- Mechanism of VanB Phenotype in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci carrying vanA gene
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Park IJ, Lee WG, Lee H, Yong D, Lee K, Kim EC, Jeong SH, Park YJ, Choi TY, Uh Y, Shin JH, Lee J, Ahn JY, Lee SH, Woo GJ
- KMID: 1889819
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):412-417.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.412
BACKGROUND: Recently, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) with the vanA genotype that are susceptible to teicoplanin have been described in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. The investigators suggested three point mutations in the... -
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- Comparison of Three Assay Systems for Qualitative and Quantitative Results of Hepatitis B Surface Antibody
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Yoo SJ, Oh HJ, Shin BM
- KMID: 1889822
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):431-435.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.431
BACKGROUND: With a technical improvement of the assay system, automated immunoassay analyzers for hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) are widely used. However, some discrepancies between assays are still being reported. We... -
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- Evaluation of Fixed Quality Control Range of Bayer Rapidpoint 400 Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzer with Six Sigma Metrics
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Kim Y, Min WK, Park H
- KMID: 1889817
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):400-407.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.400
BACKGROUND: Bayer Rapidpoint 400 analyzer for point of care testing (POCT) uses fixed quality control (QC) range even when the lot number of a cartridge for quality control changes. To... -
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- Evaluation of HBs Ag, HCV and HIV Ag-Ab Assays using Bio-Rad Elite Microplate Analyzer
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Hwang SH, Oh HB, Kim HS, Lee EY
- KMID: 1889823
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):436-441.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.436
BACKGROUND: In this study, we evaluated the performance of Elite microplate analyzer (Bio-Rad Laboratories, France) and the related assays (ULTRA line) for the detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C... -
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- A Korean Family with Wilson Disease Occurred in Two Consecutive Generations
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Choi JS, Lee JH, Ki CS
- KMID: 1889825
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):449-453.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.449
Wilson disease (WD) is one of the most common inborn errors of metabolism characterized by degenerative changes in the brain, liver and kidney dysfunction, and Kayser-Fleischer rings due to toxic... -
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- Performance Evaluation of Real-Q HBV Quantification Kit for HBV DNA by Real-Time PCR
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Hwang SH, Cha CH, Kim YL, Kwon OJ, Oh HB
- KMID: 1889824
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):442-448.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.442
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA quantification is important for the management of HBV infection and identification of the development of resistance. The susceptibility to contamination and more variable reproducibility of... -
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- Comparison of Two Enzyme Immunoassays for Clostridium difficile Toxin A
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Yoo SJ, Kang JO, Oh HJ, Shin BM
- KMID: 1889818
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):408-411.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.408
BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile is one of the most important pathogens responsible for nosocomial diarrhea. The disease is mediated by two toxins, designated as A and B; therefore, identification of the... -
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- Inverse Tendency between Ex Vivo Expansion Potential of Hematopoietic Progenitors and Time to Engraftment after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Kim JM, Park CJ, Chi HS, Lee JH, Lee GH, Seo JJ
- KMID: 1889815
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):385-392.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.385
BACKGROUND: The CD34+ cell dose and infused number of committed progenitor cells in transplantation are important factors in hematologic engraftment. However, the relationship between expansion potential of progenitor cells and... -
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- Experience of a Break-Even Point Analysis for Make-or-Buy Decision
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Kim Y
- KMID: 1889827
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):460-464.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.460
BACKGROUND: Cost containment through continuous quality improvement of medical service is required in an age of a keen competition of the medical market. Laboratory managers should examine the matters on make-or-buy decision... -
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- Defining an Optimal Number of Immunophenotypic Markers for Lineage Assignment of Acute Leukemias Based on the EGIL Scoring System
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Lee ST, Kim HJ, Kim SH
- KMID: 1889816
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):393-399.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.393
BACKGROUND: The lineage assignment in acute leukemias is critical in therapeutic decisions. Immunophenotyping by flow cytometry plays the main role in the lineage assignment; however, few studies have been done... -
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- HBV DNA Quantitation Using Real-time PCR
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Heo J, Go WO, Kim GH, Kang DH, Song GA, Cho M, Kim HH, Lee EY
- KMID: 1889821
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):424-430.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.424
BACKGROUND: Accurate measurement of the concentration of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in clinical samples is important for the appropriate treatment of patients and evaluation of their therapeutic responses. In... -
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- Usefulness of Anti-HCV ELISA Test and HCV Reverse Transcriptase-PCR for the Diagnosis of Hepatits C Viral Infection
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Kim MH, Lee HJ, Park SY, Lee YS, Suh JT
- KMID: 1889820
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):418-423.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.418
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is screened by anti-HCV enzymelinked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) and confirmed by recombinant immunoblotting assay (RIBA) or HCV RT-PCR. We attempted to... -
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- The Relationship between High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Metabolic Syndrome according to the Fasting Glucose Level at Medical Checkups
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Nah EH, Lee JK
- KMID: 1889826
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2006 Dec;26(6):454-459.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.6.454
BACKGROUND: This study was performed to investigate the difference in high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and metabolic syndrome according to the fasting glucose level, especially between the groups of less than... -
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