• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.57-59
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• 2020

A 3-year-old, captive female river cooter was presented with a 4-day history of progressive unilateral swelling of the right side of the head, lethargy, and anorexia. History, physical examination, and radiographic examination revealed an aural abscess. After administration of antibiotics and supportive care, surgical intervention was performed. Swab samples were collected from the tympanic cavity during surgery for cytology and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Molecular analyses of 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences identified Citrobacter spp. and Morganella morganii. The patient was treated with ciprofloxacin and meloxicam and recovered after 2 months. This report describes the successful correction of a unilateral aural abscess that responded well to surgical intervention and a properly selected antibiotic.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.758-769
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• 2023

The main aim of this study was to determine python fat's several physicochemical properties, including dimensions, color, structure, acid value (AV), saponification value (SV), density, and recovery efficiency. The optimum yield obtained was approximately 80.40% at 180℃ for 60 min with an AV of 0.3366 and SV of 179.56 mg KOH/g. Fatty acids, comprising oleic acid (72.462%), palmitic acid (26.243%), linolenic acid (0.835%), and myristic acid (0.459%), were identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The python fat had a very weak antioxidant capacity and almost no antibacterial ability with gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus - ATCC 25923 and Bacillus cereus - ATCC 10876) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli - ATCC 25922 and Salmonella enterica - ATCC 35664) bacteria (used the paper disc diffusion method for antibiotic susceptibility testing). Moreover, python fat is considered to be very resistant to high temperatures.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.587-593
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• 2021

Infertility is a key issue affecting mood and behavior in men. Microorganisms are one of the primary etiological agents that may be associated with infertility. The objective of the present study was to identify bacterial causative agents from the semen of infertile subjects and determine the effect of bacterial infection on sperm quality, as well as determine the susceptibility of these bacteria to drugs. Forty semen samples from 30 infertile patients and 10 fertile individuals were collected. The pH, volume, motility, and concentration of semen were analyzed. The samples were processed and identified by biochemical testing using API identification kits. The antibiotic susceptibility pattern was determined using the disc diffusion method. Abnormal sperm quality was observed. The mean age of the individual and their sperm morphology, concentration, progressive motility, pH level, and pus cell content were 31.9 years, 2.7%, 10.4 million/ml, 27.3%, 8.3, and 5.7, respectively. Among the tested samples, oligoasthenozoospermia was found to show the highest occurrence, at 27/30 samples, followed by teratozoospermia, at 25/30 samples, and asthenozoospermia, at 22/30 samples. Of the tested infertile patients' sperm, 19, 6, and 5 isolates were identified as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Staphylococcus epidermidis, respectively. The results also revealed multi-drug resistance in the bacteria. Compared to that shown by the other tested antibiotics, amikacin showed higher activity against all isolated bacteria. However, the bacteria exhibited maximum resistance against gentamicin, cefotaxime, levofloxacin, and ampicillin. In conclusion, leukocytospermia and bacterial infections are possibly responsible for sperm abnormalities. Multi-drug resistant bacteria were detected. Gentamicin, cefotaxime, levofloxacin and ampicillin were shown the highest resistance, while amikacin was the most effective antimicrobial agent against the isolated bacteria.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.147-157
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• 2020

목적: 최근 β-lactam 계 항생제에 대한 내성을 보이는 Haemophilus influenzae가 증가하고 있다. 본 연구는 최근 5년간 서울아산병원 어린이 병원에서 분리된 H. influenzae 균주의 항생제 내성 양상을 분석하고자 한다. 방법: 2014년 3월부터 2019년 4월까지 서울아산병원 어린이병원을 내원한 18세 미만의 소아청소년 환자의 임상 검체에서 분리된 H. influenzae 균주를 대상으로 항생제 내성 양상을 분석하였다. 결과: 최근 5년간 총 69례의 H. influenzae가 분리되었으며 이들 환자의 연령 중앙값은 5.0 (2.8-8.6)세였다. 총 69례 중 3례(4.3%)가 혈액 배양에서 분리되었으며, 66례(95.7%)가 비침습성 균주로서 대부분 호흡기 검체(59례)에서 분리되었다. 항생제 감수성 분포는 ampicillin (AMP) 감수성/amoxicillin-clavulanate (AMC) 감수성 균주 15례(21.7%), AMP 내성/AMC 감수성 21례(30.4%), AMP 내성/AMC 내성 33례(47.8%)였으며, 최근 5년에 걸쳐 AMP 내성/AMC 내성 균주는 지속적으로 증가하는 경향을 보였다 (2014-2015: 42.1% [8/19], 2016-2017: 46.4% [13/28], 2018-2019: 54.5% [12/22], P for trend=0.342). 2014-2015년에 비해 2018-2019년 기간에는 cefuroxime과 ceftriaxone에 대한 내성률은 각각 31.6%에서 77.3% 및 0.0% 에서 59.1% 로 유의하게 증가하였다(P for trend 0.003 및 <0.001). 결론: 최근 국내의 3차 의료기관에 입원한 소아에서 분리되는 H. influenzae 균주는 AMP및 AMC에 대해 모두 내성인 경우가 흔하며, cefuroxime 및 ceftriaxone 에 대한 내성률이 유의하게 증가하였다. 이러한 균주의 내성 기전 분석과 함께 이의 출현과 확산을 최소화하기 위한 노력이 필수적이다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.140-146
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• 2015

다제내성균의 증가는 사용할 항생제가 적거나 심지어 선택할 항생제가 없기 때문에 감염환자의 치료에 커다란 위협이 되고 있다. 최근 다양한 천연 추출물이 내성세균에서 항균효과 및 상승효과를 보인다는 보고가 많다. 어성초(Houttuynia cordata)는 항균, 항바이러스 및 항산화 효과를 보이는 전통적 약초이다. 이에 저자들은 임상의 주요 내성균에 대한 어성초의 항균효과를 알아보고, 이들의 적절한 항균효과 측정방법을 평가하고자 한다. 우선 현재 가장 많은 문제를 야기하는 주요 내성균인 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), carbepenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii(CRAB) 각각 10 균주를 선택하여, CLSI 기준으로 디스크 확산법 및 미량액체배지희석법으로 감수성 시험을 하였다. CLSI 기준으로 시행한 디스크 확산법에서 $4,096{\mu}g/mL$에서 $30,000{\mu}g/mL$ 까지의 농도에서 모든 균의 억제대는 관찰되지 않았다. 그러나 액체배지 희석법에서는 MRSA, VRE, CRAB의 $MIC_{90}$이 각각 $4,096{\mu}g/mL$, $8,192{\mu}g/mL$, $4,096{\mu}g/mL$를 보였다. 결론적으로 어성초는 MRSA, VRE, CRAB 등 주요 임상 내성균에서 우수한 항균효과를 보이며 천연물의 항균효과를 평가에 디스크 확산법보다 액체배지 희석법이 유용하다고 할 수 있다. 만약 디스크 확산법으로 항균효과를 측정하려면 천연물에 대한 균 접종 농도의 변경 등 새로운 기준이 요구된다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.239-248
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• 2022

임상미생물학 분야에서 세균의 분류는 끊임없이 변화하는 상태에 있다. 무산소성 세균의 대규모 분류와 명명법은 지난 수십년 동안 발생되었는데, 주로 16S rRNA 염기서열 분석 및 전체 게놈 염기서열(WGS) 분석과 같은 분자 기술의 발전 때문이다. 새로운 균속과 균종이 추가되었고, 기존 균종과 균속은 재분류되었거나 재명명되었다. 임상미생물검사실의 주요 역할은 임상적으로 중요한 세균의 정확한 동정 및 적절한 감수성 시험, 그리고 신속한 보고 및 임상의와의 의사 소통이다. 무산소성 세균의 분류학적 변화는 진단적으로 적절한 보고 항균제의 선택과 항균제 감수성 해석 기준의 적용에 잠정적으로 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 이는 신흥 병원성 무산소성 세균의 항균제 내성 및 잘못된 동정은 환자 치료에 있어서 부적절한 경험적 치료를 유발할 수 있기 때문이다. 따라서, 임상미생물검사실은 주기적으로 무산소성 세균의 분류학적 변경 사항을 업데이트하고, 임상의에게 이러한 변경 사항을 적절하게 알려야 한다. 이 논문에서는 임상적으로 중요한 무산소성 세균의 분류에 관한 업데이트을 제시하였고, 이전의 균명 또는 동의어을 함께 기술하였다. 무산소성 세균의 분류 업데이트는 무산소성 세균 감염에 대한 항균제 요법을 안내하고, 치료 실패를 예방하는데 임상미생물검사실과 임상의 모두에게 도움이 될 수 있다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2006

A simple and easy modification of AST by disk diffusion was tested for the detection of induced clindamycin resistant Staphylococci and their antimicrobial susceptibility at the same time. The incidence of inducible clindamycin resistant staphylococci in blood culture and their MIC characterization at Seoul National University Hospital was analyzed by an AST contained disk approximation test (D-zone test) and Etest, respectively. Of the total 309 staphylococcal isolates, 139 (45%) isolates presented constitutive resistance to ERY and CLI (ERY-R, CLI-R phenotype), and 59 were ERY-I/R and CLI-S phenotypes. Of the 59 isolates, 19 (32%) isolates were inducible resistant to CLI. The incidence was higher in S. aureus (66.7%) than coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS, 26.0%). Especially, methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRSA, 100%; MRCNS, 45.5%) presented higher inducibility than methicillin susceptible (MSSA, 50%; MSCNS, 20%). For most of the inducible clindamycin resistant staphylococci (15 of 19 isolates), their ERY MIC were high (>$128_{\mu}g/mL$) and were methicillin resistant. The remaining 4 isolates were methicillin susceptible and their ERY MIC were of intermediate concentrations ($1-4_{\mu}g/mL$). We concluded that suscetibility testing of staphylococci, especially methicillin resistant, should include the D-zone test.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제67권5호
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• pp.409-412
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• 2009

Background: Several large outbreaks have demonstrated the threat of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in close-contact environments, such as occurs during training and quartering of military recruits training. In South Korea, which is a hospital or healthcare-associated MRSA prevalent area, military service is compulsory for all healthy young men. We surveyed and determined the extent of CA-MRSA colonization in the upper respiratory tracts of Korean military recruits. Methods: The Korean military recruits who were enrolled in a military training facility from November 2004 to March 2005 were eligible for this study. Sputum or nasopharyngeal swap was obtained from randomly selected subjects who displayed upper respiratory tract symptoms. Results: Of the 181 participants, 32 participants (17.7%) were colonized with S. aureus, and 12 participants (6.6%) were colonized with MRSA. Among the cases that were colonized with S. aureus, 37.5% (12/32) were colonized with MRSA. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed resistant patterns that were suggestive of the CA-MRSA strains for all of the MRSA isolates. Conclusion: This study of Korean military recruits found a great deal of showed MRSA colonization in them, and the antimicrobial resistant profile that was suggestive of a CA-MRSA strain. Further efforts to prevent the spread of MRSA infections and careful monitoring for CA-MRSA outbreaks are warranted, especially in a high risk group such as military recruits.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.54.1-54.11
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• 2020

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of severe infections in humans and animals worldwide. Studies elucidating the population structure, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec types, resistance phenotypes, and virulence gene profiles of animal-associated MRSA are needed to understand spread and transmission. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine 1) clonal complexes and spa types, 2) resistance phenotypes, and 3) virulence/resistance gene profiles of MRSA isolated from animals in Switzerland. Methods: We analyzed 31 presumptive MRSA isolates collected from clinical infections in horses, dogs, cattle, sheep, and pigs, which had tested positive in the Staphaurex Latex Agglutination Test. The isolates were characterized by spa typing and DNA microarray profiling. In addition, we performed antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the VITEK 2 Compact system. Results: Characterization of the 31 presumptive MRSA isolates revealed 3 methicillinresistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates, which were able to grow on MRSA2 Brilliance agar. Of the 28 MRSA isolates, the majority was assigned to CC398 (86%), but CC8 (11%) and CC1 (4%) were also detected. The predominant spa type was t011 (n = 23), followed by t009 (n = 2), t034 (n = 1), t008 (n = 1), and t127 (n = 1). Conclusions: The results of this study extend the current body of knowledge on the population structure, resistance phenotypes, and virulence and resistance gene profiles of MRSA from livestock and companion animals.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 1988

During the period from August through October, 1988, 50 isolates of Edwardsiella tarda were isolated from 6 diseased cultured Channa argus in Dunchi island and Myung-ghi, near Pusan in Korea were examined by studying their biochemical and antibiotical reactions. The ill animals moved slowly and irregular-formed swimming at the surface of the corner. The symthoms were necrosis with hemorrhage on the body surface, head, gill region, and mouth. Some fish were observed dropsy of the belly. The bacteria grew slowly on Double Salmonella-Shigella agar, 24h, at $37^{\circ}C$ to form relatively small size (2mm diameter), smoothed and convexed form with transient or black in center of the colonis. They gave negative reactions to Voges-Proskauer, Simmon's citrate, urea, KCN (in growth), gelatin, arginine dehydrolase, phenylalanine deaminase and many sugars. The isolates showed positive reactions to $H_2S$ (in KIA agar), indol, Methyl-Red, motility, lysine and ornithine decarboxylase, and gas from glucose. 8 drugs tested as chloramphenicol, colistin, gentamicin, kanamycin, lincomycin, nalidixic acid spectinomycin, and tetracycline. All cultures were resistant to colistin, lincomycin and spectinomycin respectibly, but sensitive to kanamycin and nalidixic acid. Three strains showed resistance to chloramphenicol and 2 isolates among them were resistant to two drugs(gentamicin and tetracycline), coincidentally.