Active Surveillance for Multidrug-resistant Organisms
Review article PDF Sung Kuk Hong1, Taek Soo Kim1,2, Kyoung Un Park1,2, Jae-Seok Kim3, Eui-Chong Kim1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, 1Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, 3Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Kyoung Un Park, E-mail: m91w95@dreamwiz.com Ann Clin […]
A Case of Misidentification of Aspergillus versicolor Complex as Scopulariopsis Species Isolated from a Homograft
Case report PDF Hee Jae Huh1, Jang Ho Lee1, Kyung Sun Park1, Tae-Gook Jun2, I-Seok Kang3, Yae-Jean Kim3, Chang-Seok Ki1, Nam Yong Lee1 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, 2Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, and 3Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Nam Yong Lee, E-mail: micro.lee@ samsung.com Ann Clin […]
A Case Report of Mycobacterium abscessus Peritonitis in a Patient on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
Case report PDF Seon Joo Kang1, Heungsoo Kim2, Kyoung Un Park3, Young Ae Lim1, Wee Gyo Lee1 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Nephrology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea Corresponding to Wee Gyo Lee,, E-mail: weegyo@ajou.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2013;16(2):101-104. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.2.101Copyright © Korean Society of […]
A Multicentre Study about Pattern and Organisms Isolated in Follow-up Blood Cultures
Original article PDF Jeong Hwan Shin1, Eui Chong Kim2, Sunjoo Kim3, Eun-Ha Koh3, Dong-Hyun Lee3, Sun-Hoi Koo4, Ji-Hyun Cho5, Jae-Seok Kim6, Nam Hee Ryoo7 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, […]
Trends in Isolation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Enteropathogenic Bacteria in 2001-2010 at a Korean Tertiary Care Hospital
Original article PDF In Joo Cho1, Jisook Yim1, Yangsoon Lee1,2, Myung Sook Kim1, Youkyung Seo1, Hae-Sun Chung1, Dongeun Yong1, Seok Hoon Jeong1, Kyungwon Lee1, Yunsop Chong1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea Corresponding to […]
Microbial Contamination of Donated Umbilical Cord Blood
Original article PDF Jeong Su Park1,2,4, Sue Shin1,2,4, Jong Hyun Yoon1,2,4, Eun Youn Roh1,2,4, Ju Young Chang3, Eui-Chong Kim1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, 3Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, 4Seoul Metropolitan Government Public Cord Blood Bank, Seoul, Korea […]
Detection of 13 Enteric Bacteria and 5 Viruses Causing Acute Infectious Diarrhea Using Multiplex PCR from Direct Stool Specimens
Original article PDF Seungok Lee1, Yeon-Joon Park2, Hae Kyung Lee3, Soo-Young Kim4, Ja-Young Kim5, So-Young Lee6, Jin-Kyung Yoo2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Incehon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University School of Medicine, Incheon, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University School of Medicine, Seoul, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s […]
Genetic Characteristics and Relatedness of Imported Vibrio cholerae O1 Biotype El Tor in Korea
Original article PDF HyeonHee Kim1, Semi Jeon2, JunYoung Kim1, SeongHan Kim2, Deog-Yong Lee1 1Division of Enteric Diseases, 2Division of TB and Respiratory Diseases, Center for Infection Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, KCDC, Cheongwon, Korea Corresponding to Deog-Yong Lee, E-mail: leedy0610@korea.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2013;16(1):25-32. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.1.25Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Cholera […]
Comparison Cytomegalovirus Qualitative Assay Using Real-Time PCR and Conventional PCR
Original article PDF Seri Jeong1, Yoon Jung Kim1, Il Kwon Bae1, Moon Jung Kim2, Seok Hoon Jeong1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health Science, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea Corresponding to Seok Hoon Jeong, E-mail: kscpjsh@yuhs.ac Ann […]
The Increase of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Isolation in the Specimens from Respiratory System in Jeju
Original article PDF Min-su Oh, Jaechun Lee Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Corresponding to Jaechun Lee, E-mail: doc4u@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2013;16(1):13-18. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.1.13Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious disease of the lungs caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) designated by […]