• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.18-27
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• 2020

카바페넴내성장내세균속균종(carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, CRE)과 카바페넴분해효소 생성 장내세균과(carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, CPE)의 정확한 구분과 CPE의 빠른 탐지는 임상 감염의 치료 및 관리에 중요하다. 선별방법은 주로 선택적 배지에서의 직장 면봉 표본 배양 후 카바페넴분해 효소의 활성도, 신속한 카바페넴의 불활성화 방법, 측방유동면역분석(lateral flow immunoassay, LFI), 메트릭스보조레이저 탈착/이온화이온사이클론 공명 질량분석법(matrix assisted laser desorption/ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry, MALDI-TOF MS)을 통해 표현형을 측정하는 분자기반 방법들이다. CRE, 특히 CPE의 적절한 시기에 정확한 탐지는 감염의 임상 치료 및 예방에 필수적이다. 다양한 표현형 검출방법 및 유전자-기반 검출방법이 카바페넴의 신속한 검출을 위해 이용 가능하며, 이들은 임상 미생물학 실험실에서 일상적으로 사용된다. 신속한 처리 시간으로 현장에서 치료를 위한 검사 방법을 사용하는 CRE에 대한 능동적인 감시활동에서 카바페넴분해효소를 생성하는 CRE의 탐지는 중요한 가치를 갖는다. 따라서 카바페넴분해효소의 확산을 통제하기 위해서는 전세계의 많은 검사실에서 신뢰할 수 있고 신속하고 고효율적이며, 간편하고 저비용의 검사법을 사용해야 할 것이다. 환자의 적용에서도 최적의 효과를 가지려면 CRE에 대한 신속한 검사를 통해 항균제의 관리 개입이나 다양한 형태의 임상 의사의 치료에 결정적인 지원을 재현성있게 나타나야 할 것이다. 최적의 검사법을 위해서는 보완되는 검사법을 결합하여 다양한 내성 박테리아 종을 감별하고 다양한 종류의 카바페넴분해효소의 유전적 다양성을 발굴하여 최상의 감염관리 전략을 포괄하는 시스템이 마련되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.204-215
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to identify factors affecting the carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infection control performance of nursing staff, who closely contact patients with CRE in long-term care hospitals. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. A total of 135 nursing staffs working in seven long-term care hospitals in the southern and northern areas of the K province in Korea were included. We measured the CRE infection control general characteristics, knowledge, perception, and performance. Results: The main factors affecting the CRE infection control performance were education, knowledge, and perception. The model explained the 60.8% total variance in CRE infection control. Conclusion: Appropriate infection control strategies should be prepared to provide high quality nursing care and prevent the spread of CRE infection in long-term care hospitals. Establishing an efficient infection control system in long-term care hospitals is necessary.

• Annals of Clinical Microbiology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2019

배경: 다양한 임상검체에서 카바페넴분해효소 생성 장내세균(carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriace, CPE)의 분리가 증가하고 있다. CPE 감염증은 치사율이 높고, 집단 발병의 가능성이 높아 지속적인 감시가 필수적이다. 저자들은 CPE 주요 유전자들을 한 번에 검출하기 위한 multiplex PCR을 개발하고 이를 평가하고자 하였다. 방법: 총 7종의 내성 유전자를 동시에 검출하기 위한 시발체를 새롭게 디자인하고 PCR 조건을 설정하였다. 주요 카바페넴분해효소인 KPC, IMP, VIM, NDM-1, GES, OXA-23 및 OXA-48 유전자를 대상으로 하였다. 각 유전자의 증폭 산물은 100 bp 이상의 차이가 나도록 고안하였다. 개발된 multiplex PCR은 총 69주의 CPE 양성 임상분리균주를 이용하여 평가하고, 비특이적 증폭에 의한 위양성 가능성의 배제를 위해 71주의 카바페넴 감수성 균주로 확인하였다. 결과: 본 연구에서 개발한 시발체 및 PCR 조건을 이용하여 실험한 결과 CPE 내성 유전자인 KPC 양성 14주, IMP 양성 13주, OXA-23 양성 12주, OXA-48 양성 11주, VIM 양성 9주, GES 및 NDM 양성 각 5주 등 총 69주 모두에서 CPE 유전자의 검출이 가능함을 확인하였다. 카바페넴 감수성 균주를 이용한 특이성 확인 시험에서 Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 등을 포함한 총 71주의 다양한 그람양성 및 음성균주 모두에서 음성임을 확인하였다. 결론: 본 연구에서 개발된 multiplex PCR은 총 7종의 CPE 유전형을 한 번에 검출할 수 있어 CPE 확인 시험에 유용할 것으로 생각한다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2015

목적: 국내 소아 그람음성균혈증에서 항생제 내성변화 및 항생제 사용량과의 관계를 분석하였다. 방법: 최근 10년간 18세 이하 입원 환자의 혈액에서 분리된 그람음성균의 항생제 내성률 변화 및 항생제 사용량과의 관계를 분석하였다. 결과: 폐렴막대균, 대장균, 녹농균, 아시네토박터 바우마니의 분리율은 연간 혈액배양 1,000건당 각각 4.6례, 3.5례, 3.4례 및 2.2례였다. 폐렴막대균에서 광범위 세팔로스포린에 대한 내성변화는 없었으나 2010년부터 카바페넴 내성 폐렴막대균이 동정된 후 점차 빈도가 증가하였다. 대장균의 광범위 세팔로스포린 내성이 10%에서 50%로 아시네토박터 바우마니의 카바페넴 내성이 11%에서 71%로 크게 증가하였다(P for trend <0.01). 녹농균은 여러 항생제에 높은 내성을 보였으나 유의한 내성변화를 보이지 않았다. 대장균의 cefepime 내성과 cefepime 사용량 사이에 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였다(r=0.900, P=0.037). 결론: 국내 소아에서 발생한 그람음성균 균혈증 분석시 카바페넴 및 광범위 세팔로스포린 내성이 증가하였고 일부에서 항생제 사용량과의 관련성을 확인하였다. 이는 원내 경험적 항생제 결정시 중요한 고려 사항이며 추후에도 지속적인 원내 항생제 사용량 및 내성률에 대한 감시가 필요하겠다.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.249-259
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• 2020

Purpose: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are associated with considerable mortality. This study was aimed to identify survival factors among medical care unit patients with CPE. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort; data were collected from September 2017 to June 2019 through electronic medical records. The data collected were general characteristics, disease-related characteristics, severity-related characteristics, and treatment-related characteristics. Data were analyzed based on frequency, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and Cox proportional hazard model using SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. Results: Seventy-seven patients were included (59 survivors and 18 deceased) in the study. Univariate analysis identified factors for survival associated with acquired CPE as age (t= -1.56, p= .037), simplified acute physiology 3 (SAPS3) score of admission date (t= -2.85, p= .006), Glasgow coma scale (GCS) of CPE acquisition date (t= 2.38, p= .020), artery catheter at CPE acquisition date (χ²= 4.58, p= .032), vasoconstrictor agents use at CPE acquisition date (χ²= 6.81, p= .009), platelet at CPE acquisition date (t= 2.27, p= .025), lymphocyte at CPE acquisition date (t= 2.01, p= .048), calcium at CPE acquisition date (t= 2.68, p= .009), albumin at CPE acquisition date (t= 2.29, p= .025), and creatinine at CPE acquisition date (t= 2.24, p= .028). Multivariate Cox proportional hazard model showed that GCS at CPE acquisition date (HR= 1.14, 95% CI= 1.05-1.22), lymphocyte at CPE acquisition date (HR= 1.05, 95% CI= 1.00-1.10), and creatinine at CPE acquisition date (HR= 1.25, 95% CI= 1.04-1.49) were independent survival factors among medical intensive care unit patients with CPE. Conclusion: Based on the study results, it is necessary to develop nursing interventions that can aid in the management of patients with CPE and identify their effects.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.621-630
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• 2020

Purpose: This study was aimed to evaluate the external validity of a carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) acquisition risk prediction model (the CREP-model) in a medium-sized hospital. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 613 patients (CRE group: 69, no-CRE group: 544) admitted to the intensive care units of a 453-beds secondary referral general hospital from March 1, 2017 to September 30, 2019 in South Korea. The performance of the CREP-model was analyzed with calibration, discrimination, and clinical usefulness. Results: The results showed that those higher in age had lower presence of multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs), cephalosporin use ≥ 15 days, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score ≥ 21 points, and lower CRE acquisition rates than those of CREP-model development subjects. The calibration-in-the-large was 0.12 (95% CI: - 0.16~0.39), while the calibration slope was 0.87 (95% CI: 0.63~1.12), and the concordance statistic was .71 (95% CI: .63~.78). At the predicted risk of .10, the sensitivity, specificity, and correct classification rates were 43.5%, 84.2%, and 79.6%, respectively. The net true positive according to the CREP-model were 3 per 100 subjects. After adjusting the predictors' cutting points, the concordance statistic increased to .84 (95% CI: .79~.89), and the sensitivity and net true positive was improved to 75.4%. and 6 per 100 subjects, respectively. Conclusion: The CREP-model's discrimination and clinical usefulness are low in a medium sized general hospital but are improved after adjusting for the predictors. Therefore, we suggest that institutions should only use the CREP-model after assessing the distribution of the predictors and adjusting their cutting points.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.339-346
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• 2021

Purpose: To determine the extent of environmental contamination and the effect of disinfection around patients with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) using adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurements and microbial culture tests. Methods: The subjects of this study were 10 patients hospitalized in a single room due to CRE from April 13 to 21, 2021. One hundred and sixty samples were collected using cotton swabs from the patients' environment including the surface and drain of sinks and toilet seats before and after disinfection of the room after discharge. Twenty-one samples were collected from the nurses' personal digital assistants (PDAs), keyboards, and computer mice before disinfection. The relative light units (RLUs) and CRE colony-forming units (CFU) of 181 samples were measured using ATP test equipment and chrome agar plates, respectively. Results: The highest RLUs were measured at the sink drains before and after disinfection. Four CRE samples from the sink drains (2), sink surface (1), and toilet bowl (1) before disinfection were cultured. Based on the failure criteria (≥ 250 RLU/cm² and ≥ 1 CFU/100 cm²), 90 % and 50 % of the samples from the drain exceeded the failure criteria before and after disinfection, respectively. In the culture tests, CRE was not detected after disinfection. Conclusion: According to the RLU and CFU measurements of drain samples, disinfection was not effective. Thus, improvements in the disinfection methods of drains, as well as more efficient and systematic environmental decontamination and disinfection evaluation tools, are needed to accurately evaluate the effectiveness of disinfection in various places.

• 약학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.212-217
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• 1996

Streptomyces cattleya is a producer of carbapenem antibiotics, thienamycin and N-acetylthienamycin, which have potent and broad-spectrum antibacterial activities. We stud ied on strain improvement for antibiotic productivity of S. cattleya by transformation technique which employed S.cattleya protoplasts and chromosomal DNAs of glutamic acid producers: Corynebacterium glutamicum and Arthrobacter simplex. 150 Transformant strains were cultured and bioassayed using Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus as test organisms. 8.7% of transformants tested showed 1.4~2.6 fold higher productivities than wild type which produced $1.61{\pm}0.67{\mu}g/ml$. The best transformant produced $8.36{\pm}2.84{\mu}g/ml$ carbapenems.

• 의료관련감염관리
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.50-56
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• 2016

ESBL을 생성하는 균주에 의한 요로 감염에서 카바페넴 계열 이외의 항생제를 사용할 수 있는 지를 후향적으로 평가한 연구이다. 만약 in vitro 결과에서 감수성이 있다면 사용이 가능하다는 결과이나 환자의 중증도가 높다면 실패할 수 있음을 강조하였다. 이번 연구 결과를 바탕으로 전향적 연구를 기대해 본다.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.283-291
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• 2019

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify awareness and competency for Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO) infection control in nursing students with experience of clinical practice. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from March 2019 to May 2019 by including 231 nursing students in four nursing schools located in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheongnam-do. The data were collected using self-report questionnaires. Results: The awareness and the competency for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infection control were lower than that of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The agreement between the awareness and the competency of MDRO infection control in participants was low with regard to isolation, contact precautions, and disinfection for MRSA. Also, it was low with respect to disinfection, isolation, contact precautions, and carrier identification for CRE. The awareness and the competency of MDRO infection control exhibited significant positive correlation. Conclusion: The infection control competency is required to prevent MDRO infection. In order to enhance the infection control competency, it is important to raise awareness about MDRO infection control by providing education based on the guidelines and the principles of infection control.