• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2002

This study was performed to investigate the effectiveness of the aspiration trap method for collection of sputum by comparing with the conventional method which was collecting specimens at canular cap swab. In this study, the author tested by two methods to collect specimens from 46 patients who were cared with tracheostomy and intubation at the intensive care unit of an university hospital in Pusan, and investigated the incidence of the lower respiratory tract infection, the consistency between the two methods, the level of specimen contamination. Major results were as follows: Among the patients, 35 were cared with tracheostomy and 11 were cared with intubation. In clinical diagnosis we were classified the subjects in to two group, 17 of pneumonia group and 29 of non-pneumonia group. A total of 247 strains were isolated. Among them, most three strains were Serratia marcescens (62 strains; 25.1%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (52 strains; 21.1%), and Acinetobacter baumannii (19 strains; 7.8%). Out of total, 188 (76.1%) strains were Gram negative bacilli. The isolated strains by the aspiration trap method were the average 2.1 strains, but by the canular cap swab method were 1.6 strains. In spite of the high contaminated possibility from the incision site and the oral cavity swab, the low isolated rates of the canular cap may be the dried environment of the canular of cap area. But the contamination rates were 57.2% of the canular cap, 51.5% of the oral swab and 50.5% of the incision site swab, respectively. The consistency of predominant microorganisms according to collection method were 86.7% of aspiration, 78.3% of canular, 74.3% of incision, and 63.6% of oral. In conclusion, the aspiration trap method fur the sputum collection from the patients with intubation of tracheostomy showed the lower contamination rate of the specimens and it was helpful for rapid, accurated interpretation of the lower respiratory tract infection and hospital infection.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.55-58
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• 2003

Astromicin is an aminoglycoside antiviotic that is structually different from conventional aminoglycosides. Astromicin has been shown to be active against aerobic Gram-negative bacilli. The pharmacokinetics of astromicin were determined in 12 healthy volunteers ($65.5\pm5.23\;kg$ of body weight) following a 30-min continuous intravenous infusion at a dose of 200 mg. The plasma and urine samples were collected up to 24 h and drug concentrations were measured by a bioassay using Bacillus subtilis. Pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by fitting individual concentration-time curve to a one-exponential decay model. The plasma levels were $16.9\pm1.68\;and\;1.05\pm0.346\l{\mu}g/ml$ at 0 h and 8 h after the infusion, respectively. The elimination half-life of astromicin was $1.86\pm0.360\;h$ The volume of distribution was $0.182\pm0.0164\;L/kg$, and the total body clearance was $5.25\pm1.74\;L/h$. These pharmacokinetic parameters were similar to these of gentamicin, tobramycin, and amikacin. Therefore, it is recommended that therapeutic drug monitoring of astromicin could be conducted in a similar fashion as the other aminoglycosides.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.73-81
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• 1991

To assess biological air quality, concentrations of viable airborne microbes were determined in hospital home and outdoor air from August 25 to October 18, 1990. Bacteria, fungi and thermophilic bacteria were sampled using gravitational and suctional sampling method. In bacteria groups, the Staphylococcus spp. was identified by microscopic examination and biochemical tests. Results of the study are as follows. 1. Results using the gravitational sampling method indicated that average numbers of airborne microbes in hospital home and outdoor air were 21.5, 12.2 and 17.6 CFU/plate, respectively. These levels are well within an appropriate standard of 50 CFU/plate suggested by Endo. 2. Results using the suctional sampling method indicated that total airborne microbe concentrations in hospital, home and outdoor air were 1,998, 1,363 and $1,880CFU/m^3$, respectively. All of the results were within the recommended remedial action level, $10,000CFU/m^3$ of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists(ACGIH). 3. Concentration of thermophilic bacteria in hospital and outdoor air were 79 and $111CFU/m^3$, respectively. Thermophilic bacteria were not detected in the home air. These results were within the remedial action level, $500CFU/m^3$. 4. Concentrations of Gram negative bacilli in holpital home and outdoor air were 20.3, 23.6 and $16.8CFU/m^3$, respectively. all were within the remedial action level, $500CFU/m^3$, recommended by ACGIH. 5. Concentrations of Staphylococcus spp. in hospital, home and outdoor air were 34.8, 14.7, and $22.4CFU/m^3$. respectively. all were within the remedial action level, $75CFU/m^3$, recommended by ACGIH. The percentages of Staphylococcus spp. in total bacteria in hospital, home and outdoor air were 19.0, 10.2 and 14.5%, respectively.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2002

내열성 $\beta$-glycosidase 효소를 생성하는 균주를 분리하기 위해서 일본의 Atagawa 온천지역에서 시료를 채취하였다. 조효소액이 $70^{\circ}C$에서 4시간 동안 $\beta$-glycosidase활성을 유지하는 KNOUC 202를 선발하여 분리, 동정하였다. 선발된 KNOUC 202는 호기성으로 그람음성 간균이며, 포자를 형성하지 않으며, 운동성이 없으며, carotenoid를 생성하고, catalase, oxidase 양성으로 나타났으며, 최적 성장온도는 $70~72^{\circ}C$이고, 최적 pH는 7.0~7.2이었으며, NaCl 3% 농도에서 성장하였다. 세포내 지방산의 주성분은 iso-15:0과 iso-17:0이었다. KNOUC 202의 16S rRNA sequence는 Thermus thermophilus ATCC 27635(HB8)와 유사도가 99.9% 이었다. 따라서 형태학적, 이화학적, 생화학적 특성, 지방산조성 및 16S rRNA sequence 분석결과에 근거하여 KNOUC 202를 Thermus thermophilus로 동정하였다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.41-45
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• 2013

비장티푸스성 살모넬라균은 그람 음성 간균으로, 인체감염 시 위장관염부터 발열, 균혈증 등의 전신성 증상을 보일 수 있다. 이들의 감염은 주로 음식물을 매개로 이루어지나 애완용 파충류, 양서류, 어류 등을 통한 전파 역시 가능한 것으로 알려져 있다. 하지만 알려진 바에 비해 국내에서 애완용 파충류 및 어류를 통한 살모넬라 감염의 보고는 없는 상황이다. 이에 저자들은 세브란스병원에 발열을 주소로 내원하여 살모넬라 균혈증을 진단받은 2명의 환아를 조사하여 이들의 병력 상 애완용 거북이 및 열대어와의 접촉을 통한 살모넬라 감염의 가능성이 있음을 확인하였다. 최근 애완용 파충류 및 어류의 사육이 증가하고 있는 상황에서 살모넬라 감염을 예방하기 위한 노력이 필요하며, 특히 살모넬라 감염에 의하여 심각한 합병증을 유발할 위험성이 높은 5세 미만의 소아에서는 애완용 파충류 및 어류와의 접촉이 이루어지지 않도록 하는 것이 중요할 것으로 판단되어 이를 증례를 통하여 보고한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1591-1598
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• 2004

To isolate the $\beta$-galactosidase producing thermophilic bacteria, samples of mud and water were collected from hot springs of avolcanic area near Golden Springs in New Zealand. Among eleven isolated strains, the strain of KNOUC112 produced the highest amounts of $\beta$-galactosidase at 40 h incubation time (0.013 unit). This strain was aerobic, asporogenic bacilli, immobile, gram negative, catalase positive, oxidase positive, and pigment producing. Optimum growth was at 70-72$^{\circ}C$, pH 7.0-7.2, and it could grow in the presence of 3% NaCl. The main fatty acids of cell components were iso-15:0 (30.26%), and iso-17:0 (31.31%). Based on morphological and biochemical properties and fatty acid composition, the strain could be identified as genus Thermus, and finally as Thermus thermophilus by phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA sequence. So the strain is designated as Thermus thermophilus KNOUC112. A gene from Thermus thermophilus KNOUC112 encoding $\beta$-galactosidase was amplified by PCR using redundancy primers prepared based on the structure of $\beta$-galactosidase gene of Thermus sp. A4 and Thermus sp. strain T2, cloned and expressed in E. coli JM109 DE3. The gene of Thermus thermophilus KNOUC112 $\beta$-galactosidase(KNOUC112$\beta$-gal) consisted of a 1,938 bp open reading frame, encoding a protein of 73 kDa that was composed of 645 amino acids. KNOUC112$\beta$-gal was expressed as dimer and trimer in E. coli JM109 (DE3) via pET-5b.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.22-25
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• 2006

Ochrobactrum anthropi, previously known as Achromobacter species biotypes 1 and 2 (CDC groups Vd-1, Vd-2), belong to the groups of non-Enterobacteriaceae- nonfermentative Gram negative bacilli. Achromobacter is not presently a recognized genus. Achromobacter xylosoxidans has been transferred to genus Alcaligenes as A. xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans, and "Achromobacter" sp. group Vd has been named Ochrobactrum anthropi. O. anthropi was isolated from a blood culture. Organisms were identified as O. anthropi by use of the biochemical test and the VITEK 2(bioMerieux, USA). The Organism was susceptible only to colistin, imipenem, meropenem, and tetracycline, but were resistant to amikacin, aztreonam, cefepime, ceftazidime, cefpirome, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, isepamcin, netilmicin, pefloxacin, piperacillin, piperacillin/tazobactam, ticarcillin, ticarcillin/clavulanic acid, tobramycin, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. We report the clinical and microbiologic characteristics of O. anthropi infection in the patient. This is the first case of O. anthropi infection after using a plant as medicine at Chosun University Hospital.

• 약학회지
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.132-138
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• 2013

Acinetobacter baumannii is gram-negative bacilli that can be widely found in environments. Recently, A. baumannii emerged as a serious nosocomial infection. A total of 92 A. baumannii were isolated from hospitalized patients in Seoul, Korea, between December 2010 and April 2011. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was investigated using CLSI agar dilution methods. Tigecycline non-susceptible A. baumannii isolates were investigated by repetitive extragenic palindromic sequence-based PCR (rep-PCR). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was performed to determine the epidemiological relationships. All clinical isolates showed high-level resistance to the most commonly used antibiotics: Ciprofloxacin (87.0%), Ampicillin/sulbactam (82.6%), Cefotaxime (81.5%), Ceftazidime (80.4%). Moreover, 50.0% of these isolates were non-susceptible to tigecycline. When evaluated by RAPD analysis, generated distinct band ranging in size from 1kb to 8k band varying from 4 to 10 bands. Stricter surveillance and more rapid detection are essential to prevent the spread of multi drug resistant A. baumannii.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.421-427
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• 2016

경상북도 소재 100병상 이상의 3개 종합병원 응급실에 설치된 일반촬영장비와 CT장비에 대한 세균 오염도 검사를 실시하여 감염관리에 대한 기초자료를 제공하고 관리방안을 제안하고자하였다. 2015년 12월 1일부터 12월 31일까지 이루어졌으며 경상북도 소재 응급실내의 일반촬영장비와 CT장비를 대상으로 하였다. 일반촬영장비는 업무종사자가 가장 많이 사용하는 control box 위, 노출 버튼 위, 환자의 피부 접촉 부위인 테이블 위 전체와 stand bucky의 grid 위 및 턱 올려놓은 곳 등 총 4곳을 수집하였다. CT장비는 촬영실 업무종사자가 가장 많이 사용하는 control box위와 X-선 노출 버튼, 환자의 피부 접촉 부위인 환자 테이블 위 전체, gantry inner 등 총 3곳을 수집하였다. 영상의학과 응급실내 일반촬영장비에서 검출된 표면 오염 균주는 Providencia stuartii(25%), Stenotrophomonas maltophilia(18%), Enterobacter cloacae(8%), Pseudomonas species(8%), Staphylococcus epidermidis(8%), Gram negative bacilli(8%), incubator에서 48시간 배양 후 자라지 않은 세균은 25%를 차지하였다. 또한 영상의학과 응급실 내 CT장비의 검출된 표면 오염 균주는 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia(11%), Enteococcus faecalis(11%), Escherichia coli(11%), incubator에서 48시간 배양 후 자라지 않은 세균은 67%로 대부분이었다. 영상의학과 일반촬영장치의 Stand bucky-grid와 Stand bucky 상연에서 대부분의 세균이 발견되었고, CT장비의 검체 수집 부분 중 Patient table에 집중되어 검출되었다. 이는 여러 질환을 갖고 있는 환자에 의해 오염된 것을 의미하며 균주 모두 면역력이 저하된 환자에게는 치명적인 질환을 일으킬 수 있다. 그러므로 검사 전후 70% 알코올 소독을 통해 감염예방을 하여야 한다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제64권3호
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• pp.194-199
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• 2008

연구배경: 기계환기폐렴의 원인균을 조기에 진단하면 이 질환의 예후를 개선할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기관내튜브 흡인액을 이용하여 기계환기폐렴의 주된 원인균인 녹농균, 폐렴막대균 그리고 메치실린내성 포도알균에 대한 multiplex PCR법을 시행하여 기계환기폐렴의 원인균을 조기에 진단할 수 있는지 살펴보았다. 방법: 기계환기폐렴으로 진단된 환자에서 24시간 이내에 기관내튜브 흡인액을 채취하여 $20^{\circ}C$ 냉동실에 보관하였고, 추후에 multiplex PCR을 시행하였다. Forward & reverse primer는 각각의 원인균에 특이한 부위에 맞춰서 제작하였다(녹농균의 oprL gene, 폐렴막대균의 16S rRNA, 메치실린내성 포도알균의 mec gene). 기관내튜브흡인액의 배양검사를 포함한 기계환기폐렴 환자의 임상적 및 검사실 소견을 함께 분석하였다. 결과: 총 24명(남자 18명, 여자 6명)의 기계환기폐렴 환자가 연구에 포함되었다. 나이(평균${\pm}$표준편차)는 $70{\pm}11$세였다. 모든 환자는 기저질환을 가지고 있었다. 기관내튜브 흡인액의 배양에서 11명에서 원인균이 검출되었다(녹농균 2예, 폐렴막대균 1예, 메치실린내성 포도알 균 2예, 기타 그람음성간균 3예, 폐렴알균 2예, 복합감염 1예). 녹농균에 대한 multiplex PCR은 3예에서 양성이 나왔으며, 2예가 배양결과와 일치하였다. 폐렴막대균에 대해서는 4예에서 양성이었으며, 1예가 배양결과와 일치하였다. 메치실린내성 포도알균은 2예에서 양성이었으나, 모두 배양결과와 일치하지 않았다. 기계환기폐렴의 예후는 적절한 항생제의 사용 여부와 폐렴 발생 당시의 APA-CHE III score에 영향을 받았다. 결론: 기관내튜브 흡인액을 이용한 multiplex PCR법은 기계환기폐렴에서 그람음성균의 진단에는 가능성을 보였으나, 향후 실제 유용성에 대해서는 추가 연구가 필요 할 것으로 사료된다.