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, […]
Syndromic testing for sexually transmitted infection: current and future demand
Review article In Young Yoo Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to In Young Yoo, E-mail: yiy00@naver.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(1):1-9. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.1.1Received on 9 January 2023, Revised on 27 February 2023, Accepted on 27 February 2023, Published on 20 March 2023.Copyright © […]
A case report of Gemella sanguinis isolated from blood cultures of a patient with mitral valve prolapse
Case report Hyun Jin Kim1,3, Sungmin Kym2,3, Qute Choi1,3 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, 3Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea Corresponding to Qute Choi, E-mail: qutechoi@gmail.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25(4):155-160. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2022.25.4.6Received on 22 September 2022, Revised on 21 November 2022, […]
Evaluation of the BioFire FilmArray pneumonia panel for the detection of bacterial respiratory pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in endotracheal aspirate specimens
Original article Wee Gyo Lee1, Joon Kim1, Seung Soo Shin2, Ji Won Park2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Pulmonary Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Corresponding to Wee Gyo Lee, E-mail: weegyo@ajou.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25(4):147-154. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2022.25.4.5Received on 1 November 2022, Revised on 1 December 2022, Accepted on 8 December 2022, Published on 20 […]
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, […]
Assessment of the synergistic effect of seven antimicrobial combinations on extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains
Original article Choon-Mee Kim1*, Young-Jin Ko2*, Ji Ae Choi3, Seong-Ho Kang2, Geon Park2, Sook-Jin Jang2 1Premedical Science, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, 3Division of Infectious Disease Investigation 2, Jeollanam-do Institute of Health and Environment, Suncheon, Korea *These authors contributed equally to this work. Corresponding to Sook-Jin Jang, E-mail: sjbjang@chosun.ac.kr Ann […]
Predicting phenotypic antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolates, using whole genome sequencing data
Original article Hyunsoo Kim1, Young Ah Kim2, Young Hee Seo3, Hyukmin Lee3,4, Kyungwon Lee3,4 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Police Hospital, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 3Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 4Seoul Clinical Laboratories, Yongin, Korea Corresponding […]
Clinical usefulness of the QMAC-dRAST system for AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales
Original article Heekang Choi1, Daewon Kim1,2, Mijung Kwon1, Jung-Hyun Byun3, Bonghwan Jin4, Ki-Ho Hong1, Hyukmin Lee1, Dongeun Yong1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, […]
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 […]
The first case of bacteremia caused by Bordetella hinzii in Korea
Case report Joonsang Yu, Sihwan Kim, Kyu-Hwa Hur, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim Department 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):97-102. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2022.25.3.5Received on 25 January 2022, Revised on 1 May 2022, Accepted on 17 May 2022, Published on […]