Rapid Diagnosis of Mycobacterium abscessus Bacteremia Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
PDF Case report Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2016 September, Volume 19, Issue 3, pages 77-81. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2016.19.3.77 Eun Jeong Won*, Yong Jun Choi*, Soo Hyun Kim, Jong Hee Shin Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea Abstract Mycobacterium abscessus was isolated from cultures of seven blood samples from a […]
Effects of Blood Volume Monitoring on the Rate of Positive Blood Cultures from the Emergency Room
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2016 September, Volume 19, Issue 3, pages 70-76. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2016.19.3.70 Min-Kyung So1, Hae-Sun Chung1, Chung-Jong Kim2, Hee Jung Choi2, Miae Lee1Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Abstract Background: Blood cultures are essential in diagnosing and treating sepsis. There […]
Application of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry to Screen the Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing ST131 Escherichia coli Strains
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2016 September, Volume 19, Issue 3, pages 65-69. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2016.19.3.65 Young Ah Kim1, Dongeun Yong2, Yong Ha In3, Hyung Soon Park3, Kyungwon Lee21Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College […]
Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance of RAPIDEC CARBA NP Test for Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2016 September, Volume 19, Issue 3, pages 59-64. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2016.19.3.59 Wonkeun Song1, Gilsung Yoo2, Gyu Yul Hwang2, Young Uh21Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea Abstract Background: […]