Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
Vol. 63 No. 4, P. 225-305, 2010
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Reevaluation of Laboratory Methods for Diagnosis of Measles
Kyoko Akiyoshi, Tomoko Suga, Souichi Nukuzuma, Mayumi Kon-no, Mari Shibata, Masae Itoh, Masahiro Ito, and Toshiaki Ihara
pages 225-228 [Summary] [PDF]
Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Thailand, 2008–2009
Susheera Chatproedprai, Apiradee Theanboonlers, Sumeth Korkong, Chittima Thongmee, Siriwan Wananukul, and Yong Poovorawan
pages 229-233 [Summary] [PDF]
Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Dipstick Kit for Diagnosis of Cholera Emphasizes Its Outbreak Utility
Piyali Mukherjee, Santanu Ghosh, T. Ramamurthy, Mihir K. Bhattacharya, Ranjan K. Nandy, Yoshifumi Takeda, G. Balakrish Nair, and Asish K. Mukhopadhyay
pages 234-238 [Summary] [PDF]
Epidemiological, Demographic, and Molecular Characteristics of Laboratory-Confirmed Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in Turkey, May 15–November 30, 2009
Mustafa Ertek, Riza Durmaz, Dilek Guldemir, A Basak Altas, Nurhan Albayrak, and Gulay Korukluoglu
pages 239-245 [Summary] [PDF]
A Novel Method for the Purification of DNA by Capturing Nucleic Acid and Magnesium Complexes on Non-Woven Fabric Filters under Alkaline Conditions for the Gene Diagnosis of Tuberculosis by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)
Tadashi Fukasawa, Naozumi Oda, Yasunao Wada, Aki Tamaru, Yukari Fukushima, Chie Nakajima, and Yasuhiko Suzuki
pages 246-250 [Summary] [PDF]
Impact of Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) Virus-Associated Community-Acquired Pneumonia among Adults in a Tertiary Hospital in Thailand
Ratapum Champunot, Sansanee Tanjatham, Anusak Kerdsin, Parichart Puangpatra, Sunee Wangsai, Pornpit Treebuphachatsakul, Somboon Tasnsuphaswasdikul, Chavalit Kiatvitchukul, Harutaya Kasyanan, Jutharak Yimsabai, Yukihiro Akeda, Kazuyoshi Kawakami, Pathom Sawanpanyalert, Surang Dejsirilert, and Kazunori Oishi
pages 251-256 [Summary] [PDF]
Identification of Staphylocoagulase Genotypes I–X and Discrimination of Type IV and V Subtypes by Multiplex PCR Assay for Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus
Mina Hirose, Nobumichi Kobayashi, Souvik Ghosh, Shyamal Kumar Paul, Tzuhsiang Shen, Noriko Urushibara, Mitsuyo Kawaguchiya, Masaaki Shinagawa, and Naoki Watanabe
pages 257-263 [Summary] [PDF]
A Hybrid Model for Short-Term Bacillary Dysentery Prediction in Yichang City, China
Weirong Yan, Yong Xu, Xiaobing Yang, and Yikai Zhou
pages 264-270 [Summary] [PDF]
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Antibacterial Activity of Psidium guajava Leaf and Bark against Multidrug-Resistant Vibrio cholerae: Implication for Cholera Control
Niaz Rahim, Donald James Gomes, Haruo Watanabe, Sabita Rizwana Rahman, Chariya Chomvarin, Hubert Ph. Endtz, and Munirul Alam
pages 271-274 [Summary] [PDF]
Prevalence of Macrolide Resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes Collected in Serbia
Ljiljana Pavlovic, Edita Grego, and Sandra Sipetic-Grujicic
pages 275-276 [Summary] [PDF]
Microbial Contamination of Disinfectants Used for Intermittent Self-Catheterization
Harumasa Hakuno, Mitutaka Yamamoto, Shigeharu Oie, and Akira Kamiya
pages 277-279 [Summary] [PDF]
Analysis of Rotavirus NSP4 Genotypes and Age-Dependent Antibody Response against NSP4 in Shanghai, China
Menghua Xu, Yongfeng Fu, Jiae Sun, Junqi Zhang, Meng Feng, Xunjia Cheng, and Jin Xu
pages 280-282 [Summary] [PDF]
The Comparison of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transmission between Couples through Blood or Sex in Central China
Rong-Rong Yang, Xien Gui, Jean-Luc Benoit, and Yong Xiong
pages 283-285 [Summary] [PDF]
Prevalence of Mupirocin Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from a Malaysian Hospital
King Ting Lim, Yasmin Abu Hanifah, Mohd Yasim Mohd Yusof, and Kwai Lin Thong
pages 286-289 [Summary] [PDF]
Sporadic Pantoea agglomerans Bacteremia in a Near-Term Female: Case Report and Review of Literature
Kristine M. Lalas and Daniel Erichsen
pages 290-291 [Summary] [PDF]
Detection of the Class 1 Integrons and SGI1 among Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium DT104, U302, DT120, DT193, and Nontypable Human Isolates
L'ubica Majtanova, Tomas Majtan, and Viktor Majtan
pages 292-295 [Summary] [PDF]
Antibodies to Bovine Serum Albumin in Human Sera: Problems and Solutions with Casein-Based ELISA in the Detection of Natural Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infections
Eiji Konishi, Yoko Kitai, Koichi Nishimura, and Seiya Harada
pages 296-298 [Summary] [PDF]
LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS
Genotyping of Acanthamoeba Isolates from Corneal Scrapings and Contact Lens Cases of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Patients in Osaka, Japan
Niichiro Abe and Isao Kimata
pages 299-301 [Title page] [PDF]
Epidemiology and Molecular Characterization of Sapovirus and Astrovirus in Japan, 2008-2009
Wisoot Chan-it, Aksara Thongprachum, Shoko Okitsu, Masashi Mizuguchi, and Hiroshi Ushijima
pages 302-303 [Title page] [PDF]
Emergence of Clindamycin-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates Obtained from Patients with Severe Invasive Infections in Japan
Tadayoshi Ikebe, Akihito Wada, Yuuko Oguro, Kikuyo Ogata, Chihiro Katsukawa, Junko Isobe, Tomoko Shima, Rieko Suzuki, Hitomi Ohya, Kiyoshi Tominaga, Rumi Okuno, Yumi Uchitani, Haruo Watanabe, and The Working Group for β-hemolytic Streptococci in Japan
pages 304-305 [Title page] [PDF]