• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.156-163
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• 2017

To verify the usefulness of a steam sterilizer equipped with an electronic Bowie-Dick test system, this study was carried out using two methods, utilizing both a steam sterilizer and an electronic Bowie-Dick tester. The first method is to confirm the error detection of the chemical Bowie-Dick test pack and the electronic Bowie-Dick tester in a malfunctioning sterilizer environment. For this purpose, the Bowie-Dick test program for the steam sterilizer was used to test three types of test packs commonly used in hospitals and the electronic Bowie-Dick tester by changing the set values of temperature, time, and vacuum frequency. The second is an experiment to check the sterilizer's normal operation with the electronic Bowie-Dick tester and the usefulness of grasping the cause of the malfunction. The results showed that the sterilization temperature was the same as that of the test pack at a temperature $1{\sim}6^{\circ}C$ lower than the reference temperature of $134^{\circ}C$. In the test with the sterilization exposure time as a variable, there was a normal discoloration at a time difference of 30~90 s. In the experiment using the number of vacuum cycles, the test was correct by performing the normal discoloration only at the normal condition of 3 times. The test results of 30 hospitals were 100 failure tests by a total of 291 Bowie-Dick tests. Of these, the failure factors related to an internal temperature that the chemical test packs could not detect were the greatest, and the four factors related to temperature, including the internal temperature, were found to be 71.18% of total malfunctions. In addition, the Bowie-Dick tester was provided within 30 min after the start of the Bowie-Dick test to confirm the performance of the sterilizer and the detailed cause. A steam sterilizer equipped with an electronic Bowie-Dick test system is used to manage individual sterilizers. In the current steam sterilizer with many temperature-related errors, it is possible to check the malfunction of the temperature difference that the test pack cannot detect, and the cause of error for the sterilizer is immediately detected after the test. The steam sterilizer equipped with the electronic Bowie-Dick test system assists with infection control with accurate sterilizer performance assurance.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 1982

The incidence of hospital infection has been seriously increased in the general hospital in recent years. This study was performed on hospital air and materials in a General Hospital in Seoul from June to December in 1980. The results were as follows: 1. Air sampling was done in multiple strategic areas by exposing standard petridishes for 5 minutes. There was a significant difference of airborne microbe between places. ($F._{99}$ = 3.2, p < 0.01). 2. The mean colony count was 8.6$\pm$6.2 colonies / plate / 5 minutes. 3. Gram stains of colony in air sampling were Gram (+) cocci 66.5%. Gram (+) rod 18.4%, Gram (-) cocci 1.3%, Gram (-) rod 8.7% Fungus 4.5%. 4. For the evaluation of sterilization of steam sterilizer and ethylene oxide gas sterilizer, biological monitoring were done by commercial spore strip. Positive culture was obtained in 2 out of 41 tests on 3 steam sterilizers, and in 3 out of 13 tests on ethylene oxide gas sterilizer. 5. Product sampling and culture were done for 2 kinds of disinfectants and 30 sets of various operation package or dressing materials. Positive culture was obtained in one disinfectants.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.164-167
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• 2017

Biological efficiency (BE), the ratio of fresh mushrooms harvested per dry substrate weight, expressed as the percentage of Lentinula edodes, also known as shiitake, was determined using the 'Sanjo 701' strain stored in the Department of Mushroom at the Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries. The mycelia were grown in glass columns with varying levels of moisture content and varying mixing periods of 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 hours. The substrate was sterilized using a steam pressure autoclave sterilizer at normal and high pressure to avoid contamination. The results showed that mycelial growth (126 mm/15 days) was optimized at 55% moisture content. The best mycelial growth of 117 mm/15 days was obtained with 2 hours of mixing time. Normal pressure sterilization yielded better results with mycelial growth of 96 mm/15 days at $100^{\circ}C$ compared to 88 mm /15 days with sterilization at $121^{\circ}C$. Mycelial density was higher, i.e. 3(+++), with normal pressure sterilization compared to 2(++) with high pressure sterilization. Furthermore, sawdust mixed with 5% woodchips increased the substrate porosity and yielded higher mycelial growth. Thus, we demonstrated that the optimum harvest or potential increased yield of shiitake can be obtained by modulating moisture content, mixing time, and substrate porosity.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.195-201
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• 2022

초음파 검사는 프로브를 직접 수검자의 몸에 접촉하여 검사하는 방법으로 이에 따른 적절한 소독법이 필요하다. 특히 인체 내 점막과 접촉하는 직장/질 초음파 프로브의 경우 글루타알데히드(glutaraldehyde) 2% 용액에 20분 침지 또는 과산화수소수(H₂O₂) 7.5% 용액에 30분간 침지 등 높은 수준의 소독을 진행해야 한다. 이에 본 연구에서 단시간에 높은 수준의 소독을 진행할 수 있는 증기훈증 방식을 이용한 소독기의 사용 가능성을 평가하였다. 임상에서 사용되는 프로브를 균 채취용 면봉으로 스미어하여 세균을 검출하였고 기존의 7.5% 과산화수소수(H₂O₂)보다 높은 농도인 35% 과산화수소수(H₂O₂)를 사용하여 시간 대비 소독력을 비교하였다. 고농도의 과산화수소수(H₂O₂)에 의한 프로브 러버의 손상 여부를 판단하기 위하여 35% 과산화수소수(H₂O₂)에 85시간 10분 침지 후 프로브 러버의 경도와 표면 변화를 분석 의뢰하였고 소독력 평가를 위하여 증기훈증 방식을 이용한 소독기에 5분간 소독하여 세균 사멸 효과를 평가하였다. 프로브 러버에서 검출된 세균을 이용하여 시간에 따른 소독력을 비교 평가하였을 때 과산화수소수(H₂O₂) 7.5% 용액에 비해 과산화수소수(H₂O₂) 35% 용액이 더 세균 사멸 효과가 좋았다(p<0.05). 35% 과산화수소수(H₂O₂)에 침지한 프로브 러버의 경도와 표면 변화를 관찰한 결과 큰 변화가 없었다. 증기훈증방식을 이용한 소독기에 검출된 세균을 도포하고 5분간 소독한 결과 100% 사멸 효과가 나타났다. 이에 증기훈증 방식을 이용한 소독기는 기존의 방식보다 빠르고 강력한 소독 효과를 낼 수 있음을 확인하였다.