• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.487-491
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• 2009

Background: Salvaging prosthetic arteriovenous grafts can be performed using surgical or endovascular techniques. We conducted a retrospective analysis to compare the efficacy of these two methods for restoring dialysis graft function. Material and Method: We studied 41 patients who had received surgical thrombectomy with revision (Group A) or percutaneous thrombectomy with angioplasty (Group B) from January 2006 to December 2007. We compared them according to the patient characteristics and the location of stenotic lesions, and we analyzed the post-intervention primary patency rates. Result: 21 patients underwent surgery and 20 patients underwent percutaneous balloon angioplasty. There were no significant differences of the patients' characteristics between the two groups. Venous anastomotic stenosis was the most common cause of graft thrombosis in both groups. In Group A, 90.5% of the grafts remained functional at 6 months and 38.1% remained functional at 12 months. In Group B, 55.0% of the grafts were functional at 6 months and 20.0% of the grafts were functional at 12 months. The post-intervention primary patency rate was significantly better in Group A (p=0.034). Conclusion: Surgical treatment resulted in significantly longer post-intervention primary patency in this study, and this supports its use as the primary method of management for most patients in whom dialysis graft obstruction develops.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.52 no.3
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• pp.221-228
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• 2020

Ochrobactrum anthropi is a non-fermentative oxidative gram-negative bacillus that produces oxidase. Distinguishing a mixed culture with non-fermenting bacteria having a similar appearance and oxidase-positive is difficult, and there is a limit to accurate identification with a biochemical identification system. This paper proposes that the Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Platform (MALDI-TOF) method is useful for classifying bacteria that are difficult to identify using biochemical testing methods. As a result of analyzing five cases of O. anthropi examined using MicroScan, it took 6.5 days to the final report, which was 3.5 days more than the 3.0 days of E. coli. The pus sample in patient 5 was a mixed infection with Achromobacter xylosoxidans, and it took 11.3 days because of multiple subculture and retests. Four patients were over 60 years old with an underlying disease, and the possibility of opportunistic and nosocomial infections could not be excluded. Among them, samples collected after 92 days of hospitalization were resistant to imipenem and meropenem. Therefore, an examination using the MALDI-TOF method will be useful for the rapid and adequate treatment of patients with difficult identification, such as O. anthropi.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.460-464
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• 1999

Methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA) has been known to be resistant to many kinds of antibiotics and causes a problem of nosnocomial infection since the third generation of cephalosporines has been introduced in the 1980s. As antibiotic sensitivity tests which have been routinely used to detect MRSA in the laboratory depend on the culture conditions such as, pH, temperature, and time, etc., it is difficult to decide in the case of borderline- or low-level of MRSA. Therefore it would be necessary to develope a new method based on the molecular biological technique to overcome these problems. In this study, we extracted DNA from S. aureus and performed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify mec A gene, encoding penicillin-binding protein 2' (PBP-2'), which is known to confer bacteria resistance to the bacteriostatic action of methicillin. The results were compares with those of minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) test. When MIC test with oxacillin was performed on the 120 isolates of S. aureus from each patient's specimens, 64 of them were MRSA and 56 of them were methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). In pus specimen, more precisely, 61.9% (26/42) of MRSA was detected, and 44.2% (19/43), 60% (9/15) and 50% (10/20) of MRSA were detected in sputum, body fluid, and other specimen respectively. When 40 isolates of MRSA and MSSA were tested by PCR method and compares with the results of MIC method, different results were obtained from 1 isolate of MRSA (2.5%) and in 2 isolates of MSSA (5%) suggesting that PCR method should be performed at the same time for more accurate clinical test of MRSA.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.284-292
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• 2015

Monthly variation of species composition and abundance of fish eggs were examined to know the spawning time and location of the fishes inhabiting the coastal region of Jejudo Island. Samplings had been performed at the four locations (Jeju port, Seongsanpo, Seogwipo port and Chagwido) with a bongo net which was towed monthly at the sea surface from August 2006 to July 2007. The fish eggs were identified based on phylogenetic analyses with the DNA sequences generated through PCR-amplification and sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Among a total of 43 taxa classified during the study period, 34 were identified to species, 4 to families, and the remaining 5 were unidentified. Of them, 23 taxa were occurred at Jeju port, 21 at Seongsanpo, 19 at Seogwipo port and 18 at Chagwido, whereas 15 taxa were found in September 2006, 12 in June 2007, 6 to 8 in August 2006 and January~May 2007, 5 in each October and November 2006, 3 in each December 2006 and July 2007. Among 34 species of fish eggs, Engraulis japonicus and Callanthias japonicus most frequently appeared at 16 times out of 48 observations in total. When those eggs were collected, the surface seawater temperature ranged $14.0{\sim}28.6^{\circ}C$ for E. japonicus and $14.9{\sim}20.5^{\circ}C$ for C. japonicus. The success rates of PCR-amplification and species identification in this study were 68.3% and 79.1%, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.604-609
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• 2002

The sensory properties and flavor components of the white bread added with arrowroot juice. The lightness of bread crumb decreased significantly as arrowroot juice was added. While the yellowness increased slightly, redness increased remarkably. The hardness, chewiness and adhesiveness of the white bread added with arrowroot juice increased more than those of the control bread, but they had no statistical significance. While the gumminess increased significantly and springiness decreased significantly, the cohesiveness did not indicate significant differences among the comparison groups. In sensory evaluation, the texture, flavor and sweetness did not indicate significant difference among the comparison groups, while the color and overall acceptability indicated significant difference. The optimum concentration of arrowroot juice in the white bread was 25% based on the sensory evaluation scores. The main flavors components of the white bread added with 25% arrowroot juice were compounds translated by arrowroot juice and the compounds formed by amino-carbonyl reaction. The translated flavors were methoxy phenol, ${\beta}-damascenone$, benzylcyanide, and menthofuran. The compounds formed by amino-carbonyl reaction were alkyl pyrazines, pyrroles and furans.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.249-255
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• 2009

This study was carried out for the purpose of comparing bacterial culture method, single PCR, and multiplex PCR for identification of F. nucleatum and A. actinomycetemcomitans in subgingival plaque of adult periodontitis. Targeting 20 patients with adult periodontitis, the subgingival plaque was collected in teeth, respectively, for #16, #36, #44. A bacillus was cultivated by painting it over the solid selective media of F. nucleatum and A. actinomycetemcomitans. Bacterial species were detected in 0 tooth with 12 pieces, respectively. Through single PCR and multiplex PCR, the positive reaction was indicated in 43 teeth with 45 pieces, respectively, as for F. nucleatum, and in 1 tooth with 4 pieces, respectively, as for A. actinomycetemcomitans. In the comparative analysis between bacterial identification methods. F. nucleatum showed the more statistically significant difference(p=0.0(0) in comparison between single PCR and multiplex PCR. Even A. actinomycetemcomitans was indicated significantly(p=0.067) in a case that is based on 0.1 in significant level in the comparison between single PCR and multiplex PCR. In conclusion, as a result of comparing the bacterial identification methods, the detection frequency was indicated to be higher in PCR than in bacterial culture method. Single PCR and multiplex PCR showed the mutually similar detection frequency. Accordingly, given thinking of economic efficiency, quickness, and reduction in labor force, it is thought to be more efficient method to use single PCR as the bacterial identification method.

• Food Industry
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• s.172
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• pp.38-56
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• 2003

The volatile compounds of traditional Kyungsando squid sikhe were identified by GC-MS. the amount of-zingibirene among identified volatile compounds was 19.73 mg/kg. The major volatile compounds of sikhe was (Z)-Di-2-propenyl disulfide,-curcumene, methyl

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.414-418
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• 2003

Through the PVA degrading test, 8 species of microbes were finally isolated, and two species among them were identified. To search PVA degrading rate by using 8 species of microbes, single species of microbes and combination of each species were tested. As a result, single species of microbes showed 96% of PVA degrading rate, and the similar result was obtained by using combination of two species. And 78% of PVA degrading rate was obtained by using enzyme which was secreted from good PVA degrading microbes. As a result of identification, this good PVA degrading microbes were Paenibacillus sp. and Microbacterium barkeri.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.167-171
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• 1995

To develope a microbial pesticide for the control of mulberry longicorn beetle, Apriona germari, Beauveria spp. were isolated from the infected Apriona germari larvae. The morphology of Beauveria spp. was observed by phase contrast and scanning electron microscope. In addition, the Beauveria spp. isolated from Apriona germari were identified by the random amplification of polymorphic DNA using polymerase chain reaction. The results showed that the Beauveria spp., SFB-1A and SFB-3A, isolated from Apriona germari were identified with B. bassiana and B. brongniartii, respectively, suggesting that the random amplification of polymorphic DNA is effective for the identification of Beauveria spp.

• The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.56-61
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• 2008

More than half of the reported cases of congenital arteriovenous malformations involve the extremities. However, these are predominantly arteriovenous malformations of soft tissues. There are few studies on intraosseous arteriovenous malformations. The clinical features of vascular malformations are not well defined, but are likely to be extremely diverse. So, it is not easy to diagnose exactly and treat intraosseous arteriovenous malformations. The authors noted intraosseous arteriovenous malformation of tibia in a child and had a good result by the use of ethanol embolization. Therefore we include those results along with the literature review.