Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolated from Respiratory Specimens during Recent Two Years: Distribution and Clinical Significance
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2012 September, Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 98-103. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2012.15.3.98 Min Kyoung Lee1, Yiel Hea Seo2, Ji Hoon Jeong2, Pil Whan Park2, Kyung Hee Kim2, Jeong Yeal Ahn2, Jin Yong Kim3, Jeong Woong Park31School of Medicine, Gachon University School of Medicine, Departments of 2Laboratory Medicine, 3Internal […]
Epidemiologic Characteristics of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Korea, 1995-2010: Microbiological Diagnosis versus Clinical Diagnosis
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2012 September, Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 92-97. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2012.15.3.92 Kyoung-Jin Park, Kyung Sun Park, Nam Yong Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Abstract Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the […]
Evaluation of a ChromID C. difficile Agar for the Isolation of Clostridium difficile
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2012 September, Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 88-91. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2012.15.3.88 Ji-Sook Yim, Seock-Mi Hwang, Myungsook Kim, Hee-Joung Lim, Saeam Shin, Hae-Sun Chung, Heejung Kim, Kyungwon Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Abstract Background: Clostridium […]
Basic Concepts of Bacterial Taxonomy
PDF Review article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2012 September, Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 79-87. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2012.15.3.79 Young Sook Kim1, Sook-Jin Jang2Departments of 1Radiology, and 2Laboratory Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea Abstract The three components of taxonomy are classification, nomenclature and identification. Traditionally, bacterial classification and identification were performed based […]
Laboratory Experience in Phenotypic and Molecular Identification of Blastomyces dermatitidis First Isolated in Korea
PDF Case report Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2012 September, Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 114-116. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2012.15.3.114 Kyung Sun Park, Chang-Seok Ki, Nam Yong Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Abstract Blastomycosis, endemic in North America, has been hardly reported in Korea. We describe laboratory […]
A Case of Bacteremia Due to Microbacterium oleivorans Identified by 16S rRNA Sequencing Analysis
PDF Case report Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2012 September, Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 110-113. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2012.15.3.110 Bo Hyun Kim, Mi-Kyung Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Abstract Microbacterium oleivorans is a gram-positive, coryneform rod bacterium. The pathogenic potential of the Microbacterium species has recently been reported […]
Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Candida Species in Affirm VPIII, Papanicolaou Smear Test and Gram Stain
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2012 September, Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 104-109. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2012.15.3.104 Kye Hyun Kim1, Tae-Hyoung Kim2, Jun Hyung Lee3, Tae Jin Lee4, Mi-Kyung Lee31Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Departments of 2Urology, 3Laboratory Medicine, and 4Pathology, Chung-Ang University College of […]