Search Results - "Ubukata, Kimiko"
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Effects of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Genotypic Penicillin Resistance and Serotype Changes, Japan, 2010-2017
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-11-2018)“…To clarify year-to-year changes in capsular serotypes, resistance genotypes, and multilocus sequence types of Streptococcus pneumoniae, we compared isolates…”
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Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae : characteristics of isolates and clinical aspects of community-acquired pneumonia
Published in Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy (2010)“…Abstract Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the main pathogens causing community-acquired respiratory tract infections in children and adults. Macrolide (ML)…”
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Changes in capsule and drug resistance of Pneumococci after introduction of PCV7, Japan, 2010-2013
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-07-2014)“…We aimed to clarify changes in serotypes and genotypes mediating β-lactam and macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Japanese children…”
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Etiology of Acute Otitis Media and Characterization of Pneumococcal Isolates after Introduction of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Japanese Children
Published in The Pediatric infectious disease journal (01-06-2018)“…BACKGROUND:Acute otitis media (AOM) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and antibiotic prescriptions. We examined etiologic changes in AOM after…”
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Rapid Effectiveness of Minocycline or Doxycycline Against Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in a 2011 Outbreak Among Japanese Children
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-12-2012)“…Background. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a major pathogen causing community-acquired pneumonia in children and young adults. Outbreaks typically occur at intervals…”
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Invasive infection caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis : characteristics of strains and clinical features
Published in Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy (2011)“…Abstract Among clinically isolated β -hemolytic streptococci, Streptococcus pyogenes and S. agalactiae were considered the main pathogens in humans until…”
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Multilocus Sequence Typing of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Japan, 2002-2016
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-10-2018)“…In Japan, Mycoplasma pneumoniae resistance to macrolides is high. To compare sequence types (STs) of susceptible and resistant isolates, we performed…”
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Multiple comorbidities increase the risk of death from invasive pneumococcal disease under the age of 65 years
Published in Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy (01-09-2021)“…Risk factors for death from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) have not been clearly established in patients aged under 65 years. We aimed to evaluate…”
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Molecular Characterization of Invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis, Japan
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-02-2016)“…We collected β-hemolytic streptococci (1,611 isolates) from patients with invasive streptococcal infections in Japan during April 2010-March 2013…”
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Sequence Type Changes Associated with Decreasing Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Japan
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-09-2020)“…We compared sequence types (STs) of Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates from Japan during 2002-2019. ST3 and ST14 dominated during 2002-2016, and ST7 and ST33…”
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Diversity of amino acid substitutions of penicillin-binding proteins in penicillin-non-susceptible and non-vaccine type Streptococcus pneumoniae
Published in Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy (01-11-2022)“…In Japan, the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in children has decreased vaccine-type (VT) pneumococcal infections caused by penicillin…”
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Risk factors and pathogen characteristics associated with unfavorable outcomes among adults with pneumococcal meningitis in Japan, 2006 to 2016
Published in Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy (01-07-2023)“…In this study, we aimed to clarify the risk factors associated with unfavorable outcomes in adults with pneumococcal meningitis (PnM). Surveillance was…”
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Drastic reduction in pneumococcal meningitis in children owing to the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: Longitudinal analysis from 2002 to 2016 in Japan
Published in Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy (01-04-2021)“…The characteristics of pneumococcal isolates and their associations with outcomes in pediatric meningitis are unclear. This study aimed to clarify serotypes…”
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Effects of Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Neonatal Acquisition of Group B Streptococci
Published in The Journal of pediatrics (01-11-2017)“…To assess the incidence of colonization with group B streptococci (GBS) among neonates as influenced by maternal GBS carriage and intrapartum antibiotic…”
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Killing kinetics of minocycline, doxycycline and tosufloxacin against macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Published in International journal of antimicrobial agents (01-08-2017)“…Highlights • Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MRMP) infections are increasing worldwide. • Treatment of MRMP poses particular problems in paediatrics…”
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Complete genome sequencing and analysis of a Lancefield group G Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis strain causing streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS)
Published in BMC genomics (11-01-2011)“…Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) causes invasive streptococcal infections, including streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), as does…”
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Genome Evolution to Penicillin Resistance in Serotype 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae by Capsular Switching
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-09-2017)“…isolates of serotype 3 were collected from cases of invasive pneumococcal disease ( = 124) throughout Japan between April 2010 and March 2013. A…”
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Relationship between intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis and group B streptococcal colonization dynamics in Japanese mother–neonate pairs
Published in Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy (01-07-2021)“…In Japan, universal screening for group B streptococcal (GBS) colonization in pregnant women and intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) are recommended to…”
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Molecular epidemiological characterization in mucoid-type Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates obtained from invasive pneumococcal disease patients in Japan
Published in Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy (01-02-2021)“…Streptococcus pneumoniae with a mucoid-type capsule is associated with invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs). Despite the introduction of pneumococcal…”
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Genetic characteristics of piliated Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 35B, increased after introduction of pneumococcal vaccines in Japan
Published in Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy (01-11-2020)“…Streptococcus pneumoniae is a commensal bacterium of the human nasopharynx and a major causative pathogen of bacterial diseases worldwide. Pilus of…”
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