Annals of Clinical Microbiology, The official Journal of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology

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Weeks in Review

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Indexed in KCI, KoreaMed, Synapse, DOAJ
Open Access, Peer Reviewed
pISSN 2288-0585 eISSN 2288-6850

Table 1. Demographic data of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine groups

Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:85-95. Antibody detection in healthcare workers after vaccination with two doses of the BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1 vaccine Download table Demographic data Pfizer BNT162b2   AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 Sex Male Female Total   Male Female Total   41 (33.9) 80 (66.1) 121 (100.0)   38 (32.5) 79 (67.5) 117 (100.0) Age (yr)     […]

Table 2. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of 23 C. striatum isolates

Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:79-84. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and clinical characteristics of Corynebacterium striatum cases from 2018 to 2021 Download table Isolates Minimum inhibitory concentration (ug/mL) and interpretation Penicillin G Cefotaxime Meropenem Erythromycin Ciprofloxacin Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole Vancomycin 1 > 32 R NT > 32 R 64 R NT > 32 R 0.75 S 2 1 S NT […]

Table 1. Clinical features and outcome of C. striatum cases between 2018 and 2021

Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:79-84. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and clinical characteristics of Corynebacterium striatum cases from 2018 to 2021 Download table Demographic data Pfizer BNT162b2 AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 Sex Male Female Total Male Female Total 41 (33.9) 80 (66.1) 121 (100.0) 38 (32.5) 79 (67.5) 117 (100.0) Age (yr) 20 – 29 5 (12.2) 19 (23.8) 24 […]

Table 2. New EUCAST v.12.0 clinical breakpoint organism-antimicrobial agent for anaerobic bacteria

Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:67-72. EUCAST v.12.0 review focused on changes Download table Organism Antimicrobial agent Bacteroides spp. Piperacillin-tazobactam, Meropenem, Clindamycin, Metronidazole Prevotella spp. Benzylpenicillin, Piperacillin-tazobactam, Meropenem, Clindamycin, Metronidazole F. necrophorum Benzylpenicillin, Piperacillin-tazobactam, Meropenem, Clindamycin, Metronidazole C. perfringens Benzylpenicillin, Piperacillin-tazobactam, Meropenem, Vancomycin, Clindamycin, Metronidazole C. acnes Benzylpenicillin, Piperacillin-tazobactam, Meropenem, Vancomycin, Clindamycin C. difficile Vancomycin, Metronidazole, Fidaxomicin […]

Table 3. Revised EUCAST v.12.0 clinical breakpoints

Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:67-72. EUCAST v.12.0 review focused on changes Download table (A) Disk diffusion method: revised zone diameter breakpoints (mm), ATU Organism Antimicrobial agent S ≥ R < ATU P. aeruginosa Meropenem (indications other than meningitis) 20 14 – Meropenem (meningitis) 20 20 Pseudomonasspp. Levofloxacin 50 18 S. epidermidisand S.lugdunensis Cefoxitin (screen only) 27 […]

Table 1. Resistance to carbapenem and ciprofloxacin with corresponding resistance genes

Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:53-59. Current prevalence of the crpP gene in carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa blood isolates in Korea Download table Isolates Phenotype (ZD) Genotype IPM MEM CIP CRP PMQR gyrA parC F0020PA0023 R (11) R (10) R (6) blaGES-9 aac(6′)-Ib-cr Thr83Ile Ser87Leu A0020PA0022 R (7) R (6) R (6) blaGES-5 aac(6′)-Ib-cr, crpP Thr83Ile Ser87Leu A0020PA0005 […]