On-field evaluation of exdia COVID-19 antigen point-of-care testing in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic
Original article In Young Yoo1, Gun Dong Lee1, Hyojin Chae1, Chun Song Youn2, Eun-Jee Oh1, Yeon-Joon Park1 Department of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Emergency Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Yeon-Joon Park, E-mail: yjpk@catholic.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25(3):73-78. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2022.25.3.2Received on 25 January 2022, Revised on 1 […]
EUCAST v.12.0 review focused on changes
Mini review Sae Am Song Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea Corresponding to Sae Am Song, E-mail: songsaeam@paik.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25(3):67-72. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2022.25.3.1Received on 4 August 2022, Revised on 11 August 2022, Accepted on 11 August 2022, Published on 20 September 2022.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an […]
Book review: “The New Microbiology: From Microbiomes to CRISPR”
Book review Jung Oak Kang GC Labs, Yongin, Korea Corresponding to Jung Oak Kang, E-mail: jokang@hanyang.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25(2):61-65. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2022.25.2.5Received on 1 April 2022, Revised on 1 June 2022, Accepted on 9 June 2022, Published on 20 June 2022.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms […]
Current prevalence of the crpP gene in carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa blood isolates in Korea
Original article Jinho Heo1, Yu Jeong Choi1, Young Ah Kim2, Seok Hoon Jeong1,3, Jong Hee Shin4, Kyeong Seob Shin5, Jeong Hwan Shin6, Young Ree Kim7, Hyun Soo Kim8, Young Uh9, Nam Hee Ryoo10 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 3Research […]
Clinical and microbiological risk factors for community-associated Clostridioides difficile infections
Original article Young Ah Kim1, Heejung Kim2, Dokyun Kim2, Changseung Liu3, Seok Hoon Jeong2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service, Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, […]
Antiviral resistance in human cytomegalovirus due to UL54 mutations without UL97 mutations
Original article Kuenyoul Park1, Kyu-Hwa Hur2, Heungsup Sung1, Sang-Ho Choi3, Mi-Na Kim1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, 3Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Heungsup […]
Inhibitory effects of copper, brass, and stainless steel surfaces on multidrug-resistant microorganisms
Original article Jung-Beom Kim1, Jae-Kwang Kim2, Jaewoong Lee3, Hiun Suk Chae4, Hae Kyung Lee2, Yeon-Joon Park5 1Department of Food Science and Technology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, 3Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, Incheon, 4Department of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, Uijeongbu, 5Department […]
T Types, emm Genotypes and Antibiotic Resistance of Streptococcus pyogenes Isolated from School Children in Jinju, 2006
Original article PDF Eun-Ha Koh, In-Suk Kim, 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 2009;12(1):6-10.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Streptococcus pyogenes is the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis. T antigens and emm genotypes are […]
A Case of Emetic Toxin Producing Bacillus cereus Strains Isolated from Outbreak
Case report PDF Jong Hyun Kim1, Eun Gyoung Lim2, Hyun Chul Jang1, Ju Young Park2, Sun Jin Lee1, Mi Sun Park1, Gil Bae Choi2, Bok Kwon Lee1 1Division of Enteric Bacterial Infections, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Seoul, 2Microbe Division, Ulsan Institute of Health and Environment, Ulsan, Korea Corresponding to Bok Kwon Lee, […]
Nosocomial Infectious Bacterial Contamination on Residents’ White Coats and Neckties
Original article PDF Yong-Kyun Kim1, Jae-Seok Kim1,3, Hyoung-Sun Lee2, Hyun-Sook Koo3, Han-Sung Kim1, Wonkeun Song1, Ji Young Park1, Hae-Ran Lee4, Hyoun Chan Cho1, Kyu Man Lee1 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 4Pediatrics, Hallym University College of Medicine, Departments of 2Laboratory Medicine and 3Infection Control Unit, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Jae-Seok Kim, E-mail: jaeseok@hallym.or.kr Ann Clin […]