Fig. 2. Timeline depicting the discovery of factors crucial for GBS vaccine development. CPS, capsular polysaccharide; GBS, Group B Streptococcus; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ACOG, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; AAP, the American Academy of Pediatrics; WHO, World Health Organization.
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Fig. 1. Timeline of GBS discovery to the time it was considered the predominant pathogen causing sepsis and meningitis in neonates. GBS, Group B Streptococcus.
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Fig. 1. Comparison of perceptions of the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests for Clostridioides difficile infection among physicians and clinical pathologists. EIA, enzyme immunoassay; NAAT, nucleic acid amplification test.
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Fig. 2. Flowchart for implementation aminopenicillin MIC for Enterobacterales. AMC, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid; Tx, therapy; UTI, urinary tract infection; uUTI, uncomplicated UTI; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; S, susceptiblie; R, resistant; IV, intravenous; cUTI, complicated UTI; I, intermediate.
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Fig. 1. Cascade reporting examples for Enterobacterales.
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Table 1. The variant types of real-time PCR observed during this study period (2021.01-2022.03)
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:83-86. SARS-CoV2 mutation detection experience using PowerChek SARS-CoV-2 S-gene Mutation Detection Kit Download table Variant Predominance period by variant type No. of samples (%) Pre-delta (2020.1.20–2021.7.24) Delta (2021.7.25-2022.1.15) Omicron BA.1/BA.2 (2022.1.16-2022.7.23) SARS-CoV-2 20 1 – 021 (5.3) Alpha 5 – – 005 (1.3) Delta 6 204 11 221 (55.5) Omicron.BA.1 – 1 […]
Table 1. Comparison of perceptions of diagnostic tests for Clostridioides difficile infection among physicians and clinical patholosits
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:75-82. A survey of physicians’ perceptions of diagnostic tests for Clostridioides difficile infection Download table Physicians Clinical pathologists Perception on the algorithmic test Useful Useful but in need of countermeasures Not useful Sum Useful 0 1 0 1 Useful but in need of countermeasures 8 10 1 19 Not useful 1 0 […]
Table 3. Detection of the targeted protozoa among 51 non-diarrheal fecal samples obtained from nondiarrheal healthy controls using molecular diagnostics
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:67-73. Multicenter study on the molecular epidemiology of intestinal protozoan parasites in Korea Download table Center (No. of sample) No. (%) of samples with positive to any protozoa by commercial Real-time PCR kits Cryptosporidium parvum Giardia lamblia Entamoeba histolytica Cyclospora cayetanensis Dientamoeba fragilis Blastocystis hominis Microsporidia species Kudoa septempunctata Center 1 (n=13) […]
Table 2. Detection of several protozoa among 279 diarrheal fecal samples obtained from six collection centers
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:67-73. Multicenter study on the molecular epidemiology of intestinal protozoan parasites in Korea Download table Center No. (%) of samples with positive to any protozoa by commercial Real-time PCR kits Cryptosporidium parvum Giardia lamblia Entamoeba histolytica Cyclospora cayetanensis Dientamoeba fragilis Blastocystis hominis Microsporidia species Kudoa septempunctata Center 1 0 0 0 0 […]
Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the diarrheal patients enrolled in this study
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:67-73. Multicenter study on the molecular epidemiology of intestinal protozoan parasites in Korea Download table Collection Centers Center 1 Center 2 Center 3 Center 4 Center 5 Center 6* Subtotal Region Jeonnam Gyeongnam Kangwon Gwangju Metropolitan area Nationwide Total No. of enrolled patients 43 20 23 38 27 128 279 Female/Male (% […]