• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.163-173
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• 2014

This study was performed to investigate the current status of isolation precautions of multidrug resistant organisms(MDROs) in general hospitals with more than 200bed. The questionnaires were mailed from 3rd, April 2013 to 30th, April 2013. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus:(MRSA), vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus:(VRSA), vancomycin resistant Enterococcus(VRE), multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa were enrolled. MRSA(100.0%) and VRE(98.7%) were isolated respectively. VRE(97.3%) and MRSA(64.0%) were regulated strictly respectively. VRE(91.5%) and VRSA(50.7%) were isolated in a single room respectively. Hospital being located in Seoul(p<0.001), and beds(${\geq}600$)(p=0.008) were different significantly. The isolation space limitation(71.1%) was the highest difficulty. The development of refunding the costs of the extra supplies and other hygienic materials for infection control was discovered as the most urgent strategy.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.286-290
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• 2017

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are highly dangerous nosocomial pathogens, cause the symptoms of skin infections, pressure sores, sepsis, blood stream and wound infections. Unfortunately, these pathogens are immune to the most common antibiotics, such as, carbapenem, aminoglycoside and fluoroquinolone. Therefore, it is imperative that new and effective antibiotics be developed. In the present study, the antimicrobial effects of Aloe vera MAP (modified Aloe polysaccharide) on Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes, and clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa and clinical Acinetobacter baumannii were comprehensibly investigated. Prior to the growth inhibition effect measurement and antibiotic disc diffusion assay on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and selected multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii, antimicrobial resistance screening was performed for the multidrug-resistant bacteria obtained from clinical isolates. The results for showed the Aloe vera MAP had a concentration-dependent effect on all of examined bacteria, particularly on Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant experiments were also performed dose dependently effects to confirm the beneficial physiological effects of Aloe vera MAP.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 2009

There are relatively few novel antimicrobial agents despite the dramatic increase in antimicrobial resistance and multiple drug resistance of clinical isolates worldwide. Vancomycin is still the most widely used antibiotic for treating resistant Gram-positive coccal infections in children, especially for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. For children with Gram-positive coccal infections where vancomycin is not effective or older therapeutic agents cannot be tolerated, linezolid, quinupristin-dalfopristin or daptomycin may be useful in the appropriate clinical setting. For Gram-negative bacterial infections, new carbapenems await clinical application. Tebipenem pivoxil is a novel oral carbapenem undergoing clinical trials for acute otitis media in pediatric patients. Antiviral drug development is now progressing at the pace of antibiotic development 30 years ago. Newer antiviral agents used for the treatment of herpes viruses and hepatitis C virus infections in children are included in this review.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 1987

Preparation of optically pure (3R, 4R)-4-acetoxy-3-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]azetidin-2-o ne derivatives, which can be employed as starting materials for synthesis of carbapenem and penem antibiotics, was established in high efficiency from 6-amino-penicillanic acid (6-APA). 6-APA was diazotized and brominated to give 6, 6-dibromopenicillanic acid and its methyl ester was metalated with methylmagnesium bromide and condensed with acetaldehyde. The product, methyl 6-bromo-6-(1-hydroxyethyl)penicillanate was reduced with Zn-$NH_4Cl-NH_4OH$-acetone efficiently to give methyl 6-(l-hydroxyethyl)-penicillanate, which was protected either with ${\beta},{\beta},{\beta}$ -trichloroethoxycarbonyl group or with t-butyldimethylsilyl group. The thiazolidine rings of these compounds were cleaved by treatment of mercury(II) acetate in acetic acid and permangante in acetone in sequence to afford the desired optically pure final products.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-1
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• pp.85-87
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• 2003

$\beta$-Lactams are historically and clinically representative antibiotics used for therapeutic purposes. In early days, penicillin (penam antibiotic) and cephalosporin (cephem antibiotic) were found in culture broth of two different filamentous fungi, Penicillium chrysogenum and Acremonium chrysogenum. Since 1970, a variety of $\beta$-lactam structures have been discovered from bacterial cultures including Streptomyces species, which are known as cephamycin, cephabacin (cephem antibiotics), clavulanic acid (oxopenam antibiotic), thienamycin (carbapenem antibiotic), and sulfazecin (monobactam antibiotic). (omitted)

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.47.1-47.13
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• 2022

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a gram-negative bacterium that is known for causing infection in nosocomial settings. As reported by the World Health Organization, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, a category that includes K. pneumoniae, are classified as an urgent threat, and the greatest concern is that these bacterial pathogens may acquire genetic traits that make them resistant towards antibiotics. The last class of antibiotics, carbapenems, are not able to combat these bacterial pathogens, allowing them to clonally expand antibiotic-resistant strains. Most antibiotics target essential pathways of bacterial cells; however, these targets are no longer susceptible to antibiotics. Hence, in our study, we focused on a hypothetical protein in K. pneumoniae that contains a DNA methylation protein domain, suggesting a new potential site as a drug target. DNA methylation regulates the attenuation of bacterial virulence. We integrated computational-aided drug design by using a bioinformatics approach to perform subtractive genomics, virtual screening, and fingerprint similarity search. We identified a new potential drug, koenimbine, which could be a novel antibiotic.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.141-148
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• 2012

목 적 : 뇌실-복강 단락 수술은 수두증이 있는 소아 환자에서 중요한 치료 방법 중 하나이다. 뇌실-복강 단락에서 단락 감염은 중요한 합병증이며 수술의 예후를 결정하는 중요한 요인이다. 이 연구는 소아 환자에서의 뇌실-복강 단락 감염의 역학적 특성과 임상 증상, 치료와 예후를 파악하고 진단 및 치료에 도움이 되고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1995년 4월부터 2010년 6월까지 뇌실-복강 단락 수술을 시행 받은 18세 이하의 환자를 대상으로 하였으며 후향적으로 의무 기록을 분석하였다. 결 과 : 총 190명(여자 82명, 남자 107명)의 환자에서 327건의 뇌실-복강 단락 수술을 시행하였다. 중위 연령은 2.4세이며(0.02-17.9세) 뇌실-복강 단락 수술의 가장 흔한 원인은 악성 뇌종양이었다. 수술 1건 당 감염률은 6.7% (22/327건), 환자 1명 당 감염률은 9.5% (18/190명)이며 100건의 수술-년 당 감염은 0.45건 이었다. 가장 흔한 원인 균은 coagulase-negative staphylococcus (7건) 이며 methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus에 의한 감염은 1건 이었다. 10건의 감염에서 vancomycin과 beta-lactam antibiotics (cephalosporin or carbapenem)의 복합 정주 치료를 시행하였으며 7건의 감염에서 vancomycin 단독 정주 치료를 시행하였다. 치료 기간의 중앙값은 26일(7-58일)이었으며 수술적 치료는 18건에서 시행하였다(18/22건, 81.8%). 결 론 : 본 연구는 단일 기관에서 15년 동안의 뇌실-복강 단락 감염의 역학을 요약한 연구로 소아 환자에서의 뇌실-복강 단락 감염의 역학적 정보는 적절한 치료를 시행하는데 큰 도움이 될 것이다. 향후 단락 감염의 발생과 관련한 위험 인자에 대한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2015

목적: 국내 소아 그람음성균혈증에서 항생제 내성변화 및 항생제 사용량과의 관계를 분석하였다. 방법: 최근 10년간 18세 이하 입원 환자의 혈액에서 분리된 그람음성균의 항생제 내성률 변화 및 항생제 사용량과의 관계를 분석하였다. 결과: 폐렴막대균, 대장균, 녹농균, 아시네토박터 바우마니의 분리율은 연간 혈액배양 1,000건당 각각 4.6례, 3.5례, 3.4례 및 2.2례였다. 폐렴막대균에서 광범위 세팔로스포린에 대한 내성변화는 없었으나 2010년부터 카바페넴 내성 폐렴막대균이 동정된 후 점차 빈도가 증가하였다. 대장균의 광범위 세팔로스포린 내성이 10%에서 50%로 아시네토박터 바우마니의 카바페넴 내성이 11%에서 71%로 크게 증가하였다(P for trend <0.01). 녹농균은 여러 항생제에 높은 내성을 보였으나 유의한 내성변화를 보이지 않았다. 대장균의 cefepime 내성과 cefepime 사용량 사이에 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였다(r=0.900, P=0.037). 결론: 국내 소아에서 발생한 그람음성균 균혈증 분석시 카바페넴 및 광범위 세팔로스포린 내성이 증가하였고 일부에서 항생제 사용량과의 관련성을 확인하였다. 이는 원내 경험적 항생제 결정시 중요한 고려 사항이며 추후에도 지속적인 원내 항생제 사용량 및 내성률에 대한 감시가 필요하겠다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.68.1-68.15
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• 2021

Background: Colistin and carbapenem-resistant bacteria have emerged and become a serious public health concern, but their epidemiological data is still limited. Objectives: This study examined colistin and carbapenem resistance in Escherichia coli and Salmonella from pigs, pig carcasses, and pork in Thailand, Lao PDR, and Cambodia border provinces. Methods: The phenotypic and genotypic resistance to colistin and meropenem was determined in E. coli and Salmonella obtained from pigs, pig carcasses, and pork (n = 1,619). A conjugative experiment was performed in all isolates carrying the mcr gene (s) (n = 68). The plasmid replicon type was determined in the isolates carrying a conjugative plasmid with mcr by PCR-based replicon typing (n = 7). The genetic relatedness of mcr-positive Salmonella (n = 11) was investigated by multi-locus sequence typing. Results: Colistin resistance was more common in E. coli (8%) than Salmonella (1%). The highest resistance rate was found in E. coli (17.8%) and Salmonella (1.7%) from Cambodia. Colistin-resistance genes, mcr-1, mcr-3, and mcr-5, were identified, of which mcr-1 and mcr-3 were predominant in E. coli (5.8%) and Salmonella (1.7%), respectively. The mcr-5 gene was observed in E. coli from pork in Cambodia. Two colistin-susceptible pig isolates from Thailand carried both mcr-1 and mcr-3. Seven E. coli and Salmonella isolates contained mcr-1 or mcr-3 associated with the IncF and IncI plasmids. The mcr-positive Salmonella from Thailand and Cambodia were categorized into two clusters with 94%-97% similarity. None of these clusters was meropenem resistant. Conclusions: Colistin-resistant E. coli and Salmonella were distributed in pigs, pig carcasses, and pork in the border areas. Undivided-One Health collaboration is needed to address the issue.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.179-191
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• 2022

본 연구는 공중보건에 위협이 되고 있는 carbapenemase 유전자형 중 bla_KPC, bla_NDM, bla_IMP, bla_VIM, bla_OXA-48-like 유전자의 표현형적 검사 및 분자진단으로 검출하고 관련 유전자 분포 양상에 대해 알아보았다. 표현형적 검사결과 MHT는 41균주 모두에서 양성을 확인하고, CIT는 meropenem+PBA는 18균주 및 meropenem+EDTA에서 8균주의 양성을 확인하였다. PCR 결과 bla_KPC 28균주, bla_NDM 25균주, bla_IMP 5균주, bla_VIM 1균주, bla_OXA-48-like 13균주에서 증폭 산물을 확인하였다. 또한 bla_KPC+bla_NDM 7균주, bla_KPC+bla_IMP 1균주, bla_NDM+bla_OXA-48-like 1균주, bla_NDM+bla_VIM 1균주, bla_KPC+bla_NDM+bla_IMP 4균주, bla_KPC+bla_NDM+bla_OXA-48-like 4균주를 확인하였다. 실시간 중합효소 연쇄반응을 이용한 융해 곡선 분석결과는 PCR 결과와 100% 일치함을 확인하였다. 결론적으로 real-time PCR을 이용한 신속하고 특이성이 높은 CRE 조기진단을 통한 유전자 확인은 제한된 치료 옵션과 높은 사망률로 공중 보건 위협을 고조하는 CRE의 감시, 진단 및 치료를 개선할 수 있으며 전염을 방지하기 위한 효과적인 항균 치료 및 시기적절한 감염 통제가 가능할 것으로 사료된다.