• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.976-985
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• 2007

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the present situation of hospital infection and route of infection by clarifying the transmission aspect of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) in a Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit by analysing genotype. Methods: MRSA was cultured from twenty five patients with a tracheostomy, twenty five health care workers, and environments in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit of one hospital in D city. Data was collected from December 21, 2004 to November 5, 2005. MRSA isolates representing each genotype were analyzed by spaA typing and a multiplex PCR method capable of identifying the structural type of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec(SCCmec) carried by the bacteria. Results: As the same genotype and gene sequence were found among health care workers, patients, and environments, it was assumed that there was cross transmission among them. Conclusion: This study suggests that first, as the hospital infection by MRSA between health care workers and patients in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit was due to result of cross transmission and the relevance of transmission between them was verified, it is necessary to take preventive measures and conduct education. Secondly, development of nursing interventions and study of infection are needed. Thirdly, consistent investment in prevention against hospital infections and environmental renovation is needed.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.160-166
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• 1997

Toxic shock syndrome(TSS) is a multisystemic disease presenting with high fever, sunburn like rash that subsequently desquamates, and hypotension mainly caused by toxin producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus. It was first reported in 1978 by Todd et al, thereafter many patients have been reported. In children, TSS is rare and must be differentiated from other erythematous febrile diseases such as Kawasaki disease, scarlet fever, drug eruption etc. We experienced a case of TSS associated with staphylococcal cellulitis in 26-month old boy, who was presenting similar symptoms to Kawasaki disease at initial stage of illness. As time passed, the patient represented more typical symptoms of TSS and Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from cellulitis of the right elbow area. Therefore, we report this case with a brief review of related literatures.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.152-158
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• 2000

capsular polysaccharide(CPS), alpha toxin과 재조합 fibronectin binding protein (FnBP)으로 구성된 유방염 백신을 개발하여 야외효능실험을 수행하였다. 이 subunit 백신은 비유우 23두와 처녀우 20두를 대상으로 10개월동안 각각 수행되었다. 비유우는 매 3주간격으로 2회 백신접종을 하였으며 대조군은 PBS를 상유방림조절 주위에 피하주사하였다. 처녀우를 대상으로 한 실험에서는 분만 8주전부터 시작하여 매 3주간격으로 2회 비유우 백신접종부위와 동일하게 접종하였다. 접종후 비유우에서는 황색포도상구균에 의한 총유선내 감염율이 대조균에 비해 유의성있게 감소하였으며 (p<0.001) 처녀우에서도 총유선내 감염이 백신 접종균(1.6%)이 대조군(11.7%)에 비해 다음 비유기동안 유의성있게 낮았다. (p<0.001). 비유기동안 백신접종한 젖소의 체세포수는 변화가 없었으며 처녀우에서는 추가접종후 백신접종군에서 대조군의 체세포수에 비해 낮았지만 통계학적으로 유의성은 없었다(p>0.05). 본 실험결과 황색포도구균에 대한 유방염 아단위 백신은 비유우와 처녀우에서 체세포수를 증가시키지 않고 총 유선내 감염율을 낮추어주었다. 하지만 본 실험은 1군데의 목장을 대상으로 하였기 때문에 향후 대규모 목장을 대상으로 하는 유방염 백신의 야외효능실험이 심도있게 이루어져야 한다고 생각된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.775-778
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• 2010

A total of 2,858 meat samples collected during 2003-2008 in Korea were investigated, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates were isolated from 1.0% (9/890) of beef, 0.3% (4/1,055) of pork, and 0.3% (3/913) of chicken meat samples, respectively. MRSA isolates showed the two sequence types (STs), ST72 from beef and pork and ST692 from chicken meat. MRSA isolates from beef and pork were Panton-Valentine leukocidin-negative, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IVa strain with ST72, which is the most prevalent type of communityacquired MRSA in Korea. An identical pulse-field gel electrophoresis pattern was detected among 10 of 16 MRSA isolates: 9 strains from beef (n=5) and pork (n=4) in 2008, and one strain from beef in 2005.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.403-410
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• 1979

A Clinical analysis of 64 patients of thoracic empyema was done who received surgical intervention at Dept. of Thoracic Surgery of the Chosun University Hospital in the period of 3 years from September 1976 to October 1979. Following was the results: 1. Seven cases [10.9%] were under the age of 15 years, 16 cases [25%] was between 15-30 years and 41 cases [64.1%] was above the age of 30 years. A proportion of children and adult was 1:8. 2. Male and female ratio was 3:1. Right and left side pleural cavity ratio was 2.4:1. 3. Predisposing factors were pneumonia [35.9%] and pulmonary tuberculosis [28.1%]. 4. Most frequently encountered symptoms were dyspnea, cough, chest pain and fever in order. 5. Etiologic organisms were confirmed in 39 cases [86.7%] which requested in 45 cases. Staphylococcal infections were 11 cases and streptococcal, pneumococcal pseudomonas infection was infected in order. 6. Pneumothorax was associated with empyema on 21 cases [32.8%]; among those 13 cases [61.9%] were tuberculous in nature. 7. Sensitivity test was revealed that Minocin was most very sensitive drug, and next Erythromycin, Gentamycin and Penbrex in order. But most resistant drugs were Penicillin, Kanamycin, Streptomycin and Tetracycline in order. 8. Treatments were combined with antibiotics therapy and several surgical procedures for empyema. 26 cases [40.6%] were treated with closed thoracotomy drainage, 17 cases [26.6%] with open thoracotomy tube drainage and 9 cases decortication and 9 cases thoracoplasty. 9. 2 death cases occurred in 64 cases of thoracic empyema, and 79.7% cases were discharged with recovery and improvement.

• The Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.381-385
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• 1986

Twenty strains of penicillin(PC)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ($MIC{\geqq}32U/ml$) were chosen randomly from recent isolates and submitted to the present experiment to see what effect the combined antibiotic action of moxalactam(MX) and fosfomycin(FM) would bring about on the cells, using MS-2 system. 1. The conventional agar dilution method and the rapid automatic MS-2 system were used in measuring the MICs of MX and FM against each strain and the comparison of the data obtained revealed no significant difference between the two methods in the titer and distribution of the MICs. 2. The automatic MS-2 system was, therefore, used alone in determining the combined growth inhibitory effect of MX and FM because of its more rapidness, and the obtained results were that most of the PC-resistant strains(16 out of 20, 80%) were synergistically inhibited by the two antibiotic combination while additive effect was observed in the remaining 4 strains(20%). 3. Thus, it is suggested that the growth of PC-resistant staphylococcal cells may be synergistically inhibited by MX and FM combination and the efficiency of two antibiotic action as well as MIC of single antibiotic may be more rapidly determined by the MS-2 system than by the conventional method.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.28 no.9
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• pp.1426-1432
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• 2018

Staphylococcus aureus causes a broad variety of diseases. The spread of multidrug-resistant S. aureus highlights the need to develop new ways to combat S. aureus infections. Sortase A (SrtA) can anchor proteins containing LPXTG binding motifs to the bacteria surface and plays a key role in S. aureus infections, making it a promising antivirulence target. In the present study, we used a SrtA activity inhibition assay to discover that isovitexin, a Chinese herbal product, can inhibit SrtA activity with an $IC_{50}$ of $28.98{\mu}g/ml$. Using a fibrinogen-binding assay and a biofilm formation assay, we indirectly proved the SrtA inhibitory activity of isovitexin. Additionally, isovitexin treatment decreased the amount of staphylococcal protein A (SpA) on the surface of the cells. These data suggest that isovitexin has the potential to be an anti-infective drug against S. aureus via the inhibition of sortase activity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.25-30
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• 2002

A lipase of Staphylococcus aureus B56 was purified from a culture supernatant and its molecular weight was estimated to be 45 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The optimum temperature and pH for the hydrolysis of olive oil was $42^{\circ}C$ and pH 8-8.5, respectively. The enzyme was stable up to $55^{\circ}C$ in the presence of $Ca^++$ at pHs 5-11. The lipase gene was cloned using the PCR amplification method. The sequence analysis showed an open reading frame of 2,076 bp, which encoded a preproenzyme of 691 amino acids. The preproenzyme was composed of a signal sequence (37 aa), propeptide (255 aa), and mature enzyme (399 aa). Based on a sequence comparison, lipase B56 constituted of a separate subgroup among the staphylococcal lipase groups, such as S. aureus PS54 and S. haemolyticus L62 lipases, and was distinct from other lipases in their optimum pH and substrate specificity.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.113-120
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• 2003

The antimicrobial effect of ${\beta}$-lactam antibiotics, which had ${\beta}$-lactamase inhibitor activity, on Staphylococcus aureus isolated from mastitis was investigated in this study. Out of 166 isolates, 99 isolates (59.6%) produced ${\beta}$-lactamase, and 98 isolates of 99 were ${\beta}$-lactamase positive in above $12.5{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ MIC of penicillin. In the providence distribution, ${\beta}$-lactamase production rate of 4 providence, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, and Jeolla was 100%, 65.7%, 58.8%, and 50.0%, respectively. Antibiotic activities of ${\beta}$-lactam antibiotics against lactamase positive isolates also were investigated. Antimicrobial effects of ampicillin/sulbactam or amoxicillin/clavulanic acid treated group were better than ampicillin or amoxicillin treated group. In antimicrobial effects on intracellular S aureus, there was no difference 1 hour and 4 hour treatment in control, ampicillin, and amoxicillin group, but in 18 hours treatment, ampicillin/sulbactam or amoxicillin/clavulanic acid had a better effect than ampicillin or amoxicillin (p<0.05).

• Journal of Microbiology
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.141-148
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• 1997

Alcaligenes xylosoxydans strain SMN3 capable of utilizing biphenyl grew not only on phenol, and benzoate, but also on salicylate. Catabolisms of biphenyl and salicylate appear to be interrelated since benzoate is a common metabolic intermediate of these compounds. Enzyme levels in the excatechol 2. 3-dioxygenas which is meta-cleavage enzyme of catechol, but did not induce catechol 1, 2-dioxygenase. All the oxidative enzymes of biphenyl and 2, 3,-dihydroxybiphenyl (23DHBP) were induced when the cells were grown on biphenyl and salicylate, respectively. Biphenyl and salicylate could be a good inducer in the oxidation of biphenyl and 2, 3-dihydroxybiphenyl. The two enzymes for the degradation of biphenyl and salicylate were induced after growth on either biphenyl or salicylate, suggesting the presence of a common regulatory element. However, benzoate could not induce the enzymes responsible for the oxidation of these compounds. Biphenyl and salicylate were good inducers for indigo formation due to the activity of biphenyl dioxygenase. These results suggested that indole oxidation is a property of bacterial dioxygenase that form cis-dihydrodiols from aromatic hydrocarbon including biphenyl.