Clinical usefulness of procalcitonin/albumin and blood urea nitrogen/albumin ratios for the early detection of bacteremia
Original article Sang Shin Pyo1,2*, Dae Wui Yoon1,2*, Hyunjung Kim3, Hiun Suk Chae4, Hae Kyung Lee3 1Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, 2Sleep Medicine Institute, Jungwon University, Goesangun, Chungbuk, Departments of 3Laboratory Medicine, 4Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea *These authors contributed equally to this work. […]
Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and antimicrobial resistance of group A streptococci infections
Mini review 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(4):89-97. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.4.89Received on 29 November 2023, Revised on 15 December 2023, Accepted on 15 […]
Quantum dot-based lateral flow immunoassay for the rapid detection of pathogens
Sunjoo Kim
https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.4.89
Group A streptococci (GAS) cause diverse diseases ranging from mild to severe illnesses, and the global burden of GAS infections is enormous. Serological typing has been replaced by emm genotyping for the epidemiological study of GAS. Acute bacterial pharyngitis is a common illness, which requires either throat culture or rapid Ag test for diagnosis….
Evaluation of the efficacy of three medical device detergents on bacteria and yeast derived biofilm: a comparative study
Kuenyoul Park, Mi-Na Kim, Heungsup Sung
https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.4.117
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of three medical detergents against bacteria and yeast-derived biofilms. Methods: The biofilm removal efficacy of EmpowerTM (Metrex, USA), CidezymeTM (Johnson and Johnson Medical Inc, USA), and Matrix mintTM (Whiteley Medical, Australia) were compared to that of chlorine bleach….