ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Vol 60 No 4</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#fcffa1"> <P><CENTER><TABLE WIDTH="700" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" HEIGHT="198"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT="100"><P><B><FONT SIZE="+2">Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases</FONT></B></P> <P><B><FONT SIZE="+1">Vol. 60 No. 4, P. 157-243, 2007</FONT></B></P></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" HEIGHT="100"> <P><CENTER><IMG SRC="flowerbig4.gif" WIDTH="180" HEIGHT="145" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"></CENTER></TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER></P> <P><B><FONT SIZE="+1"><HR ALIGN=LEFT></FONT></B></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#009999">To see a printable version of the article in the Adobe file format, click its [PDF] link.</FONT></P> <P><B><U>ORIGINAL ARTICLES</U></B></P> <P><B>Rubella Seroprevalence among Women of Childbearing Age Residing in a Rural Region: Is There a Need for Rubella Vaccination in Turkey?</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>F. Nur Aksakal, Isil Maral, Meltem Yalinay Cirak and Remzi Aygun<BR> pages 157-160 [<A HREF="157.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="157.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Clinical Efficacy of High Dose Monotherapy of Oral Dihydroartemisinin in Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria in Viet Nam</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Le Thi Diem Thuy, Kesara Na-Bangchang, Le Ngoc Hung, Mieu Tieu Chong, Nguyen Van Thang, Nguyen Van Binh and Phan Thi Danh<BR> pages 161-166 [<A HREF="161.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="161.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Receptivity of Human Choriocarcinoma JEGIII Cells and Isolated Trophoblast Cells to Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Enhancement by Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Fujun Li, Xueping Wang, Ke Men, Dezhong Xu, Yongping Yan and Jingxia Zhang<BR> pages 167-172 [<A HREF="167.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="167.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Transcriptomic Comparison of Human Hepatoma HuH-7 Cell Clones with Different Hepatitis C Virus Replication Efficiences</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yasushi Inoue, Kyoko Murakami, Su-Su Hmwe, Hideki Aizaki and Tetsuro Suzuki<BR> pages 173-178 [<A HREF="173.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="173.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Carriage Rate of <I>Haemophilus influenzae</I> among Preschool Children in Turkey</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Muge Oguzkaya-Artan, Zeynep Baykan and Cem Artan<BR> pages 179-182 [<A HREF="179.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="179.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Antibiotic Resistance Genes Detected by Multiplex PCR Assays in <I>Staphylococcus epidermidis</I> Strains Isolated from Dialysis Fluid and Needles in a Dialysis Service</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Kamel Chaieb, Tarek Zmantar, Olfa Chehab, Ons Bouchami, Assia Ben Hasen, Kacem Mahdouani and Amina Bakhrouf<BR> pages 183-187 [<A HREF="183.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="183.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Molecular Epidemiology of <I>Trichophyton tonsurans</I> Isolated in Japan Using RFLP Analysis of Non-Transcribed Spacer Regions of Ribosomal RNA Genes</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Takashi Mochizuki, Masako Kawasaki, Hiroshi Tanabe, Kazushi Anzawa, Hiroshi Ishizaki and Jong Soo Choi<BR> pages 188-192 [<A HREF="188.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="188.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>SHORT COMMUNICATIONS</U></B></P> <P><B>Seroprevalence of Syphilis and HIV-1 during Pregnancy in a Teaching Hospital in Northwest Ethiopia</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Andargachew Mulu, Afework Kassu, Belay Tessema, Gizachew Yismaw, Moges Tiruneh, Feleke Moges, Yared Wondmikun, Takeshi Nishikawa and Fusao Ota<BR> pages 193-195 [<A HREF="193.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="193.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Fc gamma Receptor IIa Polymorphism in Patients with Brucellosis</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Sayyed Hamid Hashemi, Mehrdad Hajilooi, Mojgan Mamani and Shirin Jamal-Omidi<BR> pages 196-197 [<A HREF="196.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="196.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Measles Outbreak after a Post-Honeymoon Period in Mongolia, 2001</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Tuul Rentsen, Budbazarr Enkhtuya, Pagvajav Nymadawa, Fumio Kobune, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Hiromu Yoshida and Masahiko Hachiya<BR> pages 198-199 [<A HREF="198.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="198.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>A Case of Mitral Endocarditis Due to <I>Campylobacter fetus</I> Subsp. <I>fetus</I></B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Frederic Wallet, Anael Lameyse, Christophe Decoene, Andre Vincentelli and Rene Courcol<BR> pages 200-201 [<A HREF="200.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="200.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>High Frequency of Amantadine-Resistant Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses in the 2005-2006 Season and Rapid Detection of Amantadine-Resistant Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses by MAMA-PCR</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Mami Hata, Masako Tsuzuki, Yasuhiro Goto, Norimichi Kumagai, Miki Harada, Michiko Hashimoto, Seidai Tanaka, Kenji Sakae, Takashi Kimura, Hiroko Minagawa and Yutaka Miyazaki<BR> pages 202-204 [<A HREF="202.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="202.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>A Preliminary Study of Dengue Infection in Brunei</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Osmali Osman, Mun Yik Fong and Shamala Devi<BR> pages 205-208 [<A HREF="205.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="205.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infestation in HIV/AIDS Patients with Diarrhea in Madurai City, South India</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Kuppamuthu Ramakrishnan, Rajajah Shenbagarathai, Alagappan Uma, Karuppusamy Kavitha, Rathinasamy Rajendran and Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian<BR> pages 209-210 [<A HREF="209.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="209.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Characterization of <I>rpoB</I> Mutations by Line Probe Assay in Rifampicin-Resistant <I>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</I> Clinical Isolates from the Aegean Region in Turkey</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Nuri Ozkutuk, Horu Gazi, Suheyla Surucuoglu, Ayriz Gunduz and Beril Ozbakkaloglu<BR> pages 211-213 [<A HREF="211.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="211.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Comparative Evaluation of Duopath <I>Legionella</I> Lateral Flow Assay against the Conventional Culture Method Using <I>Legionella pneumophila</I> and <I>Legionella anisa</I> Strains</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Michio Koide, Shusaku Haranaga, Futoshi Higa, Masao Tateyama, Nobuhisa Yamane and Jiro Fujita<BR> pages 214-216 [<A HREF="214.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="214.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Isolation and Drug-Resistant Patterns of <I>Campylobacter</I> Strains Cultured from Diarrheic Children in Tehran</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi, Samaneh Dolatabadi and Mohammad Reza Zali<BR> pages 217-219 [<A HREF="217.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="217.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Study of Predominant Bacterial Antigens Triggering Antibody Response in <I>Salmonella</I> Reactive Arthritis: Apropos of a Case</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Maria Gabriela Lacoste, Diego Esteban Cargnelutti, Hector Tamashiro and Maria Silvia Di Genaro<BR> pages 220-224 [<A HREF="220.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="220.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Do Baby Wet Wipes Change Periurethral Aerobic Flora?</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Dursun A. Senses, C. Elif Ozturk, Nese Ersoz Yar, Selda Acar, Talat Bahcebasi, Kenan Kocabay and Demet Kaya<BR> pages 225-226 [<A HREF="225.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="225.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>In Vitro Susceptibilities of <I>Escherichia coli</I> and <I>Klebsiella</I> Spp. to Ampicillin-Sulbactam and Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Birgul Kacmaz and Nedim Sultan<BR> pages 227-229 [<A HREF="227.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="227.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>METHOD</U></B></P> <P><B>Rapid Multiplex Immunofluorescent Assay to Detect Antibodies against <I>Burkholderia pseudomallei</I> and Toxonomically Closely Related Nonfermenters</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Hirotoshi Iihara, Takashi Niwa, Mohammad Monir Shah, Pham Hong Nhung, Sun Xiao Song, Masahiro Hayashi, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, Yoshinori Itoh, Sou-ichi Makino and Takayuki Ezaki<BR> pages 230-234 [<A HREF="230.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="230.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS</U></B></P> <P><B>Improved Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of <I>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</I> Strains Using Multi-Locus Variable Number of Tandem Repeats Typing</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Eiji Yokoyama, Kazunori Kishida and Sadato Ichinohe<BR> pages 235-236 [<A HREF="235.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="235.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>CTX-M-14 Type Beta-Lactamase Producing <I>Salmonella enterica</I> Serovar Enteritidis Isolated from Imported Chicken Meat</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yuko Matsumoto, Harue Kitazume, Mikiko Yamada, Yukiko Ishiguro, Tesunori Muto, Hidemasa Izumiya and Haruo Watanabe<BR> pages 236-238 [<A HREF="236.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="236.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Outbreak of Enterohemorrhagic <I>Escherichia coli</I> O26 in Niigata City, Japan</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yoko Miyajima, Miyako Takahashi, Hisako Eguchi, Masako Honma, Sadaei Tanahashi, Yoko Matui, Gen Kobayashi, Mariko Tanaka, Toshio Higuchi and Yutaka Takeuchi<BR> pages 238-239 [<A HREF="238.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="238.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Norovirus GII/4 Variants Observed in Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis in Miyagi Prefecture between November and December of 2006</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yo Ueki, Mika Shoji, Chizuko Sato, Yuki Sato, Yoko Okimura, Noriyuki Saito, Hiromi Otomo and Hitoshi Onodera<BR> pages 240-241 [<A HREF="240.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="240.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>The First Fatal Case of Japanese Spotted Fever Confirmed by Serological and Microbiological Tests in Awaji Island, Japan</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Tetsuhiko Nomura, Tsuguto Fujimoto, Chikara Ebisutani, Hidehisa Horiguchi and Shuji Ando<BR> pages 241-243 [<A HREF="241.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="241.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><HR ALIGN=LEFT></P> <P><A HREF="../jjid.html">Go to JJID Homepage</A></P> </BODY> </HTML>