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Purpose@#We report the diagnosis and treatment of a secondary iris cyst in a patient referred for an iris tumor.Case summary: A 29-year-old man diagnosed with an anterior chamber mass of the left eye was referred to our center for further evaluation and management. Twenty years previously, he suffered a penetrating ocular injury of his left eye and underwent primary closure. He had no underlying systemic disease. At his initial visit, the best corrected visual acuity of his left eye was 0.5. A whitish-gray mass was observed within the anterior chamber from 1 o'clock to 5 o'clock, obscuring the pupil. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography revealed a cystic mass touching the retrocorneal surface. No other lesions were seen on orbital imaging or ocular ultrasonography. Ultimately, it was diagnosed as an iris cyst that occurred secondary to ocular trauma. After needle aspiration and intracystic injection of 99% ethanol, the cyst collapsed fully. However, a cataract developed within a few months, and phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation were performed. Seven months after cyst aspiration, the uncorrected visual acuity of the left eye had recovered to 0.5. The cyst still adhered to the corneal endothelium, remaining in its collapsed state. The current corneal endothelial cell density is 871 cells/mm2. @*Conclusions@#A secondary iris cyst was diagnosed in a patient with a history of penetrating eye trauma and surgery. It was treated successfully with needle aspiration and intracystic alcohol injection.
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Purpose@#To compare the accuracy of modern intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation formulas in predicting refractive outcomes after standard cataract surgery. @*Methods@#The medical records of 203 eyes from 203 patients that received phacoemulsification and IOL implantation were retrospectively reviewed. Partial coherence interferometry was used to obtain the biometric values. The refractive outcomes of Barrett Universal II (BUII), Emmetropia Verifying Optical (EVO) 2.0, Hill-RBF 3.0, Hoffer QST, Kane, and PEARL-DGS formulas were evaluated. Axial length (AL) subgroup analysis was done separately. The correlations between the prediction error calculated by each formula and AL and corneal power were also analyzed. @*Results@#Overall, there was no significant difference between the absolute prediction errors predicted by the six formulas after adjusting the mean prediction error (p = 0.058). AL subgroup analysis of absolute error also showed that there is no significant difference between the formulas. The BUII and Hill-RBF 3.0 formulas showed a higher percentage of eyes with prediction error within ±0.50 diopters compared to the Hoffer QST formula (p = 0.022 and p = 0.035, respectively). However, there was no significant difference after Bonferroni correction was applied. The BUII formula showed the highest IOL Formula Performance Index and therefore the highest accuracy, followed by PEARL-DGS, EVO 2.0, Kane, Hill-RBF 3.0, and Hoffer QST formulas. Out of the six formulas, the prediction error calculated by the Hoffer QST was significantly correlated with the AL (p = 0.011). None of the prediction errors calculated by the six formulas showed correlation to the corneal power. @*Conclusions@#Analysis of the prediction error showed that the six modern IOL power calculation formulas have comparable accuracy overall and across different ranges of AL.
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Purpose@#To evaluate long-term visual prognosis and changes in the retinal microstructure in patients with macular telangiectasia type 2. @*Methods@#Retrospective analysis of medical records were performed for 61 eyes (32 patients) diagnosed with macular telangiectasia type 2. The visual acuity at diagnosis was compared with that at the final visit. In addition, cases were classified into three grades based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings: grade 1, inner retinal cavities only; grade 2, outer retinal cavities with ellipsoid zone disruption; and grade 3, ellipsoid zone disruption with proliferation of retinal pigment epithelium. Change in the grade during the follow-up was verified. In addition, visual acuities were compared between eyes with and without a change in grade. @*Results@#The mean follow-up period was 41.5 ± 33.2 months. Visual acuity had deteriorated significantly from the mean logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution 0.23 ± 0.26 at diagnosis to a mean of 0.31 ± 0.31 at the final visit (p < 0.001). When classified using OCT, 65.6%, 22.9%, and 11.5% were grades 1, 2, and 3, respectively, at diagnosis and 47.5%, 36.1%, and 16.4% at the final visit. Progression of grade was noted in 22.9%. A higher degree of visual deterioration was noted in eyes showing progression than in eyes without (p = 0.002). @*Conclusions@#During the long-term follow-up period, visual deterioration was noted in patients with macular telangiectasia type 2. However, the degree of deterioration was not high. Progression in the disruption of the retinal microstructure was the likely cause of visual deterioration.
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Purpose@#The long-term clinical outcomes of cataract surgery in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) were evaluated. @*Methods@#A retrospective analysis of medical records was performed for patients who were diagnosed with RP and underwent cataract surgery. Preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was compared with BCVA at 1 month postoperatively and at the final visit. The proportion of patients with cystoid macular edema development or aggravation after surgery was evaluated, as was the proportion of patients with intraocular lens subluxation/dislocation. For patients who underwent optical coherence tomography, factors associated with a BCVA of 0.5 or better at 1 month were analyzed. @*Results@#In total, 133 eyes were included and the mean follow-up period was 58.7 months. The mean logarithm of minimal angle of resolution BCVA was 0.69 ± 0.65 at diagnosis. The BCVA was significantly improved to 0.51 ± 0.47 at 1 month postoperatively (p < 0.001). However, the BCVA at the final visit (0.70 ± 0.81) was similar to the baseline value (p = 1.000). Cystoid macular edema development or aggravation was noted in 8 eyes (6.0%) and intraocular lens subluxation/dislocation was noted in 4 eyes (3.0%). A subgroup analysis involving 108 eyes revealed that preoperative BCVA (p < 0.001) and ellipsoid zone status (p = 0.001) were associated with postoperative visual acuity. @*Conclusions@#Short-term outcomes of cataract surgery in patients with RP were comparatively good. However, long-term visual deterioration was noted with disease progression. Preoperative BCVA and ellipsoid zone status are useful markers for predicting short-term visual outcomes.
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Purpose@#To evaluate long-term visual prognosis and changes in the retinal microstructure in patients with macular telangiectasia type 2. @*Methods@#Retrospective analysis of medical records were performed for 61 eyes (32 patients) diagnosed with macular telangiectasia type 2. The visual acuity at diagnosis was compared with that at the final visit. In addition, cases were classified into three grades based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings: grade 1, inner retinal cavities only; grade 2, outer retinal cavities with ellipsoid zone disruption; and grade 3, ellipsoid zone disruption with proliferation of retinal pigment epithelium. Change in the grade during the follow-up was verified. In addition, visual acuities were compared between eyes with and without a change in grade. @*Results@#The mean follow-up period was 41.5 ± 33.2 months. Visual acuity had deteriorated significantly from the mean logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution 0.23 ± 0.26 at diagnosis to a mean of 0.31 ± 0.31 at the final visit (p < 0.001). When classified using OCT, 65.6%, 22.9%, and 11.5% were grades 1, 2, and 3, respectively, at diagnosis and 47.5%, 36.1%, and 16.4% at the final visit. Progression of grade was noted in 22.9%. A higher degree of visual deterioration was noted in eyes showing progression than in eyes without (p = 0.002). @*Conclusions@#During the long-term follow-up period, visual deterioration was noted in patients with macular telangiectasia type 2. However, the degree of deterioration was not high. Progression in the disruption of the retinal microstructure was the likely cause of visual deterioration.
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Purpose@#The long-term clinical outcomes of cataract surgery in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) were evaluated. @*Methods@#A retrospective analysis of medical records was performed for patients who were diagnosed with RP and underwent cataract surgery. Preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was compared with BCVA at 1 month postoperatively and at the final visit. The proportion of patients with cystoid macular edema development or aggravation after surgery was evaluated, as was the proportion of patients with intraocular lens subluxation/dislocation. For patients who underwent optical coherence tomography, factors associated with a BCVA of 0.5 or better at 1 month were analyzed. @*Results@#In total, 133 eyes were included and the mean follow-up period was 58.7 months. The mean logarithm of minimal angle of resolution BCVA was 0.69 ± 0.65 at diagnosis. The BCVA was significantly improved to 0.51 ± 0.47 at 1 month postoperatively (p < 0.001). However, the BCVA at the final visit (0.70 ± 0.81) was similar to the baseline value (p = 1.000). Cystoid macular edema development or aggravation was noted in 8 eyes (6.0%) and intraocular lens subluxation/dislocation was noted in 4 eyes (3.0%). A subgroup analysis involving 108 eyes revealed that preoperative BCVA (p < 0.001) and ellipsoid zone status (p = 0.001) were associated with postoperative visual acuity. @*Conclusions@#Short-term outcomes of cataract surgery in patients with RP were comparatively good. However, long-term visual deterioration was noted with disease progression. Preoperative BCVA and ellipsoid zone status are useful markers for predicting short-term visual outcomes.
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PURPOSE: To report two cases with recurrent involvement of the optic nerve as the initial sign of acute leukemic relapse.CASE SUMMARY: An 8-year-old male with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on the maintenance chemotherapy was referred for a decrease in visual acuity in the right eye. The visual acuity and optic disc swelling were completely resolved with high-dose steroid therapy. Two months after the initial presentation, the symptoms recurred and brain/orbit magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed high intensity along the right optic nerve from the retrobulbar area to the optic chiasm. The visual acuity was restored after high-dose steroid therapy. One month after the second attack, the symptoms recurred and the cerebrospinal fluid cytology was positive for lymphoblasts. Three weeks after the intrathecal chemotherapy, the visual acuity improved fully, but optic disc atrophy developed. A 45-year-old male, who received allogenic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia, presented with a decrease in visual acuity in the left eye. The left optic disc swelling improved with high-dose steroid therapy, but the medication was restarted due to the recurrence of symptoms 3 weeks later. Brain MRI showed a mass lesion compressing the left optic nerve, presumed to be a myeloid sarcoma. One month after local irradiation, the visual acuity was no light perception in the left eye.CONCLUSIONS: In patients with a prior history of acute leukemia, the recurrent involvement of the optic nerve should be considered as a central nerve system relapse, regardless of improvement with steroid treatment.
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Purpose@#This study was done to analyze effects of leader-member exchange as perceived by nurses who returned to work after parental leave: conflict between work and family via job stress. @*Methods@#A cross-sectional study design was adopted and data were collected from 140 nurses. Collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 23.0 program (descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis). @*Results@#Mean scores were 3.44±0.64 out of 5 for leader-member exchange, 3.45±0.59 out of 5 for job stress, and 2.82±0.80 out of 5 for conflict between work and family. The leader-member exchange had negative correlations with job stress (r=-.31, p=.003) and conflict between work and family (r=-.36, p<.001). The leader-member exchange had direct impacts on conflict between work and family (β=-.26, p=.002) and indirect via job stress (β=.35, p<.001). Job stress had partial mediating effects on relations between leader-member exchange and conflict between work and family (Z=-3.00, p<.001). The leader-member exchange and job stress explained 41% of the conflict between work and family. @*Conclusion@#The findings from this study indicate that active human resource management policies should be established in order to increase the leader-member exchange.
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PURPOSE: This study was conducted to update the existing nursing practice guideline for intravenous infusion guidelines according to the evidence-based practice guideline in South Korea. METHODS: Guideline update process was performed using 22 steps according to the manuals developed by NICE and SIGN. RESULTS: Updated nursing practice guidelines for the intravenous infusion were consisted of 23 domains and 322 recommendations. The number of recommendations in each domain were 4 for general instruction, 12 for vascular access device selection, 20 for site selection, 9 for insertion, 54 for stabilization, 21 for maintaining patency, 4 for blood sampling, 33 for exchange and removal, 28 for add-on device selection, 28, 72 for infusion related complications, 56 for infusion therapies, 7 for education, and 2 for documentation and report. There were 15.9% of A, 30.2% of B, 53.9% of C in terms of grade recommendations. A total of 178 (51.6%) recommendations were newly developed and 24 previous recommendations have been deleted. CONCLUSION: Updated nursing practice guideline for intravenous infusion was expected to be an evidence-based practice guideline for intravenous infusion in South Korea. This guideline is suggested to be disseminated to clinical nursing settings nationwide to improve the efficiency of intravenous infusion practice.
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Educação , Enfermagem Baseada em Evidências , Prática Clínica Baseada em Evidências , Infusões Intravenosas , Coreia (Geográfico) , Enfermagem , Dispositivos de Acesso VascularRESUMO
BACKGROUND: From May to July 2015, the Republic of Korea experienced the largest outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outside the Arabian Peninsula. A total of 186 patients, including 36 deaths, had been diagnosed with MERS-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection as of September 30th, 2015. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We obtained information of patients who were confirmed to have MERS-CoV infection. MERS-CoV infection was diagnosed using real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay. RESULTS: The median age of the patients was 55 years (range, 16 to 86). A total of 55.4% of the patients had one or more coexisting medical conditions. The most common symptom was fever (95.2%). At admission, leukopenia (42.6%), thrombocytopenia (46.6%), and elevation of aspartate aminotransferase (42.7%) were observed. Pneumonia was detected in 68.3% of patients at admission and developed in 80.8% during the disease course. Antiviral agents were used for 74.7% of patients. Mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and convalescent serum were employed for 24.5%, 7.1%, and 3.8% of patients, respectively. Older age, presence of coexisting medical conditions including diabetes or chronic lung disease, presence of dyspnea, hypotension, and leukocytosis at admission, and the use of mechanical ventilation were revealed to be independent predictors of death. CONCLUSION: The clinical features of MERS-CoV infection in the Republic of Korea were similar to those of previous outbreaks in the Middle East. However, the overall mortality rate (20.4%) was lower than that in previous reports. Enhanced surveillance and active management of patients during the outbreak may have resulted in improved outcomes.
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Humanos , Antivirais , Aspartato Aminotransferases , Infecções por Coronavirus , Surtos de Doenças , Dispneia , Oxigenação por Membrana Extracorpórea , Febre , Hipotensão , Leucocitose , Leucopenia , Pneumopatias , Coronavírus da Síndrome Respiratória do Oriente Médio , Oriente Médio , Mortalidade , Pneumonia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , República da Coreia , Respiração Artificial , TrombocitopeniaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: A Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak in South Korea in 2015 started by a single imported case and was amplified by intra- and inter-hospital transmission. We describe two hospital outbreaks of MERS-CoV infection in Daejeon caused by a single patient who was infected by the first Korean case of MERS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Demographic and clinical information involving MERS cases in the Daejeon cluster were retrospectively collected and potential contacts and exposures were assessed. The incubation periods and serial intervals were estimated. Viral RNAs were extracted from respiratory tract samples obtained from the index case, four secondary cases and one tertiary case from each hospital. The partial S2 domain of the MERS-CoV spike was sequenced. RESULTS: In Daejeon, a MERS patient (the index case) was hospitalized at Hospital A in the first week of illness and was transferred to Hospital B because of pneumonia progression in the second week of illness, where he received a bronchoscopic examination and nebulizer therapy. A total of 23 secondary cases (10 in Hospital A and 13 in Hospital B) were detected among patients and caregivers who stayed on the same ward with the index case. There were no secondary cases among healthcare workers. Among close hospital contacts, the secondary attack rate was 15.8% (12/76) in Hospital A and 14.3% (10/70) in Hospital B. However, considering the exposure duration, the incidence rate was higher in Hospital B (7.7/100 exposure-days) than Hospital A (3.4/100 exposure-days). In Hospital B, the median incubation period was shorter (4.6 days vs. 10.8 days), the median time to pneumonia development was faster (3 days vs. 6 days) and mortality was higher (70% vs. 30.8%) than in Hospital A. MERS-CoV isolates from 11 cases formed a single monophyletic clade, with the closest similarity to strains from Riyadh. CONCLUSION: Exposure to the MERS case in the late stage (2nd week) of diseases appeared to increase the risk of transmission and was associated with shorter incubation periods and rapid disease progression among those infected. Early detection and isolation of cases is critical in preventing the spread of MERS in the hospital and decreasing the disease severity among those infected.
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Humanos , Cuidadores , Infecções por Coronavirus , Atenção à Saúde , Surtos de Doenças , Progressão da Doença , Incidência , Coreia (Geográfico) , Coronavírus da Síndrome Respiratória do Oriente Médio , Oriente Médio , Mortalidade , Nebulizadores e Vaporizadores , Pneumonia , Sistema Respiratório , Estudos Retrospectivos , RNA ViralRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and the presence of carotid plaque have been used for risk stratification of cardiovascular disease (CVD). To date, however, the association between multi-directional functional properties of carotid artery and CVD has not been fully elucidated. We sought to explore the multi-directional mechanics of the carotid artery in relation to cardiovascular risk. METHODS: Four hundred one patients who underwent carotid ultrasound were enrolled between January 2010 and April 2013. A high risk of CVD was defined as more than 20% of 10-year risk based on the Framingham risk score. Using a speckle-tracking technique, the longitudinal and radial movements were analyzed in the B-mode images. Peak longitudinal and radial displacements, strain and strain rate were also measured. Beta stiffness and elastic modulus index were calculated from the radial measurements. RESULTS: Of the overall sample, 13% (52) of patients comprised the high-risk group. In multivariate logistic regression, CIMT and elastic modulus index were independently associated with a high-risk of CVD {odds ratio (OR): 1.810 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.249–2.622] and OR: 1.767 (95% CI: 1.177–2.652); p = 0.002, 0.006, respectively}. The combination of CIMT and elastic modulus index correlated with a high-risk of CVD more so than CIMT alone. CONCLUSION: The elastic modulus index of the carotid artery might serve as a novel surrogate marker of high-risk CVD. Measurement of the multi-directional mechanics of the carotid artery using the speckle tracking technique has potential for providing further information over conventional B-mode ultrasound for stratification of CVD risk.
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Humanos , Biomarcadores , Doenças Cardiovasculares , Artérias Carótidas , Espessura Intima-Media Carotídea , Módulo de Elasticidade , Modelos Logísticos , Mecânica , UltrassonografiaRESUMO
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an acute viral respiratory illness with high mortality caused by a new strain of betacoronavirus (MERS-CoV). Since the report of the first patient in Saudi Arabia in 2012, large-scale outbreaks through hospital-acquired infection and inter-hospital transmission have been reported. Most of the patients reported in South Korea were also infected in hospital settings. Therefore, to eliminate the spread of MERS-CoV, infection prevention and control measures should be implemented with rigor. The present guideline has been drafted on the basis of the experiences of infection control in the South Korean hospitals involved in the recent MERS outbreak and on domestic and international infection prevention and control guidelines. To ensure efficient MERS-CoV infection prevention and control, care should be taken to provide comprehensive infection control measures including contact control, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, disinfection, and environmental cleaning.
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Humanos , Atenção à Saúde , Surtos de Doenças , Desinfecção , Higiene das Mãos , Controle de Infecções , Coreia (Geográfico) , Oriente Médio , Mortalidade , Quarentena , Arábia SauditaRESUMO
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OBJECTIVE: Post-contrast T1 values are closely related to the degree of myocardial extracellular space expansion. We determined the relationship between post-contrast T1 values and left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, LV remodeling, and neurohormonal activation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-nine patients with DCM (mean age, 55 +/- 15 years; 41 males and 18 females) who underwent both 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging and echocardiography were enrolled. The post-contrast 10-minute T1 value was generated from inversion time scout images obtained using the Look-Locker inversion recovery sequence and a curve-fitting algorithm. The T1 sample volume was obtained from three interventricular septal points, and the mean T1 value was used for analysis. The N-Terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level was measured in 40 patients. RESULTS: The mean LV ejection fraction was 24 +/- 9% and the post-T1 value was 254.5 +/- 46.4 ms. The post-contrast T1 value was significantly correlated with systolic longitudinal septal velocity (s'), peak late diastolic velocity of the mitral annulus (a'), the diastolic elastance index (Ed, [E/e']/stroke volume), LV mass/volume ratio, LV end-diastolic wall stress, and LV end-systolic wall stress. In a multivariate analysis without NT-proBNP, T1 values were independently correlated with Ed (beta = -0.351, p = 0.016) and the LV mass/volume ratio (beta = 0.495, p = 0.001). When NT-proBNP was used in the analysis, NT-proBNP was independently correlated with the T1 values (beta = -0.339, p = 0.017). CONCLUSION: Post-contrast T1 is closely related to LV remodeling, diastolic function, and neurohormonal activation in patients with DCM.
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Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Algoritmos , Pressão Sanguínea , Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/diagnóstico , Ecocardiografia , Espaço Extracelular/fisiologia , Ventrículos do Coração/fisiopatologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Análise Multivariada , Peptídeo Natriurético Encefálico/análise , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/análise , Remodelação VentricularRESUMO
Central venous catheters provide long-term available vascular access. They are useful for central venous pressure monitoring, rapid fluid management, massive transfusion and direct cardiovascular medication, especially in operation. Central venous catheterization is usually performed by the landmark bedside technique without imaging guidance. The complications of central venous catheterization are frequent, which include malposition, pneumothorax, hemothorax, chylothorax, arterial puncture, hematoma, air embolism and infection. Malposition of a central venous catheter is not rare and may cause several complications such as malfunction of the catheter, default measurement of central venous pressure, catheter erosion, thrombophlebitis and cardiac tamponade. In this case, we report a malposition of central venous catheter with 9-Fr introducer sheath which is located in the right subclavian vein via ipsilateral internal jugular vein and the correction of this misplacement assisted by mobile type diagnostic X-ray apparatus (C-arm fluoroscope).
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Tamponamento Cardíaco , Cateterismo , Cateterismo Venoso Central , Catéteres , Cateteres Venosos Centrais , Pressão Venosa Central , Quilotórax , Embolia Aérea , Hematoma , Hemotórax , Veias Jugulares , Pneumotórax , Punções , Radiografia , Veia Subclávia , TromboflebiteRESUMO
Enterococcus hirae mainly causes infections in animals. It has been rarely encountered in humans and, in most such cases, it is considered to be a contaminant or resident flora. Since the first case of septicemia by E. hirae was reported in 1998, only two cases of acute pyelonephritis (APN) have been reported in Korea. We describe herein a case of APN caused by E. hirae in an 83-year-old man with a horseshoe kidney. Although E. hirae was isolated only from urine and not from the blood, we were able to diagnose it as the causative organism based on the patient's clinical findings, imaging study results, and risk factors including old age, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and a horseshoe kidney.
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Animais , Humanos , Enterococcus , Rim , Coreia (Geográfico) , Hiperplasia Prostática , Pielonefrite , Fatores de Risco , SepseRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Anti-inflammation, anti-bactericidal, and collagen synthesis are important for health skin conditions. However, the effect of horse oil on anti-inflammation, anti-bactericidal, and collagen synthesis is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, and synthesis of type I collagen of horse oil. METHODS: Anti-bacterial effect was evaluated by disc diffusion test. Expressions of inflammatory cytokines were studied by RT-PCR analysis, real time PCR. Type I collagen expression was evaluated by Western blot in human HaCaT kertinocytes and fibroblasts. RESULTS: Our data showed that horse oil exerted anti-bacterial effect on P.acnes and S.aureus. Expression of IL-10 was increased by horse oil-treated HaCaT cells. In addition, increased expression of type I collagen was observed in horse oil-treated human skin fibroblasts. CONCLUSION: Horse oil exerts an anti-bactericidal effect against P.acnes and S.aureus. In addition, anti-inflammatory and anti-aging effects of horse oil will be mediated by up-regulation of IL-10 and type I collagen, respectively.
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Humanos , Western Blotting , Colágeno , Colágeno Tipo I , Citocinas , Difusão , Fibroblastos , Cavalos , Interleucina-10 , Queratinócitos , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real , Pele , Regulação para CimaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The ratio of the steady-state 24-hour area under the concentration-time curve (ssAUC24) to the MIC (AUC24/MIC) for vancomycin has been recommended as the preferred pharmacodynamic index. The aim of this study was to assess whether the calculated AUC24 (cAUC24) using the creatinine clearance (CLcr) differs from the ssAUC24 based on the individual pharmacokinetic data estimated by a commercial software. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cAUC24 was compared with the ssAUC24 with respect to age, body mass index, and trough concentration of vancomycin and the results were expressed as median and interquartile ranges. A correlation between the cAUC24 and ssAUC24 and the trough concentration of vancomycin was evaluated. The probability of reaching an AUC24/MIC of 400 or higher was compared between the cAUC24 and ssAUC24 for different MICs of vancomycin and different daily doses by simulation in a subgroup with a trough concentration of 10 mg/L and higher. RESULTS: The cAUC24 was significantly lower than the ssAUC24 (392.38 vs. 418.32 mg.hr/L, P < 0.0001) and correlated weakly with the trough concentration (r = 0.649 vs. r = 0.964). Assuming a MIC of 1.0 mg/L, the probability of reaching the value of 400 or higher was 77.5% for the cAUC24/MIC and 100% for the ssAUC24/MIC in patients with a trough concentration of 10 mg/L and higher. If the MIC increased to 2.0 mg/L, the probability was 57.7% for the cAUC24/MIC and 71.8% for the ssAUC24/MIC at a daily vancomycin dose of 4,000 mg. CONCLUSIONS: The cAUC24 using the calculated CLcr is usually underestimated compared with the ssAUC24 based on individual pharmacokinetic data. Therefore, to obtain a more accurate AUC24, therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin rather than a simple calculation based on the CLcr should be performed, and a more accurate biomarker for renal function is needed.