Table 2. Reported cases of infective endocarditis with intracranial complications
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:211-216. A Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Cerebral Hemorrhage Caused by Rothia mucilaginosa Download table Author Year Age/Sex Risk factors Pathogen Antibiotic therapy Intracranial complications Outcome Issacson et al.[Am J Med 1988; 84: 352-4] 1988 27/F Bicuspid aortic valvePeriodontal abscess R.dentocariosa Penicillin + Gentamicin Brain abscess Cure(No sequelae) Shands et al.[Am […]
Table 1. Antibiotic susceptibility of Rothia mucilaginosa
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:211-216. A Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Cerebral Hemorrhage Caused by Rothia mucilaginosa Download table Antibiotics Susceptibility* Inhibition zone diameter (mm) Minimal inhibitory concentration (μg/mL) Penicillin S 46 – Ampicillin-sulbactam S 45 – Clindamycin R 11 – Erythromycin S 42 – Rifampin S 43 – Tetracycline S 34 – Levofloxacin S […]
Fig. 3. Changes of pH after washing pretreatment agent with PBS or DW and after inoculation of the specimenin MGIT. (A) pH of PBS and DW, (B) pH of the specimen after pretreatment and washing, (C) pH of the MGIT after inoculation of the specimen. MGIT, mycobacterium growth indicator tube; PBS, phosphate buffered solution; DW, distilled water.
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:201-210. Evaluating the Use of Distilled Water for Washing Sodium Hydroxide in Mycobacterial Culture Download image
Fig. 2. Annual change in the proportion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis compiex (MTBC) vs non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolated in patients.
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:201-210. Evaluating the Use of Distilled Water for Washing Sodium Hydroxide in Mycobacterial Culture Download image
Fig. 1. The number of Mycobacterium tuberculosis compiex (MTBC) and nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) cultured in Ogawa (A) and MGIT (B) medium. MGIT, mycobacterium growth indicator tube; PBS, phosphate buffered solution; DW, distilled water.
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:201-210. Evaluating the Use of Distilled Water for Washing Sodium Hydroxide in Mycobacterial Culture Download image
Table 3. PCR results of specimen processed by PBS and DW
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:201-210. Evaluating the Use of Distilled Water for Washing Sodium Hydroxide in Mycobacterial Culture Download table Washing solution No.of specimen No. (%) of positive PCR for MTBC NTM Mycobacteria PBS 3,080 130 (4.2) 38 (1.2) 168 (5.4) DW 3,131 162 (5.2) 60 (1.9) 222 (7.1) Abbreviations: PCR, polymerase chain reaction; MTBC, Mycobacterium tuberculosis […]
Table 2. Comparison of MGIT 960 system and Ogawa medium results by PBS and DW
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:201-210. Evaluating the Use of Distilled Water for Washing Sodium Hydroxide in Mycobacterial Culture Download table Washing solution No. (%) of positive culture for Total MGIT MGIT only Ogawa Ogawa only PBS 1,843 (100) 1,808 (98.1) 1,002 (54.4) 1,841 (45.6) 35 (1.9) DW 2,095 (100) 2,054 (98.0) 1,973 (46.4) 1,122 (53.6) 41 (2.0) […]
Table 1. Mycobacteria culture results of specimen processed by PBS and DW
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:201-210. Evaluating the Use of Distilled Water for Washing Sodium Hydroxide in Mycobacterial Culture Download table Washing solution No. of specimen No. (%) of positive culture for No. (%) of contamination* All MTBC NTM PBS 14,532 1,843 (12.7) 684 (4.7) 1,159 (8.0) 907/14,023 (6.5) DW 14,291 2,095 (14.7) 754 (5.3) 1,341 (9.4) 563/13,794 […]
Table 3. Comparison of frequency and Ct and peak value of amplification curves of positive target genes in inconclusive results between COVID-19 cases and non-COVID-19 cases
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:191-199. Causes and Clinical Relevance of Inconclusive SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time Reverse TranscriptionPCR Test Results Download table Target gene COVID-19 cases Non-COVID-19 cases No. (%) No. (%) of Ct ≥ 33 Ct, M ± SD Peak RFU, M ± SD No. (%) No. (%) of Ct ≥ 33 Ct, M ± SD […]
Table 2. Lot number of tested kits and results of retesting of samples in non-COVID-19 patients displaying inconclusive results
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:191-199. Causes and Clinical Relevance of Inconclusive SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time Reverse TranscriptionPCR Test Results Download table Lot No. Period of use No. of inconclusive result / No. of tests (%) Result of retest Ct values of E gene* RP4520C12 2020.03.01. – 2020.03.13. 0 / 3944 (0) All negative 19.98 ± 0.45 RP4520C15 2020.03.12. […]