Low-Colony Counts of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Clinical Significance Analysis
Original article PDF Ki Ho Hong1, Se-Ick Joo1, Eui-Chong Kim1, Sue Shin2, Eun Youn Roh2, Jong Hyun Yoon2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Jong Hyun Yoon, E-mail: slice@paran.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2012;15(1):9-13. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.1.9Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. […]
Comparison of Chlorhexidine-Alcohol and Povidone-Iodine for Skin Antisepsis and the Effect of Increased Blood Volume in Blood Culture
Original article PDF Hyekyung Kang1, Seong Chun Kim2, Sunjoo Kim3 1Department of Pharmacy, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Departments of 2Emergency Medicine, and 3Laboratory 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 2012;15(1):37-42. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.1.37Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: […]
Frequency of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibodies in Children Living on Jeju Island
Original article PDF Kyutaeg Lee1, Woo Jin Kim1, Dong Lyul Kim1, Jae Hyang Kim1, Moo Sang Chong2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, 2Department of Clinical Pathology, Cheju Halla College, Jeju-do, Korea Corresponding to Kyutaeg Lee, E-mail: cornerstone@paran.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2012;15(1):32-36. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.1.32Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Mycoplasma pneumoniae […]
Direct Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Blood Cultures Using Three Non-Molecular Methods: PBP2a Latex Agglutination, PBP2a Rapid Immunochromatographic Assay and MRSA-Chromogenic Medium
Original article PDF Seung Bok Hong1, Bo Ra Son2, Kyeong Seob Shin2,3 1Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Juseong University, Cheongwon, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, 3BK 21 Chungbuk Biomedical Science Center, College of Medicine Chungbuk National University, Cheong-Ju, Korea Corresponding to Kyeong Seob Shin, E-mail: ksshin@chungbuk.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2012;15(1):27-31. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.1.27Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical […]
Clinical Features Associated with Blood Cultures According to the Use of Antimicrobial Agents Prior to Blood Collection
Original article PDF Hyekyung Kang1, Sunjoo Kim2 1Department of Pharmacy, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2012;15(1):21-26. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.1.21Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Previous antibiotic exposure may inhibit […]
A Korean Nationwide Surveillance Study for Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Isolated in Humans and Food Animals from 2006 to 2008: Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase, Plasmid-Mediated AmpC β-Lactamase, and Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance qnr Genes
Original article PDF Hae-Sun Chung1, Hyukmin Lee2, Yangsoon Lee1, Dongeun Yong1, Seok Hoon Jeong1, Bok-Kwon Lee3, Suk-Chan Jung4, Suk-Kyung Lim4, Kyungwon Le1, Yunsop Chong1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, 3Division of Enteric Bacterial Infections, […]
Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Review article PDF Il Kwon Bae, Seok Hoon Jeong, Kyungwon Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Seok Hoon Jeong, E-mail: kscpjsh@yuhs.ac Ann Clin Microbiol 2012;15(1):1-8. https://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.1.1Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp. in Korea exhibit […]