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A Case of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Infection Treated with Korean Medicine

반코마이신 내성 장구균 감염 환자에 대한 한의치험 1례

  • Dabin Lee (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Siyun Sung (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Sunghee Hong (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ye-chae Hwang (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Gyeongmuk Kim (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Han-Gyul Lee (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Sang-Kwan Moon (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Woo-Sang Jung (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Seungwon Kwon (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
  • 이다빈 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 성시윤 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 홍성희 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 황예채 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 김경묵 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 이한결 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 문상관 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 정우상 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 권승원 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과)
  • Received : 2024.04.17
  • Accepted : 2024.05.29
  • Published : 2024.05.30
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Abstract

Hospital-acquired bacterial infections, including vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection (MIC: 32 mcg/ml), are common. We describe the case of a 63-year-old female patient with subarachnoid hemorrhage and VRE infection treated with Jashin-bowon-tang and Samhuang-sashim-tang for 57 days and 22 days, respectively. The therapeutic effect was assessed weekly via culture, color and viscosity of pus from a coccyx sore, and C-reactive protein (CRP). Vital signs were checked four times a day. Seventeen days after treatment, VRE was not colonized in patient and color and viscosity of pus, CRP and vital sign were improved. This case report suggests that Jashin-bowon-tang and Samhuang-sashim-tang might be an alternative option for VRE infection patients reducing the need for extended isolation periods and speeding up recovery times.

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