Causes and Clinical Relevance of Inconclusive SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Test Results
Original article Aram Kim, Heerah Lee, Kyu-Hwa Hur, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Na Kim, E-mail: mnkim@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(4):191-199. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.4Received on 23 August 2020, Revised on 28 Septenber 2020, Accepted on 13 October 2020, Published on 20 […]
The Trend of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Korean Hospitals with the Analysis of Nationwide Sample Cohort
Original article Kang Ju Son1,2, Young Ah Kim3, Yoon Soo Park4 1Department of Research and Analysis, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 2Department of Biostatistics and Computing, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 4Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea […]
Cross-Correlation Analysis of the Incidence of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms with Hand Hygiene Compliance and Effectiveness of Alcohol-Gel Hand Hygiene Practice
Original article Eun-Hwa Baek1, Se-Eun Kim1, Da-Hye Kim1, Sunjoo Kim2,3 1Infection Control Team, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, 3Institute of Health Science Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(4):173-179. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.2Received on 21 February 2020, Revised on 16 April 2020, Accepted on 16 […]
Experience at Department of Laboratory Medicine during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Daegu
Editorial Sunggyun Park1, Do-Hoon Kim1, Won-Mok Lee1, Jung-Sook Ha1, Dong-Seok Jeon1, Jae-Hee Lee2, Namhee Ryoo1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 2Daegu Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Namhee Ryoo, E-mail: nhryoo@dsmc.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(4):165-171. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.1Received on 15 July 2020, Revised on 22 August 2020, Accepted on 21 September 2020, Published […]
A Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Cerebral Hemorrhage Caused by Rothia mucilaginosa
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2020 December, Volume 23, Issue 4, pages 211-216. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.6 Yeo-Jin Song1*, Bongyoung Kim1*, Young-eun Kim2, Yangsoon Lee2, Hyunjoo Pai11Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Abstract Rothia spp. are aerobic, gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Micrococcaceae, […]
Evaluating the Use of Distilled Water for Washing Sodium Hydroxide in Mycobacterial Culture
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2020 December, Volume 23, Issue 4, pages 201-210. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.5 Hae-Gyeong Baek1, Hyun-Mi Ko2, Myung-Hee Lee11Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, 2Dental Science Research Institute, Department of Oral Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. Abstract Background: Respiratory specimens subjected to mycobacterial […]
Causes and Clinical Relevance of Inconclusive SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Test Results
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2020 December, Volume 23, Issue 4, pages 191-199. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.4 Aram Kim, Heerah Lee, Kyu Wha Hur, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Abstract Background: Inconclusive SARS-CoV-2 real-time reverse transcription-PCR (rRT-PCR) test results, […]
The Trend of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Korean Hospitals with the Analysis of Nationwide Sample Cohort
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2020 December, Volume 23, Issue 4, pages 181-189. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.3 Kang Ju Son1,2, Young Ah Kim3, Yoon Soo Park41Department of Research and Analysis, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 2Department of Biostatistics and Computing, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health […]
Cross-Correlation Analysis of the Incidence of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms with Hand Hygiene Compliance and Effectiveness of Alcohol-Gel Hand Hygiene Practice
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2020 December, Volume 23, Issue 4, pages 173-179. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.2 Eun-Hwa Baek1, Se-Eun Kim1, Da-Hye Kim1, Sunjoo Kim2,31Infection Control Team, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, 3Institute of Health Science Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea Abstract Background: Multidrug- resistant organisms (MDRO) are […]
Experience at Department of Laboratory Medicine during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Daegu
PDF Original article Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2020 December, Volume 23, Issue 4, pages 165-171. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.1 Sunggyun Park1, Do-Hoon Kim1, Won-Mok Lee1, Jung-Sook Ha1, Dong-Seok Jeon1, Jae-Hee Lee2, Namhee Ryoo11Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 2Daegu Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea Abstract The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) […]