Table 4. Six cases of polymicrobial infection have been directly identified
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:19-27. Evaluation of two commercial kits for rapid pathogen identification directly from positive blood cultures by matrix-associated laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry Download table Case Gram stain MALDI Biotyper Sirius VITEK MS PRIME Conventional method 1st 2nd SepsiTyper SepsiPrep SepsiTyper SepsiPrep 1 (-) B (+) C, chain […]
Table 3. Accurate identification rates of monomicrobial and polymicrobial cases
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:19-27. Evaluation of two commercial kits for rapid pathogen identification directly from positive blood cultures by matrix-associated laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry Download table Gram stain (n) MALDI Biotyper Sirius VITEK MS PRIME SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) Monomicrobial cases (44) […]
Table 2. Accurate identification rate according to Gram type among 44 monomicrobial isolates
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:19-27. Evaluation of two commercial kits for rapid pathogen identification directly from positive blood cultures by matrix-associated laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry Download table Gram stain (n) MALDI Biotyper Sirius VITEK MS PRIME SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) Gram-negative (18) Species/Genus level 18 (100.0) 15 […]
Table 1. Accurate identification rates
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:19-27. Evaluation of two commercial kits for rapid pathogen identification directly from positive blood cultures by matrix-associated laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry Download table Level (n = 50)* MALDI Biotyper Sirius VITEK MS PRIME SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) Species/Genus 45 (90.0) 35 (70.0) 38 […]
Table 1. Distribution of Blastocystis subtypes among the healthy volunteers enrolled in this study
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:11-17. Epidemiology and subtype distribution of Blastocystis among asymptomatic volunteers in Korea: a multicenter study Download table Collection center (Region) Tested number No. (%) of positive specimens Subtotal ST1 ST3 A (Jeollanam-do) 100 9 (9.0) 4 (44.4) 5 (55.6) B (Gyeongsangnam-do) 100 12 (12.0) 2 (16.7) 10 (83.3) C (Chungcheong-do & Seoul) […]
Table 1. Antimicrobial susceptibility of Gemella sanguinis isolated from the patient’s blood culture
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:155-160. A case report of Gemella sanguinis isolated from blood cultures of a patient with mitral valve prolapse Download table Antimicrobial agent MIC (μg/mL) Susceptibility* Chloramphenicol 2.00 – Erythromycin 0.50 I Clindamycin 0.50 I Daptomycin 1.00 – Oxacillin > 4.00 – Gentamicin 2.00 – Ampicillin 0.12 – Cefoxitin < 6.00 – Linezolid […]
Table 3. Comparison of Biofire FilmArray pneumonia panel and culture in endotracheal aspirate specimens
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:147-154. Evaluation of the BioFire FilmArray pneumonia panel for the detection of bacterial respiratory pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in endotracheal aspirate specimens Download table Pathogen identification Culture(+) Culture(-) Subtotal FA-PE (+) 13 6 19 FA-PE (-) 1 23 24 Subtotal 14 29 43 Abbreviation: FA-PE, BioFire FilmArray pneumonia panel
Table 2. Performance of the FilmArray pneumonia panel plus compared with the culture method
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:147-154. Evaluation of the BioFire FilmArray pneumonia panel for the detection of bacterial respiratory pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in endotracheal aspirate specimens Download table Pathogen Culture (+) Culture (+) Culture (-) Culture (-) FA-PE (+) FA-PE (-) FA-PE (+) FA-PE (-) Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus 4 0 0 Streptococcus pyogenes 1 […]
Table 1. BioFire FilmArray pneumonia panel detection target pathogens and antibacterial resistance genes
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:147-154. Evaluation of the BioFire FilmArray pneumonia panel for the detection of bacterial respiratory pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in endotracheal aspirate specimens Download table Category Target Bacteria (Semi-quantitative) Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex Enterobacter cloacae complex Escherichia coli Haemophilus influenzae Klebsiella aerogenes Klebsiella oxytoca Klebsiella pneumoniae group Moraxella catarrhalis Proteus spp. Pseudomonas aeruginosa […]
Table 2. Comparison of antimicrobial resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa blood isolates in groups
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:137-145. Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from vulnerable patients in Korea, 2021 Download table ANTI CA (n = 100) HA (n = 133) P-value Non-ICU (n = 168) ICU (n = 65) P-value Inpatient (n = 179) Outpatient (n = 54) P-value No. (%) […]