Table 3. Summary of the mismatch results for fluoroquinolone susceptibility for 34 Ureaplasma species-positive samples using the Mycoplasma IST2 and IST3 kits
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):205-214. Verification of the Mycoplasma IST3 for urogenital mycoplasma culture in comparison to the Mycoplasma IST2 Download table Specimen No. Fluoroquinolone MIC (μg/mL) Ofloxacin Ciprofloxacin Levofloxacin Moxifloxacin 8 4 > 2 ≤ 2 ≤ 2 10 4 > 2 ≤ 2 ≤ 2 17 4 > 2 ≤ 2 ≤ 2 19 […]
Table 2. Cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma species tested using the Mycoplasma IST2 and Mycoplasma IST3 kits
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):205-214. Verification of the Mycoplasma IST3 for urogenital mycoplasma culture in comparison to the Mycoplasma IST2 Download table IST2 Antimicrobials % Susceptibility IST3 Antimicrobials % Susceptibility Mh+ (n=12) Up (n=35) Mh (n=5) Up (n=42) Ofloxacin 8.3 17.1 Levofloxacin 60.0 64.3 Ciprofloxacin 8.3 2.8 Moxifloxacin 60.0 97.6 Doxycycline 91.6 91.4 Clindamycin 60.0 – […]
Table 1. Evaluation of the performance of the Mycoplasma IST3 kit for analysis of speciation and enumeration of genital mycoplasmas compared to the Mycoplasma IST2 kit
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):205-214. Verification of the Mycoplasma IST3 for urogenital mycoplasma culture in comparison to the Mycoplasma IST2 Download table CCU by Mycoplasma IST2 CCU by Mycoplasma IST3 Up ≥ 106 Up ≥ 104 Mh ≥ 104 & Up ≥104 Mh < 104 & Up ≥104 Up ≥ 103 Up < 103 Mh ≥ […]
Table 3. Yearly comparison analysis showing the epidemiological trend of Candida infection between 2012 and 2022
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):185-196. Seasonality and epidemiological trends in species distribution and antifungal susceptibility of Candida species isolated from various clinical specimens conducted during 2011–2022, Korea: a retrospective surveillance study Download table Candida infection 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2012-2022 Candida spp. 465 401 414 615 794 550 802 […]
Table 2. Species distribution of Candida isolates from sterile and nonsterile clinical specimens
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):185-196. Seasonality and epidemiological trends in species distribution and antifungal susceptibility of Candida species isolated from various clinical specimens conducted during 2011–2022, Korea: a retrospective surveillance study Download table Species Respiratory Pus/Wound Urine Stool Tissue Vaginal discharge Cath tip Non-sterile Total Blood Ascitic fluid Pleural fluid Other sterile fluidb Sterile Total Sterile […]
Table 1. Antifungal susceptibilities of 8,760 Candida isolates from clinical specimens determined using the VITEK AST-YS07,08 card
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):185-196. Seasonality and epidemiological trends in species distribution and antifungal susceptibility of Candida species isolated from various clinical specimens conducted during 2011–2022, Korea: a retrospective surveillance study Download table Species No. of isolates Antifungal agent MIC (µg/mL) Range % of MICs by category S I/SDD R C. albicans 4226 Amphotericin B ≤0.25-8 […]
Seasonality and epidemiological trends in species distribution and antifungal susceptibility of Candida species isolated from various clinical specimens conducted during 2011–2022, Korea: a retrospective surveillance study
Original article Seo Young Hwang, Young Kwan Lim, Kye Won Choe, Young ho Choi, Mi-Kyung Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Kyung Lee, E-mail: cpworld@cau.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):185-196. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.3.6Received on 2 February 2024, Revised on 8 September 2024, Accepted on 9 September 2024, Published on 20 […]
Essential data for developing bacteriophage therapeutics
Original article Dongeun Yong1,2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Microbiotix, Inc., Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Dongeun Yong, E-mail: deyong@yuhs.ac Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):179-183. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.3.5Received on 28 August 2024, Revised on 8 September 2024, Accepted on 9 September 2024, Published on 20 September 2024.Copyright © […]
Verification of the Mycoplasma IST3 for urogenital mycoplasma culture in comparison to the Mycoplasma IST2
Original article Seungtaek Lim, Seunghwan Seol, Eun Jeong Won, Bosung Park, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Na Kim, E-mail: mnkim@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):205-214. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.3.4Received on 13 August 2024, Revised on 30 August 2024, Accepted on 3 September 2024, […]
Table 2. Guidelines for environmental disinfection, strongly recommended by KDCA with high-moderate level of evidence [14].
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):171-177. Roles of clinical microbiology in hospital environmental cleaning and disinfection: a narrative review Download table Title Guideline Principles of environmental surface management Medical institutions periodically clean and disinfect environmental surfaces by applying consistent methods to provide a safe and hygienic environment to patients. Regulations and procedures for environmental management includes: Environmental management […]