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

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Weeks in Review

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Indexed in KCI, KoreaMed, Synapse, DOAJ
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pISSN 2288-0585 eISSN 2288-6850

Table 1. Primer sequences for the carbapenemase genotyping

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:45-53. Evaluation of Two Commercial Kits for Rapid Detection and Typing of Carbapenemase in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Download table Primer target Sequence (5′ to 3′) References KPC 5′-GGC AGT CGG AGA CAA AAC C-3′ [13]   5′-CCC TCG AGC GCG AGT CTA-3′   NDM 5′-ACC GCC TGG ACC GAT GAC CA-3′ [14]   […]

Table 3. Summary of results (ELISA)

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:31-43. Safety and Effectiveness of Cytomegalovirus Specific Antigen Induced Interferon-Gamma ELISPOT/ELISA: A Systematic Review Download table Study F/U Peptide/Cut-off Odds ratio/Hazard ratio Diagnostic accuracy Level of evidence 95% CI P-value Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) Prediction of prognosis Fernandez-Ruiz (2020)*[26] 12 M < 0.1 – – 0.83 (0.70 – 0.92) 0.34 […]

Table 2. Summary of results (ELISPOT)

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:31-43. Safety and Effectiveness of Cytomegalovirus Specific Antigen Induced Interferon-Gamma ELISPOT/ELISA: A Systematic Review Download table Study F/U Peptide/Cut-off Odds ratio/Hazard ratio   Diagnostic accuracy Level of evidence 95% CI P-value Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) Prediction of prognosis Lee (2017)*[17] 12 M IE-1 > 128 spot/2 × 105 – – […]

Table 1. Study characteristics of included studies

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:31-43. Safety and Effectiveness of Cytomegalovirus Specific Antigen Induced Interferon-Gamma ELISPOT/ELISA: A Systematic Review Download table Study design Author (year) Ethnicity Type of transplant (No.) Index test (Cut-off) Reference test Level of evidence Cohort Kumar (2019)[15] Caucasian Kidney (368) ELISPOT PCR 2+ Cohort Jarque (2018)[14] Caucasian Kidney (96) ELISPOT Serology, PCR 2+ […]

Fig. 1. Flow chart of literature selection process.

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:31-43. Safety and Effectiveness of Cytomegalovirus Specific Antigen Induced Interferon-Gamma ELISPOT/ELISA: A Systematic Review Download image Abbreviations: ELISPOT, enzyme-linked immunospot; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Fig. 1. (A) Number of positive cases according to the respiratory virus panel testing results of the institution, (B) Number of patients with acute respiratory viral infection as per the nationwide surveillance system (NSS) in South Korea, and (C) Comparison of the number of patients with other respiratory viruses and influenza (7th‒14th week) based on 3 year data retrieved from NSS. Dotted rectangles highlight 7th‒14th week of each year. “Other respiratory viruses” comprise adenovirus, bocavirus, coronavirus, metapneumovirus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and rhinovirus.

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:27-29. The Impact of Social Distancing on the Transmission of Acute Respiratory Viruses during the COVID-19 Pandemic Download image

Table 3. Risk factors for recurrent urinary tract infections by E. coli by multivariate analysis

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:11-20. Risk Factors Associated with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Escherichia coli Download table Risk factor* OR (95% CI) P-value Healthcare-associated 03.731 (1.190-11.698) 0.0239 E. coli bacteremia 02.580 (1.072-6.209) 0.0344 Persistence after 7 days 13.792 (2.603-73.063) 0.0020 *Statistical significances were maintained after the adjustment for sex, underlying disease (hemiplegia), acquisition sites, […]