• 제목/요약/키워드: antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Prevalence and predictors of multidrug-resistant bacteremia in liver cirrhosis

  • Aryoung Kim;Byeong Geun Song;Wonseok Kang;Dong Hyun Sinn;Geum-Youn Gwak;Yong-Han Paik;Moon Seok Choi;Joon Hyeok Lee;Myung Ji Goh
    • 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.

The Stability, and Efficacy Against Penicillin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, of the Plectasin Peptide Efficiently Produced by Escherichia coli

  • Chen, Xin;Wen, Yaoan;Li, Ling;Shi, Jiawei;Zhu, Zhe;Luo, Yuwen;Li, Yun;Chen, Rui
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제25권7호
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    • pp.1007-1014
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    • 2015
  • Plectasin, the first defensin extracted from a fungus (the saprophytic ascomycete Pseudoplectania nigrella), is attractive as a prospective antimicrobial agent. The purpose of this study was to establish a bacterium-based production system and evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the resulting plectasin. A gene encoding plectasin, with the codon preference of Escherichia coli, was optimized based on its amino acid sequence, synthesized using genesplicing with overlap extension PCR, and inserted into the expression vector pGEX-4T-1. The fusion protein was expressed in the soluble fraction of E. coli and purified using glutathione Stransferase affinity chromatography. Plectasin was cleaved from the fusion protein with thrombin and purified by ultrafiltration. The purified plectasin showed strong, concentrationdependent antimicrobial activity against gram-positive bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant bacteria, especially penicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. This antimicrobial activity was equal to chemically synthesized plectasin and was maintained over a wide range of pH and temperatures. This soluble recombinant expression system in E. coli is effective for producing plectasin at a relatively lower cost, and higher purity and efficiency than prior systems, and might provide a foundation for developing a large-scale production system. Overall, plectasin shows potential as a novel, high-performance, and safe antibiotic for the treatment of refractory diseases caused by drug-resistant bacterial strains.

Isolation and Characterization of Antibiotic and Heavy Metal-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Different Polluted Waters in Sohag District, Egypt

  • Soltan, El-Sayed.M.
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.50-55
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    • 2001
  • Different polluted water samples were collected from a wastewater treatment plant, agricultural drainage canals, the River Nile, and irrigation canals. The samples were examined for the enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Sohag area, Egypt over a period of one year. A total of 240 isolates were collected and tested for their resistance to 12 common antibiotics and 6 heavy metals. The isolates were found to be less resistant to norfloxacin(1.7%), ofloxacin(4.6%), amikacin(9.6%), tobramycin (10.4), carbenicillin (15.4), and gentamycin (41.3%), yet more sensitive to rifampicin (75%), kanamycin (89.6%), ampicillin (90.8%), chloramphenicol (91.7%), streptomycin (92.9%), and tetracyclin(96.3%). In contrast, 7.1%, 12.9%, 25.4%, and 53.7% of the isolates were resistant to lead, cadmium, mercury, and zinc, respectively. None of the isolates had developed a resistance to silver or molybdenum. The high frequency of metal-antibiotic double resistance existed between lead and amikacin (56.5%), cadmium and ofloxacin (72.7%), zinc and norfloxacin (100%), and mercury and carbenicillin (94.6%). The high occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in natural water could be related to the widespread use of antibiotics, with possible public health hazard.

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국내에서 유통 중인 축산환경개선제의 표기사항 및 항생제 내성 현황조사 (An Investigation on the Anitibiotic Resistant Condition and Label-Stated of Domestically Distributed Livestock-Environment Improving Agents)

  • 최정은;이은영
    • 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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    • 제37권3호
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    • pp.258-265
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    • 2009
  • 축산환경개선용 미생물 제품 중 시장점유율을 기준으로 상위제품 A, B,하위 제품 E, F와 현재 개발완료 되어진 C, D를 선정하여 생균수 측정과, 사료첨가용으로 사용이 금지된 항생제에 대한 내성 테스트를 실시하였다. 생균수 측정 결과 상위 점유율의 A, B사 제품은 표기상의 생균수와 일치하였으나, 하위 점유율을 차지하고 있는 E제품의 경우 함유균주나 효능에 대한 정보를 제공하고 않고 있을뿐더러 F사의 제품은 균수가 적게 측정되어 실제 표기사항과 일치하지 않았다. 항생제 내성실험결과 점유율에 따른 상관관계는 없었으나, B사를 제외한 제품의 대부분에서 내성균이 존재함을 확인하였다. Lincosimides 계열의 Lincomycicne과 Clindamycin의 경우 B사를 제외한 제품에서 내성균이 존재하였다. Penicillins 계열의 Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Penicillin 및 Macrolide 계열의 Erythromycin 항생제는 B사와 E를 제외한 제품에서 내성균이 존재함을 확인하였다. Quinoline계열 Norploxacin 또한 B사와 E사를 제외한 제품에서 내성균을 보였으며 Neomycin의 항생제 또한 유사한 내성분포 결과를 나타내었다. Neomycin과 같은 Aminiglycosides계열의 Gentamycin, Streptomycin은 B사제품을 제외한 제품에서 내성을 나타내었다. 마지막으로 내성-균으로 사용 금지된 Tetracycline계열의 Oxytetracyclin은 12가지 항생제중 가장 높은 비율의 감수성을 나타내었으나 B, E사를 제외한 제품에서 내성균의 존재를 확인하였다. 실험결과 사용 금지된 항생제 품목임에도 불구하고 많은 제품에서 때 성균이 존재하였으며, 이에 따라 환경개선제 특성의 정확한 표기와 체계적인 유통 체계와 검증 과정이 필요하다고 사료된다.

임상에서 분리된 Metallo-β-lactamase 생성 Pseudomonas aeruginosa의 분자역학 (Molecular Epidemiology of Metallo-β-lactamase Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates)

  • 최명원
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제22권9호
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    • pp.1268-1276
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    • 2012
  • 사람의 감염증 치료에 사용되는 carbapenem계 약제에 대한 내성균의 출현 및 확산은 감염증 치료를 제한할 뿐만 아니라 집단 발병의 원인이 될 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 ${\beta}$-lactam 약제에 내성을 갖는 Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa)를 대상으로 metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)의 유전형을 규명함으로써 내성세균의 감염증 치료지침 및 확산방지책 마련에 기초 자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 대상이 된 254개의 임상 검체 중에서 42주의 P. aeruginosa 를 분리하여 imipenem 혹은 meropenem에 내성을 나타내는 Hodge 변법과 EDST에서 각각 28주와 23주가 양성반응을 보였다. DNA의 염기서열 분석결과 $bla_{IMP-6}$ 유전자 보유균이 8주, $bla_{VIM-2}$ 유전자 보유균이 17주로 59.5%(25/42)가 MBL을 생성하는 것으로 나타났다. $bla_{IMP-6}$의 유전자 환경은 $bla_{IMP-6}$-qac-aacA4-$bla_{OXA-1}$-aadA1 유전자 배열을 지니고 있었다. 또한 ERIC PCR 결과 IMP-6과 VIM-2를 생성하는 일부 균주에서 역학적 연관성이 있음이 확인되었다. 본 연구에서 분리한 carbapenem계 항균제 내성 P. aeruginosa가 보유한 $bla_{IMP-6}$ 유전자는 대구지역에서 발병이 보고된 유전자의 gene cassette와 일치하는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 이들 세균이 지역사회에 정착하고 있고 이들을 보유한 세균에 의한 감염증 치료시 치료약제에 대한 선택압을 증가시킬 것으로 우려된다. 그러므로 항균제 내성 검사를 통하여 적절한 항균제를 선택하고, 항균제 내성균들의 출현과 확산을 막는 연구가 계속되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

딥러닝 기반 항생제 내성균 감염 예측 (Antibiotics-Resistant Bacteria Infection Prediction Based on Deep Learning)

  • 오성우;이한길;신지연;이정훈
    • 한국전자거래학회지
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    • 제24권1호
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    • pp.105-120
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    • 2019
  • 세계보건기구(WHO)를 비롯해 세계 각국의 정부기관은 항생제 오남용에 따른 항생제 내성균 감염에 대해 심각하게 경고하며 이를 예방하기 위한 관리와 감시를 강화하고 있다. 하지만 감염을 확인하기 위한 감염균 배양에 수일의 시간이 소요되면서 격리와 접촉주의를 통한 감염확산 방지 효과가 떨어져 선제적 조치를 위한 신속하고 정확한 예측 및 추정방법이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구는 Electronic Health Records에 포함된 질병 진단내역과 항생제 처방내역을 neural embedding model과 matrix factorization을 통해 embedding 하였고, 이를 활용한 딥러닝 기반분류 예측 모형을 제안하였다. 항생제 내성균 감염의 주요 원인인 질병과 항생제 정보를 embedding하여 환자의 기본정보와 병원이용 정보에 추가했을 때 딥러닝 예측 모형의 f1-score는 0.525에서 0.617로 상승하였고, 딥러닝 모형은 Super Learner와 같은 기존 기계학습 모형보다 더 나은 성능을 보여주었다. 항생제 내성균 감염환자의 특성을 분석한 결과, 감염환자는 동일한 질병을 진단받은 비감염환자에 비교해 J01 계열 항생제 사용이 많았고 WHO 권고기준(DDD)을 크게 벗어나는 오남용 청구사례가 6.3배 이상 높게 나타났으며 항생제 오남용과 항생제 내성균 감염간의 높은 연관성이 발견되었다.

전호(Anthriscus sylvestris) 뿌리 정유의 항균 및 항산화 작용 (Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of the Essential Oil from the Roots of Anthriscus sylvestris)

  • 임혜림;신승원
    • 약학회지
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    • 제56권5호
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    • pp.320-325
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    • 2012
  • To develop a new effective and safe natural antibiotics and antioxidant the essential oil was extracted from the roots of Anthriscus sylvestris by steam distillation. Its composition was analyzed by GC-MS. The activities of the essential oil fraction and its main components were evaluated against antibiotic-susceptible and -resistant strains of some food-born bacteria. In addition the synergism was examined with this oil combined with antibiotic by checkerboard titer test. The antioxidant activities were determined by in 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity test and reducing power assay. The essential oil fraction of A. sylvestris revealed significant inhibiting activities against antibiotic-susceptible and -resistant species of Vibrio and Shigella with MICs ranged from 1.00~4.00 mg/ml. It showed synergistic or additive effects when it was combined with amphicillin or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (1 : 9). Additionally, the essential oil fraction of A. sylvestris exhibited significant DPPH free radical scavenging activity and the reducing power.

Increases of Antibiotic Resistance in Excessive Use of Antibiotics in Smallholder Dairy Farms in Northern Thailand

  • Suriyasathaporn, W.;Chupia, V.;Sing-Lah, T.;Wongsawan, K.;Mektrirat, R.;Chaisri, W.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제25권9호
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    • pp.1322-1328
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    • 2012
  • Antibiotic resistance patterns of bacterial isolates from both quarter teat-tip swabs and their quarter milk samples were evaluated in smallholder dairy farms in northern Thailand with excessive use of antibiotics (HIGH) compared with normal use (NORM). Results from teat-tip swab samples showed that the percentage of Bacillus spp. resistance to overall antibiotics was significantly lower in the NORM group than that of the HIGH group, whereas, the resistance percentage of coagulase-negative staphylococci in the NORM group was higher than that of the HIGH one. The overall mastitis-causing bacteria isolated from milk samples were environmental streptococci (13.8%), coagulase-negative staphylococci (9.9%), Staphylococcus aureus (5.4%), and Corynebacterium bovis (4.5%). Both staphylococci and streptococci had significantly higher percentages of resistance to cloxacillin and oxacillin in the HIGH group when compared to the NORM one. An occurrence of vancomycin-resistant bacteria was also observed in the HIGH group. In conclusion, the smallholder dairy farms with excessive use of antibiotics had a higher probability of antibiotic-resistant pattern than the farms with normal use.

Synergistic Effect of Bacteriophage and Antibiotic against Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Typhimurium

  • Petsong, Kantiya;Vongkamjan, Kitiya;Ahn, Juhee
    • 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.189-194
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    • 2020
  • 본 연구는 항생제 내성 Salmonella Typhimurium CCARM 8009을 저해하기 위한 phage와 항생제 조합처리의 효과를 평가하였다. 디스크 확산법과 액체배지 희석법에 의해 phage와 항생제의 상승 저해효과를 측정하였고 배양을 통한 항생제 내성 유도를 평가하였다. Phage를 처리한 cefotaxime, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin의 디스크의 저해 구역은 각각 13.6%, 19.3%, 12.7%, 78.8%로 증가되었다. Phage와 항생제 조합 처리에 의해 tetracycline, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, streptomycin의 최소생육억제농도는 각각 64, 4, 0.0078, 64, 256 mg/mL으로 감소되었다. Phage와 항생제의 조합 처리는 항생제 내성 S. Typhimurium CCARM 8009을 효과적으로 저해하였다 (4 log reduction). 본 결과는 phage와 항생제의 조합처리는 항생제 내성균을 제어하기 위한 방법으로 충분히 응용가치가 높음을 보여주고 있다.

Isolation, structure elucidation and physicochemical properties of novel antibiotic polypeptide, $\varepsilon-(L-\beta-Iysine)$ polypeptide from Streptomyces sp. DWGS2

  • Donghyuk Shin;Kim, Daesung;Lee, Deoggeun;Lee, Hyeongkyu;Hoshik Won
    • 한국자기공명학회논문지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.69-77
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    • 2002
  • During the screening of material which has the antimicrobial activity against aminoglycoside-resistant bacteria, A new material $\varepsilon$-(L-$\beta$-Iysine) polypeptide from a culture medium of Streptomyces sp.(DWGS2) was isolated, and the structure and the physicochemical properties of the new material were elucidated. The new material was separated by column chromatography of the culture medium using Dowex1$\times$2, Silica gel, and Sephadex LH20 etc. The chemical structure and molecular weight were determined with the data of various NMR experiments, MALDI mass, and ESI mass experiments. The antimicrobial activity of $\varepsilon$-(L-$\beta$-Iysine) polypeptide is not only better than equal to the activity of known aminoglycoside type of antibiotics(MIC=3.125 - 6.25ug/mL) but also effective against aminoglycoside-resistant bacteria and fungi. If the mechanism of antimicrobial activity against aminoglycoside- resistant bacteria is figured out, the $\varepsilon$-(L-$\beta$-Iysine) polypeptide can be utilized for the treatment of diseases caused by aminoglycoside-resistant bacteria.

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