Fig. 1. Colony morphology, microscopic image and genetic relationship with related taxa of R. aerofrigidensis. (A) Colonies on sheep blood agar. (B) Gram staining of the isolate (1,000×). (C) A neighbor-joining tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The scale bar equals 0.0050 changes per nucleotide position. Bootstrap values are shown on nodes as percentages of 1,000 replicates.
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Table 2. Comparison of IgG S/C values in 7 COVID-19 patients
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:55-60. Evaluation of Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG in Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Seoul Download table Patient Clinical features Test Gender Age Tested days since Dx S/C Interpretation 1 Pneumonia 1 F 82 0 0.02 Negative 2 5 0.43 Negative 3 11 6.45 Positive 4 22 5.72 Positive 2 Asymptomatic […]
Table 1. Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG in healthcare workers, COVID-19 patients, and community-based population
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:55-60. Evaluation of Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG in Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Seoul Download table Variable Healthcare worker Patients Community Number 155 7 186 Positive, n (%, 95% CI) 1 (0.6%, 0.1 – 3.6) 7 (100%, 64.5 – 100) 0 (0.0%, 0.0 – 2.0) S/C*
Table 3. Comparison of CPO and Carba5 to genotyping using conventional PCR
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:45-53. Evaluation of Two Commercial Kits for Rapid Detection and Typing of Carbapenemase in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Download table Genotyping results No. of isolates No. of positives (Carba5) Sensitivity (%) / Specificity (%) Carba5 CPO Carba5 CPO Carbapenemase-positives 82 84 84 100 / 96.9 100 / 96.7 KPC 24 24 24 100 / […]
Table 2. Species distribution and carbapenemase types of 147 study isolates
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:45-53. Evaluation of Two Commercial Kits for Rapid Detection and Typing of Carbapenemase in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Download table Carbapenemase No. of isolates Species (No. of isolates) KPC 20 Citrobacter freundii (4) Citrobacter koseri (1) Escherichia coli (5) Klebsiella pneumoniae (10) NDM 22 Citrobacter amalonaticus (1) Citrobacter braakii (1) Citrobacter freundii (3) Enterobacter […]
Table 1. Primer sequences for the carbapenemase genotyping
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:45-53. Evaluation of Two Commercial Kits for Rapid Detection and Typing of Carbapenemase in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Download table Primer target Sequence (5′ to 3′) References KPC 5′-GGC AGT CGG AGA CAA AAC C-3′ [13] 5′-CCC TCG AGC GCG AGT CTA-3′ NDM 5′-ACC GCC TGG ACC GAT GAC CA-3′ [14] […]
Table 3. Summary of results (ELISA)
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:31-43. Safety and Effectiveness of Cytomegalovirus Specific Antigen Induced Interferon-Gamma ELISPOT/ELISA: A Systematic Review Download table Study F/U Peptide/Cut-off Odds ratio/Hazard ratio Diagnostic accuracy Level of evidence 95% CI P-value Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) Prediction of prognosis Fernandez-Ruiz (2020)*[26] 12 M < 0.1 – – 0.83 (0.70 – 0.92) 0.34 […]
Table 2. Summary of results (ELISPOT)
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:31-43. Safety and Effectiveness of Cytomegalovirus Specific Antigen Induced Interferon-Gamma ELISPOT/ELISA: A Systematic Review Download table Study F/U Peptide/Cut-off Odds ratio/Hazard ratio Diagnostic accuracy Level of evidence 95% CI P-value Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) Prediction of prognosis Lee (2017)*[17] 12 M IE-1 > 128 spot/2 × 105 – – […]
Table 1. Study characteristics of included studies
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:31-43. Safety and Effectiveness of Cytomegalovirus Specific Antigen Induced Interferon-Gamma ELISPOT/ELISA: A Systematic Review Download table Study design Author (year) Ethnicity Type of transplant (No.) Index test (Cut-off) Reference test Level of evidence Cohort Kumar (2019)[15] Caucasian Kidney (368) ELISPOT PCR 2+ Cohort Jarque (2018)[14] Caucasian Kidney (96) ELISPOT Serology, PCR 2+ […]
Fig. 1. Flow chart of literature selection process.
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:31-43. Safety and Effectiveness of Cytomegalovirus Specific Antigen Induced Interferon-Gamma ELISPOT/ELISA: A Systematic Review Download image Abbreviations: ELISPOT, enzyme-linked immunospot; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.