1.Antibacterial Activity of an Antibiotic (K-681) from Streptomyces sp. 681 against Staphylococcus aureus.
Choon Myung KOH ; Woon Seob SHIN ; Jung Bae KIM ; Dong Heui YI
Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology 1998;33(1):69-75
The antimicrobial agents reduced infectious diseases significantly. However, antibiotic resistance has followed for almost every antimicrobial agent. Especially, Staphylococcus aureus was one of the most notorious for the multidrug resistance. Streptomyces sp. 681 has been selected for antibiotic-producing strain against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from 1,000 strains of Actinomycetales which had been isolated from soil. In antimicrobial susceptibility test, all of the test strains were susceptible to vancomycin. However, most strains of Staphylococcus aureus were found to be resistant to methicillin. Ninety eight (75%) strains out of 129 strains showed multiple resistance pattern to more than 5 antimicrobial agents. The MIC values of the purified antibiotic (K-681) were 1-32 ug/ml against Gram-positive bacteria compared to >128 ug/ml against Grarn-negative bacteria or fungi. The MIC was 8 ug/ml for 90% of the 129 clinical isolates of S. aureus. The antibiotic showed no cytotoxicity against P 388, HeLa, and S180 at the concentration of 500 ug/ml.
Actinomycetales
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Anti-Infective Agents
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Bacteria
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Communicable Diseases
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Drug Resistance, Multiple
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Fungi
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Gram-Positive Bacteria
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Methicillin
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Soil
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Staphylococcus aureus*
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Staphylococcus*
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Streptomyces*
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Vancomycin
2.Biological Properties of a Polyene Antifungal Substance(AF1) Produced from Streptomyces sp. WCM-9.
Woon Seob SHIN ; Seun ho JUNG ; Dong Heui YI ; Kyoung Ho LEE ; Soo Kie KIM ; Joo Young PARK ; Choon Myung KOH
Korean Journal of Medical Mycology 1996;1(1):47-54
BACKGROUND: Pathogenic fungi infect humans, especially immunocompromised patients, with superficial or deeply invasive pattern. In the past 20 years, fungal infections have been increased dramatically resulted by increment of organ transplantation, cancer, AIDS patients, or use of broad-spectrum antibacterial agents. Fungal infections are now important causes of morbidity and mortality of hospitalized patients. but there is no effective antifungal antibiotics as well as antibacterial antibiotics OBJECTIVE: Effective new antifungal antibiotics are needed for the treatment of mycosis. So in an effort to develop effective antifungal antibiotics, we screened over 600 isolates of Streptomyces sp. from soil. METHODS: Antifungal producing strain was selected using disk diffusion method, An antifungal substance (AF1) was purified with ethyl acetate extraction, silica gel column chromatography and reverse phase HPLC. MICs of AF1 were detected by agar dilition method. RESULTS: The compound showed UV maxima of 307, 321, 340, 359 nm indicating methylpentaene. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of the AF1 were 3.7 microgram/ml against mold, and 3.7 - 7.4 microgram/ml against Candida species. AFI was also active against Crytococcus neoformans, with MIC of 0.9 microgram/ml. The concentration of AF1 for K+ ion release from human red blood cell and hemolysis were 5 microgram/ml. CONCLUSION: The antibiotic purified from culture broth of Streptomyces sp. WCM-9 was a polyene antifungal antibiotic which have broad spectrum antifungal activity.
Agar
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antifungal Agents
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Candida
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Chromatography
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Diffusion
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Erythrocytes
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Fungi
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Hemolysis
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Mortality
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Organ Transplantation
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Silica Gel
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Soil
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Streptomyces*
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Transplants
3.A Study on the Healthcare Workforce and Care for Acute Stroke: Results From the Survey of Hospitals Included in the National Acute Stroke Quality Assessment Program
Jong Young LEE ; Jun Kyeong KO ; Hak Cheol KO ; Hae-Won KOO ; Hyon-Jo KWON ; Dae-Won KIM ; Kangmin KIM ; Myeong Jin KIM ; Hoon KIM ; Keun Young PARK ; Kuhyun YANG ; Jae Sang OH ; Won Ki YOON ; Dong Hoon LEE ; Ho Jun YI ; Heui Seung LEE ; Jong-Kook RHIM ; Dong-Kyu JANG ; Youngjin JUNG ; Sang Woo HA ; Seung Hun SHEEN
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2025;40(16):e44-
Background:
With growing elderly populations, management of patients with acute stroke is increasingly important. In South Korea, the Acute Stroke Quality Assessment Program (ASQAP) has contributed to improving the quality of stroke care and practice behavior in healthcare institutions. While the mortality of hemorrhagic stroke remains high, there are only a few assessment indices associated with hemorrhagic stroke. Considering the need to develop assessment indices to improve the actual quality of care in the field of acute stroke treatment, this study aims to investigate the current status of human resources and practices related to the treatment of patients with acute stroke through a nationwide survey.
Methods:
For the healthcare institutions included in the Ninth ASQAP of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), data from January 2022 to December 2022 were collected through a survey on the current status and practice of healthcare providers related to the treatment of patients with acute stroke. The questionnaire consisted of 19 items, including six items on healthcare providers involved in stroke care and 10 items on the care of patients with acute stroke.
Results:
In the treatment of patients with hemorrhagic stroke among patients with acute stroke, neurosurgeons were the most common providers. The contribution of neurosurgeons in the treatment of ischemic stroke has also been found to be equivalent to that of neurologists. However, a number of institutions were found to be devoid of healthcare providers who perform definitive treatments, such as intra-arterial thrombectomy for patients with ischemic stroke or cerebral aneurysm clipping for subarachnoid hemorrhage. The intensity of the workload of healthcare providers involved in the care of patients with acute stroke, especially those involved in definitive treatment, was also found to be quite high.
Conclusion
Currently, there are almost no assessment indices specific to hemorrhagic stroke in the ASQAP for acute stroke. Furthermore, it does not reflect the reality of the healthcare providers and practices that provide definitive treatment for acute stroke. The findings of this study suggest the need for the development of appropriate assessment indices that reflect the realities of acute stroke care.
4.A Study on the Healthcare Workforce and Care for Acute Stroke: Results From the Survey of Hospitals Included in the National Acute Stroke Quality Assessment Program
Jong Young LEE ; Jun Kyeong KO ; Hak Cheol KO ; Hae-Won KOO ; Hyon-Jo KWON ; Dae-Won KIM ; Kangmin KIM ; Myeong Jin KIM ; Hoon KIM ; Keun Young PARK ; Kuhyun YANG ; Jae Sang OH ; Won Ki YOON ; Dong Hoon LEE ; Ho Jun YI ; Heui Seung LEE ; Jong-Kook RHIM ; Dong-Kyu JANG ; Youngjin JUNG ; Sang Woo HA ; Seung Hun SHEEN
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2025;40(16):e44-
Background:
With growing elderly populations, management of patients with acute stroke is increasingly important. In South Korea, the Acute Stroke Quality Assessment Program (ASQAP) has contributed to improving the quality of stroke care and practice behavior in healthcare institutions. While the mortality of hemorrhagic stroke remains high, there are only a few assessment indices associated with hemorrhagic stroke. Considering the need to develop assessment indices to improve the actual quality of care in the field of acute stroke treatment, this study aims to investigate the current status of human resources and practices related to the treatment of patients with acute stroke through a nationwide survey.
Methods:
For the healthcare institutions included in the Ninth ASQAP of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), data from January 2022 to December 2022 were collected through a survey on the current status and practice of healthcare providers related to the treatment of patients with acute stroke. The questionnaire consisted of 19 items, including six items on healthcare providers involved in stroke care and 10 items on the care of patients with acute stroke.
Results:
In the treatment of patients with hemorrhagic stroke among patients with acute stroke, neurosurgeons were the most common providers. The contribution of neurosurgeons in the treatment of ischemic stroke has also been found to be equivalent to that of neurologists. However, a number of institutions were found to be devoid of healthcare providers who perform definitive treatments, such as intra-arterial thrombectomy for patients with ischemic stroke or cerebral aneurysm clipping for subarachnoid hemorrhage. The intensity of the workload of healthcare providers involved in the care of patients with acute stroke, especially those involved in definitive treatment, was also found to be quite high.
Conclusion
Currently, there are almost no assessment indices specific to hemorrhagic stroke in the ASQAP for acute stroke. Furthermore, it does not reflect the reality of the healthcare providers and practices that provide definitive treatment for acute stroke. The findings of this study suggest the need for the development of appropriate assessment indices that reflect the realities of acute stroke care.
5.A Study on the Healthcare Workforce and Care for Acute Stroke: Results From the Survey of Hospitals Included in the National Acute Stroke Quality Assessment Program
Jong Young LEE ; Jun Kyeong KO ; Hak Cheol KO ; Hae-Won KOO ; Hyon-Jo KWON ; Dae-Won KIM ; Kangmin KIM ; Myeong Jin KIM ; Hoon KIM ; Keun Young PARK ; Kuhyun YANG ; Jae Sang OH ; Won Ki YOON ; Dong Hoon LEE ; Ho Jun YI ; Heui Seung LEE ; Jong-Kook RHIM ; Dong-Kyu JANG ; Youngjin JUNG ; Sang Woo HA ; Seung Hun SHEEN
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2025;40(16):e44-
Background:
With growing elderly populations, management of patients with acute stroke is increasingly important. In South Korea, the Acute Stroke Quality Assessment Program (ASQAP) has contributed to improving the quality of stroke care and practice behavior in healthcare institutions. While the mortality of hemorrhagic stroke remains high, there are only a few assessment indices associated with hemorrhagic stroke. Considering the need to develop assessment indices to improve the actual quality of care in the field of acute stroke treatment, this study aims to investigate the current status of human resources and practices related to the treatment of patients with acute stroke through a nationwide survey.
Methods:
For the healthcare institutions included in the Ninth ASQAP of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), data from January 2022 to December 2022 were collected through a survey on the current status and practice of healthcare providers related to the treatment of patients with acute stroke. The questionnaire consisted of 19 items, including six items on healthcare providers involved in stroke care and 10 items on the care of patients with acute stroke.
Results:
In the treatment of patients with hemorrhagic stroke among patients with acute stroke, neurosurgeons were the most common providers. The contribution of neurosurgeons in the treatment of ischemic stroke has also been found to be equivalent to that of neurologists. However, a number of institutions were found to be devoid of healthcare providers who perform definitive treatments, such as intra-arterial thrombectomy for patients with ischemic stroke or cerebral aneurysm clipping for subarachnoid hemorrhage. The intensity of the workload of healthcare providers involved in the care of patients with acute stroke, especially those involved in definitive treatment, was also found to be quite high.
Conclusion
Currently, there are almost no assessment indices specific to hemorrhagic stroke in the ASQAP for acute stroke. Furthermore, it does not reflect the reality of the healthcare providers and practices that provide definitive treatment for acute stroke. The findings of this study suggest the need for the development of appropriate assessment indices that reflect the realities of acute stroke care.
6.A Study on the Healthcare Workforce and Care for Acute Stroke: Results From the Survey of Hospitals Included in the National Acute Stroke Quality Assessment Program
Jong Young LEE ; Jun Kyeong KO ; Hak Cheol KO ; Hae-Won KOO ; Hyon-Jo KWON ; Dae-Won KIM ; Kangmin KIM ; Myeong Jin KIM ; Hoon KIM ; Keun Young PARK ; Kuhyun YANG ; Jae Sang OH ; Won Ki YOON ; Dong Hoon LEE ; Ho Jun YI ; Heui Seung LEE ; Jong-Kook RHIM ; Dong-Kyu JANG ; Youngjin JUNG ; Sang Woo HA ; Seung Hun SHEEN
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2025;40(16):e44-
Background:
With growing elderly populations, management of patients with acute stroke is increasingly important. In South Korea, the Acute Stroke Quality Assessment Program (ASQAP) has contributed to improving the quality of stroke care and practice behavior in healthcare institutions. While the mortality of hemorrhagic stroke remains high, there are only a few assessment indices associated with hemorrhagic stroke. Considering the need to develop assessment indices to improve the actual quality of care in the field of acute stroke treatment, this study aims to investigate the current status of human resources and practices related to the treatment of patients with acute stroke through a nationwide survey.
Methods:
For the healthcare institutions included in the Ninth ASQAP of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), data from January 2022 to December 2022 were collected through a survey on the current status and practice of healthcare providers related to the treatment of patients with acute stroke. The questionnaire consisted of 19 items, including six items on healthcare providers involved in stroke care and 10 items on the care of patients with acute stroke.
Results:
In the treatment of patients with hemorrhagic stroke among patients with acute stroke, neurosurgeons were the most common providers. The contribution of neurosurgeons in the treatment of ischemic stroke has also been found to be equivalent to that of neurologists. However, a number of institutions were found to be devoid of healthcare providers who perform definitive treatments, such as intra-arterial thrombectomy for patients with ischemic stroke or cerebral aneurysm clipping for subarachnoid hemorrhage. The intensity of the workload of healthcare providers involved in the care of patients with acute stroke, especially those involved in definitive treatment, was also found to be quite high.
Conclusion
Currently, there are almost no assessment indices specific to hemorrhagic stroke in the ASQAP for acute stroke. Furthermore, it does not reflect the reality of the healthcare providers and practices that provide definitive treatment for acute stroke. The findings of this study suggest the need for the development of appropriate assessment indices that reflect the realities of acute stroke care.