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 of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article which is freely available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Abstract Recent advancements in malaria diagnostics have revolutionized the detection and management of this deadly disease. From traditional microscopy to rapid diagnostic tests and currently, to cutting-edge molecular techniques, such as isothermal amplification and different types of polymerase chain reactions, significant progress has been witnessed in enhancing the sensitivity, specificity, and accessibility of diagnostic tools. These innovations have enabled rapid and more accurate detection of malarial parasites, especially in regions with limited

Original article Seon A Jo1, Sang Hyuk Ma2, Seungjun Lee3, Sunjoo Kim3,4 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Daewoo General Hospital, Geoje, 2Department of Pediatrics, Changwon Fatima Hospital, Changwon,3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, 4Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Jinju, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(3):117-124. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.3.1Received on 3 January 2020, Revised on 8 February 2020, Accepted on 19 February 2020, Published on 20 September 2020.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Pharyngitis is one of the most common conditions encountered in primary health care facilities. Accurate differentiation of group A streptococcus (GAS) infection from viral infection is difficult. The STANDARD F Strep A Ag FIA (SD BIOSENSOR, Korea) is a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) that has been recently developed for diagnosing GAS pharyngitis. In this study, we evaluated the diagnostic performance of the STANDARD F Strep

Original article Justin Mugiraneza1, Mijung Kwon2, Daewon Kim2, Sang-Guk Lee2, Hyukmin Lee2, Dongeun Yong2 1Department of Global Health Security, Yonsei University Graduate school of Public Health, Seoul, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Dongeun Yong, E-mail: deyong@yuhs.ac Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(3):125-134. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.3.2Received on 28 January 2020, Revised on 27 March 2020, Accepted on 27 March 2020, Published on 20 September 2020.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) performed on urine samples would guide the adequate choice of antibiotics for obtaining better treatment outcomes in patients. Our study aimed to evaluate the performance of the modified-EUCAST (European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing) rapid direct AST on urine samples. Methods: From >2,000 urine samples, a total of 128 urine samples containing bacterial counts of ≥2 × 104 CFU/mL with a uniform

Original article Changseung Liu1*, Eunjung Lee2*, Dokyun Kim1, Seok Hoon Jeong1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Clinical Pathology, Sangji University College of Science, Wonju, Korea *These authors contributed equally to this work. Corresponding to Dokyun Kim, E-mail: kyunsky@yuhs.ac Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23(3):135-148. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2020.23.3.3Received on 31 January 2020, Revised on 10 April 2020, Accepted on 10 April 2020, Published on 20 September 2020.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: We evaluated the performance of ASTA MicroIDSys (ASTA, Korea) and Bruker Biotyper (Bruker Daltonics, Germany) systems in the identification of bacterial isolates from clinical microbiology laboratory specimens during the study period. In addition, species for which the identification accuracy using MALDI-TOF MS systems was previously reported to be poor were also identified by comparing the MS results with those obtained using molecular identification. Methods: A total of

Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:93-130. Anisakidosis in humans and animals and detection of anisakid larvae in fish and cephalopods in Korea: a literature review (1971-2022) Download table Study (yr) No. of cases Organ (s) involved Larva identified Locality of case (s) Kim et al. (2011) [96] 4 Small intestine Anisakis sp. Seoul Hwang et al (2012) [97] 1 Duodenum Anisakis sp. Gwangju Cho et al. (2012) [98] 1 Stomach, colon Anisakis sp. Gangneung Kim et al. (2012) [99] 1 Stomach Anisakis sp. Jeju Na et al. (2013) [100] 1 Stomach Pseudoterranova decipiens Cheonan Yoon et al. (2013) [101] 1 Ileum Anisakis sp. Gwangju Kim T et al. (2013) [102] 59 Stomach (29),small intestine (30) Anisakis sp. Jeju Kim SH et al. (2013) [103] 1 Stomach, colon Anisakis sp. Daejeon Choi et al. (2014) [104] 62 Stomach Anisakis sp. (52),Pseudoterranova decipiens (10) Seoul Lee et al. (2014) [105] 19 Small intestine Anisakis

Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:93-130. Anisakidosis in humans and animals and detection of anisakid larvae in fish and cephalopods in Korea: a literature review (1971-2022) Download table Study (yr) No. of cases Organ (s) involved Larva identified Locality of case (s) Yu et al. (2001) [63] 1 Stomach Pseudoterranova decipiens Chungju Yeum et al (2002) [64] 1 Peritoneum Anisakis simplex Jeju Hwang et al. (2002) [65] 3 Esophagus ? ? Choi et al. (2003) [66] 1 Stomach Anisakis sp. Busan Lim et al. (2003) [67] 1 Stomach Anisakis type I Chuncheon Noh et al. (2003) [68] 1 Stomach Anisakis simplex Busan Yoon et al. (2004) [69] 1 Small intestine Anisakis sp. Sungnam Suh et al. (2004) [70] 1 Ascending colon Anisakis sp. Seoul Woo et al. (2004) [71] 1 Ascending colon Anisakis simplex Seoul Kwon et al. (2004) [72] 1 Stomach Anisakis sp. Seoul Kim et al. (2004) [73] 1 Stomach,