Publications by authors named "Hee Seung Kang"
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- Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are becoming a major global health threat, making it crucial to evaluate their prevalence in both humans and animals, particularly companion animals like dogs and cats.
- The study identified 13 CRE isolates from dogs, revealing that most carried critical β-lactamase genes and presented specific mutations related to antibiotic resistance.
- The findings emphasize the potential health risks posed by these resistant strains, highlighting the significant interaction between veterinary and human health, as these resistant genes may affect humans.
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- Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC β-lactamase-producing bacteria are becoming a major global health issue due to their resistance to third-generation cephalosporins, particularly in food animals.
- A study conducted in South Korea collected 409 serovar Infantis isolates from various healthy and diseased food animals, revealing that 61.9% were resistant to ceftiofur, mainly from chickens, highlighting significant multidrug resistance patterns across the isolates.
- Molecular analysis indicated that all ceftiofur-resistant strains produced specific β-lactamase enzymes, with the majority belonging to sequence type ST32, suggesting widespread dissemination of resistance genes among food animal populations.
Extended-spectrum -lactamase (ESBL)-producing is emerging as a worldwide public health concern. In this study, we aimed to investigate the antimicrobial resistance profiles and molecular characteristics of ESBL-producing serovar Typhimurium ( Typhimurium). We obtained a total of 995 Typhimurium isolates from the feces and carcasses of pigs ( = 678), chickens ( = 202), and cattle ( = 115) during 2010-2021 in Korea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFspp. are typically found in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals. However, they have the potential to produce opportunistic infections that can be transmitted to humans or other animals, along with acquired antibiotic resistance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Current cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines recommend performing defibrillation every 2 min during resuscitation. This study aimed to compare the rate of successful defibrillation using 1- and 2-min defibrillation intervals.
Methods: Twenty-six pigs were randomly assigned to 1- or 2-min interval groups.
Purpose: We investigated the predictive value of the gradient between arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO) and end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO) (Pa-ETCO) in post-cardiac arrest patients for in-hospital mortality.
Methods: This retrospective observational study evaluated cardiac arrest patients admitted to the emergency department of a tertiary university hospital. The PaCO and ETCO values at 6, 12, and 24 h after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) were obtained from medical records and Pa-ETCO gap was calculated as the difference between PaCO and ETCO at each time point.
Background: Early identification of patients with acute diverticulitis who require emergent surgical intervention in the emergency department (ED) is important to the physician. Although computed tomography (CT) has an important role in evaluating the severity of diverticulitis, its findings alone may not predict the need for emergent surgical intervention in all patients with acute diverticulitis in the ED. Serum inflammation markers may help to differentiate severity of acute diverticulitis and predict the need for surgical intervention in clinical practice.
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