Clinical Usefulness of Real-time PCR and Amplicor MTB PCR Assays for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
Original article PDF 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 Corresponding to Mi Ae Lee, E-mail: miae@ewha.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(1):29-33.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: PCR assay has provided a mean of […]
Evaluation of the Vitek 2 Korean Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Cards AST N056 and AST N055
Original article PDF 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 Corresponding to Kye Chul Kwon, E-mail: kckwon@cnu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(1):23-28.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The recently […]
Evaluation of MicroScan MICroSTREP Plus Antimicrobial Susceptibility Panel for Testing Streptococcus pneumoniae
Original article PDF Han-Sung Kim1,2, Jae-Seok Kim1, Chae-Ok Ha2, Wonkeun Song1, Kyu Man Lee1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea Corresponding to Jae-Seok Kim, E-mail: jaeseok@hallym.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(1):18-22.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The MicroScan […]
Characteristics of Microorganisms Isolated from Blood Cultures at a University Hospital Located in an Island Region During 2003∼2007
Original article PDF Sung Ha Kang, Young Ree Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Cheju National University, Jeju, Korea Corresponding to Young Ree Kim, E-mail: namu8790@empal.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(1):11-17.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The referral hospital is somewhat isolated from the mainland due to its island status; thus, […]
Microbiological Characteristics of Throat Cultures from School Children in Jinju, 2006
Original article PDF Eun-Ha Koh, Sunjoo Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2008;11(1):1-4.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Group A streptococci (GAS) are the most common cause of pharyngitis in children. The […]