Evaluation of Combined Use of BacT/ALERT 3D Liquid Culture System and PCR-RFLP for Detection and Identification of Mycobacteria from Bronchial Specimens
Original article PDF Hae-Sun Chung, Chang-Seok Ki, Jang Ho Lee, Nam Yong Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Nam Yong Lee, E-mail: micro.lee@samsung.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(1):37-42.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: We evaluated BacT/ALERT 3D liquid culture system […]
Clarithromycin and Amoxicillin Susceptibility Testing of Helicobacter pylori by Disk Diffusion Method
Original article PDF Heungsup Sung1, Jung-Oak Kang2, Mi Ae Lee3, Jongwook Lee4, Hae Kyung Lee5, Mi-Kyung Lee6, Ji-Hun Lim1, Mi-Na Kim1, Helicobacter Study Group Department of Laboratory Medicine, 1University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, 2Hanyan/g University Medical College, 3Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, 4Konyang University College of Medicine, 5 The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, 6Chung-Ang University […]
Use of Boronic Acid Disks for the Detection of Extended-spectrum β-lactamase and AmpC β-lactamase in Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella oxytoca and Proteus mirabilis
Original article PDF Soon Deok Park1, Young Uh1, In Ho Jang1, 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 Soon Deok Park, E-mail: mizpark66@empal.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(1):24-29.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Accurate detection of organisms […]
Characterization of Class 1 Integrons in Metallo-βlactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Original article PDF Ji Youn Sung, Sun Hoe Koo, Kye Chul Kwon, Jong Woo Park, Chi Seon Ko, So Youn Shin, Jeong Hoon Song Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea Corresponding to Sun Hoe Koo, E-mail: shkoo@cnu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(1):17-23.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: […]
Implementation of Multiplex PCR for Species Identification and Toxin Typing in Toxigenic Clostridium difficile Culture
Original article PDF Yun Ha Jang, Jaewoo Chung, Seungmi Baek, Sookja Park, 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 2009;12(1):11-16.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: We evaluated multiplex PCR for […]
Mechanisms of Acquiring Carbapenem-resistance in Acinetobacter Species
Original article PDF Seok Hoon Jeong Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Seok Hoon Jeong, E-mail: kscpjsh@yuhs.ac Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(1):1-5.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract A rapid dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. represents a significant clinical threat. Production of OXA carbapenemases […]
Bacteremia Detected by a Peripheral Blood Smear in a Pediatric Surgical Patient with Thrombocytopenia
Case report PDF Jeong Tae Kim1, Jae Hyeon Lee1, Hye Soo Lee1,3,4, Yong Gon Cho1,3,4, Dal Sik Kim1,3,4, Sam Im Choi1,3,4, Soo Chul Cho2,3,4 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Pediatrics, Chonbuk National University Medical School, 3Research Institute of Clinical Medicine and 4Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea Corresponding to Hye Soo Lee, […]
A Case of Pneumonia Caused by Balantidium coli in an Immunocompetent Patient
Case report PDF Koung-Sun Lee1, Do-Sim Park1,3, Ji-Hyun Cho1,3, Hak-Yeol Kim2,3, Young-Jin Lee1,3 Departments of 1Labroatory Medicine, 2Internal Medicine, 3Wonkwang Medical Science, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea Corresponding to Young-Jin Lee, E-mail: jin20@wku.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(4):178-181. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.4.178Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Balantidium coli is the only largest ciliated protozoon […]
Catheter-related Bacteremia due to Microbacterium oxydans Identified by 16S rRNA Sequencing Analysis and Biochemical Characteristics
Case report PDF Hye In Woo, Jang Ho Lee, Seung-Tae Lee, Chang-Seok Ki, Nam Yong Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Nam Yong Lee, E-mail: micro.lee@samsung.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(4):173-177. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.4.173Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Microbacterium oxydans, a coryneform […]
Prevalence of Metallo-β-lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii
Original article PDF Nam Hee Ryoo, Jung Sook Ha, Dong Seok Jeon, Jae Ryong Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Nam Hee Ryoo, E-mail: nhryoo@dsmc.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(4):169-172. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.4.169Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) have been reported in gram negative bacilli […]