- Fungal infections: rising threats, diagnostic challenges, and the path forward for clinical microbiology laboratories
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Kim J
- KMID: 2566087
- Ann Clin Microbiol.
- 2024 Dec;27(4):217-219.
- doi: 10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.1
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- Candida and candidemia in Korea
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Kwon YJ, Shin JH
- KMID: 2566089
- Ann Clin Microbiol.
- 2024 Dec;27(4):231-244.
- doi: 10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.3
Purpose: Candidemia is a common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections associated with high mortality rates. Its incidence varies significantly across countries and hospitals, and its epidemiology is a subject of... -
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- Fungal identification based on the polyphasic approach: a clinical practice guideline
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Kim J
- KMID: 2566088
- Ann Clin Microbiol.
- 2024 Dec;27(4):221-230.
- doi: 10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.2
Taxonomy includes classification, nomenclature, and identification. Identification assigns unknown fungi to species based on their strain characteristics. Traditionally, fungal taxonomy relied on morphological, physiological, and biochemical traits. However, advancements in... -
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- Current epidemiology and implication for microbiological diagnosis of cryptococcal infections in Korea
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Kim MH
- KMID: 2566091
- Ann Clin Microbiol.
- 2024 Dec;27(4):257-265.
- doi: 10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.5
Cryptococcosis is a major invasive fungal infection affecting both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts worldwide and is mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. C. neoformans accounts for 90% of... -
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- Cutaneous infection caused by Prototheca wickerhamii identified using VITEK MS following pretreatment with a moldextraction protocol: a case report
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Shin DH, Kim J, Lee WG
- KMID: 2566093
- Ann Clin Microbiol.
- 2024 Dec;27(4):271-277.
- doi: 10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.7
Prototheca wickerhamii is an achlorophyllic algae that rarely acts as an opportunistic pathogen in humans. We report the case of a 66-year-old female patient with a history of diabetes mellitus... -
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- Risk of inaccurate species identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and of false carbapenem resistance by automated susceptibility analysis of Enterobacter spp.
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Kim YA
- KMID: 2566092
- Ann Clin Microbiol.
- 2024 Dec;27(4):267-270.
- doi: 10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.6
Enterobacter species were isolated from the sputum of an 84-year-old female patient with fever, chills, cellulitis in the right elbow, and pyogenic arthritis in the left shoulder. The bacteria were... -
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- Current nonculture-based diagnosis of candidemia
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Won EJ
- KMID: 2566090
- Ann Clin Microbiol.
- 2024 Dec;27(4):245-255.
- doi: 10.5145/ACM.2024.27.4.4
Candidemia is the most common healthcare-associated invasive fungal infection with high crude mortality rates. It primarily affects critically ill or severely immunocompromised patients, complicating early diagnosis and prompting the initiation... -
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