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

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Prevalence and Genotype of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Risk of Cervical Dysplasia among Asymptomatic Korean Women

Original article PDF Soie Chung1, Sue Shin2,3, Jong Hyun Yoon2,3, Eun Youn Roh2, Sung Jun Seoung2, Gyoung Pyoung Kim2, Eui-Chong Kim3 Department of Laboratory Medicine, 1Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, 2 Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, 3Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Sue Shin, E-mail: jeannie@snu.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2013;16(2):87-91. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.2.87Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: The persistence of infection by high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) may lead to cervical cancer. Recently, the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) announced that oncogenic HPV screening and the PAP smear are the main methods of screening for cervical cancer. The goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence and genotyping of HPV, as well as the risk of cervical dysplasia.  Methods: HPV genotyping was conducted by a commercial chip assay. Cervical dysplasia was retrospectively reviewed using electronic medical records. The

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A Multicentre Study about Pattern and Organisms Isolated in Follow-up Blood Cultures

Original article PDF Jeong Hwan Shin1, Eui Chong Kim2, Sunjoo Kim3, Eun-Ha Koh3, Dong-Hyun Lee3, Sun-Hoi Koo4, Ji-Hyun Cho5, Jae-Seok Kim6, Nam Hee Ryoo7 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, 5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wonkwang University Medical School, Iksan, 6Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, 7Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2013;16(1):8-12. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.1.8Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: This study analysed patterns of requests for repeated blood cultures and the microorganisms isolated in follow-up cultures. Methods: The frequencies and intervals of repeated blood cultures performed during January and February of 2010 at

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Trends in Isolation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Enteropathogenic Bacteria in 2011-2019 at a Korean Tertiary Care Hospital Compared with Data in the Preceding Reports

Original article Vandarith Nov1, Le Phuong Nguyen2,3, Kennedy Mensah Osei*1, Hyukmin Lee3, Dongeun Yong3, Kyungwon Lee3 1Department of Global Health Security, Yonsei University Graduate school of Public Health, Seoul, 2Brain Korea 21 plus Program for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 3Department 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 2021;24(4):115-126. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2021.24.4.2Received on 19 February 2021, Revised on 24 August 2021, Accepted on 9 September 2021, Published on 20 December 2021.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: Environmental sanitation plays a significant role on the prevalence of enteropathogenic bacteria. This study aimed to determine the trends in the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of enteropathogenic bacteria from 2011 to 2019. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed using data from stool cultures of Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Plesiomonas shigelloides, Yersinia

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Safety and Effectiveness of Cytomegalovirus Specific Antigen Induced Interferon-Gamma ELISPOT/ELISA: A Systematic Review

Original article Wonjung Choi1, Joohee Hahn1,2, Worlsook Lee1, Chaemin Shin1 1Division of New Health Technology Assessment, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, 2Review and assessment research department, Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, Wonju, Korea Corresponding to Chaemin Shin, E-mail: blu0924@neca.re.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24(2):31-43. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2021.24.2.2Received on 24 February 2021, Revised on 9 April 2021, Accepted on 23 April 2021, Published on 20 June 2021.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Abstract Background: This study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the cytomegalovirus (CMV) Specific Antigen Induced Interferon-Gamma ELISPOT (enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot)/ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) procedure in predicting the risk of CMV infection/disease in immunocompromised patients through a systematic literature review. Methods: The searched electronic databases included MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library. A total of 884 non-duplicate citations were retrieved and a total of 25 studies (15 cohort studies, 10 cross-sectional studies) were included in this review. Study subjects

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Environmental culture for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales

Note Hae-Sun Chung1,2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, 2Ewha Education and Research Center for Infection, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Hae-Sun Chung, E-mail: sunny0521.chung@ewha.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(4):159-163. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.4.159Received on 1 December 2023, Revised on 13 December 2023, Accepted on 15 December 2023, Published on 20 December 2023.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract We conducted environmental cultures for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) to evaluate the environmental contamination around patients with CPE. CPE was detected in the environmental cultures of four of the nine intensive care unit (ICU) inpatients with CPE. All four isolates were collected from sink surfaces in isolation rooms within the ICU. CPE isolates

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Performance evaluation of 4-day versus 5-day blood cultures using the BD BACTEC FX system

Original article Jiyeon Kim, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding to Mi-Na Kim, E-mail: mnkim@amc.seoul.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(4):125-137. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.4.125Received on 26 October 2023, Revised on 1 December 2023, Accepted on 4 December 2023, Published on 20 December 2023.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background: Blood culture (BC) systems have evolved to increase sensitivity and reduce turnaround times. This study compared the performance of a 4-day versus a 5-day BC incubation period using the BD BACTEC™ FX (Becton, Dickinson and Company, USA). Methods: A total of 37,379 consecutive sets of BC were evaluated over a 3-month period in a

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Clinical usefulness of procalcitonin/albumin and blood urea nitrogen/albumin ratios for the early detection of bacteremia

Original article Sang Shin Pyo1,2*, Dae Wui Yoon1,2*, Hyunjung Kim3, Hiun Suk Chae4, Hae Kyung Lee3 1Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, 2Sleep Medicine Institute, Jungwon University, Goesangun, Chungbuk, Departments of 3Laboratory Medicine, 4Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea *These authors contributed equally to this work. Corresponding to Hae Kyung Lee, E-mail: hkl@catholic.ac.kr Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(4):103-115. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.4.103Received on 30 August 2023, Revised on 21 September 2023, Accepted on 26 October 2023, Published on 20 December 2023.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background: Early prediction of bacteremia is important because sepsis may develop if bacteremia is not treated in time. We aimed to determine

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Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and antimicrobial resistance of group A streptococci infections

Mini review Sunjoo Kim1,2,3 1Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea Corresponding to Sunjoo Kim, E-mail: sjkim8239@hanmail.net Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26(4):89-97. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2023.26.4.89Received on 29 November 2023, Revised on 15 December 2023, Accepted on 15 December 2023, Published on 20 December 2023.Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Group A streptococci (GAS) cause diverse diseases ranging from mild to severe illnesses, and the global burden of GAS infections is enormous. Serological typing has been replaced by emm genotyping for the epidemiological study of GAS. Acute bacterial pharyngitis is a common illness, which requires either

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