Central Venous Catheter-Related Microbacterium Bacteremia Identified by 16S ribosomal RNA Gene Sequencing
Case report PDF Chang-Jin Moon, Jong-Hee Shin, Eun-Sun Jeong, Seung-Jung Kee, Soo-Hyun Kim, Myung-Geun Shin, Soon-Pal Suh, Dong-Wook Ryang Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea Corresponding to Jong-Hee Shin, E-mail: shinjh@chonnam.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):97-101.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract We describe here a case of central venous […]
A Case of Streptococcus salivarius Meningitis in a Patient with Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea after Skull Base Fracture
Case report PDF Kyeong Seob Shin1, Dong Ik Shin2, Woo Sub Shim3, Byeong Cheol Rim4, Il Hun Bae5, Seung Young Lee5, Dong Hee Ryu6, Eun Jung Kim7, Bo Ra Son1 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Neurology, 3Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 4Neurosurgery, 5Radiology and 6Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, 7Department of Pathology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea Corresponding to Kyeong Seob […]
Pulmonary Fungal Ball of Pseudallescheria boydii Identified by LSU rDNA D2 Region Sequencing
Case report PDF Miyoung Kim, Mi-Hee Ahn, Ji Sang Kang, Hyun Lee, Sei-Ick Joo, Sung Sup Park, Eui-Chong Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Eui-Chong Kim, E-mail: euichong@snu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):87-91.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract We report a case of pulmonary fungal ball of Pseudallescheria […]
Septic Peripheral Embolism in Left Leg from Aggregatibacter aphrophilus Endocarditis
Case report PDF Ja Young Lee1, Si Hyun Kim1, Haeng Soon Jeong1, Seung Hwan Oh1, Hye Ran Kim1, Young Il Yang2,4, Yang Haeng Lee3, Jeong Nyeo Lee1,4, Jeong Hwan Shin1,4 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Pathology, 3Thoracic Surgery, 4Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea Corresponding to Jeong Hwan Shin, E-mail: jhsmile@inje.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol […]
A Case of Haemophilus parainfluenzae Endocarditis
Case report PDF Ji Hoon Huh, Sook Young Bae, Jang Su Kim, Kap No Lee, Chang Kyu Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Chang Kyu Lee, E-mail: cklee@korea.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):78-81.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract The HACEK group of bacteria (Haemophilus parainfluenzae, H. aphrophilus, H. paraphrophilus, Actinobacilus actinomycetemcomitans, […]
Evaluation of the Real-Q HCV Quantification Kit
Original article PDF Young-Sook Cho1, Young-Hoon Kim1, Kyung-Hee Lee1, Hye-Sun Jang1, Kyung-Ah Hwang1, Yoo-Li Kim2, Hyun-Young Chi1 1Samkwang Medical Laboratories, 2Biosewoom Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Hyun-Young Chi, E-mail: chumgang@smlab.co.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):72-77.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA quantification is necessary for predicting […]
Comparison of Two Sputum Processing Methods for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Culture and PCR: Universal Sample Processing (USP) and NALC-NaOH Methods
Original article PDF Hyeong-Kee Yun1, Soo-Hyun Kim1, Duck Cho1, Seung-Jung Kee1, Myung-Geun Shin1, Jong-Hee Shin1,2, Soon-Pal Suh1, Dong-Wook Ryang1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and 2Clinical Trial Center, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Corresponding to Soo-Hyun Kim, E-mail: alpinboy@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):67-71.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: […]
Frequency and Clinical Characteristics of Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Original article PDF Sung Ju Kim1, Ohgun Kwon1, Young Uh1, Gyu Yul Hwang1, Ih Ho Jang1, Kap Jun Yoon1, Hyo Youl Kim2 Departments of 1 Laboratory Medicine and 2 Infectious Diseases, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea Corresponding to Young Uh, E-mail: u931018@yonsei.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):62-66.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Staphylococcus saprophyticus is the […]
Aminoglycoside Resistance in Gram-negative Bacilli
Review article PDF Yeon-Joon Park Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Yeon-Joon Park, E-mail: yjpk@catholic.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2009;12(2):57-61.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Aminoglycosides are one of the clinically relevant antibiotics. They kill bacteria by binding to bacterial 30S subunit of ribosome. […]