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Multiplex PCR of nasopharyngeal aspirates detected viruses and atypical bacteria in 75.3% (219/291) of infants with acute respiratory infections from July 2010 to June 2013. Frequent viruses were human rhinovirus...
Toxic shock syndrome is an acute and febrile illness that rapidly progress to shock and multi-organ failure, and it is caused by toxin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus species....
Brevibacterium spp. are Gram-positive, irregularly rod-shaped, strictly aerobic bacteria that resemble corynebacteria. Since they are a part of normal skin flora, they have been regarded as apathogenic, and human infections...
BACKGROUND: The intestinal microflora varies according to the factors such as age, diet and environment. It is debated whether the changes of microbiota after birth are associated with atopic disease....
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, a normal component of oral cavity flora, mostly causes infective endocarditis and only rarely causes spondylitis; no spondylitis cases have been previously reported in Korea. We report a...
BACKGROUND: Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are important drugs for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). However, due to widespread use of FQs, the resistance rates to FQs have been increasing among Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Rapid...