Rapid Diagnosis of Mycobacterium abscessus Bacteremia Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
Case report PDF Eun Jeong Won*, Yong Jun Choi*, Soo Hyun Kim, Jong Hee Shin Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea Corresponding to Jong Hee Shin, E-mail: shinjh@chonnam.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2016;19(3):77-81. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2016.19.3.77Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Mycobacterium abscessus was isolated from cultures of seven blood samples […]
Effects of Blood Volume Monitoring on the Rate of Positive Blood Cultures from the Emergency Room
Original article PDF Min-Kyung So1, Hae-Sun Chung1, Chung-Jong Kim2, Hee Jung Choi2, Miae Lee1 Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Miae Lee, E-mail: miae@ewha.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2016;19(3):70-76. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2016.19.3.70Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Blood cultures are essential in diagnosing and treating […]
Application of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry to Screen the Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing ST131 Escherichia coli Strains
Original article PDF Young Ah Kim1, Dongeun Yong2, Yong Ha In3, Hyung Soon Park3, Kyungwon Lee2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 3R&D Center, ASTA Inc, Suwon, Korea Corresponding to Dongeun Yong, E-mail: deyong@yuhs.ac Ann […]
Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance of RAPIDEC CARBA NP Test for Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae
Original article PDF Wonkeun Song1, Gilsung Yoo2, Gyu Yul Hwang2, Young Uh2 1Department 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 Corresponding to Young Uh, E-mail: u931018@yonsei.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2016;19(3):59-64. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2016.19.3.59Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. […]