Fig. 1. Accurate identification rates for each combination of reagent kit and MALDI-TOF MS system at the species (A) and genus (B) levels. MALDI-TOF MS, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization timeof-flight mass spectrometry.
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Fig. 1. Phylogenetic analysis of the sequences of Blastocystis small subunit rDNA in this study. A phylogenetic tree was conducted using the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean clustering with 1,000 bootstrap replications using Geneious Prime (Biomatters Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand).
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Table 4. Six cases of polymicrobial infection have been directly identified
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:19-27. Evaluation of two commercial kits for rapid pathogen identification directly from positive blood cultures by matrix-associated laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry Case Gram stain MALDI Biotyper Sirius VITEK MS PRIME Conventional method 1st 2nd SepsiTyper SepsiPrep SepsiTyper SepsiPrep 1 (-) B (+) C, chain Enterobacter cloacae complex Enterobacter cloacae complex Enterobacter […]
Table 3. Accurate identification rates of monomicrobial and polymicrobial cases
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:19-27. Evaluation of two commercial kits for rapid pathogen identification directly from positive blood cultures by matrix-associated laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry Gram stain (n) MALDI Biotyper Sirius VITEK MS PRIME SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) Monomicrobial cases (44) […]
Table 2. Accurate identification rate according to Gram type among 44 monomicrobial isolates
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:19-27. Evaluation of two commercial kits for rapid pathogen identification directly from positive blood cultures by matrix-associated laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry Gram stain (n) MALDI Biotyper Sirius VITEK MS PRIME SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) Gram-negative (18) Species/Genus level 18 (100.0) 15 (83.3) 16 […]
Table 1. Accurate identification rates
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:19-27. Evaluation of two commercial kits for rapid pathogen identification directly from positive blood cultures by matrix-associated laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry Level (n = 50)* MALDI Biotyper Sirius VITEK MS PRIME SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) SepsiTyper No. (%) SepsiPrep No. (%) Species/Genus 45 (90.0) 35 (70.0) 38 (76.0) 32 […]
Table 1. Distribution of Blastocystis subtypes among the healthy volunteers enrolled in this study
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:11-17. Epidemiology and subtype distribution of Blastocystis among asymptomatic volunteers in Korea: a multicenter study Collection center (Region) Tested number No. (%) of positive specimens Subtotal ST1 ST3 A (Jeollanam-do) 100 9 (9.0) 4 (44.4) 5 (55.6) B (Gyeongsangnam-do) 100 12 (12.0) 2 (16.7) 10 (83.3) C (Chungcheong-do & Seoul) 100 2 […]
Evaluation of two commercial kits for rapid pathogen identification directly from positive blood cultures by matrix-associated laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Original article Sung Gyun Park, Do-Hoon Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Do-Hoon Kim, E-mail: kdh@dsmc.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(1):19-27. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.1.3Received on 2 February 2023, Revised on 23 February 2023, Accepted on 27 February 2023, Published on 20 March 2023.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract […]
Epidemiology and subtype distribution of Blastocystis among asymptomatic volunteers in Korea: a multicenter study
Original article Seong Hoon Kim1,2*, Jung-Hyun Byun3*, YeJin Oh4, Changseung Liu5, Mi Hyun Bae6, Eun Jeong Won1,2,7 1Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Chonnam National University, Hwasun, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, […]
Syndromic testing for sexually transmitted infection: current and future demand
Review article In Young Yoo Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to In Young Yoo, E-mail: yiy00@naver.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(1):1-9. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.1.1Received on 9 January 2023, Revised on 27 February 2023, Accepted on 27 February 2023, Published on 20 March 2023.Copyright © […]