ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Vol 61 No 3</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#fcffa1"> <P><B><FONT SIZE="+2">Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases</FONT></B></P> <P><B><FONT SIZE="+1">Vol. 61 No. 3, P. 169-254, 2008</FONT></B></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>REVIEW</U></B></P> <P><B>Road Map for Polio Eradication--Establishing the Link with Millennium Development Goal No. 4 for Child Survival</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Isao Arita and Miyuki Nakane<BR> pages 169-174 [<A HREF="169.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="169.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>ORIGINAL ARTICLES</U></B></P> <P><B>Seroprevalence of <I>Entamoeba histolytica</I> Infection in Female Outpatients at a Sexually Transmitted Disease Sentinel Clinic in Tokyo, Japan</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Jun Suzuki, Seiki Kobayashi, Ise Iku, Rie Murata, Yoshitoki Yanagawa and Tsutomu Takeuchi<BR> pages 175-178 [<A HREF="175.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="175.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>The Prevalence of <I>Helicobacter pylori</I> and Related Factors among University Students in Turkey</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Tayfun Yucel, Dilek Aygin, Selen Sen and Oya Yucel<BR> pages 179-183 [<A HREF="179.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="179.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>PCR-Based Identification of <I>Culex pipiens</I> Complex Collected in Japan</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Shinji Kasai, Osamu Komagata, Takashi Tomita, Kyoko Sawabe, Yoshio Tsuda, Hiromu Kurahashi, Takeshi Ishikawa, Mitsugu Motoki, Tomoya Takahashi, Tsutomu Tanikawa, Masahiro Yoshida, Goro Shinjo, Tomoyuki Hashimoto, Yukiko Higa and Mutsuo Kobayashi<BR> pages 184-191 [<A HREF="184.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="184.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Comparison of Positive Tuberculin Skin Test with an Interferon-³-Based Assay in Unexposed Children</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Ahmet Soysal, Ozden Turel, Demet Toprak and Mustafa Bakir<BR> pages 192-195 [<A HREF="192.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="192.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Analysis of Monthly Isolation of Respiratory Viruses from Children by Cell Culture Using a Microplate Method: a Two-Year Study from 2004 to 2005 in Yamagata, Japan</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Katsumi Mizuta, Chieko Abiko, Yoko Aoki, Asuka Suto, Hitoshi Hoshina, Tsutomu Itagaki, Noriko Katsushima, Yoko Matsuzaki, Seiji Hongo, Masahiro Noda, Hirokazu Kimura and Katsumi Ootani<BR> pages 196-201 [<A HREF="196.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="196.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Serum Zinc and Albumin Levels in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients with and without HIV</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Kuppamuthu Ramakrishnan, Rajaiah Shenbagarathai, Karuppusamy Kavitha, Alagappa Uma, Ramakrishnan Balasubramaniam and Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian<BR> pages 202-204 [<A HREF="202.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="202.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome among HIV/AIDS Patients during Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Kahsay Huruy, Andargachew Mulu, Getahun Mengistu, Aster Shewa-Amare, Addis Akalu, Afework Kassu, Gashaw Andargie, Daniel Elias and Workineh Torben<BR> pages 205-209 [<A HREF="205.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="205.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>SHORT COMMUNICATIONS</U></B></P> <P><B>The Potential Use of Methotrexate in the Treatment of Falciparum Malaria: In Vitro Assays against Sensitive and Multidrug-Resistant Falciparum Strains</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>O. Dar, M. S. Khan and I. Adagu<BR> pages 210-211 [<A HREF="210.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="210.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Characterization and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of <I>Dysgonomonas capnocytophagoides</I> Isolated from Human Blood Sample</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Michitaka Hironaga, Kunikazu Yamane, Miki Inaba, Yumi Haga and Yoshichika Arakawa<BR> pages 212-213 [<A HREF="212.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="212.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Molecular Diagnosis of a Bilateral Panuveitis due to <I>Borrelia burgdorferi</I> Sensu Lato by Cerebral Spinal Fluid Analysis</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Frederic Wallet, Pierre Labalette, Stephanie Herwegh, Caroline Loiez, Fabrice Margaron and Rene J. Courcol<BR> pages 214-215 [<A HREF="214.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="214.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Asymptomatic <I>Chlamydia trachomatis</I> Infection and Predictive Criteria among Low-Risk Women in a Primary Care Setting</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Ilknur Tosun, Meral Cihanyurdu, Nese Kaklikkaya, Murat Topbas, Faruk Aydin and Murat Erturk<BR> pages 216-218 [<A HREF="216.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="216.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Epidemiology of Sporadic (Non-Epidemic) Cases of <I>Trichophyton tonsurans</I> Infection in Japan Based on PCR-RFLP Analysis of Non-Transcribed Spacer Region of Ribosomal RNA Gene</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Takashi Mochizuki, Masako Kawasaki, Kazushi Anzawa, Jun Fujita, Tsuyoshi Ushigami, Kiminobu Takeda, Ayako Sano, Yoko Takahashi and Katsuhiko Kamei<BR> pages 219-222 [<A HREF="219.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="219.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Characteristics of the Turkish Isolates of <I>Francisella tularensis</I></B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Saban Gurcan, Oguz Karabay, Aynur Karadenizli, Cigdem Karagol, Todor Kantardjiev and Ivan N. Ivanov<BR> pages 223-225 [<A HREF="223.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="223.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Significance of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant <I>Escherichia coli</I> in Urinary Tract Infections</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Katsumi Shigemura, Soichi Arakawa, Tetsuya Miura, Yuzo Nakano, Kazushi Tanaka and Masato Fujisawa<BR> pages 226-228 [<A HREF="226.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="226.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Hickman Catheter-Related Bacteremia with <I>Kluyvera cryocrescens</I>: a Case Report</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Demet Toprak, Ahmet Soysal, Ozden Turel, Tuba Dal, Ozlem Ozkan, Guner Soyletir and Mustafa Bakir<BR> pages 229-230 [<A HREF="229.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="229.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Usefulness of <I>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</I> Molecular Typing in a Tuberculosis Low-Endemic Agro-Industrial Setting of Brazil</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Malaspina, Ana Carolina, Cavalcanti, Hebe Rodrigues, Leite, Clarice Queico Fujimaro, Machado, Silvia Maria Almeida, Viana, Brunilde Helena Jung, Silva, Rosangela Maria Gaspareto, Hage, Eduardo Ferraz, Figueiredo, Walter Machado, Marques, Elisabeth, Ferrazoli, Lucilaine, Arbex, Marcos, Lessi, Marcio, Fonseca, Leila S., Rigouts, Leen and Saad, Maria Helena Féres<BR> pages 231-233 [<A HREF="231.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="231.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>A Case of Fatal Acute Pyogenic Meningitis in a Neonate Caused by Extended-Spectrum ²-Lactamase Producing <I>Salmonella</I> Group B</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Godfred Antony Menezes, Belgode Narasimha Harish and Subhash Chandra Parija<BR> page 234-235 [<A HREF="234.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="234.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Frequency, Risk Factors, and Responsible Pathogenic Microorganisms of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Hale Turan, Kivanc Serefhanoglu, Ayse Nur Torun, Sevsen Kulaksizoglu, Mustafa Kulaksizoglu, Baris Pamuk and Hande Arslan<BR> pages 236-238 [<A HREF="236.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="236.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Outbreak of Hepatitis A in Korean Military Personnel</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Chang-Seop Lee, Ju-Hyung Lee and Keun-Sang Kwon<BR> pages 239-241 [<A HREF="239.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="239.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT</U></B></P> <P><B>Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis: an Epidemiological Survey in a Tibetan Population in Southeast Qinghai, China</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yu Sen-Hai, Wang Hu, Wu Xian-Hong, Ma Xiao, Liu Pei-Yun, Liu Yu-Fang, Zhao Yan-Mei, Yasuyuki Morishima and Masanori Kawanaka<BR> pages 242-246 [<A HREF="242.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="242.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS</U></B></P> <P><B>Prevalence of Enterovirus from Patients with Herpangina and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, 2007</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Izuru Miyazawa, Yuka Azegami, Shizuko Kasuo, Tetsuya Yoshida, Masato Kobayashi and Takashi Shiraishi<BR> pages 247-248 [<A HREF="247.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="247.pdf">PDF</A>]]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Phylogenetic Analysis of Nucleoprotein (<I>N</I>) Gene of Measles Viruses Prevalent in Okinawa, Japan, during 2003-2007</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Katsuya Taira, Masaji Nakamura, Shou Okano, Minoru Nidaira, Jun Kudaka, Kiyomasa Itokazu, Takeyasu Taira, Toru Itokazu, Masao Chinen, Tomimasa Sunagawa and Hirokazu Kimura<BR> pages 248-250 [<A HREF="248.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="248.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Typing of Stx2 Genes of <I>Escherichia coli</I> O157 Isolates from Cattle</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Hiromi Nakamura, Jun Ogasawara, Toshimasa Kita, Atsushi Hase and Yoshikazu Nishikawa<BR> pages 251-252 [<A HREF="251.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="251.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>High Incidence of Amantadine-Resistant Influenza H1N1 Viruses Isolated during the 2007-2008 Season in Nara Prefecture, Japan</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yoshiteru Kitahori, Yoshitaka Imanishi and Yumiko Inoue<BR> page 253-254 [<A HREF="253.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="253.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><HR ALIGN=LEFT></P> <P><A HREF="../jjid.html">Go to JJID Homepage</A></P> </BODY> </HTML>