Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vol. 61 No. 3, P. 169-254, 2008


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REVIEW

Road Map for Polio Eradication--Establishing the Link with Millennium Development Goal No. 4 for Child Survival

Isao Arita and Miyuki Nakane
pages 169-174 [Summary] [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Seroprevalence of Entamoeba histolytica Infection in Female Outpatients at a Sexually Transmitted Disease Sentinel Clinic in Tokyo, Japan

Jun Suzuki, Seiki Kobayashi, Ise Iku, Rie Murata, Yoshitoki Yanagawa and Tsutomu Takeuchi
pages 175-178 [Summary] [PDF]

The Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and Related Factors among University Students in Turkey

Tayfun Yucel, Dilek Aygin, Selen Sen and Oya Yucel
pages 179-183 [Summary] [PDF]

PCR-Based Identification of Culex pipiens Complex Collected in Japan

Shinji Kasai, Osamu Komagata, Takashi Tomita, Kyoko Sawabe, Yoshio Tsuda, Hiromu Kurahashi, Takeshi Ishikawa, Mitsugu Motoki, Tomoya Takahashi, Tsutomu Tanikawa, Masahiro Yoshida, Goro Shinjo, Tomoyuki Hashimoto, Yukiko Higa and Mutsuo Kobayashi
pages 184-191 [Summary] [PDF]

Comparison of Positive Tuberculin Skin Test with an Interferon-γ-Based Assay in Unexposed Children

Ahmet Soysal, Ozden Turel, Demet Toprak and Mustafa Bakir
pages 192-195 [Summary] [PDF]

Analysis of Monthly Isolation of Respiratory Viruses from Children by Cell Culture Using a Microplate Method: a Two-Year Study from 2004 to 2005 in Yamagata, Japan

Katsumi Mizuta, Chieko Abiko, Yoko Aoki, Asuka Suto, Hitoshi Hoshina, Tsutomu Itagaki, Noriko Katsushima, Yoko Matsuzaki, Seiji Hongo, Masahiro Noda, Hirokazu Kimura and Katsumi Ootani
pages 196-201 [Summary] [PDF]

Serum Zinc and Albumin Levels in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients with and without HIV

Kuppamuthu Ramakrishnan, Rajaiah Shenbagarathai, Karuppusamy Kavitha, Alagappa Uma, Ramakrishnan Balasubramaniam and Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian
pages 202-204 [Summary] [PDF]

Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome among HIV/AIDS Patients during Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Kahsay Huruy, Andargachew Mulu, Getahun Mengistu, Aster Shewa-Amare, Addis Akalu, Afework Kassu, Gashaw Andargie, Daniel Elias and Workineh Torben
pages 205-209 [Summary] [PDF]

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

The Potential Use of Methotrexate in the Treatment of Falciparum Malaria: In Vitro Assays against Sensitive and Multidrug-Resistant Falciparum Strains

O. Dar, M. S. Khan and I. Adagu
pages 210-211 [Summary] [PDF]

Characterization and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Dysgonomonas capnocytophagoides Isolated from Human Blood Sample

Michitaka Hironaga, Kunikazu Yamane, Miki Inaba, Yumi Haga and Yoshichika Arakawa
pages 212-213 [Summary] [PDF]

Molecular Diagnosis of a Bilateral Panuveitis due to Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato by Cerebral Spinal Fluid Analysis

Frederic Wallet, Pierre Labalette, Stephanie Herwegh, Caroline Loiez, Fabrice Margaron and Rene J. Courcol
pages 214-215 [Summary] [PDF]

Asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Predictive Criteria among Low-Risk Women in a Primary Care Setting

Ilknur Tosun, Meral Cihanyurdu, Nese Kaklikkaya, Murat Topbas, Faruk Aydin and Murat Erturk
pages 216-218 [Summary] [PDF]

Epidemiology of Sporadic (Non-Epidemic) Cases of Trichophyton tonsurans Infection in Japan Based on PCR-RFLP Analysis of Non-Transcribed Spacer Region of Ribosomal RNA Gene

Takashi Mochizuki, Masako Kawasaki, Kazushi Anzawa, Jun Fujita, Tsuyoshi Ushigami, Kiminobu Takeda, Ayako Sano, Yoko Takahashi and Katsuhiko Kamei
pages 219-222 [Summary] [PDF]

Characteristics of the Turkish Isolates of Francisella tularensis

Saban Gurcan, Oguz Karabay, Aynur Karadenizli, Cigdem Karagol, Todor Kantardjiev and Ivan N. Ivanov
pages 223-225 [Summary] [PDF]

Significance of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli in Urinary Tract Infections

Katsumi Shigemura, Soichi Arakawa, Tetsuya Miura, Yuzo Nakano, Kazushi Tanaka and Masato Fujisawa
pages 226-228 [Summary] [PDF]

Hickman Catheter-Related Bacteremia with Kluyvera cryocrescens: a Case Report

Demet Toprak, Ahmet Soysal, Ozden Turel, Tuba Dal, Ozlem Ozkan, Guner Soyletir and Mustafa Bakir
pages 229-230 [Summary] [PDF]

Usefulness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Molecular Typing in a Tuberculosis Low-Endemic Agro-Industrial Setting of Brazil

Malaspina, Ana Carolina, Cavalcanti, Hebe Rodrigues, Leite, Clarice Queico Fujimaro, Machado, Silvia Maria Almeida, Viana, Brunilde Helena Jung, Silva, Rosangela Maria Gaspareto, Hage, Eduardo Ferraz, Figueiredo, Walter Machado, Marques, Elisabeth, Ferrazoli, Lucilaine, Arbex, Marcos, Lessi, Marcio, Fonseca, Leila S., Rigouts, Leen and Saad, Maria Helena Féres
pages 231-233 [Summary] [PDF]

A Case of Fatal Acute Pyogenic Meningitis in a Neonate Caused by Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Salmonella Group B

Godfred Antony Menezes, Belgode Narasimha Harish and Subhash Chandra Parija
page 234-235 [Summary] [PDF]

Frequency, Risk Factors, and Responsible Pathogenic Microorganisms of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Hale Turan, Kivanc Serefhanoglu, Ayse Nur Torun, Sevsen Kulaksizoglu, Mustafa Kulaksizoglu, Baris Pamuk and Hande Arslan
pages 236-238 [Summary] [PDF]

Outbreak of Hepatitis A in Korean Military Personnel

Chang-Seop Lee, Ju-Hyung Lee and Keun-Sang Kwon
pages 239-241 [Summary] [PDF]

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT

Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis: an Epidemiological Survey in a Tibetan Population in Southeast Qinghai, China

Yu Sen-Hai, Wang Hu, Wu Xian-Hong, Ma Xiao, Liu Pei-Yun, Liu Yu-Fang, Zhao Yan-Mei, Yasuyuki Morishima and Masanori Kawanaka
pages 242-246 [Summary] [PDF]

LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS

Prevalence of Enterovirus from Patients with Herpangina and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, 2007

Izuru Miyazawa, Yuka Azegami, Shizuko Kasuo, Tetsuya Yoshida, Masato Kobayashi and Takashi Shiraishi
pages 247-248 [Title page] [PDF]]

Phylogenetic Analysis of Nucleoprotein (N) Gene of Measles Viruses Prevalent in Okinawa, Japan, during 2003-2007

Katsuya Taira, Masaji Nakamura, Shou Okano, Minoru Nidaira, Jun Kudaka, Kiyomasa Itokazu, Takeyasu Taira, Toru Itokazu, Masao Chinen, Tomimasa Sunagawa and Hirokazu Kimura
pages 248-250 [Title page] [PDF]

Typing of Stx2 Genes of Escherichia coli O157 Isolates from Cattle

Hiromi Nakamura, Jun Ogasawara, Toshimasa Kita, Atsushi Hase and Yoshikazu Nishikawa
pages 251-252 [Title page] [PDF]

High Incidence of Amantadine-Resistant Influenza H1N1 Viruses Isolated during the 2007-2008 Season in Nara Prefecture, Japan

Yoshiteru Kitahori, Yoshitaka Imanishi and Yumiko Inoue
page 253-254 [Title page] [PDF]


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