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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies among Atayal aboriginal people and their hunting dogs in northeastern Taiwan. 台湾东北部泰雅族原住民及其猎犬弓形虫抗体的血清阳性率。

Japanese journal of medical science & biology Pub Date : 1998-11-01 DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.51.35

C K Fan, K E Su, W C Chung, Y J Tsai, H Y Chiou, C F Lin, C T Su, M C Tsai, P H Chao

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引用次数: 28

Trend of adenovirus type 7 infection, an emerging disease in Japan. A report of the National Epidemiological Surveillance of Infectious Agents in Japan. 日本新发疾病7型腺病毒感染趋势日本全国传染病流行病学监测报告。

Japanese journal of medical science & biology Pub Date : 1998-11-01 DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.51.43

S Yamadera, K Yamashita, M Akatsuka, N Kato, S Inouye

{"title":"Trend of adenovirus type 7 infection, an emerging disease in Japan. A report of the National Epidemiological Surveillance of Infectious Agents in Japan.","authors":"S Yamadera, K Yamashita, M Akatsuka, N Kato, S Inouye","doi":"10.7883/yoken1952.51.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken1952.51.43","url":null,"abstract":"The program of the National Epidemiological Surveillance of Infectious Diseases under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and Welfare started in 1981 apprehended in 1995 emergence of adenovirus type 7 in Japan. We analyzed the reported data of type 7 comparing with those of type 3, both belonging to the same subgenus B, and the following results were obtained: After 1981, the main serotypes in the reports of adenovirus isolation/detection were types 3, 2, and 1 in this order. The reports of isolation of adenovirus type 7 used to be extremely few, however, suddenly increased in 1995. In 1997, reports of isolation of adenovirus type 3 decreased and those of type 7 acquired the third place after those of types 2 and 3. Type 7 infection occur almost every month, but most frequently during May-September. The ages of cases from which type 7 was isolated were 0-4 years accounting for 55%, 5-9 years 35%, teens 6.3% and adults 4.0%, being similar proportions to those yielding type 3. Clinical diagnoses of cases yielding adenovirus type 7 were pharyngo-conjunctival fever (PCF) and influenza-like illness, these two accounting for half. The symptoms were severe, being characterized by higher maximum body temperature during the feverish period and severe pneumonia. Encephalitis and arthro-muscular pain were seen in only type 7-infected cases, although such cases were few.","PeriodicalId":14531,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of medical science & biology","volume":"51 1","pages":"43-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21082618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 42

Prevalence, in-vitro secretory activity, and cytotoxicity of Aeromonas species associated with childhood gastroenteritis in Chennai (Madras), India. 印度金奈(马德拉斯)儿童肠胃炎相关气单胞菌的患病率、体外分泌活性和细胞毒性。

Japanese journal of medical science & biology Pub Date : 1998-11-01 DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.51.1

S Alavandi, S Ananthan, G Kang

{"title":"Prevalence, in-vitro secretory activity, and cytotoxicity of Aeromonas species associated with childhood gastroenteritis in Chennai (Madras), India.","authors":"S Alavandi, S Ananthan, G Kang","doi":"10.7883/yoken1952.51.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken1952.51.1","url":null,"abstract":"An investigation on the prevalence of Aeromonas in gastrointestinal illnesses of pediatric inpatients 1 month to 3 years of age was conducted from February 1997 through January 1998 in Madras. Sixteen Aeromonas spp. were isolated from 11 male and five female children among the 341 pediatric inpatients suffering from acute diarrhoea. A. caviae, which was isolated from nine cases, was found to be the most predominant isolate, followed by A. veronii biovar sobria, isolated from six cases, and A. hydrophila, isolated from one case. Shigella flexneri was recovered along with Aeromonas veronii biotype sobria serotype 035 from one 5-month-old female child. We did not notice any seasonal pattern in the association between Aeromonas and childhood gastroenteritis. None of the 147 stool samples obtained from age-matched non-diarrhoeic control children yielded Aeromonas spp. Isolation of Aeromonas spp. from patients suffering from gastroenteritis was found to be significant (chi 2 = 7.1312; P = 0.008, < 0.01). Among the 16 Aeromonas isolates, seven isolates of A. caviae and two isolates of A. veronii biovar sobria induced a secretory response in rabbit intestinal mucosa mounted in Ussing chambers as demonstrated by a significant increase in the short circuit current. Nine of the 16 Aeromonas isolates, including three isolates of A. caviae, five isolates of A. veronii biovar sobria, and the solitary isolate of A. hydrophila were also cytotoxic to CHO cells. Five of the six isolates of A. veronii biovar sobria and the A. hydrophila isolate produced hemolysin. The results of this study indicate that Aeromonas species are important causative agents of diarrhoea in childhood gastroenteritis and are prevalent throughout the year in Madras.","PeriodicalId":14531,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of medical science & biology","volume":"51 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21082081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 16

Influence of iron on growth and extracellular products of Acinetobacter baumannii. 铁对鲍曼不动杆菌生长和胞外产物的影响。

Japanese journal of medical science & biology Pub Date : 1998-11-01 DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.51.25

V K Goel, A Kapil, B Das, D N Rao

引用次数: 9

Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsies of Taiwanese patients with gastroduodenal diseases. 台湾胃十二指肠疾病患者胃活组织检查之幽门螺杆菌。

Japanese journal of medical science & biology Pub Date : 1998-11-01 DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.51.13

C W Lin, Y S Chang, S C Wu, K S Cheng

{"title":"Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsies of Taiwanese patients with gastroduodenal diseases.","authors":"C W Lin, Y S Chang, S C Wu, K S Cheng","doi":"10.7883/yoken1952.51.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken1952.51.13","url":null,"abstract":"This study was designed to study the in vivo prevalence and the heterogeneity of H. pylori in patients with gastroduodenal diseases in central Taiwan. H. pylori infection was detected in 74.1% (575/776) of the symptomatic population studied. The prevalence of H. pylori infection increased from 11.1% in those between the ages of one to 20, to 82.9% in those between the ages of 41 and 50, and to 84% in those between the ages of 51 and 60. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of H. pylori infection between men and women. Among different blood types, the prevalence and relative risk of H. pylori infection was significantly higher in blood group O patients (90.3%) than in blood group A (41%), blood group B (27.4%), or blood group AB (62%) patients. Metronidazole resistance was found in 6.7% of the primary isolates. The prevalence of metronidazole-resistant H. pylori strains was higher in women (7.69%) than in men (6.25%), but this difference was not significant. A total of 88% of H. pylori strains were cagA-positive. CagA gene-positive strains were present in 90.1% of duodenal ulcers, 90% of duodenal ulcers combined with gastric ulcer, 85.8% of gastric ulcers, and 69.2% of gastritis patients, and was significantly higher in peptic ulcer disease groups than in the gastritis group. In conclusion, there was a low incidence (6.7%) of metronidazole-resistant H. pylori strains and a high prevalence (88%) of H. pylori cagA-positive strains in central Taiwan. This study also demonstrated a significant in vivo correlation between active H. pylori infection and blood group O-positive patients, and showed a significant association between cagA gene-positive H. pylori strains and the development of peptic ulcers.","PeriodicalId":14531,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of medical science & biology","volume":"51 1","pages":"13-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21082615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 37

The nature of immunity to the Escherichia coli Shiga toxins (verocytotoxins) and options for toxoid immunization. 大肠杆菌志贺毒素(巨细胞毒素)免疫的性质和类毒素免疫的选择。

Japanese journal of medical science & biology Pub Date : 1998-01-01 DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.51.supplement1_s26

M A Karmali

引用次数: 7

Annual report on findings of infectious agents in Japan 1997. 1997年日本传染原调查结果年度报告。

Japanese journal of medical science & biology Pub Date : 1998-01-01

引用次数: 0

Antimicrobial therapy for shigellosis: issues on antimicrobial resistance. 志贺氏菌病的抗菌素治疗:抗菌素耐药性问题。

Japanese journal of medical science & biology Pub Date : 1998-01-01 DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.51.supplement1_s43

M A Salam

引用次数: 5

Pathogenesis of shigellosis: from molecular and cellular biology of epithelial cell invasion to tissue inflammation and vaccine development. 志贺氏菌病的发病机制:从上皮细胞侵袭的分子和细胞生物学到组织炎症和疫苗研制。

Japanese journal of medical science & biology Pub Date : 1998-01-01 DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.51.supplement1_s69

P J Sansonetti

引用次数: 22

Molecular epidemiological analysis of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infections in Japan. 日本肠出血性大肠杆菌感染的分子流行病学分析。

Japanese journal of medical science & biology Pub Date : 1998-01-01 DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.51.supplement1_s115

H Watanabe, J Terajima, H Izumiya, A Wada, S Iyoda, K Tamura

引用次数: 1