Original article Eun-Young Kim1, Yeon Chan Choi1, Hyeon Jin Choi1, Si Hyun Kim2, Jihyun Cho3, Seok Hoon Jeong4, Dokyun Kim4, Hyun Soo Kim5, Soo Hyun Kim6, Young Ah Kim7, Young Ree Kim8, Nam Hee Ryoo9, Jong Hee Shin6, Kyeong Seob Shin10, Young Uh11, Jeong Hwan Shin1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea2Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Inje University, Gimhae, Korea.3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wonkwang University Medical School, Iksan, Korea4Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea6Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea7Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea8Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea9Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University School

Original article Harshad Lade1*, Tae-Im Kim1*, Jung-Min Kim1, Yong-Kyun Kim2, Kibum Jeon3, Hyun Soo Kim4, Han-Sung Kim5, Wonkeun Song6, Jae-Seok Kim1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea6Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea *These authors contributed equally to this work. Correspondence to Jae-Seok Kim, E-mail: jaeseok@kdh.or.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(3):15. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2025.28.3.4Received on 23 May 2025, Revised on 20 June 2025, Accepted on 30 June 2025, Published on 10 September 2025.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article which

Review article Si Hyun Kim1, Jeong Hwan Shin2 1Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Inje University, Gimhae, Korea2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea Correspondence to Jeong Hwan Shin E-mail: jhsmile@paik.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(3):16. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2025.28.3.5Received on 30 June 2025, Revised on 30 July 2025, Accepted on 1 August 2025, Published on 11 September 2025.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 Accurate identification of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is crucial for effective patient management. With declining tuberculosis and rising NTM infections in South Korea, rapid diagnostics are essential. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current diagnostic methods for mycobacterial identification used in Korean clinical laboratories. The field has shifted from conventional methods, such as

Original article Yeon Chan Choi1*, Eun-Young Kim1*, Hyun Jin Choi1, Si Hyun Kim2, Eunkyoung You1, Ja Young Lee1, Jihyun Cho3, Seok Hoon Jeong4, Dokyun Kim4, Hyun Soo Kim5, Soo Hyun Kim6, Young Ah Kim7, Young Ree Kim8, Nam Hee Ryoo9, Jong Hee Shin10, Kyeong Seob Shin11, Young Uh12, Jeong Hwan Shin1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea2Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Inje University, Gimhae, Korea3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wonkwang University Medical School, Iksan, Korea4Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea6Department of Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea7Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea8Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju,

Review article Young Bok Lee, Mingyu Kim, Dong Soo Yu Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Young Bok Lee, E-mail: lyb80@catholic.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(1):1. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2025.28.1.1Received on 9 October 2024, Revised on 28 November 2024, Accepted on 29 November 2024, Published on 30 December 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 Cutaneous dermatophyte infections, dermatophytosis, are common worldwide, affecting various age groups and body parts. Despite advancements in antifungal therapies, the prevalence of dermatophytosis continues to increase, posing significant challenges for diagnosis and treatment. This review provides an overview of the prevalence, clinical features, and diagnostic methods for dermatophytosis in Korea. A comprehensive review of domestic reports and research on dermatophytosis in Korea was conducted using data from KoreaMed. This study

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 University College of Medicine, Seoul, 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, 5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, 6Department of Laboratory Medicine and Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, 7Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jeju National University, College of Medicine, Jeju, 8Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, 9Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, 10Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Young Ah

Review article Jong-Yil Chai1, Woon-Mok Sohn2, Bong-Kwang Jung3 1Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul2Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju;3MediCheck Research Institute, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Jong-Yil Chai, E-mail: cjy@snu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(2):93-130. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2024.27.2.6Received on 3 April 2024, Revised on 23 April 2024, Accepted on 29 April 2024, Published on 20 June 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 Human anisakiasis (or anisakidosis) is a disease caused by the ingestion of marine fish or cephalopods infected with anisakid nematode larvae of the genera Anisakis, Pseudoterranova, Contracaecum, and Hysterothylacium. Anisakiasis is a clinically important disease that often manifests as an acute abdominal syndrome requiring emergency medical attention and care. In Korea, at