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2. Serotype Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance of Invasive and Noninvasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in Korea between 2014 and 2016
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Joseph Jeong, Jayoung Kim, Young Ree Kim, Min Jung Kwon, Jaehyeon Lee, Kyu-Taeg Lee, Chul Park, Chulhun L. Chang, Sook Jin Jang, In Bum Suh, Hee Joo Lee, Jongyoun Yi, Soo Hyun Kim, Hee Won Moon, Ki Ho Hong, Jong-Wan Kim, Dongchul Park, Sae Am Song, Yong Hak Sohn, Chae Hoon Lee, Kwang Sook Woo, Sunjoo Kim, Si-Hyun Kim, Miae Lee, Hun Suk Suh, Sang-Hyun Hwang, Hye In Woo, Jae Woo Chung, Seonggyu Lee, Hae Kyung Lee, Hyun Soo Kim, Kyeong Seob Shin, Jong Hee Shin, Namhee Ryoo, Wonkeun Song, Kyoung Un Park, Mi-Kyung Lee, Jeong Hwan Shin, Dongeun Yong, Ji-Hyun Cho, Yu Kyung Kim, and Seok Jeong
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0301 basic medicine ,Serotype ,Cefotaxime ,business.industry ,030106 microbiology ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Clinical Biochemistry ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease_cause ,Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine ,Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ,Microbiology ,Penicillin ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Antibiotic resistance ,Pneumococcal vaccine ,Streptococcus pneumoniae ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background Several factors contribute to differences in Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype distribution. We investigated the serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of S. pneumoniae isolated between 2014 and 2016 in Korea. Methods We collected a total of 1,855 S. pneumoniae isolates from 44 hospitals between May 2014 and May 2016, and analyzed the serotypes by sequential multiplex PCR. We investigated the distribution of each serotype by patient age, source of the clinical specimen, and antimicrobial resistance pattern. Results The most common serotypes were 11A (10.1%), followed by 19A (8.8%), 3 (8.5%), 34 (8.1%), 23A (7.3%), and 35B (6.2%). The major invasive serotypes were 3 (12.6%), 19A (7.8%), 34 (7.8%), 10A (6.8%), and 11A (6.8%). Serotypes 10A, 15B, 19A, and 12F were more common in patients ≤5 years old, while serotype 3 was more common in patients ≥65 years old compared with the other age groups. The coverage rates of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)7, PCV10, PCV13, and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine 23 were 11.8%, 12.12%, 33.3%, and 53.6%, respectively. Of the 1,855 isolates, 857 (46.2%) were multi-drug resistant (MDR), with serotypes 11A and 19A predominant among the MDR strains. The resistance rates against penicillin, cefotaxime, and levofloxacin were 22.8%, 12.5%, and 9.4%, respectively. Conclusions There were significant changes in the major S. pneumoniae serotypes in the community. Non-PCV13 serotypes increased in patients ≤5 years old following the introduction of national immunization programs with the 10- and 13-polyvalent vaccines.
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- 2019
3. Serotyping and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Salmonella Isolated in Korea in 2015
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Seungok Lee, Hyukmin Lee, In Yeong Hwang, Sunjoo Kim, Nam Hee Ryoo, Soo-Young Kim, Eun Hee Park, Sook Jin Jang, Jin Ju Kim, Kyeong Seob Shin, Seong Geun Hong, Sae Am Song, Miae Lee, Si-Hyun Kim, Jeong Hwan Shin, Jong Hee Shin, and Woonhyoung Lee
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Serotype ,Salmonella ,salmonella ,lcsh:QR1-502 ,Antimicrobial susceptibility ,General Medicine ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,lcsh:Microbiology ,Microbiology ,Antibiotic resistance ,medicine ,antimicrobial resistance ,serotype - Abstract
Background: Salmonella is an important pathogen that causes gastroenteritis and sepsis in humans. Recently, changes in serotype prevalence and an increase in antimicrobial resistance have been reported. This study investigated the distribution of Salmonella serotypes and determined the antimicrobial susceptibility of various strains. Methods: We collected 113 Salmonella isolates other than Salmonella serotype Typhi from 18 university hospitals in 2015. The serotypes were identified by Salmonella antisera O and H according to the Kauffman White scheme. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests for 12 antibiotics were performed using the disk diffusion method or E-test. Results: We identified 22 serotypes. Serotype group B (44.2%) was the most common, followed by groups C (34.5%) and D (21.2%). Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- (23.0%), S. Enteritidis (16.8%), and S. Typhimurium (12.4%) were the most common species. Resistance rates for ampicillin, chloramphenicol, ceftriaxone, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole were 46.9%, 18.5%, 8.8%, and 5.3%, respectively. The intermediate resistance rate to ciprofloxacin was 29.2%. Six isolates were extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers, including 5 blaCTX-M-15 and 1 blaCTX-M-55. Conclusion: There have been changes in the serotype prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella in Korea, with a high prevalence of CTX-M 15-positive strains. Continuous monitoring of Salmonella serotypes and antimicrobial resistance is warranted. (Ann Clin Microbiol 2019;22:55-60)
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- 2019
4. Accuracy of ASTA MicroIDSys, a new matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry system, for the identification of Korean reference and clinical bacterial and yeast strains
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Young Jin Ko, O Jin Lee, Seul-Bi Lee, Choon-Mee Kim, Jaehyeon Lee, Joong-Ki Kook, Soon-Nang Park, Jong Hee Shin, Soo Hyun Kim, Eun Jeong Won, Geon Park, Seong-Ho Kang, and Sook-Jin Jang
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Microbiology (medical) ,Infectious Diseases ,Bacteria ,Lasers ,Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization ,Republic of Korea ,Humans ,Saccharomyces cerevisiae ,General Medicine - Abstract
This study compared the accuracy of a new MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry system, ASTA MicroIDSys system, with that of MALDI Biotyper system for the identification of reference and clinical bacterial and yeast strains. The identification accuracy of the 2 systems was compared using a total of 406 strains comprising 142 aerobic and 180 anaerobic bacterial strains and 84 yeast strains. The genus and species identification rates were 98.0% and 89.4% using MicroIDSys and 96.1% and 89.4% using Biotyper, respectively. The species identification rates of MicroIDSys and Biotyper for aerobic bacteria were 93.0% and 97.2%, respectively, and those for anaerobic bacteria were 85.6% and 81.7%, respectively. The accuracy of yeast identification at the species level was 91.7% using MicroIDSys and 92.9% using Biotyper. These findings indicate that MicroIDSys could be useful for the accurate identification of bacteria and yeast in clinical microbiology laboratories.
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- 2022
5. Relationships between Relative Expression of RND Efflux Pump Genes, H33342 Efflux Activity, Biofilm-Forming Activity, and Antimicrobial Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates
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Choon-Mee Kim, Young Jin Ko, Sook Jin Jang, Seong-Ho Kang, and Geon Park
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0301 basic medicine ,Microbiology (medical) ,Acinetobacter baumannii ,Cefotaxime ,medicine.drug_class ,030106 microbiology ,Antibiotics ,Drug resistance ,Tigecycline ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Antibiotic resistance ,Bacterial Proteins ,Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial ,Drug Resistance, Bacterial ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,biology ,Membrane Transport Proteins ,General Medicine ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,biology.organism_classification ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Multiple drug resistance ,Infectious Diseases ,Biofilms ,Benzimidazoles ,Efflux ,medicine.drug ,Acinetobacter Infections - Abstract
Various mechanisms underlying antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii have been reported. There exists controversy regarding the relationships between efflux pump activity, biofilm formation, and antimicrobial resistance in A. baumannii. In this study, we investigated the relative expression of RND efflux pump genes, H33342 efflux activity, and biofilm-forming activity in 120 A. baumannii clinical isolates, examined their potential relationships with one another, and then statistically analyzed their effects on antibiotic resistance. High adeB expression and high H33342 efflux activity were correlated with low biofilm-forming activity. High adeB expression was significantly correlated with resistance to tigecycline and cefotaxime, but not with the multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype. Importantly, only high adeJ expression was significantly correlated with the MDR phenotype, and was observed to be correlated with resistance to various antibiotics. However, we found no significant correlation between adeJ expression and biofilm-forming activity. Further, adeG expression was found to not be correlated with antibiotic resistance and biofilm-forming activity. The results of multivariate analysis showed that adeB overexpression and high H33342 efflux activity are related to biofilm-forming activity, and only adeJ overexpression is significantly associated with the MDR phenotype, highlighting the importance of adeJ overexpression.
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- 2021
6. Evaluation of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-fight mass spectrometry for identification of 345 clinical isolates of Aspergillus species from 11 Korean hospitals: comparison with molecular identification
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Min Ji Choi, Soon Pal Suh, Eun Jeong Won, Ju Heon Park, Sook Jin Jang, Soo Hyun Kim, Myung Geun Shin, Jong Hee Shin, Seung-Jung Kee, Yeon-Joon Park, and Jin Un Choi
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0301 basic medicine ,Microbiology (medical) ,Species complex ,030106 microbiology ,Mass spectrometry ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,DNA sequencing ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Tubulin ,DNA, Ribosomal Spacer ,Aspergillosis ,Humans ,Cutoff ,Internal transcribed spacer ,Aspergillus ,Korea ,biology ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Hospitals ,Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization ,030104 developmental biology ,Infectious Diseases ,Molecular Diagnostic Techniques ,Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization ,Identification (biology) - Abstract
We evaluated the ability of the Filamentous Fungi Library 1.0 of the MALDI-TOF MS Biotyper system to identify 345 clinical Aspergillus isolates from 11 Korean hospitals. Compared with results of the internal transcribed spacer region sequencing, the frequencies of correct identification at the species-complex level were 94.5% and 98.8% with cutoff values of 2.0 and 1.7, respectively. Compared with results of β-tubulin gene sequencing, the frequencies of correct identification at the species level were 96.0% (cutoff 2.0) and 100% (cutoff 1.7) for 303 Aspergillus isolates of five common, non-cryptic species, but only 4.8% (cutoff 1.7) and 0% (cutoff 2.0) for 42 Aspergillus isolates of six cryptic species (identifiable by β-tubulin or calmodulin sequencing). These results show that the MALDI Biotyper using the Filamentous Fungi Library version 1.0 enables reliable identification of the majority of common clinical Aspergillus isolates, although the database should be expanded to facilitate identification of cryptic species.
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- 2017
7. Comparative antibacterial activity of topical antiseptic eardrops against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and quinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Eu-Ri Jo, Sook-Jin Jang, Ju-Hwan Sim, Sung Il Cho, Ji Ae Choi, and Cha Kyung Youn
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ,medicine.drug_class ,Administration, Topical ,Population ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Acetates ,Quinolones ,medicine.disease_cause ,Otitis Media, Suppurative ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Boric Acids ,Antiseptic ,Drug Resistance, Bacterial ,medicine ,Humans ,030223 otorhinolaryngology ,education ,Acetic Acid ,education.field_of_study ,Pseudomonas aeruginosa ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Antimicrobial ,Quinolone ,Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ,Pharmaceutical Solutions ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Staphylococcus aureus ,Chronic Disease ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Anti-Infective Agents, Local ,Antibacterial activity ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Objective Aural irrigation using antiseptic solutions can be an effective medical treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) owing to the increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant CSOM infections. In the present study, we compared the antimicrobial activities of 100% Burow's solution, 50% Burow's solution, 2% acetic acid, vinegar with water (1:1), and 4% boric acid solution against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA), quinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (QRPA), and quinolone-susceptible P. aeruginosa (QSPA) in vitro. Methods We examined the antimicrobial activities of five antiseptic solutions against MRSA, MSSA, QRPA, and QSPA. The antimicrobial activities of the solutions were calculated as a percentage of the surviving microorganisms by dividing the viable count in each antiseptic solution with that in control. The time (D10 value) required for each of the five solutions to inactivate 90% of the microorganism population was also investigated. Results Burow's solution exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity and the lowest D10 value against MRSA, MSSA, QRPA, and QSPA, followed by 2% acetic acid, vinegar with water (1:1), and 4% boric acid solution. Conclusion Our results indicate that Burow's solution has the most potent activity against bacteria including antibiotic-resistant strains. Twofold dilution of the solution is recommended to avoid ototoxicity.
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- 2016
8. In Vitro Interactions of Antibiotic Combinations of Colistin, Tigecycline, and Doripenem Against Extensively Drug-Resistant and Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
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Ji Ae Choi, Gyun Cheol Park, Geon Park, Seok Jeong, Seong-Ho Kang, Dae Soo Moon, Sook Jin Jang, Choon Mee Kim, and In Sun Choi
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Acinetobacter baumannii ,0301 basic medicine ,medicine.drug_class ,Extensively drug-resistant ,030106 microbiology ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Antibiotics ,Minocycline ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Drug resistance ,Tigecycline ,beta-Lactamases ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Antibiotic resistance ,Bacterial Proteins ,Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial ,polycyclic compounds ,medicine ,Humans ,Antagonism ,biology ,Colistin ,Doripenem ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Synergism ,Drug Synergism ,General Medicine ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,biology.organism_classification ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Multiple drug resistance ,Clinical Microbiology ,Carbapenems ,bacteria ,Drug Therapy, Combination ,Original Article ,Acinetobacter Infections ,Multilocus Sequence Typing ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background Acinetobacter baumannii infections are difficult to treat owing to the emergence of various antibiotic resistant isolates. Because treatment options are limited for multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii infection, the discovery of new therapies, including combination therapy, is required. We evaluated the synergistic activity of colistin, doripenem, and tigecycline combinations against extensively drug-resistant (XDR) A. baumannii and MDR A. baumannii. Methods Time-kill assays were performed for 41 XDR and 28 MDR clinical isolates of A. baumannii by using colistin, doripenem, and tigecycline combinations. Concentrations representative of clinically achievable levels (colistin 2 µg/mL, doripenem 8 µg/mL) and achievable tissue levels (tigecycline 2 µg/mL) for each antibiotic were used in this study. Results The colistin-doripenem combination displayed the highest rate of synergy (53.6%) and bactericidal activity (75.4%) in 69 clinical isolates of A. baumannii. Among them, thedoripenem-tigecycline combination showed the lowest rate of synergy (14.5%) and bacteri-cidal activity (24.6%). The doripenem-tigecycline combination showed a higher antagonistic interaction (5.8%) compared with the colistin-tigecycline (1.4%) combination. No antagonism was observed for the colistin-doripenem combination. Conclusions The colistin-doripenem combination is supported in vitro by the high rate of synergy and bactericidal activity and lack of antagonistic reaction in XDR and MDR A. baumannii. It seems to be necessary to perform synergy tests to determine the appropri-ate combination therapy considering the antagonistic reaction found in several isolates against the doripenem-tigecycline and colistin-tigecycline combinations. These findings should be further examined in clinical studies.
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- 2016
9. Role of Efflux Pump GeneadeIJKto Multidrug Resistance inAcinetobacter baumanniiClinical Isolates
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Chul Ho Jang, Sook-Jin Jang, Seong-Sik Cho, Seong-Ho Kang, Choon-Mee Kim, Geon Park, Ji Ae Choi, and Young Jin Ko
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Multiple drug resistance ,General Medicine ,Efflux ,Biology ,biology.organism_classification ,Gene ,Microbiology ,Acinetobacter baumannii - Published
- 2020
10. Evaluation of Synergistic Effect of Combined Treatment with Linalool and Colistin on Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii to Expand Candidate for Therapeutic Option
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Young Joon Ahn, Ung-Jun Kim, Donghoon Lim, Sook-Jin Jang, Joong-Ki Kook, Seul-Bi Lee, Seong-Sik Cho, Choon-Mee Kim, Young Jin Ko, Seong-Ho Kang, Geon Park, Na-Ra Yoon, Seok-Hoon Jeong, and Dong-Min Kim
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linalool ,lcsh:QR1-502 ,synergy ,lcsh:Microbiology ,Microbiology ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Combined treatment ,Linalool ,polycyclic compounds ,Medicine ,colistin ,biology ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,biology.organism_classification ,Acinetobacter baumannii ,chemistry ,Colistin ,bacteria ,acinetobacter baumannii ,business ,Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ,time-kill assay ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Acinetobacter baumannii infection is a significant health problem worldwide due to increased drug resistance. The limited antimicrobial alternatives for the treatment of severe infections by multidrug-resistant A. baumanniiA. baumannii A. baumannii(MDRAB) make the search for other therapeutic options more urgent. Linalool, the major oil compound in Coriandrum sativum, was recently found to have high antibacterial activity against A. baumannii. The purpose of this study was to investigate the synergistic effect of linalool and colistin combinations against MDRAB and extensively drug-resistant A. baumanniiA. baumannii A. baumannii(XDRAB). A total of 51 strains of A. baumanniiA. baumannii A. baumanniiclinical isolates, consisting of 10 MDRAB and 41 XDRAB were tested. We determined the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of linalool for the test strains using the broth microdilution method and searched for interactions using the time-kill assay. The time-kill assay showed that the linalool and colistin combination displayed a high rate of synergy (92.1%) (by synergy criteria 2), low rate of indifference (7.8%), and a high rate of bactericidal activity (74.5%) in the 51 clinical isolates of A. baumannii. The synergy rates for the linalool and colistin combination against MDRAB and XDRAB were 96% and 92.1%, respectively. No antagonism was observed for the linalool and colistin combination. The combination of linalool and colistin showed a high synergy rate, which may be beneficial for controlling MDRAB infections. Therefore, this combination is a good candidate for in vivo studies to assess its efficacy in the treatment of MDRAB infections.
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- 2020
11. 8p11 Myeloproliferative Syndrome with t(1;8)(q25;p11.2): A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Seong-Ho Kang, Sook-Jin Jang, Dae-Soo Moon, Sang-Gon Park, Geon Park, and Woo Seong Kim
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Male ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Chromosomal translocation ,Translocation, Genetic ,Fusion gene ,Monocytosis ,Bone Marrow ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,medicine ,Humans ,In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ,Myeloproliferative neoplasm ,Skin ,B Lymphoblastic Lymphoma ,Myeloproliferative Disorders ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Chromosome Banding ,stomatognathic diseases ,Leukemia ,Treatment Outcome ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 ,Lymph Nodes ,Bone marrow ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,business ,Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 ,Fluorescence in situ hybridization - Abstract
8p11 myeloproliferative syndrome (EMS) is a rare disease characterized by myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) associated with eosinophilia and T or B lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia. EMS is defined by molecular disruption of the FGFR1 gene at the 8p11-12 chromosome locus, and various partner genes are associated with FGFR1 gene translocation or insertion. The different partner-FGFR1 fusion genes are associated with slightly different disease phenotypes. The present patient showed T lymphoblastic lymphoma in a cervical lymph node, involvement of malignant lymphoma in the skin, and MPN bone marrow morphology with peripheral monocytosis. Chromosome analysis of the patient showed t(1;8)(q25;p11.2). To our knowledge, only 2 cases of EMS with translocation of t(1;8)(q25;p11.2) have been previously reported. Including this case, all 3 cases with EMS with t(1;8)(q25;p11.2) showed MPN bone marrow morphology and peripheral monocytosis. These findings support that t(1;8)(q25;p11.2) is associated with peripheral monocytosis in EMS patients. Of the 2 cases of EMS with t(1;8)(q25;p11.2) which were previously reported, FGFR1 rearrangement was not confirmed in 1 case. Similarly, FGFR1 rearrangement in the present case was not detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization or reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Further study is needed to identify other techniques that could be used to demonstrate FGFR1 rearrangement.
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- 2014
12. ALH-L1005 attenuates endotoxin induced inner ear damage
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Yoon Seok Jang, Min-Young Kim, Byung Young Park, Sook Jin Jang, Won-Kyo Jung, Yong Beom Cho, Chul Ho Jang, and Cheol Hee Choi
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Lipopolysaccharides ,Administration, Topical ,Guinea Pigs ,Aesculus ,Oxytetracycline ,Matrix metalloproteinase ,Pharmacology ,Random Allocation ,Reference Values ,Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Inner ear ,Labyrinthitis ,Tube formation ,Absolute threshold of hearing ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Anatomy ,Cochlea ,Endotoxins ,Disease Models, Animal ,Auditory brainstem response ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Permeability (electromagnetism) ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ,Human umbilical vein endothelial cell ,Plant Preparations ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Objective To assess whether this compound (ALH-L1005) is conceivably an effective agent in protecting against cochlear damage induced by LPS. Materials and methods Tube formation using human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 inhibition assay was performed. 24 guinea pigs were randomly divided into three groups. Intratympanic instillation of LPS ( n = 8) as negative control, instillation of oxytetracycline 1 h after LPS as positive control ( n = 8), and intratympanic instillation of ALH-L1005 ( n = 8) 1 h after LPS were considered experimental group. Evaluation by auditory brainstem response (ABR) measurement, cochlear blood flow, and blood–labyrinth barrier (BLB) permeability were performed. Cochlear hair cells were observed by field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). MMP-9 activation was measured by gelatin zymography. Results For HUVEC, the tube formation was suppressed in a dose dependant manner. ALH-L1005 inhibited the MMP-9 activity prominently. It also attenuated the elevation of LPS-induced hearing threshold shift and recovery of CBF. By FE-SEM, cochlear hair cells could be preserved in experimental group. ALH-L1005 significantly reduced the BLB opening compared to LPS group. Active MMP-9 expression could be detected in the LPS group. In contrast to ALH-L1005 group, active MMP-9 expression was not detected. Conclusion Our results conclude that ALH-L1005 showed a protective effect in the cochlear lateral wall damage induced by LPS.
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- 2014
13. Increasing Resistance to Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporins, Fluoroquinolone, and Carbapenem in Gram-Negative Bacilli and the Emergence of Carbapenem Non-Susceptibility in Klebsiella pneumoniae: Analysis of Korean Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (KARMS) Data From 2013 to 2015
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Dokyun Kim, Hyukmin Lee, Dongeun Yong, Seok Jeong, Kyungwon Lee, Sook Jin Jang, Chae Hoon Lee, and Ji Young Ahn
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0301 basic medicine ,Antimicrobial drug resistance ,Acinetobacter baumannii ,Carbapenem ,Cefotaxime ,Databases, Factual ,Klebsiella pneumoniae ,medicine.drug_class ,Cefepime ,030106 microbiology ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Cephalosporin ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Gram-Positive Bacteria ,Microbiology ,Tertiary Care Centers ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Antibiotic resistance ,Asian People ,KARMS ,Drug Resistance, Bacterial ,Gram-Negative Bacteria ,Republic of Korea ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Secondary Care Centers ,Surveillance ,biology ,business.industry ,Biochemistry (medical) ,General Medicine ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,biology.organism_classification ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Cephalosporins ,Clinical Microbiology ,Carbapenems ,Original Article ,business ,medicine.drug ,Enterococcus faecium ,Fluoroquinolones - Abstract
BACKGROUND National surveillance of antimicrobial resistance becomes more important for the control of antimicrobial resistance and determination of treatment guidelines. We analyzed Korean Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (KARMS) data collected from 2013 to 2015. METHODS Of the KARMS participants, 16 secondary or tertiary hospitals consecutively reported antimicrobial resistance rates from 2013 to 2015. Data from duplicate isolates and institutions with fewer than 20 isolates were excluded. To determine the long-term trends, previous KARMS data from 2004 to 2012 were also considered. RESULTS The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium from 2013 to 2015 was 66-72% and 29-31%, respectively. The resistance rates of Escherichia coli to cefotaxime and cefepime gradually increased to 35% and 31%, respectively, and fluoroquinolone resistance reached 48% in 2015. The resistance rates of Klebsiella pneumoniae to cefotaxime, cefepime, and carbapenem were 38-41%, 33-41%, and
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- 2016
14. Molecular Epidemiology of an Outbreak of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Carrying the ISAba1-blaOXA-51-like Genes in a Korean Hospital
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Bidur Prasad Chaulagain, Sook Jin Jang, Gyun Yeol Ahn, So Yeon Ryu, Dong Min Kim, Geon Park, Won Yong Kim, Jong Hee Shin, Joong Ki Kook, Seong-Ho Kang, Dae Soo Moon, and Young Jin Park
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Microbiology (medical) ,Infectious Diseases ,General Medicine - Published
- 2012
15. Evaluation of VITEK 2, MicroScan, and Phoenix for identification of clinical isolates and reference strains
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Sook-Jin Jang, Min Jung Kim, Young Jin Park, Joong-Ki Kook, Dong-Min Kim, Min Jung Lee, Dae-Soo Moon, Won-Young Jin, and Geon Park
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Microbiology (medical) ,Bacteriological Techniques ,Bacteria ,biology ,Becton dickinson ,Bacterial Infections ,General Medicine ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,equipment and supplies ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,biology.organism_classification ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Microbiology ,Identification rate ,fluids and secretions ,Infectious Diseases ,Species level ,Humans ,Diagnostic Errors ,Phoenix - Abstract
To compare the identification accuracies of VITEK 2 (bioMérieux), MicroScan (Siemens Healthcare), and Phoenix (Becton Dickinson), microbial identification was performed on 160 clinical isolates and 50 reference strains on each of these 3 systems, using the appropriate identification kit provided by each system. Of the 142 clinical isolates that were identified at the species level, VITEK 2, MicroScan, and Phoenix correctly identified 93.7%, 82.4%, and 93.0%, and incorrectly identified 2.1%, 7.0%, and 0%, respectively. In the reference strain tests, VITEK 2, MicroScan, and Phoenix correctly identified 55.3%, 54.4%, and 78.0% of the reference strains at the species level and incorrectly identified 10.6%, 13.0%, and 6.0% of the reference strains, respectively. In conclusion, the identification rate of VITEK 2, Phoenix, and MicroScan was high or acceptable on clinical isolates. Phoenix showed a significantly higher performance than VITEK 2 or MicroScan in identifying the reference strains.
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- 2011
16. Effect of piperacillin-tazobactam coated β-tricalcium phosphate for mastoid obliteration in otitis media
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Haekyun Park, Sook-Jin Jang, Yong Bum Cho, Chul Ho Jang, Jun Sung Kim, GeunHyung Kim, Hyung Chae Yang, and Cheol Hee Choi
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Calcium Phosphates ,Male ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Lipopolysaccharide ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Guinea Pigs ,H&E stain ,Penicillanic Acid ,Inflammation ,Mastoid ,Random Allocation ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Tympanoplasty ,Coated Materials, Biocompatible ,Reference Values ,Fibrosis ,polycyclic compounds ,medicine ,Animals ,Saline ,Piperacillin ,Tissue Scaffolds ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Plastic Surgery Procedures ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Disease Models, Animal ,Otitis Media ,Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination ,Treatment Outcome ,Otitis ,Otorhinolaryngology ,chemistry ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Piperacillin/tazobactam ,medicine.symptom ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background and objective β-Tricalcium phosphate (TCP) has good biodegradability and osteoconductivity as a scaffold material for bone tissue engineering. Both block and granular forms are available; however, it has been associated with risk of infection and exposure. To this end, the study evaluated the effect of piperacillin-tazobactam coated β-TCPs for mastoid obliteration in otitis media. Materials and methods Ten guinea pigs were divided into the experimental (piperacillin-tazobactam coated β-TCP granules, n = 5) and control groups (uncoated β-TCP granules, n = 5). After mastoid obliteration, transtympanic injection with a saline suspension of lipopolysaccharide established inflammation. The animals were sacrificed 5 weeks later. Tissue sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and examined. Results Encapsulation and formation of fibrous capsule by foreign material in the bulla were not evident. The histological evaluation did not reveal inflammatory cells and fibrosis in the piperacillin-tazobactam coated β-TCP group. In contrast, the control group showed numerous inflammatory cells around the implanted uncoated β-TCP granules and incomplete new bone formation. Conclusion β-TCP is an effective carrier material for piperacillin-tazobactam. The use of piperacillin-tazobactam coated β-TCP may be optimal for mastoid obliteration.
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- 2011
17. JAK2 V617F and Exon 12 Genetic Variations in Korean Patients with BCR/ABL1-negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
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Hye-Ran Kim, Yong Gon Cho, Dae Soo Moon, Sam Im Choi, Young Jin Lee, Geon Park, Sook Jin Jang, Jeong Tae Kim, and Young Jin Park
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,Adolescent ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl ,Biology ,Gastroenterology ,Exon ,Polycythemia vera ,Asian People ,Polymorphism (computer science) ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,Republic of Korea ,Odds Ratio ,medicine ,Humans ,Leukocytosis ,Child ,Myelofibrosis ,Alleles ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Myeloproliferative Disorders ,Essential thrombocythemia ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Age Factors ,breakpoint cluster region ,Genetic Variation ,food and beverages ,Exons ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,General Medicine ,Odds ratio ,Janus Kinase 2 ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Amino Acid Substitution ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length - Abstract
BACKGROUND JAK2 genetic variations have been described in a high proportion of patients with BCR/ABL1-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). This study was designed to analyze the frequencies of JAK2 V617F and exon 12 variations, and their correlations with clinical characteristics of Korean patients with BCR/ABL1-negative MPN. METHODS We examined a total of 154 patients with BCR/ABL1-negative MPN that included 24, 26, 89, and 15 patients with polycythemia vera (PV), primary myelofibrosis (PMF), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and unclassified myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNU), respectively. We performed allele-specific PCR to detect V617F in all BCR/ABL1-negative patients, and performed direct sequencing to detect exon 12 variations in 47 V617F-negative MPN patients. JAK2 c.1641+179_183del5 variation was detected by restriction fragment length polymorphism assay in 176 healthy subjects. RESULTS JAK2 V617F was detected in 91 patients (59.1%): PV (91.6%), PMF (46.2%), ET (52.8%), and MPNU (66.7%). In V617F-negative MPN patients, no mutations were found in exon 12. The c.1641+179_183del5 was detected in 68.1% of V617F-negative MPN patients and 45.4% of healthy subjects (P=0.008). JAK2 V617F was closely correlated with age and leukocytosis in BCR/ABL1-negative MPN patients (P
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18. Development and Evaluation of the Quick Anaero-system-A New Disposable Anaerobic Culture System
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Jin Man Kim, Nam Woong Yang, Sook Jin Jang, and Gwang Ju Choi
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Bacteriological Techniques ,Chromatography ,Serial dilution ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Obligate anaerobe ,General Medicine ,Biology ,Diagnostic system ,biology.organism_classification ,System a ,Culture Media ,Microbiology ,Agar plate ,Bacteria, Anaerobic ,Gases ,Reagent Kits, Diagnostic ,Anaerobic bacteria ,Anaerobic exercise ,Palladium ,Bacteria - Abstract
Background We developed a new disposable anaerobic culture system, namely, the Quick anaero-system, for easy culturing of obligate anaerobes. Methods Our system consists of 3 components: 1) new disposable anaerobic gas pack, 2) disposable culture-envelope and sealer, and 3) reusable stainless plate rack with mesh containing 10 g of palladium catalyst pellets. To evaluate the efficiency of our system, we used 12 anaerobic bacteria. We prepared 2 sets of ten-fold serial dilutions of the 12 anaerobes, and inoculated these samples on Luria-Bertani (LB) broth and LB blood agar plate (LB-BAP) (BD Diagnostic Systems, USA). Each set was incubated in the Quick anaero-system (DAS Tech, Korea) and BBL GasPak jar with BD GasPak EZ Anaerobe Container System (BD Diagnostic Systems) at 35-37 degrees C for 48 hr. The minimal inoculum size showing visible growth of 12 anaerobes when incubated in both the systems was compared. Results The minimal inoculum size showing visible growth for 2 out of the 12 anaerobes in the LB broth and 9 out of the 12 anaerobes on LB-BAP was lower for the Quick anaero-system than in the BD GasPak EZ Anaerobe Container System. The mean time (+/-SD) required to achieve absolute anaerobic conditions of the Quick anaero-system was 17 min and 56 sec (+/-3 min and 25 sec). Conclusions The Quick anaero-system is a simple and effective method of culturing obligate anaerobes, and its performance is superior to that of the BD GasPak EZ Anaerobe Container System.
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19. Comparison of Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Relative to the
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Bidur Prasad Chaulagain, Ahn Gyun Yeol, Dae Soo Moon, Seong Sig Cho, Ok Yeon Jeong, Sook Jin Jang, Hu Lin Han, Young Jin Park, Jung Oak Kang, and Sung Hyun Lee
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Clinical Biochemistry ,General Medicine ,Dipstick ,Biology ,Rotavirus gastroenteritis ,medicine.disease_cause ,Virology ,Group A ,Virus ,Diarrhea ,Internal medicine ,Rotavirus ,Genotype ,medicine ,Vomiting ,medicine.symptom - Abstract
Background : Group A rotavirus is a major cause of severe diarrhea in children throughout the world. For the proper management of rotavirus infections, it will be helpful to know their clinical characteristics according to the G and P genotypes of the infecting virus. Methods : The diarrheal stool specimens from patients hospitalized in Chosun University Hospital during 2002-2003 were tested for rotavirus by Dipstick 'Eiken' Rota kit. Rotavirus antigen-positive stool specimens were analyzed for group A rotavirus by RT-PCR, and the group A-positive PCR products were genotyped for P and G types by PCR. Results : Among the 119 specimens analyzed for genotypes, the predominant strain was genotype G4P[6] (51.3%), followed by G2P[4] (19.3%), G1P[8] (7.6%), G3P[8] (5.0%), and G9P[8] (4.2%). To examine the characteristics of each rotavirus genotype, a clinico-epidemiological study was performed for 100 patients whose medical records were available. The frequencies of diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, and fever; the rates of nosocomial infection and transfer from other hospitals; and the mean severity scores were significantly different among the patients infected with different types of rotavirus. Especially, patients with G4P[6] type were more likely than those infected with other genotypes to show the following distinct features: Most patients showed milder symptoms and were neonates transferred from other obstetric hospitals and 68.4% of the cases were nosocomial infection. G4P[6] strains were isolated almost all along the year. The mean severity scores of patients infected by G4P[6], G2P[4], G1P[8], G3P[8], and G9P[8] strains were 6.8, 9.5, 8.0, 9.0, and 10.8, respectively. Conclusions : Many features of rotavirus infections including the epidemic period, rate of nosocomial infection, age and severity of symptoms were different according to the genotypes of the infecting virus.
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20. Increasing Prevalence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Korea: KONSAR Study in 2001
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Sook-Jin Jang, Namhee Ryoo, Hee Joo Lee, Seong Geun Hong, Myungshin Kim, Kyungwon Lee, and Yunsop Chong
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Imipenem ,Cefotaxime ,Time Factors ,Klebsiella pneumoniae ,Enterococcus faecium ,Ceftazidime ,Microbiology ,Vancomycin ,Ampicillin ,medicine ,Humans ,Cefoxitin ,Korea ,biology ,business.industry ,Drug Resistance, Microbial ,Vancomycin Resistance ,General Medicine ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,biology.organism_classification ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Cephalosporins ,ESBL ,Pseudomonas aeruginosa ,Original Article ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The 5th year KONSAR surveillance in 2001 was based on routine test data at 30 participating hospitals. It was of particular interest to find a trend in the resistances of enterococci to vancomycin, of Enterobacteriaceae to the 3rd generation cephalosporin and fluoroquinolone, and of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and acinetobacters to carbapenem. Resistance rates of Gram-positive cocci were: 70% of Staphylococcus aureus to oxacillin; 88% and 16% of Enterococcus faecium to ampicillin and vancomycin, respectively. Seventy-two percent of pneumococci were nonsusceptible to penicillin. The resistance rates of Enterobacteriaceae were: Escherichia coli, 28% to fluoroquinolone; Klebsiella pneumoniae, 27% to ceftazidime, and 20% to cefoxitin; and Enterobacter cloacae,or =40% to cefotaxime and ceftazidime. The resistance rates of P. aeruginosa were 21% to ceftazidime, 17% to imipenem, and those of the acinetobacters wereor =61% to ceftazidime, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolone and cotrimoxazole. Thirty-five percent of non-typhoidal salmonellae were ampicillin resistant, and 66% of Haemophilus influenzae were beta-lactamase producers. Notable changes over the 1997-2001 period were: increases in vancomycin-resistant E. faecium, and amikacin- and fluoroquinolone-resistant acinetobacters. With the increasing prevalence of resistant bacteria, nationwide surveillance has become more important for optimal patient management, for the control of nosocomial infection, and for the conservation of the newer antimicrobial agents.
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21. Assessment of Efflux Activity Using H33342 Accumulation in Tigecycline-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates
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Na-Ra Yun, In Sun Choi, Donghoon Lim, Dae Soo Moon, Seong-Ho Kang, Geon Park, Sook Jin Jang, Choon-Mee Kim, Dong-Min Kim, and Young Joon Ahn
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0301 basic medicine ,biology ,030106 microbiology ,General Medicine ,Tigecycline ,Acinetobacter ,biology.organism_classification ,Carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone ,Acinetobacter baumannii ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,medicine ,Efflux ,medicine.drug - Published
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22. Prevalence and spread of integron–IS26 in imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in South Korea
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Ji Young Ahn, Eui Chong Kim, Xue Min Li, Seong Geon Hong, Sun Hoe Koo, Geon Park, Won Keun Song, Jong Hee Shin, Sung Heui Shin, Ji Hyun Cho, Tae Yeal Choi, Sung Hee Lee, Kyungwon Lee, Young Uh, Young Jin Park, Jung Oak Kang, Wonyong Kim, Dong-Min Kim, Hye Soo Lee, Yeon Joon Park, Jong Wook Lee, Dae Soo Moon, Dongeun Yong, Chulhun L. Chang, Sook Jin Jang, Wee Gyo Lee, Ok Yeon Jeoung, and Seok Jeong
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Acinetobacter baumannii ,Microbiology (medical) ,Imipenem ,medicine.drug_class ,Antibiotics ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Drug resistance ,Integron ,Integrons ,Microbiology ,Drug Resistance, Bacterial ,Republic of Korea ,Prevalence ,medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,biology ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Infectious Diseases ,DNA Transposable Elements ,biology.protein ,Acinetobacter Infections ,medicine.drug ,Beta lactam antibiotics - Published
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23. Soluble transferrin receptor-ferritin index and estimated body iron in iron-deficiency anemia in 'select' chronic diseases
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Dae Soo Moon, Chi Young Park, Young Jin Park, Sang Muk Park, Sook Jin Jang, and Geon Park
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Anemia ,Iron ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Gastroenterology ,Young Adult ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,Receptors, Transferrin ,medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Soluble transferrin receptor ,pernicious anemia ,Aged, 80 and over ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Hematology ,Anemia, Iron-Deficiency ,biology ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Ferritin ,chemistry ,Iron-deficiency anemia ,Transferrin ,Chronic Disease ,Ferritins ,biology.protein ,Anisocytosis ,Female ,business - Abstract
Dear Editor, This paper reports valuable parameters, soluble transferrin receptor-ferritin index (sTfR-F) and estimated body iron (EBI), to make the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in chronic diseases. Based on the textbook definition [1], anemia of chronic diseases do not include anemia caused by bone marrow replacement, blood loss, renal failure, hepatic diseases, hemolysis, and endocrine deficiencies and so those diseases were excluded in this study. In addition, to obtain a high efficiency in detecting IDA from chronic diseases, the patients were limited to those with “select” chronic diseases excluding pernicious anemia, parvovirus B19, and hematologic malignancies. The “select” chronic diseases were arbitrary made for this study. Those patients were admitted to Chosun University Hospital. One hundred seventy-seven patients with select chronic diseases, including 27 patients with chronic infections, 71 patients with chronic diseases, and 79 patients with non-hematologic malignancies, were studied. The male– female ratio was variable and the ages ranged from 18– 81 years. All patients were divided into three disease groups according to the criteria for anemia and IDA (below described). Thus, there were 48 patients with non-anemic state in select chronic diseases (NAsCD group), 110 patients with anemia of select chronic diseases (AsCD group), and 19 patients with IDA in select chronic diseases (IDA-sCD group). The criterion for anemia was a hemoglobin 17%, and concurrent microcytic hypochromic RBC with anisocytosis on the peripheral blood smear. The patients were further divided into four iron status groups according to the grade of iron granules in bone marrow particles as follows: increased iron group showing many iron granules, adequate iron group showing some iron granules, decreased iron group showing a few iron granules, and deficient iron group showing no iron granules. The numbers of patients in the deficient iron group were three (6.25%) of 48 patients in NAsCD, 11 (10.0%) of 110 patients in AsCD, and 18 (94.74%) of 19 patients in IDA-AsCD (Table 1). Hematologic parameters (Hb and CHr), serum ferritin, and sTfR were determined on an ADVIA 120 automated hematology analyzer (Siemens, Tarrytown, NY, USA), an Axsym analyzer (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA), and a BNII nephelometer (Dade Behring, Marburg, Germany), Ann Hematol (2009) 88:913–915 DOI 10.1007/s00277-008-0668-4
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24. Comparison of rpoB gene sequencing, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, gyrB multiplex PCR, and the VITEK2 system for identification of Acinetobacter clinical isolates
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Xue Min Li, Seong-Ho Kang, Min Jung Kim, Soo Hyun Kim, Geon Park, Dae-Soo Moon, Min Jung Lee, Sook Jin Jang, Jong Hee Shin, Joong-Ki Kook, Young-Hyo Chang, and Dong-Min Kim
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Microbiology (medical) ,Adult ,Male ,Adolescent ,Sequence analysis ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,DNA sequencing ,Microbiology ,Young Adult ,RNA, Ribosomal, 16S ,Multiplex polymerase chain reaction ,Humans ,Multiplex ,Child ,Aged ,Genetics ,Aged, 80 and over ,biology ,Acinetobacter ,Infant ,General Medicine ,DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,Ribosomal RNA ,Middle Aged ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,biology.organism_classification ,rpoB ,Acinetobacter baumannii ,Bacterial Typing Techniques ,Infectious Diseases ,DNA Gyrase ,Child, Preschool ,bacteria ,Female ,Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Acinetobacter Infections - Abstract
Since accurate identification of species is necessary for proper treatment of Acinetobacter infections, we compared the performances of 4 bacterial identification methods using 167 Acinetobacter clinical isolates to identify the best identification method. To secure more non-baumannii Acinetobacter (NBA) strains as target strains, we first identified Acinetobacter baumannii in a total of 495 Acinetobacter clinical isolates identified using the VITEK 2 system. Because 371 of 495 strains were identified as A. baumannii using gyrB multiplex 1 PCR and blaOXA51-like PCR, we performed rpoB gene sequencing and 16S rRNA gene sequencing on remaining 124 strains belonging to NBA and 52 strains of A. baumannii. For identification of Acinetobacter at the species level, the accuracy rates of rpoB gene sequencing, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, gyrB multiplex PCR, and the VITEK 2 were 98.2%, 93.4%, 77.2%, and 35.9%, respectively. The gyrB multiplex PCR seems to be very useful for the detection of ACB complex because its concordance rates to the final identification of strains of ACB complex were 100%. Both the rpoB gene sequencing and the 16S rRNA gene sequencing may be useful in identifying Acinetobacter.
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25. [Frequency of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC β-lactamase genes in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae over a three-year period in a University Hospital in Korea]
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Sook-Jin Jang, Young Sook Kim, Il Kwon Bae, Geon Park, Xue Min Li, Dae Soo Moon, Jong Hee Shin, and Young Jin Park
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Genotype ,Klebsiella pneumoniae ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Drug resistance ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,beta-Lactamases ,Agar dilution ,Microbiology ,Hospitals, University ,Bacterial Proteins ,Gene Frequency ,Drug Resistance, Bacterial ,Republic of Korea ,polycyclic compounds ,medicine ,Escherichia coli ,Humans ,Molecular epidemiology ,Biochemistry (medical) ,General Medicine ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Beta-lactamase ,bacteria ,Klebsiella pneumonia - Abstract
Background The aim of this study was to determine the yearly prevalence and genotype distribution of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae collected over a 3-yr period in Gwangju, Korea. Methods Clinical isolates of E. coli and K. pneumoniae collected at Chosun University Hospital from September 15, 2005 to September 14, 2008 were evaluated. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Vitek II system (bioMerieux, USA) and agar dilution methods. Screening for ESBL and AmpC β-lactamase genes was performed using PCR amplification of plasmid DNA followed by direct sequencing of the PCR products. Results The percentage of ESBL-producing isolates was 12.6% (196/1,550) for E. coli and 26.2% (294/1,121) for K. pneumoniae. The ESBL gene sequencing results showed that the most prevalent ESBL types were CTX-M (93.5%) and SHV (12.9%) in E. coli, and SHV (73.2%) and CTX-M (46.3%) in K. pneumoniae. The most common ESBL in E. coli was CTX-M-15-like, followed by CTX-M-14-like, SHV-2a-like, and SHV-12-like. The most prevalent ESBL type in K. pneumoniae was SHV-12, followed by CTX-M-14-like and CTX-M-15-like. Fifty-one percent (21/41) of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae with ESBL types verified by sequencing also had DHA-1-like AmpC β-lactamases. However, none of the ESBL-producing E. coli was positive in the AmpC β-lactamase PCR analysis. Conclusions In this study, the most common types of class A ESBLs identified were CTX-M-15-like in E. coli and SHV-12-like in K. pneumoniae.
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26. In vitro efficacy of the combination of ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime against nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi
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Sook Jin Jang, Bok Kwon Lee, Dong-Min Kim, Sung Hun Kim, and Ganesh Prasad Neupane
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Microbiology (medical) ,Salmonella ,Cefotaxime ,Nalidixic acid ,medicine.drug_class ,Cephalosporin ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Salmonella typhi ,medicine.disease_cause ,Typhoid fever ,Microbiology ,Nalidixic Acid ,Anti-Infective Agents ,Ciprofloxacin ,Drug Resistance, Bacterial ,medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Typhoid Fever ,biology ,Drug Synergism ,General Medicine ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Virology ,Infectious Diseases ,Salmonella enterica ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Typhoid fever is a systemic intracellular infection caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. The emergence and spread of nalidixic acid-resistant S. Typhi (NARST) is challenging for clinicians in many countries owing to the lack of suitable treatment options. The aim of this study was to identify in vitro synergistic combinations of antibiotics against S. Typhi. In vitro time–kill studies were performed on three clinical NARST isolates and one type strain of nalidixic acid-susceptible S. Typhi (NASST) ATCC 9992 with ciprofloxacin, cefotaxime and azithromycin in various combinations. The combination of ciprofloxacin (0.012–0.375 μg/mL) and cefotaxime (0.063–0.125 μg/mL) against all three NARST strains and the NASST strain was significantly more effective in vitro in reducing bacterial counts by ≥3 log 10 colony-forming units at 24 h and showed synergistic effects. Combination therapy with ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime might be the treatment of choice for patients with typhoid fever. The combination of a fluoroquinolone and a β-lactam, which are directed against different targets, may improve efficacy compared with a fluoroquinolone alone and may reduce the chance of fluoroquinolone-resistant mutants emerging in patients with severe typhoid fever.
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27. Identification of an atypical integron carrying an IS26-disrupted aadA1 gene cassette in Acinetobacter baumannii
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Ji Seon Cheon, Dong-Min Kim, Sung Heui Shin, Geon Park, Sook Jin Jang, Dae Soo Moon, Joong-Ki Kook, Young Jin Park, Hu Lin Han, and Jong Hee Shin
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Microbiology (medical) ,Acinetobacter baumannii ,Molecular Sequence Data ,medicine.disease_cause ,Integron ,Microbiology ,Disease Outbreaks ,Integrons ,Drug Resistance, Bacterial ,medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Southern blot ,biology ,Pseudomonas aeruginosa ,General Medicine ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,biology.organism_classification ,Nucleotidyltransferases ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Imipenem ,Infectious Diseases ,Gene cassette ,Aminoglycosides ,biology.protein ,DNA Transposable Elements ,bacteria ,Neisseriaceae ,Netilmicin ,Nested polymerase chain reaction ,medicine.drug ,Acinetobacter Infections - Abstract
An unusual class 1 integron was identified that carries an IS26-disrupted aadA1 gene cassette (designated as 'integron-IS26') in an imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (IRAB) outbreak strain. DNA sequencing revealed that integron-IS26 contained two gene cassettes, the aac(6')-Im cassette and a peculiar aadA1 cassette that was disrupted by IS26 (disrupted aadA1 cassette). Southern blotting localised integron-IS26 to the chromosome. Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to define the frequency of integron-IS26 in five groups of bacteria. Nested PCR identified integron-IS26 in 19 (73.1%) of 26 clinical outbreak strains of IRAB, 10 (100%) of 10 IRAB isolated from environmental cultures, 3 (13.0%) of 23 imipenem-susceptible A. baumannii (ISAB) non-outbreak strains, 1 (3.6%) of 28 netilmicin- and tobramycin-resistant A. baumannii and none of the netilmicin- and tobramycin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In conclusion, we have identified a novel class I integron that carries the aac(6')-Im cassette and an IS26-disrupted copy of aadA1 (integron-IS26) in most IRAB outbreak strains and in a few ISAB non-outbreak control strains. Integron-IS26 is located chromosomally.
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28. [Pseudo-outbreak of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia due to contamination of bronchoscope]
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Geon Park, Gyun Yeol Ahn, Dae Soo Moon, Dong-Min Kim, Sook Jin Jang, Young Jin Park, and Feng Nan Yu
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Male ,medicine.drug_class ,Stenotrophomonas maltophilia ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Antibiotics ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Pseudo outbreak ,Microbiology ,Disease Outbreaks ,Bronchoscopy ,medicine ,Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis ,Humans ,Bronchoscopes ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,biology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Biochemistry (medical) ,General Medicine ,Contamination ,Middle Aged ,biology.organism_classification ,Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field ,Bronchoalveolar lavage ,Equipment Contamination ,business ,Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections ,Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - Abstract
Background : We noticed an abrupt increase in the isolation of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens collected at Chosun University Hospital. We performed surveillance cultures in order to identify the source of what appeared to be a pseudo-outbreak. Methods : To investigate a possible nosocomial outbreak of S. maltophilia, we performed culture of 11 environmental specimens obtained from a bronchoscopy room and two bronchoscopes. Pulsed- field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was used to examine the genetic relatedness among the strains of S. maltophilia recovered from BAL specimens of 3 patients and 1 environmental sample, as well as 9 unrelated strains of S. maltophilia as a control. Results : During a 7 day-period in March 2006, S. maltophilia was isolated from the BAL specimens of 7 of 13 (54%) patients, compared to only 5 of 188 (2.6%) patients during the 6-month period prior to that period. S. maltophilia was isolated from 1 of the 11 environmental samples, which was obtained from a fiberoptic bronchoscope suction channel. All 7 patient isolates and one environmental isolate exhibited similar antibiotic susceptibility patterns. PFGE analysis of the genomic DNA from epidem- ic strains demonstrated an identical banding pattern, whereas each of epidemiologically unrelated strains showed a unique electrophoretic pattern. Conclusions : Apparently one of the hospital bronchoscopes became contaminated with S. malto- philia during a bronchoscopic procedure. It is likely that subsequent specimen contamination occurred because the bronchoscope had been inadequately cleaned and disinfected. The pseudo-outbreak was controlled successfully by removing the source of infection. (Korean J Lab Med
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29. Comparison of the Vitek 2, API 20A, and 16s rRNA Gene Sequencing for the Identification of Anaerobic Bacteria
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Young Sook Kim, Gyun Cheol Park, Sook Jin Jang, Dae Soo Moon, Joong-Ki Kook, Min Jung Lee, Min Jung Kim, Hye Soo Lee, Geon Park, Seong-Ho Kang, and Nam Woong Yang
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Geography ,National culture ,16s rrna gene sequencing ,Library science ,University medical ,General Medicine ,Anaerobic bacteria ,University hospital ,humanities ,Microbiology - Abstract
Comparison of the Vitek 2, API 20A, and 16s rRNA Gene Sequencing for the Identification of Anaerobic Bacteria Gyun Cheol Park, Sook Jin Jang, Min Jung Lee, Joong-Ki Kook, Min Jung Kim, Young Sook Kim, Nam Woong Yang, Hye Soo Lee, Seong Ho Kang, Geon Park, Dae Soo Moon Department of Laboratory Medicine, Research Center for Resistant Cells, Chosun University College of Medicine, Department of Oral Biochemistry, College of Dentistry, Chosun University, Departments of Radiology, Chosun University College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonbuk National University Hospital Branch of National Culture Collection of Pathogens, Jeonju, Korea
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30. Antimicrobial resistance surveillance of bacteria in 1999 in Korea with a special reference to resistance of enterococci to vancomycin and gram-negative bacilli to third generation cephalosporin, imipenem, and fluoroquinolone
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Kyungwon Lee, Hye Soo Lee, Sook Jin Jang, Ae Ja Park, Myung Hee Lee, Won Keun Song, and Yun Sop Chong
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Cefotaxime ,Drug resistance ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Microbiology ,Antibiotic resistance ,Anti-Infective Agents ,Enterobacteriaceae ,Gram-Negative Bacteria ,medicine ,polycyclic compounds ,Humans ,Cefoxitin ,Korea ,biology ,business.industry ,Drug Resistance, Microbial ,Vancomycin Resistance ,General Medicine ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,biology.organism_classification ,Acinetobacter baumannii ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Cephalosporins ,Imipenem ,Enterococcus ,Pseudomonas aeruginosa ,business ,Enterococcus faecium ,medicine.drug ,Piperacillin ,Fluoroquinolones ,Research Article - Abstract
The trend of antimicrobial resistance of bacteria isolated from patients in 30 Korean hospitals in 1999 was analyzed with a particular attention to cefotaxime- or fluoroquinolone-resistant gram-negative bacilli, imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Adequacy of susceptibility testing, and any change in the frequencies of isolated species were also analyzed. The results showed that only 20% and 30% of hospitals tested the piperacillin-tazobactam and cefoxitin susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae, respectively, only 24% of hospitals the piperacillin-tazobactam susceptibility of P. aeruginosa, and 17% of hospitals the fusidic acid susceptibility of staphylococci. Among the isolates 26.3% were glucose-nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli, and 34.7% of Enterococcus were Enterococcus faecium. Slight decline of cefotaxime-resistance rate to 20% was noted in Klebsiella pneumoniae, while fluoroquinolone-resistance rate was 68% in Acinetobacter baumannii. The ceftazidime- and imipenem-resistance rates were 17% and 18%, respectively in P. aeruginosa. The vancomycin-resistance rate of E. faecium rose significantly to 15.1%, but the rates varied significantly depending on hospitals suggesting presence of different degree of selective pressure or nosocomial spread. In conclusion, the prevalence of imipenem-resistant P. aeruginosa and the increase of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium were the particularly worrisome phenomena observed in this study.
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31. Korean Nationwide Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance of bacteria in 1997
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Yunsop Chong, Kyungwon Lee, Yeon Joon Park, Dong Seok Jeon, Myung Hee Lee, Moon Yeun Kim, Chul Hun Chang, Eui Chong Kim, Nam Yong Lee, Hyon Suk Kim, Eun Suk Kang, Hyun Chan Cho, In Ki Paik, Hye Soo Lee, Sook Jin Jang, Ae Ja Park, Young Joo Cha, Sung Ha Kang, Wonkeun Song, and Jong Hee Shin
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Imipenem ,medicine.drug_class ,Klebsiella pneumoniae ,Cephalosporin ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Bacterial Physiological Phenomena ,Microbiology ,Antibiotic resistance ,Ampicillin ,polycyclic compounds ,medicine ,Prevalence ,Humans ,Korea ,biology ,business.industry ,Drug Resistance, Microbial ,General Medicine ,Sulbactam ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,biology.organism_classification ,Hospitals ,Acinetobacter baumannii ,Penicillin ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are known to be prevalent in tertiary-care hospitals in Korea. Twenty hospitals participated to this surveillance to determine the nationwide prevalence of resistance bacteria in 1997. Seven per cent and 26% of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae were resistant to 3rd-generation cephalosporin. Increased resistance rates, 19% of Acinetobacter baumannii to ampicillin/sulbactam, and 17% of Pseudomonas aeruginoa to imipenem, were noted. The resistance rate to fluoroquinolone rose to 24% in E. coli, 56% in A. baumannii and 42% in P. aeruginosa. Mean resistance rates were similar in all hospital groups: about 17% of P. aeruginosa to imipenem, 50% of Haemophilus influenzae to ampicillin, 70% of Staphylococcus aureus to methicillin, and 70% of pneumococci to penicillin. In conclusion, nosocomial pathogens and problem resistant organisms are prevalent in smaller hospitals too, indicating nosocomial spread is a significant cause of the increasing prevalence of resistant bacteria in Korea.
- Published
- 1999
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