1.Microbial isolates and antibiotic sensitivity in patients hospitalized with odontogenic infections at a tertiary center over 10 years
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2023;49(4):198-207
Objectives:
This study investigated causative strains and their antibiotic sensitivity in patients who were hospitalized for maxillofacial odontogenic infections at a tertiary center in South Korea over the past 10 years with the aim of providing guidelines for the selection of appropriate empirical antibiotics.
Materials and Methods:
Patients with head and neck fascial space abscesses due to odontogenic infections who underwent incision and drainage surgery with pus culture tests between 2013 and 2022 at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dankook University Hospital were included. The bacterial isolates and antibiotic sensitivity of each strain were analyzed for 2013-2022, 2013-2017, and 2018-2022. The affected fascial spaces were classified into primary, secondary, and deep neck spaces.
Results:
In the 192 patients included in this study, 302 strains were detected. Viridans streptococcus had the highest frequency (51.7%), followed by Prevotella spp. (16.9%), Staphylococcus spp. (5.6%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (4.6%). The identification rate of viridans streptococcus significantly increased from 41.8% in 2013-2017 to 60.9% in 2018-2022. Viridans streptococcus showed an antibiotic sensitivity of 80.5% to ampicillin; the sensitivity to penicillin antibiotics decreased over the study period. Antibiotic susceptibility was approximately 94% for third-generation cephalosporins.K. pneumoniae, which was identified at a high percentage in patients with deep neck space infection, showed increasing antibiotic resistance to most antibiotics over the study period.
Conclusion
Viridans streptococcus was identified in head and neck fascial space abscesses with the highest frequency. Empirical antibiotics should be effective against this strain; penicillin antibiotics are considered inappropriate. For effective treatment of deep neck space abscesses, bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity tests performed as soon as possible are essential.
2.Extensive Bilateral Subcutaneous Emphysema after Dental Treatment: Two Case Reports
Gyu-Beom KWON ; Chul-Hwan KIM ; Hae-Seo PARK
Journal of Korean Dental Science 2023;16(1):80-86
We report two rare cases of extensive bilateral subcutaneous emphysema that occurred during ordinary dental procedures. An air-driven high-speed handpiece, routinely used in dental procedures may cause subcutaneous emphysema when high pressure air is introduced into the loose connective tissues below the dermal layer. The first case occurred with surgical extraction of the lower third molar. The air introduced into the fascial spaces near the surgical field spread to the contralateral spaces, as well as the neck and chest areas. The second case also showed extensive bilateral subcutaneous emphysema caused by the introduction of compressed air from the handpiece during crown preparation without any invasive procedure. Cases where the emphysema extends beyond the treatment site to involve the contralateral cervicofacial areas have been rarely reported. Predicting the occurrence of subcutaneous emphysema is difficult, so it is important to exercise caution during routine dental treatment. If significant bilateral cervicofacial swelling is suspected to be due to subcutaneous emphysema, prompt diagnosis with securing the patient's airway will be necessary.
3.An Integrated Database and Web Service for Microbial Resources at KACC.
Chang Kug KIM ; Young Ah JEON ; Gyu Taek CHO ; Soon Wo KWON ; Yong Hwan KIM ; Seung Beom HONG
Genomics & Informatics 2009;7(1):41-45
The Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC) has developed a web-based system to provide an integrated database with information updates about microbial resources. This integrated database consists of 5 major functions and contains general information, which includes identification numbers, culture media composition, image information, DNA sequences, patent information, and general forms for ordering and depositing microorganisms. In 2008, KACC started providing characterization information. KACC maintains 9,801 cultures of microorganisms, including 3,296 strains of bacteria, 4,734 fungi, 784 actinomycetes, 64 yeasts, and 923 others.
Actinobacteria
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Bacteria
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Base Sequence
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Culture Media
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Fungi
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Yeasts
4.Irreversible Parkinsonism due to Acute Organophosphate Intoxication.
Jae Gyu KWAK ; Seok Beom KWON ; Hye Won JUNG ; Hyun Eui LEE ; San JUNG ; Sung Hee HWANG
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2006;24(3):298-300
Only a few case studies describe reversible parkinsonism after organophosphate poisoning and their brain imagings are found to be normal. However, we experienced chronic, irreversible parkinsonism by acute organophosphate poisoning with bilateral basal ganglia lesions found on a brain MRI. We suggest that brief, large amounts of organophosphate intoxication can produce irreversible parkinsonism according to individual susceptibility and further studies including the investigation of insecticides as an environmental factor of parkinsonism should be done using neuroimagings.
Basal Ganglia
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Brain
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Insecticides
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Neurotoxins
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Organophosphate Poisoning
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Organophosphates
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Parkinsonian Disorders*
5.Effect of early chemoradiotherapy in patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer.
In Bong HA ; Bae Kwon JEONG ; Hojin JEONG ; Hoon Sik CHOI ; Gyu Young CHAI ; Myoung Hee KANG ; Hoon Gu KIM ; Gyeong Won LEE ; Jae Beom NA ; Ki Mun KANG
Radiation Oncology Journal 2013;31(4):185-190
PURPOSE: We evaluated the effect of early chemoradiotherapy on the treatment of patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 2006 and December 2011, thirty-one patients with histologically proven LS-SCLC who were treated with two cycles of chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy and consolidation chemotherapy were retrospectively analyzed. The chemotherapy regimen was composed of etoposide and cisplatin. Thoracic radiotherapy consisted of 50 to 60 Gy (median, 54 Gy) given in 5 to 6.5 weeks. RESULTS: The follow-up period ranged from 5 to 53 months (median, 22 months). After chemoradiotherapy, 35.5% of the patients (11 patients) showed complete response, 61.3% (19 patients) showed partial response, 3.2% (one patient) showed progressive disease, resulting in an overall response rate of 96.8% (30 patients). The 1-, 2-, and 3-year overall survival (OS) rates were 66.5%, 41.0%, and 28.1%, respectively, with a median OS of 21.3 months. The 1-, 2-, and 3-year progression free survival (PFS) rates were 49.8%, 22.8%, and 13.7%, respectively, with median PFS of 12 months. The patterns of failure were: locoregional recurrences in 29.0% (nine patients), distant metastasis in 9.7% (three patients), and both locoregional and distant metastasis in 9.7% (three patients). Grade 3 or 4 toxicities of leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia were observed in 32.2%, 29.0%, and 25.8%, respectively. Grade 3 radiation esophagitis and radiation pneumonitis were shown in 12.9% and 6.4%, respectively. CONCLUSION: We conclude that early chemoradiotherapy for LS-SCLC provides feasible and acceptable local control and safety.
Anemia
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Chemoradiotherapy*
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Cisplatin
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Consolidation Chemotherapy
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Disease-Free Survival
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Drug Therapy
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Esophagitis
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Etoposide
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Leukopenia
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Radiation Pneumonitis
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Radiotherapy
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Recurrence
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Retrospective Studies
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Small Cell Lung Carcinoma*
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Thrombocytopenia
6.Kidney Toxicity Induced by 13 Weeks Exposure to the Fruiting Body of Paecilomyces sinclairii in Rats.
Mihye JEONG ; Young Won KIM ; Jeong Ran MIN ; Min KWON ; Beom Suk HAN ; Jeong Gyu KIM ; Sang Hee JEONG
Toxicological Research 2012;28(3):179-185
Paecilomyces sinclairiis (PS) is known as a functional food or human health supplement. However concerns have been raised about its kidney toxicity. This study was performed to investigate the kidney toxicity of PS by 13 week-oral administration to rats. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine, and kidney damage biomarkers including beta-2-microglobulin (beta2m), glutathione S-transferase alpha (GST-alpha), kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), calbindin, clusterin, cystatin C, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and osteopontin were measured during or after the treatment of PS. BUN, creatinine and kidney damage biomarkers in serum were not changed by PS. However, kidney cell karyomegaly and tubular hypertrophy were observed dose-dependently with higher severity in males. KIM-1, TIMP-1 and osteopontin in kidney and urine were increased dose dependently in male or at the highest dose in female rats. Increased urinary osteopontin by PS was not recovered at 2 weeks of post-exposure in both genders. Cystatin C in kidney was decreased at all treatment groups but inversely increased in urine. The changes in kidney damage biomarkers were more remarkable in male than female rats. These data indicate that the PS may provoke renal cell damage and glomerular filtration dysfunction in rats with histopathological lesions and change of kidney damage biomarkers in kidney or urine. Kidney and urinary KIM-1 and cystatin C were the most marked indicators, while kidney weight, BUN and creatinine and kidney damage biomarkers in serum were not influenced.
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Biomarkers
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Blood Urea Nitrogen
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Calcium-Binding Protein, Vitamin D-Dependent
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Clusterin
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Creatinine
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Cystatin C
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Female
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Filtration
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Fruit
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Functional Food
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Glutathione Transferase
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Humans
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Hypertrophy
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Isoenzymes
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Kidney
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Lipocalins
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Male
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Matrix Metalloproteinase 1
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Neutrophils
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Osteopontin
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Paecilomyces
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Rats
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Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
7.Malignant Mesothelioma with Hypoglycemia: A Case Report.
Jong Bum KWON ; Chan Beom PARK ; Jin Ho KIM ; Kyung Hee KIM ; Gyu Ho PARK ; Yong Soon WON ; Kuhn PARK ; Moon Sub KWACK
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2000;33(12):978-981
Pleural mesothelioma is a rare neoplasm originating from pleural mesothelial cell. Hypoglycemia associated with tumor is knowen to be a rare consequence of non-islet cell tumors. A patient having severe, episodic hypoglycemia was found to have a large mass occupying the left hemithorax. The hypoglycemia was resolved immediately after the surgical removal of the tumor. Histologic examination of the tumor revealed localized fibrous mesothelioma.
Humans
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Hypoglycemia*
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Mesothelioma*
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Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural
8.Comparison of Bleeding, Hematoma, Pain, and Discomfort After Bone Marrow Examination With or Without Sandbag Compression
Seung Hee LEE ; Chul-Gyu KIM ; Jihyun KWON ; Ki Hyeong LEE ; Hye Sook HAN ; So Youen ROH ; Beom Jin SHIN ; Eun Ha CHOI
Asian Nursing Research 2021;15(2):150-156
Purpose:
A safe and effective hemostatic care is necessary after bone marrow examination to minimize bleeding, pain, and discomfort. However, a standardized hemostatic care protocol following bone marrow examination has not been established. The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in bleeding, hematoma, pain, and discomfort by the hemostatic method used following bone marrow examination.
Methods:
This study was carried out with a pre-test/post-test nonequivalent control group design. Sixty-four patients undergoing bone marrow examination at the hemato-oncology ward in a tertiary hospital in South Korea were assigned to an intervention (n = 30) and comparison group (n = 34). The intervention group was treated using a compression dressing alone, while the comparison group received a compression dressing followed by sandbag compression. Both groups received two hours of bedrest. Bleeding, hematoma, pain, and discomfort were measured at one and two hours after the biopsy.
Results:
No significant differences in the occurrence of bleeding between the groups at one and two hours after bone marrow examination were observed, and no participant developed hematoma. The intervention group had significantly lower pain than the comparison group two hours after the bone marrow examination as well as lower discomfort one hour and two hours after the bone marrow examination (p < .05).
Conclusion
Applying only compression dressing after a bone marrow examination is effective in reducing pain and discomfort without measurable differences in bleeding and hematoma, suggesting that compression dressings alone could be effective in lowering pain and discomfort following bone marrow examination.
9.Comparison of Bleeding, Hematoma, Pain, and Discomfort After Bone Marrow Examination With or Without Sandbag Compression
Seung Hee LEE ; Chul-Gyu KIM ; Jihyun KWON ; Ki Hyeong LEE ; Hye Sook HAN ; So Youen ROH ; Beom Jin SHIN ; Eun Ha CHOI
Asian Nursing Research 2021;15(2):150-156
Purpose:
A safe and effective hemostatic care is necessary after bone marrow examination to minimize bleeding, pain, and discomfort. However, a standardized hemostatic care protocol following bone marrow examination has not been established. The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in bleeding, hematoma, pain, and discomfort by the hemostatic method used following bone marrow examination.
Methods:
This study was carried out with a pre-test/post-test nonequivalent control group design. Sixty-four patients undergoing bone marrow examination at the hemato-oncology ward in a tertiary hospital in South Korea were assigned to an intervention (n = 30) and comparison group (n = 34). The intervention group was treated using a compression dressing alone, while the comparison group received a compression dressing followed by sandbag compression. Both groups received two hours of bedrest. Bleeding, hematoma, pain, and discomfort were measured at one and two hours after the biopsy.
Results:
No significant differences in the occurrence of bleeding between the groups at one and two hours after bone marrow examination were observed, and no participant developed hematoma. The intervention group had significantly lower pain than the comparison group two hours after the bone marrow examination as well as lower discomfort one hour and two hours after the bone marrow examination (p < .05).
Conclusion
Applying only compression dressing after a bone marrow examination is effective in reducing pain and discomfort without measurable differences in bleeding and hematoma, suggesting that compression dressings alone could be effective in lowering pain and discomfort following bone marrow examination.
10.Combination Analysis of PCDHGA12and CDO1 DNA Methylation in Bronchial Washing Fluid for Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Se Jin PARK ; Daeun KANG ; Minhyeok LEE ; Su Yel LEE ; Young Gyu PARK ; TaeJeong OH ; Seunghyun JANG ; Wan Jin HWANG ; Sun Jung KWON ; Sungwhan AN ; Ji Woong SON ; In Beom JEONG
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2024;39(2):e28-
Background:
When suspicious lesions are observed on computer-tomography (CT), invasive tests are needed to confirm lung cancer. Compared with other procedures, bronchoscopy has fewer complications. However, the sensitivity of peripheral lesion through bronchoscopy including washing cytology is low. A new test with higher sensitivity through bronchoscopy is needed. In our previous study, DNA methylation of PCDHGA12 in bronchial washing cytology has a diagnostic value for lung cancer. In this study, combination of PCDHGA12 and CDO1 methylation obtained through bronchial washing cytology was evaluated as a diagnostic tool for lung cancer.
Methods:
A total of 187 patients who had suspicious lesions in CT were enrolled. PCDHGA12methylation test, CDO1 methylation test, and cytological examination were performed using 3-plex LTE-qMSP test.
Results:
Sixty-two patients were diagnosed with benign diseases and 125 patients were diagnosed with lung cancer. The sensitivity of PCDHGA12 was 74.4% and the specificity of PCDHGA12 was 91.9% respectively. CDO1 methylation test had a sensitivity of 57.6% and a specificity of 96.8%. The combination of both PCDHGA12 methylation test and CDO1 methylation test showed a sensitivity of 77.6% and a specificity of 90.3%. The sensitivity of lung cancer diagnosis was increased by combining both PCDHGA12 and CDO1 methylation tests.
Conclusion
Checking DNA methylation of both PCDHGA12 and CDO1 genes using bronchial washing fluid can reduce the invasive procedure to diagnose lung cancer.