High-Level Genetic Diversity among Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in Turkey.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) from 3 tertiary-care Korean university hospitals between 2017 and 2018. Non-duplicated clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae showing resistance to any carbapenem agents were collected prospect...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Kim SH,Kim GR,Jeong J,Kim S,Shin JH

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the treatment outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis patients and factors affecting treatment outcomes. We analyzed the records of 586 pulmonary tuberculosis patients who were older than 15 years followed between January 1999 and December 2004. Of these patients, 76.1% were smear-positive for tuberculo...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Talay F,Kumbetli S,Altin S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The T-SPOT.TB test does not cross-react with Bacille Calmette-Guérin or most non-tuberculosis mycobacterium species, and is based on IFN-gamma responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens. The objective of this study was to compare tuberculin skin test (TST) with T-SPOT.TB results used in the diagnosis of...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Simsek H,Alpar S,Ucar N,Aksu F,Ceyhan I,Gözalan A,Cesur S,Ertek M

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：: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 usefulness of an automated ribotyping system (RiboPrinter) was evaluated for characterizing and identifying clinical isolates of 37 verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) strains and 16 non-VTEC strains. All strains were successfully ribotyped with satisfactory reproducibility and stability and characteri...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ito Y,Iinuma Y,Baba H,Sugino Y,Hasegawa Y,Shimokata K,Ichiyama S,Hasegawa T,Ohta M

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：: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：:Noncirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) has recently been reported as a liver complication in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients and has been found to be associated with exposure to didanosine. Here, we describe the case of an HIV-infected patient with portal hypertension who initially presented w...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Chang HM,Tsai HC,Lee SS,Wann SR,Chen YS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and is a major public health concern in India. The trend of syphilis infection was studied in attendees aged 15-49 years in an STD clinic in West Bengal from 2004 to 2008. Blood samples were collected from 250 consecutive patients per year (a total of 1,250 samples o...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Maity S,Bhunia SC,Biswas S,Saha MK

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：: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 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

abstract：:Transgender people are at a high risk for sexually transmitted viruses such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Moreover, Indonesia has a moderate-to-high rate of HBV infection and rapid epidemic growth of HIV infection; hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can co-occur with HBV and HIV inf...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Hadikusumo AA,Utsumi T,Amin M,Khairunisa SQ,Istimagfirah A,Wahyuni RM,Lusida MI,Soetjipto,Rianto E,Juniastuti,Hayashi Y

更新日期：2016-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that certain Fc gamma receptor alleles are genetic risk factors for infectious diseases. In this study, we evaluated Fc gamma RIIa polymorphism in patients with brucellosis. In a case-control study, the frequency of two alleles and three genotypes for Fc gamma RIIa were measured by PCR in 150 ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Hashemi SH,Hajilooi M,Mamani M,Jamal-Omidi S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the 2018 rubella outbreak in Japan, this study aimed to assess rubella prevention measures based on the vaccination and immunization status of pregnant women in Japan. Our cohort study involved 3 local core hospitals in Yokohama City, and a total of 666 pregnant women were recruited between June 2018 and Sep...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Iwata A,Kurasawa K,Kubota K,Sugo Y,Odagami M,Aoki S,Okuda M,Yamanaka T,Miyagi E

更新日期：2020-12-25 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：:To clarify the molecular epidemiology of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Okinawa Prefecture, located in a subtropical region of Japan, we performed genetic analysis of the F gene in HMPV from patients with acute respiratory infection from January 2009 to December 2011. HMPV was detected in 18 of 485 throat swabs (3...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Nidaira M,Taira K,Hamabata H,Kawaki T,Gushi K,Mahoe Y,Maeshiro N,Azama Y,Okano S,Kyan H,Kudaka J,Tsukagoshi H,Noda M,Kimura H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we prospectively investigated changes in Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes among Japanese children after heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) inoculation. We acquired nasopharyngeal swabs from the children at each routine PCV7 inoculation and again at least 2 months after the last PCV7 ino...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

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

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in serologic assays for tuberculosis (TB) have made serology an attractive surveillance tool. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of these new assays have been well established. We employed an immunochromatographic serodiagnostic test for detecting antibodies (immunoglobulin [Ig] G, IgA, and Ig...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Adjei AA,Armah H,Duah OA,Adiku T,Hesse IF

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A matched case-control study was conducted in Beijing to identify the relative importance of major environmental risk factors for outbreaks of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). A case was defined as a kindergarten class with at least 1 HFMD outbreak. As a control, a kindergarten class that did not experience an HF...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Wu X,Sun Y,Lin C,Jia L,Wu Q,Li X,Wang Q

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a seasonal epidemic disease with a 50-year recorded history in China. Its characteristics can be summarized as follows: (i) it is a seasonal epidemic disease; approximately 90% of cases are recorded in July, August, and September each year. The peak of JE onset is 1 month earlier in South...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Wang H,Li Y,Liang X,Liang G

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:Mice recovered from influenza A virus infection have been shown to be cross-protected against challenge infection with either drift viruses within a subtype (subtype-specific immunity) or different subtype viruses (heterosubtypic immunity). The mechanisms of broad-spectrum of cross-protection could be explained as fol...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Tamura S,Tanimoto T,Kurata T

更新日期：2005-08-01 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

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：:Understanding the local factors influencing the transmission of communicable diseases is important to minimize social damage. The aim of this study was to investigate local factors influencing seasonal influenza epidemics in Aomori prefecture consisting of 6 regions, i.e., Seihoku, Chunan, and Tosei on the west side, ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Seike I,Saito N,Saito S,Itoga M,Kayaba H

更新日期：2016-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of polyene macrolides to treat experimental Trichosporon bloodstream infection was evaluated by histopathological examination and viable cell counts in the kidneys of infected mice. Viable cell counts on the 5th day after infection confirmed that liposomal amphotericin B (L-AMB) is a more effective treatm...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Sasai D,Okubo Y,Ishiwatari T,Sugita T,Kaneko T,Murayama SY,Shimamura T,Shinozaki M,Hasegawa C,Mitsuda A,Tochigi N,Wakayama M,Nemoto T,Shibuya K

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：:Food contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes is a problem on a worldwide level because it is a serious food-borne pathogen. Although 3 evolutionary divisions have been reported for L. monocytogenes, the evolution of Japanese isolates has not yet been clarified. Thus, in order to determine the lineage of these Japanese ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of infectious diseases

authors： Ueda F,Ogasawara K,Hondo R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00