Two cases of sucrose-fermenting Vibrio vulnificus infection in which 16S rDNA sequencing was useful for diagnosis.

abstract：:The global polio eradication program is under way with the target year of 2000. We reviewed the program progress, in perspective, from the experience of the global smallpox eradication, which is at present a sole disease ever eradicated by orchestrated global efforts. We concluded that despite substantial efforts bein...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Arita I,Nakane M

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 46 carbapenem- and multidrug-resistant (CR- and MDR-)Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremic isolates from a Taiwanese medical center were investigated over the period 2000 to 2006 using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) profiling and by analysing the genetic organization of their integrons. The results ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Chen YS,Lin HH,Wu CH,Hsiao YS,Hsu NS,Chen YL

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess immunity levels against tetanus in the areas of 26 health centers in Samsun, Antalya, and Diyarbakir in Turkey in 2000 - 2001. The study group consisted of 2,465 healthy subjects aged 6 months old or above, randomly selected from each age group in the area. Of these, a total of 2,09...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kurtoglu D,Gozalan A,Coplu N,Miyamura K,Morita M,Esen B,Akin L

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In world leprosy nowadays, a favorable epidemiologic trend has been provided due to the best effort of the worldwide campaign with chemotherapy providing a bright but one-sided look at the future. However, the numbers of new patients are still higher than those under chemotherapy, leaving a concern over the remaining ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Matsuo E

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From November 2004 to April 2005, 5 cases of norovirus (NoV) occurred in Sakai City, Japan. These were all diffuse outbreaks due to infections with genogroup II genotype 4 (GII/4) virus strains. Similar outbreaks occurred throughout Japan; hence, GII/4 was assumed to be the prevalent NoV type. However, a NoV outbreak ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Uchino K,Miyoshi T,Matsuo M,Ikeda Y,Yoshida Y,Teranaka Y,Sugimoto M,Sasaki Y,Shibata H,Fujii F,Tanaka T

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this prospective pilot study we evaluated the efficacy of blood cultures (BC) in detecting bacteremia and fungemia prior to the occurrence of infectious signs. Between February 2003 and July 2003, BC were performed twice weekly in neutropenic hematological patients using blood drawn from central venous catheters. M...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Penack O,Keilholz U,Thiel E,Blau IW

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen mutations may lead to immune escape and eventually cause failure of immunization. In this report, we identified immune escape variants in immunized babies born to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier mothers. A total of 68 babies were followed up for 2 years after the ful...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Velu V,Saravanan S,Nandakumar S,Dhevahi E,Shankar EM,Murugavel KG,Kumarasamy T,Thyagarajan SP

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a refractory disorder that needs long-term antifungal treatment and occasionally results in fatal respiratory failure and hemoptysis. However, the pathological features of the disorder have not been thoroughly delineated. Thirty cases were therefore analyzed clinically and hist...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ando T,Tochigi N,Gocho K,Moriya A,Ikushima S,Kumasaka T,Takemura T,Shibuya K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strong dependency of rubella and measles epidemics on population size was confirmed by 2 types of plots: the cumulative frequency distribution of number of cases per prefecture and the slope of the log-log plots of number of cases per prefecture on the y-axis vs. prefecture population size on the x-axis. These param...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Yoshikura H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine group B streptococci (GBS) strains were isolated from five toxic shock-like syndrome cases of nonpregnant adults in Japan from 2001 to 2005. All of them were identified as Streptococcus agalactiae. The serotypes of these strains were Ib, III, V, and VII. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed that the patterns...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Chang B,Ikebe T,Wada A,Ogata K,Tomita M,Katsukawa C,Kawahara R,Suzuki R,Endo M,Isobe J,Tanaka D,Hirasawa K,Watanabe H,Working Group for Streptococci in Japan.

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the overall usage of veterinary therapeutic antimicrobials in Japan to the proportion of antimicrobial-resistant. Escherichia coli isolated from the feces of apparently healthy food-producing animals in 2001. The annual sales volume of veterinary antimicrobials, which is published and accumulated informati...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Asai T,Kojima A,Harada K,Ishihara K,Takahashi T,Tamura Y

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the linezolid susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from a tertiary care hospital in Izmir. A total of 67 M. tuberculosis strains (33 multidrug-resistant [MDR] and 34 non-MDR) were isolated and identified by the Tuberculosis Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Mi...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ermertcan S,Hosgor-Limoncu M,Erac B,Tasli H,Cavusoglu C,Bozkurt H

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A food-borne pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b, has been frequently isolated from patients with listeriosis, and numerous outbreaks of listeriosis are associated with this serotype. In the present study, we performed subtyping of L. monocytogenes serotype 4b strains on the basis of genetic analyses. Thirty-...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ochiai Y,Mochizuki M,Yamada F,Takano T,Hondo R,Ueda F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate blood and biochemical laboratory findings in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to develop a joint predictor for predicting the likelihood of severe COVID-19 and its adverse clinical outcomes and to provide more information for treatment. We collected the data o...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Liu X,Shi S,Xiao J,Wang H,Chen L,Li J,Han K

更新日期：2020-11-24 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：:A retrospective analysis of the surveillance data on laboratory confirmed cases of influenza in 4 post pandemic seasons in Serbia was performed to evaluate predictors of hospitalization and admission to intensive care units (ICU). The specimens, including nasal and throat swabs were tested for influenza. Univariate an...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Dimitrijević D,Ilić D,Rakić Adrović S,Šuljagić V,Pelemiš M,Stevanović G,Milinković M,Šipetić Grujićić S

更新日期：2017-05-24 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：:To understand human parechovirus (HPeV) infections in Taiwanese children, we analyzed data for 112 children (age≤10 years) with HPeV infection diagnosed between July 2007 and June 2016 in a medical center in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. The patients were infected with HPeV1 (n=94), HPeV3 (n=3), HPeV4 (n=3), HPeV6 (n=1)...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Chang JT,Chen YS,Chen BC,Huang TS,Chang TH

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to investigate the incidence of rotavirus and enteric bacterial infections among children up to 5 years old with diarrhea living in suburban and rural areas of Kenya. Between August 2011 and December 2013, a total of 1,060 diarrheal fecal specimens were obtained from 722 ch...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Shah M,Odoyo E,Wandera E,Kathiiko C,Bundi M,Miringu G,Guyo S,Komoto S,Nyangao J,Karama M,Tsuji T,Taniguchi K,Morita K,Ichinose Y

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive methodology for PCR detection of Staphylococcus aureus or Bordetella pertussis DNA within cot mattress polyurethane foam was developed. The assay's applicability was evaluated on polyurethane foam from used cot mattresses. S. aureus DNA was detected in 42% of mattresses of sudden infant death syndrome (SID...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Sherburn RE,Webb TE,Jenkins RO

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the predation efficacy of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus on multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensive drug resistant (XDR) gram-negative pathogens and their corresponding biofilms. In this study, we examined the ability of B. bacteriovorus to prey on MDR and XDR gram-negative clin...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Sun Y,Ye J,Hou Y,Chen H,Cao J,Zhou T

更新日期：2017-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a child with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) presumably infected with CCHF virus from her 27-year-old mother is described. The mother with CCHF was treated with ribavirin and did not present with any symptoms of obvious hemorrhage. The child developed fever on the 5th day after the mother's onset. T...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Saijo M,Tang Q,Shimayi B,Han L,Zhang Y,Asiguma M,Tianshu D,Maeda A,Kurane I,Morikawa S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a new case of Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis identified during an acute coronary syndrome. The positivity of the blood cultures was confirmed rapidly (50 h) as a result of improvements to the automated detection system, whereby it is no longer necessary to incubate the vials for long periods of time wh...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Wallet F,Loïez C,Decoene C,Courcol R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate a tularemia outbreak in the Thrace region of Turkey. The outbreak occurred in Demirkoy village of Edirne, in 2005. Of 400 villagers, 266 were examined and their sera were taken. Throat swabs and lymph node aspirates were cultured. Specific antibodies in patients and domestic an...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Gürcan S,Eskiocak M,Varol G,Uzun C,Tatman-Otkun M,Sakru N,Karadenizli A,Karagöl C,Otkun M

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:Suppression of viral replication is followed by increases in CD4+ lymphocytes, and this has been shown to result in decreased susceptibility to opportunists after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). However, clinical aggravations after the initiation of HAART have been thought to be due to the ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Huruy K,Mulu A,Mengistu G,Shewa-Amare A,Akalu A,Kassu A,Andargie G,Elias D,Torben W

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we conducted a species-level identification of group G streptococcal (GGS) isolates from companion animals in Japan and analyzed antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns. Strains were isolated from sterile and non-sterile specimens collected from 72 animals with clinical signs or symptoms in April-May, 2...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Tsuyuki Y,Kurita G,Murata Y,Goto M,Takahashi T

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a hospitalized patient with 2019 novel coronavirus disease whose fecal samples tested negative 22 days after respiratory samples tested negative, highlighting that the duration of viral shedding is longer than that previously expected. Current clinical examinations for treatment and discharge standards ar...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ge R,Chen Z,Liu X,Zhang Q,Zhu G,Xiao Q

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), known as a nosocomial pathogen, has been isolated from community-acquired infections since the 1980s. It has been reported that there are carriers of MRSA in the community although the rate of carriers is low and the most important risk factor of community-acquired c...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Erdenizmenli M,Yapar N,Senger SS,Ozdemir S,Yuce A

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00