Two Cases of Vibrio fluvialis Bacteremia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Chemotherapy
Case report PDF Eun-Mi Koh1,3, Chang Ki Kim1,3, Myungsook Kim3, Shin-Moo Kim4, Seung-Woo Park2, Hyun Cheol Chung2, Dongeun Yong1,3, Kyungwon Lee1,3, Yunsop Chong1,3 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Internal Medicine, and 3Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; 4Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Wonkwang Health Science College, Iksan, Korea Corresponding to Kyungwon Lee, E-mail: leekcp@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr […]
A Case of Bacteremia Caused by Arthrobacter woluwensis
Case report PDF Gee-Young Kim1, Jin-Tae Suh1, Seok-Keun Choi2, Hee-Joo Lee1 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Neurosurgery, Kyunghee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Hee-Joo Lee, E-mail: leehejo@khmc.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2007;10(2):160-163.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Arthrobacter spp. are coryneform bacteria known as a soil flora and also part of normal flora of […]
Diagnostic Experience in the 3 Human Brucellosis Cases by the Microbiologic, Serologic and Gene Tests
Case report PDF Gyoung Yim Ha1, Young Sil Choi2, Moon Yeon Kim1, Young Hyun Lee3, Kyoung Seop Lee4, Kyu Jam Hwang2, Mi Yeon Pak2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 3Internal Medicine, and 4Urology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju; 2Division of Zoonoses, Center for Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Gyoung Yim Ha, E-mail: doctor61gyha@hanmail.net […]
Rapid Identification of Candida albicans by ‘Spiking’ on Blood and Chocolate Agar Plates
Original article PDF Mi-Kyung Lee, Bo-Rae G. Pa Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Kyung Lee, E-mail: cpworld@cau.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2007;10(2):150-153.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Colonial morphology of Candida albicans known as ‘spiking’ on a primary isolation blood agar plate (BAP) allows rapid and presumptive […]
Drug Susceptibility and Clinical Significance of Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria Isolated from Patients with Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteriosis
Original article PDF Jeong Man Kim1, Kyeong Hee Kim1, Sun Min Lee2, Kwang Won Seo3, Joseph Jeong4, Sung-Ryul Kim4, Seon Ho Lee4, Eun Yup Lee2, Chulhun L. Chang2,5 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan; Departments of 3Internal Medicine and 4Laboratory Medicine, Ulsan University […]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria by PCR Assay
Original article PDF Seong Deok Lee1, Hye Young Lee2, Hyun Chul Kim2, Soo Young Kim1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Suwon; 2 Department of Biomedical Life Science, the Graduate School of Health and Environment, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Seong Deok Lee, E-mail: start2033@paran.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2007;10(2):135-142.Copyright © […]
Prevalence of Carbapenemase and Integrase Genes in Imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Collected over Several Years in a University Hospital
Original article PDF Hye Ryong Oh1, Sook Jin Jang1,2, Feng Nan Yu1,2, Geon Park1, Xue Min Li2, Sung Heui Shin2, Won Yong Kim3, Dae Soo Moon1, Young Jin Park1 1Departments of Laboratory Medicine, 2Research Center for Resistant Cells, Chosun University Medical School, Gwangju; 3Department of Microbiology, Chungang University Medical School, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Sook Jin Jang, […]
Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Assay Kit for the Diagnosis of Salmonella Typhi Infection
Original article PDF Sun Min Lee, M.D., Young Jin Kim, M.D., Sang Hyun Hwang, M.D., Eun Yup Lee, M.D., Han Chul Son, M.D., Chulhun L. Chang, M.D. Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea Corresponding to Chulhun L. Chang, E-mail: cchl@pusan.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2007;10(2):123-127.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical […]
Isolation Frequency of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, and Proteus mirabilis
Original article PDF Young Uh1, Gyu Yul Hwang1, Ohgun Kwon1, Kap Jun Yoon1, Hyo Youl Kim2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Infectious Diseases, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea Corresponding to Young Uh, E-mail: u931018@yonsei.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2007;10(2):119-122.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Accurate detection of extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) is important […]
Comparison of Tn1546-like Elements in vanA Genotype Enterococcus gallinarum and E. faecalis or E. faecium
Original article PDF Hyukmin Lee1, Eun Mi Koh2, Myung Sook Kim2, Jong Hwa Yum2, Dongeun Yong2, Wee Gyo Lee3, Kyungwon Lee2, Yunsop Chong2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang; 2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University School of […]