Direct Application of Multiplex PCR on Stool Specimens for Detection of Enteropathogenic Bacteria
Original article PDF Min-Chul Cho1, Sin-Ae Noh1, Mi-Na Kim1, Kyoung-Mo Kim2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Na Kim, E-mail: mnkim@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(4):162-168. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.4.162Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Causative bacterial agents of infectious diarrheal disease […]
Performance of the VITEK2 System for Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococci
Original article PDF Mi Kyung Kim, Jong Hee Hong, Miae Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Miae Lee, E-mail: miae@ewha.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(4):157-161. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.4.157Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recommends testing for inducible clindamycin resistance […]
Comparison of BACTEC Plus Aerobic/F Media and BacT/ Alert FA Media to Detect Bacteria in Blood Culture Bottles Containing Peak Therapeutic Levels of Antimicrobials
Original article PDF Jin Young Lee, Jong Hee Hong, Miae Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Miae Lee, E-mail: miae@ewha.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(4):151-156. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.4.151Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Blood culture bottles with an antimicrobial removal system have been developed for patients […]
Comparison of SD BIOLINE Rapid Influenza Antigen Test Using Two Different Specimens, Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Nasopharyngeal Aspirates
Original article PDF Hae In Bang, Jeong Won Shin, Tae Youn Choi, Rojin Park, Yu Jeong Shin Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Tae Youn Choi, E-mail: choity@hosp.sch.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(4):147-150. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.4.147Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The pandemic swine origin influenza A/H1N1 2009 […]
A Fatal Case of Candida orthopsilosis Fungemia
Case report PDF Hyun Jung Choi1, Jong Hee Shin1, Kyung Hwa Park2, Myung Geun Shin1, Soon Pal Suh1, Dong Wook Ryang1 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea Corresponding to Jong Hee Shin, E-mail: shinjh@chonnam.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(3):140-143. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.3.140Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Candida […]
Fungemia due to Exophiala dermatitidis
Case report PDF Eun Sun Jeong, Jong Hee Shin, Myung Geun Shin, Soon Pal Suh, Dong Wook Ryang Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea Corresponding to Jong Hee Shin,, E-mail: shinjh@chonnam.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(3):135-139. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.3.135Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract We report a rare case of fungemia […]
Brodie’s Abscess Caused by Salmonella enteritica serovar Senftenberg in a Healthy Child
Case report PDF Nam Hee Ryoo1, Jung Sook Ha1, Kwang Soon Song2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Orthopedics, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Nam Hee Ryoo, E-mail: nhryoo@dsmc.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(3):132-134. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.3.132Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Salmonella enteritica serovar Senftenberg is a rare pathogen in osteomyelitis, and […]
Aberrant Forms of Escherichia coli in Urine Culture
Case report PDF Youngeun Ma, Jang Ho Lee, Seung-Tae Lee, Chang-Seok Ki, Nam Yong Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Koreaa Corresponding to Nam Yong Lee, E-mail: micro.lee@samsung.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(3):128-131. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.3.128Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Bacterial morphology can be altered […]
Two Cases of Clostridium citroniae Bacteremia in Cancer Patients
Case report PDF Yangsoon Lee, Eun-Mi Koh, Myungsook Kim, Dongeun Yong, Seok Hoon Jeong, Kyungwon Lee, Yunsop Chong Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Kyungwon Lee, E-mail: leekcp@yuhs.ac Ann Clin Microbiol 2010;13(3):125-127. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.3.125Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Clostridium citroniae […]
Importance of Suspicion for the Identification of Mycoplasma in Wound Culture: A Case Report
Case report PDF Sang Mee Hwang, In Seon Yoon, Sei-Ick Joo, Jongyoun Yi, 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 2010;13(3):121-124. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.3.121Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Genital mycoplasmas are rare in extraintestinal specimens, but can cause disseminated infections […]