Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vol. 57 No. 4, P. 137-188, 2004

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Invited Review
Regulation by Innate Immune T Lymphocytes in the Host Defense
against Pulmonary Infection with Cryptococcus neoformans
     Kazuyoshi Kawakami
     pages 137-145 [Summary] [PDF]

Original Articles
Prevalence of Clinical Strains Resistant to Various b-Lactams
in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
     Priya Datta, Archana Thakur, Bibhabati Mishra and
     Varsha Gupta
     pages 146-149 [Summary] [PDF]
 
Protective Role of Liposome Incorporated Lipopolysaccharide
Antigen of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Rat Model of Lobar
Pneumonia
     Sanjay Chhibber, Sunita Wadhwa and Vanashree Yadav
     pages 150-155 [Summary] [PDF]

Serological and Molecular Evidence of HTLV-I Infection among
Japanese Immigrants Living in the Amazon Region of Brazil
     Antonio Carlos R. Vallinoto, Nilton A. Muto, 
     Gemilson S. Pontes, Luiz Fernando A. Machado,
     Vania N. Azevedo, Sidney E.B. dos Santos,
     Andrea K. C. Ribeiro-dos-Santos, Marluisa O.G. Ishak
     and Ricardo Ishak
     pages 156-159 [Summary] [PDF]

Toxoplasmosis in HIV/AIDS Patients: A Current Situation
     Veeranoot Nissapatorn, Christopher Lee, Kia Fatt Quek,
     Chee Loon Leong, Rohela Mahmud and Khairul Anuar Abdullah
     pages 160-165 [Summary] [PDF]

Estimation of Annual Incidence, Age-Specific Incidence Rate,
and Cumulative Risk of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis among Children
in Japan
      Michiyo Yokoo, Kokichi Arisawa and Osamu Nakagomi
      pages 166-171 [Summary] [PDF]

Investigation of Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant and
Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in an Outpatient
Population in Turkey
     Mine Erdenizmenli, Nur Yapar, Suheyla Serin Senger,
     Seval Ozdemir and Ayse Yuce
     pages 172-175 [Summary] [PDF]

Short Communications
Mosquito Larvicidal Properties of Essential Oil of 
an Indigenous Plant, Ipomoea cairica Linn.
     Thekkevilayil George Thomas, Sunder Rao and Shiv Lal
     pages 176-177 [Summary] [PDF]

An Outbreak of Respiratory Infection due to Respiratory
Syncytial Virus Subgroup B in Ankara, Turkey
     Cakir Guney, Ayhan Kubar, Mehmet Yapar, 
     A. Bulent Besirbellioglu and Levent Doganci 
     pages 178-180 [Summary] [PDF]

Laboratory and Epidemiology Communications
A Small Outbreak of Third Generation Cephem-Resistant
Citrobacter freundii Infection on a Surgical Ward
      Toshi Nada, Hisashi Baba, Kumiko Kawamura, 
      Teruko Ohkura, Keizo Torii and Michio Ohta
       pages 181-182 [HTML] [PDF]

Detection of Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
Using Quantum Dot Immuno-Conjugates
      Yayoi Otsuka, Ken-ichi Hanaki, Jizi Zhao, Ryuji Ohtsuki,
      Kiminori Toyooka, Hiroshi Yoshikura, Tadatoshi Kuratsuji,
      Kenji Yamamoto and Teruo Kirikae
      pages 183-184 [HTML] [PDF]

Changing Epidemiology of Angiostrongyliasis Cantonensis 
in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
      Ryuji Asato, Katsuya Taira, Masaji Nakamura, Jun Kudaka,
      Kiyomasa Itokazu and Masanori Kawanaka
      pages 184-186 [HTML] [PDF]

The Genetic Properties of Streptococcus pyogenes emm49 Genotype
Strains Recently Emerged among Severe Invasive Infections 
in Japan
      Tadayoshi Ikebe, Miyoko Endo, Yuka Ueda, Kyoko Okada,
      Rieko Suzuki, Takeshi Minami, Hiroshi Tanaka, 
      Norihiko Nakanishi, Masaaki Tomita, Hiroyuki Nishie,
      Noriko Ishii, Emi Sasaki, Yuji Miura, Toru Yamamura and 
      Haruo Watanabe
      pages 187-188 [HTML] [PDF]



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