Frequency of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibodies in Children Living on Jeju Island
Original article PDF Kyutaeg Lee1, Woo Jin Kim1, Dong Lyul Kim1, Jae Hyang Kim1, Moo Sang Chong2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, 2Department of Clinical Pathology, Cheju Halla College, Jeju-do, Korea Corresponding to Kyutaeg Lee, E-mail: cornerstone@paran.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2012;15(1):32-36. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.1.32Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Mycoplasma pneumoniae […]
Direct Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Blood Cultures Using Three Non-Molecular Methods: PBP2a Latex Agglutination, PBP2a Rapid Immunochromatographic Assay and MRSA-Chromogenic Medium
Original article PDF Seung Bok Hong1, Bo Ra Son2, Kyeong Seob Shin2,3 1Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Juseong University, Cheongwon, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, 3BK 21 Chungbuk Biomedical Science Center, College of Medicine Chungbuk National University, Cheong-Ju, Korea Corresponding to Kyeong Seob Shin, E-mail: ksshin@chungbuk.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2012;15(1):27-31. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.1.27Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical […]
Clinical Features Associated with Blood Cultures According to the Use of Antimicrobial Agents Prior to Blood Collection
Original article PDF Hyekyung Kang1, Sunjoo Kim2 1Department of Pharmacy, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2012;15(1):21-26. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.1.21Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Previous antibiotic exposure may inhibit […]
A Korean Nationwide Surveillance Study for Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Isolated in Humans and Food Animals from 2006 to 2008: Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase, Plasmid-Mediated AmpC β-Lactamase, and Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance qnr Genes
Original article PDF Hae-Sun Chung1, Hyukmin Lee2, Yangsoon Lee1, Dongeun Yong1, Seok Hoon Jeong1, Bok-Kwon Lee3, Suk-Chan Jung4, Suk-Kyung Lim4, Kyungwon Le1, Yunsop Chong1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, 3Division of Enteric Bacterial Infections, […]
Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Review article PDF Il Kwon Bae, Seok Hoon Jeong, Kyungwon Lee 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 2012;15(1):1-8. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.1.1Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp. in Korea exhibit […]
Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Epidemiologic Characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated from Korea in 2013
Original article PDF Hyo Jin Kim1, Younghee Seo1, Wan Hee Kim1, Yangsoon Lee1, Hyukmin Lee2, Kyungwon Lee1, Yunsop Chong Department of Laboratory Medicine, 1Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Kwandong University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea Corresponding to Hyukmin Lee, E-mail: hmlee.labmed@gmail.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2013;16(4):182-187. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.4.182Copyright © Korean Society […]
The Prevalence and Characteristics of Bacteria Causing Acute Diarrhea in Korea, 2012
Original article PDF Nan-Ok Kim1, Injun Cha1, Jae-Seok Kim2, Gyung Tae Chung1, Yeon-Ho Kang1, Sahyun Hong1 1Division of Enteric Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, KCDC, Cheongwon, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Sahyun Hong, E-mail: strepto13@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2013;16(4):174-181. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.4.174Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. […]
Effect of Sodium Citrate on Growth of Bacteria in Blood Culture
Original article PDF Dong-Hyun Lee1, Eun-Ha Koh1, Sae-Rom Choi1, Sunjoo Kim1, Dong Hoon Kim2, Nam Yong Lee3 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Emergency Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net […]
The Human Microbiome Project: Beginning and Future Status
Review article PDF Patrick R. Murray BD Diagnostic Systems, Sparks, Maryland USA Corresponding to Patrick R. Murray, E-mail: Patrick_murray@bd.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2013;16(4):162-167. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.4.162Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract In 1884 Robert Koch and Friedrich Loeffler published Koch’s Postulates defining our historical understanding of the relationship between an organism and infection: one organism: […]
Development of Blood Culture and Quality Improvement
Review article PDF Sunjoo Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2013;16(4):153-161. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.4.153Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Sepsis is a common and critical illness diagnosed via blood culture. Although a continuous blood […]