A Strain of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica Isolated from a Patient with Pulmonary Infection
Case report PDF Hye Ryong Oh,1 Young Sook Kim2, Sook Jin Jang1,3, Xue Min Li3, Won Yong Kim4, Geon Park1, Dae Soo Moon1, Young Jin Park1 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Radiology, and 3Research Center for Resistant Cells, Chosun University Medical School, Gwangju, 4Department of Microbiology, Chungang University Medical, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Young Sook Kim, E-mail: yshkim@chosun.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):136-140.Copyright […]
A Case of Indophenol Oxidase-positive Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolated from Urine in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Case report PDF Seungok Lee1, Bin Cho2, Su-Mi Choi3, Kyoung Sil Park4, Myungshin Kim1 Department of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Pediatrics, and 3Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, 4Division of Clinical Microbiology, St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea Corresponding to Myungshin Kim, E-mail: microkim@catholic.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):132-135.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract […]
A Fatal Case of Infective Endocarditis Caused by Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST72 in Korea
Case report PDF Seong-Ho Choi, Jin-Won Chung Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Jin-Won Chung, E-mail: drjwchung@cau.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):129-131.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract The advent of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has been a worldwide threat to public health for the past decade. We report […]
Epidemiological Investigation of an Outbreak of Escherichia coli Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital
Original article PDF Hye Ryong Oh1, Dae Soo Moon2, Sook Jin Jang1,2, Xue Min Li2, Dong Min Kim3, Sang Gi Park4, Geon Park1, Young Jin Park2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 3Internal Medicine, 4Pediatrics, and 2Research Center for Resistant Cells, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea Corresponding to Dae Soo Moon, E-mail: dsmoon@chosun.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):123-128.Copyright © Korean […]
Biocidal Effect of a Sanitizer/Disinfectant, Foodsafe, against Bacteria, Yeast, and Mycobacteria
Original article PDF Tae Youn Choi Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Tae Youn Choi, E-mail: choity@hosp.sch.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):117-122.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Sanitizers and disinfectants are essential for hygienic control to prevent food poisoning. We evaluated the biocidal activity of a […]
Evaluation of Rapid Assay (Tox A/B Quik Chek) for the Detection of Clostridium difficile Toxins A and B
Original article PDF Sue Jung Kim1, Heejung Kim1, Myung Sook Kim1, Eunmi Koh1, Chang-Ki Kim2, Seok Hoon Jeong1, Yunsop Chong1, Kyungwon Lee1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine; 2Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Kyungwon Lee, E-mail: leekcp@yuhs.ac Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):112-116.Copyright © Korean Society […]
Evaluation of the VIDAS CDAB Kits for the Detection of the Clostridium difficile Toxins A and B
Original article PDF Jung Oak Kang1, Bo-Moon Shin2, Dongsoo Han3, Tae Yeal Choi1 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 3Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Jung Oak Kang, E-mail: jokang@hanyang.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):107-111.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: […]
Survey of Antimicrobial Resistance of Pharyngeal α-Hemolytic Streptococci among School Children
Research note PDF Eun-Ha Koh, Sunjoo Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(1):69-70.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract α-hemolytic streptococci (AHS) are common normal oropharyngeal flora that can transfer antibiotic-resistance genes to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Reports […]
A Case of Escherichia coli O157 Hemorrhagic Colitis
Case report PDF Seok Ho Yoon, Il Joong Park, Wee Gyo Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Corresponding to Il-Joong Park, E-mail: pij0304@paran.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(1):66-68.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Escherichia coli O157 is an important serotype of enterohemorrhagic E. coli that causes hemorrhagic colitis worldwide. Outbreaks of E. […]
A Case of Granulicatella adiacens Septicemia Identified by 16S rRNA Sequencing Analysis
Case report PDF Kyeong Seob Shin1, Bo Ra Son1, Hye Won Jeong2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea Corresponding to Kyeong Seob Shin, E-mail: ksshin@chungbuk.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(1):63-65.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Granulicatella adiacens is one of the fastidious gram positive cocci previously described as […]