• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.854-858
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• 2005

A Lactobacillus isolate was collected from the feces of a healthy Korean individual and named as Lactobacillus ruminus SPM0211. It was further characterized by subjecting it to an antibiotic resistance test and genetic analysis. In the antibiotic resistance test, all tested Lactobacillus spp. were classified as 'high resistance' for multiple antibiotics, such as isoniazid, ethambutol, cycloserine, and vancomycin. L. ruminus SPM0211 was classified as 'high resistance' for streptomycin also, while the other tested Lactobacillus spp. were classified as low resistance. This suggests that the antimicrobial spectra may be a good indicator in the discrimination of this strain among the tested Lactobacillus spp. In a polymerase chain reaction-random amplified polymorphic DNA (PCR-RAPD) analysis using the Microbial Uniprimer kit, L. ruminus SPM0211, and L. suebicus were clustered as a group with a 74.3% similarity level, suggesting that these two species are genetically related. Thus, our data suggest that the PCR-RADP method using the Microbial Uniprimer kit may be valuable in discriminating L. ruminus SPM0211 from other Lactobacillus spp.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.360-365
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• 1992

Sataphylococcus aureus의 퀴놀론계 약물에 대한 내성 기착을 이해하고자 ofloxacin에 내성을 보이는 임상 채취 8 균주의 Sataphylococcus aureus (ORSA)에 대하여 MIC 검사, gyrA 유전자 부근의 Southern 분석 및 아미노산 26번에서 121번까지를 포함하는 290bp의 gyrA 유전자 일부(gyrA-290)의 염기 서열 분석을 행하였다. ORSA 들은 퀴놀론계 약물에 대하여 높은 수준의내성을 보였으며(8-250 배의 MIC 증가), ${\beta}-lactam$계 약물에 대하여도 상당한 수준의 내성(2-32배의 MIC 증가)을 보였다. 하지만 ORSA 들은 vancomycin에 관한 감수성의 변화를 보이지는 않았다. ORSA에 대하여 Southern 분석을 실시한 결과, HindIII, PstI 및 AluI의 경우에는 gyrA 유전자 부근에서 RFLP가 발견되었다. GyrA 유전자를 더 분석하고자 gryA-290 부분을 중합효소 연쇄반응(PCR)으로 증폭하여 pTZ 벡터에 클론하였다. gryA-290의 염기 서열을 분석한 결과, 8 ORSA 균주 모두에 관하여 점 돌연변이의 결과로 Ser-84이 Leu-84으로 치환됨이 밝혀졌다. 이로서 gyrA 유전자의 84번째 아미노산의 치환이 Staphylococcus aureus의 퀴놀론 내성 발현의 중요한 기작 중 하나일 가능성이 있다고 생각된다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.294-300
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• 2019

국내시판 김치로부터 분리한 probiotics의 병원생 미생물에 대한 억제효과와 항균제 내성을 조사하기 위해 35종의 국내시판 김치에서 총 140주의 probiotics를 분리하였으며, 16S rRNA 염기서열 분석을 통해 L. plantarum이 53주(37.9%), E. faecium 27주(19.3%) 그리고 L. rhamnosus 7주(5.0%) 순으로 동정되었고, 12종(species)의 다양한 병원성 미생물 즉 S. Typhi, S. Enteritidis, E. coli O157:H7, S. flexneri, NAG Vibrio, L. monocytogenesis, Y. enterocolitica, S. aureus, S. pyogenes, G. vaginalis, C. albicans, P. acne에 대한 전체적인 항균성은 69주(49.3%)이었으며, 균종별로 살펴보면 L. plantarum 75.5%, L. sakei 66.7%, E. faecium 40.7%, 그리고 L. rhamnosus 28.6% 순이었다. 또한 디스크 확산법에 의한 18종의 다양한 계열의 항균제에 대한 내성시험 결과 nalidixic acid가 98.6%의 내성을, S 83.6%, gentamicin 75.7%, vancomycin 73.6%, norfloxacin 72.1%, 그리고 ciprofloxacin 67.9% 순으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 본 실험에서 다양한 항균활성과 광범위한 항생제 내성을 지닌 L. plantarum, L. sakei, 그리고 E. faecium 균주가 장기 항생제 치료환자에 대한 유용한 설사 치료용 및 Candida 속이 야기하는 여성질염 치료제로서의 사용이 유용할 것으로 생각된다.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.212-222
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of infection control education for families of patients infected with vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE). Method: Forty family members of VRE patients were chosen from a university hospital and assigned to the experimental or control group. The experimental group was provided infection control education that consisted of one-on-one instruction using an information booklet, hand-washing video, and demonstration of hand washing practice. Dependent variables were self-reported knowledge and performance of VRE infection control measures, and the number of hand washings when entering and leaving patients' rooms. Results: Knowledge and performance scores were significantly higher for the experimental group compared to the control group. The experimental group washed their hands significantly more often when entering and leaving patients' rooms than the control group. Conclusion: Infection control education for family members of VRE patients was effective in improving knowledge and performance of infection control measures as well as improving the practice of hand washing. Further investigation is needed on the effects of infection control education for families on the actual VRE colonization and/or infection rate.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) knowledge and awareness with VRE infection control in compliance with VRE infection control among nurses in intensive care units. Method: Participants (N=154) were recruited in B city from August 2007 to October 2007. Data were analyzed with SPSS PC+. Result: The degree of VRE knowledge of the participants was 12.41 out of the total score, 17; that of awareness with VRE infection control was 3.87 out of the total score, 4; that of compliance with VRE infection control 3.75 out of the perfect score, 4. A significantly positive relationship between awareness of VRE infection control and compliance with VRE infection control has been observed. Awareness with VRE infection control and type of intensive care unitpredicted 21.1% of the variance in compliance with VRE infection control. Conclusion: The study indicated that awareness with VRE infection control has the most important impact on the compliance with VRE infection control for the participants. Based on the finding, a suggestion is made to continue the research on VRE knowledge and nosocomical infection on the subject of nurse and nurse managers who are responsible for infection control in a medical institution.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.325-336
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify factors influencing compliance of multidrug-resistant organism infection control in intensive care units (ICU) nurses. Methods: Data were collected from 254 ICU nurses who were working at 6 general and advanced general hospitals in D city and G Province. Results: 77.2% and 84.4% of the subjects correctly answered to questions about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE), respectively. The scores of MRSA infection control compliance and VRE infection control compliance were 3.41 and 3.43, respectively. The factors influencing MRSA infection control compliance were empowerment, environmental safety recognition, and education satisfaction, which explained 30% of MRSA infection control compliance. The factors significantly related to VRE infection control compliance were empowerment, hospital types, environmental safety recognition, number of education sessions, and neonatal ICU, which explained 37% of VRE infection control compliance. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop efficient educational programs for infection control including educational contents to improve empowerment and environmental safety recognition of nurses. Furthermore, administrative support for those infection control programs is also necessary.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2004

Many strains of Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from pus samples from primary, secondary, and tertiary medical institutions and were subjected to an antibiotic sensitivity test. Ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, erythromycin, gentamicin, oxacillin penicillin, tetracycline, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, vancomycin and teicoplanin were used for the antibiotic sensitivity test. The strains showed hightest resistance to penicillin(91%), but all of strains tested were susceptible to vancomycin and teicoplanin. The isolated multi-drug(penicillin-tetracycline-ciprofloxacin-clindamycin-erythromycin- oxacillin-gentamicin) resistant S. aureus were analyzed genotypically using an AP-PCR(Arbitrarily Primed polymerase chain reaction) with an arbitrary 3 primers. Based on the result for genotype analysis, the genotypes identified by S1 primer did not coincide with those of S2 or E2 primers. Genotypes identified by S2 primer did not coincide with those of S1 or E2 primers. Also genotypes identified by the E2 primer did not coincide with those of S1 or S2 primers. Therefore, an analysis of AP-PCR test with multiple primers will provide more sensitive identification. A strain from a secondary medical institution and a strain from a tertiary medical institution which showed the same genotype for S1, S2, and E2 primers are required for further epidemiological study.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.453-455
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• 2018

된장으로부터 콩발효 종균후보 Bacillus licheniformis 0DA23-1가 분리되었다. 0DA23-1 균주는 GC 함량 45.96%, 약 4.4 Mb 크기의 단일 chromosome을 보유하고 있었고, 식중독균 Bacillus cereus 및 Staphylococcus aureus가 보유한 위해성 유전자는 유전체로부터 확인되지 않았다. 또한, 8종의 항생물질(chloramphenicol, clindamycin, erythromycin, gentamicin, kanamycin, streptomycin, tetracycline, vancomycin) 저항성 및 혈청분해 활성, 바이오필름 생성 관련 유전자도 확인되지 않았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1265-1270
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• 2009

The objectives of this study were to determine the antibiotypes, SCCmec subtypes, PVL carriage, and genetic diversity of MRSA strains from a tertiary hospital. Sixty-six MRSA strains were selected randomly (2003, 2004, and 2007) and tested for the Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene, mecA gene, and SCCmec type via a PCR. The antibiograms were determined using a standard disc diffusion method, and the genetic diversity of the isolates was determined by PFGE. Thirty-four antibiograms were obtained, with 55% of the 66 strains exhibiting resistance to more than 4 antimicrobials. All the isolates remained susceptible to vancomycin, and low resistance rates were noted for fusidic acid (11%), rifampicin (11%), and clindamycin acid (19%). The MRSA isolates that were multisensitive (n=12) were SCCmec type IV, whereas the rest (multiresistant) were SCCmec type III. Only two isolates (SCCmec type IV) tested positive for PVL, whereas all the isolates were mecA-positive. The PFGE was very discriminative and subtyped the 66 isolates into 55 pulsotypes (F=0.31-1.0). The multisensitive isolates were distinctly different from the multidrug-resistant MRSA. In conclusion, no vancomycin-resistant isolate was observed. The Malaysian MDR MRSA isolates were mostly SCCmec type III and negative for PVL. These strains were genetically distinct from the SCCmec type IV strains, which were sensitive to SXT, tetracycline, and erythromycin. Only two strains were SCCmec IV and PVL-positive. The infections in the hospital concerned were probably caused by multiple subtypes of MRSA.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.354-359
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• 2003

Multiplex-PCR protocols were designed in order to make a rapid identification of MRSA. MecA, femB, and 165 rRNA genes were amplified for making a detection of MRSA. The incidence of MRSA in the clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus was examined by using a multiplex-PCR assay. The mecA gene was detected in 266 strains out of 336 clinical isolates of S. aureus, thus the incidence of MRSA was approximately 76.5%. The MRSAs of 247 strains (96.1%) showed resistance to more than eight species of the antimicrobial agents tested. The isolates of MRSA showed 27 different antimicrobial-resistant patterns. The results indicate that many different MRSA strains having high multidrug resistance are actually prevalent in Korea. Also, VISA was screened from the MRSA. Two strains were grown on the BHI agar plate supplemented with $8\;\mu\textrm{g}/ml$ of vancomycin at a frequency of $1/10^8$ colony forming units or higher.