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Study of the cultivable microflora of the large intestine of the rat under varied environmental hyperbaric pressures
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.12.002
Background/Purpose(s): We conducted an in vivo experiment to investigate the effect of hyperbarometric air pressure on the quantity and composition of the cultivable microflora of the large intestine....
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Chiranjit Maity,
Atanu Adak,
Tarun Kumar Pathak,
Bikas Ranjan Pati,
Keshab Chandra Mondal
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06 February 2012 |
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Fulminant Aeromonas hydrophila infection during acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.008
Aeromonas hydrophila septicemia has a fulminant course and it has been usually reported in immunocompromised hosts and rarely among children with leukemia. High morbidity and mortality is associated w...
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Vassilios Papadakis,
Nikolaos Poniros,
Karerina Katsibardi,
Athina-Eleni Charissiadou,
John Anastasopoulos,
Sophia Polychronopoulou
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Short communication
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24 January 2012 |
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Comparison of cryoglobulinemia in children and adults
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.12.027
Background: Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis is a systemic vasculitis resulting from circulating immune complex deposition in the small vessels and is characterized by variable clinical features, including...
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Yu-Ting Liou,
Jing-Long Huang,
Liang-Shiou Ou,
Yu-Hsuan Lin,
Kuang-Hui Yu,
Shue-Fen Luo,
Huei-Huang Ho,
Lieh-Bang Liou,
Kuo-Wei Yeh
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11 January 2012 |
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Mycobacterium avium complex infection-related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome of the central nervous system in an HIV-infected patient: Case report and review
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.12.033
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection involves the central nervous system (CNS) less frequently than tuberculosis, and MAC-related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)...
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Yi-Chien Lee,
Ching-Lan Lu,
Chung-Chih Lai,
Yu-Tzu Tseng,
Hsin-Yun Sun,
Chien-Ching Hung
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Short communication
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09 January 2012 |
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Non-typhoidal Salmonella bacteremia among adults: An adverse prognosis in patients with malignancy
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.12.015
Background: Clinical information about non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) bacteremia in patients with malignancy has rarely been described. This study investigated clinical characteristics and prognostic ...
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Chia-Wen Li,
Po-Lin Chen,
Nan-Yao Lee,
Hsin-Chun Lee,
Chia-Ming Chang,
Ching-Chi Lee,
Wen-Chien Ko
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03 January 2012 |
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Astrovirus gastroenteritis in hospitalized children of less than 5 years of age in Taiwan, 2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.12.017
Background/Purpose: Acute gastroenteritis is a common illness in children under 5 years old. Although rotavirus is a leading cause, other viruses including astrovirus are also important, but have been...
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Wei-Chen Tseng,
Fang-Tzy Wu,
Chao A. Hsiung,
Wan-Chi Chang,
Ho-Sheng Wu,
Ching-Yi Wu,
Jen-Shiou Lin,
Shun-Cheng Yang,
Kao-Pin Hwang,
Yhu-Chering Huang
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03 January 2012 |
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Reduction of Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis carrying large virulence plasmids after the foot and mouth disease outbreak in swine in southern Taiwan, and their independent evolution in human and pig
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.12.029
Background/Purpose: Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis (S. Choleraesuis) is a highly invasive zoonotic pathogen that causes bacteremia in humans and pigs. The prevalence of S. Choleraesuis in ma...
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Jann-Inn Tzeng,
Chi-Hong Chu,
Shu-Wun Chen,
Chia-Ming Yeh,
Chern-Hsun Chiu,
Chien-Shun Chiou,
Jiunn-Horng Lin,
Chishih Chu
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03 January 2012 |
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-positive cocci isolated from patients with conjunctivitis and keratitis in Crete, Greece
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.12.025
Purpose: To assess the in vitro susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) ocular isolates to antibiotics, and identify changing tren...
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Elpis Mantadakis,
Sofia Maraki,
Lambros Michailidis,
Zoe Gitti,
Ioannis G. Pallikaris,
George Samonis
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03 January 2012 |
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Changing incidence and clinical manifestations of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea detected by combination of glutamate dehydrogenase and toxin assay in Northern Taiwan
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.12.001
Background/Purpose: The incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) is increasing worldwide. Spread of an epidemic hypervirulent strain in southern Taiwan was associated with poor ou...
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Yi-Chieh Lee,
Jann-Tay Wang,
An-Chi Chen,
Wang-Huei Sheng,
Shan-Chwen Chang,
Yee-Chun Chen
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30 December 2011 |
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Phenotypic detection and polymerase chain reaction screening of extended-spectrum β-lactamases produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.11.015
Background/Purpose: A growing number of β-lactamases have been reported in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. The aims of this study were to survey the types of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) by...
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Shih-Ping Lin,
Meei-Fang Liu,
Chin-Fu Lin,
Zhi-Yuan Shi
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30 December 2011 |
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Development of an antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using monoclonal antibodies for detecting H6 avian influenza viruses
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.11.012
The H6 subtype of avian influenza virus (AIV) infection occurs frequently in wild and domestic birds. AIV antigen detection is preferred for controlling AIV as birds are infected before they produce a...
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Yi-Tung Chen,
Zak Tsao,
Shu-Ting Chang,
Ron-Huay Juang,
Lih-Chiann Wang,
Chung-Ming Chang,
Ching-Ho Wang
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Short communication
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29 December 2011 |
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Characterization of subtypes of the influenza A hemagglutinin (HA) gene using profile hidden Markov models
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.12.018
Background: The influenza A virus has evolved into 16 hemagglutinin (HA) subtypes with different antigenic properties. Thus far typing has been primarily assay based, but the many sequences available ...
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Yu-Nong Gong,
Guang-Wu Chen,
Shin-Ru Shih
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26 December 2011 |
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Diagnostic capacity of rapid influenza antigen test: Reappraisal with experience from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.027
Background: The rapid influenza antigen test (RIAT) has been questioned because of its poor sensitivity. Clinicians are confused as to what diagnostic help it may provide. RIAT was reappraised by othe...
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Jeng-How Yang,
Po-Yen Huang,
Shian-Shen Shie,
Chung-Guei Huang,
Kuo-Chien Tsao,
Ching-Tai Huang
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19 December 2011 |
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A scoring system for predicting results of influenza rapid test in children: A possible model facing overwhelming pandemic infection
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.11.016
Background: The pandemic novel influenza H1N1 (swine) influenza A virus (H1N1v) infection has caused large-scale community infection in Taiwan. Anxiety developed in the general public and physicians f...
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Chien-Yu Lin,
Hsin Chi,
Hsiang-Yu Lin,
Lung Chang,
Jen-Yin Hou,
Ching-Ting Huang,
Hung-Chang Lee,
Ming-Ren Chen,
Chun-Chih Peng,
Daniel Tsung-Ning Huang,
Nan-Chang Chiu
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19 December 2011 |
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Lethal toxic encephalopathy due to childhood shigellosis or Ekiri syndrome
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.005
Lethal toxic encephalopathy due to shigellosis or Ekiri syndrome is a rare complication of shigellosis with a high fatality rate. Data are very limited on factors that can predict this encephalopathy,...
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Babak Pourakbari,
Setareh Mamishi,
Leila Kohan,
Leila Sedighi,
Shima Mahmoudi,
Fatemeh Fattahi,
Mostafa Teymuri
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Short communication
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16 December 2011 |
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Antigenemia and cytokine expression in rotavirus gastroenteritis in children
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.11.013
Background: Antigenemia is commonly found in children with rotavirus infection, although its clinical significance is undetermined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of antigenemia...
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Tsung-Han Yu,
Chi-Neu Tsai,
Ming-Wei Lai,
Chien-Chang Chen,
Hsun-Chin Chao,
Che-Wei Lin,
Cheng-Hsun Chiu,
Shih-Yen Chen
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14 December 2011 |
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Corynebacterium striatum bacteremia associated with central venous catheter infection
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.016
Corynebacterium striatum (C striatum) has been considered a contaminant of blood culture in past decades. Here we report the case of a patient with acute deterioration of chronic renal failure. She re...
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Fu-Lun Chen,
Po-Ren Hsueh,
Sing-On Teng,
Tsong-Yih Ou,
Wen-Sen Lee
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Short communication
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12 December 2011 |
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Successful treatment of Aerococcus viridans endocarditis in a patient allergic to penicillin
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.010
Aerococcus viridans is a rare human pathogen that occasionally causes endocarditis. Most of the reported cases of endocarditis have been treated with penicillin. Here we describe a patient who was all...
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Liang-Yu Chen,
Wen-Chung Yu,
Suang-Hao Huang,
Mei-Lin Lin,
Te-Li Chen,
Chang-Phone Fung,
Cheng-Yi Liu
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Short communication
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12 December 2011 |
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Shewanella putrefaciens, a rare cause of splenic abscess
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.007
Splenic abscess is uncommon and is still associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Gram-negative bacilli are the most commonly isolated organisms, followed by Gram-positive cocci. However, ...
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Norwani Basir,
Alice Moi Ling Yong,
Vui Heng Chong
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Short communication
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12 December 2011 |
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A review of immunomodulators in the Indian traditional health care system
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.030
Some of the medicinal plants valued in Ayurvedic Rasayana for their therapeutic potential have been scientifically investigated with promising results. A number of plant-based principles have been iso...
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Dinesh Kumar,
Vikrant Arya,
Ranjeet Kaur,
Zulfiqar Ali Bhat,
Vivek Kumar Gupta,
Vijender Kumar
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Review article
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12 December 2011 |
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Antimicrobial resistance of Moraxella catarrhalis isolates in Taiwan
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.004
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of ampicillin-resistant Moraxella catarrhalis has been higher in Taiwan than in other countries, with reports of 97.7% in the 1990s. The aims of this study were to a...
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Shih-Fen Hsu,
Yi-Tsung Lin,
Te-Li Chen,
L.K. Siu,
Po-Ren Hsueh,
Shih-Tse Huang,
Chang-Phone Fung
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12 December 2011 |
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Seroprevalence of enterovirus 71 and no evidence of crossprotection of enterovirus 71 antibody against the other enteroviruses in kindergarten children in Taipei city
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.025
Background/Purpose: Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection may cause severe neurological and cardiopulmonary complications, especially in preschool children. This study is to investigate the seroprevalence a...
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Wen-Chan Huang,
Li-Min Huang,
Chuan-Liang Kao,
Chun-Yi Lu,
Pei-Lan Shao,
Ai-Ling Cheng,
Tsui-Yien Fan,
Hsin Chi,
Luan-Yin Chang
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12 December 2011 |
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Outcomes and characteristics of ertapenem-nonsusceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia at a university hospital in Northern Taiwan: A matched case-control study
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.026
Background and purpose: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is an emerging problem worldwide. The object of this study was to investigate the risk factors, characteristics and outcomes of ertap...
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Shi-Wei Liu,
Hong-Jyun Chang,
Ju-Hsin Chia,
An-Jing Kuo,
Tsu-Lan Wu,
Ming-Hsun Lee
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12 December 2011 |
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A multicenter surveillance of antimicrobial resistance on Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in Taiwan
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.028
Background: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen in debilitated hosts. Clinical management of S. maltophilia is challenging due to its intrinsic resistance t...
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Hsiu Wu,
Jen-Tay Wang,
Yih-Ru Shiau,
Hui-Yin Wang,
Tsai-Ling Yang Lauderdale,
Shan-Chwen Chang,
TSAR Hospitals
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12 December 2011 |
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Pneumonia due to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus and Klebsiella pneumoniae capsular serotype K16 in a patient with nasopharyngeal cancer
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.013
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus and group A Streptoccocus, but no Klebsiella pneumoniae were responsible for bacterial coinfections during the 2009 and previous...
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Chih-Cheng Lai,
Pei-Lin Lee,
Che-Kim Tan,
Yu-Tsung Huang,
Chiang-Lian Kao,
Jin-Town Wang,
Po-Ren Hsueh
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Short communication
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08 December 2011 |
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Japanese viral encephalitis mimicking stroke with an initial manifestation of hemiplegia
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.009
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an endemic disease in Taiwan. After the program to vaccinate children against JE was implemented in 1968, the incidence of JE gradually started to decrease, but it is sti...
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Huan-Wen Chen,
Liang-Wen Ding,
Chih-Cheng Lai,
Tse-Kai Tseng,
Wei-Lun Liu
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Short communication
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08 December 2011 |
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Rapidly fatal community-acquired pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae complicated with acute myocarditis and accelerated idioventricular rhythm
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.014
We describe a previously healthy 52-year-old man with rapidly fatal community-acquired pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. The patient developed acute renal dysfunction, accelerated idioventric...
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Tzu-Yi Chuang,
Chou-Jui Lin,
Shih-Wei Lee,
Chun-Pin Chuang,
Yuh-Shiun Jong,
Wen-Jone Chen,
Po-Ren Hsueh
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Short communication
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08 December 2011 |
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Amino acid substitutions of quinolone resistance determining regions in GyrA and ParC associated with quinolone resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter genomic species 13TU
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.001
Background: and purpose: Amino acid substitutions in GyrA and ParC are associated with resistance to quinolones in Acinetobacter baumannii (A baumannii), but this association is rarely elucidated in A...
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Yen-Hung Liu,
Shu-Chen Kuo,
Yi-Tzu Lee,
Ian C.Y. Chang,
Su-Pen Yang,
Te-Li Chen,
Chang-Phone Fung
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08 December 2011 |
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Successful treatment of septic shock and respiratory failure due to leptospirosis and scrub typhus coinfection with penicillin, levofloxacin, and activated protein C
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.015
Leptospirosis and scrub typhus are common zoonoses and coinfection with both diseases has been reported sporadically, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas. A 53-year-old male presented with ...
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Yu-Feng Wei,
Chien-Tung Chiu,
Yung-Fa Lai,
Chung-Hsu Lai,
Hsi-Hsun Lin
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Short communication
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08 December 2011 |
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Epididymo-orchitis: An unusual manifestation of salmonellosis
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.017
Salmonellosis continues to be a major public health problem, especially in developing countries. The formation of focal abscesses may occur following either hematogenous or lymphatic spread. There are...
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Neha Bansal,
Neelam Kaistha,
Jagdish Chander
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Short communication
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05 December 2011 |
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis with isolated tricuspid valve involvement
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.011
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is often misidentified as S aureus and as a rare cause of infective endocarditis. The clinical course of S lugdunensis endocarditis is aggressive and the mortality rate is h...
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Kuei-Pin Chung,
Hou-Tai Chang,
Chun-Hsing Liao,
Fang-Yeh Chu,
Po-Ren Hsueh
et al.
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Short communication
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31 October 2011 |
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Clinical characteristics of urosepsis caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumonia and their emergence in the community
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.029
Background: The purpose of this study is to delineate clinical characteristics of urosepsis caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-EK) in...
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Jen-Chieh Lee,
Nan-Yao Lee,
Hsin-Chun Lee,
Wei-Han Huang,
Ko-Chung Tsui,
Chia-Ming Chang,
Ching-Chi Lee,
Po-Lin Chen,
Chi-Jung Wu,
Po-Ren Hsueh,
Wen-Chien Ko
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31 October 2011 |
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Corrigendum to “Molecular typing and in vitro fluconazole susceptibility of Candida species isolated from diabetic and nondiabetic women with vulvovaginal candidiasis in India” [J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2011;44:166–71]
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.05.001
The author regrets for the incorrect author and affiliation published in this article. The correct order of the authors is as follows:
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Ali Abdul Lattif
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03 June 2011 |
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Corrigendum to “Changing cytokine patterns in systemic lupus: a prospective longitudinal study” [J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2010;43:18–25]
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.001
The article published in this journal with the code [2010;43(1):18–25] and the name “Changing cytokine patterns in systemic lupus: a prospective longitudinal study” (authored by Lieh-Bang Liou and Wan...
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Lieh-Bang Liou,
Wan-Ju Chao
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Erratum
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23 March 2011 |
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Clinical significance of erythromycin-resistant Campylobacter jejuni in children
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.012
Campylobacter has been recognized as the common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in many countries. Increasing erythromycin resistance in Campylobacter jejuni infection is noted recently, but severe...
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Sheng-Ming Wang,
Fu-Chen Huang,
Chi-Hung Wu,
Kuo-Shu Tang,
Mao-Meng Tiao
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Short communication
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23 March 2011 |
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Detection of immunoglobulin G antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii: Evaluation of two commercial immunoassay systems
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.005
Background: Toxoplasmosis is a disease, which can cause severe congenital infection and is normally diagnosed by the detection of Toxoplasma gondii (T gondii)-specific antibodies in the serum of infec...
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Nilgun Tekkesin,
Kenan Keskin,
Cumhur Kılınc,
Nuray Orgen,
Kaya Molo
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23 March 2011 |
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Molecular and phenotypic characterization of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli serotypes isolated from children with and without diarrhea
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.006
Background: We characterized 36 atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) serotypes isolated from children with and without diarrhea in Iran. Because the identification of atypical EPEC based ...
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Mohammad Mehdi Aslani,
Mohammad Yousef Alikhani
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23 March 2011 |
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Intravenous minocycline versus oral doxycycline for the treatment of noncomplicated scrub typhus
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.007
Background: Scrub typhus is an acute febrile disease for which synthetic tetracycline antibiotics are efficacious. However, no clinical studies have compared oral doxycycline with intravenous minocycl...
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Chen-Chi Tsai,
Chorng-Jang Lay,
Yu-Huai Ho,
Lih-Shinn Wang,
Li-Kuang Chen
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23 March 2011 |
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Determination of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus strains recovered from southeastern Turkey
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.011
Background: In this study, we determined the susceptibility patterns of Staphylococcus aureus strains to various antimicrobials and prevalence of inducible clindamycin resistance (ICR) in these isolat...
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Fahriye Eksi,
Efgan Dogan Gayyurhan,
Aysen Bayram,
Tekin Karsligil
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23 March 2011 |
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Human colostral phagocytes eliminate enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli opsonized by colostrum supernatant
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.002
Background: Several elements in colostrum and human milk, including antibodies and nonspecific factors with bactericidal and antiviral activity, may play an important anti-infectious and protective ro...
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Eduardo Luzía França,
Renata Vieira Bitencourt,
Mahmi Fujimori,
Tassiane Cristina de Morais,
Iracema de Mattos Paranhos Calderon,
Adenilda Cristina Honorio-França
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23 March 2011 |
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Comamonas testosteroni infection in Taiwan: Reported two cases and literature review
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.013
Comamonas testosteroni is a widely distributed aerobic gram-negative bacillus. Infection by C testosteroni is infrequent, and no such cases have been reported in Taiwan. Here, we would like to present...
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Tung-Lin Tsui,
Shih-Ming Tsao,
Ken-Sen Liu,
Tzy-Yen Chen,
Ya-Lin Wang,
Ying-Hock Teng,
Yuan-Ti Lee
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Short communication
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23 March 2011 |
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Visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) and malaria coinfection in an immigrant in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia: A case report
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.014
Malaria is endemic in Malaysia. Leishmaniasis is a protozoan infection rarely reported in Malaysia. Here, a 24-year-old Nepalese man who presented with prolonged fever and hepatosplenomegaly is report...
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Ahmad Kashfi Ab Rahman,
Fatimah Haslina Abdullah
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Short communication
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23 March 2011 |
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Etanercept treatment for children with refractory juvenile idiopathic arthritis
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.010
Background: Etanercept has been shown to be an effective treatment for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of etanercept therapy in the treatment of refr...
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Ho-Chang Kuo,
Hong-Ren Yu,
Chih-Chiang Wu,
Ling-Sai Chang,
Kuender D. Yang
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23 March 2011 |
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Serotypes, surface proteins, and clinical syndromes of invasive Group B streptococcal infections in northern Taiwan, 1998–2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.003
Background: The incidence of invasive Group B streptococcal (GBS) infections is increasing in the elderly and immunocompromised adults in many countries worldwide. There are, however, few reports rega...
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Swee Siang Wong,
Kochung Tsui,
Qin-Dong Liu,
Li-Chen Lin,
Chim Ren Tsai,
Li-Chun Chen,
Cheng Hua Huang
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23 March 2011 |
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Emergence and dissemination of blaOXA-23-carrying imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter sp in a regional hospital in Taiwan
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.008
Background: The distribution and characterization of OXA-type carbapenemases in Acinetobacter sp in Taiwan has less been reported. The aim of the study was to investigate the molecular epidemiology an...
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Ming-Feng Lin,
Han-Yueh Kuo,
Hui-Wen Yeh,
Chih-Man Yang,
Chih-Hung Sung,
Chi-Chao Tu,
Mei-Luan Huang,
Ming-Li Liou
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23 March 2011 |
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Isolation of Campylobacter sp in surface waters of Taiwan
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.004
Background: Campylobacter sp is one of the main causes of human acute enteritis and diarrhea. It is commonly found in bird intestinal canal and pollutes water bodies through bird droppings. Clinically...
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Tai-Lee Hu,
Pao-chi Kuo
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23 March 2011 |
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Clinical experience with tigecycline as treatment for serious infections in elderly and critically ill patients
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.009
Background: Tigecycline was approved for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal and complicated skin/skin structure infections. Because of its in vitro effectiveness for multidrug-resistant (MDR...
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Shu-Chen Kuo,
Fu-Der Wang,
Chang-Phone Fung,
Liang-Yu Chen,
Su-Jung Chen,
Mei-Chun Chiang,
Shih-Fen Hsu,
Cheng-Yi Liu
et al.
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16 March 2011 |
