Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
Vol. 62 No. 3, P. 173-248, 2009
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Studies of Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART) for HIV-1-Discordant Couples Using Washed Sperm and the Nested PCR Method: a Comparison of the Pregnancy Rates in HIV-1-Discordant Couples and Control Couples
Katsunori Kashima, Koichi Takakuwa, Mina Suzuki, Mayuko Makino, Satoru Kaneko, Shingo Kato, Hideji Hanabusa, and Kenichi Tanaka
pages 173-176 [Summary] [PDF]
Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Integrons in Human Fecal Escherichia coli in Taiwan
Chih-Man Yang, Ming-Feng Lin, Chung-Hui Lin, Yi-Ting Huang, Chia-Tse Hsu, and Ming-Li Liou
pages 177-181 [Summary] [PDF]
Mycobacterium avium Complex Organisms Predominantly Colonize in the Bathtub Inlets of Patients’Bathrooms
Yukiko Nishiuchi, Aki Tamaru, Seigo Kitada, Takahiro Taguri, Sohkichi Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Tateishi, Mamiko Yoshimura, Yuriko Ozeki, Narumi Matsumura, Hisashi Ogura, and Ryoji Maekura
pages 182-186 [Summary] [PDF]
Rapid Detection of Rabies Virus by Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
Bazartseren Boldbaatar, Satoshi Inoue, Naoko Sugiura, Akira Noguchi, Jun Ryan C. Orbina, Catalino Demetria, Mary Elizabeth Miranda, and Akio Yamada
pages 187-191 [Summary] [PDF]
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Group B Streptococcus Infection: Epidemiology, Serotypes, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Selected Isolates in the Population beyond Infancy (excluding Females with Genital Tract- and Pregnancy-Related Isolates) at the University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Rina Karunakaran, Nadeem Sajjad Raja, Asma Hafeez, and Savithri D. Puthucheary
pages 192-194 [Summary] [PDF]
Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Atherosclerotic Plaques of Patients in Tehran, Iran
Hossein Dabiri, Maryam Rezadehbashi, Naser Badami, Reza Aghanouri, Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza Khoramizadeh, Mohammad Emaneini, Morteza Izadi, and Mohammad Reza Zali
pages 195-197 [Summary] [PDF]
Relationships between Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Schwarzengrund and Both Broiler Chickens and Retail Chicken Meats in Japan
Tetsuo Asai, Koichi Murakami, Manao Ozawa, Ryoji Koike, and Hitoshi Ishikawa
pages 198-200 [Summary] [PDF]
Bathwater-Associated Cases of Legionellosis in Japan, with a Special Focus on Legionella Concentrations in Water
Toshiro Kuroki, Tomoe Ishihara, Kumiko Ito, and Fumiaki Kura
pages 201-205 [Summary] [PDF]
Bilateral Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Cured by Antibiotics Alone: a Case and Literature Review
Katsumi Shigemura, Tomihiko Yasufuku, Masuo Yamashita, Soichi Arakawa, and Masato Fujisawa
pages 206-208 [Summary] [PDF]
Epidemiological and Molecular Studies of Measles at Different Clusters in Hokkaido District, Japan, 2007
Hideki Nagano, Masaru Jinushi, Hiroki Tanabe, Ryo Yamaguchi, and Motohiko Okano
pages 209-211 [Summary] [PDF]
Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) for the Direct Detection of Human Pulmonary Infections with Environmental (Nontuberculosis) Mycobacteria
Bal Ram Adhikari, Basu Dev Pandy, Prakash Ghimire, Bhawana Shrestha, Manoj Khadka, Tomoko Yoda, and Yasuhiko Suzuki
pages 212-214 [Summary] [PDF]
Improvement of the Repetitive Sequence-Based Identification and Genotyping of Candida albicans Using ALT-Specific Primers
Hisao Hattori, Reiko Tanaka, Hiroji Chibana, Fumihiko Kawamoto, Hidesada Adachi, Kazue Shimizu, and Toshio Kanbe
pages 215-219 [Summary] [PDF]
Survey of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Pigs on Miyako, Ishigaki, Kume, and Yonaguni Islands in Okinawa, Japan
Minoru Nidaira, Katsuya Taira, Shou Okano, Takenori Shinzato, Takashi Morikawa, Mitsuo Tokumine, Yuko Asato, Yukihiro Tada, Kunitarou Miyagi, Seiko Matsuda, Kiyomasa Itokazu, Jun Kudaka, Masaji Nakamura, and Kouji Tamanaha
pages 220-224 [Summary] [PDF]
Applicability of a Monoclonal Antibody-Based Stool Antigen Test to Evaluate the Results of Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy
Tadashi Shimoyama, Chieko Kato, Masaaki Kodama, Intetsu Kobayashi, and Yoshihiro Fukuda
pages 225-227 [Summary] [PDF]
Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Surgical Unit Staff
Vinodhkumaradithyaa, A., Uma, A., Srinivasan, M., Ananthalakshmi, I., Nallasivam, P., and Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, P.
pages 228-229 [Summary] [PDF]
Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and non-O139
P. Ashok Kumar, Jamila Patterson, and P. Karpagam
pages 230-232 [Summary] [PDF]
Seasonal Influenza Surveillance Using Prescription Data for Anti-Influenza Medications
Makiko Yoshida, Tamano Matsui, Yasushi Ohkusa, John Kobayashi, Takaaki Ohyama, Tamie Sugawara, Yoshinori Yasui, Tomoko Tachibana, and Nobuhiko Okabe
pages 233-235 [Summary] [PDF]
Cytomegalovirus-Associated Protein-Losing Enteropathy Resulting from Lymphangiectasia in an Immunocompetent Child
Takayuki Hoshina, Koichi Kusuhara, Mitsumasa Saito, Takuya Hara, Shuji Matsuura, Takashi Yao, Tomonobu Aoki, and Toshiro Hara
pages 236-238 [Summary] [PDF]
Clinical Usefulness of QuantiFERON TB-2G Test for the Early Diagnosis of Pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii Disease
Yoshihiro Kobashi, Keiji Mouri, Naoyuki Miyashita, and Mikio Oka
pages 239-241 [Summary] [PDF]
LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS
Food Poisoning by Staphylococcus aureus at a University Festival
Miyoko Kitamoto, Kazunori Kito, Yoko Niimi, Satoko Shoda, Ai Takamura, Toshio Hiramatsu, Tomi Akashi, Yukari Yokoi, Hirokazu Hirano, Misato Hosokawa, Akemi Yamamoto, Norio Agata, and Nobuyuki Hamajima
pages 242-243 [Title page] [PDF]
Epidemic of Human Parechovirus Type 3 in Hiroshima City, Japan in 2008
Miwako Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Abe, Katsuya Kuniyori, Etsuko Kunii, Fumiaki Ito, Yoshio Kasama, Yoshiake Yoshioka, and Mamoru Noda
pages 244-245 [Title page] [PDF]
Molecular Characterization of Sapoviruses Detected in Sporadic Gastroenteritis Cases in 2007 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Yuka Ootsuka, Yasutaka Yamashita, Takako Ichikawa, Reiko Kondo, Mitsuaki Oseto, Kazuhiko Katayama, Naokazu Takeda, and Tomoichiro Oka
pages 246-248 [Title page] [PDF]