Characteristics of Acquired β-lactamase Gene in Clinical Isolates of Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Original article PDF Sun Yang Chung1, Ji Youn Sung2, Kye Chul Kwon2, Jong Woo Park2, Chi Seon Ko2, So Youn Shin2, Jeong Hoon Song2, Sun Hoe Koo2 1Health Promotion Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea Corresponding to Sun Hoe Koo, E-mail: shkoo@cnu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):98-106.Copyright © Korean Society of […]
Detection of CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase in Clinical Isolates of Chromosomal AmpC β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae from Korea and Their Molecular Characteristics
Original article PDF Chang-Ki Kim1, Jong Hwa Yum2, Dongeun Yong3,4, Seok Hoon Jeong3,4, Kyungwon Lee3,4, Yunsop Chong3,4 1Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, The Korean National Tuberculosis Association, Seoul; 2Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Dong-Eui University College of Natural Science, Busan; 3Department of Laboratory Medicine and 4Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to […]
Multicenter Study for the Frequency of 23S rRNA Point Mutations Associated with Clarithromycin Resistance in Helicobacter pylori in Korea
Original article PDF Hae Kyung Lee1, Hiun Suk Chae2, Jung Oak Kang3, Mi-Kyung Lee4, Heungsup Sung5, Mi-Na Kim5, Jongwook Lee6, Miae Lee7, Ki-Nam Shim8 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 5Department of Laboratory Medicine, […]
Distributions of Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin B Resistance Phenotypes in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococi
Original article PDF Young Uh1, Gyu Yul Hwang1, Ih Ho Jang1, Ohgun Kwon1, Kap Jun Yoon1, Hyo Youl Kim2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Infectious Diseases, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea Corresponding to Young Uh, E-mail: u931018@yonsei.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):78-83.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Increased resistance rates to macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin […]
Resistance Mechanism and Epidemiology of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
Review article PDF Wee Gyo Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Corresponding to Wee Gyo Lee, E-mail: weegyo@ajou.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):71-77.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Since vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were first isolated in Europe, rates of VRE colonization and infection have risen steadily. Today VRE […]
A Strain of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica Isolated from a Patient with Pulmonary Infection
Case report PDF Hye Ryong Oh,1 Young Sook Kim2, Sook Jin Jang1,3, Xue Min Li3, Won Yong Kim4, Geon Park1, Dae Soo Moon1, Young Jin Park1 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Radiology, and 3Research Center for Resistant Cells, Chosun University Medical School, Gwangju, 4Department of Microbiology, Chungang University Medical, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Young Sook Kim, E-mail: yshkim@chosun.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):136-140.Copyright […]
A Case of Indophenol Oxidase-positive Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolated from Urine in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Case report PDF Seungok Lee1, Bin Cho2, Su-Mi Choi3, Kyoung Sil Park4, Myungshin Kim1 Department of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Pediatrics, and 3Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, 4Division of Clinical Microbiology, St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea Corresponding to Myungshin Kim, E-mail: microkim@catholic.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):132-135.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract […]
A Fatal Case of Infective Endocarditis Caused by Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST72 in Korea
Case report PDF Seong-Ho Choi, Jin-Won Chung Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Jin-Won Chung, E-mail: drjwchung@cau.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):129-131.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract The advent of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has been a worldwide threat to public health for the past decade. We report […]
Epidemiological Investigation of an Outbreak of Escherichia coli Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital
Original article PDF Hye Ryong Oh1, Dae Soo Moon2, Sook Jin Jang1,2, Xue Min Li2, Dong Min Kim3, Sang Gi Park4, Geon Park1, Young Jin Park2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 3Internal Medicine, 4Pediatrics, and 2Research Center for Resistant Cells, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea Corresponding to Dae Soo Moon, E-mail: dsmoon@chosun.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):123-128.Copyright © Korean […]
Biocidal Effect of a Sanitizer/Disinfectant, Foodsafe, against Bacteria, Yeast, and Mycobacteria
Original article PDF Tae Youn Choi Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Tae Youn Choi, E-mail: choity@hosp.sch.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(2):117-122.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Sanitizers and disinfectants are essential for hygienic control to prevent food poisoning. We evaluated the biocidal activity of a […]