First Case of Psychrobacter sanguinis Bacteremia in a Korean Patient
Case report PDF Sangeun Lim1, Hui-Jin Yu1, Seungjun Lee1, Eun-Jeong Joo2, Joon-Sup Yeom2, Hee-Yeon Woo1, Hyosoon Park1, Min-Jung Kwon1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Min-Jung Kwon, E-mail: mjkkmd@gmail.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2017;20(3):74-79. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2017.20.3.74Copyright © Korean Society […]
Comparison of Multilocus Sequence Typing Change Patterns of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium from 2015 to 2017
Original article PDF Joon Kim1, Young Ihn Kwon2, Wee Gyo Lee3 1Department of Medical Sciences, The Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, 2Undergraduate Statistics, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Corresponding to Wee Gyo Lee, E-mail: weegyo@ajou.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2017;20(3):67-73. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2017.20.3.67Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. […]
High Prevalence of Rotavirus G4P[6] Genotypes among Neonates in Two Korean Hospitals
Original article PDF Jae-Seok Kim1, Sung Mi Kim2, Hyun Soo Kim1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, 2Department of Pediatrics, Busan Saint Mary Hospital, Busan, Korea Corresponding to Hyun Soo Kim, E-mail: hskim0901@empas.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2017;20(3):63-66. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2017.20.3.63Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The introduction of rotavirus vaccines has […]
Trend of Prevalence and Antifungal Drug Resistance of Candida Species Isolated from Candidemia Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital During Recent Two Decades
Original article PDF Dongkyun Kim1, Gyu Yel Hwang2, Gilsung Yoo2, Juwon Kim2, Young Uh2 Departments of 1Medicine and 2Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea Corresponding to Young Uh, E-mail: u931018@yonsei.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2017;20(3):53-62. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2017.20.3.53Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Candidemia has increased with an increasing number of people in […]
Diagnostic Accuracy and Detection Rate of Real-Time PCR for Detection of Group B Streptococcal Colonization in Pregnant Women: Systemic Review of Literature and Meta-Analysis
Review article PDF Sun Young Park1, So Young Kim1, Won Jung Choi1, Seok-Hyun Kim1, Seong Geun Hong2 1Division of New Health Technology Assessment, National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea Corresponding to Seong Geun Hong, E-mail: hlseo@cha.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2017;20(2):42-51. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2017.20.2.42Copyright © Korean Society […]
Analysis of Blood Culture Data at a Tertiary University Hospital, 2006-2015
Original article PDF Yiel-Hea Seo, Ji-Hun Jeong, Hwan Tae Lee, Woo-Jae Kwoun, Pil-Whan Park, Jeong-Yeal Ahn, Kyung-Hee Kim, Ja Young Seo Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea Corresponding to Yiel-Hea Seo, E-mail: seoyh@gilhospital.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2017;20(2):35-41. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2017.20.2.35Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Cumulative blood culture data […]
Viral Infections in Workers in Hospital and Research Laboratory Settings
Original article PDF Ki Ho Hong Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Ki Ho Hong, E-mail: kihohongmd@gmail.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2017;20(2):27-34. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2017.20.2.27Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract As many emerging human infections are caused by viruses, laboratory-acquired viral infection will become more common. However, additional knowledges is needed, […]
Practical Aspects of Cytomegalovirus DNA Quantitative PCR
Original article PDF Jeonghyun Chang1, Sang-Hyun Hwang1,2, Mi-Na Kim1, Heungsup Sung1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Diagnostic Oncology, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea Corresponding to Heungsup Sung, E-mail: sung@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2017;20(2):21-26. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2017.20.2.21Copyright © Korean Society […]
Effect of Delayed Entry on Time to Detection for the Lactose Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Rods
Original article PDF Seung-Wook Kim1*, Jung-Hyun Byun2*, Sunjoo Kim2 1Convergence of Medical Sciences, 2Department 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 2017;20(1):7-12. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2017.20.1.7Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Prolonged transport or poor accessibility of blood […]
Tuberculosis Presenting as a Mediastinal Mass in an Infant
Case report PDF Namhee Kim1, Hyun-Ji Lee2, Jongyoun Yi1, Su Eun Park3, Chulhun L. Chang2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, 3Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Children’s Hospital, Yangsan, Korea Corresponding to Chulhun L. Chang, E-mail: cchl@pusan.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2017;20(1):17-20. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2017.20.1.17Copyright © […]