Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
Vol. 61 No. 6, P. 427-508, 2008
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INVITED REVIEW
Current Risks in Blood Transfusion in Japan
Hiroko Otsubo and Kazunari Yamaguchi
pages 427-433 [Summary] [PDF]
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Serological and Genetic Characterization of Meningococcal Isolates in Korea
An Outbreak of Food-Borne Gastroenteritis Due to Sapovirus among Junior High School Students
Shuzo Usuku, Makoto Kumazaki, Katsuhiko Kitamura, Osamu Tochikubo and Yuzo Noguchi
pages 438-441 [Summary] [PDF]
Identification and Epidemiological Description of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 Strains Producing Low Amounts of Shiga Toxin 2 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Masakado Matsumoto, Masahiro Suzuki, Masao Takahashi, Kaoru Hirose, Hiroko Minagawa and Michio Ohta
pages 442-445 [Summary] [PDF]
Prevalence, Clinical Presentations and Complications among Hospitalized Children with Influenza Pneumonia
Samransamruajkit R., Hiranrat T., Chieochansin T., Sritippayawan S., Deerojanawong J., Prapphal N. and Poovorawan Y.
pages 446-449 [Summary] [PDF]
Pathophysiological Study of Chronic Necrotizing Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Keishi Sugino, Chikako Hasegawa, Go Sano, Kazutoshi Shibuya and Sakae Homma
pages 450-453 [Summary] [PDF]
T Serotypes and Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Group A Streptococcus Isolates from Pediatric Pharyngotonsillitis
Keiji Funahashi, Kazumasa Nakane, Naoko Yasuda, Michio Suzuki, Atushi Narita, Naoko Arai, Jaekun Ahn, Norio Koyama, Hajime Ushida, Naoko Nishimura and Takao Ozaki
pages 454-456 [Summary] [PDF]
Rate of Influenza Vaccination and Its Adverse Reactions Seen in Health Care Personnel in a Single Tertiary Hospital in Korea
Chang-Seop Lee, Kang-Hyu Lee, Min-Hee Jung and Heung-Bum Lee
pages 457-460 [Summary] [PDF]
Evaluation of Real-Time RT-PCR Compared with Conventional RT-PCR for Detecting Human Metapneumovirus RNA from Clinical Specimens
Atsushi Kaida, Hideyuki Kubo, Masashi Shiomi, Urara Kohdera and Nobuhiro Iritani
pages 461-464 [Summary] [PDF]
Investigation of Reservoir Animals of Leptospira in the Northern Part of Miyazaki Prefecture
Nobuo Koizumi, Maki Muto, Seigo Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Baba, Momotoshi Kudo, Yoshinobu Tamae, Koji Shimomura, Ichiro Takatori, Akira Iwakiri, Koji Ishikawa, Hirotoshi Soma and Haruo Watanabe
pages 465-468 [Summary] [PDF]
Role of Activated Natural Killer Cells in Oral Diseases
Yuji Kamoda, Hiroshi Uematsu, Akihiro Yoshihara, Hideo Miyazaki and Hidenobu Senpuku
pages 469-474 [Summary] [PDF]
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
A Case of Non-O1 and Non-O139 Vibrio cholerae Septicemia with Endophthalmitis in a Cirrhotic Patient
Chin-Chao Yang, Bor-Jen Lee, Sheng-Shun Yang, Yu-Hui Lin and Ya-Ling Lee
pages 475-476 [Summary] [PDF]
Spontaneous Perforated Pyometra with an Intrauterine Device in Menopause: a Case Report
Chao-Hsu Li and Wen-Chun Chang
pages 477-478 [Summary] [PDF]
Human Bocavirus Infection in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis and Healthy Controls
Thaweesak Chieochansin, Chitima Thongmee, Linda Vimolket, Apiradee Theamboonlers and Yong Poovorawan
pages 479-481 [Summary] [PDF]
Enterobiasis among Preschool Children: a Study from Kayseri, Turkey
Muge Oguzkaya Artan, Zeynep Baykan and Cem Artan
pages 482-483 [Summary] [PDF]
Clinical Analysis of Cases of Empyema Due to Streptococcus milleri Group
Yoshihiro Kobashi, Keiji Mouri, Shinichi Yagi, Yasushi Obase and Mikio Oka
pages 484-486 [Summary] [PDF]
Characteristics of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 2 Strains by Colony Morphology
Michio Koide, Makoto Furugen, Shusaku Haranaga, Futoshi Higa, Masao Tateyama, Nobuhisa Yamane and Jiro Fujita
pages 487-489 [Summary] [PDF]
Macrolide Resistance Determinants in Erythromycin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Turkey
Zeynep Gulay, Ozgen Alpay Ozbek, Meral Bicmen and Deniz Gur
pages 490-493 [Summary] [PDF]
The Risk of Transmission of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus from Human Cases to First- Degree Relatives
Shahrokh Izadi, Masoud Salehi, Kourosh Holakouie-Naieni and Sadegh Chinikar
pages 494-496 [Summary] [PDF]
Detection and Quantification of Enterovirus 71 Genome from Cerebrospinal Fluid of an Encephalitis Patient by PCR Applications
Tsuguto Fujimoto, Shigeru Yoshida, Tetsuya Munemura, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Michiyo Shinohara, Osamu Nishio, Masatsugu Chikahira and Nobuhiko Okabe
pages 497-499 [Summary] [PDF]
Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Febrile Children with Lower Respiratory Diseases in Primary Care Settings in Hiroshima, Japan
Michimaru Hara, Shinichi Takao, Shinji Fukuda, Yukie Shimazu and Kazuo Miyazaki
pages 500-502 [Summary] [PDF]
LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS
Analysis of Adenoviruses Isolated in Kobe City, Japan, from 2000 to 2007
Tomoko Suga, Kyoko Akiyoshi and Tsunekazu Haruta
pages 503-504 [Title page] [PDF]]
Characterization of Sapoviruses Detected in Hokkaido, Japan
Setsuko Ishida, Shima Yoshizumi, Masahiro Miyoshi, Tetsuya Ikeda, Toyo Okui, Kazuhiko Katayama, Naokazu Takeda and Tomoichiro Oka
pages 504-506 [Title page] [PDF]
Isolation of Measles Virus Classified as D5 Genotype during an Outbreak in Kobe City, Japan, in 2007
Kyoko Akiyoshi, Tomoko Suga, Tsunekazu Haruta, Kenji Yoshida, Ryusuke Taba, Masaru Yamakawa, Michi Kawamoto, Mari Shibata and Masae Itoh
page 506-507 [Title page] [PDF]