Pulmonary Fungal Ball of Pseudallescheria boydii Identified by LSU rDNA D2 Region Sequencing
Case report PDF Miyoung Kim, Mi-Hee Ahn, Ji Sang Kang, Hyun Lee, Sei-Ick Joo, Sung Sup Park, Eui-Chong Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Eui-Chong Kim, E-mail: euichong@snu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):87-91.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract We report a case of pulmonary fungal ball of Pseudallescheria […]
Septic Peripheral Embolism in Left Leg from Aggregatibacter aphrophilus Endocarditis
Case report PDF Ja Young Lee1, Si Hyun Kim1, Haeng Soon Jeong1, Seung Hwan Oh1, Hye Ran Kim1, Young Il Yang2,4, Yang Haeng Lee3, Jeong Nyeo Lee1,4, Jeong Hwan Shin1,4 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Pathology, 3Thoracic Surgery, 4Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea Corresponding to Jeong Hwan Shin, E-mail: jhsmile@inje.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol […]
A Case of Haemophilus parainfluenzae Endocarditis
Case report PDF Ji Hoon Huh, Sook Young Bae, Jang Su Kim, Kap No Lee, Chang Kyu Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Chang Kyu Lee, E-mail: cklee@korea.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):78-81.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract The HACEK group of bacteria (Haemophilus parainfluenzae, H. aphrophilus, H. paraphrophilus, Actinobacilus actinomycetemcomitans, […]
Evaluation of the Real-Q HCV Quantification Kit
Original article PDF Young-Sook Cho1, Young-Hoon Kim1, Kyung-Hee Lee1, Hye-Sun Jang1, Kyung-Ah Hwang1, Yoo-Li Kim2, Hyun-Young Chi1 1Samkwang Medical Laboratories, 2Biosewoom Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Hyun-Young Chi, E-mail: chumgang@smlab.co.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):72-77.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA quantification is necessary for predicting […]
Comparison of Two Sputum Processing Methods for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Culture and PCR: Universal Sample Processing (USP) and NALC-NaOH Methods
Original article PDF Hyeong-Kee Yun1, Soo-Hyun Kim1, Duck Cho1, Seung-Jung Kee1, Myung-Geun Shin1, Jong-Hee Shin1,2, Soon-Pal Suh1, Dong-Wook Ryang1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and 2Clinical Trial Center, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Corresponding to Soo-Hyun Kim, E-mail: alpinboy@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):67-71.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: […]
Frequency and Clinical Characteristics of Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Original article PDF Sung Ju Kim1, Ohgun Kwon1, Young Uh1, Gyu Yul Hwang1, Ih Ho Jang1, Kap Jun Yoon1, Hyo Youl Kim2 Departments of 1 Laboratory Medicine and 2 Infectious Diseases, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea Corresponding to Young Uh, E-mail: u931018@yonsei.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):62-66.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Staphylococcus saprophyticus is the […]
Aminoglycoside Resistance in Gram-negative Bacilli
Review article PDF Yeon-Joon Park Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Yeon-Joon Park, E-mail: yjpk@catholic.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):57-61.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Aminoglycosides are one of the clinically relevant antibiotics. They kill bacteria by binding to bacterial 30S subunit of ribosome. […]
Analysis of neutralization antibodies in patients with mild COVID-19 infection after 100 days using microneutralization test
Research note Min-Ju Ahn1,2,3, Dae Gwin Jeong1,2,3, Kyu-Sun Lee3, Seungjun Lee4, Byung-Han Ryu5, Hye Ryun Yang6, Sunjoo Kim4,6,7 1Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 2Bio-Analytical Science Division, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 3Bionanotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang […]
Clinical and microbiological risk factors for severe Clostridioides difficile infections
Original article Young Ah Kim1, Heejung Kim2,3, Dokyun Kim3, Changseung Liu3, Seok Hoon Jeong3 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yongin Severance Hospital, YongIn, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Heejung Kim, E-mail: […]
Genetic polymorphisms in the pvdhfr, pvmdr1, and pvdhps genes of Plasmodium vivax in patients at a secondary hospital in South Korea
Original article Jaewoong Lee1,2, Hyunjung Kim1,3, Yang Ree Kim4, Haekyung Lee1,3 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, 4Division of Infectious […]