhanced social distancing measures, including refraining from going out and following personal hygiene practices such as hand washing and wearing a mask, were announced on March 21. These strategies successfully attenuated COVID-19 transmission

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