Detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Original article PDF Won-Kil Lee, Eun-Hee Kwon, Hye-Gyung Bae, Jang Soo Suh, Kyung Eun Song, Nan Young Lee, Dong Il Won, Jung Bum Lee* Department of Clinical Pathology, Family Medicine*, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu Corresponding to Won Kil Lee, E-mail: leewk@knu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2003;6(1):81-87.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract […]
Detection of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis in Pregnant Women Using MYCOFAST®️ Evolution 2 and PCR
Original article PDF Hye Gyung Bae, Woon Bo Heo, Nang Young Lee, Won Kil Lee, Tae Bon Koo* Departments of Clinical Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology*, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea Corresponding to Won Kil Lee, E-mail: leewk@knu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2003;6(1):74-80.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The associations […]
Antibiotic Resistance and Its Mechanism of Group A Streptococci in School Children of Jinju
Original article PDF Soo Jin Park*, Sunjoo Kim Korean Red Cross Gyoungnam Blood Center, Medical Quality Management Office, Changwon*; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2003;6(1):7-11.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Group A streptococci (GAS) is the […]
Evaluation of MGIT 960 System for Recovery of Mycobacteria from Body Fluids
Original article PDF Youn Mi Choi Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Youn Mi Choi, E-mail: ymchoi2000@yahoo.co.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2003;6(1):69-73.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: In this study, we evaluated the BACTEC MGIT 960 system (Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems, Sparks, Md, USA), which is fully automated, […]
Direct Detection of Clostridium difficile Toxin B Gene by Nested PCR in Human Stool Specimens
Original article PDF Hee Kyung Park, Young Mi Lee, Hyun Jung Jang, Cheol Min Kim, Kyungwon Lee, Seok Hoon Jeong, Mooin Park Institute for Biomedical Research, SJ Hightech Co.; Department of Biochemistry*, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan; Department of Diagnostic Medicine** and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance***, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; […]
Quality Assurance for Commercially Prepared Microbiological Culture Media
Original article PDF Tae Yeal Choi Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Tae Yeal Choi, E-mail: tychoi@hanyang.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2003;6(1):56-62.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background:Culture media that perform as intended are crucial to accurate work by a clinical microbiology laboratory. The author evaluated commercially […]
A Prospective, Comparative Study of Two Methods of Ascitic Fluid Culture to Diagnose Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.
Original article PDF In Sook Kim, Nam Yong Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Nam Yong Lee, E-mail: mrmicro＠samsung.co.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2003;6(1):52-55.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Inoculation of ascitic fluid into blood culture bottles is known to be more […]
Antibiogram of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. Detected by Vitek ESBL Test
Original article PDF Eun Hae Cho, Nam Yong Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Nam Yong Lee, E-mail: mrmicro＠samsung.co.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2003;6(1):47-51.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background:Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. isolates are clinically resistant to all the β-lactams except carapenems and […]
Comparison of MicroScan and Vitek ESBL test with NCCLS ESBL Confirmatory Test
Original article PDF Myung Hee Lee Seoul Veterans Hospital Department of Clinical Pathology Corresponding to Myung Hee Lee, E-mail: myung220@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2003;6(1):41-46.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: This study was designed to evaluate the ability of the Vitek and MicroScan ESBL test by comparing with NCCLS ESBL phenotypic confirmatory test […]
In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Cefroxadine, an Oral Cephalosporin, Against Major Clinical Isolates
Original article PDF Jongyoun Yi, Jae-Kyu Lee, Eui-Chong kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Eui-Chong kim, E-mail: euichong@plaza.snu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2003;6(1):37-40.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Cefroxadine is an oral first-generation cephalosporin, which has been used for several years. But, the susceptibility […]