Table 1. Demographic data of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine groups
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:85-95. Antibody detection in healthcare workers after vaccination with two doses of the BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1 vaccine Download table Demographic data Pfizer BNT162b2 AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 Sex Male Female Total Male Female Total 41 (33.9) 80 (66.1) 121 (100.0) 38 (32.5) 79 (67.5) 117 (100.0) Age (yr) […]
Table 2. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of 23 C. striatum isolates
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:79-84. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and clinical characteristics of Corynebacterium striatum cases from 2018 to 2021 Download table Isolates Minimum inhibitory concentration (ug/mL) and interpretation Penicillin G Cefotaxime Meropenem Erythromycin Ciprofloxacin Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole Vancomycin 1 > 32 R NT > 32 R 64 R NT > 32 R 0.75 S 2 1 S NT […]
Table 1. Clinical features and outcome of C. striatum cases between 2018 and 2021
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:79-84. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and clinical characteristics of Corynebacterium striatum cases from 2018 to 2021 Download table Demographic data Pfizer BNT162b2 AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 Sex Male Female Total Male Female Total 41 (33.9) 80 (66.1) 121 (100.0) 38 (32.5) 79 (67.5) 117 (100.0) Age (yr) 20 – 29 5 (12.2) 19 (23.8) 24 […]
Table 1. Distribution of Exdia Ag test result according to cycle threshold (Ct) values of Real-Q assay (RdRp gene)
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:73-78. On-field evaluation of exdia COVID-19 antigen point-of-care testing in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic Download table Ct value of Real-Q assay (RdRp gene) Exdia Ag result Positive No. (%) Negative No. (%) ≤ 15 (n = 59) 58 (98.3) 1 (1.7) 15 < Ct ≤ 20 (n = 41) […]
Table 1. New meropenem-vaborbactam breakpoints in Enterobacterales, P.aeruginosa
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:67-72. EUCAST v.12.0 review focused on changes Download table Organism Breakpoint S ≥ R < ATU Enterobacterales Zone diameter (mm) 20 29 15-19 P. aeruginosa 14 14 – Abbreviations: S, susceptible; R, resistance; ATU, area of technical uncertainly.
Table 2. New EUCAST v.12.0 clinical breakpoint organism-antimicrobial agent for anaerobic bacteria
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:67-72. EUCAST v.12.0 review focused on changes Download table Organism Antimicrobial agent Bacteroides spp. Piperacillin-tazobactam, Meropenem, Clindamycin, Metronidazole Prevotella spp. Benzylpenicillin, Piperacillin-tazobactam, Meropenem, Clindamycin, Metronidazole F. necrophorum Benzylpenicillin, Piperacillin-tazobactam, Meropenem, Clindamycin, Metronidazole C. perfringens Benzylpenicillin, Piperacillin-tazobactam, Meropenem, Vancomycin, Clindamycin, Metronidazole C. acnes Benzylpenicillin, Piperacillin-tazobactam, Meropenem, Vancomycin, Clindamycin C. difficile Vancomycin, Metronidazole, Fidaxomicin […]
Table 3. Revised EUCAST v.12.0 clinical breakpoints
Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:67-72. EUCAST v.12.0 review focused on changes Download table (A) Disk diffusion method: revised zone diameter breakpoints (mm), ATU Organism Antimicrobial agent S ≥ R < ATU P. aeruginosa Meropenem (indications other than meningitis) 20 14 – Meropenem (meningitis) 20 20 Pseudomonasspp. Levofloxacin 50 18 S. epidermidisand S.lugdunensis Cefoxitin (screen only) 27 […]
Laboratory indicators for convalescence in SARS-CoV-2 positive cases with high Ct value
Letter to the editor Rae Na, Kuenyoul Park, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim Departments of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Na Kim, E-mail: mnkim@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25(3):103-107. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2022.25.3.6Received on 4 July 2022, Revised on 31 August 2022, Accepted on 31 August 2022, Published on […]
The first case of bacteremia caused by Bordetella hinzii in Korea
Case report Joonsang Yu, Sihwan Kim, Kyu-Hwa Hur, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Na Kim, E-mail: mnkim@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25(3):97-102. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2022.25.3.5Received on 25 January 2022, Revised on 1 May 2022, Accepted on 17 May 2022, Published on […]
Antibody detection in healthcare workers after vaccination with two doses of the BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1 vaccine
Original article Kyoung Ho Roh1, Heun Choi2, HeeKyoung Choi2, Miseon Yoon3, Jongha Yoo1, Yoonseon Park4 Department of 1Laboratory Medicine, 2Infectious Diseases, 3Infection Control Center, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 4Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea Corresponding to Yoonseon Park, E-mail: yoonseony@gmail.com […]