Activities of Quality Improvement for Blood Culture at a University Hospital
Original article PDF Hae In Bang1, Hyun Mi Lim1, Eui Young Jang1, Eun Su Park1, Eun Jung Lee2, Tae Hyong Kim2, Rojin Park1, Jeong Won Shin1, Tae Youn Choi1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Tae Youn Choi, E-mail: choity@schmc.ac.kr Ann Clin […]
Comparison of Three Chromogenic Media for Recovery of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Rectal Swab Samples
Original article PDF Irene Jo, Chang Eun Song, Kang Gyun Park, Yeon-Joon Park Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Yeon-Joon Park, E-mail: yjpk@catholic.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2015;18(3):82-87. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2015.18.3.82Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Three chromogenic media using direct […]
Epidemiology and Molecular Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis
Original article PDF Joon Kim1, Kyung Ho Choi2, Young Sun Kim2, Wee Gyo Lee2 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, The Graduate School, Ajou University, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Corresponding to Wee Gyo Lee, E-mail: weegyo@ajou.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2015;18(3):76-81. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2015.18.3.76Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Vancomycin-resistant […]
A Nationwide Multicenter Survey for Mycobacterial Testing in Korea
Original article PDF Sae Am Song1*, Si Hyun Kim1,6*, Chang-Ki Kim2, Heungsup Sung3, Sunjoo Kim4, Chulhun L Chang5, Jeong Hwan Shin1,6 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Osong, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, […]
The First Case of Ganciclovir-Resistant Cytomegalovirus Colitis with a 597-600 Deletion in UL97 Gene after Stem Cell Transplantation in Korea
Case report PDF Chang Ahn Seol1, Young Jin Ko1, Sung-Han Kim2, Mi-Na Kim1, Heungsup Sung1, Je-Hwan Lee2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Heungsup Sung, E-mail: sung@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2015;18(2):64-67. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2015.18.2.64Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Human […]
A Case of Bacteremia Caused by Dialister pneumosintes with Streptococcus anginosus
Case report PDF Jong Eun Park1, Hee Jae Huh1, Young Eun Ha2, Wook Sung Kim3, Chang-Seok Ki1, Nam Yong Lee1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Nam Yong Lee, E-mail: […]
A Case of Trichosporon asahii Fungemia with Urinary Tract Infection as a Primary Focus
Case report PDF Zehwan Kim1, Kyung Eun Song1, Won-Kil Lee1,2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 2Kyungpook National University Hospital-National Culture Collection for Pathogens, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Won-Kil Lee, E-mail: leewk@knu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2015;18(2):56-59. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2015.18.2.56Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Since the report of disseminated trichosporonosis in 1970s, several […]
Microbiological Characteristics according to Transudative and Exudative Effusion in Pleural Fluid Culture
Research note PDF Hyeun Gyeo Lee1, Gyu Yel Hwang1, Soon Deok Park1, Young Uh1, Juwon Kim1, Kap Jun Yoon1, Won-Yeon Lee2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea Corresponding to Young Uh, E-mail: u931018@yonsei.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2015;18(2):52-55. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2015.18.2.52Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract A […]
Performance Evaluation of Anyplex plus MTB/NTM and AdvanSure TB/NTM for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Original article PDF Wonho Choe, Ehwa Kim, Seo Yeon Park, Jeong Don Chae Department of Laboratory Medicine, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Jeong Don Chae, E-mail: jdchae@eulji.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2015;18(2):44-51. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2015.18.2.44Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods from direct specimen […]
Evaluation of Peptide Nucleic Acid Probe-Based Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Clinical Respiratory Specimens
Original article PDF Seung Hee Lee, Shine Young Kim, Hyung Hoi Kim, Eun Yup Lee, Chulhun L. Chang Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea Corresponding to Chulhun L. Chang, E-mail: cchl@pusan.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2015;18(2):37-43. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2015.18.2.37Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Tuberculosis is globally the most […]