Pathological examination of lung tissues in influenza a virus-infected mice.

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：:Forty-five antiretroviral-naive HIV-1 infected patients and 14 healthy controls in North China were enrolled in this study. The frequency of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) and levels of expression of CD95, HLA-DR and CD38 in T cells were detected by flow cytometry. We found that the frequency of Tregs was ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Zhang Z,Jiang Y,Zhang M,Shi W,Liu J,Han X,Wang Y,Jin X,Shang H

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:The diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in endemic countries is challenging due to high caseloads and limited resources. A simple and cost-effective diagnostic test for the rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) in clinical specimens is crucially needed. We evaluated the performance of an in-house ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Phetsuksiri B,Rudeeaneksin J,Srisungngam S,Bunchoo S,Klayut W,Nakajima C,Hamada S,Suzuki Y

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae among HIV-positive patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains unclear. We investigated 300 HIV-positive adults (200 with CAP and 100 with no respiratory illness) and 75 HIV-negative adults with CAP for the prevalence of respiratory pathogens using culture and serol...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Shankar EM,Kumarasamy N,Vignesh R,Balakrishnan P,Solomon SS,Murugavel KG,Saravanan S,Velu V,Farooq SM,Hayath K,Muthu S,Solomon S,Rao UA

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：:This study aimed to determine the genotypes of NSP4 in children with acute rotavirus diarrhea and evaluate serum antibody titers to NSP4 in different age groups in Shanghai, China. A total of 171 stool specimens were collected from hospitalized patients < or =5 years of age who had acute rotavirus diarrhea between Jan...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Xu M,Fu Y,Sun J,Zhang J,Feng M,Cheng X,Xu J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Quantitative PCR testing for JC virus (JCV) DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is one of the diagnostic standards for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). The present study was conducted to examine its reliability using CSF specimens that had been preserved with guanidine lysis buffers in commercial nuc...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Nakamichi K,Lim CK,Saijo M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated two currently available rapid antigen detection tests (RADTs) for Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Sofia® RSV FIA and BinaxNOW RSV Card (BinaxNOW). Between November 2017 and February 2018, 395 nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from children diagnosed with acute respiratory infections. The swabs were e...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Sun Y,Deng J,Qian Y,Zhu R,Wang F,Tian R,De R,Zhao L

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell clone #21 is a long-term producer of the infectious SARS-coronavirus, although the incorporation rate of spike (S) protein into virions is significantly lower. Sequencing analysis of the viral structural proteins revealed four and one amino acid substitutions in the S and membrane (M) proteins, respectively. We d...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Li SM,Li GM,Nakamura S,Ikuta K,Nakaya T

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), a member of the genus Nairovirus of the family Bunyaviridae, causes a severe disease in humans with high mortality rates. In Turkey, the number of patients with CCHF has increased since 2002. Here, we aimed to treat CCHF patients with CCHFV hyperimmunoglobulin. We prepare...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kubar A,Haciomeroglu M,Ozkul A,Bagriacik U,Akinci E,Sener K,Bodur H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feral raccoons captured in Hokkaido, Japan were examined for the presence of rabies virus neutralizing antibody (VNA). Between 2000 to 2002, 741 serum samples were collected and then subjected to VNA titer determination by rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test (RFFIT). Sera showing RFFIT titers of > or =1:25 have be...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Inoue S,Asano M,Motoi Y,Makino T,Yamada A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the prevalence of multidrug resistance, production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), and presence of class 1 and 2 integrons in 150 clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from northwest Iran by performing phenotypic confirmatory tests and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. Of the...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ahangarzadeh Rezaee M,Langarizadeh N,Aghazadeh M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis G virus/GB virus-C (HGV/GBV-C) is a newly identified Flavivirus. Its clinical significance in chronic hepatitis B and C remains controversial. Infection with HGV/GBV-C was surveyed in 500 blood donors, 130 patients with chronic hepatitis B and 173 with hepatitis C, with chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and/...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Yang JF,Dai CY,Chuang WL,Lin WY,Lin ZY,Chen SC,Hsieh MY,Wang LY,Tsai JF,Chang WY,Yu ML

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we examine 2 case reports for different reptile-related Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serotypes. In case 1, a 5-year-old boy presented with gastroenteritis caused by S. enterica subspecies enterica serovar Poona. The suspected source of infection was a turtle kept at the patient's home. In cas...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kuroki T,Ito K,Ishihara T,Furukawa I,Kaneko A,Suzuki Y,Seto J,Kamiyama T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the biological effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) rtA181T/sW172* point mutation on HBsAg secretion and the potential mechanisms involved in hepatocarcinogenesis. Full-length HBV wild type (wt) and HBV rtA181T/sW172* expression plasmids were transfected into HepG2 cell lines or were injected into C57BL/6...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Zheng J,Jiang S,Lu F

更新日期：2016-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated a diarrhea outbreak in 2 universities to identify the etiological agent responsible, the source of infection, the mode of transmission, and the risk factors. A case-controlled study was conducted using case students and asymptomatic control students who were selected randomly and frequency-matched acco...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Guo Z,Su Ch,Huang J,Niu J

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Measles is a highly contagious infection caused by the measles virus (MV). This study performed long-term surveillance in order to survey the prevalence of MV. A total of 417 patients diagnosed with or suspected of having measles were tested for MV between January 2007 and December 2016 in Osaka City, Japan. Reverse t...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kaida A,Iritani N,Kanbayashi D,Yamamoto SP,Hirai Y,Hakui N,Fujimori R,Mori H,Hirokawa H,Ogasawara J,Kubo H

更新日期：2018-03-22 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：:Japanese spotted fever (JSF) is caused by Rickettsia japonica. Although it induces a variety of complications, acute myocarditis has never been reported as a complication of JSF. We treated a JSF patient who developed acute myocarditis. To our knowledge, this is the first case of JSF complicated with acute myocarditis...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Fukuta Y,Mahara F,Nakatsu T,Yoshida T,Nishimura M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence continues to emerge implicating the role of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and its oxidant products in the promotion of atherogenesis. A major mechanism by which MPO impacts the arterial wall is through its modification of net cellular cholesterol flux. MPO promotes lipid peroxidation and conversion ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Nicholls SJ,Hazen SL

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We experienced a case of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) due to infection after maternal antibody conversion with vaccine. The mother was immunized with rubella vaccine at 14 years of age, and was confirmed as having rubella-specific hemagglutination inhibition (HI) antibody at the 1:16 level both at ages 26 and 30 ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ushida M,Katow S,Furukawa S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated disease is common among men with HPV infection. A quadrivalent HPV (qHPV) vaccine has demonstrated 85.9% efficacy against HPV6/11/16/18-related, persistent (≥ 6 month) infection in a study of Japanese men aged 16-26 years old. Here, we report the results of an open-label study of ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Murata S,Takeuchi Y,Yamanaka K,Hayakawa J,Yoshida M,Yokokawa R,Wakana A,Sawata M,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2019-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), which determines the genomic relatedness of isolates, is currently used for the epidemiological investigation of infectious agents such as bacteria. In particular, this method has been used for the epidemiological investigation of Legionella outbreaks. However, it takes 4 days ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Chang B,Amemura-Maekawa J,Watanabe H

更新日期：2009-01-01 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