- Editorial Announcement Regarding Title Change of the Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine to Annals of Laboratory Medicine
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Kim JH
- KMID: 1781430
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):1-2.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.1
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- Multilocus Sequence Typing for Clonality Analysis of Antimicrobial-Resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Strains
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Song W, Shin JH
- KMID: 1781431
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):3-4.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.3
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- Managing the Pre- and Post-analytical Phases of the Total Testing Process
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Hawkins R
- KMID: 1781432
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):5-16.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.5
For many years, the clinical laboratory's focus on analytical quality has resulted in an error rate of 4-5 sigma, which surpasses most other areas in healthcare. However, greater appreciation of... -
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- A Case of Partial Trisomy 20p Resulting from Meiotic Recombination of a Maternal Pericentric Inversion
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Kang JE, Park MY, Cheon CK, Lee HD, Hwang SH, Yi J
- KMID: 1781445
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):91-94.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.91
Here we report the cytogenetic and clinical manifestations observed in a patient with a rec(20)dup(20p)inv(20)(p11.2q13.3)mat. The patient was a full-term newborn girl with asymmetric intrauterine growth restriction and multiple congenital... -
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- The First Study on Nucleotide-level Identification of Hb Koriyama in a Patient with Severe Hemolytic Anemia
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Park S, Park JE, Cho SI, Jeon Y, Park SS, Seong MW
- KMID: 1781447
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):99-101.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.99
Hereditary hemolytic anemia comprises a group of disorders in which red blood cells are destroyed faster than they are produced in the bone marrow; various hereditary factors can cause this... -
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- Characterization of a Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium Outbreak Caused by 2 Genetically Different Clones at a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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Lee WG, Ahn SH, Jung MK, Jin HY, Park IJ
- KMID: 1781443
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):82-86.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.82
In July 2010, we identified an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in our 26-bed neonatal intensive care unit. We performed an epidemiological investigation after clinical cultures of 2 neonates were... -
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- Pre- and Post-transfusion Testing for Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen and Antibody in Blood Recipients: A Single-Institution Experience in an Area of High Endemicity
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Kim H, Hur M, Moon HW, Park CM, Cho JH, Park KS, Lee K, Chang S
- KMID: 1781441
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):73-78.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.73
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B remains the most common transfusion-transmitted viral infection. We explored the current status of pre-transfusion screening and post-transfusion follow-up testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg)... -
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- CD5-negative Blastoid Variant Mantle Cell Lymphoma with Complex CCND1/IGH and MYC Aberrations
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Seok Y, Kim J, Choi JR, Kim YR, Park SJ, Kim SJ, Song J, Lee KA
- KMID: 1781446
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):95-98.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.95
The coexistence of CCND1/IGH and MYC rearrangements in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare finding associated with a very poor prognosis. In this study, a patient with blastoid variant... -
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- Chronic Pulmonary Disease Due to Mycobacterium monacense Infection: The First Case from Iran
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Shojaei H, Hashemi A, Heidarieh , Hosseini N, Daei Naser A
- KMID: 1781444
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):87-90.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.87
We herein report a case in which the recently characterized species Mycobacterium monacense was isolated from the sputum of an Iranian patient. This case represents the first isolation of M.... -
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- Expression of Sme Efflux Pumps and Multilocus Sequence Typing in Clinical Isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
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Cho HH, Sung JY, Kwon KC, Koo SH
- KMID: 1781436
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):38-43.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.38
BACKGROUND: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen, which causes infections that are often difficult to manage because of the inherent resistance of the pathogen to a variety... -
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- Evaluation of the Seeplex(R) Meningitis ACE Detection Kit for the Detection of 12 Common Bacterial and Viral Pathogens of Acute Meningitis
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Shin SY, Kwon KC, Park JW, Kim JM, Shin SY, Koo SH
- KMID: 1781437
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):44-49.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.44
BACKGROUND: Bacterial meningitis is an infectious disease with high rates of mortality and high frequency of severe sequelae. Early identification of causative bacterial and viral pathogens is important for prompt... -
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- Comparison of Modified Multiple-locus Variable-number Tandem-repeat Fingerprinting with Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus
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Chung S, Yi J, Jang MH, Joo SI, Ra EK, Kim SY, Chang CL, Park SS, Kim EC
- KMID: 1781438
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):50-56.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.50
BACKGROUND: Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat fingerprinting (MLVF) is based on multiplex PCR, utilizing variable number tandem repeat. Our goal was to compare the performance of MLVF in distinguishing clinical Staphylococcus aureus... -
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- Application of Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody Using HLA Frequencies in Koreans
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Jang JY, Kim YJ, Kim Y, Park YJ, Han K, Oh EJ
- KMID: 1781440
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):66-72.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.66
BACKGROUND: Introduction of the Luminex panel reactive antibody (PRA)-single antigen (SA) assay has increased the detection rates of unacceptable antigens in sensitized patients; the calculated PRA (CPRA) level represents the... -
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- Evaluation of a New Immunochromatographic Assay Kit for the Rapid Detection of Norovirus in Fecal Specimens
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Park KS, Baek KA, Kim DU, Kwon KS, Bing SH, Park JS, Nam HS, Lee SH, Choi YJ
- KMID: 1781442
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):79-81.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.79
Rapid and accurate detection of norovirus is essential for the prevention and control of norovirus outbreaks. This study compared the effectiveness of a new immunochromatographic assay kit (SD BIOLINE Norovirus;... -
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- Effect of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Hemoglobin A1c Levels
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Sinha N, Mishra TK, Singh T, Gupta N
- KMID: 1781433
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):17-22.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.17
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency anemia is the most common form of anemia in India. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is used in diabetic patients as an index of glycemic control reflecting glucose levels... -
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- Use of PCR with Sequence-specific Primers for High-Resolution Human Leukocyte Antigen Typing of Patients with Narcolepsy
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Woo HI, Joo EY, Hong SB, Lee KW, Kang ES
- KMID: 1781439
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):57-65.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.57
BACKGROUND: Narcolepsy is a neurologic disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, symptoms of abnormal rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and a strong association with HLA-DRB1*1501, -DQA1*0102, and -DQB1*0602. Here, we... -
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- Analysis of Methylmercury Concentration in the Blood of Koreans by Using Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrophotometry
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Kim BG, Jo EM, Kim GY, Kim DS, Kim YM, Kim RB, Suh BS, Hong YS
- KMID: 1781435
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):31-37.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.31
BACKGROUND: Methylmercury is an organic form of mercury that is highly toxic to humans. Here, we present and establish a novel method to detect methylmercury concentrations in the blood of... -
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- Diagnostic Utility of Osteocalcin, Undercarboxylated Osteocalcin, and Alkaline Phosphatase for Osteoporosis in Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
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Atalay S, Elci A, Kayadibi H, Onder CB, Aka N
- KMID: 1781434
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2012 Jan;32(1):23-30.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.23
BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate the diagnostic utility of osteocalcin (OC), undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in pre- and postmenopausal women for femoral neck, L1-4, and L2-4 bone... -
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