The Value of Serum Procalcitonin Level for Differentiation between Contaminants and Pathogens in Bacteremia
Original article PDF Hei Kyung Jin1, Jae Yun Jang1, Young Uh1, Ohgun Kwon1, Kap Jun Yoon1, Hyo Youl Kim2, Young Keun 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 2011;14(1):7-12. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2011.14.1.7Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract […]
A Case of a 63-bp Deletion in the mpt64 Gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Which Showed False Negativity in the Immunochromatographic Assay
Case report PDF Chang Eun Yoon, Young Joon Hong, Jin Kyung Lee, Yoon Hwan Chang, Seok-Il Hong Department of Laboratory Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Seok-Il Hong, E-mail: hongsicp@kcch.re.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2011;14(1):36-38. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2011.14.1.36Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is discriminated from non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) […]
Clinical Implications of Multiplex PCR Detection of Fastidious Microorganisms in Vaginitis Patients
Original article PDF Nae Yu, Mi-Kyung Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Kyung Lee, E-mail: cpworld@cau.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2011;14(1):30-35. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2011.14.1.30Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Bacterial vaginitis (BV) and Trichomonas vaginitis are the most frequently recurring infectious diseases in women. Therefore, accurate tests […]
Comparison of Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute and European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Breakpoints for β-Lactams in Enterobacteriaceae Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases and/or Plasmid-Mediated AmpC β-Lactamases
Original article PDF Wonkeun Song, Min-Jeong Park, Han-Sung Kim, Jae-Seok Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Kyu Man Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Wonkeun Song, E-mail: swonkeun@hallym.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2011;14(1):24-29. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2011.14.1.24Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: In 2010, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute […]
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Mupirocin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Original article PDF A-jin Lee, Hun-Suk Suh, Chang-Ho Jeon, Sang-Gyung Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Hun-Suk Suh, E-mail: hssuh@cu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2011;14(1):18-23. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2011.14.1.18Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a known risk factor […]
Evaluation of Automated Blood Culture System for Body Fluids Culture Other Than Blood
Original article PDF Tae Yeal Choi1, Jung Oak Kang1, Hyun Joo Pai2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical School, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Tae Yeal Choi, E-mail: tychoi@hanyang.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2011;14(1):13-17. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2011.14.1.13Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: We investigated whether culture using an automated blood culture system enhances […]
Clinical Aspects of Bacterial Meningitis in Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture Positive Patients in a Tertiary Care University Hospital
Original article PDF Min Jin Kim1, Song Mi Moon2, Tae Sung Park1, Jin-Tae Suh1, Hee Joo Lee1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, 2Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Hee Joo Lee, E-mail: leehejo@khmc.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2011;14(1):1-6. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2011.14.1.1Copyright © […]