ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Vol 61 No 4</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. 4, P. 255-331, 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>ORIGINAL ARTICLES</U></B></P> <P><B>Genotypic Analysis of Isoniazid and Rifampin Resistance in Drug-Resistant Clinical <I>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</I> Complex Isolates in Southern Turkey</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Gonul Aslan, Seda Tezcan, Mehmet Sami Serin and Gurol Emekdas<BR> pages 255-260 [<A HREF="255.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="255.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Decrease of Erythromycin Resistance in Group A Streptococci by Change of <I>emm</I> Distribution</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Eun-Ha Koh, Sunjoo Kim and Nam Yong Lee<BR> pages 261-263 [<A HREF="261.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="261.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Molecular Characterization of Drug-Resistant <I>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</I> Isolates from Sichuan Province in China</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Jian-Hua Guo, Wen-Liang Xiang, Qing-Rong Zhao, Tao Luo, Min Huang, Jie Zhang, Jian Zhao, Zhi-Rong Yang and Qun Sun<BR> pages 264-268 [<A HREF="264.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="264.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Acute Diarrhea Due to Enteropathogenic Bacteria in Patients at Hospitals in Tehran</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Fereshteh Jafari, Leila Shokrzadeh, Mohammad Hamidian, Siavash Salmanzadeh-Ahrabi and Mohammad Reza Zali<BR> pages 269-273 [<A HREF="269.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="269.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns and Distribution of <I>bla</I><FONT SIZE="-1"><sub>OXA</sub></Font> Genes among <I>Acinetobacter</I> spp. Isolated from Patients at Tehran Hospitals</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Feizabadi, M. M., Fathollahzadeh, B., Taherikalani, M., Rasoolinejad, M., Sadeghifard, N., Aligholi, M., Soroush, S. and Mohammadi-Yegane, S.<BR> pages 274-278 [<A HREF="274.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="274.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Pycnogenol<sup>®</sup>, a Procyanidin-Rich Extract from French Maritime Pine ÿInhibits Intracellular Replication of HIV-1 as well as Its Binding to Host Cells</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Wu Yu Feng, Ritsuko Tanaka, Yoshio Inagaki, Yasunori Saitoh, Myint Oo Chang, Tohti Amet, Norio Yamamoto, Shoji Yamaoka and Yoshiyuki Yoshinaka<BR> pages 279-285 [<A HREF="279.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="279.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases Produced by Clinical Isolates of <I>Enterobacter cloacae</I> from a Teaching Hospital in China</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Gang Liu, Bao-Dong Ling, Yun Zeng, Li Lin, Yong-En Xie and Jun Lei<BR> pages 286-289 [<A HREF="286.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="286.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><I>vacA</I> Genotypes of <I>Helicobacter pylori</I> in Relation to <I>cagA</I> Status and Clinical Outcomes in Iranian Populations</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Fereshteh Jafari, Leila Shokrzadeh, Hossein Dabiri, Kaveh Baghaei, Yoshio Yamaoka, Homayon Zojaji, Mehrdad Haghazali, Mahsa Molaei and Mohammad Reza Zali<BR> pages 290-293 [<A HREF="290.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="290.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Single-Cell Observation of Phagocytosis by Human Blood Dendritic Cells</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Hiroshi Ishimoto, Katsunori Yanagihara, Nobuko Araki, Hiroshi Mukae, Noriho Sakamoto, Koichi Izumikawa, Masafumi Seki, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Yoichi Hirakata, Yohei Mizuta, Kenji Yasuda and Shigeru Kohno<BR> pages 294-297 [<A HREF="294.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="294.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>MMP Cellular Responses to Dengue Virus Infection-Induced Vascular Leakage</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Natthanej Luplertlop and Dorothee Misse<BR> pages 298-301 [<A HREF="298.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="298.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>SHORT COMMUNICATIONS</U></B></P> <P><B>Antimicrobial Susceptibility of <I>Streptococcus pneumoniae</I> in the Oropharynx of Healthy Preschool Children and Identification of Risk Factors </B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Muge Oguzkaya Artan, Zeynep Baykan and Cem Artan<BR> pages 302-303 [<A HREF="302.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="302.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Severity of Measles among Patients with Incidental Postexposure Vaccination</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Hidenari Sakuta, Shojiro Sawada and Yasutomi Kuroki<BR> pages 304-306 [<A HREF="304.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="304.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Antimicrobial Resistance in <I>Shigella</I> Species Isolated in Dakar, Senegal (2004-2006)</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Jean-Marie Sire, Edgard Adam Macondo, Jean-David Perrier-Gros-Claude, Tidiane Siby, Ibrahim Bahsoun, Abdoulaye Seck and Benoit Garin<BR> pages 307-309 [<A HREF="307.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="307.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Investigation of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance among Isolates Obtained in a Turkish Intensive Care Unit</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Hasan Nazik, Betigul Ongen and Nuray Kuvat<BR> pages 310-312 [<A HREF="310.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="310.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Further Evaluation of a Multiplex PCR for differentiation of <I>Salmonella</I> Paratyphi A from other <I>Salmonellae</I></B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Cindy Shuan Ju Teh, Kek Heng Chua, Savithri Devi Puthucheary and Kwai Lin Thong<BR> pages 313-314 [<A HREF="313.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="313.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Serological and Molecular Survey of Rickettsial Infection in Cattle and Sika Deer in a Pastureland in Hidaka District, Hokkaido, Japan</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Jilintai, Nobutaka Seino, Kotaro Matsumoto, Daisuke Hayakawa, Masatsugu Suzuki, Hirosi Hata, Seiji Kondo, Naoaki Yokoyama and Hisashi Inokuma<BR> pages 315-317 [<A HREF="315.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="315.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Mediastinitis after Cardiac Surgery in Madani Heart Center, Tabriz, Iran</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Reza Ghotaslou, Ali-Reza Yagoubi, Ahmad-Ali Khalili and Roghaieh Mahmodian<BR> pages 318-320 [<A HREF="318.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="318.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Influenza Viruses Circulating in Thailand in 2004 and 2005</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Sunthareeya Waicharoen, Pranee Thawatsupha, Malinee Chittaganpitch, Paiboon Maneewong, Thanasapa Thanadachakul and Pathom Sawanpanyalert<BR> pages 321-323 [<A HREF="321.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="321.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT</U></B></P> <P><B>Trends in Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Seroprevalence among Nepalese Blood Donors</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Surendra Karki, Prakash Ghimire, Bishnu Raj Tiwari, Anil Maharjan and Manita Rajkarnikar<BR> pages 324-326 [<A HREF="324.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="324.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS</U></B></P> <P><B>An Outbreak of <I>Campylobacter jejuni</I> subsp. <I>jejuni</I> Infection via Tap Water</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Tamaki Abe, Setsuko Haga, Keiko Yokoyama and Nanako Watanabe<BR> page 327 [<A HREF="327.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="327.pdf">PDF</A>]]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>An Outbreak of <I>Salmonella</I> Food Poisoning at a Snapping Turtle Restaurant</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Hirokazu Fukushima, Junko Okuno, Yukiko Fujiwara, Toyoko Hosoda, Takayuki Kurazono, Kayoko Ohtsuka, Keiko Yanagawa and Masanori Yamaguchi<BR> page 328 [<A HREF="328.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="328.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Viral Titers in the Sera of Dengue Patients among Travelers at the Quarantine Station of Kansai International Airport</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yukimasa Ooi, Akihiro Hayashi, Hiroaki Aoki, Junji Eda, Masaru Hamada, Shunro Imura, Takashi Nakano, Kouichi Sano and Etsuro Kashiwagi<BR> pages 329-330 [<A HREF="329.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="329.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><HR ALIGN=LEFT></P> <P><A HREF="../jjid.html">Go to JJID Homepage</A></P> </BODY> </HTML>