Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vol. 59 No. 6, P. 353-411, 2006


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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Association of Human Leukocyte Antigen Polymorphism with Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Genotypes

Shu-Yun Zhang, Hong-Xi Gu, Di Li, Shu-Fen Yang, Zhao-Hua Zhong, Xing-Ku Li and Xi Jin
pages 353-357 [Summary] [PDF]

Salmonella enterica Serovar Kentucky: Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Analysis of Clinical Isolates from the Slovak Republic

Viktor Majtan, Tomas Majtan, Juraj Majtan, Monika Szaboova and L'ubica Majtanova
pages 358-362 [Summary] [PDF]

A Two-Step Strategy for Detecting Intrauterine Cytomegalovirus Infection with Clinical Manifestations in the Mother, Fetus, and Newborn

Masatoki Kaneko, Hiroshi Sameshima, Tsuyomu Ikenoue and Toshio Minematsu
pages 363-366 [Summary] [PDF]

Duration of the Metronidazole-Containing Regimen for Eradication of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Northern Japan

Shinsaku Fukuda, Tadashi Shimoyama, Muneo Tanaka, Fumika Nakasato, Michio Fukushi and Akihiro Munakata
pages 367-369 [Summary] [PDF]

Clinical Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Itraconazole Infusion for the Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infection in China

Wang Aixia, Zhang Yingyuan, He Lixian, Shen Zhixiang, Liao Wanqing, Han Mingzhe, Li Ruoyu, Liang Derong, Wu Shaoxi, Hahn-Ast Corinna, Glasmacher Axel and Liekwok Wai Albert
pages 370-376 [Summary] [PDF]

"Syndromic Surveillance within a Hospital" for the Early Detection of a Nosocomial Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Infection

Akihiko Kawana, Katsuji Teruya, Teruo Kirikae, Jun-ichiro Sekiguchi, Yasuyuki Kato, Emi Kuroda, Kumi Horii, Sin-ichiro Saito, Hiroshi Ohara, Tadatoshi Kuratsuji, Satoshi Kimura and Koichiro Kudo
pages 377-379 [Summary] [PDF]

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Microbial Sensitivity Pattern in Urinary Tract Infections in Children: A Single Center Experience of 1,177 Urine Cultures

Mostafa Sharifian, Abdollah Karimi, Sedigheh Rafiee Tabatabaei and Navid Anvaripour
pages 380-382 [Summary] [PDF]

A Simplified PCR Methodology for Semiquantitatively Analyzing Dengue Viruses

Supranee Upanan, Arturo Cabrera-Hernandez, Maneerat Ekkapongpisit and Duncan R. Smith
pages 383-387 [Summary] [PDF]

Validation of Urinary Antigen Test for Streptococcus pneumoniae in Patients with Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Serpil Ercis, Alper Ergin, Gulsen Ozkaya Sahin, Gulsen Hascelik and Omrum Uzun
pages 388-390 [Summary] [PDF]

Tularemia Re-Emerging in European Part of Turkey after 60 Years

Saban Gurcan, Muzaffer Eskiocak, Gamze Varol, Cem Uzun, Muserref Tatman-Otkun, Nermin Sakru, Aynur Karadenizli, Cigdem Karagol and Metin Otkun
pages 391-393 [Summary] [PDF]

Detection of Adenovirus DNA in Throat Swabs and Blood by SYBR Green Real-Time PCR Assay in Patients with Adenovirus-Associated Tonsillitis

Urara Kohdera, Minoru Kino and Masahiro Ito
pages 394-396 [Summary] [PDF]

Characteristics of Streptococcus suis Isolated from Patients in Japan

Bin Chang, Akihito Wada, Tadayoshi Ikebe, Makoto Ohnishi, Kazuhito Mita, Miyoko Endo, Hirosuke Matsuo, Yoshinori Asatuma, Sanae Kuramoto, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Motoyosi Yamazaki, Hiroko Yoshikawa, Nobuei Watabe, Hideko Yamada, Shohachi Kurita, Yumiko Imai and Haruo Watanabe
pages 397-399 [Summary] [PDF]

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT

Infection with HIV and Intestinal Parasites among Street Dwellers in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia

Feleke Moges, Yenew Kebede, Afework Kassu, Getu Degu, Moges Tiruneh and Molla Gedefaw
pages 400-403 [Summary] [PDF]

LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS

Annual Incidence of Tsutsugamushi Disease in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan in 2001-2005

Seigo Yamamoto, Hidenari Ganmyo, Akira Iwakiri and Sen Suzuki
pages 404-405 [Title page] [PDF]

Two Outbreaks Caused by Salmonella Derby and S. Anatum at Grilled-Meat Restaurants in Fukuoka City

Sumi Ebuchi, Ai Baba, Kayo Uryu and Hiroshi Hiwaki
pages 405-406 [Title page] [PDF]

Food Poisoning Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis Caused by Box Lunch in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Akinori Kawabata, Kazuhiko Ishikawa, Yuki Iwasaki, Kayo Aoki, Shinji Takagi, Takashi Namikawa, Kazue Ohtomo and Tomohiro Inoue
pages 406-407 [Title page] [PDF]

Outbreak of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 Attributed to a Grilled-Meat Restaurant

Sumitaka Manago, Kyouko Kishikawa, Hideno Tokunaga, Sadayuki Funatsumaru, Yasunori Kubo, Motoyasu Sonoda, Takuya Yoshihara, Fujiaki Nasu and Katsuko Kasahara
pages 407-408 [Title page] [PDF]

An Outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni Food Poisoning Caused by Secondary Contamination in Cooking Practice at a High School

Kiyoe Yoda and Masako Uchimura
page 408-409 [Title page] [PDF]

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli O6:H16 Food Poisoning Outbreak in Prisons

Tomoko Kimura, Yoko Akiba, Miyoshi Tsuruta, Toru Akimoto, Yoshio Mitsui, Yoshihiro Ogasawara and Hiroshi Ikegami
pages 410-411 [Title page] [PDF]


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