• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.155-162
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• 1987

To determine the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in fecal E. coli and to investigate possible associations between antibiotic resistance and other plasmid-mediated virulence properties, antibiotic disk susceptibility tests for nine antibiotics were done on 141 strains of E. coli isolated from diarrheal children and well controls. Eighty two percent of the test strains were resistant to one or more antibiotics. Antibiotics to which the test strains were most resistant in descending order were ampicillin (85%), trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazol (60%), and cephalothin (55%). Seventy nine percent of these resistant strains were resistant to two or more antibiotics. All 141 test strains were sorted into enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enteroadherent E. coli (EAEC) and non-pathogenic E. coli and the percentages of strains resistant to multiple antibiotics were compared. Among ETEC regardless of its source, multiple drug resistance was more frequent in strains producing heatstable enterotoxin (ST) only than in strains producing only heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) or both. In EAEC, multiple resistance was more frequently associated with strains isolated from diarrheal patients than with those from well controls. The major antibiotic resistance patterns possessed by multiple resistant enteropathogenic strains were $SXT^R$ $AM^R$, $CR^R$, and $SXT^R$ $AM^R$ $CR^R$. Of 28 ST- producing $SXT^R$ ETEC, 26(96%) were also resistant to ampicillin and 17 (61%) were resistant to cephalothin. The similar pattern was observed in EAEC and EPEC as well. This study has important implications for the treatment of E. coli diarrhea with antibiotics because it is possible that dissemination of virulence could occur under the force of selective antibiotic pressure. In addition, this study suggests that the in vivo efficacy of SXT in treating diarrheal illness be reevaluated.

• 대한중풍순환신경학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.58-62
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• 2007

Objective : Stroke patients tend to take antibiotics due to infection resulting from complication. One of many side effects from using antibiotics is diarrhea, which infact causes anaerobic organism dysfunction resulting Pseudo-Membranous Colitis (P.M.C). To treat P.M.C, antibiotics and antibacterial agents are usually used. But they may cause other side effects, therefore extreme caution must be taken. Methods : We treated an antibiotic induced P.M.C patient who diagnosed by sigmoid scopy with only Yijoong-tang (Lizhong-tang) without antibiotics and observed patients stool aspects. Results and Conclusion : Patiensts symptom was improved after 7days, and we can see the improvement by follow-up sigmoid scopy. This case may give us a possibility of that oriental medical treatments as complementary and alternative medicine to standard antibiotic treatment.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.883-893
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• 2021

Clostridium difficile present in feces of food animals may contaminate their meats and act as a potential source of C. difficile infection (CDI) to humans. C. difficile resistance to antibiotics, its production of toxins and spores play major roles in the pathogenesis of CDI. This is the first study to evaluate C. difficile prevalence in retail raw animal meats, its antibiotics susceptibilities and toxigenic activities in Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia. Totally, 240 meat samples were tested. C. difficile was identified by standard microbiological and biochemical methods. Vitek-2 compact system confirmed C. difficile isolates were 15/240 (6.3%). Toxins A/B were not detected by Xpect C. difficile toxin A/B tests. Although all isolates were susceptible to vancomycin and metronidazole, variable degrees of reduced susceptibilities to moxifloxacin, clindamycin or tetracycline antibiotics were detected by Epsilon tests. C. difficile strains with reduced susceptibility to antibiotics should be investigated. Variability between the worldwide reported C. difficile contamination levels could be due to absence of a gold standard procedure for its isolation. Establishment of a unified testing algorithm for C. difficile detection in food products is definitely essential to evaluate the inter-regional variation in its prevalence on national and international levels. Proper use of antimicrobials during animal husbandry is crucial to control the selective drug pressure on C. difficile strains associated with food animals. Investigating the protective or pathogenic potential of non-toxigenic C. difficile strains and the possibility of gene transfer from certain toxigenic/ antibiotics-resistant to non-toxigenic/antibiotics-sensitive strains, respectively, should be worthy of attention.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2019

A clinical suspicion of intestinal spirochetosis is required when patients have long lasting complaints of abdominal pain, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, weight loss, and nausea. An endoscopy with biopsies needs to be performed to confirm the diagnosis of intestinal spirochetosis. The diagnosis of intestinal spirochetosis is based on histological appearance. Intestinal spirochetosis can also be associated with other intestinal infections and juvenile polyps (JPs). JPs seem to be more frequent in patients with intestinal spirochetosis than in patients without intestinal spirochetosis. Intestinal spirochetosis in children should be treated with antibiotics. Metronidazole is the preferred option. In this article, we describe 4 cases of intestinal spirochetosis in a pediatric population and provide a review of the literature over the last 20 years. Intestinal spirochetosis is a rare infection that can cause a variety of severe symptom. It is diagnosed based on histological appearance.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.143-149
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• 2002

목 적: 최근 항생제 사용의 증가로 소아에서 C. difficile 장염의 빈도도 증가하였다. 우리나라 소아에서 C. difficile 장염과 항생제와의 관련성에 대한 체계적인 보고는 아직 없기에 저자들은 우리나라 소아에서 C. difficile의 장염과 항생제와의 관련성을 파악하고, 나아가 C. difficile의 진단 및 치료에 도움이 되고자 이번 연구를 수행하였다. 방 법: 2000년 1월 1일부터 2002년 6월 30일까지 서울대학교병원을 내원한 소아 환자 중, 설사가 있으면서 대변 배양에서 C. difficile이 나온 85례를 대상으로 하여, 후향적으로 환자의 의무 기록지를 참고하여 항생제 사용 유무, 사용하였던 항생제의 종류, 항생제 사용 시작 시점과 C. difficile 대변 배양 검사와의 기간 등에 대하여 조사하였다. 대상 환아는 남아가 50례 여아가 35례로 남녀비는 1.4 : 1이었고, 평균 연령은 2.5세이었다. 결 과: 1) 대상 환아는 남아가 50례 여아가 35례로 남녀비는 1.4 : 1 이었고, 평균 연령은 2.5세이었다. 2) 항생제 투여 여부가 불확실한 환아 3명을 제외한 82명의 환아 중, 3달 이내에 항생제를 투여받은 환아가 55명(67%)이었고, 항생제 투여를 받지 않은 환아가 27명(33%)이었다. 3) 대변배양검사를 할 때 항생제를 쓰고 있었던 경우는 43명(78%)이었고, 항생제를 끊고 난 후였던 경우도 12명(22%)이나 되었다. 4) 항생제를 쓰고 있었던 환아 43명 중, 항생제를 처음 투여하기 시작한 시점에서 균 배양까지 걸린 기간은 1일 미만이 5명(12%), 1일 이상 3일 미만이 9명(21%), 3일 이상 1주 미만이 10명(23%), 1주 이상 2주 미만이 10명(23%), 2주 이상 3주 미만이 6명(14%), 4주 이상 5주 미만이 1명, 6주 이상 7주 미만이 7명이었다. 1명은 방광요관 역류가 있어 10개월 전부터 예방적 항생제를 복용하고 있었다. 5) 대변배양검사 당시 항생제를 이미 끊었던 12명의 환아 중, 항생제를 끊은 뒤 대변배양검사까지 기간은 1일에서 3일 사이가 2명, 3일에서 1주일 사이가 3명, 1주에서 2주 사이가 5명이었고, 4주에서 5주 사이가 1명, 7주에서 8주 사이가 1명이었다. 6) 24명(44%)은 1가지 항생제를 투여 받았고, 31명(56%)은 2가지 이상의 항생제를 투여 받았다. 7) 사용된 항생제는 cefotaxime이 20례로 가장 많았고, amikacin 15례, ampicillin 13례, cefazolin, vancomycin 각각 8례 순이었다. 결 론: 특히 어린 연령 층의 소아 설사 환자에서 항생제 사용 중이거나, 최근 항생제 사용력이 있었던 경우 C. difficile 장염을 의심하는 것이 빠른 진단과 치료에 도움이 될 것이다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.12-18
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• 2012

목 적 : 본 연구는 발열성 요로감염으로 입원한 영아에서 항생제 연관 설사(Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea, 이하 AAD)의 양상 및 연관인자를 조사하였다. 이 연구는 영아 AAD의 예방과 치료에 사용되는 생균제에 대한 기초 연구이다. 방 법 : 가천의대길병원에서 2008년 1월부터 2010년 9월 사이에 급성 발열성 요로감염으로 입원한 생후 3-6개월의 영아들의 의무기록을 후향적으로 조사하여 AAD를 보인 환자(AAD군)와 보이지 않은 환자(non-AAD군)를 비교하였다. AAD군 내에서 사용한 항생제 요법과 용량, 설사의 양상을 비교하였다. 결 과 : 총 147명 중 AAD군은 54명(36.7%)이었고, 이 중 3세대 세팔로스포린($3^{rd}$ CS) 단일요법군, $3^{rd}$ CS과 비세팔로스포린 혼합요법군, 비세팔로스포린 혼합요법군 간의 설사의 발현 시점, 지속기간 및 횟수의 유의한 차이가 없었다(P>0.05). AAD군과 non-AAD군과의 cefotaxime 사용량의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결 론 : 생후 3-6개월 영아의 발열성 요로감염 환자에서 AAD는 항생제의 요법과 평상적 투여량 범위내에서 용량에 관계없이 흔하게 발생하였다. 영아 AAD의 예방과 치료에 사용되는 생균제의 효과에 대한 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.145-148
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• 2003

Many antibiotic monographs cite the induction of vaginal infections as a possible side effect. Invariably, this is believed to be due to Candide albicans, and empirical therapy is given. However, recent studies raise the question of the extent to which yeast do infect the host after antibiotic use. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study was undertaken on female patients to determine how many yeast infections occurred following 10 days antibiotic use. In addition, the study was designed to examine whether oval use of probiotic lactobacilli can reduce the risk of vaginal infection. Twenty four patients diagnosed with respiratory, oval or throat infections received one of several types of antibiotic for 10 days, and two capsules containing 10$^{9}$ dried Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and L. fermentum RC-14 from the day of commencement of antibiotic therapy for 21 days. The most commonly prescribed antibiotic was biaxin (clarithromycin). All but one patient had lactobacilli in the vagina upon entry to the study, and none developed yeast vaginitis or diarrhea during treatment or 20 days after completion of antibiotics. The mean Nugent score was higher in the placebo than the lactobacilli group (4.1 versus 2.4), and three cases of bacterial vaginosis arose (25 % incidence compared to 0% in the lactobacilli group) in the placebo group (2 receiving cefuroxime, 1 on biaxin). The study suggested that current antibiotic use is not necessarily associated with either diarrhea or yeast infection, as is often surmised. Nevertheless, daily use of probiotics was safe and could potentially reduce the risk of patients developing bacterial vaginosis after antibiotic use.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.200-203
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• 2018

Metronidazole is an antimicrobial agent widely used for the treatment of anaerobic infection or antibiotics-associated diarrhea. It is generally thought to be safe, but can induce reversible toxic encephalopathy in the case of excessive or cumulative over-dose. Metronidazole-induced encephalopathy generally demonstrates the characteristic features of typical lesion location and bilaterality on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We report a case of metronidazole-induced encephalopathy with the involvement of asymmetric white matter. To our knowledge, only a few cases have been reported with respect to white matter lesion characteristics on MRI with diffusion-weighted images.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.171-178
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• 1984

저자들은 최근 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원에서 대장암으로 인한 설사를 세균성 적리로 인한 설사로 잘못 알고 계속적인 항생제 투여로 말미암아 생긴 위막성 장염 1례를 경험 치료하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.602-605
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• 2003

저자들은 salmonella group D로 인한 장염 및 패혈증이 동반된 음낭내 농양을 진단하여 항생제와 절개 및 배농으로 치료한 1례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.