Issue 5/2013
Content (41 Articles)
Characteristics of bacteremia caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Proteus mirabilis
Yoko Kurihara, Shigemi Hitomi, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Tsukasa Kondo, Tsugio Ebihara, Yasunori Funayama, Yasushi Kawakami
An algorithm for the management of Staphylococcus aureus carriage within patients with recurrent staphylococcal skin infections
Fotios Tzermpos, Theodora Kanni, Vassiliki Tzanetakou, Christos Papadimas, Anastasia Antonopoulou, Athina Savva, Nadia Theologie-Lygidakis, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis
Urine post equivalent daily cranberry juice consumption may opsonize uropathogenicity of Escherichia coli
Chih-Shou Chen, Dong-Ru Ho, Pey-Jium Chang, Wei-Yu Lin, Yun-Ching Huang
Slide drug susceptibility test for the detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Bangladesh
Rashed Noor, Akter Hossain, Saurab Kishore Munshi, Farjana Rahman, S. M. Mostofa Kamal
Interleukin-8 induces an elevation in the endotoxin activity assay (EAA) level: does the EAA truly measure the endotoxin level?
Naoya Matsumoto, Gaku Takahashi, Masahiro Kojika, Yasushi Suzuki, Yoshihiro Inoue, Katsuya Inada, Shigeatsu Endo
Serum immunoglobulin G subclass levels and estimated clinical severity caused by possible influenza A (H1N1) pdm 2009 infection
Takehisa Yamamoto, Yoshimi Mizoguchi, Hiroshi Kaneno, Katsusuke Yamamoto, Yutaka Inoue, Hisashi Kawashima, Tetsuo Kase, Tsunesuke Shimotsuji
The impact of early adequate antimicrobial therapy on 14-day mortality in patients with monomicrobial Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia
Ji-Hoon Park, Seong-Ho Choi, Jin-Won Chung
Urinary beta-2 microglobulin and alpha-1 microglobulin are useful screening markers for tenofovir-induced kidney tubulopathy in patients with HIV-1 infection: a diagnostic accuracy study
Takeshi Nishijima, Takuro Shimbo, Hirokazu Komatsu, Misao Takano, Junko Tanuma, Kunihisa Tsukada, Katsuji Teruya, Hiroyuki Gatanaga, Yoshimi Kikuchi, Shinichi Oka
Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of sitafloxacin in patients with community-acquired respiratory tract infections
Yusuke Tanigawara, Mitsuo Kaku, Kyoichi Totsuka, Hiroyuki Tsuge, Atsushi Saito
Significance of anaerobic bacteria in postoperative infection after radical cystectomy and urinary diversion or reconstruction
Yoshiki Hiyama, Satoshi Takahashi, Teruhisa Uehara, Jiro Hashimoto, Yuichiro Kurimura, Toshiaki Tanaka, Naoya Masumori, Taiji Tsukamoto
An effective active surveillance method for controlling nosocomial MRSA transmission in a Japanese hospital
Daisuke Ohkushi, Yuki Uehara, Akira Iwamoto, Shigeki Misawa, Shigemi Kondo, Kenichiro Shimizu, Satoshi Hori, Keiichi Hiramatsu
The burden of epiglottitis among Japanese children before the Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination era: an analysis using a nationwide administrative database
Masato Takeuchi, Hideo Yasunaga, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Kiyohide Fushimi
Spectrum of urogenital tuberculosis
Ekaterina Kulchavenya, Irina Zhukova, Denis Kholtobin
Infection control for a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in an advanced emergency medical service center, as monitored by molecular analysis
Hidenobu Hidaka, Miho Miura, Kenji Masunaga, Liang Qin, Yusaku Uemura, Yoshiro Sakai, Kouji Hashimoto, Sayuri Kawano, Norio Yamashita, Teruo Sakamoto, Hiroshi Watanabe
Mutations at the monomer–monomer interface away from the active site of influenza B virus neuraminidase reduces susceptibility to neuraminidase inhibitor drugs
Seiichiro Fujisaki, Masaki Imai, Emi Takashita, Tae Taniwaki, Hong Xu, Noriko Kishida, Masaru Yokoyama, Hironori Sato, Masato Tashiro, Takato Odagiri
Comparative molecular and antibody typing during the investigation of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease
Marian Garcia-Nuñez, Sara Quero, Stella Catini, Maria Lluisa Pedro-Botet, Lourdes Mateu, Nieves Sopena, Miguel Sabria
Comparison study of single and concurrent administrations of carbapenem, new quinolone, and macrolide against in vitro nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae mature biofilms
Yusaku Uemura, Liang Qin, Kenji Gotoh, Keisuke Ohta, Kei-ichiro Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe
Efficacy and safety of piperacillin/tazobactam versus biapenem in late elderly patients with nursing- and healthcare-associated pneumonia
Fumi Karino, Kiyotaka Miura, Hiroshi Fuchita, Naoya Koba, Emiko Nishikawa, Takamasa Hotta, Tamio Okimoto, Shinichi Iwamoto, Yukari Tsubata, Mitsuhiro Tada, Shunichi Hamaguchi, Takeshi Honda, Miki Ohe, Akihisa Sutani, Takashige Kuraki, Hiroyasu Takeyama, Takeshi Isobe
Implications of postneurosurgical meningitis caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Chisook Moon, Yee Gyung Kwak, Baek-Nam Kim, Eu Suk Kim, Chang-Seop Lee
Intravesical therapy in recurrent cystitis: a multi-center experience
Marco Torella, Maria Teresa Schettino, Stefano Salvatore, Maurizio Serati, Pasquale De Franciscis, Nicola Colacurci
Assessment of antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent perioperative infection in patients undergoing prostate brachytherapy: multicenter cohort study
Rikiya Taoka, Yoshikazu Togo, Tatsuhiko Kubo, Masahito Kido, Kenta Miki, Hiroshi Kiyota, Shin Egawa, Takashi Sugawara, Mitsuru Yasuda, Masahiro Nakano, Takashi Deguchi, Masashi Nishino, Kiyohito Ishikawa, Ryoichi Shiroki, Minori Matsumoto, Katsumi Shigemura, Kazushi Tanaka, Soichi Arakawa, Masato Fujisawa, Koichiro Wada, Toyohiko Watanabe, Hiromi Kumon, Kanao Kobayashi, Akio Matsubara, Takehiko Sho, Ryoichi Hamasuna, Tetsuro Matsumoto, Hiroshi Hayami, Masayuki Nakagawa, Shingo Yamamoto
A Phase II study of polyclonal anti-TNF-α (AZD9773) in Japanese patients with severe sepsis and/or septic shock
Naoki Aikawa, Takeshi Takahashi, Satoshi Fujimi, Takeshi Yokoyama, Katsunori Yoshihara, Toshiaki Ikeda, Daikai Sadamitsu, Michiru Momozawa, Tatsuya Maruyama
Clinical efficacy of sitafloxacin 100 mg twice daily for 7 days for patients with non-gonococcal urethritis
Satoshi Takahashi, Ryoichi Hamasuna, Mitsuru Yasuda, Shin Ito, Kenji Ito, Shuichi Kawai, Takamasa Yamaguchi, Takashi Satoh, Kenichi Sunaoshi, Koichi Takeda, Nobukazu Suzuki, Shinichi Maeda, Hirofumi Nishimura, Souichirou Fukuda, Tetsuro Matsumoto
Nationwide survey of treatment for pediatric patients with invasive fungal infections in Japan
Masaaki Mori
Relationship between the clinical efficacy and AUC/MIC of intravenous ciprofloxacin in Japanese patients with intraabdominal infections
Emiko Ohki, Yuka Yamagishi, Hiroshige Mikamo
Three cases of IMP-type metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae bloodstream infection in Japan
Yohei Hamada, Koji Watanabe, Tada Tatsuya, Kazuhisa Mezaki, Sosuke Takeuchi, Toshio Shimizu, Teruo Kirikae, Norio Ohmagari
Erratum to: Three cases of IMP-type metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae bloodstream infection in Japan
Yohei Hamada, Koji Watanabe, Tatsuya Tada, Kazuhisa Mezaki, Sosuke Takeuchi, Toshio Shimizu, Teruo Kirikae, Norio Ohmagari
Campylobacter showae bacteremia with cholangitis
Jun Suzuki, Tomoyo Sugiyama, Kenta Ito, Yoshiro Hadano, Ichiro Kawamura, Keiji Okinaka, Hanako Kurai, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, Norio Ohmagari
Successful treatment with chemotherapy and corticosteroids of pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection accompanied by pleural effusion
Akihito Okazaki, Hazuki Takato, Masaki Fujimura, Noriyuki Ohkura, Nobuyuki Katayama, Kazuo Kasahara
Burkholderia contaminans: unusual cause of biliary sepsis
Goh Ohji, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, Akihiro Toguchi, Yoshihito Otsuka, Naoto Hosokawa, Kentaro Iwata
Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria: case reports and review
Hiroyuki Shimizu, Yasutaka Mizuno, Itaru Nakamura, Shinji Fukushima, Kenji Endo, Tetsuya Matsumoto
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome and prolonged hypoperfusion lesions in an infant with respiratory syncytial virus encephalopathy
Kenji Miyamoto, Masahide Fujisawa, Hajime Hozumi, Tatsuo Tsuboi, Shigeko Kuwashima, Jun-ichi Hirao, Kenichi Sugita, Osamu Arisaka
Isolation of Staphylococcus epidermidis intermediately resistant to vancomycin in a case of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infection
Jun Nakajima, Shigemi Hitomi, Hiroshi Koganemaru, Yasunobu Nakai
Adjustment of antiretroviral regimen may lead to HBV reactivation even in patients with past HBV infection serological profile
Sophie Seang, Vincent Thibault, Marc Antoine Valantin, Christine Katlama
Pneumocystis pneumonia during primary HIV infection: a case report and review of the literature
Patompong Ungprasert, Nitipong Permpalung, Narat Srivali, Edward F. Bischof, Lee C. Edmonds
Efficacies of calcium–EDTA in combination with imipenem in a murine model of sepsis caused by Escherichia coli with NDM-1 β-lactamase
Ayumi Yoshizumi, Yoshikazu Ishii, David M. Livermore, Neil Woodford, Soichiro Kimura, Tomoo Saga, Sohei Harada, Keizo Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Tateda
Dissolution profile of 24 levofloxacin (100 mg) tablets
Kayoko Maezawa, Ryo Yajima, Tomoko Terajima, Junko Kizu, Seiji Hori
Application of nested PCR for diagnosis of histoplasmosis
Hideaki Ohno, Koichi Tanabe, Takashi Umeyama, Yukihiro Kaneko, Satoshi Yamagoe, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki
Virulence gene and expression analysis of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing iliopsoas abscess and discitis with thrombocytopenia
Wei-Chun Hung, Hiromitsu Mori, Sayaka Tsuji, Yasuhisa Iwao, Tomomi Takano, Akihito Nishiyama, Ivan Reva, Tatsuo Yamamoto
Living donor and recipient screening for latent tuberculosis infection by tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma releasing assay in a country with an intermediate burden of tuberculosis
Song Mi Moon, In-Ah Park, Sun-Mi Kim, Su-Jin Park, Joo Hee Jung, Young Hoon Kim, Jae Berm Park, Bumsik Hong, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim, Jun Hee Woo, Su-Kil Park, Sang Koo Lee, Jung Sik Park, Duck Jong Han, Sung-Han Kim