• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.67-75
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• 1995

연구배경: 최근 세균성 폐렴을 일으키는 원인균주의 변화양상, 폐렴의 임상상, 균주에 따른 항생제의 감수성 및 치료성적등을 알아보기위해 순천향대학병원에서 세균성 폐렴으로 진단된 190예를 후향적으로 입원기록 검토를 통하여 분석하였다. 방법: 1989년 1월부터 1992년 12월까지 4년간 순천향대학병원에서 폐렴으로 진단된 환자 897예 중 화농성 객담, 호흡곤란, 흉통등의 증상, 이학적 소견, 흉부 X-선에서 새로운 또는 진행하는 폐 병변, 혈액배양 및 의미 있는 객담에서 다수 또는 순수배양 상태로 나온 것을 병원균으로 간주하고, 항균제치료에 대한 반응등으로 세균성 폐렴으로 진단 받은 환자 190예를 대상으로 하였으며, 병원체는 혈액이나 객담 배양검사로 원인균이 확인된 것만을 대상으로 하여 대상 환자의 나이, 성별, 기저절환, X-선소견, 원인균에 대한 항생제 감수성 및 사망률에 대해 후향적으로 검토하였다. 결과: 1) 대상 환자는 모두 190예이었고 성별빈도는 남자가 123예(65%), 여자가 67예(35%)로서, 남녀의 비가 1.8:1이었으며, 평균연령은 61세(17~84세)이고, 60대 이상이 반수(53%)이상을 차지했다. 2) 세균성 폐렴환자의 기저질환은 175예에서 관찰되었으며 기저질환이 없었던 예는 22예 뿐이었다. 기저질환으로는 폐결핵 및 만성폐쇄성폐질환등 호흡기계 질환이 78예(43%)로 가장 많았고, 뇌혈종 및 경색의 뇌혈관계 질환은 33예(20%), 악성종양 29예(16%), 당뇨 19예(12%) 및 만성 신부전증 10예(5%) 순이었다. 3) 객담배양은 173예에서 양성을 보였고, 균주빈도는 그람음성간균이 154예(89%), 그람양성구균은 19예(11%)이었으며, 이중 가장 흔히 동정된 균주는 Pseudomonas 49예(28%), Klebsiella pneumoniae 29예(17%), Enterobacter species 25예(14%), Acinetobacter species 20예(12%) 순이었고, 원내폐렴에서도 Pseudomonas 균주가 13예(34%)로 가장 많았다. 4) 혈액배양은 16예에서 양성을 보였고, 균주빈도는 그람음성간균이 7예(43%), 그람양성구균은 9예(57%), 이중 가장 흔히 동정된 균주는 Staphylococcus aureus 6예(38%)으며, 그 다음 흔한 균주는 Pseudomonas specise 3예(19%)의 순이었다. 5) 항생제 감수성 검사에서 Pseudomonas species는 amikacin(56%), ciprofloxacin(91%), aztreonam(85%), ceftazidime(50%)에 50% 이상의 감수성을 보였고, piperacillin(60%), gentamicin(73%), carbenicillin(79%)에는 60% 이상의 내성을 보였다. Klebsiella species는 chloramphenicol(74%), gentamicin(75%), cefotetan(78%)에 70% 이상의 감수성을 보였고, carbenicillin(73%), ampicillin(81%)에는 70% 이상의 저항성을 보였다. Staphylococcus의 감수성 검사에서는 methicillin에 64%의 감수성을 보였고, Streptococcus pneumoniae의 경우 oxacillin에 94%의 감수성을 보였다. 6) 세균성 폐렴의 치료결과 154명(81%)이 치유되었고 사망 및 가사상태로 퇴원한 경우는 36명(19%)이었으며, 병원획득폐렴 환자의 사망율은 25예(75%)로 높았다. 결론: 항생제의 개발과 더불어 폐렴의 임상상의 변화, 원인균주의 변화 및 새로운 내성균의 출현등을 고려할 때 무분별한 항생제 투여를 지향하고 세균배양 및 감수성검사를 바탕으로 한 적절한 항생제의 투여가 절실히 요구된다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.194-199
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• 1995

Most boys afflicted with panhypogammaglobulinemia, also known as X-linked agammaglobulinemia, remain healthy during the first 6 to 12 months of life because of protection by maternally transmitted IgG antibodies. Thereafter, they repeatedly acquire infections with high-grade pathogens, such as pneumococci, streptococci, and hemophilus unless given antibiotics or immunoglobulin replacement therapy. We experienced a case of panhypogammaglobulinemia in a 4 years old boy. He had been suffered from recurrent upper respiratory tract infection, otitis media and pneumonia since late infancy. He was admitted due to right pleural effusion with pneumonia, and streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated from pleural fluid and blood cultures. His immune status revealed panhypogammaglobulinemia and deficiency in mature B lymphocyte. He was treated with appropriate antibiotics therapy, but showed poor responses. He was transferred to department of thoracic surgery, and received minithoracotomy (decortication) operation. He was successfully treated with operation, antibiotics, and IV gammaglobulin infusions. Now he is being followed with periodic IV gammaglobulin replacement therapy.

• 대한기관식도과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기관식도과학회 1979년도 제13차 학술대회 연제순서 및 초록
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• pp.9.1-10
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• 1979

Ludwig's angina는 구강저부 및 경부, 즉 설하간극에 발생하는 봉와직염(蜂窩織炎)을 말하며 약 80%에서 치아로부터 감염되나 설근부, 구강저의 염증, 실근편도염, 타액결석에서도 감염될수있고 기염균(起炎菌)으로는 용혈성 연쇄상구균과 포도상구균의 혼합감염이 많으며 종격동염(縱膈洞炎), 인두주위간극(咽頭周圍間隙)으로 염증의 전파, 후두부종에 의한 호흡곤란 등의 합병증을 초래시킬 수 있다. 저자들은 Ludwig's angina에 합병된 폐렴 및 종격동루공을 경험한바 문헌적 고찰과 더불어 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.875-880
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• 2010

Bacterial enoyl-ACP reductase (FabI) has been demonstrated to be a novel antibacterial target. In the course of our screening for FabI inhibitors, we isolated two methyl-branched fatty acids from Streptomyces sp. A251. They were identified as 14-methyl-9(Z)-pentadecenoic acid and 15-methyl-9(Z)-hexadecenoic acid by MS and NMR spectral data. These compounds inhibited Staphylococcus aureus FabI with $IC_{50}$ values of 16.0 and $16.3\;{\mu}M$, respectively, but did not affect FabK, an enoyl-ACP reductase of Streptococcus pneumonia, at $100\;{\mu}M$. Consistent with their selective inhibition for FabI, they blocked intracellular fatty acid synthesis as well as the growth of S. aureus, but did not inhibit the growth of S. pneumonia. Additionally, these compounds showed reduced antibacterial activity against fabI-overexpressing S. aureus, compared with the wild-type strain. These results demonstrate that the methylbranched fatty acids show antibacterial activity by inhibiting FabI in vivo.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.213-217
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• 2005

저자들은 건강하던 43일된 영아에서 신경학적 후유증으로 좌측 감각신경성 난청과 경련이 발생한 A군 ${\beta}$용혈성 연구균에 의한 뇌수막염 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.99-104
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• 2018

Streptococcus pneumoniae는 pneumolysin과 같은 병원성 인자를 가지고 있으며, 지역사회에서 전파되는 심각한 병원성균에 포함된다. Pneumolysin (PLY)은 콜레스테롤 의존적으로 세포막에 구멍을 형성하는 세포독소로서 백신의 주요한 표적 항원이다. PLY의 연구를 위하여 Streptococcus pneumoniae D39 균주에서 추출한 genomic DNA를 주형으로 하여 PCR을 시행하였다. 합성된 PLY 유전자 DNA를 pQE-30 vector에 삽입하고, E. coli M15에 형질전환 시킨 후 LB 배지에 IPTG를 첨가하여 PLY 단백질을 생산하였다. 재조합 단백질은 $Ni^{2+}$-agarose column을 사용하여 정제하였다. 또한, EGFP를 PLY C-말단에 부착한 융합단백질도 동일한 방법으로 클로닝하여 재조합 단백질을 생산하였다. 500 ng/ml 농도의 재조합 PLY는 1.0% 적혈구 현탁액을 100% 용혈시켰으며, 240 ng/ml 농도는 50% 용혈을 나타내었다. 그러나 재조합 PLY-EGFP는 용혈 활성이 전혀 나타나지 않았으나 형광현미경으로 관찰하였을 때 적혈구 막에 결합되어 있었다. 즉, EGFP의 PLY C-말단 부착은 PLY의 세포막 결합능은 유지시켰으나 용혈기능은 방해하였다. PLY C-말단은 용혈기능에 아주 중요한 영역이며, 세포막 결합은 PLY의 다른 영역이 보다 중요하게 작용할 것으로 추측된다. 따라서, 육안으로 관찰이 가능한 결합능은 가졌으나 용혈 기능이 결여된 PLY-EGFP를 대조군으로 활용함으로써 두 재조합 단백질은 폐렴 유발에 있어서 PLY 작용 연구에 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.291-296
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• 2013

Purpose: Prolonged ventilation leads to a higher incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), resulting in weaning failure and increased medical costs. The aim of this study was to analyze clinical results and prognostic factors of VAP in patients with blunt chest trauma. Methods: From 2007 to 2011, one hundred patients undergoing mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours were divided into two groups: a VAP-negative group, (32 patients, mean age; 53 years, M:F=25:7) and a VAP- positive group, (68 patients, mean age; 60 years, M:F=56:12). VAP was diagnosed using clinical symptoms, radiologic findings and microorganisms. The injury severity score (ISS), shock, combined injuries, computerized tomographic pulmonary findings, transfusion, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), ventilation time, stay in intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital stays, complications such as sepsis or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and microorganisms were analyzed. Chi square, t-test, Mann-Whitney U test and logistic regression analysies were used with SPSS 18 software. Results: Age, sex, ISS, shock and combined injuries showed no differences between the VAP - negative group and - positive group (p>0.05), but ventilation time, ICU and hospital stays, blood transfusion and complications such as sepsis or DIC showed significant differencies (p<0.05). Four patients(13%) showed no clinical symptoms eventhough blood cultures were positive. Regardless of VAP, mortality-related factors were shock (p=0.036), transfusion (p=0.042), COPD (p=0.029), mechanical ventilation time (p=0.011), ICU stay (p=0.032), and sepsis (p=0.000). Microorgnisms were MRSA(43%), pseudomonas(24%), acinetobacter(16%), streptococcus(9%), klebsiela(4%), staphillococus aureus(4%). However there was no difference in mortality between the two groups. Conclusion: VAP itself was not related with mortality. Consideration of mortality-related factors for VAP and its aggressive treatment play important roles in improving patient outcomes.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.146-151
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• 2011

Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a leading cause of invasive infections including bacteremia and meningitis, as well as mucosal infections such as otitis media and pneumonia among children and adults. The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was licensed for use among infants and young children in many countries including Korea. The routine use of PCV7 has resulted in a decreased incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) by the vaccine serotypes among the vaccinees and substantial declines in IPD among unvaccinated populations such as older children and adults as well. In addition, there are increasing evidences to suggest that routine immunization with PCV7 is changing the epidemiology of pneumococcal diseases such as serotype distribution of IPD, nasopharyngeal colonization, and antibiotic resistance patterns. In contrast, there is an increase in the number of IPDs caused by nonvaccine serotypes, though it is much smaller than overall declines of vaccine serotype diseases. Several vaccines containing additional serotypes have been developed and tested clinically in order to expand the range of serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Recently two new pneumococcal protein conjugate vaccines, 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), have been approved for use in several countries including Korea. This report summarizes the recommendations approved by the Committee on Infectious Diseases, the Korean Pediatric Society.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.249-251
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• 2013

Pneumocephalus is a condition characterized by the presence of air in the cranium, and it is mainly caused by trauma or a neurosurgical procedure. In the absence of head trauma or a neurosurgical procedure, meningitis is an extremely rare cause of pneumocephalus. Here, the authors present a rare case of spontaneous pneumocephalus caused by pneumococcal meningitis, in which simple lateral radiography and computed tomography (CT) findings of the skull suggested the diagnosis. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed bacterial meningitis which later revealed streptococcus pneumonia. The patient was treated with antibiotics and responded remarkably well. Repeat CT performed after 2 weeks of treatment showed complete resolution of the intracranial gas. Here, the authors report an unusual case of a pneumocephalus caused by meningitis in the absence of head trauma or a neurosurgical procedure.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1213-1220
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• 1990

During the period of January 1979 to December 1988, 220 patients with empyema thoracis were treated in the department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School Hospital. There were 167 males[75.9%] and 53 females[24.1%] ranging from 18 days to 76 years of age. Occurrence ratio of left and right empyema was 1 : 1.9. The underlying pathologic lesions of empyema were pneumonia[30.9%], pulmonary tuberculosis[22.7%], chest trauma[8.6%] and postoperative complications. In bacteriologic study, staphylococcus, pseudomonas and streptococcus accounted for 26.4%, 11.8% and 9% respectively, and 25% were not identified. Surgical treatment modalities were thoracentesis[10 patients, 4.5%], closed thoracostomy[132, 60%], closed rib resection drainage[4.2, 6%], modified Eloesser’s operation[37, 16.8%], decortication[27, 12.3%], decortication with pulmonary resection[6, 2.7%], thoracoplasty[2, 0.9%], muscle flap closure [1, 0.5%], and staged pneumonectomy[1, 0.5%], The mortality rate was 2.3% and the complications were sepsis[9 patients]. acute renal failure[4], and paralytic ileus[3].