ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Vol 62 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. 62 No. 3, P. 173-248, 2009</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>Studies of Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART) for HIV-1-Discordant Couples Using Washed Sperm and the Nested PCR Method: a Comparison of the Pregnancy Rates in HIV-1-Discordant Couples and Control Couples</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Katsunori Kashima, Koichi Takakuwa, Mina Suzuki, Mayuko Makino, Satoru Kaneko, Shingo Kato, Hideji Hanabusa, and Kenichi Tanaka<BR> pages 173-176 [<A HREF="173.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="173.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Integrons in Human Fecal <I>Escherichia coli</I> in Taiwan</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Chih-Man Yang, Ming-Feng Lin, Chung-Hui Lin, Yi-Ting Huang, Chia-Tse Hsu, and Ming-Li Liou<BR> pages 177-181 [<A HREF="177.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="177.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><I>Mycobacterium avium</I> Complex Organisms Predominantly Colonize in the Bathtub Inlets of Patients Bathrooms</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yukiko Nishiuchi, Aki Tamaru, Seigo Kitada, Takahiro Taguri, Sohkichi Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Tateishi, Mamiko Yoshimura, Yuriko Ozeki, Narumi Matsumura, Hisashi Ogura, and Ryoji Maekura<BR> pages 182-186 [<A HREF="182.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="182.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Rapid Detection of Rabies Virus by Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Bazartseren Boldbaatar, Satoshi Inoue, Naoko Sugiura, Akira Noguchi, Jun Ryan C. Orbina, Catalino Demetria, Mary Elizabeth Miranda, and Akio Yamada<BR> pages 187-191 [<A HREF="187.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="187.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>SHORT COMMUNICATIONS</U></B></P> <P><B>Group B <I>Streptococcus</I> Infection: Epidemiology, Serotypes, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Selected Isolates in the Population beyond Infancy (excluding Females with Genital Tract- and Pregnancy-Related Isolates) at the University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Rina Karunakaran, Nadeem Sajjad Raja, Asma Hafeez, and Savithri D. Puthucheary<BR> pages 192-194 [<A HREF="192.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="192.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Detection of <I>Chlamydia pneumoniae</I> in Atherosclerotic Plaques of Patients in Tehran, Iran</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Hossein Dabiri, Maryam Rezadehbashi, Naser Badami, Reza Aghanouri, Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza Khoramizadeh, Mohammad Emaneini, Morteza Izadi, and Mohammad Reza Zali<BR> pages 195-197 [<A HREF="195.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="195.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Relationships between Multidrug-Resistant <I>Salmonella enterica</I> Serovar Schwarzengrund and Both Broiler Chickens and Retail Chicken Meats in Japan</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Tetsuo Asai, Koichi Murakami, Manao Ozawa, Ryoji Koike, and Hitoshi Ishikawa<BR> pages 198-200 [<A HREF="198.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="198.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Bathwater-Associated Cases of Legionellosis in Japan, with a Special Focus on <I>Legionella</I> Concentrations in Water</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Toshiro Kuroki, Tomoe Ishihara, Kumiko Ito, and Fumiaki Kura<BR> pages 201-205 [<A HREF="201.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="201.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Bilateral Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Cured by Antibiotics Alone: a Case and Literature Review</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Katsumi Shigemura, Tomihiko Yasufuku, Masuo Yamashita, Soichi Arakawa, and Masato Fujisawa<BR> pages 206-208 [<A HREF="206.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="206.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Epidemiological and Molecular Studies of Measles at Different Clusters in Hokkaido District, Japan, 2007</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Hideki Nagano, Masaru Jinushi, Hiroki Tanabe, Ryo Yamaguchi, and Motohiko Okano<BR> pages 209-211 [<A HREF="209.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="209.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) for the Direct Detection of Human Pulmonary Infections with Environmental (Nontuberculosis) Mycobacteria</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Bal Ram Adhikari, Basu Dev Pandy, Prakash Ghimire, Bhawana Shrestha, Manoj Khadka, Tomoko Yoda, and Yasuhiko Suzuki<BR> pages 212-214 [<A HREF="212.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="212.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Improvement of the Repetitive Sequence-Based Identification and Genotyping of <I>Candida albicans</I> Using ALT-Specific Primers</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Hisao Hattori, Reiko Tanaka, Hiroji Chibana, Fumihiko Kawamoto, Hidesada Adachi, Kazue Shimizu, and Toshio Kanbe<BR> pages 215-219 [<A HREF="215.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="215.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Survey of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Pigs on Miyako, Ishigaki, Kume, and Yonaguni Islands in Okinawa, Japan</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Minoru Nidaira, Katsuya Taira, Shou Okano, Takenori Shinzato, Takashi Morikawa, Mitsuo Tokumine, Yuko Asato, Yukihiro Tada, Kunitarou Miyagi, Seiko Matsuda, Kiyomasa Itokazu, Jun Kudaka, Masaji Nakamura, and Kouji Tamanaha<BR> pages 220-224 [<A HREF="220.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="220.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Applicability of a Monoclonal Antibody-Based Stool Antigen Test to Evaluate the Results of <I>Helicobacter pylori</I> Eradication Therapy</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Tadashi Shimoyama, Chieko Kato, Masaaki Kodama, Intetsu Kobayashi, and Yoshihiro Fukuda<BR> pages 225-227 [<A HREF="225.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="225.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant <I>Staphylococcus aureus</I> among Surgical Unit Staff</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Vinodhkumaradithyaa, A., Uma, A., Srinivasan, M., Ananthalakshmi, I., Nallasivam, P., and Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, P. <BR> pages 228-229 [<A HREF="228.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="228.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of <I>Vibrio cholerae</I> non-O1 and non-O139</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>P. Ashok Kumar, Jamila Patterson, and P. Karpagam<BR> pages 230-232 [<A HREF="230.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="230.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Seasonal Influenza Surveillance Using Prescription Data for Anti-Influenza Medications</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Makiko Yoshida, Tamano Matsui, Yasushi Ohkusa, John Kobayashi, Takaaki Ohyama, Tamie Sugawara, Yoshinori Yasui, Tomoko Tachibana, and Nobuhiko Okabe<BR> pages 233-235 [<A HREF="233.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="233.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Cytomegalovirus-Associated Protein-Losing Enteropathy Resulting from Lymphangiectasia in an Immunocompetent Child</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Takayuki Hoshina, Koichi Kusuhara, Mitsumasa Saito, Takuya Hara, Shuji Matsuura, Takashi Yao, Tomonobu Aoki, and Toshiro Hara<BR> pages 236-238 [<A HREF="236.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="236.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Clinical Usefulness of QuantiFERON TB-2G Test for the Early Diagnosis of Pulmonary <I>Mycobacterium kansasii</I> Disease</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yoshihiro Kobashi, Keiji Mouri, Naoyuki Miyashita, and Mikio Oka<BR> pages 239-241 [<A HREF="239.html">Summary</A>] [<A HREF="239.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B><U>LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS</U></B></P> <P><B>Food Poisoning by <I>Staphylococcus aureus</I> at a University Festival</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Miyoko Kitamoto, Kazunori Kito, Yoko Niimi, Satoko Shoda, Ai Takamura, Toshio Hiramatsu, Tomi Akashi, Yukari Yokoi, Hirokazu Hirano, Misato Hosokawa, Akemi Yamamoto, Norio Agata, and Nobuyuki Hamajima<BR> pages 242-243 [<A HREF="242.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="242.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Epidemic of Human Parechovirus Type 3 in Hiroshima City, Japan in 2008</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Miwako Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Abe, Katsuya Kuniyori, Etsuko Kunii, Fumiaki Ito, Yoshio Kasama, Yoshiake Yoshioka, and Mamoru Noda<BR> pages 244-245 [<A HREF="244.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="244.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><B>Molecular Characterization of Sapoviruses Detected in Sporadic Gastroenteritis Cases in 2007 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan</B></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yuka Ootsuka, Yasutaka Yamashita, Takako Ichikawa, Reiko Kondo, Mitsuaki Oseto, Kazuhiko Katayama, Naokazu Takeda, and Tomoichiro Oka<BR> pages 246-248 [<A HREF="246.html">Title page</A>] [<A HREF="246.pdf">PDF</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><HR ALIGN=LEFT></P> <P><A HREF="../jjid.html">Go to JJID Homepage</A></P> </BODY> </HTML>