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

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) […]

Molecular Detection of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates

Original article PDF Chang-Ki Kim1,3, Byung Soo Lee1, Myung Joon Choi1, Hee Jin Kim1, Kyungwon Lee2,3 1Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, 3Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Kyungwon Lee, E-mail: leekcp@yuhs.ac Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(3):80-85. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.3.80Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: […]

Intestinal Microflora and Atopy Development in Infants during the First Nine Months

Original article PDF Jae-Seok Kim1, Tae-Jung Sung2, Hong Kyu Park2, Ji Young Park1, Hyoun Chan Cho1, Il Tae Hwang2, Hae-Ran Lee2 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Pediatrics, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Hae-Ran Lee, E-mail: drran@hallym.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(3):73-79. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.3.73Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The intestinal microflora […]