Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vol. 63 No. 6, P. 387-451, 2010


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INVITED REVIEW

Whole-Genome Expression Analysis of Mycobacterium leprae and Its Clinical Application

Takeshi Akama, Koichi Suzuki, Kazunari Tanigawa, Kazuaki Nakamura, Akira Kawashima, Huhehasi Wu, Mariko Sue, Aya Yoshihara, Yuko Ishido, and Norihisa Ishii
pages 387-392 [Summary] [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Genotyping and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Major Genes in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Isolated from Infants with Bronchiolitis

Kazuko Goto-Sugai, Hiroyuki Tsukagoshi, Katsumi Mizuta, Shunji Matsuda, Masahiro Noda, Toshiyuki Sugai, Yoshihiro Saito, Nobuhiko Okabe, Masato Tashiro, Kunihisa Kozawa, Ryota Tanaka, Yukio Morita, Atsuyoshi Nishina, and Hirokazu Kimura
pages 393-400 [Summary] [PDF]

Laboratory Colonization of Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) Collected in Narita, Japan and the Biological Properties of the Established Colony

Keita Hoshino, Haruhiko Isawa, Yoshio Tsuda, and Mutsuo Kobayashi
pages 401-404 [Summary] [PDF]

Molecular Epidemiological Study of Rotavirus and Norovirus Infections among Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Nha Trang, Vietnam, December 2005–June 2006

Tsutomu Tamura, Makoto Nishikawa, Dang Duc Anh, and Hiroshi Suzuki
pages 405-411 [Summary] [PDF]

Possible Mode of Emergence for Drug-Resistant Leprosy Is Revealed by an Analysis of Samples from Mexico

Masanori Matsuoka, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Iris Estrada Garcia, Mary Fafutis-Morris, Alberto Vargas-González, Cristina Carreño-Martinez, Yukari Fukushima, and Chie Nakajima
pages 412-416 [Summary] [PDF]

High Prevalence of Integron-Mediated Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Salmonella enterica

Ali Naghoni, Reza Ranjbar, Bahman Tabaraie, Shohreh Farshad, Parviz Owlia, Zahra Safiri, and Caterina Mammina
pages 417-421 [Summary] [PDF]

Changing Epidemiology of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Hong Kong, 2001-2009

Edmond Ma, Terence Lam, K. C. Chan, Christine Wong, and S. K. Chuang
pages 422-426 [Summary] [PDF]

Clinical and Immunological Assessment of Periodontal Disease in Japanese Leprosy Patients

Hideki Ohyama, Hiroshi Hongyo, Naoko Shimizu, Yoshikazu Shimizu, Fusanori Nishimur, Masatsugu Nakagawa, Hideo Arai, Nahoko Kato-Kogoe, Nobuyuki Terada, Atsushi Nagai, Shogo Takashiba, Hidemi Kurihara, Yoshio Nomura, and Yoji Murayama
pages 427-432 [Summary] [PDF]

Is the T-cell-Based Interferon-Gamma Releasing Assay Feasible for Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in an Intermediate Tuberculosis-Burden Country?

Asli Gorek Dilektasli, Elif Erdem, Elif Durukan, and Füsun Öner Eyüboğlu
pages 433-436 [Summary] [PDF]

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Seroprevalence of Syphilis in Apparently Healthy Students from a Tertiary Institution in Benin City, Nigeria

Endurance Anthony Ophori, Ovie Atanunu, Ejiro Jessica Johnny, and Mathew Adu
pages 437-439 [Summary] [PDF]

Role of Integrons in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Acinetobacter baumannii

Ming-Feng Lin, Kai-Chih Chang, Chang-Yao Yang, Chih-Man Yang, Chih-Chuan Xiao, Han-Yeh Kuo, and Ming-Li Liou
pages 440-443 [Summary] [PDF]

Biliary Sepsis Caused by Ochrobactrum anthropi

Yu Mi Wi and Kyong Ran Peck
pages 444-446 [Summary] [PDF]

Ascariasis in Japan: Is Pig-Derived Ascaris Infecting Humans?

Naoki Arizono, Yuta Yoshimura, Naoki Tohzaka, Minoru Yamada, Tatsuya Tegoshi, Kotaro Onishi, and Ryuichi Uchikawa
pages 447-448 [Summary] [PDF]

LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS

Frequent Isolation of Echinococcus multilocularis from the Livers of Racehorses Slaughtered in Yamagata, Japan

Yoshie Goto, Kazu Sato, Kazue Yahagi, Osamu Komatsu, Hitoshi Hoshina, Chieko Abiko, Hiroshi Yamasaki, and Masanori Kawanaka
pages 449-451 [Title page] [PDF]


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