ACM achievements in 2024 and future directions
Review article Hae-Sun Chung Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Correspondence to Hae-Sun Chung, E-mail: sunny0521.chung@ewha.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(1):6. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2025.28.1.6Received on 14 March 2024, Revised on 16 March 2025, Accepted on 16 March 2025, Published on 20 March 2025.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open […]
A survey on laboratory capacity, testing practices, and management during COVID-19 pandemic response in Korea: a cross-sectional survey study
Review article Changseung Liu1, Daewon Kim2, Jung-Hyun Byun3, Jeonghyun Chang4, Sungjin Jo5, Heungsup Sung6 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, […]
Identification of Cardiobacterium valvarum: shedding light on infective endocarditis diagnosis
Letter to the editor Junghyeon Yun1, Jung-Hyun Byun1, Yonggeun Cho2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea Correspondence to Jung-Hyun Byun, E-mail: microbyun@gmail.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(1):4. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2025.28.1.4Received on 16 January 2025, Revised on 24 February […]
Mock communities to assess biases in next-generation sequencing of bacterial species representation
Original article Younjee Hwang1,2*, Ju Yeong Kim1,3*, Se Il Kim4,5, Ji Yeon Sung1,6, Hye Su Moon1, Tai-Soon Yong3, Ki Ho Hong1, Hyukmin Lee1, Dongeun Yong1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea2Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, […]
Fig. 2. Mechanisms and consequences of bacterial–fungal interactions. Bacterial and fungal species modulate fungal growth in human hosts via diverse mechanisms. QS, quorum sensing; SCFA, shortchain fatty acid.
Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(1):2. Composition, developmental patterns, and pathological associations of the human gut mycobiome Download image
Fig. 1. Spatial distribution of mycobiota within the human host.
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Table 1. Disease-specific alterations in the gut mycobiome
Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(1):2. Composition, developmental patterns, and pathological associations of the human gut mycobiome Download table Diseases Increase Decrease References Crohn’s disease Aspergillus clavatus, Candida albicans, C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, C. lusitaniae,Cryptococcus neoformans, Cyberlindnera jadinii, Debaryomyces hansenii, Kluyveromyces marxianus Saccharomyces cerevisiae [17, 44] Ulcerative colitis C. albicans, Debaryomyces Aspergillus flavus, A. cibarius, C. soja, […]
Table 2. Summary of dermatophytic skin infections in Korea: key features, causative agents, and epidemiological insights
Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(1):1. Prevalence, clinical features, and diagnostic methods of dermatophyte skin infection in Korea Download table Dermatophytoses Clinical Characteristics Most Common Fungi Prevalence in Korea Tinea pedis Common globally (20%-25%). Interdigital type most common. High prevalence in military personnel. Causes include aging, immunosuppression, and humid environments. T. rubrum, T. mentagrophytes 51.5% in Korean […]
Table 1. Comparative overview of dermatophytosis epidemiological studies in Korea
Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(1):1. Prevalence, clinical features, and diagnostic methods of dermatophyte skin infection in Korea Download table Studies Research Period Institution Sample Size Key Findings Key Demographics [8] 1979–2013 Catholic Skin Clinic, Daegu 415,526 cases (131,440 confirmed) T. rubrum increasing; decline in E. floccosum. Higher incidence in urban areas; more common in males. [9] […]
Table 1. Distribution of molecular types of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii isolates from Korea, Japan, and China by multilocus sequence typing
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):257-265. Current epidemiology and implication for microbiological diagnosis of cryptococcal infections in Korea Download table Country Source Molecular type Reference VNI VNII VNIV VGI VGII VGIII ST4 ST5 ST31 ST32 ST38 ST53 ST63 ST191 ST359 ST360 ST43 ST127 ST57 ST159 ST7 ST21 ST44 ST126 ST173 ST113 Korea Clinical 32 4 […]