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
Perspective 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 © Korean […]
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 […]
Table 1. Advantages and disadvantages of low-level disinfectants
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):171-177. Roles of clinical microbiology in hospital environmental cleaning and disinfection: a narrative review Download table Disinfectants Advantages Disadvantages Alcohol Kills bacteria, mycobacterium, fungus, virus. Fast, no corrosion, no stain, easy to use, nontoxic Not sporicidal and slow to norovirus. Affected by organic material. Damage to rubber and deteriorate glue. Flammable and […]
Roles of clinical microbiology in hospital environmental cleaning and disinfection: a narrative review
Mini review 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(3):171-177. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.3.3Received on 28 August 2024, Revised on 28 August 2024, Accepted on 29 August 2024, Published on 12 September 2024.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is […]
Table 1. Comparison of methods for diagnosing Plasmodium-infected patients
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):155-170. Malaria diagnostics: from traditional techniques to cutting-edge solutions Download table Methods Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Limit of detection (parasites/µL) Time for result Skill level Equipment Cost/Test ($) References Microscopy Moderate to high (70-90) High (95-100) 50-100 30-60 min High Microscope 0.5-2 [7], [10] PCR Very high (>95) Very high (>95) 1-5 […]
Malaria diagnostics: from traditional techniques to cutting-edge solutions
Review article Jin-Hee Han, Eun-Taek Han Department of Medical Environmental Biology and Tropical Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea Corresponding to Eun-Taek Han, E-mail: ethan@kangwon.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):155-170. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.3.2Received on 31 July 2024, Revised on 14 August 2024, Accepted on 16 August 2024, Published on 9 September 2024.Copyright © Korean Society […]
Table 3. Clinical performance of the ImmuneMed Dengue NS1 Ag Rapid Ⅰ test according to the period from symptom onset to sample collection
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):197-204. Clinical performance of the ImmuneMed Dengue NS1 Ag Rapid I test for the diagnosis of dengue fever: a diagnostic accuracy study Download table Time from symptom onset ImmuneMed NS1 Ag Rapid I RT-PCR Positive Negative < 3 daysa Positive 63 0 Negative 0 161 Total 63 161 ≥ 3 daysb Positive […]
Table 2. Clinical performance of the ImmuneMed Dengue NS1 Ag Rapid Ⅰ test according to DENV serotype
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):197-204. Clinical performance of the ImmuneMed Dengue NS1 Ag Rapid I test for the diagnosis of dengue fever: a diagnostic accuracy study Download table Serotype ImmuneMed NS1 Ag Rapid I RT-PCR Positive Negative DENV-1a Positive 27 0 Negative 0 161 Total 27 161 DENV-2b Positive 72 0 Negative 0 161 Total 72 […]