Annals of Clinical Microbiology, The official Journal of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology

Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Epidemiologic Characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated from Korea in 2013

PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2013 December, Volume 16, Issue 4, pages 182-187. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.4.182 Hyo Jin Kim1, Younghee Seo1, Wan Hee Kim1, Yangsoon Lee1, Hyukmin Lee2, Kyungwon Lee1, Yunsop ChongDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, 1Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Kwandong University College of Medicine, Incheon, […]

The Prevalence and Characteristics of Bacteria Causing Acute Diarrhea in Korea, 2012

PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2013 December, Volume 16, Issue 4, pages 174-181. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.4.174 Nan-Ok Kim1, Injun Cha1, Jae-Seok Kim2, Gyung Tae Chung1, Yeon-Ho Kang1, Sahyun Hong11Division of Enteric Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, KCDC, Cheongwon, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Abstract Background: […]

Effect of Sodium Citrate on Growth of Bacteria in Blood Culture

PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2013 December, Volume 16, Issue 4, pages 168-173. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.4.168 Dong-Hyun Lee1, Eun-Ha Koh1, Sae-Rom Choi1, Sunjoo Kim1, Dong Hoon Kim2, Nam Yong Lee3Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Emergency Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung […]

The Human Microbiome Project: Beginning and Future Status

PDF Review article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2013 December, Volume 16, Issue 4, pages 162-167. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.4.162 Patrick R. Murray BD Diagnostic Systems, Sparks, Maryland USA Abstract In 1884 Robert Koch and Friedrich Loeffler published Koch’s Postulates defining our historical understanding of the relationship between an organism and infection: one organism: one disease. […]

Development of Blood Culture and Quality Improvement

PDF Review article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2013 December, Volume 16, Issue 4, pages 153-161. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.4.153 Sunjoo Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea Abstract Sepsis is a common and critical illness diagnosed via blood culture. Although a continuous blood culture […]

Epidemiological Characterization of Respiratory Viruses Detected from Acute Respiratory Patients in Seoul

PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2013 December, Volume 16, Issue 4, pages 188-195. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.4.188 Heejin Ham1,2, Jungim Jang1, Sungsun Choi1, Seah Oh1, Sukju Jo1, Sungmin Choi1, Sonil Pak21Seoul Metropolitan Government Institute of Public Health & Environment, Gwacheon 2Kangwon National University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea Abstract Background: Viruses that […]

Erratum: Comparison of the BACTEC Peds Plus Pediatric Blood Culture Bottle to the BacT/Alert PF Pediatric Blood Culture Bottle for Culturing Blood from Pediatric Patients

PDF Erratum Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2013 September, Volume 16, Issue 3, pages 126-130. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.3.152 Kon-Hee Lee1, Wonkeun Song2, Min-Jeong Park2, Jeongwon Hyun2, Hyun Soo Kim2, Kyu Man Lee2Departments of 1Pediatrics, 2Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea There was an error in the English abstract, which has been corrected […]

Analysis of JSCM General Meeting Program during the Last Three Years

PDF Meeting report Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2013 September, Volume 16, Issue 3, pages 149-151. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.3.149 Sunjoo Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea Abstract Several members of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology (KSCM) have attended general meetings of the Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology […]

Urinary Isolates and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Urine Collected from Patients Admitted into Primary-Care Hospital in Shiheung District

PDF Case report Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2013 September, Volume 16, Issue 3, pages 145-148. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.3.145 Jeongsook Yoon Hyundae Medical Clinic Research Center, Seongnam, Korea Abstract Urinary isolates and antimicrobial resistance of a primary hospital representing community were analyzed. The β-lactam and aminoglycoside resistances of E. coli and P. aeruginosa were lower […]

Evaluation of the Xpert Flu for the Detection of Influenza A Virus and Influenza A/H1N1/2009 Strain

PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2013 September, Volume 16, Issue 3, pages 140-144. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.3.140 Ji Yeon Sohn1*, Kyung Sun Park1*, Ji-Youn Kim2, Chang-Seok Ki1, Nam Yong Lee11Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 2Center for Clinical Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea […]