Survey of Antimicrobial Resistance of Pharyngeal α-Hemolytic Streptococci among School Children
PDF Research note Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2008 April Volume 11, Issue 1, pages 69-70. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2008.11.1.69 Eun-Ha Koh, Sunjoo Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea Abstract α-hemolytic streptococci (AHS) are common normal oropharyngeal flora that can transfer antibiotic-resistance genes to Streptococcus […]
A Case of Escherichia coli O157 Hemorrhagic Colitis
PDF Case report Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2008 April Volume 11, Issue 1, pages 66-68. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2008.11.1.66 Seok Ho Yoon, Il Joong Park, Wee Gyo Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Abstract Escherichia coli O157 is an important serotype of enterohemorrhagic E. coli that causes hemorrhagic colitis […]
A Case of Granulicatella adiacens Septicemia Identified by 16S rRNA Sequencing Analysis
PDF Case report Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2008 April Volume 11, Issue 1, pages 63-65. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2008.11.1.63 Kyeong Seob Shin1, Bo Ra Son1, Hye Won Jeong2Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea Abstract Granulicatella adiacens is one of the fastidious gram positive cocci previously described […]
Comparison of Two Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Detecting Parasitic Diseases
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2008 April Volume 11, Issue 1, pages 56-62. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2008.11.1.56 Hye Ryoun Kim1, Mi Kyung Lee1, Sung Tae Hong2, Jong Yil Chai21Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine; 2Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Abstract Background: Serologic tests for […]
Pseudo-outbreak of Klebsiella oxytoca from Bronchial Washing Specimens
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2008 April Volume 11, Issue 1, pages 29-34. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2008.11.1.5 Ja Young Lee1, Jeong Hwan Shin1,2, Hyun-Kyung Lee3, Seong-Mi Yu5, Eun Hee Park6, Hee Ryune Lee1, Jae Hyen Kim1, Hye Ran Kim1, Chi Sook Moon3, Young Jae Kim4, Jeong Nyeo Lee1,21Department of Laboratory Medicine, 2Paik Institute […]
Distribution and Clinical Characteristics of Fungal Species Isolated from Blood Cultures over a 7-year Period at a Tertiary-care Hospital
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2008 April Volume 11, Issue 1, pages 49-55. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2008.11.1.49 Hee-Young Yang, Hee-Joo Lee, Jin-Tae Suh Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Abstract Background: Fungemia has increased over the past decade and is an important cause of significant morbidity and […]
Comparison of Anti-mycobacterial Drug Susceptibility Test Results by Institutes and Methods
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2008 April Volume 11, Issue 1, pages 43-48. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2008.11.1.43 Seung Hwan Oh1,2, Young Jin Kim1, Seung Kyu Park2, Sang Hyun Hwang1, Hyung Hoi Kim1, Eun Yup Lee1, Chulhun L. Chang1,31Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan; 2National Masan Hospital, Masan; 3Korean […]
Distribution and Clinical Significance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Identified by High Performance Liquid Chromatography in Clinical Specimens
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2008 April Volume 11, Issue 1, pages 34-42. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2008.11.1.34 Joseph Jeong, Sung-Ryul Kim, Chulhun L. Chang1, Seon Ho LeeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan; 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea Abstract Background: Infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria […]
Clinical Usefulness of Real-time PCR and Amplicor MTB PCR Assays for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2008 April Volume 11, Issue 1, pages 29-33. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2008.11.1.29 Chae Lim Jung, Mi Kyung Kim, Dong Chun Seo, Mi Ae Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea Abstract Background: PCR assay has provided a mean of more […]
Evaluation of the Vitek 2 Korean Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Cards AST N056 and AST N055
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2008 April Volume 11, Issue 1, pages 23-28. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2008.11.1.23 So Youn Shin, Sun Hoe Koo, Kye Chul Kwon, Jong Woo Park, Chi Seon Ko, Jung Hoon Song, Ji Youn Sung Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea Abstract Background: The recently issued […]