Table 1. Primers used in PCR-based MTB complex typing
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:21-31. Frequency of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Among M. tuberculosis Complex Strains Isolated from Clinical Specimen Download table Primer type and target locus Primer name Nucleotide sequence (5′ → 3′) Size, base pair Rv0577 Rv0577F ATG CCC AAG AGA AGC GAA TAC AGG CAA 786 Rv0577R CTA TTG CTG CGG TGC GGG CTT […]
Table 2. Comparison of time-kill assay results between MDR and XDR groups against combination of colistin and linalool
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:11-20. Evaluation of Synergistic Effect of Combined Treatment with Linalool and Colistin on Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii to Expand Candidate for Therapeutic Option Download table Combination of antibiotics Interaction MDR XDR Total No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) Colistin+Linalool Synergy (criteria 1) 10 (100) 39 (95.1) 49 (96.0) Synergy (criteria 2) 9 (90.0) 38 (92.6) […]
Table 1. Results of time-kill assay and bactericidality against two-drug combinations of linalool and colistin of 10 MDR and 41 XDR clinical isolates of A. baumannii
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:11-20. Evaluation of Synergistic Effect of Combined Treatment with Linalool and Colistin on Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii to Expand Candidate for Therapeutic Option Download table Group Isolate Log10(VCC of combination/VCC of MASA) of 24 hr Log10(VCC of 24 hr) – Log10(VCC of 0 hr) Synergy criteria 1‡ Synergy criteria 2§ MIC MIC Category […]
A Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Cerebral Hemorrhage Caused by Rothia mucilaginosa
Case report Yeo-Jin Song1*, Bongyoung Kim1*, Young-eun Kim2, Yangsoon Lee2, Hyunjoo Pai1 1Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea *These authors contributed equally to this work. Corresponding to Hyunjoo Pai, E-mail: paihj@hanyang.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(4):211-216. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.6Received on 19 February 2020, Revised on 10 April 2020, Accepted […]
Evaluating the Use of Distilled Water for Washing Sodium Hydroxide in Mycobacterial Culture
Original article Hae-Gyeong Baek1, Hyun-Mi Ko2, Myung-Hee Lee1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, 2Dental Science Research Institute, Department of Oral Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. Corresponding to Myung-Hee Lee, E-mail: purunee0820@naver.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(4):201-210. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.5Received on 8 October 2020, Revised on 3 November 2020, Accepted on 2 […]
Causes and Clinical Relevance of Inconclusive SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Test Results
Original article Aram Kim, Heerah Lee, Kyu-Hwa Hur, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Na Kim, E-mail: mnkim@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(4):191-199. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.4Received on 23 August 2020, Revised on 28 Septenber 2020, Accepted on 13 October 2020, Published on 20 […]
The Trend of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Korean Hospitals with the Analysis of Nationwide Sample Cohort
Original article Kang Ju Son1,2, Young Ah Kim3, Yoon Soo Park4 1Department of Research and Analysis, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 2Department of Biostatistics and Computing, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 4Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea […]
Cross-Correlation Analysis of the Incidence of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms with Hand Hygiene Compliance and Effectiveness of Alcohol-Gel Hand Hygiene Practice
Original article Eun-Hwa Baek1, Se-Eun Kim1, Da-Hye Kim1, Sunjoo Kim2,3 1Infection Control Team, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, 3Institute of Health Science Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(4):173-179. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.2Received on 21 February 2020, Revised on 16 April 2020, Accepted on 16 […]
Experience at Department of Laboratory Medicine during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Daegu
Editorial Sunggyun Park1, Do-Hoon Kim1, Won-Mok Lee1, Jung-Sook Ha1, Dong-Seok Jeon1, Jae-Hee Lee2, Namhee Ryoo1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 2Daegu Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Namhee Ryoo, E-mail: nhryoo@dsmc.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(4):165-171. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.1Received on 15 July 2020, Revised on 22 August 2020, Accepted on 21 September 2020, Published […]
Performance Evaluation of STANDARD F Strep A Ag FIA for Diagnosis of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Original article Seon A Jo1, Sang Hyuk Ma2, Seungjun Lee3, Sunjoo Kim3,4 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Daewoo General Hospital, Geoje, 2Department of Pediatrics, Changwon Fatima Hospital, Changwon,3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, 4Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol […]