A food-borne outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by different Salmonella serotypes in 2 universities in Xiamen, Fujian, China, in 2012.

abstract：:Dengue virus infections are mostly asymptomatic but can produce a mild, self-limiting acute febrile illness, dengue fever, or a life threatening severe illness, dengue hemorrhagic fever. Dengue hemorrhagic fever is associated with increased vascular permeability partly as a result of elevated levels of matrix metallop...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Leaungwutiwong P,Kelley JF,Sachair A,Jittmittraphap A,Luplertlop N

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (DEC), an important agent of infectious diarrhoea, is constantly evolving, making it necessary for its periodic monitoring. Unfortunately, DEC genotypes in Ghana remain uncharacterised. We focused on characterising the molecular serotypes, virulence factors, multilocus sequence types, a...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Prah I,Ayibieke A,Huong NTT,Iguchi A,Mahazu S,Sato W,Hayashi T,Yamaoka S,Suzuki T,Iwanaga S,Ablordey A,Saito R

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

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：: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：:We conducted a laboratory study to evaluate the efficacy of control agents against small larvae, large larvae, and pupae of Aedes aegypti to determine an appropriate larvicide regime to employ in emergency dengue control programs. The control agents included Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti), pyriproxyfen ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Wang CY,Teng HJ,Lee SJ,Lin C,Wu JW,Wu HS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the demonstrated benefits of influenza vaccinations, the coverage is lower than expected among health-care personnel (HCP). In this study we surveyed the attitudes of pediatric residents regarding influenza immunization and adverse reactions. Forty-five female and 35 male pediatric residents with ages ranging ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kara A,Devrim I,Celik T,Akca T,Tezer H,Simsek OP,Kutluk T,Kale G,Secmeer G

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:The aimes of the present study were to monitor genetic alterations in the hemagglutin (HA) gene and oseltamivir resistance-related alterations in the neuraminidase (NA) gene of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viral isolates detected during the post-pandemic period in Turkey. A total of 2601 clinical specimens obtained from sus...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Guldemir D,Kalaycioglu AT,Altas AB,Korukluoglu G,Durmaz R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 59 clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae from a teaching hospital in Sichuan, China, 18 isolates were shown to be resistant to oxyimino cephalosporins and aztreonam. Enterobacterial repetitive consensus PCR revealed that these isolates comprised 7 distinct genotypes. The presence of plasmids in the 18 clinical ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Liu G,Ling BD,Zeng Y,Lin L,Xie YE,Lei J

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：: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：:Subclinical mastitis (SCM) is regarded as both a problem for dairy producers and a threat to human health worldwide owing to the potential bacterial contamination of milk and dairy products, particularly those made from raw milk. In the present study, we isolated Escherichia coli from 14 (9.3%) SCM milk samples. We se...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ombarak RA,Zayda MG,Awasthi SP,Hinenoya A,Yamasaki S

更新日期：2019-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is an uncommon pathogen causing adult bacterial meningitis. Herein, we report the case history of one 21-year-old woman with this uncommon central nervous system infection. A diagnosis of adult C. meningosepticum meningitis can only be confirmed by a positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Lu CH,Huang CR,Tsai NW,Chang CS,Chuang YC,Lee PY,Lei CB,Wang HC,Wang KW,Chang WN

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：: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：:In this study, we analyzed the epidemiology of measles cases from January 2004 to December 2011 and measles immunity levels among a healthy population from January to June 2012, in Baoji, Shaanxi Province. This study aimed to identify susceptible populations to measles and to establish methods of measles prevention an...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Zhang X,Kou G,Du H,Ju Z,Zhong L,Cui X,Ling H

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:The prevalence of quinolone- and macrolide-resistant Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is increasing worldwide, but the relationship between GBS resistance to these antibiotics and patient outcome remains unclear. Therefore, we evaluated whether blood stream infection caused by quinolone- or macrolide-resistant GBS is assoc...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Mitsuboshi S,Date J,Tsuruma N,Yamaga H,Watanabe K,Kijima H,Nakashita M,Hosokawa H,Tsugita M

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00