Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vol. 57 No. 6, P. 229-294, 2004

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Invited Review
Terrestrial Distribution of the Lyme Borreliosis Agent
Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in East Asia
     Toshiyuki Masuzawa
     pages 229-235 [Summary] [PDF]

Review
Defense Mechanisms against Influenza Virus Infection 
in the Respiratory Tract Mucosa
      Shin-ichi Tamura and Takeshi Kurata
      pages 236-247 [Summary] [PDF] 

Original Articles
An Outbreak of Dipodascus capitatus Infection in the ICU:
Three Case Reports and Review of the Literature 
     Gulden Ersoz, Feza Otag, Zayre Erturan, Gonul Aslan,
     Ali Kaya, Gurol Emekdas and Takashi Sugita
     pages 248-252 [Summary] [PDF]

Neisseria gonorrhoea, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Treponema
pallidum Infection in Antenatal and Gynecological Patients
at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
     Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi, Shinya Yamaguchi, Bright Sakyi,
     Toshio Kisimoto, David Ofori-Adjei and Toshikatsu Hagiwara
     pages 253-256 [Summary] [PDF]
 
Attempt to Curtail the Observation Period of Mice in the Tetanus
Vaccine Potency Tests
     Tadashi Fukuda, Masaaki Iwaki, Takako Komiya, 
     Yoshichika Arakawa and Motohide Takahashi
     pages 257-259 [Summary] [PDF]

Combination Therapy of Once-Weekly Fluconazole (100, 150, or
300 mg) with Topical Application of Ketoconazole Cream in the
Treatment of Onychomycosis
     Xuejun Chen, Masataro Hiruma, Yumi Shiraki and Hideoki Ogawa
     pages 260-263 [Summary] [PDF]

HIV and Syphilis Infection among Elderly People 
in Northwest Ethiopia
     Afework Kassu, Alemayehu Mekonnen, Abebe Bekele,
     Nuru Abseno, Endalkachew Melese, Feleke Moges,
     Yared Wondmikun and Fusao Ota
     pages 264-267 [Summary] [PDF]

Short Communications
Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Pathogens among
HIV-Positive Individuals in Iran
     Mohammad Reza Zali, Ali Jafari Mehr, Mostafa Rezaian,
     Ahmad Reza Meamar, Siavash Vaziri and Minoo Mohraz
     pages 268-270 [Summary] [PDF]

The Rate of Asymptomatic Throat Carriage of Group A Streptococcus
in School Children and Associated ASO Titers in Duzce, Turkey 
      C. Elif Ozturk, Taner Yavuz, Demet Kaya and Muhterem Yucel
      pages 271-272 [Summary] [PDF]

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Isolates from Neonatal Septicemia  
     Nalini Agnihotri, Neelam Kaistha and Varsha Gupta
     pages 273-275 [Summary] [PDF]

Norovirus and Sapovirus Infections in Thailand 
     Ratigorn Guntapong, Grant S. Hansman, Tomoichiro Oka,
     Satoko Ogawa, Tsutomu Kageyama, Yaowapa Pongsuwanna and
     Kazuhiko Katayama
     pages 276-278 [Summary] [PDF]

Epidemiological Report
Isolation and Characterization of Candida Spp. in Jordanian
Cancer Patients: Prevalence, Pathogenic Determinants, and
Antifungal Sensitivity
     Hanan M. Al-Abeid, Khaled H. Abu-Elteen, Ali Z. Elkarmi
     and Mawieh A. Hamad
     pages 279-284 [Summary] [PDF]

Laboratory and Epidemiology Communications
First Case of Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by
Nattrassia mangiferae in Iran
     Mohsen Geramishoar, Kamiar Zomorodian, Farideh Zaini,
     Farshid Saadat, Bita Tarazooie, Mehdi Norouzi and
     Sassan Rezaie
      pages 285-286 [Title page] [PDF]

Comparison of Fluoroquinolone Resistance Genes of Salmonella
enterica Serovar Choleraesuis Isolates in Japan and Taiwan 
     Hidetaka Esaki, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Akemi Kojima, 
     Kanako Ishihara, Tetsuo Asai, Yutaka Tamura and
     Toshio Takahashi
     pages 287-288 [Title page] [PDF]

Detection of the Antiseptic- and Disinfectant-Resistance
Genes qacA, qacB, and qacC in Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus Isolated in a Tokyo Hospital
     Jun-ichiro Sekiguchi, Toshio Hama, Tomoko Fujino,
     Minako Araake, Atsushi Irie, Katsutoshi Saruta,
     Hisami Konosaki, Haruo Nishimura, Akihiko Kawana,
     Koichiro Kudo, Tatsuya Kondo, Takehiko Sasazuki,
     Tadatoshi Kuratsuji, Hiroshi Yoshikura and Teruo Kirikae
     pages 288-291 [Title page] [PDF]

Further Acquisition of Drug-Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant
Tuberculosis during Chemotherapy
     Emiko Toyota, Jun-ichiro Sekiguchi, Hisahiro Shimizu,
     Tomoko Fujino, Yayoi Otsuka, Hiroshi Yoshikura, 
     Tadatoshi Kuratsuji, Teruo Kirikae and Koichiro Kudo
     pages 292-294 [Title page] [PDF]



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