• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.463-471
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• 2021

본 연구는 요양병원 간호인력을 대상으로 병원감염관리 지식과 병원감염관리 수행 간의 건강신념의 매개효과 확인하기 위해 실시되었다. 부산 소재 5개 요양병원에 근무하는 간호사, 간호조무사를 대상으로 연구하였으며, 최종적으로 212부의 설문지를 이용하여 SPSS 25.0, SPSS Procee Macro를 통해 분석하였다. 연구결과, 병원감염관리 지식은 병원감염관리 수행에 유의미하였고(B=2.90, p<.001), 건강신념의 영향력도 유의미하게 나타났다(B=.52, p<.001). 병원감염관리 지식은 병원감염관리 수행에 직접적인 영향을 미치며, 건강신념을 통해서도 간접적으로 병원감염관리 수행에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 부분매개효과를 확인하였다. 본 연구는 요양병원에 근무하는 간호사, 간호조무사가 인지하는 병원감염관리 지식이 병원감염관리 수행에 미치는 영향에 있어 건강신념의 매개효과를 확인함으로써 요양병원 간호조직의 효과적인 병원감염관리를 수행함에 필요한 기초자료를 제공함에 그 의의가 있다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2017

Studies on the concentration of airborne microorganisms in human medicine as a part of a study on the nosocomial infections have been conducted properly, but in veterinary medicine, there has been rarely performed in Korea to the best of study's knowledge. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the distribution of airborne microorganisms and to identify their species in different places in the animal hospital to alert the necessity of thorough cleanliness management. This study evaluated the concentrations of airborne bacteria and fungi in hospital areas, such as patient waiting room, internal medicine ward, surgical ward and radiological diagnostic ward. The concentration of bacteria and fungi was significantly lower (p < 0.05) in two operating rooms and higher in the patient waiting room. The dominant species of bacteria were Micrococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp., and fungi were Penicillium spp., Dermatophyte mold. Animal hospitals need to perform proper procedures for disinfection, sterilization, and environmental cleaning as well as appropriate employee training and monitoring in order to the maximum prevention of the risk of nosocomial and surgical infections.

• The Korean journal of internal medicine
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.448-457
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• 2024

Background/Aims: Improved knowledge of local epidemiology and predicting risk factors of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are required to optimize the management of infections. This study examined local epidemiology and antibiotic resistance patterns of liver cirrhosis (LC) patients and evaluated the predictors of MDR bacteremia in Korea. Methods: This was a retrospective study including 140 LC patients diagnosed with bacteremia between January 2017 and December 2022. Local epidemiology and antibiotic resistance patterns and the determinants of MDR bacteremia were analyzed using logistic regression analysis. Results: The most frequently isolated bacteria, from the bloodstream, were Escherichia coli (n = 45, 31.7%) and Klebsiella spp. (n = 35, 24.6%). Thirty-four isolates (23.9%) were MDR, and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase E. coli (52.9%) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (17.6%) were the most commonly isolated MDR bacteria. When Enterococcus spp. were cultured, the majority were MDR (MDR 83.3% vs. 16.7%, p = 0.003), particularly vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium. Antibiotics administration within 30 days and/or nosocomial infection was a significant predictor of MDR bacteremia (OR: 3.40, 95% CI: 1.24-9.27, p = 0.02). MDR bacteremia was not predicted by sepsis predictors, such as positive systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) or quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA). Conclusions: More than 70% of strains that can be treated with a third-generation cephalosporin have been cultured. In cirrhotic patients, antibiotic administration within 30 days and/or nosocomial infection are predictors of MDR bacteremia; therefore, empirical administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics should be considered when these risk factors are present.