- Acquisition of methicillin resistance and progression of multiantibiotic resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Ito T, Hiramatsu
- KMID: 711594
- Yonsei Med J.
- 1998 Dec;39(6):526-533.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.526
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) produces specific penicillin-binding protein, PBP2', which shows remarkably low affinities to most beta-lactam antibiotics except those such as penicillin G and ampicillin. The region surrounding mecA... -
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- Antimicrobial resistance in enterococci
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Pai CH, Kim MN
- KMID: 711598
- Yonsei Med J.
- 1998 Dec;39(6):554-561.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.554
Enterococci have emerged as a major nosocomial pathogen and as an ever-increasing problem in antimicrobial resistance. They are ubiquitous in the intestinal flora of humans and animals and inherently resistant... -
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- Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Bacteroides fragilis group organisms in Korea
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Lee K, Shin HB, Chong Y
- KMID: 711601
- Yonsei Med J.
- 1998 Dec;39(6):578-586.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.578
Antimicrobial resistance patterns of 913 clinical isolates of Bacteroides fragilis group organisms were monitored during an 8-year period in Korea. In general the resistance rates of the non-fragilis B. fragilis... -
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- Emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Korea
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Song JH
- KMID: 711597
- Yonsei Med J.
- 1998 Dec;39(6):546-553.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.546
Pneumococcal resistance has become a global issue during the past three decades. One of the major foci of pneumococcal resistance worldwide is the Asian region including Korea, Japan, and Hong... -
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- Surveillance of resistant pathogens and rational use of antibiotics: general remarks
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Acar JF
- KMID: 711588
- Yonsei Med J.
- 1998 Dec;39(6):485-487.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.485
Surveillance of resistant pathogens should lead to improved treatment of patients and to a rational use of antibiotics. The process for decision making between microbiology, general practice and health policy... -
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- Current susceptibility patterns of anaerobic bacteria
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Wexler HM, Finegold S
- KMID: 711590
- Yonsei Med J.
- 1998 Dec;39(6):495-501.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.495
While antibiotic resistance among anaerobes continues to increase, the frequency of antimicrobial susceptibility testing for anaerobes is declining. Because anaerobic infections are often mixed and detailed bacteriology of the organisms... -
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- Why do antimicrobial agents become ineffectual?
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Inoue M, Kuga A, Shimauchi , Yano H, Okamoto R
- KMID: 711591
- Yonsei Med J.
- 1998 Dec;39(6):502-513.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.502
Antibiotic resistance has evolved over the past 50 years from a merely microbiological curiosity to a serious medical problem in hospitals all over the world. Resistance has been reported in... -
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- Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents: an overview from Korea
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Kim WJ, Park SC
- KMID: 711589
- Yonsei Med J.
- 1998 Dec;39(6):488-494.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.488
Antimicrobial resistance of bacteria has become a worldwide problem. Available data suggest that the resistance problem is comparatively more serious in Korea. In large hospitals, the proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus... -
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- The characteristics of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Korean isolates of Enterobacteriaceae
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Pai H
- KMID: 711592
- Yonsei Med J.
- 1998 Dec;39(6):514-519.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.514
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in gram-negative organisms have been implicated as the enzymes responsible for resistance to oxyimino-cephalosporins. The incidence of ESBL- producers in Korean isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella... -
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- Nocardia osteomyelitis in a pachymeningitis patient: an example of a difficult case to treat with antimicrobial agents
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Shin KH, Lee WS, Son YK, Lee K, Chong Y
- KMID: 711604
- Yonsei Med J.
- 1998 Dec;39(6):604-610.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.604
Antimicrobial agents played a miraculous role in the treatment of bacterial infections until resistant bacteria became widespread. Besides antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, many factors can influence the cure of infection. Nocardia infection... -
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