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Epidemiology and prevention of surgical site infection in Japan by Morikane, K.

“…Healthcare-associated infection control practices in Japan were not commonly acknowledged until mid-1980s, when an academic society focusing on infection…”
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Surgical site infections in the Far East by Morikane, K.

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Epidemiology and risk factors associated with surgical site infection following surgery on thoracic aorta by Morikane, K

“…Surgical site infection (SSI) following cardiovascular surgery has been well documented, possibly owing to its highly invasive nature, but SSI following…”
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Effect of participation in a surgical site infection surveillance programme on hospital performance in Japan: a retrospective study by Kawabata, J., Fukuda, H., Morikane, K.

“…The effect of hospital participation in the Japan Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (JANIS) programme on surgical site infection (SSI) prevention is unknown…”
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Differences in risk factors associated with surgical site infections following two types of cardiac surgery in Japanese patients by Morikane, K, Honda, H, Yamagishi, T, Suzuki, S

“…Summary Background Differences in the risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) following open heart surgery and coronary artery bypass graft surgery are…”
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Expert commentary on the challenges and opportunities for surgical site infection prevention through implementation of evidence-based guidelines in the Asia-Pacific Region by Morikane, K, Russo, P L, Lee, K Y, Chakravarthy, M, Ling, M L, Saguil, E, Spencer, M, Danker, W, Seno, A, Charles, Jr, E Edmiston

“…Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), adversely impacting patient quality of…”
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Impact of surgical site infections after open and laparoscopic colon and rectal surgeries on postoperative resource consumption by Fukuda, H., Morikane, K., Kuroki, M., Kawai, S., Hayashi, K., Ieiri, Y., Matsukawa, H., Okada, K., Sakamoto, F., Shinzato, T., Taniguchi, S.

“…Purpose To estimate the impact of surgical site infection (SSI) on postoperative resource consumption for colon and rectal open and laparoscopic surgeries…”
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Improving surgical site infection prevention in Asia-Pacific through appropriate surveillance programs: Challenges and recommendation by Russo, P L, Saguil, E, Chakravarthy, M, Lee, K Y, Ling, M L, Morikane, K, Spencer, M, Danker, W, Yu, N Y C, Edmiston, Jr, C E

“…Surgical site infections (SSIs) represent a substantial clinical and economic burden on patients and the healthcare system. The prevention of SSIs entails…”
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A norovirus outbreak associated with environmental contamination at a hotel by KIMURA, H., NAGANO, K., KIMURA, N., SHIMIZU, M., UENO, Y., MORIKANE, K., OKABE, N.

“…In December 2006, an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred involving 372 guests and 72 employees at a hotel after a guest vomited in corridors on the third (F3)…”
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The human homologue of the RNA polymerase II-associated factor 1 (hPaf1), localized on the 19q13 amplicon, is associated with tumorigenesis by MONIAUX, N, NEMOS, C, HOLLINGSWORTH, M. A, BATRA, S. K, SCHMIED, B. M, CHAUHAN, S. C, DEB, S, MORIKANE, K, CHOUDHURY, A, VANLITH, M, SUTHERLIN, M, SIKELA, J. M

“…The 19q13 amplicon in pancreatic cancer cells contains a novel pancreatic differentiation 2 (PD2) gene (accession number AJ401156), which was identified by…”
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Implementation and establishment of nationwide surgical site infections surveillance in Japan by Morikane, K., Konishi, T., Harihara, Y., Nishioka, M., Kobayashi, H.

“…ISSUE: There used to be no database against which hospitals can compare their surveillance data for surgical site infections (SSIs). In 1998, the Japanese…”
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PP117 PREOPERATIVE IMMUNONUTRITION MAY BE POTENT TO PREVENT THE NUTRITIONAL DEPLETION IN PREOPERATIVE PERIOD OF THE PATIENTS WITH DIGESTIVE ORGAN CANCER by Otsu, N, Mizutani, M, Yamada, M, Sato, M, Sato, T, Morikane, K, Kurachi, H, Kimura, W

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A new method of duodenum-preserving subtotal resection of the head of the pancreas based on the surgical anatomy by Kimura, W, Morikane, K, Futakawa, N, Shinkai, H, Han, I, Inoue, T, Muto, T, Nagai, H

“…Duodenum-preserving resection of the head of the pancreas has been performed for benign and, sometimes, malignant diseases of the pancreas. We propose a new…”
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Blockade of the stromal cell-derived factor-1/cxcr4 axis attenuates in vivo tumor growth by inhibiting angiogenesis in a vascular endothelial growth factor-independent manner by GULENG, Bayasi, TATEISHI, Keisuke, YAMORI, Takao, TSURUO, Takashi, KAWABE, Takao, MIYAGISHI, Makoto, TAIRA, Kazunari, SATA, Masataka, OMATA, Masao, OHTA, Miki, KANAI, Fumihiko, JAZAG, Amarsanaa, IJICHI, Hideaki, TANAKA, Yasuo, WASHIDA, Miwa, MORIKANE, Keita, FUKUSHIMA, Yasushi

“…The interaction between the chemokine receptor CXCR4 and its specific ligand, stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1/CXCL12), mediates several cellular…”
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Characteristic features of abdominal organ injuries associated with gastric rupture in blunt abdominal trauma by Shinkawa, Hiroki, Yasuhara, Hiroshi, Naka, Shuji, Morikane, Keita, Furuya, Yoshitaka, Niwa, Hirotaka, Kikuchi, Tsuyoshi

“…Previous studies have investigated the mechanisms of gastric rupture based only on the findings in gastric rupture and excluding gastric lacerations. We…”
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Histologic and biologic patterns of microscopic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas detected incidentally at autopsy by Kimura, Wataru, Morikane, Keita, Esaki, Yukiyoshi, Chan, Wing Chung, Pour, Parviz M.

“…BACKGROUND The major clinical problems with pancreatic carcinoma are its silent course and late, fatal clinical manifestation. The results of treatments of…”
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CD4+ Lymphocytes Provide MUC1-Specific Tumor Immunity In Vivo That Is Undetectable In Vitro and Is Absent in MUC1 Transgenic Mice by Tempero, Richard M, VanLith, Michelle L, Morikane, Keita, Rowse, Gerald J, Gendler, Sandra J, Hollingsworth, Michael A

“…A C57BL/6 mouse transgenic for human MUC1 (MUC1.Tg) was developed to evaluate MUC1-specific tumor immunity in an animal that expresses MUC1 as a normal self…”
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Using Surveillance Data to Direct Infection Control Efforts to Reduce Surgical‐Site Infections Following Clean Abdominal Operations in Japan by Morikane, Keita, Nishioka, Midori, Tanimura, Hisami, Noguchi, Hiroe, Konishi, Toshiro, Kobayashi, Hiroyoshi

“…We initiated surveillance for surgical‐site infections (SSIs) in a Japanese hospital using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definitions and the…”
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Molecular requirements for CD8-mediated rejection of a MUC1-expressing pancreatic carcinoma: implications for tumor vaccines by SIVINSKI, Connie L, KOHLGRAF, Karl G, VANLITH, Michelle L, MORIKANE, Keita, TEMPERO, Richard M, HOLLINGSWORTH, Michael A

“…Previous studies have indicated that different effector cells are required to eliminate MUC1-expressing tumors derived from different organ sites and that…”
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Influence of organ site and tumor cell type on MUC1-specific tumor immunity by Morikane, Keita, Tempero, Richard M., Sivinski, Connie L., Kitajima, Shimichi, Gendler, Sandra J., Hollingsworth, Michael A.

“…We investigated the influence of organ-specific parameters on tolerance and immunity to human MUC1. C57Bl/6 mice (wild-type) and C57Bl/6 transgenic for MUC1…”
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