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Point-of-care urine Gram stain led to narrower-spectrum antimicrobial selection for febrile urinary tract infection in adolescents and adults by Taniguchi, Tomohiro, Tsuha, Sanefumi, Shiiki, Soichi, Narita, Masashi

“…Febrile urinary tract infections (fUTIs), which include pyelonephritis, prostatitis, and urosepsis, are the most common cause of sepsis. However, the treatment…”
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Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Causing Bloodstream Infections in Japan: Occurrence of Hypervirulent Infections in Health Care by Harada, Sohei, Aoki, Kotaro, Yamamoto, Shungo, Ishii, Yoshikazu, Sekiya, Noritaka, Kurai, Hanako, Furukawa, Keiichi, Doi, Asako, Tochitani, Kentaro, Kubo, Kenji, Yamaguchi, Yukihiro, Narita, Masashi, Kamiyama, Shinya, Suzuki, Jun, Fukuchi, Takahiko, Gu, Yoshiaki, Okinaka, Keiji, Shiiki, Soichi, Hayakawa, Kayoko, Tachikawa, Natsuo, Kasahara, Kei, Nakamura, Tadahiro, Yokota, Kyoko, Komatsu, Masanari, Takamiya, Misaki, Tateda, Kazuhiro, Doi, Yohei

“…Although hypervirulent (hvKp) has been associated with severe community-acquired infections that occur among relatively healthy individuals, information about…”
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Clinical Characteristics of Disseminated Strongyloidiasis, Japan, 1975-2017 by Mukaigawara, Mitsuru, Narita, Masashi, Shiiki, Soichi, Takayama, Yoshihiro, Takakura, Shunichi, Kishaba, Tomokazu

“…Clinical characteristics of disseminated strongyloidiasis, the severest form of strongyloidiasis, are not well described. We conducted a retrospective,…”
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Point-of-care cerebrospinal fluid Gram stain for the management of acute meningitis in adults: a retrospective observational study by Taniguchi, Tomohiro, Tsuha, Sanefumi, Shiiki, Soichi, Narita, Masashi

“…Abstract Background Gram stain of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is widely used in the diagnosis of acute meningitis, however, it is often conducted in the…”
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High positivity of blood cultures obtained within two hours after shaking chills by Taniguchi, Tomohiro, Tsuha, Sanefumi, Shiiki, Soichi, Narita, Masashi

“…•Blood culture positivity was higher for cultures drawn within 2h after shaking chills than for those drawn after 2h.•The adjusted odds ratio of blood culture…”
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Community-acquired Respiratory Virus Cases Mimic COVID-19 on Lung Computed Tomography by Nabeya, Daijiro, Kinjo, Takeshi, Maeda, Akiko, Nagano, Hiroaki, Yokoyama, Shuhei, Takakura, Shunichi, Shiiki, Soichi, Fujita, Jiro, Kishaba, Tomoo

“…We herein report four patients with community-acquired respiratory virus (CRV) infection. Although they had no history of contact with any individual with…”
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A case report of super responder of critical COVID-19 pneumonia by Kishaba, Tomoo, Maeda, Akiko, Fukuoka, Shou, Imai, Toru, Takakura, Shunichi, Yokoyama, Shuhei, Shiiki, Soichi, Narita, Masashi, Nabeya, Daijiro, Nagano, Hiroaki

“…This report presents a case of a 74-year-old man who showed dramatic therapeutic response to treatment of coronavirus infectious disease-19 (COVID-19)…”
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Clinical characteristics of laboratory-confirmed leptospirosis in Okinawa, Japan, 1974–2015: high incidence of Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction by Tsuha, Sanefumi, Taniguchi, Tomohiro, Shiiki, Soichi, Narita, Masashi, Leung, Daniel T.

“…Background Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease known to have wide-ranging clinical manifestations. Despite a number of published case series, culture-confirmed…”
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Isopropyl Alcohol Compared with Isopropyl Alcohol plus Povidone-Iodine as Skin Preparation for Prevention of Blood Culture Contamination by Kiyoyama, Tomonori, Tokuda, Yasuharu, Shiiki, Soichi, Hachiman, Teruyuki, Shimasaki, Teppei, Endo, Kazuo

“…Despite a number of studies on the efficacies of antiseptics for the prevention of blood culture contamination, it still remains unclear which antiseptic…”
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Three Cases of Fungemia in HIV-Infected Patients Diagnosed Through the Use of Mycobacterial Blood Culture Bottles by Taniguchi, Tomohiro, Ogawa, Yoshihiko, Kasai, Daisuke, Watanabe, Dai, Yoshikawa, Kouhei, Bando, Hiroki, Yajima, Keishiro, Tominari, Shinjiro, Shiiki, Soichi, Nishida, Yasuharu, Uehira, Tomoko, Shirasaka, Takuma

“…We treated three cases of fungemia in HIV-infected patients. These cases were caused by Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Penicillium marneffei,…”
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Syphilitic osteomyelitis in a patient with HIV and cognitive biases in clinical reasoning: A case report by Kamegai, Kohei, Yokoyama, Shuhei, Takakura, Shunichi, Takayama, Yoshihiro, Shiiki, Soichi, Koyama, Hirofumi, Narita, Masashi

“…Diagnosing multifactorial, multidimensional symptoms unexplained by presumptive diagnosis is often challenging for infectious disease specialists. We report a…”
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Contamination of Blood Cultures From Arterial Catheters and Peripheral Venipuncture in Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Multicenter Diagnostic Study by Nakayama, Izumi, Izawa, Junichi, Gibo, Koichiro, Murakami, Sara, Akiyama, Taisuke, Kotani, Yuki, Katsurai, Rie, Kishihara, Yuki, Tsuchida, Takahiro, Takakura, Shunichi, Takayama, Yoshihiro, Narita, Masashi, Shiiki, Soichi

“…Collecting blood cultures from indwelling arterial catheters is an attractive option in critically ill adult patients when peripheral venipuncture is…”
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Contamination of Blood Cultures From Arterial Catheters and Peripheral Venipuncture in Critically Ill Patients by Nakayama, Izumi, Izawa, Junichi, Gibo, Koichiro, Murakami, Sara, Akiyama, Taisuke, Kotani, Yuki, Katsurai, Rie, Kishihara, Yuki, Tsuchida, Takahiro, Takakura, Shunichi, Takayama, Yoshihiro, Narita, Masashi, Shiiki, Soichi

“…Collecting blood cultures from indwelling arterial catheters is an attractive option in critically ill adult patients when peripheral venipuncture is…”
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Gram-stain-based antimicrobial selection reduces cost and overuse compared with Japanese guidelines by Taniguchi, Tomohiro, Tsuha, Sanefumi, Shiiki, Soichi, Narita, Masashi

“…The Gram stain has been used as an essential tool for antimicrobial stewardship in our hospital since the 1970s. The objective of this study was to clarify the…”
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Five cases of recurrent meningitis associated with chronic strongyloidiasis by Shimasaki, Teppei, Chung, Heath, Shiiki, Soichi

“…Although meningitis secondary to chronic strongyloidiasis is a rare complication, it is associated with a high mortality rate. Recurrent meningitis can occur…”
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High Yield of Blood Cultures in the Etiologic Diagnosis of Cellulitis, Erysipelas, and Cutaneous Abscess in Elderly Patients by Taniguchi, Tomohiro, Tsuha, Sanefumi, Shiiki, Soichi, Narita, Masashi, Teruya, Mariko, Hachiman, Teruyuki, Kogachi, Noriyasu

“…Abstract Background Cellulitis is a common disease in the elderly, and detecting etiologic organisms with blood cultures is difficult because of the low…”
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Community-acquired Respiratory Virus Cases Mimic COVID-19 on Lung Computed Tomography by Nabeya, Daijiro, Kinjo, Takeshi, Maeda, Akiko, Nagano, Hiroaki, Yokoyama, Shuhei, Takakura, Shunichi, Shiiki, Soichi, Fujita, Jiro, Kishaba, Tomoo

“…We herein report four patients with community-acquired respiratory virus (CRV) infection. Although they had no history of contact with any individual with…”
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Clinical characteristics of Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis bacteremia in adults: A 15-year retrospective study at a major teaching hospital in Okinawa, Japan by Takakura, Shunichi, Gibo, Koichiro, Takayama, Yoshihiro, Shiiki, Soichi, Narita, Masashi

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Disseminated Strongyloidiasis and Meningitis: 40-Year Experience at a Japanese Academic Medical Center by Mukaigawara, Mitsuru, Narita, Masashi, Shiiki, Soichi, Takayama, Yoshihiro, Takakura, Shunichi

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Shaking chills and high body temperature predict bacteremia especially among elderly patients by Taniguchi, Tomohiro, Tsuha, Sanefumi, Takayama, Yoshihiro, Shiiki, Soichi

“…Purposes The difference in predictors of bacteremia between elderly and non-elderly patients is unclear despite the aging of society. The objective was to…”
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