A quantitative in vitro assay for detecting biological activity of endotoxin using rabbit peripheral blood.

abstract：:Variation by country in urinary tract infection (UTI)-causative bacteria is partly due to the differences in the use of antibiotics. We compared their frequencies and antibiotic susceptibilities in the treatment of patients with UTI from 2 cities, Kobe, Japan, and Surabaya, Indonesia. We retrospectively analyzed 1,804...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kitagawa K,Shigemura K,Yamamichi F,Alimsardjono L,Rahardjo D,Kuntaman K,Shirakawa T,Fujisawa M

更新日期：2018-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Our report highlights a case of intracranial tuberculoma in an elderly woman with chronic discharging sinus. A 77-year-old woman had a mass lesion extending to the scalp through a chronic discharging sinus for 2 years with an intermittent, non-radiating, dull, low-grade headache. Based on our survey of central nervous...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Li L,Cheng C,Shetty R,Li S,Wu T,Zhao N

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Curtailing the observation of mice challenged with tetanus toxin in potency test of tetanus vaccine would reduce the agony of mice from spastic paralysis. From the viewpoint of animal welfare, we investigated the feasibility this measure. The potencies of 85 lots of vaccine obtained on the 4th day after challenge were...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Fukuda T,Iwaki M,Komiya T,Arakawa Y,Takahashi M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriological analysis of 1,551 stool/rectal swabs from all age groups of diarrhea patients of different hospitals of Orissa from January 2004 to December 2006 was carried out using standard procedures. Among all enteropathogens isolated in 886 culture-positive samples, Escherichia coli constituted 75.5%, including ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Samal SK,Khuntia HK,Nanda PK,Satapathy CS,Nayak SR,Sarangi AK,Sahoo N,Pattnaik SK,Chhotray GP,Pal BB

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent increase in gram-negative bacteria coproducing multiple classes of β-lactamases has made it difficult to accurately identify metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) producers. In the present study, six methods for detecting MBL producers were compared using 56 gram-negative bacterial isolates that produce various β-lacta...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Hattori T,Kawamura K,Arakawa Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old Japanese male farmer with advanced gastric adenocarcinoma and multiple hepatic metastases was admitted to our hospital. Blood culture results were positive on day 5, and Gram-positive rods were detected. According to the results of Ziehl-Neelsen staining and a cultured colony of this bacterium, we suspec...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Yaita K,Matsunaga M,Tashiro N,Sakai Y,Masunaga K,Miyoshi H,Oshima K,Chikamatsu K,Takaki A,Mitarai S,Watanabe H

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in serologic assays for tuberculosis (TB) have made serology an attractive surveillance tool. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of these new assays have been well established. We employed an immunochromatographic serodiagnostic test for detecting antibodies (immunoglobulin [Ig] G, IgA, and Ig...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Adjei AA,Armah H,Duah OA,Adiku T,Hesse IF

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue is the most prevalent arboviral disease affecting humans, with tropical and subtropical regions having the highest risk of dengue virus infections. The clinical symptoms often range from mild fever to fever with hemorrhagic manifestations and shock. Since 2010, India has been witnessing a marked increase in the...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Pooja S,Sabeena S,Revti B,Sanjay R,Anjali A,Rajendra K,Aswathyraj S,Giselle D,Hindol M,Arunkumar G

更新日期：2017-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most commonly encountered infections in childhood. It has been demonstrated that the preputial sac can act as a reservoir of organisms and is thus responsible for causing ascending UTIs. This study was performed to determine the presence of preputial flora in different age g...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Agartan CA,Kaya DA,Ozturk CE,Gulcan A

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can involve mixed-species bacterial infection. However, few studies have investigated antimicrobial efficacy in the treatment of mixed species infections. This study aimed to compare the in vivo antimicrobial activity of garenoxacin (GRNX) and levofloxacin (LVFX) against Streptococcu...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kato H,Hagihara M,Yokoyama Y,Suematsu H,Asai N,Koizumi Y,Yamagishi Y,Mikamo H

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with a wide spectrum of clinical entities ranging from asymptomatic carriage to severe forms of chronic hepatitis. In Egypt, HCV infection has been shown to be highly prevalent. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and significance of anti-HCV IgM in ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： el-Gohary A,Hosny AM,Fawaz N,Heiba A,Abdalla E,Kawano F,Kiyokawa T

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) from 3 tertiary-care Korean university hospitals between 2017 and 2018. Non-duplicated clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae showing resistance to any carbapenem agents were collected prospect...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kim SH,Kim GR,Jeong J,Kim S,Shin JH

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a surveillance system that can detect a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in a hospital as quickly as possible using the "SARS alert" strategy proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Our research examined hospital staff and in-patients during the winter of 2003/2004. We defin...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kawana A,Teruya K,Hama T,Kuroda E,Sekiguchi J,Kirikae T,Naka G,Kimura S,Kuratsuji T,Ohara H,Kudo K

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously developed Russell's viper venom toxoid in Myanmar is in a liquid form that shows reversion in the form of a reduced number of formaldehyde linkages and toxicity during storage at 37 degrees C and at room temperature. In order to have a safe, potent and stable toxoid, a lyophilized form was prepared in the...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Aung W,Hlaing KK,Kyaw KP,Win MM,Kyaw A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes is a problem on a worldwide level because it is a serious food-borne pathogen. Although 3 evolutionary divisions have been reported for L. monocytogenes, the evolution of Japanese isolates has not yet been clarified. Thus, in order to determine the lineage of these Japanese ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ueda F,Ogasawara K,Hondo R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a seasonal epidemic disease with a 50-year recorded history in China. Its characteristics can be summarized as follows: (i) it is a seasonal epidemic disease; approximately 90% of cases are recorded in July, August, and September each year. The peak of JE onset is 1 month earlier in South...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Wang H,Li Y,Liang X,Liang G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are the leading causes of acute respiratory tract infection in children, and clinical manifestations of these virus infections are considered similar. To investigate the differences in clinical characteristics between HMPV and RSV infections in young c...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Taniguchi A,Kawada JI,Go K,Fujishiro N,Hosokawa Y,Maki Y,Sugiyama Y,Suzuki M,Tsuji T,Hoshino S,Muramatsu H,Kidokoro H,Kinoshita F,Hirakawa A,Takahashi Y,Sato Y,Natsume J,Nagoya Collaborative Clinical Research Team.

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, HIV infection is classified as "HIV" or "AIDS" depending upon whether the infection was detected before or after the development of AIDS. In male homosexuals, in the plot of the number of "AIDS" notified annually versus the that of "HIV" notified annually, the plot fell on a straight line with a slope close ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Yoshikura H

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to investigate the distribution of rotavirus genotypes in Nara Prefecture, Japan before and after the introduction of rotavirus vaccination in 2011. Since the 2011/2012 season, DS-1-like G1P[8] strains have been detected in Nara Prefecture, accounting for about half of all strains in the 2014/...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Sugimoto D,Nakano M,Inada M,Fujitani M,Chiba S,Sakai T

更新日期：2017-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Meropenem-susceptible and -resistant Aeromonas dhakensis isolates from blood cultures of a fatal case of septicemia were analyzed. The two isolates were homologous and gene expression of metallo-β-lactamase in the resistant strain was upregulated. Physicians should be aware of the possibility of the induction of carba...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Murata M,Morinaga Y,Akamatsu N,Matsuda J,Uno N,Kosai K,Hasegawa H,Okada M,Moriuchi H,Yanagihara K

更新日期：2016-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:There is massive enteric bacterial colonization in the periurethral region during infancy. Fecal soiling is considered to be responsible for this colonization. We hypothesized that baby wet wipes containing chemical cleansing compounds, which are used for the cleaning of babies after diaper soiling, could be a contrib...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Senses DA,Oztürk CE,Yar NE,Acar S,Bahcebasi T,Kocabay K,Kaya D

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During endemic infections, the sensitivity of diagnostic tests and rapid diagnosis of the respiratory tract pathogens is particularly important. Utilization of just one diagnostic technique, such as serological tests or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based detection methods, during outbreaks of lower respiratory trac...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Oktem IM,Ellidokuz H,Sevinc C,Kilinc O,Aksakoglu G,Sayiner A,Ucan ES,Sezgin S,Ozdemir H,Yuksel B

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noncirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) has recently been reported as a liver complication in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients and has been found to be associated with exposure to didanosine. Here, we describe the case of an HIV-infected patient with portal hypertension who initially presented w...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Chang HM,Tsai HC,Lee SS,Wann SR,Chen YS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and morbidities of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in newborn infants. Tissue culture and direct immunofluorescence (DIF) tests were used to detect the presence of nasopharyngeal C. trachomatis infection in 35 preterm and 21 healthy term neonates. All infants wer...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Bekler C,Kultursay N,Ozacar T,Sayiner A,Yalaz M,Akisu M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported a hospital-based epidemiological study on enterovirus (EV)-D68 infection among children during the autumn of 2015, which indirectly inferred an outbreak in Sendai, Japan. In this study, stocked sera of children (aged 0-6 years; without symptoms of infectious diseases) in the Sendai community col...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kadji FMN,Nishimura H,Okamoto M,Sato K,Ohmiya S,Ito H,Suzuki A,Nagai Y,Oshitani H

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are considered the gold standard for the detection of various immunological reactions and can be used for the detection of infectious diseases during outbreaks or in the care of individual patients. To be useful in the timely implementation of prevention and control measures...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Singh H,Morioka K,Shimojima M,Van An L,Nakajima H,Hemmi A,Uchiyama K,Loong SK,AbuBakar S,Yang M,Sugamata M

更新日期：2016-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A quick, reliable detection system is necessary to deal with bioterrorism. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a DNA amplification method that can amplify specific DNA fragments in isothermal conditions. We developed a new highly mobile and practical LAMP anthrax detection system that uses a disposable po...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Hatano B,Maki T,Obara T,Fukumoto H,Hagisawa K,Matsushita Y,Okutani A,Bazartseren B,Inoue S,Sata T,Katano H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major objective of this study was to deliver vital statistics related to cholera to health authorities so as to aid in their attempt to prioritize communicable diseases in Nepal. A laboratory-based surveillance was conducted from mid-June 2008 to mid-January 2009 at the National Public Health Laboratory, Nepal. Di...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Karki R,Bhatta DR,Malla S,Dumre SP

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue fever (DF) is a mosquito-borne viral disease of great concern in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. One important cause of the increase in DF is rapid development and urbanization has led to proliferation of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the vector responsible for transmission of the illness. Surveill...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Campos GS,Pinho AC,Brandão CJ,Bandeira AC,Sardi SI

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined pathological changes in the lung tissues of young and aged mice infected with influenza virus. Young mice inoculated with influenza virus showed body weight loss at 4 days post-infection (dpi), meanwhile body weight decrease started from 9 dpi in the aged mice. We histopathologically examined th...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Muto NA,Sunden Y,Hattori T,Fujikura D,Nakayama Y,Miyazaki T,Maruyama M,Kimura T,Sawa H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00