Fig. 1. Time–kill curves of imipenem and meropenem against P. aeruginosa (A) A1701DS, (B) B1707∆oprD, (C) F1709pump↑, (D) B1605∆oprD/pump↑/IMPstrains. Number of bacterial colony forming units are presented to the detection limit (102 CFU/mL). Black circle and black solid line, no antibiotics treated; gray circle and gray solid line, 1×MIC; and open circle and black broken line, 4×MIC.
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Table 1. Carbapenem susceptibility and relative level of efflux pump gene expression in P. aeroginosa strains
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:73-80. Killing Dynamics of Carbapenems against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Harboring Varied Determinants of Carbapenem Resistance Download table P. aeruginosa MIC (mg/L) of* Relative level of expression to A1701DS† Imipenem Meropenem MexAB-OprM MexXY-OprM MexCD-OprJ A1701DS 2 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 B1707ΔoprD 16 8 0.6 0.3 –‡ F1709pump ↑ 32 32 1.4 0.6 0.7 B1605ΔoprD/pump↑IMP […]
Table 2. Isolated specimens of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in 37 patients
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:67-72. Comparison of Three Methods with CHROMagar for Surveillance Culture of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Download table Isolated specimen No. of patients CHROMagar MCA-IPM TSB-IPM Nasal swab only 13 12 12 Rectal swab only 8 2 3 Nasal and rectal swabs 12 15 17 Total 33 29 32 Abbreviation: CHROMagar, CHROMagar Acinetobacter with […]
Table 1. Detection of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in 74 samples
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:67-72. Comparison of Three Methods with CHROMagar for Surveillance Culture of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Download table Specimen (No.) No. (%) CHROMagar MCA-IPM TSB-IPM Nasal swab (37) 25 (69) 27 (73) 29 (78) Rectal swab (37) 20 (54) 18 (49) 20 (54) Total (74) 45 (61) 44 (59) 49 (66) Abbreviation: CHROMagar, CHROMagar […]
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Fig. 1. Microbiological examinations. A. Rothia mucilaginosa Gram staining (×1,000) B. Whitish to grey Rothia mucilaginosa colonies grown on chocolate agar plate at 35℃ and 5% CO2.
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:211-216. A Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Cerebral Hemorrhage Caused by Rothia mucilaginosa Download image
Table 2. Reported cases of infective endocarditis with intracranial complications
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:211-216. A Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Cerebral Hemorrhage Caused by Rothia mucilaginosa Download table Author Year Age/Sex Risk factors Pathogen Antibiotic therapy Intracranial complications Outcome Issacson et al.[Am J Med 1988; 84: 352-4] 1988 27/F Bicuspid aortic valvePeriodontal abscess R.dentocariosa Penicillin + Gentamicin Brain abscess Cure(No sequelae) Shands et al.[Am […]
Table 1. Antibiotic susceptibility of Rothia mucilaginosa
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:211-216. A Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Cerebral Hemorrhage Caused by Rothia mucilaginosa Download table Antibiotics Susceptibility* Inhibition zone diameter (mm) Minimal inhibitory concentration (μg/mL) Penicillin S 46 – Ampicillin-sulbactam S 45 – Clindamycin R 11 – Erythromycin S 42 – Rifampin S 43 – Tetracycline S 34 – Levofloxacin S […]
Fig. 3. Changes of pH after washing pretreatment agent with PBS or DW and after inoculation of the specimenin MGIT. (A) pH of PBS and DW, (B) pH of the specimen after pretreatment and washing, (C) pH of the MGIT after inoculation of the specimen. MGIT, mycobacterium growth indicator tube; PBS, phosphate buffered solution; DW, distilled water.
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:201-210. Evaluating the Use of Distilled Water for Washing Sodium Hydroxide in Mycobacterial Culture Download image
Fig. 2. Annual change in the proportion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis compiex (MTBC) vs non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolated in patients.
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