Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vol. 57 No. 2, P. 33-90, 2004

To see a printable version of the article in the Adobe file format, click its [PDF] link.

Original Articles
Investigation of Atypical Bacteria and Virus Antigens 
in Respiratory Tract Infections by Use of an Immunofluorescence
Method
     Sedat Kaygusuz, Iftihar Koksal, Kemalettin Aydin and
     Rahmet Caylan
     pages 33-36 [Summary] [PDF]

An Epidemiological Analysis of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Strains in a University Hospital
     Rahmet Caylan, Nese Kaklikkaya, Kemalettin Aydin,
     Faruk Aydin, Gurdal Yilmaz, Birol Ozgumus and Iftihar Koksal
     pages 37-40 [Summary] [PDF]
 
Intestinal Parasitic Infections in HIV/AIDS and HIV Seronegative
Individuals in a Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia
     Getachew Hailemariam, Afework Kassu, Gemeda Abebe, 
     Ebba Abate, Demekech Damte, Endris Mekonnen and
     Fusao Ota
     pages 41-43 [Summary] [PDF]

Infection of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts: Causative Pathogens,
Clinical Features, and Outcomes
     Kuo-Wei Wang, Wen-Neng Chang, Teng-Yuan Shih, Chi-Ren Huang,
     Nai-Wen Tsai, Chen-Sheng Chang, Yao-Chung Chuang, 
     Po-Chou Liliang, Thung-Ming Su, Cheng-Shyuan Rau, 
     Yu-Duan Tsai, Ben-Chung Cheng, Pi-Lien Hung, Chin-Jung Chang 
     and Cheng-Hsien Lu
     pages 44-48 [Summary] [PDF]

Short Communications
Markers for Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis in North Indian
Blood Donors: Prevalence and Trends
     Bharat Singh, Monika Verma and Karttikaye Verma
     pages 49-51 [Summary] [PDF]

Bactericidal Effects of Acidic Electrolyzed Water on the Dental
Unit Waterline
      Shinya Kohno, Toshitsugu Kawata, Masato Kaku, Tadashi Fujita,
      Keisuke Tsutsui, Junji Ohtani, Kaoru Tenjo, Masahide Motokawa,
      Yuiko Tohma, Mao Shigekawa, Hiroko Kamata and Kazuo Tanne
      pages 52-54 [Summary] [PDF]

Possible Horizontal Transmission of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic
Fever Virus from a Mother to Her Child
     Masayuki Saijo, Qing Tang, Bawudong Shimayi, Lei Han,
     Yuzhen Zhang, Muer Asiguma, Dong Tianshu, Akihiko Maeda,
     Ichiro Kurane and Shigeru Morikawa
     pages 55-57 [Summary] [PDF]

Endotoxin Content in Haemophilus influenzae Type b Vaccine
     Masaki Ochiai, Michiyo Kataoka, Hiromi Toyoizumi, 
     Akihiko Yamamoto, Kazunari Kamachi, Yoshichika Arakawa,
     Takeshi Kurata and Yoshinobu Horiuchi
     pages 58-59 [Summary] [PDF]
 
A Comparative Survey of Serum Androgenic Hormones Levels between
Male Patients with Dermatophytosis and Normal Subjects
     Seyed Jamal Hashemi, Mohammad Reza Sarasgani and 
     Kamiar Zomorodian
     pages 60-62 [Summary] [PDF]

An Unexpected Outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in the Chugoku
District of Japan, 2002
     Ryusuke Ayukawa, Hiroshi Fujimoto, Mitsuyoshi Ayabe,
     Hiroshi Shoji, Ryukichi Matsui, Yuko Iwata, Hitoshi Fukuda,
     Kazuhide Ochi, Koichi Noda, Yoichi Ono, Kenichi Sakai,
     Yasushi Takehisa and Kotaro Yasui
     pages 63-66 [Summary] [PDF]

Epidemiological Report
Seroepidemiologic Study on Pertussis, Diphtheria, and Tetanus
in the Fukuoka Area of Southern Japan: Seroprevalence among
Persons 0-80 Years Old and Vaccination Program
     Kenji Okada, Kohji Ueda, Kazunori Morokuma, Yoichiro Kino,
     Ken Tokugawa and Sankei Nishima 
     pages 67-71 [Summary] [PDF]

Laboratory and Epidemiology Communications
Regional Distribution of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Cases 
in Ethiopia in 2000-2002
      Berhane Beyene, Ayele Gebremariam, Tilhun Teka,
      Zenebe Melaku, Bekure Tsegaye, Damene Alieyu, 
      Oyewole Femi and Almaz G/senbet
       pages 72-73 [HTML] [PDF]

Prevalence of Erythromycin-, Tetracycline-, and Aminoglycoside-
Resistance Genes in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
in Hospitals in Tokyo and Kumamoto
      Jun-ichiro Sekiguchi, Tomoko Fujino, Katsutoshi Saruta,
      Hisami Konosaki, Haruo Nishimura, Akihiko Kawana,
      Koichiro Kudo, Tatsuya Kondo, Yoshio Yazaki,
      Tadatoshi Kuratsuji, Hiroshi Yoshikura and Teruo Kirikae 
      pages 74-77 [HTML] [PDF]

Molecular Epidemiology of Serratia marcescens in a Hospital
      Tomoko Fujino, Emi Kuroda, HIsami Konosaki, Haruo Nishimura.
      Katsutoshi Saruta, Akihiko Kawana, Fumiko Yamanishi, 
      Koichi Kudo, Tatsuya Kondo, Yoshio Yazaki, Tadatoshi Kuratsuji 
      and Teruo Kirikae 
      pages 78-80 [HTML] [PDF]

Clinical Pictures of Children with Human Metapneumovirus Infection:
Comparison with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
      Hiroshi Kashiwa, Hiroyuki Shimozono and Shinichi Takao
      pages 80-82 [HTML] [PDF]

Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus in a Tokyo Hospital in 2003
      Tomoko Fujino, Jun-ichiro Sekiguchi, Akihiko Kawana,
      Hisami Konosaki, Haruo Nishimura, Katsutoshi Saruta,
      Koichiro Kudo, Tatsuya Kondo, Yoshio Yazaki,
      Tadatoshi Kuratsuji and Teruo Kirikae 
      pages 83-85 [HTML] [PDF]


Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus in a Kumamoto Hospital in 2003
      Fumio Kawano, Hisayoshi Miyazaki, Tatsuya Kawasaki,
      Tomoko Fujino, Jun-ichiro Sekiguchi, Katsutoshi Saruta,
      Tadatoshi Kuratsuji and Teruo Kirikae 
      pages 86-88 [HTML] [PDF]

Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus in a Sendai Hospital in 2003
      Tsukasa Asagi, Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Yoshiharu Sakurai,
      Tomoko Fujino, Jun-ichiro Sekiguchi, Katsutoshi Saruta,
      Tadatoshi Kuratsuji and Teruo Kirikae 
      pages 88-90 [HTML] [PDF]



Go to JJID Homepage