Table 2. Number (%) of six most frequent organisms isolated from only aerobic bottles, only anaerobic bottles and both bottles
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:125-137. Performance evaluation of 4-day versus 5-day blood cultures using the BD BACTEC FX system Download table Organism Total Only in aerobic Only in anaerobic Both Escherichia coli 649 80 (12.3) 141 (21.7) 428 (65.9) Klebsiella spp. 475 86 (18.1) 101 (21.3) 288 (60.6) Coagulase negative staphylococci 235 92 (39.1) 48 (20.4) […]
Table 1. Cumulative incidence of twelve most frequent species according to time-to-positivity of blood cultures
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:125-137. Performance evaluation of 4-day versus 5-day blood cultures using the BD BACTEC FX system Download table Organism Total Cumulative incidence (%) of isolates at time-to-positivity (h) T50 (IQR) 12 h 24 h 36 h 48 h 72 h 96 h > 96 h Escherichia coli 311 276 (89) 307 (99) 309 […]
Table 1. Manufacturer’s recommendation for use of the study detergents
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:117-124. Evaluation of the efficacy of three medical device detergents on bacteria and yeast derived biofilm: a comparative study Download table Detergents Concentration Mode of action Components Matrix mintTM 1:20 for heavily soiled instrument, 1:100 for regular use Non-enzymatic detergent Potassium hydroxide 0.1%, cationic surfactant < 1%, EDTA, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy) ethanol EmpowerTM 1:133 […]
Table 3. Area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for predicting Gram-negative bacteremia or Gram-positive bacteremia
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:103-115. Clinical usefulness of procalcitonin/albumin and blood urea nitrogen/albumin ratios for the early detection of bacteremia Download table Variable Gram-negative bacteremia (n =77) AUC 95% CI P-value* Procalcitonin 0.837 0.81-0.86 0.005 Procalcitonin/albumin ratio 0.846 0.82-0.87 hsCRP 0.661 0.63-0.69 < 0.001 hsCRP/albumin ratio 0.702 0.67-0.73 Lactic acid 0.610 0.58-0.64 < 0.001 Lactic acid/albumin […]
Table 2. Logistic regression analysis for relation between bacteremia and biochemical variables
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:103-115. Clinical usefulness of procalcitonin/albumin and blood urea nitrogen/albumin ratios for the early detection of bacteremia Download table Variable Gram negative bacteremia (n = 77) Univariable Multivariable OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI)* P-value OR (95% CI)† P-value Procalcitonin 1.03 (1.02 – 1.04) < 0.001 1.02 (1.02 – 1.03) < 0.001 […]
Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study patients
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:103-115. Clinical usefulness of procalcitonin/albumin and blood urea nitrogen/albumin ratios for the early detection of bacteremia Download table Characteristic Total (n = 989) No bacteremia (n = 857) Bacteremia (n = 132) P-value Age (yr) 067.4 ± 17.8 066.3 ± 18.3 075.1 ± 11.9 < 0.001 Sex (male) 574 (58.0) 511 (59.6) […]
Table 1. Studies of lateral flow immunoassays using quantum dots
Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:99-102. Quantum dot-based lateral flow immunoassay for the rapid detection of pathogens Download table Target LOD or sensitivity Assay time Reference Influenza A virus 2.4 pg/mL 20 min [9] SARS-CoV‑2 6.2 pg/mL SARS-CoV-2 IgG 98.8% 15 min [10] SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody 88.9% HIV antibody 0.11 NCU/mL 20 min [11] Treponema pallidum antibody […]
Taenia saginata infection incidentally detected during workup for lymphoma from an 8-year-old boy in Korea: a case report
Case report Eun Jeong Won1, Min Jae Kim2, Jina Lee3, Hyery Kim4, Heungsup Sung1, Mi-Na Kim1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, 2Department of Infectious Diseases, 3Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, 4Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Min Jae Kim, E-mail: nahani99@gmail.com; […]
Environmental culture for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
Note Hae-Sun Chung1,2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, 2Ewha Education and Research Center for Infection, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Hae-Sun Chung, E-mail: sunny0521.chung@ewha.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(4):159-163. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.4.159Received on 1 December 2023, Revised on 13 December 2023, Accepted on 15 December 2023, Published on 20 December […]
Analysis of blood culture data at a university hospital: bacterial distribution and cumulative antimicrobial resistance (2016–2020)
Original article Yiel Hea Seo, Daewon Kim, Hwan Tae Lee, Ja Young Seo, Jeong Yeal Ahn, Pil Whan Park Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea Corresponding to Yiel Hea Seo, E-mail: seoyh@gilhospital.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(4):147-157. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.4.147Received on 8 December 2023, Revised on 14 December 2023, Accepted […]