Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
Vol. 62 No. 4, P. 249-329, 2009
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Prevalent Bacterial Infections in Intensive Care Units of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospitals, Shiraz, Iran
Parvin Hassanzadeh, Mohammad Motamedifar, and Nahal Hadi
pages 249-253 [Summary] [PDF]
Genetic Changes of Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus 71 Isolated from Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Patients in Toyama, Japan between 1981 and 2007
Masae Iwai, Akio Masaki, Sumiyo Hasegawa, Mayumi Obara, Eiji Horimoto, Kazuya Nakamura, Yuichi Tanaka, Kyoko Endo, Keiko Tanaka, Junko Ueda, Kimiyasu Shiraki, Takeshi Kurata, and Takenori Takizawa
pages 254-259 [Summary] [PDF]
Assay of Chlamydia pneumoniae-Specific IgM Antibodies by ELISA Method―Reduction of Non-Specific Reaction and Resetting of Serological Criteria by Measuring IgM Antibodies―
Toshio Kishimoto, Shuji Ando, Kei Numazaki, Kazunobu Ouchi, Tsutomu Yamazaki, and Chikara Nakahama
pages 260-264 [Summary] [PDF]
Bacterial Contamination of Blood and Blood Components in Three Major Blood Transfusion Centers, Accra, Ghana
Andrew Anthony Adjei, George Khumalo Kuma, Yao Tettey, Patrick Ferdinand Ayeh-Kumi, Japheth Opintan, Francis Apeagyei, Jacob Otinkorang Ankrah, Theophilus Korku Adiku, and Edwin Gbli Narter-Olaga
pages 265-269 [Summary] [PDF]
Molecular Characterization of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Guangdong, China
Yuan-Chuan Wang, Ru-Yi Zhu, Yun-Yi Xu, Ming-Qiu Zhao, Ya-Hong Liu, Bing Li, and Jin-Ding Chen
pages 270-274 [Summary] [PDF]
Community-Based Seroepidemiology of Diphtheria and Tetanus in Edirne, Turkey
Ozlem Tansel, Galip Ekuklu, Alper Eker, Hakan Kunduracilar, Zerrin Yulugkural, and Pelin Yuksel
pages 275-278 [Summary] [PDF]
Detection of Rotavirus RNA and Antigens in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Diarrheic Children with Seizures
Bisei Liu, Yukihiko Fujita, Chikako Arakawa, Ryutaro Kohira, Tatsuo Fuchigami, Hideo Mugishima, and Mitsutaka Kuzuya
pages 279-283 [Summary] [PDF]
The Frequency, Activation, and Coreceptor Expression of Lymphocytes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Hepatitis C Virus Co-Infected Patients in China
Wanying Shi, Zining Zhang, Min Zhang, Jing Liu, Yongjun Jiang, Yanan Wang, Xin Jin, Xiaoxu Han, and Hong Shang
pages 284-288 [Summary] [PDF]
Escherichia coli Pathotypes Associated with Diarrhea in Romanian Children Younger than 5 Years of Age
Codruta-Romanita Usein, Dorina Tatu-Chitoiu, Simona Ciontea, Maria Condei, and Maria Damian
pages 289-293 [Summary] [PDF]
Dispersal of a Blow Fly, Calliphora nigribarbis, in Relation to the Dissemination of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus
Yoshio Tsuda, Toshihiko Hayashi, Yukiko Higa, Keita Hoshino, Shinji Kasai, Takashi Tomita, Hiromu Kurahashi, and Mutsuo Kobayashi
pages 294-297 [Summary] [PDF]
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Erroneous Reporting of Vancomycin Susceptibility for Staphylococcus spp. by Vitek Software Version 2.01
Bijayini Behera and Purva Mathur
pages 298-299 [Summary] [PDF]
False Negative Results of QuantiFERON TB-2G Test in Patients with Active Tuberculosis
Yoshihiro Kobashi, Hiroki Shimizu, Yoshihiro Ohue, Keiji Mouri, Yasushi Obase, Naoyuki Miyashita, and Mikio Oka
pages 300-302 [Summary] [PDF]
Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Chikungunya Virus in South Thailand
Apiradee Theamboonlers, Pornpimol Rianthavorn, Kesmanee Praianantathavorn, Norra Wuttirattanakowit, and Yong Poovorawan
pages 303-305 [Summary] [PDF]
Serum or Bile Affects the In Vitro Azole Susceptibilities of Candida spp.
Minoru Nagi, Koichi Tanabe, Yukie Takano, Ken Kikuchi, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, and Masakazu Niimi
pages 306-308 [Summary] [PDF]
Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones from a Teaching Hospital in Tehran
Bahram Fatholahzadeh, Mohammad Emaneini, Marzieh Aligholi, Gwendolyn Gilbert, Morovat Taherikalani, Nematollah Jonaidi, Mohammad A. Eslampour, and Mohammad M. Feizabadi
pages 309-311 [Summary] [PDF]
Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance in Salmonella Isolated from Patients with Overseas Travelers' Diarrhea in Japan
Masumi Taguchi, Ryuji Kawahara, Kazuko Seto, Kiyoshi Inoue, Akihiro Hayashi, Nobuaki Yamagata, Kazumasa Kamakura, and Etsurou Kashiwagi
pages 312-314 [Summary] [PDF]
Isolation of Shiga Toxin 2f-Producing Escherichia coli (O115:HNM) from an Adult Symptomatic Patient in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Yoshiki Etoh, Koichi Murakami, Sachiko Ichihara, Nobuyuki Sera, Mitsuhiro Hamasaki, Shigeyuki Takenaka, Kazumi Horikawa, Kimiko Kawano, Tomoko Takeishi, Yuka Kuwana, Asao Inoue, Youko Nagatsu, Yasuko Hira, Masanobu Takahashi, and Kenitiro Ito
pages 315-317 [Summary] [PDF]
Epidemiological Report
Prevalence and Properties of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli among Healthy Individuals in Osaka City, Japan
Sami Fujihara, Kentaro Arikawa, Tetsu Aota, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromi Nakamura, Takayuki Wada, Atsushi Hase, and Yoshikazu Nishikawa
pages 318-323 [Summary] [PDF]
LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS
Detection of Paragonimus Metacercariae in the Japanese Freshwater Crab, Geothelphusa dehaani, Bought at Retail Fish Markets in Japan
Hiromu Sugiyama, Azusa Umehara, Yasuyuki Morishima, Hiroshi Yamasaki, and Masanori Kawanaka
pages 324-325 [Title page] [PDF]
Genotypic and Phylogenetic Analysis of the G Gene of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Isolates in Okinawa, Japan, 2008
Masaji Nakamura, Kiyomasa Itokazu, Katsuya Taira, Tatsuyoshi Kawaki, Jun Kudaka, Minoru Nidaira, Shou Okano, Yukiko Koja, Koji Tamanaha, Hirokazu Kimura, and Masahiro Noda
pages 326-327 [Title page] [PDF]
A Case of Afebrile Pneumonia Caused by Non-Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Yasuo Honma, Yuko Yoshii, Yumiko Watanabe, Nobuki Aoki, Takako Komiya, Masaaki Iwaki, Hiroyuki Arai, Yoshichika Arakawa, Motohide Takahashi, and Hirokazu Kimura
pages 327-329 [Title page] [PDF]