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

Nationwide Survey of Blood Culture Protocol in Clinical Microbiology Laboratories in Korea

Original article PDF Young Ah Kim1, Dokyun Kim2, Dongeun Yong2, 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, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Dongeun Yong, E-mail: deyong@yuhs.ac Ann Clin Microbiol 2016;19(4):97-104. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2016.19.4.97Copyright © Korean Society of […]

Molecular Typing and Resistance Profiles of Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in Korea: Results from a National Surveillance Study, 2007-2013

Original article PDF Jung Wook Kim, Gi Su Kang, Jae Il Yoo, Hwa Su Kim, Yeong Seon Lee, Jae-Yon Yu, Kwang-Jun Lee, Chan Park, Il-Hwan Kim Division of Antimicrobial Resistance, Korea National Research Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea Corresponding to Il-Hwan Kim, E-mail: ilhwan98@korea.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2016;19(4):88-96. […]

Carbapenem Inactivation Method: Accurate Detection and Easy Interpretation of Carbapenemase Production in Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas spp.

Original article PDF Wonkeun Song, Han-Sung Kim, Jae-Seok Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Dong Hoon Shin, Saeam Shin, Min-Jeong Park Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Wonkeun Song, E-mail: swonkeun@hallym.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2016;19(4):83-87. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2016.19.4.83Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: We evaluated the carbapenem inactivation method […]

Taxonomic Identification of Bacillus Species Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

Original article PDF Won Seon Yu, Kyeong Min Lee, Kyu Jam Hwang Pathogen Resource TF, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea Corresponding to Kyu Jam Hwang, E-mail: kyuhwang61@korea.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2016;19(4):110-120. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2016.19.4.110Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: In this […]

Prevalence of Bacteria in the Nationwide Survey of Stool Culture Performed in 2015, Korea

Original article PDF Won-Hee Choi1*, Jung-Hyun Byun2*, Sunjoo Kim2 1Department of Nursing Science, Kyungsung University, Busan, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2016;19(4):105-109. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2016.19.4.105Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The spectrum of […]