Characterization of the Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak strain whose Shiga toxin 2 gene is inactivated by IS1203v insertion.

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：:We investigated the relationship of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) to p53 mutation in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) from six countries, including Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, Spain, and the Unites States. For this purpose, we used formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded liver tissues o...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ding X,Park YN,Taltavull TC,Thung SN,Jin X,Jin Y,Trung NS,Edamoto Y,Sata T,Abe K

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we compared the predictive performances of quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA), the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE II) scores, and the severity grading score (SGS) for evaluation of the disease prognosis of patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) at the...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Demirtas E,Bakir M,Buyuktuna SA,Oksuz C,Oz M,Cebecioglu K,Unlusavuran M

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:There have recently been large outbreaks of Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) caused by Marburgvirus (MARV) in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. The development of reliable diagnostic systems for MHF is urgently needed. An antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Ag-capture ELISA) using either of th...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Saijo M,Georges-Courbot MC,Fukushi S,Mizutani T,Philippe M,Georges AJ,Kurane I,Morikawa S

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, the number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infections remains relatively low; nevertheless, the annual incidence of HIV-1 infection has not decreased. New infections remain a great concern, and an improved understanding of epidemiological trends is critical for public health. The env C2V3 and pol seq...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Matsumoto C,Shinohara N,Sobata R,Uchida S,Satake M,Tadokoro K

更新日期：2017-03-24 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：:Diabetes mellitus and diarrhea are becoming increasingly burdensome worldwide, particularly in developing countries such as India. Diabetic patients are susceptible to infection with pathogenic bacteria, particularly those causing invasive enteric infections. In this study, we observed changes in the pathophysiologica...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Koley H,Ghosh P,Sinha R,Mitra S,Mukherjee P,Howlader DR,Chaki C,Nag D

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid screen was developed for the detection of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii (IRAb) following a recent outbreak in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) of a hospital in Singapore. Antimicrobial solutions of imipenem ranging from 16 mg/L to 64 mg/L were prepared in-house. Each of the antimicrobial sol...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Chiew YF

更新日期：2005-02-01 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

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：: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：:Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a novel virus which can cause respiratory tract disease in infants and children. Recently, the prevalence of this virus was studied worldwide not only in the respiratory tract, but also in the gastrointestinal tract. The results of this study focusing on the HBoV detection in stool samples sh...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Chieochansin T,Thongmee C,Vimolket L,Theamboonlers A,Poovorawan Y

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the capsular types of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from clinical specimens by slide agglutination serotyping (SAST) and PCR capsule typing methods. All the isolates were biotyped and their antibiotic resistance patterns also determined. Thirteen isolates of serotype b, 2 of se...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Mojgani N,Rahbar M,Taqizadeh M,Ashtiani MP,Mohammadzadeh M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains harboring blaVIM were isolated from a hospital in Egypt and were indistinguishable by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Sequence analysis revealed a novel VIM β-lactamase, VIM-28. Additional sequencing of integron revealed that the blaVIM-28 gene cassette had an u...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： El-Mahdy TS

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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：:The objective of this study was to assess the distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis genovars in male sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic patients from 1 province in eastern China (Jiangsu) and 3 provinces in southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan). Urine specimens (n = 140) were collected from 46 public ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Han Y,Yin YP,Shi MQ,Zhong MY,Chen SC,Xang Z,Jiang N,Chen XS

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:We previously reported human papillomavirus type 52 (HPV52) as the most prevalent high-risk genotype in non-cancer individuals in Vietnam. This study aimed to evaluate HPV genotypes and HPV16 E6 and E7 (E6/E7) gene variations in Vietnamese patients with genital cancers. Biopsy samples were collected from 124 Vietnames...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Pham TTT,Bi X,Hoang HTT,Ishizaki A,Nguyen MTP,Nguyen CH,Nguyen HP,Pham TV,Ichimura H

更新日期：2018-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonellosis constitutes an important public health problem throughout the world. In severe infections like meningitis and septicemia, antibiotic treatment is essential. Extended-spectrum cephalosporins are preferentially used to treat salmonellosis in children. Treatment failures due to in-vivo acquisition of an ext...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Menezes GA,Harish BN,Parija SC

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterized the genetic diversity of the complete VP1 region of coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) and enterovirus 71 (EV71) isolated from patients with hand, foot, and mouth disease in Toyama from 1981 to 2007 to evaluate the relationship between epidemics and genetic changes. The predominant genogroups of CA16 changed f...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Iwai M,Masaki A,Hasegawa S,Obara M,Horimoto E,Nakamura K,Tanaka Y,Endo K,Tanaka K,Ueda J,Shiraki K,Kurata T,Takizawa T

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：: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：: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：:Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is caused by a group of enteroviruses, most commonly coxsackievirus A 16 (CA16) and enterovirus 71 (EV71). In general, the disease is mild and self-limited except in the case of EV71 infections, which may incur serious complications. This research focused on virus characterization of...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Chatproedprai S,Theanboonlers A,Korkong S,Thongmee C,Wananukul S,Poovorawan Y

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the antimicrobial susceptibility and prevalence of the blaTEM-1 and blaTEM-135 genes in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates obtained in Thailand. The isolates were tested using the disk diffusion method, and 100% of 370 isolates were found susceptible to cefixime, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, cefepime, ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Tribuddharat C,Pongpech P,Charoenwatanachokchai A,Lokpichart S,Srifuengfung S,Sonprasert S

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-sternotomy infections are a kind of nosocomial infection involving the mediastinum space and the sternum, with a high morbidity and mortality rate. The present study was carried out to identify the incidence of mediastinitis following cardiac surgery and the most common risk factors. Cardic patients undergoing su...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ghotaslou R,Yagoubi AR,Khalili AA,Mahmodian R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human parechovirus (HPeV) infections in Yokohama City, Japan, were surveyed from 2000 to 2016. The sequence of the VP1 region of HPeVs was used to construct a phylogenetic tree and to reveal the putative amino acid (aa) sequences. Phylogenetic analysis showed the presence of 3 genotypes in Yokohama City: HPeV1 (25 spe...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Momoki TS

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:After national case-based surveillance for pandemic influenza A (H1N1) ceased on July 23, 2009, a daily case-based surveillance system was implemented in Maebashi City, Japan. All medical facilities in the city reported all patients who had positive rapid antigen tests for influenza A. When the epidemic exploded in...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Tsukui S

更新日期：2012-01-01 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