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 Download table 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 Download table 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 […]
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 Download table 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 […]
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 Download table 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) […]
SARS-CoV2 mutation detection experience using PowerChek SARS-CoV-2 S-gene Mutation Detection Kit
Letter to the editor Sun-Mi Cho, Yeon Hee Choi, Seong Geun Hong, Myung Seo Kang Department of Laboratory Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea Corresponding to Myung Seo Kang, E-mail: olive@chamc.co.kr; Seong Geun Hong, E-mail: hlseo@cha.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(3):83-86. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.3.6Received on 7 March 2023, Revised on 19 July 2023, Accepted on […]
A survey of physicians’ perceptions of diagnostic tests for Clostridioides difficile infection
Original article Hae-Sun Chung1,2, You Sun Kim3, Young-Seok Cho4, Jeong Su Park5, Bo-Moon Shin6 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, 2Ewha Education and Research Center for Infection, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, 4Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The […]
Multicenter study on the molecular epidemiology of intestinal protozoan parasites in Korea
Original article Changseung Liu1, YeJin Oh2, Young Jin Ko3, Mi Hyun Bae4, Jung-Hyun Byun5, Eun Jeong Won6 Department of Laboratory Medicine, 1Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, 2Green Cross Laboratories (GC Labs), Yongin, 3Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, 4Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, […]
Risk factor analysis of urinary tract infection by cefotaxime-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae: a simple and effective analysis using the National Health Insurance Data Sharing Service
Original article Jae Kwang Lee1, Yoonseon Park2, Young Ah Kim3 1Department of Research and Analysis, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 2Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Internal Medicine Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea Corresponding to Young Ah […]
Introduction to the revised international guidelines on breakpoints for antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Review article Jae-Woo Chung Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea Corresponding to Jae-Woo Chung, E-mail: jwchung@dumc.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(3):51-57. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.3.2Received on 13 September 2023, Revised on 18 September 2023, Accepted on 18 September 2023, Published on 20 September 2023.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article […]
Group B Streptococcus vaccines: progress and potential
Review article Kristin Widyasari1, Sunjoo Kim1,2,3 1Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(3):41-50. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.3.1Received on 7 July 2023, Revised on 8 September […]