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Infiltration of tumor‐associated macrophages is involved in tumor programmed death‐ligand 1 expression in early lung adenocarcinoma by Shima, Toshiyuki, Shimoda, Masayuki, Shigenobu, Takao, Ohtsuka, Takashi, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Emoto, Katsura, Hayashi, Yuichiro, Iwasaki, Tatsuro, Abe, Takayuki, Asamura, Hisao, Kanai, Yae

“…Programmed death‐ligand 1 (PD‐L1) is an immune modulator that promotes immunosuppression by binding to programmed death‐1 of T‐lymphocytes. Although tumor cell…”
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Inactivation of nontuberculous mycobacteria by gaseous ozone treatment by Misawa, Kana, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Kashimura, Shoko, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental bacteria resistant to many common disinfectants and ultraviolet radiation. Inhalation of aerosols generated…”
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Macrolide-Resistant Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease: Analysis of 102 Consecutive Cases by Morimoto, Kozo, Namkoong, Ho, Hasegawa, Naoki, Nakagawa, Taku, Morino, Eriko, Shiraishi, Yuji, Ogawa, Kenji, Izumi, Kiyohiko, Takasaki, Jin, Yoshiyama, Takashi, Hoshino, Yoshihiko, Matsuda, Shuichi, Hayashi, Yuta, Sasaki, Yuka, Ishii, Makoto, Kurashima, Atsuyuki, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Betsuyaku, Tomoko, Goto, Hajime

“…The management of macrolide-resistant Mycobacterium avium complex (MR-MAC) pulmonary disease is difficult and is thought to be analogous to that of…”
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The effect of the E484K mutation of SARS-CoV-2 on the neutralizing activity of antibodies from BNT162b2 vaccinated individuals by Uwamino, Yoshifumi, Yokoyama, Takashi, Shimura, Takako, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Sato, Yasunori, Wakui, Masatoshi, Kosaki, Kenjiro, Hasegawa, Naoki, Murata, Mitsuru

“…•Neutralization antibody were measured against SARS-CoV-2 variants after vaccination.•Low neutralization antibody titer was observed against beta and delta…”
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The distributions of hematologic and biochemical values in healthy high-school adolescents in Japan by Azegami, Tatsuhiko, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Murai-Takeda, Ayano, Yamada-Goto, Nobuko, Sato, Yasunori, Mori, Masaaki

“…Laboratory tests of adolescents are often interpreted by using reference intervals derived from adults, even though these populations differ in their physical…”
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Factors affecting motivation for receiving a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine among Japanese university students and staff: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey by Uchida, Sho, Uno, Shunsuke, Kondo, Masahiro, Uwamino, Yoshifumi, Namkoong, Ho, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Misawa, Kana, Kashimura, Shoko, Yamato, Kei, Ishizaka, Tamami, Nagashima, Kengo, Kitagawa, Yuko, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…Understanding the factors that influence people’s decisions regarding vaccination is essential to promote vaccination. We aimed to clarify the motivations for…”
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Serum Krebs von den Lungen‐6 level in the disease progression and treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease by Asakura, Takanori, Kimizuka, Yoshifumi, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Suzuki, Shoji, Namkoong, Ho, Masugi, Yohei, Sato, Yasunori, Ishii, Makoto, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…ABSTRACT Background and objective The lack of useful biomarkers reflecting the disease state limits the management of Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease…”
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Serum indicators for the diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia by Tasaka, Sadatomo, Hasegawa, Naoki, Kobayashi, Seiki, Yamada, Wakako, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Takeuchi, Tsutomu, Ishizaka, Akitoshi

“…The diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is difficult because it requires microscopic examination to identify pneumocystis from induced sputum or BAL…”
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The rough colony morphotype of Mycobacterium avium exhibits high virulence in human macrophages and mice by Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Shimoda, Masayuki, Tamizu, Eiko, Uno, Shunsuke, Uwamino, Yoshifumi, Kashimura, Shoko, Yano, Ikuya, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…Introduction. The incidence of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) pulmonary disease (MAC PD), a refractory chronic respiratory tract infection, is increasing…”
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Low serum estradiol levels are related to Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease: a cross-sectional study by Uwamino, Yoshifumi, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Sato, Yasunori, Tamizu, Eiko, Asakura, Takanori, Uno, Shunsuke, Mori, Masaaki, Fujiwara, Hiroshi, Ishii, Makoto, Kawabe, Hiroshi, Murata, Mitsuru, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…The risk factors for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease (MAC-LD) are not well known. We hypothesized that low serum estradiol (E2) levels are related to…”
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The efficacy, safety, and feasibility of inhaled amikacin for the treatment of difficult-to-treat non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung diseases by Yagi, Kazuma, Ishii, Makoto, Namkoong, Ho, Asami, Takahiro, Iketani, Osamu, Asakura, Takanori, Suzuki, Shoji, Sugiura, Hiroaki, Yamada, Yoshitake, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Fujiwara, Hiroshi, Funatsu, Yohei, Uwamino, Yoshifumi, Kamo, Tetsuro, Tasaka, Sadatomo, Betsuyaku, Tomoko, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…In multidrug regimens, including an intravenous aminoglycoside (e.g. amikacin [AMK]) is recommended for difficult-to-treat non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM)…”
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Estimating Latent Tuberculosis Infection Using Interferon-γ Release Assay, Japan by Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Ota, Masaki, Mori, Masaaki, Hasegawa, Naoki, Kawabe, Hiroshi, Kato, Seiya

“…We estimated the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) rate for foreign-born students at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, using an interferon-γ release assay. The…”
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The annual risk of tuberculosis infection in newly hired researchers and healthcare workers using interferon-gamma release assay in Japan by Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Ota, Masaki, Mori, Masaaki, Takano, Yaoko, Fujiwara, Hiroshi, Uwamino, Yoshifumi, Uno, Shunsuke, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…The tuberculosis (TB) notification rate in Japan is gradually decreasing but has not yet achieved “pre-elimination,” defined by the World Health Organization…”
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Comorbidities associated with nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in Japanese adults: a claims-data analysis by Uno, Shunsuke, Asakura, Takanori, Morimoto, Kozo, Yoshimura, Kimio, Uwamino, Yoshifumi, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Hoshino, Yoshihiko, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…Abstract Background Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease is one of a growing number of chronic health problems that is difficult to cure in aging…”
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Minimum inhibitory concentrations of azithromycin in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium avium complex in Japan by Uwamino, Yoshifumi, Aoki, Wataru, Inose, Rika, Kamoshita, Yuka, Mikita, Kei, Namkoong, Ho, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Matsushita, Hiromichi, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…The latest guidelines include azithromycin as a preferred regimen for treating complex (MAC) pulmonary disease. However, serially collected susceptibility data…”
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Effect of refrigeration of blood samples in lithium-heparin tubes on QuantiFERON TB Gold Plus test result by Uwamino, Yoshifumi, Sakai, Akiko, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Noguchi, Masayo, Uno, Shunsuke, Fujiwara, Hiroshi, Mori, Masaaki, Wakui, Masatoshi, Murata, Mitsuru, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…The QuantiFERON TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) test is a newly approved interferon-gamma releasing assay test for detecting latent tuberculosis. Although blood…”
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Potential biomarker enhancing the activity of tuberculosis, hsa-miR-346 by Uno, Shunsuke, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Nishio, Kazumi, Kohsaka, Asami, Tamizu, Eiko, Nakano, Yasushi, Kagyo, Junko, Nakajima, Yukiko, Arai, Ryosuke, Hasegawa, Hanako, Arakawa, Kenichi, Kashimura, Shoko, Ishii, Ryota, Miyazaki, Naoki, Uwamino, Yoshifumi, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…To determine the usefulness of hsa-miR-346, a potential biomarker enhancing the activity of non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases, as a biomarker of…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Medical Institution Faculty and Healthcare Workers in Tokyo, Japan by Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Uwamino, Yoshifumi, Uno, Shunsuke, Kashimura, Shoko, Shiraki, Toshikimi, Kurafuji, Toshinobu, Morita, Maasa, Noguchi, Masayo, Azegami, Tatsuhiko, Yamada-Goto, Nobuko, Murai-Takeda, Ayano, Yokoyama, Hirokazu, Kuwabara, Kazuyo, Kato, Suzuka, Matsumoto, Minako, Hirata, Aya, Iida, Miho, Harada, Sei, Ishizaka, Tamami, Misawa, Kana, Murata, Mitsuru, Saya, Hideyuki, Amagai, Masayuki, Kitagawa, Yuko, Takeuchi, Tsutomu, Mori, Masaaki, Takebayashi, Toru, Hasegawa, Naoki, the Keio Donner Project Team

“…Objective To consider effective measures against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in medical institutions, this study…”
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Natural history of Mycobacterium fortuitum pulmonary infection presenting with migratory infiltrates: a case report with microbiological analysis by Okamori, Satoshi, Asakura, Takanori, Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Tamizu, Eiko, Ishii, Makoto, Yoshida, Mitsunori, Fukano, Hanako, Hayashi, Yuichiro, Fujita, Masaki, Hoshino, Yoshihiko, Betsuyaku, Tomoko, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…Presence of Mycobacterium fortuitum in respiratory tracts usually indicates mere colonization or transient infection, whereas true pulmonary infection occurs…”
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Risk of tuberculosis infection among health care workers and nursing students in Japan by Nishimura, Tomoyasu, Ota, Masaki, Mori, Masaaki, Fujiwara, Hiroshi, Takano, Yaoko, Kato, Seiya, Kawabe, Hiroshi, Hasegawa, Naoki

“…It is important to evaluate the risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection among health care workers (HCWs) and nursing students in Japan to propose the optimal…”
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