Identification of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae by DNA Sequencing in a Culture-Negative Intra-Abdominal Abscess
Case report PDF Hee Jae Huh1, Hyun-Young Kim1, Young Eun Ha2, Chang-Seok Ki1, Nam Yong Lee1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Nam Yong Lee, E-mail: micro.lee@samsung.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(4):132-135. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.4.132Copyright © Korean Society of […]
Eggerthella lenta Bacteremia after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in an End-Stage Renal Disease Patient
Case report PDF Jaehyeon Lee1,3, Yong Gon Cho1,2,3, Dal Sik Kim1,3, Hye Soo Lee1,2,3 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, 2Chonbuk National University Hospital Regional Center for National Culture Collection for Pathogens, 3Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea Corresponding to […]
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis with Septicemia with Providencia rettgeri and Clostridium perfringens
Case report PDF Sung Kuk Hong1, Sue Shin2,3, Jong-Hyun Yoon2,3, Eui-Chong Kim3 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Boramae Hospital, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Sue Shin, E-mail: jeannie@snu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(4):123-127. […]
Performance Evaluation of Anyplex Plus MTB/NTM and MDR-TB Detection Kit for Detection of Mycobacteria and for Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Susceptibility Test
Original article PDF Jun Hyung Lee, Bo Hyun Kim, 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 2014;17(4):115-122. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.4.115Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The Anyplex plus MTB/NTM and MDR-TB Detection kits (Seegene, Korea) a real-time PCR assays […]
The Evaluation of Recovery Rate of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Two Bacterial Transport Swab Systems and Prevalence of Co-Infection after Delayed Transport
Original article PDF Hyunmin Koo1, Younghee Seo1, Yangsoon Lee1, Hyukmin Lee2, Dongeun Yong1, Seok Hoon Jeong1, Kyungwon Lee1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, 1Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea Corresponding to Hyukmin Lee, E-mail: hmlee.labmed@gmail.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(4):110-114. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.4.110Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: […]
Effect of Preincubation of Blood Culture Bottles in a BacT/Alert Unit Outside Laboratory Operating Hours on Detection Time
Original article PDF Jeong-Sook Kim1, Hanvit Seok2, Sunjoo Kim3 1Department of Nursing, Jinju Health College, Jinju, 2Medical Safety Division, Busan Regional Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Busan, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Health Science Institute, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(4):105-109. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.4.105Copyright […]
A Case of Pyogenic Spondylitis Due to Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
Case report PDF Kye-Hyung Kim1, Namhee Kim2, Kyung-Hwa Shin2, Shine Young Kim2, Chulhun L. Chang2, Jongyoun Yi2 Departments of 1Internal Medicine and 2Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea Corresponding to Jongyoun Yi, E-mail: csm410@naver.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(3):99-103. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.3.99Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, a normal component […]
Misidentification of Brevibacterium casei as Propionibacterium acnes Isolated from the Blood of a Patient with Malignant Lymphoma
Case report PDF Yu Jung Jung, Hee Jae Huh, Chang-Seok Ki, Nam Yong Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Nam Yong Lee, E-mail: micro.lee@samsung.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(3):95-98. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.3.95Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Brevibacterium spp. are Gram-positive, irregularly rod-shaped, […]
Group B Streptococcal Toxic Shock-like Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Case report PDF Bo Ra Son, Kyeong Seob Shin Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea Corresponding to Kyeong Seob Shin, E-mail: ksshin@chungbuk.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(3):91-94. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.3.91Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Toxic shock syndrome is an acute and febrile illness that rapidly progress to shock and […]
Detection of Respiratory Viruses and Atypical Bacterial Pathogens in Infants with Acute Respiratory Infections Using Multiplex PCR
Research note PDF Soo Jin Yoo, Jeong-U Han, Bo-Moon Shin Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Bo-Moon Shin, E-mail: bmshin@unitel.co.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(3):86-90. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.3.86Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Multiplex PCR of nasopharyngeal aspirates detected viruses and atypical bacteria in 75.3% (219/291) […]