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View article: A NATIONWIDE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY ON PREVENTION OF PERIOPERATIVE INFECTIONS IN UROLOGY
A NATIONWIDE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY ON PREVENTION OF PERIOPERATIVE INFECTIONS IN UROLOGY Open
(Background) The purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of urologists regarding the prevention of perioperative infections in preparation for the revision of the Guidelines for the Prevention of Perioperative Infection…
View article: Traces of pandemic fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli clone ST131 transmitted from human society to aquatic environments and wildlife in Japan
Traces of pandemic fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli clone ST131 transmitted from human society to aquatic environments and wildlife in Japan Open
Transmission of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria among humans, animals, and the environment is a growing concern worldwide. The distribution of an international high-risk fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli clone, ST131, has …
View article: The performance of a Fully Automated Urine Particle Analyzer, Sysmex UF-5000, in detecting fastidious bacteria in urine samples
The performance of a Fully Automated Urine Particle Analyzer, Sysmex UF-5000, in detecting fastidious bacteria in urine samples Open
Several types of fastidious bacteria can cause tract infections. We evaluated the performance of counting fastidious bacteria using a Fully Automated Urine Particle Analyzer UF-5000. The results showed that UF-5000 counts fastidious bacter…
View article: The Performance of a Fully Automated Urine Particle Analyzer, Sysmex Uf-5000, in Detecting Fastidious Bacteria in Urine Samples
The Performance of a Fully Automated Urine Particle Analyzer, Sysmex Uf-5000, in Detecting Fastidious Bacteria in Urine Samples Open
View article: Emergence of ciprofloxacin- and penicillin-resistant <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> isolates in Japan between 2003 and 2020 and its genetic features
Emergence of ciprofloxacin- and penicillin-resistant <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> isolates in Japan between 2003 and 2020 and its genetic features Open
Although we previously reported that some meningococcal isolates in Japan were resistant to penicillin (PCG) and ciprofloxacin (CIP), the antibiotic susceptibilities of Neisseria meningitidis isolates obtained in Japan remained unclear. In…
View article: Detection of Novel US <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> Urethritis Clade Subtypes in Japan
Detection of Novel US <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> Urethritis Clade Subtypes in Japan Open
Neisseria meningitidis causes invasive meningococcal diseases and has also been identified as a causative agent of sexually transmitted infections, including urethritis. Unencapsulated sequence type 11 meningococci containing the gonococca…
View article: Prediction of presence of fastidious bacteria by the Fully Automated Urine Particle Analyzer UF-1000i in the case of ineffective antimicrobial therapy for urinary tract infection
Prediction of presence of fastidious bacteria by the Fully Automated Urine Particle Analyzer UF-1000i in the case of ineffective antimicrobial therapy for urinary tract infection Open
This study suggests that discrepancies in bacterial numbers between the conventional culture method and UF-1000i measurement at the primary visit can predict the presence of fastidious bacteria, especially in cases of ineffective antimicro…
View article: Guidelines for Infection Control in the Urological Field, including Urinary Tract Management (revised second edition)
Guidelines for Infection Control in the Urological Field, including Urinary Tract Management (revised second edition) Open
The Committee for the Development of Guidelines for Infection Control in the Urological Field, including Urinary Tract Management of the Japanese Urological Association, together with its systematic review team and external reviewers, have…
View article: Nationwide surveillance of bacterial pathogens isolated from patients with acute uncomplicated cystitis in 2018: Conducted by the Japanese Research Group for Urinary Tract Infections (JRGU)
Nationwide surveillance of bacterial pathogens isolated from patients with acute uncomplicated cystitis in 2018: Conducted by the Japanese Research Group for Urinary Tract Infections (JRGU) Open
The proportions of QREC and ESBL-producing E. coli were increasing trends and lower susceptibility to LVFX in postmenopausal women was observed. Such surveillance, consisting of the collecting only clinical data, could be conducted easily …
View article: Emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance genes and mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance genes and mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Open
View article: The JAID/JSC guidelines to Clinical Management of Infectious Disease 2017 concerning male urethritis and related disorders
The JAID/JSC guidelines to Clinical Management of Infectious Disease 2017 concerning male urethritis and related disorders Open
View article: Deuterium-labeled Raman tracking of glucose accumulation and protein metabolic dynamics in Aspergillus nidulans hyphal tips
Deuterium-labeled Raman tracking of glucose accumulation and protein metabolic dynamics in Aspergillus nidulans hyphal tips Open
Filamentous fungi grow exclusively at their tips, where many growth-related fungal processes, such as enzyme secretion and invasion into host cells, take place. Hyphal tips are also a site of active metabolism. Understanding metabolic dyna…
View article: Additional file 2 of Emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance genes and mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Additional file 2 of Emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance genes and mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Open
Additional file 2: Table S1. List of isolates in the ST-1901-associated core-genome group (according to the order in Fig. 1).
View article: Additional file 3 of Emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance genes and mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Additional file 3 of Emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance genes and mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Open
Additional file 3: Table S2. List of isolates in the Japanese ST-7363-associated core-genome group (according to the order in Fig. 2).
View article: Additional file 4 of Emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance genes and mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Additional file 4 of Emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance genes and mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Open
Additional file 4: Table S3. List of Japanese isolates sampled from 1996 to 1997.
View article: Emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance genes and mutations in<i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i>
Emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance genes and mutations in<i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> Open
Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a global health concern. Strains from two internationally circulating sequence types, ST-7363 and ST-1901, have acquired resistance to treatment with third-generation cephalosporins main…
View article: Iodine staining as a useful probe for distinguishing insulin amyloid polymorphs
Iodine staining as a useful probe for distinguishing insulin amyloid polymorphs Open
It is recently suggested that amyloid polymorphism, i.e., structural diversity of amyloid fibrils, has a deep relationship with pathology. However, its prompt recognition is almost halted due to insufficiency of analytical methods for dete…
View article: Human Adenovirus B7d–Associated Urethritis after Suspected Sexual Transmission, Japan
Human Adenovirus B7d–Associated Urethritis after Suspected Sexual Transmission, Japan Open
Outbreaks of acute respiratory disease associated with human adenovirus (HAdV) B7d have been reported, including fatal cases in the United States. In 2018, we detected HAdV-B7d in a patient with urethritis, probably transmitted through sex…
View article: Iodine staining as a useful probe for distinguishing amyloid fibril polymorphs
Iodine staining as a useful probe for distinguishing amyloid fibril polymorphs Open
It is recently suggested that amyloid polymorphism, i.e., structural diversity of amyloid fibrils, has a deep relationship with pathology. However, its prompt recognition is almost halted due to insufficiency of analytical methods for dete…
View article: The resonance® metallic ureteral stent in the treatment of malignant ureteral obstruction: a prospective observational study
The resonance® metallic ureteral stent in the treatment of malignant ureteral obstruction: a prospective observational study Open
View article: Epidemiology, classification, clinical features, and diagnostics of urogenital tuberculosis
Epidemiology, classification, clinical features, and diagnostics of urogenital tuberculosis Open
Tuberculosis of the kidney, urinary tract and genital tracts (male and female) has followed mankind’s history. During the last century, the number of cases of tuberculosis, pulmonary as extra-pulmonary, has decreased with the social and ec…
View article: Infectious human adenoviruses are shed in urine even after disappearance of urethral symptoms
Infectious human adenoviruses are shed in urine even after disappearance of urethral symptoms Open
HAdVs were significantly detected and isolated from the FVU of patients with urethritis. Furthermore, high levels of infectious HAdVs are excreted in urine for a long period even after urethritis symptoms disappear.
View article: Etiological role of human papillomavirus infection in the development of penile cancer
Etiological role of human papillomavirus infection in the development of penile cancer Open
HPV infection may have had an etiological role in 41% of the examined cases of penile cancer in Japan.
View article: The efficacy and safety of tazobactam/ceftolozane in Japanese patients with uncomplicated pyelonephritis and complicated urinary tract infection
The efficacy and safety of tazobactam/ceftolozane in Japanese patients with uncomplicated pyelonephritis and complicated urinary tract infection Open
We report efficacy and safety results for a combination of a novel cephalosporin class antibiotic and a β-Lactamase inhibitor, tazobactam/ceftolozane (1:2) at a dose of 1.5 g intravenously every 8 h in Japanese patients with uncomplicated …
View article: Corrigendum: Genomic surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to investigate the distribution and evolution of antimicrobial-resistance determinants and lineages
Corrigendum: Genomic surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to investigate the distribution and evolution of antimicrobial-resistance determinants and lineages Open
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View article: Genomic surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to investigate the distribution and evolution of antimicrobial-resistance determinants and lineages
Genomic surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to investigate the distribution and evolution of antimicrobial-resistance determinants and lineages Open
The first extensively drug resistant (XDR) Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain with high resistance to the extended-spectrum cephalosporin ceftriaxone was identified in 2009 in Japan, but no other strain with this antimicrobial-resistance profile…
View article: Oral administration of cernitin pollen extract (Cernilton<sup>®</sup>) for 30 days might be useful to avoid unnecessary biopsy in prostate biopsy candidates: A preliminary study
Oral administration of cernitin pollen extract (Cernilton<sup>®</sup>) for 30 days might be useful to avoid unnecessary biopsy in prostate biopsy candidates: A preliminary study Open
Objectives To assess the effect of cernitin pollen extract on serum prostate‐specific antigen level prostate biopsy candidates, and to develop an ideal protocol to avoid an unnecessary biopsy procedure. Methods A total of 61 patients were …
View article: Enhanced Fluorescent DNA Microarray Using an Optical Interference Mirror Slide
Enhanced Fluorescent DNA Microarray Using an Optical Interference Mirror Slide Open
Enhanced fluorescence using an optical interference mirror (OIM) slide consisting of a metal film and a transparent dielectric thin film is used to improve the sensitivity of a DNA microarray.Twenty-one bases of a probe DNA are immobilized…
View article: GyrA and/or ParC alterations of Haemophilus influenzae strains isolated from the urethra of men with acute urethritis
GyrA and/or ParC alterations of Haemophilus influenzae strains isolated from the urethra of men with acute urethritis Open
Of 73 clinical strains of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from the urethra of men with urogenital infections, we enrolled 6 strains (8.2%) with levofloxacin (LVFX) minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of ≥0.03 μg/ml in this study. All …
View article: Evaluation of the Microbiological Efficacy of a Single 2-Gram Dose of Extended-Release Azithromycin by Population Pharmacokinetics and Simulation in Japanese Patients with Gonococcal Urethritis
Evaluation of the Microbiological Efficacy of a Single 2-Gram Dose of Extended-Release Azithromycin by Population Pharmacokinetics and Simulation in Japanese Patients with Gonococcal Urethritis Open
The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between the pharmacokinetic (PK)/pharmacodynamic (PD) parameters of a single 2-g dose of extended-release formulation of azithromycin (AZM-SR) and its microbiological efficacy aga…