Table 2. Microbiological characteristics of two recent isolates of Vanrija humicola
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:31-37. Emergence of Vanrija humicola as a pathogen of urinary tract infections in Korea Download table Microbiological characteristics Isolate from patient 1 Isolate from patient 2 Species Identification MALDI Biotyper (score) Colonies on blood agar plate Vanrija humicola (1.37) Vanrija humicola (1.41) Colonies on Sabouraud dextrose agar […]
Table 1. Clinical presentation of the four patients with Vanrija humicola isolated in urine samples
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:31-37. Emergence of Vanrija humicola as a pathogen of urinary tract infections in Korea Download table Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Age/sex 46/F 49/M 71/M 86/M Underlying diseases Cervical cancer, past breast cancer 1 year ago Esophageal rupture with multiple repair surgery Non-small cell lung cancer, diabetes mellitus Unknown […]
Table 2. Comparison of survey results for laboratory diagnoses of CDI in Korea in 2018 and 2015
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:3-10. Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection: guidelines and status of practice in Korea Download table Toxin EIA NAAT Culture GDH 2015 2018 + + + + 0 2(2.2) + + + 23(40.4) 20(22.5) + + + 0 4(4.5) + + 9(15.8) 15(16.9) + + + 0 2(2.2) + + 9(15.8) 5(5.6) […]
Table 1. Comparison of guidelines for diagnosis of C. difficile infection
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:3-10. Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection: guidelines and status of practice in Korea Download table References [12] [15] [16] Organizations European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA),Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) >American College of G astroenterology (ACG) Diagnosis of CDI Clinical […]
Fig. 2. Geographic variation in the overall prevalence of intestinal helminth infections among examinees from 2011 to 2020 in Korea. Gyeongnam (4.8%), Ulsan (3.1%), and Gyeongbuk (2.5%) exhibited a high mean prevalence.
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:41-48. Intestinal helminth infections among health examinees: 10-year (2011–2020) nationwide observations in Korea Download image
Fig. 1. Characteristics of intestinal helminth infections among examinees in Korea over a 10-year period. (A) Overall prevalence of parasite infections by species of intestinal helminth. (B, C) Prevalence by sex and age. Significant differences were observed in prevalence by species and age (P < 0.05) and in the differential prevalence between men and women throughout all periods (P < 0.05).
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:41-48. Intestinal helminth infections among health examinees: 10-year (2011–2020) nationwide observations in Korea Download image
Table 1. The overall prevalence of intestinal helminth infections among examinees at 16 branches of the Korea Association of Health Promotion over the 10 years from 2011 to 2020
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:41-48. Intestinal helminth infections among health examinees: 10-year (2011–2020) nationwide observations in Korea Download table No. Branch No. positive / No. examined (%) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 1 Western Seoul 63/6,815 (1.0) 41/5,596 (0.7) 43/8,849 (0.5) 34/10,968 (0.3) 48/7,892 (0.6) 41/6,440 (0.6) 18/4,674 (0.4) 15/4,462 (0.3) […]
Can Acanthamoeba keratitis be properly diagnosed without culture in the real-world clinical microbiology laboratory?: a case report
Case report Bosung Park1, Ho Seok Chung2, Eun Jeong Won1, Heungsup Sung1, Mi-Na Kim1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, 2Department of Ophthalmology, 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(2):149-153. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.2.9Received on 19 April 2024, Revised on 20 May 2024, Accepted on […]
Four genotypes of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains lacking OXA-23 production in Korea
Brief communication Young Ah Kim1, Seok Hoon Jeong2,3, Jong Hee Shin4, Kyeong Seob Shin5, Jeong Hwan Shin6, Young Ree Kim7, Hyun Soo Kim8, Young Uh9, Nam Hee Ryoo10 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 3Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei […]
Dengue fever: epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and therapeutic strategies
Review article Teddy Namirimu1, Sunjoo Kim2,3,4 1Marine Biotechnology & Bioresource Research Department, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, 3Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: […]