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
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pISSN 2288-0585 eISSN 2288-6850

Table 1. Comparison of trends in isolation of enteropathogenic bacteria at a tertiary-care hospital

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:115-126. Trends in Isolation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Enteropathogenic Bacteria in 2011-2019 at a Korean Tertiary Care Hospital Compared with Data in the Preceding Reports Download table Characteristic Period of data acquisition* 1969-1978 1979-1988 1989-1998 2001-2010 2011-2019 No. of specimen cultured 13,412 37,846 51,441 60,714 48,476 No. of positive specimen 1,732 3,503 […]

Table 1. Nasal colonization of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis for its presence of esp gene (n = 54)

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:105-110. Nasal Colonization of Serine Protease esp-Positive Staphylococcus epidermidis Affecting Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Download table Groups S. aureus colonization Carrier (n = 22) Non-carrier (n = 32) S. epidermidis colonization Carrier (n = 18) 9 9 Non-carrier (n = 36) 13 23 esp-positive S. epidermidis colonization* Carrier (n = 18) 9 9 […]

Table 3. Study characteristics of included study

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:97-104. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation against Gut Colonization Using a Multidrug-Resistant Organism Download table Author (year) Patients (n) Intervention Comparator Level of Evidence Safety Effectiveness Route of infusion Specimen Huttner (2019) [4] ESBL-E and/or CPE (n=39) Capsules or through a nasogastric application Frozen No intervention 1- Adverse event (90% vs. 76.5%), diarrhea (57% […]

Table 2. SIGN criteria for assignment of levels of grades of recommendation

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:97-104. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation against Gut Colonization Using a Multidrug-Resistant Organism Download table Level Description A At least one meta-analysis, systematic review, or RCT rated as 1++, and directly applicable to the target population; or a body of evidence consisting principally of studies rated as 1+, directly applicable to the target population, […]

Table 1. SIGN criteria for assignment of levels of evidence

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:97-104. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation against Gut Colonization Using a Multidrug-Resistant Organism Download table Level Description 1++ High quality meta-analyses, systematic reviews of RCTs, or RCT with a very low risk of bias 1+ Well-conducted meta-analyses, systematic reviews, or RCTs with a low risk of bias 1- Meta-analyses, systematic reviews, or RCTs with […]

Table 4. Performance of each of indicator alone or in conjunction with other indicators in automated urine analyzers for the rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infection

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:83-96. Evaluation of Five Automated Urine Analyzers as Screening Instruments for Enhancing Diagnostic Efficiency in Urinary Tract Infection Download table Indicator Parameter Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%) M F M F M F M F Positive for Urine chemistry UF-5000 21.7 16.7 99.3 98.1 71.4 72.7 94.0 79.2 UAS800 […]