1.Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns in Children with Urinary Tract Infection: Retrospective Study Over 8 Years in a Single Center
Byungwoo WOO ; Youngkwon JUNG ; Hae Sook KIM
Childhood Kidney Diseases 2019;23(1):22-28
PURPOSE: We studied the pathogens and trends in antibiotic sensitivity pattern in children with urinary tract infection (UTI) over 8 years in order to evaluate adequate treatment. METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of medical records of children with UTI from January 2009 to December 2016 in Daegu Fatima Hospital. Uropathogens and antibiotic sensitivity patterns were selected. Only 1 bacterial species with a colony count of ≥105 CFU/mL was considered a positive result. We compared 2 periods group (A: 2009~2012, B: 2013~2016) to investigate trends of antibiotic sensitivity pattern. RESULTS: During the 8 year period, 589 cases are identified (E. coli was cultured in 509 cases, 86.4%). Among all patients, this study investigated the antibiotic sensitivity of E. coli . Antimicrobial susceptibility to ampicillin was steadily low for both periods (A: 32.6%, B: 40.1%, P=0.125), and to amikacin was consistently high for both periods (A: 99.4%, B: 99.3%, P=1.000). Antibiotic sensitivity to third-generation cephalosporin decreased from period A to B (A: 91.7%, B: 75.5%, P=0.000). Antibiotic sensitivity to quinolone significantly decreased from A to B (A: 88.4%, B: 78.2%, P=0.003). The prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing E. coli increased from period A to B (A: 6.1%, B: 17.1%, P=0.000). CONCLUSION: This study showed that conventional antibiotic therapy for the treatment of pediatric UTI needs to be reevaluated. A careful choice of antibiotic is required due to the change in antibiotic sensitivity and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Amikacin
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Ampicillin
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Bacteria
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Child
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Daegu
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Humans
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Medical Records
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Prevalence
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Retrospective Studies
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Urinary Tract Infections
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Urinary Tract
2.Normal Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in SRG3-overexpressing Transgenic Mice.
Byungwoo KIM ; Eugene LEE ; Rho H SEONG ; Heekyoung CHUNG ; Hyeon SON
Experimental Neurobiology 2010;19(1):39-48
SRG3 (SWI3-related gene) is a core subunit of mouse SWI/SNF complex and is known to play a critical role in stabilizing the SWI/SNF complex by attenuating its proteasomal degradation. SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex is reported to act as an important endogenous regulator in the proliferation and differentiation of mammalian neural stem cells. Because limited expression of SRG3 occurs in the brain and thymus during mouse embryogenesis, it was hypothesized that the altered SRG3 expression level might affect the process of adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Due to the embryonic lethality of homozygous knockout mice, this study focuses on dissecting the effect of overexpressed SRG3 on adult hippocampal neurogenesis. The BrdU incorporation assay, immunostaing with neuronal markers for each differentiation stage, and imunoblotting analysis with intracellular molecules involved in survival in adult hippocampal neurogenesis found no alteration, suggesting that the overexpression of SRG3 protein in mature neurons had no effect on the entire process of adult hippocampal neurogenesis including proliferation, differentiation, and survival.
Adult
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Animals
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Brain
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Bromodeoxyuridine
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Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly
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Embryonic Development
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Female
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Humans
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Mice
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Mice, Knockout
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Mice, Transgenic
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Neural Stem Cells
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Neurogenesis
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Neurons
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Pregnancy
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Thymus Gland