Annals of Clinical Microbiology, The official Journal of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology

A Case of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection by Mycobacterium abscessus

Case report PDF Nam Hee Ryoo, Won Mok Lee, Jung Sook Ha, Dong Suk Jeon, Jae Ryong Kim, Dae Gu Sohn1 and Shin Woo Kim2 Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Plastic Surgery1, Keimyung University School of Medicine; and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine2, Kyungpook University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Nam-Hee […]

A Case of Fatal Scedosporium prolificans Fungemia in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Case report PDF Goeun Lee, Jeeyong Kim, Kyung Hee Kim, Jung Ah Kwon, Yunjung Cho, Young Kee Kim, Kap No Lee, and Chang Kyu Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Chang Kyu Lee, E-mail: cklee@korea.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):194-197.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Scedosporium […]

A Case of Bloodstream Infection Due to Fusarium oxysporum

Case report PDF Bong Joon Oh, Jong Hee Shin, Kwang Jin Kim, Duck Cho, Seong Jung Kee, Myung Gun Shin, Soon Pal Suh, and Dong Wook Ryang 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 2005;8(2):189-193.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. […]

Two Cases of Vivax Malaria Recurred at 38 and 40 Days after Hydoxychloroquine Therapy

Case report PDF Chong-Rae Cho, Tae-Hyun Um, and Jae-Won Jeong1 Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine1, College of Medicine, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital Goyang, Korea Corresponding to Chong Rae Cho, E-mail: chocr@ilsanpaik.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):185-188.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract There are two stages in the life circle of Plasmodium spp in humans: […]

A Case of Disseminated Trichosporon beigelii Infection Treated with the Combination of Amphotericin B and Fluconazole

Case report PDF Bong Joon Oh1 , Jong Hee Shin1, Dong Hyun Shin2, Sook In Jeong2, Hyung Joon Kim2, Soon Pal Suh1, and Dong Wook Ryang1 Departments of Laboratory Medicine1 and Internal Medicine2, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea Corresponding to Jong Hee Shin, E-mail: shinjh@chonnam.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):179-184.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. […]

Molecular Epidemiology and Virulence Factors of Shigella sonnei Isolated in Korea

Original article PDF Jin Hong Park1, Ji Young Moon1, Chulhun L. Chang2, and Yung Bu Kim1* 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and 2Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea Corresponding to Yung Bu Kim, E-mail: ybkim@pusan.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):172-178.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Most of the shigellosis outbreaks […]

Epidemiological Analysis of Influenza by Laboratory Surveillance in Incheon, 2003/2004~2004/2005

Original article PDF Mi-Yeon Lee, Young-Woo Gong, Bo-Yong Oh, Seung-Hye Jung, Hye-Young Kim, and Jea-Mann Lee Incheon Institute of Health and Environment, Incheon, Korea Corresponding to Mi-yeon Lee, E-mail: kite1014@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):165-171.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Influenza virus, which causes epidemics every […]

Evaluation of Vitek and Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Testing of Enterobacteriaceae against Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus against Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole

Original article PDF Wonkeun Song*, Tae Jae Lee, Taek-Kyung Kim, Han-Sung Kim, Jae-Seok Kim, Min-Jeong Park, and Kyu Man Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Wonkeun Song, E-mail: swonkeun@hallym.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):160-164.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The aim of this study was […]

The First Outbreak of Shigellosis Caused by Shigella dysenteriae Type 8 in Korea

Original article PDF Junyoung Kim1, Seonghan Kim1, Semi Jeon1, Yeonho Kang1, Duyoung Jeon2, Jungbeom Kim3, and Bokkwon Lee1 Laboratory of Enteric Infections, Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention1; Laboratory of Microbiology, Jeollanamdo Institute of Health and Environment2; and Laboratory of Microbiology, Gyeonggido Institute of Health and Environment3, […]

Evaluation of FAN-aerobic Blood Culture Bottle in BacT/Alert3D System

Original article PDF Dae-Dong Lee, Sun-Min Lee, Jae-Cheol Choi, Eun-Yup Lee, and Chulhun L. Chang Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea Corresponding to Chulhun L. Chang, E-mail: cchl@pusan.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):148-152.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: This study was designed to evaluate the performance of […]