• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.613-619
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• 2013

Angiostrongyliasis, caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection, is a food-borne parasitic disease. Its larvae evoke eosinophilic inflammation in the central nervous system, but can also cause pathological changes in the eyes. Among ocular angiostrongyliasis cases, the incidence of optic neuritis is low and only few sporadic reports exist. Some patients with optic neuritis developed obvious hypopsia or even vision loss, which would seriously influence the quality of life of patients. Prompt treatment of optic neuritis caused by A. cantonensis is the key factor for minimizing the incidence of serious complications of this disease. In this review, we first provide a comprehensive overview of ocular angiostrongyliasis, and then focus on the clinical features of optic neuritis caused by A. cantonensis.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2015

본 연구는 국내 식품안전보건지표의 개발과정을 정립하기위해 수행되었다. 이를 위해 국내 식품안전보건지표의 개발과정을 제안하고, 제안된 과정에 대해 시뮬레이션을 함으로서 타당성 검사를 실시하고, 개발된 지표의 활용방안을 제시하였다. 국내 식품안전보건지표 개발과정은 국내 환경보건지표 개발과정을 주로 참고하여 설계되었으며, DPSEEA 모형을 적용하였다. 제안된 식품안전보건지표를 개발과정은 크게 개발단계와 운용단계로 나뉜다. 개발단계는 초기지표 제안, 후보지표 선정, 자료 현황 조사, 실행가능성 평가, 파일럿 스터디, 최종 지표 선정의 6단계로 구성되며, 운용단계는 주기적인 지표의 산출과 공표로 구성된다. 개발의 6개 단계는 전반적인 식품안전보건지표 개발을 총괄하는 Task Force팀과 각 개발 단계에서 제안된 지표를 검토 및 평가하는 자문위원회(최소 학계 4명, 연구계 2명, 식약처 관련부서 전문가 4명)의 단계적 역할분배를 통해 운영되도록 하였다. 제안된 과정의 타당성검토를 위해 시뮬레이션을 시행한 결과 제안된 45개의 초기지표 중 최종적으로 4개의 지표(세부지표 17개)가 선정되었다: '국산 과일 채소류 내 잔류농약/제초제 잔류랑 적합판정비율', '식품매개질환사고(outbreak) 발생 수', '식품매개(food-borne) 법정전염병의 발생률', '살모넬라 식중독(Salmonellosis) 발생률'. 선정된 지표는 지수화를 통해 효과적으로 활용될 수 있다. 2010~2012년의 지표를 토대로 비율차를 적용한 통합식품안전보건지수를 산출한 결과 2010년 대비 2011년, 2011년 대비 2012년의 통합식품안전보건지수로 10.37과 9.87이 산출되었다. 이는 식품안전보건상태가 2010년에 비하여 2011년에 10.37%, 2011년에 비해 2012년에 9.87% 호전되었음을 의미한다. 또한, 개별지표의 변화를 살펴봄으로서 변화율에 기여도가 큰 지표를 파악할 수 있으며, 통합식품안전보건지수를 도식화함으로서 대중과 정책입안자의 이해를 높일 수 있다. 이와 같이 식품안전보건지표는 다방면으로 효율적으로 활용될 수 있기 때문에 앞으로 더욱 큰 관심과 함께 법안의 제정과 활발한 연구가 필요하다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2018

캄필로박터 제주니 균(Campylobacter jejuni)은 세균성위장관감염증을 일으키는 수인성식품매개질환의 중요한 원인 균으로 알려져 있다. 2014년부터 2016년까지 경기지역에서 발생된 17번의 식중독에서 캄필로박터 제주니 균에 감염된 430명의 환자와 조리종사자에게서 208건의 균주를 선별하였다. 선별된 균주의 유전적 상관관계와 유전형분포를 확인하기 위하여 PFGE와 multiplex-PCR typing 방법을 사용하여 비교분석 하였다. 47개의 Penner-type으로 구분되는 캄필로박터 제주니 균의 혈청형을 multiplex-PCR typing을 이용하여 35개의 유전형으로 구분할 수 있는 것을 확인하였고 선별된 균주에서 7개의 유전형(HS2, HS4A, HS8, HS15, HS29, HS41, HS53)으로 구분되는 것을 확인하였다. 가장 많은 케이스에서 분리된 유전형은 HS2였고 7건의 식중독케이스에서 확인되었다. PFGE를 통하여 11건의 식중독에서 모두 5개의 그룹으로 분류되었고 그룹간의 유사성은 61.8에서 66.6%였다. 본 연구는 다양한 유전자 분석방법을 통하여 경기도내에서 분리된 캄필로박터 제주니 균의 유전적 다양성을 파악하고 향후 집단발생시 환자의 분리 균주 간의 상관관계 규명하며 캄필로박터 감염증의 발생 및 확산 방지에 필요한 기초자료를 마련하고자 한다.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.169-188
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• 2020

Salmonella spp. is the most common cause of gastrointestinal food poisoning worldwide, and human salmonellosis is mostly caused by the consumption of contaminated food. Therefore, the development of rapid detection methods for Salmoenlla spp. and rapid identification of the source of infection by subtyping are important for the surveillance and monitoring of food-borne salmonellosis. Therefore, this review introduces (1) History and nomenclature of Salmoenlla spp., (2) Epidemiology of Salmoenlla spp., (3) Detection methods for Salmoenlla spp. - conventional culture method, genetic detection method, molecular detection methods, and aptamer, and (4) Subtyping methods for Salmoenlla spp. - pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.73-86
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• 2019

본 연구는 선박이라는 특수한 환경에서 생활하는 선원을 대상으로 손위생 수행도에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 파악하여 선원 승선 생활에서의 기본적인 감염관리 활동을 독려하여 건강한 승선생활에 도움이 되고자 하였다. 본 조사는 선원교육기관에 교육을 받고 있는 선원 222명을 대상으로 2017년 7월부터 8월까지 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구대상자의 승선 중 손위생 수행도는 75점 만점에 전체 평균 $47.97{\pm}11.62$으로 나타났으며, 항목별로는, 5점 만점기준으로 '업무나 작업을 마친 후'가 $4.04{\pm}1.03$으로 가장 높은 점수를 보였고 연구대상자의 손위생 수행도에 선박의 총 톤수, 승선 중 운동여부, 선내 비누비치여부가 다중회귀분석으로 영향을 미치는 요인으로 확인되었다. 본 연구의 결과에 기초하여 향후 선원들의 손위생 수행도와 이에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하는 후속연구가 필요하며, 일반적 특성, 직무특성, 건강관련 특성, 손위생 환경뿐만 아니라 다양한 변수들을 고려하여 선원의 손위생 수행에 영향을 미치는 요인들에 대한 세밀한 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 또한, 승선 중에 있는 선원들에 대한 손위생 수행에 대한 지속적인 관심이 필요하고 손위생 수행을 향상 시킬 수 있는 체계적인 방안이 구체적으로 마련되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제59권5호
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• pp.497-499
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• 2021

Trichinellosis (trichinosis) is a parasitic infection caused by nematodes of the genus Trichinella. Pigs are the most common source of human infection. We describe a case of a 47-year-old woman presented with a wide range of intermittent symptoms including prolonged fever, dry cough, diarrhea, rash, myalgias and arthralgias. The patient was attended by physicians with various medical specialties such as dermatologists, rheumatologists and allergiologists, but they did not establish a certain diagnosis because of the gradual onset of symptoms, raising the suspicion of a systematic disease. After extensive work up, the diagnosis of trichinosis was established with femoral muscle biopsy compatible with inflammatory myopathy of parasitic etiology with trichinosis to be the predominant diagnosis. Despite the significant delay of diagnosis for almost three months, patient was treated successfully with no further complications. Trichinellosis is a food-borne treatable infection. Preventive measures include community education especially in zones where parasite prevalence is increased, improvement of farming and cooking techniques.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1975-1981
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• 2019

Recently, outbreaks of food-borne diseases linked to fresh produce have been an emerging public health concern worldwide. Previous research has shown that when human pathogens co-exist with plant pathogens, they have improved growth and survival rates. In this study, we have assessed whether Escherichia coli O157:H7 benefits from the existence of a phytopathogenic bacterium and the underlying mechanisms were further investigated. When Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (Pst DC3000) and E. coli O157:H7 were co-inoculated by either dipping or infiltration methods, the populations of E. coli O157:H7 increased; however, no effect was observed when type three secretion system (T3SS) mutants were used instead, suggesting that E. coli O157:H7 benefits from the presence of Pst DC3000. In addition, this study confirmed that the E. coli O157:H7 populations increased when they occupied the tomato leaf intercellular space; this colonization of the interior of the leaves was possible due to the suppression of the PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI) by Pst DC3000, in particular with the AvrPto effector. In conclusion, our data support a plausible model that E. coli O157:H7 benefits from the presence of Pst DC3000 via AvrPto suppression of the PTI resistance.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2012

Using three Austrian case studies, the variegated applications of molecular typing in today's public health laboratories are discussed to help illustrate preventive management strategies relying on DNA subtyping. DNA macrorestriction analysis by pulsed field gel electrophoresis has become the gold standard for subtyping of food borne pathogens like listeria, salmonella, campylobacter and Bacillus cereus. Using a Salmonella Mbandaka outbreak from the year 2010 as example, it is shown how the comparison of patterns from human isolates, food isolates, animal isolates and feed isolates can allow to identify and confirm a source of disease. An epidemiological connection between the simultaneous occurrence of tuberculosis in cattle and deer with cases of human tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium caprae in 2010 was excluded using mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units variable-number tandem repeats subtyping. Also in 2010, multilocus sequence typing with nonselective housekeeping genes, the so-called sequence based typing protocol, was used to elucidate connections between an environmental source (a hospital drinking water system) and a case of legionellosis. During the last decades, molecular typing has evolved to become a routine tool in the daily work of public health laboratories. The challenge is now no longer to simply type microorganisms, but to type them in a way that allows for data exchange between public health laboratories all over the world.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.310-321
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• 2007

Effective and systematic sanitation management programs are necessary to prevent foodborne disease outbreaks in school foodservice operations. The purpose of this study was to identify the elements to improve in order to ensure the safety of school food service by evaluating sanitation management practices implemented under HACCP-based programs. The survey was designed to assess the level of hygiene practices of school food service by using an inspection checklist of food hygiene and safety. Fifty-four school foodservice establishments considered as poor sanitation practice groups from two year inspections by Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education were surveyed from September to December in 2005. Inspection checklists consisted of seven categories with 50 checkpoints; facilities and equipment management, personal hygiene, ingredient control, process control, environmental sanitation management, HACCP system and safety management. Surveyed schools scored $68.0{\pm}12.42$ points out of 100 on average. The average score (% of compliance) of each field was 10.7/20 (53.3%) for facilities and equipment management, 7.4/11 (67.2%) for personal hygiene, 7.4/11 (74.1%) for ingredient control, 22.4/32 (69.8%) for process control, 8.9/12 (73.8%) for environmental sanitation management, 4.2/7 (59.7%) for HACCP systems management, and 7.2/8 (89.7%) for safety management, respectively. The field to be improved first was the sanitation control of facilities and equipment. The elements to improve this category were unprofessional consultation for kitchen layout, improper compartment of the kitchen area, lacks of pest control, inadequate water supply, poor ventilation system, and insufficient hand-washing facilities. To elevate the overall performance level of sanitation management, prerequisite programs prior to HACCP plan implementation should be stressed on the school officials, specifically principals, for the integration of the system.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.339-351
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• 2007

Salmonella infections cause the diseases in poultry and some zoonotic Salmonella can be transmitted to human through poultry products, resulting in food-borne disease. This study was conducted to obtain some useful information for the control of salmonellosis in human. Twenty four Salmonella spp were isolated from poultry carcasses, and they were examined with several methods such as serotyping, antimicrobial resistance test and random amplified polymorphic DNA(RAPD) to identify their characteristics. In serotyping test of 24 strains S enteritidis was 17 (70.8%), followed by S schwarzengrund 3 (12.5%), untyped strain 4 (16.7%). In the results of antimicrobial resistance test, 23 (95.8%) isolates were resistant to at least one antimicrobial agent, generating eight different resistance patterns. In RAPD analysis using URP-6 primer to differentiate Salmonella isolates within a serotype, 4 serogroups were divided into 10 RAPD types: 5 types in S enteritidis, 2 types in S schwarzengrund and 3 types in the remainder.