Table 1. Key approaches in the polyphasic fungal identification
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):221-230. Fungal identification based on the polyphasic approach: a clinical practice guideline Download table Categories Contents Phenotypic-based approach Morphological characteristics – Sporulation organ structures (e.g., conidia, macroconidia).– Colony traits: growth rate, aerial mycelium, odor.– Cultivation conditions (e.g., medium composition, temperature).– Microscopy: with/without staining, DIC microscopy. Biochemical and physiological characteristics […]
Fungal infections: rising threats, diagnostic challenges, and the path forward for clinical microbiology laboratories
Editorial Jayoung Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, International St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea Corresponding to Jayoung Kim, E-mail: lmkjy7@gmail.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):217-219. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.1Received on 17 December 2024, Revised on 19 December 2024, Accepted on 19 December 2024, Published on 20 December 2024.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This […]
Fungal identification based on the polyphasic approach: a clinical practice guideline
Review article Jayoung Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, International St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea Corresponding to Jayoung Kim, E-mail: lmkjy7@gmail.com Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):221-230. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.2Received on 18 November 2024, Revised on 10 December 2024, Accepted on 10 December 2024, Published on 20 December 2024.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical […]
Candida and candidemia in Korea
Review article Yong Jun Kwon, Jong Hee Shin Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea Corresponding to Jong Hee Shin, E-mail: shinjh@chonnam.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):231-244. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.3Received on 9 October 2024, Revised on 27 November 2024, Accepted on 29 November 2024, Published on 20 December 2024.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical […]
Risk of inaccurate species identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and of false carbapenem resistance by automated susceptibility analysis of Enterobacter spp.
Brief communication Young Ah Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea Corresponding to Young Ah Kim, E-mail: yakim@nhimc.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):267-270. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.6Received on 25 August 2024, Revised on 24 October 2024, Accepted on 10 November 2024, Published on 20 December 2024.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is […]
Current epidemiology and implication for microbiological diagnosis of cryptococcal infections in Korea
Review article Myeong Hee Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine and Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Myeong Hee Kim, E-mail: meikim96@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):257-265. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.5Received on 7 October 2024, Revised on 12 November 2024, Accepted on 14 November 2024, Published on 20 December 2024.Copyright […]
Current nonculture-based diagnosis of candidemia
Review article Eun Jeong Won Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Eun Jeong Won, E-mail: ejwon@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):245-255. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.4Received on 1 September 2024, Revised on 4 November 2024, Accepted on 14 November 2024, Published on 16 December 2024.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical […]
Fig. 2. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry Prototheca wickerhamii spectrum. (A) Spectrum of P. wickerhamii after yeast sample preparation with formic acid showing ambiguous identification. (B) Spectrum of P. wickerhamii after mold sample preparation using ethanol/formic acid extraction.
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):271-277. Cutaneous infection caused by Prototheca wickerhamii identified using VITEK MS following pretreatment with a mold-extraction protocol: a case report Download image
Fig. 1. Colony and microscopic morphology of Prototheca wickerhamii. (A) White dry colonies on BAP after 24 hours of incubation at 35℃ with 5% CO2. (B) Lactophenol cotton blue stain of P. wickerhamii showing endospore and sporangia features (oil immersion, × 1000 magnification). BAP, blood agar plate.
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):271-277. Cutaneous infection caused by Prototheca wickerhamii identified using VITEK MS following pretreatment with a mold-extraction protocol: a case report Download image
Table 1. Clinical summary of P. wickerhamii reported cases in South Korea
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):271-277. Cutaneous infection caused by Prototheca wickerhamii identified using VITEK MS following pretreatment with a mold-extraction protocol: a case report Download table Study Age/sex Year Underlying Diagnosis Location Yang et al. [12] 80/F 1996 – VITEK YBC Forearm Kim et al. [13] 55/F 1996 Intralesional steroid injection API20C Ankle Kim et al. […]