Comparison of test methods for detecting metallo-β-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacteria.

abstract：:The findings of this study revealed a 22% prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae among healthy children in Japan; the prevalence tended to increase with age. We identified attendance at day-care facilities and the presence of older siblings as the major risk factors associated with pneumococcal carriage. A significant...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ueno M,Ishii Y,Tateda K,Anahara Y,Ebata A,Iida M,Inamura S,Takahata K,Suzuki Y,Chang B,Wada A,Sugita M,Tanaka T,Nishiwaki Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 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 aimed to determine the levels of the macrolides-lincosamides-streptogramins B (MLS(B)) resistance phenotype of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) isolates from clinical samples. A total of 521 strains of staphylococci, comprising 230 S. aureus and 291 CNS isolates from various ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Delialioglu N,Aslan G,Ozturk C,Baki V,Sen S,Emekdas G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we examined the prevalence of Providencia spp. strains among children with diarrhea in Japan. We developed a Providencia genus-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method, and the specificity and sensitivity was evaluated to be 100% with various bacterial strains including 7 genera and 13 spe...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Shima A,Hinenoya A,Asakura M,Nagita A,Yamasaki S

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:A total of 12 enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 strains were isolated during a recent outbreak in a nursery school in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. These isolates were considered to be derived from a common strain when analyzed using an IS-printing method and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. PCR analysis r...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Asano Y,Karasudani T,Tanaka H,Matsumoto J,Okada M,Nakamura K,Kondo H,Shinomiya H

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:An outbreak of tularemia occurred in three provinces in Turkey in February 2004 and reemerged in the same provinces in February 2005. A total of 61 cases, 54 of which were confirmed with the micro-agglutination test, were diagnosed with oropharyngeal tularemia. No culture for Francisella tularensis was attempted, but ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Celebi G,Baruönü F,Ayoğlu F,Cinar F,Karadenizli A,Uğur MB,Gedikoğlu S

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:The objective of this study was to characterize the off-seasonal influenza virus A subtype H3N2, which caused an outbreak in an elderly hospital in Niigata, Japan. Virus isolates were subtyped by the hemagglutination-inhibition test and screened for antiviral drug sensitivity by real-time PCR using cycling probe techn...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Dapat C,Suzuki Y,Kon M,Tamura T,Saito R,Dapat IC,Yamazaki O,Odagiri T,Fujisaki S,Suzuki H

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Variable incidence rates of rotavirus gastroenteritis hospitalizations have been reported in Japan. However, it is not known whether the observed regional differences were due to the real difference in the occurrence of severe disease or other causes. This study aimed to determine the incidence rates of rotavirus hosp...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Noguchi A,Ito H,Miura S,Fujii Y,Katayama K,Nakagomi T,Nakagomi O,Takahashi T

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Stigma, considered a social disease, is more apparent in developing societies which are driven by various social affairs, and influences adherence to treatment. The aim of the present study was to examine levels of social stigma related to tuberculosis (TB) in sociodemographic context and identify the effects of socio...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Chowdhury MR,Rahman MS,Mondal MN,Sayem A,Billah B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenovirus types 1, 2, and 3 can usually be isolated in only a short time, although occasionally it may take longer. This phenomenon has been explained empirically as being due to the viral load in the sample, although to date there has been no experimental confirmation of this. In this study we therefore tried to est...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Enomoto M,Fujimoto T,Konagaya M,Hanaoka N,Chikahira M,Taniguchi K,Okabe N

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：: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：: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：:Out of 68 Escherichia coli O157 field isolates tested in vitro for Shiga toxin (Stx) 2 production, 12 (17.6%) produced no or a limited amount of Stx2 (Stx 2 non- or low-producing strain; TNLP) even though all 68 possessed the stx(2) gene. The remaining 56 were Stx2 high-producing strains. The 12 TNLPs carried the q21 ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Matsumoto M,Suzuki M,Takahashi M,Hirose K,Minagawa H,Ohta M

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：: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：:A molecular epidemiological study of rotavirus (RV) and norovirus (NoV) infections was carried out in Nha Trang city in Vietnam between December 2005 and June 2006. RV and NoV were detected in 87 (47.5%) and 12 (6.6%) of the 183 fecal specimens from children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis, respectively. The m...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Tamura T,Nishikawa M,Anh DD,Suzuki H

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The monoclonal antibody 1C10 targets the V3 loop of HIV-1 and neutralizes a broad range of clade B viruses. However, the mode of interaction between 1C10 and the V3 loop remains unclear because crystallization of 1C10 and the V3 peptide was unsuccessful due to the flexible regions present in both 1C10 and the V3 pepti...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kaku Y,Kuwata T,Gorny MK,Matsushita S

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:"Immunological discordance," i.e., immunological failure despite complete viral suppression in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), is associated with increased risk of AIDS or death. To evaluate risk factors for immunological discordance in a resource-limited se...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Mingbunjerdsuk P,Asdamongkol N,Sungkanuparph S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody distribution to a novel swine-origin influenza A (H3N2) variant virus among different age groups in Japan was determined by hemagglutination-inhibition assay. Japanese children in the age group 1-14 years were at a higher risk than those in older age groups. ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kishida N,Imai M,Xu H,Taya K,Fujisaki S,Takashita E,Tashiro M,Odagiri T

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:The pyrogen test or the endotoxin test has been playing a crucial role in detecting endotoxin in parenteral drugs. The current test methods, however, have disadvantages such as requiring a relatively high number of animals or an inadequacy in direct evaluation of in vivo activity. We made an attempt to establish a new...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ochiai M,Kataoka M,Toyoizumi H,Yamamoto A,Horiuchi Y

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00