Etiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Pathogens Causing Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection at a Tertiary-care Hospital
Original article PDF Jeong Hwan Shin1,5, Hye Ran Kim1, Hi Ryune Lee1, Jae Il Chung2, Kweonsik Min2,5, Chi Sook Moon3, Seong Mi Ryu4, and Jeong Nyeo Lee1,5 Departments of Laboratory Medicine1, Urology2, and Internal Medicine3, College of Medicine, Paik Institute for Clinical Research5, Inje University, Infection Control Committee4, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea […]
Comparative study for Isolation of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis from Water
Original article PDF Chong Rae Cho, Tae Hyun Um, and In Ki Paik1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital, and Seoul Seobu Blood Center, Korea Red Cross1, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Chong Rae Cho, E-mail: chocr@ilsanpaik.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):136-141.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is recognized […]
Comparison of Toxin A Enzyme Linked Fluorescence Assay and Latex Agglutination based on Clostridium difficile culture and Toxin A and B PCR assay
Original article PDF Bo-Moon Shin, and Eun-Joo Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Bo-Moon Shin, E-mail: bmshin@unitel.co.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):130-135.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Clostidium difficile is one of the most important pathogens responsible for nosocomial diarrhea; therefore, we compared the efficacy of laboratory […]
Molecular Epidemiology of Infection Caused by OXA-23 or IMP-1 β-Lactamase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii
Original article PDF Kwang Ok Park1, Han Chul Son2, Il Kwon Bae3, and Seok Hoon Jeong3 Department of Quality Improvement, Pusan National University Hospital1; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine2; and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine3, Busan, Korea Corresponding to Seok Hoon Jeong, E-mail: kscpjsh@ns.kosinmed.or.kr Ann Clin […]
The Evaluation of Clinical Utility of Platelia Aspergillus Antigen Immunoassay for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis
Original article PDF Heungsup Sung, Hee Jung Chung, Yeon Jung Pyo, Seung Namgoong, and Mi-Na Kim* Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Na Kim, E-mail: mnkim@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):113-120.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Because the mortality rate of […]
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, SARS
Review article PDF Do-Young Song1, and Won-Kil Lee2 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Taegu Fatima Hospital1, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine2, Taegu, Korea Corresponding to Do-Young Song, E-mail: songdy@hitel.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):105-112.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract An international outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a […]
The Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Helicobacter pylori Isolated in Daejeon
Original article PDF Jongwook Lee1*, Sun Moon Kim2, Euyi Hyeog Im2, Young Woo Choi2, Yoon Mee Kim3 , Pum Soo Kim4, and Jae Hag Lee5 Departments of Laboratory medicine1, Internal Medicine2, and Pathology3, Keonyang University Hospital, Daejeon; Department of Internal Medicine4, Inha University Hospital, Incheon; Department of Food and Nutrition5, Seoil College, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to […]
Prevalence of Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates and Mechanisms of Resistance
Original article PDF Woe Sook Yoon1, Bo Young Lee1, Il Kwon Bae2, Su Bong Kwon2, Seok Hoon Jeong2,3*, Tae Jeon Jeong2, and Yeon Wook Jung3 Departments of Pediatrics1and Laboratory Medicine2, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan; Department of Quality Improvement3, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea Corresponding to Seok Hoon Jeong, E-mail: kscpjsh@ns.kosinmed.or.kr Ann Clin […]
Misidentification as Vibrio alginolyticus with Vitek GNI+ Card in Three Cases
Case report PDF Gyoung Yim Ha, and Moon Yeun Kim* Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea Corresponding to Moon Yeun Kim, E-mail: kmy@dongguk.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(1):99-104.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract The introduction of a new, fully automated system into the clinical microbiology laboratory contributes to a […]
A Case of Pichia anomala Detected Incidentally in Peripheral Blood Smear
Case report PDF Woon Bo Heo, You Kyung Kim, Nan Young Lee, and Won Kil Lee* Department of Clinical Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Won-Kil Lee, E-mail: leewk@knu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2005;8(1):94-98.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Nosocomial opportunistic infections including fungal infections continue to increase with […]