Fiscal Year 2016

Achievements for Fiscal Year 2016

1. Morozumi M, Wajima T, Takata M, Iwata S, Ubukata K. Molecular characteristics of Group B streptococci isolated from adults with invasive infections in Japan. J Clin Microbiol. 2016; 54: 2695-2700.
2. Yoshii Y, Shimizu K, Morozumi M, Chiba N, Ubukata K, Uruga H, Hanada S, Wakui H, Ito S, Takasaka N, Minagawa S, Kojima J, Numata T, Hara H, Kawaishi M, Saito K, Araya J, Kaneko Y, Nakayama K, Kishi K, Kuwano K. Identification of pathogens by comprehensive real-time PCR versus conventional methods in community-acquired pneumonia in Japanese adults. Infect Dis (Lond). 2016; 48: 782-788.
3. Hanada S, Iwata S, Kishi K, Morozumi M, Chiba N, Wajima T, Takata M, Ubukata K; Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases Surveillance Study Group. Host factors and biomarkers associated with poor outcomes in adults with invasive pneumococcal disease. PLoS One. 2016; 11: e0147877.
4. Wajima T, Morozumi M, Hanada S, Sunaoshi K, Chiba N, Iwata S, and Ubukata K. Molecular characterization of invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis, Japan. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016;22:247-254.
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5. Suzuki J, Kobayashi S, Osuka H, Kawahata D, Oishi T, Sekiguchi K, Hamada A, Iwata S. Characterization of a human isolate of Tritrichomonas foetus (cattle/swine genotype) infected by a zoonotic opportunistic infection. J Vet Med Sci. 2016;78, in press
6. Imai K, Misawa K, Matsumura T, Fujikura Y, Mikita K, Tokoro M, Maeda T, Kawana A. Progressive HIV-associated Cholangiopathy in an HIV Patient Treated with Combination Antiretroviral Therapy. Intern Med. 2016; 55(19): 2881-4.
7. Imai K, Nakayama E, Maeda T, Mikita K, Kobayashi Y, Mitarai A, Honma Y, Miyake S, Kaku K, Miyahira Y, Kawana A. Chikungunya Fever in Japan Imported from the Caribbean Islands. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2016; 69(2): 151-3.

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