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Multicenter study on the molecular epidemiology of intestinal protozoan parasites in Korea

Original article Changseung Liu1, YeJin Oh2, Young Jin Ko3, Mi Hyun Bae4, Jung-Hyun Byun5, Eun Jeong Won6 Department of Laboratory Medicine, 1Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, 2Green Cross Laboratories (GC Labs), Yongin, 3Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, 4Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, 5Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, 6Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Eun Jeong Won, E-mail: ejwon@amc.seoul.kr; Jung-Hyun Byun, E-mail: microbyun@gmail.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(3):67-73. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.3.4Received on 7 July 2023, Revised on 8 September 2023, Accepted on 8 September 2023, Published on 20 September 2023.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

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Epidemiology and subtype distribution of Blastocystis among asymptomatic volunteers in Korea: a multicenter study

Original article Seong Hoon Kim1,2*, Jung-Hyun Byun3*, YeJin Oh4, Changseung Liu5, Mi Hyun Bae6, Eun Jeong Won1,2,7 1Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Chonnam National University, Hwasun, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Green Cross Laboratories (GC Labs), Yongin, 5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, 6Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, 7Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea *These authors contributed equally to this work. Corresponding to Eun Jeong Won, E-mail: dana_clinic@naver.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(1):11-17. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.1.2Received on 27 January 2023, Revised on 27 February 2023, Accepted on 3 March 2023, Published on 20 March 2023.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access

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Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from vulnerable patients in Korea, 2021

Original article Young Ah Kim1, Seok Hoon Jeong2,3, Jong Hee Shin4, Kyeong Seob Shin5, Jeong Hwan Shin6, Young Ree Kim7, Hyun Soo Kim8, Young Uh9, Nam Hee Ryoo10 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 2 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 3Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, 5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, 6Department of Laboratory Medicine and Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, 7Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, 8Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, 9Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, 10Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Young

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Two Cases of Cryptococcuria Developed as Isolated Cryptococcuria and Disseminated Cryptococcosis

Case report PDF Mi Hyun Bae1, Seung Namgoong1, Dongheui An1, Mi-Na Kim1, Sung-Han Kim2, Ki-Ho Park2, Sung-Gyu Lee3 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, 2Division of Infectious Diseases, and 3Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Na Kim, E-mail: mnkim@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2011;14(4):148-152. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2011.14.4.148Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Cryptococcus is an opportunistic pathogen that mainly affects immunocompromised hosts and, less frequently, immunocompetent hosts. It causes serious morbidity and mortality due to systemic infections such as meningoencephalitis and pulmonary infection. Urinary involvement of Cryptococcus is sometimes reported among cases of disseminated cryptococcosis in AIDS patients, but no such reports have been published in Korea. We report two cases of cryptococcuria that developed in a 71-year old female with diabetes and liver cirrhosis and in a 50-year old male who received a liver transplant due to HBV-associated hepatic failure. The female

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Drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium avium complex using the SLOMYCO test-system: a diagnostic accuracy study

Original article Jeong Su Park1*, Kyu-Hwa Hur2*, Woo Jin Shin1, Hyunji Kim1, Dong Woo Shin1, Kyoung Un Park1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Green Cross Laboratories, Yongin, Korea*These authors contributed equally to this work. Correspondence to Jeong Su Park, E-mail: mdmicrobe@gmail.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(4):24. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2025.28.4.5Received on 12 November 2025, Revised on 10 December 2025, Accepted on 10 December 2025, Published on 20 December 2025.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article which is freely available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Abstract Background: Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a major cause of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease; however, treatment outcomes remain suboptimal. Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) is conditionally recommended; however, conventional broth microdilution is labor-intensive. The Sensititre SLOMYCO® panel offers a standardized platform for DST

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Prevalence and molecular characteristics of β-lactam resistance in non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates in Korea

Original article Eun-Young Kim1, Yeon Chan Choi1, Hyeon Jin Choi1, Si Hyun Kim2, Jihyun Cho3, Seok Hoon Jeong4, Dokyun Kim4, Hyun Soo Kim5, Soo Hyun Kim6, Young Ah Kim7, Young Ree Kim8, Nam Hee Ryoo9, Jong Hee Shin6, Kyeong Seob Shin10, Young Uh11, Jeong Hwan Shin1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea2Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Inje University, Gimhae, Korea.3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wonkwang University Medical School, Iksan, Korea4Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea6Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea7Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea8Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea9Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University School

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Principles and clinical applications of interferon-gamma release assays in latent tuberculosis diagnosis

Review article Ha-eun Cho1, Young Jin Kim2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Correspondence to Young Jin Kim, E-mail: khmclab@gmail.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(3):17. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2025.28.3.6Received on 7 July 2025, Revised on 4 September 2025, Accepted on 4 September 2025, Published on 20 September 2025.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article which is freely available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Abstract Latent tuberculosis infection refers to a state in which an individual is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis but shows no clinical symptoms. The World Health Organization estimates that 23-25% of the global population has LTBI, which poses a significant public health challenge owing to the risk of progression to active TB. Diagnosis of LTBI involves tests, such as the tuberculin skin test

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Complete genome analysis of representative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical strains prevalent in Korea during 2014-2017

Original article Harshad Lade1*, Tae-Im Kim1*, Jung-Min Kim1, Yong-Kyun Kim2, Kibum Jeon3, Hyun Soo Kim4, Han-Sung Kim5, Wonkeun Song6, Jae-Seok Kim1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea6Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea *These authors contributed equally to this work. Correspondence to Jae-Seok Kim, E-mail: jaeseok@kdh.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(3):15. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2025.28.3.4Received on 23 May 2025, Revised on 20 June 2025, Accepted on 30 June 2025, Published on 10 September 2025.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article which

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Current status of mycobacterial identification in clinical laboratories in Korea

Review article Si Hyun Kim1, Jeong Hwan Shin2 1Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Inje University, Gimhae, Korea2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea Correspondence to Jeong Hwan Shin E-mail: jhsmile@paik.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(3):16. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2025.28.3.5Received on 30 June 2025, Revised on 30 July 2025, Accepted on 1 August 2025, Published on 11 September 2025.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article which is freely available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Abstract Accurate identification of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is crucial for effective patient management. With declining tuberculosis and rising NTM infections in South Korea, rapid diagnostics are essential. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current diagnostic methods for mycobacterial identification used in Korean clinical laboratories. The field has shifted from conventional methods, such as

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Evaluating the Use of Distilled Water for Washing Sodium Hydroxide in Mycobacterial Culture

Original article Hae-Gyeong Baek1, Hyun-Mi Ko2, Myung-Hee Lee1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, 2Dental Science Research Institute, Department of Oral Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. Corresponding to Myung-Hee Lee, E-mail: purunee0820@naver.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(4):201-210. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.5Received on 8 October 2020, Revised on 3 November 2020, Accepted on 2 December 2020, Published on 20 December 2020.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Respiratory specimens subjected to mycobacterial detection were initially pre-treated with N-acetyl-L-cysteine-sodium hydroxide (NALC-NaOH) to remove the mucus and normal flora. Next, they were washed and neutralized with phosphate-buffered solution (PBS). The effectiveness of distilled water (DW) compared to PBS as a washing neutralizer during identification of mycobacteria was evaluated in this study. Methods: We analyzed the results of mycobacterial test conducted at a general hospital in Gwangju from October 2016 to September 2018. PBS and DW were used as a

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