Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vol. 56 No. 3, P. 81-141, 2003

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Review
Rubella and Cengenital Rubella Syndrome in Japan:
Epidemiological Problems
     Kihei Terada
     pages 81-87 [Abstract] [PDF]

Original Articles
Evaluation of Diagnostic Efficacy of PCR Methods for Chlamydia
trachomatis Infection in Genital and Urine Specimens of 
Symptomatic Men and Women in India 
     Joyee A. George, Thyagarajan S. Panchatcharam, 
     Rajendran Paramasivam, Sowmya Balasubramanian, 
     Venkatesan Chakrapani and Ganapathy Murugan
     pages 88-92 [Abstract] [PDF]

A Cell Line Assay System for Predicting the Response of Human 
Blood to Endotoxin
     Akihiko Yamamoto, Takeo Sakai, Masaki Ochiai, 
     Kazunari Kamachi, Michiyo Kataoka, Hiromi Toyoizumi and
     Yoshinobu Horiuchi
     pages 93-100 [Abstract] [PDF]
 
Short Communications
A Case of Nosocomial Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia
     Keizo Torii, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Motoshi Ichikawa,
     Keisuke Kato, Michio Koide, Hisashi Baba, Ryujiro Suzuki
     and Michio Ohta
     pages 101-102 [Abstract] [PDF]

The Incidence of Escherichia coli Having Pathogenic Genes for
Diarrhea: A Study in the People's Democratic Republic of Lao
     Bounnanh Phantouamath, Noikaseumsy Sithivong,
     Sithat Insisiengmay, Naomi Higa, Claudia Toma, 
     Noboru Nakasone and Masaaki Iwanaga
     pages 103-106 [Abstract] [PDF]

High Toxoplasma Antibody Prevalence among Inhabitants in
Jakarata, Indonesia
     Aya Terazawa, Rusli Muljono, Lisawati Susanto, 
     Sri S. Margono and Eiji Konishi
     pages 107-109 [Abstract] [PDF]

Isolation of Influenza A H1N2 Viruses from an Outbreak in
Yokohama City during the 2001-2002 Influenza Season in Japan
     Chiharu Kawakami, Takehiko Saito, Yoko Nakaya, 
     Setsuko Nakajima, Tetsuya Munemura, Miwako Saikaku, 
     Yuzo Noguchi, Kikushige Fujii, Mikio Takaoka, Reiko Ito,
     Toshinori Saito, Takato Odagiri and Masato Tashiro
     pages 110-113 [Abstract] [PDF] 
     
Epidemiological Report
An Epidemiological Study on Japanese Autism concerning Routine
Childhood Immunization History
     Hiroshi Takahashi, Syunsuke Suzumura, Fumiko Shirakizawa,
     Noriyuki Wada, Keiko Tanaka-Taya, Satoru Arai, 
     Nobuhiko Okabe, Hironobu Ichikawa and Taizo Sato
     pages 114-117 [Abstract] [PDF]

Laboratory and Epidemiology Communications
Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis Eggs by Centrifugal
Flotation Technique: Preliminary Survey of Soil Left in the
Ferryboats Commuting between Hokkaido Island, Where E. multilocularis
is Endemic, and Mainland Japan
      Kayoko Matsudo, Takashi Inaba and Haruo Kamiya
      pages 118-119 [HTML] [PDF]

Polio and Other Enterovirus Isolation by Region in Ethiopia,
2000-2002
      Berhane Beyene Mentaye, Mebratu Zelalem, Angelo Asha,
      Yosef Tiruneh, Aklog Afework, Menberu Tedela, 
      Tsion Bezuneh, AlmazG/senbet, Femi Oyewole, Almaz Abebe,
      Tilahun Woldemichael and Oyewale Tomori
       pages 119-121 [HTML] [PDF]

A Note on Incidence of Typhoid Fever in Diverse Age Groups in
Kolkata, India
      Malay Ranjan Saha, Phalguni Dutta, Anup Palit,
      Dharitri Dutta, Mihir Kumar Bhattacharya, Utpala Mitra
      and Sujit Kumar Bhattacharya
      pages 121-122 [HTML] [PDF]

Drug Resistance Genes Endoced in Integrons and in Extra-Integrons:
Their Distribution and Lateral Transfer among Pathogenic
Enterobacteriaceae including Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
and Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhimurium and Infantis
      Kokichi Hamada, Kahori Oshima and Hidetaka Tsuji
      pages 123-126 [HTML] [PDF]

Clinical Study of Pediatric Cases of Acute Respiratory Diseases
Associated with Human Metapneumovirus in Japan
      Shinichi Takao, Hiroyuki Shimozono, Hiroshi Kashiwa,
      Yukie Shimazu, Shinji Fukuda, Masaru Kuwayama and
      Kazuo Miyazaki
      pages 127-129 [HTML] [PDF]

Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus in a Kumamoto Hospital in 2002
      Fumio Kawano, Hisayoshi Miyazaki, Jun-ichi Takami,
      Tomoko Fujino, Jun-ichiro Sekiguchi, Katsutoshi Saruta,
      Tadatoshi Kuratsuji and Teruo Kirikae 
      pages 129-132 [HTML] [PDF]

Molecular Epidemiology of Intra-Familial Tuberculosis Transmission
      Makoto Takahara, Yoshiharu Yajima, Sumio Miyazaki, 
      Michiyo Aiyoshi, Tomoko Fujino, Yayoi Otsuka,
      Jun-ichiro Sekiguchi, Katsutoshi Saruta, Tadatoshi Kuratsuji 
      and Teruo Kirikae 
      pages 132-133 [HTML] [PDF]

Spread of Erythromycin-, Tetracycline-, and Aminoglycoside-
Resistant Genes in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Clinical Isolates in a Kumamoto Hospital
      Fumio Kawano, Hisayoshi Miyazaki, Jun-ichi Takami,
      Tomoko Fujino, Jun-ichiro Sekiguchi, Katsutoshi Saruta,
      Tadatoshi Kuratsuji and Teruo Kirikae 
      pages 133-137 [HTML] [PDF]

An Outbreak of Food-Borne Gastroenteritis Caused by
Clostridium perfringens Carrying the cpe Gene on a Plasmid 
     Daisuke Tanaka, Junko Isobe, Shiho Hosorogi, Keiko Kimata,
     Miwako Shimizu, Koji Katori, Yotaku Gyobu, Yoshiyuki Nagai,
     Takyoshi Yamagishi, Tadahiro Kawasawa and Shinichi Nakamura
     pages 137-139 [HTML] [PDF]

SARS Coronavirus-Infected Cells in Lung Detected by New In Situ
Hybridization Technique
     Noriko Nakajima, Yasuko Asahi-Ozaki, Noriyo Nagata,
     Yuko Sato, Florencio Dizon, Fem J. Paladin,
     Remigio M. Olveda, Takato Odagiri, Masato Tashiro and
     Tetsutaro Sata
     pages 139-141 [HTML] [PDF]


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