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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Yamaguchi M, Ishibana Y, Murakami H, Ohkusu K, Ohkusu M, Ishiwada N. Pyelonephritis with bacteremia caused by Salmonella Choleraesuis in a Japanese patient with carcinoma of unknown primary origin: A case report. J Infect Chemother 2024:S1341-321X(24)00101-6. [PMID: 38552839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2024.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
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Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Choleraesuis (S. Choleraesuis) is a nontyphoidal Salmonella pathogen that causes swine paratyphoids. S. Choleraesuis is a zoonotic pathogen transmitted to humans via contaminated food and causes sepsis. Here, we report a rare case of pyelonephritis caused by S. Choleraesuis in a Japanese patient with a carcinoma of unknown primary origin. On the day of admission, the patient was diagnosed with pyelonephritis associated with ureteral stent obstruction. He had no history of raw pork consumption or gastrointestinal symptoms. Gram-negative rods were isolated from urine and blood cultures, identified as Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The serological typing results were O7: -: 1 and 5; however, the serotypes could not be determined. The isolate was identified as S. Choleraesuis using multilocus sequence typing, nucleotide sequence analysis of the fliC gene, and biochemical examination. Four days after a 14-day course of intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam (9 g/day), the patient showed relapse of the condition. Subsequently, the patient was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone (2 g/day) and oral amoxicillin (1000 mg/day) for 14 days each; recurrence was not observed. This novel case of pyelonephritis with bacteremia was caused by S. Choleraesuis in Japan. Conventional testing methods could not identify the serotypes; however, the case highlights the importance of adopting advanced diagnostic techniques based on molecular biology to ensure accurate pathogen identification.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-1-1 Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8402, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Yamaguchi M, Murakami H, Ohkusu K. Cholangitis with bacteremia due to Pseudomonas nitroreducens in a patient with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a case report. BMC Infect Dis 2024; 24:180. [PMID: 38336644 PMCID: PMC10858522 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09092-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Pseudomonas nitroreducens is a non-fermenting, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium commonly inhabiting soil, particularly soil contaminated with oil brine. To our knowledge, no cases of human infection with P. nitroreducens have been previously reported. Here, we present the first documented case of cholangitis caused by P. nitroreducens in a patient with bacteremia. CASE PRESENTATION A 46-year-old Japanese man with an advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor was hospitalized with fever and chills. Four days before admission, the patient developed right upper abdominal pain. Two days later, he also experienced fever and chills. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was performed on the day of admission, and the patient was diagnosed as having cholangitis associated with stent dysfunction. Gram-negative rods were isolated from blood cultures, but attempts to identify the bacteria using VITEK2 and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) with VITEK MS ver. 4.7.1 (bioMérieux Japan Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) were unsuccessful. Finally, the organism was identified as P. nitroreducens using MALDI-TOF MS with a MALDI Biotyper (Bruker Daltonics Co., Ltd., Billerica, MA, USA) and 16 S ribosomal RNA sequencing. Despite thorough interviews with the patient, he denied any exposure to contaminated soil. The patient was treated with intravenous cefepime and oral ciprofloxacin for 16 days based on susceptibility results, achieving a good therapeutic outcome. At the outpatient follow-up on day 28, the patient was in good general condition. CONCLUSIONS This is the first reported human case of cholangitis with bloodstream infection caused by P. nitroreducens. This report provides clinicians with novel insights into the clinical manifestations and diagnostic methods necessary for the accurate diagnosis of P. nitroreducens, along with guidance on treatment.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-1-1 Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8402, Japan
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Akazawa N, Itoh N, Mano-Usui F, Tatsuoka H, Terada N, Kurai H. To treat or not to treat: Assessing the role of anti-enterococcal therapy for intra-abdominal infections in patients with cancer. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0298018. [PMID: 38324576 PMCID: PMC10849250 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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The clinical significance of enterococci in intra-abdominal infections, particularly those caused by multiple organisms, remains unclear. There are no definitive guidelines regarding the use of empiric therapy with antimicrobial agents targeting enterococci. In this study, we evaluated the impact of the initial antimicrobial therapy administration of anti-enterococcal agents on the treatment of intra-abdominal infections in patients with cancer in whom enterococci were isolated from ascitic fluid cultures. This retrospective study was conducted at Shizuoka Cancer Center between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2020, on all adult patients with cancer with enterococci in their ascitic fluid cultures. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, and the secondary outcomes were composite outcomes consisting of three components (mortality, recurrence, and treatment failure) and the risk factors associated with all-cause mortality and composite outcomes. In total, 103 patients were included: 61 received treatment covering enterococci, and 42 did not. The mortality rates did not differ significantly between the treated and untreated groups (treated: 8/61 [13.1%]; untreated: 5/42 [11.9%]; p = 1.00). Additionally, no significant difference was observed between the groups in terms of composite outcomes (treated group: 11/61 [18.0%]; untreated group: 9/42 [21.4%]; p = 0.80). Multivariate analysis showed that performance status (PS2-4; p < 0.0001) was an independent risk factor for mortality. The composite outcome was also significantly higher for PS2-4 (p = 0.007). Anti-enterococcal treatment was not associated with mortality or the composite outcome. In patients with cancer and intra-abdominal infections caused by enterococci, anti-enterococcal therapy was not associated with prognosis, whereas PS2 or higher was associated with prognosis. The results of this study suggest that the initial routine administration of anti-enterococcal agents for intra-abdominal infections may not be essential for all patients with cancer. To substantiate these findings, validation by a prospective randomized trial is warranted.
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- Nana Akazawa
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- General Incorporated Association Kansai Healthcare Science Informatics, Kyoto, Japan
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- General Incorporated Association Kansai Healthcare Science Informatics, Kyoto, Japan
- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Kawabata T, Yamaguchi M, Kodama EN, Ohmagari N. Improving diagnostic accuracy of blood culture-positive cases in a cancer center via an antimicrobial stewardship program and infectious disease consultations. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2869. [PMID: 38311620 PMCID: PMC10838907 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53543-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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The direct impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) and infectious disease (ID) consultations on patients' clinical diagnoses remains unknown. We assessed their influence on improving the diagnostic accuracy of blood culture-positive inpatients at a Japanese cancer center. Our single-center, retrospective observational study was conducted from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2022 to evaluate two phases: pre-intervention (notification of antimicrobials by the infection control team) and post-intervention (ASP implementation and ID consultation service establishment). There were 42,514 inpatients: 22,096 during the pre-intervention and 20,418 during the intervention periods. A total of 939 blood culture-positive episodes (pre-intervention, n = 434; post-intervention, n = 505) were analyzed. During the pre-intervention period, 28.1% of the patients had an unknown diagnosis, which decreased significantly to 1.2% post-intervention. Furthermore, hepatobiliary tract and other infections increased significantly post-intervention, and the mortality rate due to Staphylococcus aureus infection decreased from 28.6% pre-intervention to 10.4% post-intervention. The trend and level of the total number of culture specimens submitted per 1000 patient days for all culture specimens increased significantly post-intervention. Notably, the two-set rate of monthly blood cultures increased significantly. In conclusion, improving the overall diagnostic process with ASP and ID consultations at cancer centers could lead to the optimization of patient care.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
- Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Data Science, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, and Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University and Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Sendai, Japan
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- Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
- AMR Clinical Reference Center, Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Akazawa N, Itoh N, Ishibana Y, Murakami H, Okumura S. Successful management of surgical site infection caused by Mycobacterium mageritense in a breast cancer patient. J Infect Chemother 2024:S1341-321X(24)00024-2. [PMID: 38272263 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2024.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Mycobacterium mageritense (M. mageritense), a nontuberculous mycobacterium, is classified as a rapidly growing mycobacterium, class IV in the Runyon Classification. This bacterium is found in soil, water, and other habitats. Infections caused by M. mageritense are relatively rare and no treatment protocol has been established. Herein, we report a case of skin and soft tissue infection caused by M. mageritense. A 49-year-old woman underwent surgery for right breast cancer. Four months after surgery, a surgical site infection was found, and M. mageritense was identified in the wound culture using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Based on the sensitivity results, the patient was treated with levofloxacin and doxycycline for 4 months. In addition to antimicrobial agents, aggressive surgical interventions led to a favorable course of treatment. In conclusion, successful treatment of skin and soft tissue infections with M. mageritense requires surgical intervention whenever possible, aggressive susceptibility testing, and appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
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- Nana Akazawa
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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Ichita C, Shimizu S, Goto T, Haruki U, Itoh N, Iwagami M, Sasaki A. Effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis for acute esophageal variceal bleeding in patients with band ligation: A large observational study. World J Gastroenterol 2024; 30:238-251. [PMID: 38314133 PMCID: PMC10835525 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i3.238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Esophageal variceal bleeding is a severe complication associated with liver cirrhosis and typically necessitates endoscopic hemostasis. The current standard treatment is endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL), and Western guidelines recommend antibiotic prophylaxis following hemostasis. However, given the improvements in prognosis for variceal bleeding due to advancements in the management of bleeding and treatments of liver cirrhosis and the global concerns regarding the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, there is a need to reassess the use of routine antibiotic prophylaxis after hemostasis. AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients treated for EVL. METHODS We conducted a 13-year observational study using the Tokushukai medical database across 46 hospitals. Patients were divided into the prophylaxis group (received antibiotics on admission or the next day) and the non-prophylaxis group (did not receive antibiotics within one day of admission). The primary outcome was composed of 6-wk mortality, 4-wk rebleeding, and 4-wk spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). The secondary outcomes were each individual result and in-hospital mortality. A logistic regression with inverse probability of treatment weighting was used. A subgroup analysis was conducted based on the Child-Pugh classification to determine its influence on the primary outcome measures, while sensitivity analyses for antibiotic type and duration were also performed. RESULTS Among 980 patients, 790 were included (prophylaxis: 232, non-prophylaxis: 558). Most patients were males under the age of 65 years with a median Child-Pugh score of 8. The composite primary outcomes occurred in 11.2% of patients in the prophylaxis group and 9.5% in the non-prophylaxis group. No significant differences in outcomes were observed between the groups (adjusted odds ratio, 1.11; 95% confidence interval, 0.61-1.99; P = 0.74). Individual outcomes such as 6-wk mortality, 4-wk rebleeding, 4-wk onset of SBP, and in-hospital mortality were not significantly different between the groups. The primary outcome did not differ between the Child-Pugh subgroups. Similar results were observed in the sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSION No significant benefit to antibiotic prophylaxis for esophageal variceal bleeding treated with EVL was detected in this study. Global reassessment of routine antibiotic prophylaxis is imperative.
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- Chikamasa Ichita
- Gastroenterology Medicine Center, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura 247-8533, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Health Data Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 236-0027, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Health Data Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 236-0027, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Health Data Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 236-0027, Kanagawa, Japan
- TXP Research, TXP Medical Co., Ltd., Chiyoda-ku 101-0042, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku 113-0033, Tokyo, Japan
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- Gastroenterology Medicine Center, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura 247-8533, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Genome Medical Sciences Project, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa 272-8516, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya 464-8681, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Health Services Research, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8575, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Gastroenterology Medicine Center, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura 247-8533, Kanagawa, Japan
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Amemiya T, Ohkusu K, Murayama M, Yamamoto T, Itoh N. A rare case of Bacillus subtilis variant natto-induced persistent bacteremia with liver and splenic abscesses in an immunocompetent patient. IDCases 2024; 35:e01925. [PMID: 38298221 PMCID: PMC10825520 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Bacillus subtilis var. natto, a low-pathogenic bacterium used in the traditional Japanese food "natto" (fermented soybeans), has rarely been reported as a pathogen of infectious diseases in humans. Herein, we report the first case of persistent bacteremia caused by B. subtilis var. natto in an immunocompetent patient without any gastrointestinal involvement. A 53-year-old Japanese woman who had been consuming natto every day was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever and chills. B. subtilis was isolated from blood cultures collected during the initial visit. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed multiple low-absorption areas in the liver and spleen. Treatment commenced with vancomycin; however, Bacillus sp. was re-detected in the blood culture on day 4 after treatment initiation. The blood culture on day 8 was negative. Subsequently, the treatment was switched to ampicillin-sulbactam and oral amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, and the patient recovered after 28 days of treatment from the time the blood cultures became negative. Contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen at the end of treatment showed that the multiple low-absorption areas in the liver and spleen had disappeared. Later, the variant of the bacteria was identified as B. subtilis var. natto by DNA analysis. B. subtilis var. subtilis and B. subtilis var. natto cannot be distinguished using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry or 16S rRNA analysis. Biotin auxotrophy of B. subtilis var. natto is used to distinguish between the two variants.
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- Tetsuro Amemiya
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Aizawa Hospital, 2-5-1 Honjo, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano 390-8510, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-1-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8402, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Aizawa Hospital, 2-5-1 Honjo, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano 390-8510, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Aizawa Hospital, 2-5-1 Honjo, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano 390-8510, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Kurai H, Kawamura I, Okinaka K, Fujita T, Sekiya N, Takeda K, Shiotsuka M, Ishikane M, Iwamoto N, Ohmagari N, Suzuki T. A nationwide cross-sectional study using a web-based questionnaire survey of the duration of isolation of COVID-19 inpatients with cancer at Japanese cancer centers. J Infect Chemother 2023; 29:1185-1188. [PMID: 37541327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2023.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
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There is no clear consensus regarding the optimal isolation duration for immunocompromised patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, we conducted a questionnaire survey at eight Japanese cancer centers to investigate the practices of infectious disease specialists regarding the duration of isolation for COVID-19 inpatients with cancer. For asymptomatic to severely ill COVID-19 inpatients without severe immunodeficiency, four centers reported at least 10 days of isolation without testing, and two reported at least 20 days. Two centers incorporated polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a criterion for terminating the isolation of inpatients without severe immunodeficiency. For severely immunocompromised COVID-19 inpatients, at least 20 days of isolation were required in seven facilities, regardless of illness severity. Additionally, seven centers had implemented Ct or antigen quantification test values as criteria for de-isolating severely immunocompromised inpatients. No cases caused nosocomial outbreaks after isolation was terminated based on each facility's criteria for isolation termination. Thus, cancer patients required longer isolation periods than the general population in most facilities, and for those with severe immunodeficiency, the isolation periods were longer and more tightly controlled with tests.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Furuya K, Itoh N. Hospital-onset IgA vasculitis triggered by infectious endocarditis. IDCases 2023; 33:e01865. [PMID: 37554429 PMCID: PMC10404722 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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This is a case of IgA vasculitis developed in the hospital during treatment of infective endocarditis. When purpura appears in a patient under IE treatment, we should consider IgA vasculitis as a differential diagnosis and check renal function.
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- Kento Furuya
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shizuoka General Hospital, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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Furuya K, Itoh N. Acute pancreatitis with pancreatic gas gangrene. IDCases 2023; 33:e01859. [PMID: 37577051 PMCID: PMC10413061 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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- Kento Furuya
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shizuoka General Hospital, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Japan
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Yamaguchi M, Kobayashi Y, Shibata S. Visual discrepancies in the identification of Haemophilus influenzae through gram staining blood culture and sputum smears. IDCases 2023; 33:e01838. [PMID: 37645539 PMCID: PMC10461109 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
- Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
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- Microbiology Department, Nagoya City Public Health Research Institute, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Microbiology Department, Nagoya City Public Health Research Institute, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Ishibana Y, Murakami H. Peritonitis with bacteremia due to Christensenella hongkongensis identified via ribosomal RNA sequencing in a Japanese patient with advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma: A case report. IDCases 2023; 32:e01797. [PMID: 37214185 PMCID: PMC10196759 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Background Christensenella hongkongensis is an obligately anaerobic, catalase-positive, motile, non-sporulating, gram-positive coccobacillus. Human infections are rare and have not been previously reported in Japan. Herein, we report the first case of perforated peritonitis with C. hongkongensis bacteremia in Japan. Case presentation A 61-year-old Japanese man with advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma presented with fever and abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a low-density area with thinning of the sigmoid colon wall and air outside the intestinal tract, which was diagnosed as perforated peritonitis. Cultures of the ascitic fluid isolated Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides eggerthii, Parabacteroides distasonis, Enterococcus avium, and Candida albicans. Gram-positive rods were detected in the blood culture on admission after 4 days. The isolate was identified as C. hongkongensis via 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) sequencing. The patient underwent open abdominal washout and drainage via a transverse colon bifurcation colostomy. Intravenous meropenem (3 g/day) was administered for 5 days, followed by intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam (9 g/day) for 6 days, and then levofloxacin (500 mg/day) and metronidazole (1500 mg/day) intravenously for 15 days. Postoperatively, the patient gradually recovered. He was transferred to another palliative care hospital on day 38 after admission for worsening advanced colorectal cancer condition. Conclusion Bacteremia caused by C. hongkongensis is rare. 16S rRNA sequencing should be considered for the identification of gram-positive anaerobic rods that are difficult to diagnose by conventional methods.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Correspondence to: Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan.
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Tanaka T. A mixed infection involving Bacteroides denticanum, Lactobacillus salivarius, and Streptococcus anginosus as causative agents of abscess around a pharyngo-esophageal anastomosis and acute vertebral osteomyelitis: Identification by ribosomal RNA sequencing of bacterial isolates. J Infect Chemother 2023:S1341-321X(23)00108-3. [PMID: 37100242 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2023.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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"Bacteroides denticanum" is an anaerobic, non-spore-forming, gram-negative bacterium with a rod morphology typical of canine, ovine, and macropod oral flora. There is only one report of bloodstream infection caused by "B. denticanum" from a dog bite in human. Here, we report a case with no history of animal contact who developed an abscess caused by "B. denticanum" around a pharyngo-esophageal anastomosis after undergoing balloon dilatation procedure for stenosis following laryngectomy. The patient was a 73-year-old man with laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, hyperuricemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension with a 4-week history of cervical pain, sore throat, and fever. Computed tomography showed fluid collection on the posterior pharyngeal wall. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) identified Bacteroides pyogenes, Lactobacillus salivarius, and Streptococcus anginosus from abscess aspiration. 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing re-identified the Bacteroides species as "B. denticanum". T2-weighted magnetic resonance images showed a high signal intensity adjacent to the anterior vertebral body of C3-C7. The diagnosis was peripharyngeal esophageal anastomotic abscess and acute vertebral osteomyelitis caused by "B. denticanum", L. salivarius, and S. anginosus. The patient was treated with sulbactam ampicillin intravenously for 14 days and then switched to oral amoxicillin with clavulanic acid for 6 weeks. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a human infection caused by "B. denticanum" without a history of animal contact. Despite remarkable advancements facilitated by MALDI-TOF MS in microbiological diagnosis, the accurate identification of novel, emerging, or uncommon microorganisms and comprehending their pathogenicity, suitable therapy, and follow up necessitate sophisticated molecular approaches.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Yanaidani T, Hosoda W, Mori M. Vancomycin-induced linear IgA bullous dermatosis in a patient with cancer. IDCases 2022; 31:e01671. [PMID: 36589764 PMCID: PMC9801094 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan,Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan,Correspondence to: Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Yanaidani T, Kuwahara T. Clinical and microbiological features of intratumor abscess with bloodstream infection caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides, Citrobacter freundii, Streptococcus mitis/oralis, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida albicans in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma: A case report. J Infect Chemother 2022; 28:1677-1681. [PMID: 36067910 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2022.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Plesiomonas shigelloides is a gram-negative facultative anaerobic bacillus, usually found in soil and freshwater, which causes self-limited diarrhea, although reports of bacteremia are rare. Here, we report the first case of an intratumoral abscess with mixed bacteremia caused by P. shigelloides, Citrobacter freundii, Streptococcus mitis/oralis, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida albicans in a patient with recurrent postoperative cholangiocarcinoma. A 77-year-old man with hilar cholangiocarcinoma and hypertension was admitted to our hospital with fever and abdominal pain. He had visited Vietnam for 3 years, 20 years ago. Abdominal computed tomography showed air within the recurrent tumor at the left liver lobectomy resection margin site, which was diagnosed as an intratumor abscess perforating the intestinal tract. P. shigelloides, C. freundii, S. mitis/oralis, C. perfringens, and C. albicans were isolated in blood culture. P. shigelloides was identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) and 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) sequencing. Piperacillin-tazobactam was administered for almost a week, ampicillin-sulbactam and levofloxacin for almost 3 weeks, and antifungal agents for almost 2 weeks, and the patient was discharged thereafter. Although bloodstream infections caused by P. shigelloides in patients with cancer are extremely rare, long-term colonization and the potential for future intra-abdominal infections were implicated.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan; Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Ishikane M, Kawabata T, Kawamura D, Chikusa T, Kodama EN, Ohmagari N. Lessons learned from an outbreak of COVID-19 in the head and neck surgery ward of a Japanese cancer center during the sixth wave by Omicron. J Infect Chemother 2022; 28:1610-1615. [PMID: 35995417 PMCID: PMC9389781 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2022.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Introduction We describe a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in a cancer center's head and neck surgery ward and the interventions to halt ongoing exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among healthcare workers and patients with cancer. Methods Case definition included all healthcare workers and all patients associated to the ward from January 27 to January 31, 2022 with a positive SARS-COV-2 antigen test. This retrospective descriptive study was conducted between January 27, 2022, and February 14, 2022. Results From January 28, 2022, to February 9, 2022, 84 cases (36 healthcare workers, 48 patients) were screened, and 26 (12 healthcare workers, 14 patients) were identified as SARS-CoV-2-positive. The proportion of healthcare providers who performed aerosol generating procedures on positive patients was 91% for positive cases and 49% for non-cases. Room sharing with patients with COVID-19 was 64% for positive cases and 21% for non-cases (57% vs. 21% with positive tracheostomy patients; 43% vs. 9% with positive cases using a nebulizer; 50% vs. 15% with positive cases requiring sputum suctioning, respectively). Compliance with the universal masking policy for patients was 36% of positive cases and 79% of non-cases. Conclusions This is the first report of a nosocomial outbreak of COVID-19 in a head and neck surgery ward during the Omicron pandemic. Notably, there were a high number of positive cases among healthcare workers who performed aerosol generating procedures for positive patients and patients who shared the room with a patient with COVID-19 with the potential to generate aerosols.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan; Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; AMR Clinical Reference Center, Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University and Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Sendai, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; AMR Clinical Reference Center, Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Ishibana Y, Hamada S, Hagiwara S, Murakami H. Femoral osteomyelitis caused by oral anaerobic bacteria with mixed bacteremia of Campylobacter rectus and Parvimonas micra in a chronic periodontitis patient: a case report. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:613. [PMID: 35836203 PMCID: PMC9281128 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07573-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Campylobacter rectus is a gram-negative rod, and Parvimonas micra is a gram-positive coccus, both of which are oral anaerobes that cause chronic periodontitis. Chronic periodontitis can cause bacteremia and systemic diseases, including osteomyelitis. Hematogenous osteomyelitis caused by anaerobic bacteria is uncommon, and to date, there have been no reports of mixed bacteremia with C. rectus and P. micra. Here, we report the first case of osteomyelitis of the femur caused by anaerobic bacteria with mixed bacteremia of C. rectus and P. micra caused by chronic periodontitis. Case presentation A 75-year-old man with chronic periodontitis, hyperuricemia, and benign prostatic hyperplasia was admitted to the hospital with a fracture of the left femur. The patient had left thigh pain for 4 weeks prior to admission. Left femoral intramedullary nail fixation was performed, and a large amount of abscess and necrotic tissue was found intraoperatively. The cultures of abscess specimens were identified as P. micra, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and C. rectus. C. rectus and P. micra were also isolated from blood cultures. C. rectus was identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and 16 S ribosomal RNA sequencing. Sulbactam-ampicillin was administered for approximately 1 month, after which it was replaced by oral clavulanic acid-amoxicillin for long-term suppressive treatment. Conclusions Only five cases of bloodstream infection with C. rectus have been reported, and this is the first report of mixed bacteremia with P. micra. Clinicians should consider that chronic periodontitis caused by rare oral anaerobic bacteria can cause systemic infections, such as osteomyelitis.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan. .,Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan. .,Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, 464-8681, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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Akazawa N, Itoh N, Morioka H, Ogata T, Ishibana Y, Murakami H, Narita Y. Cholangitis with Sphingobacterium multivorum and Acinetobacter junii bacteremia in a patient with gastric cancer: A case report. J Infect Chemother 2022; 28:1419-1423. [PMID: 35718261 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2022.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sphingobacterium is an aerobic, glucose non-fermenting, Gram-negative rod bacterium that has been isolated from soil, plants, food, and water sources, including in hospitals. Reports of systemic infections caused by Sphingobacterium multivorum (S. multivorum) are rare, and their clinical and microbiological characteristics remain unclear. Moreover, conventional microbiological methods have limited ability to identify S. multivorum. We report the first case of obstructive cholangitis with bacteremia caused by S. multivorum in a patient with gastric cancer. CASE REPORT A 68-year-old woman with advanced gastric cancer, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia was admitted with obstructive jaundice, and subsequently developed obstructive cholangitis during the hospital stay. S. multivorum were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing of the patient's blood samples. Based on the antibiotic susceptibility results of the isolates, cefepime was administered intravenously for 14 days, with good therapeutic outcomes. CONCLUSIONS S. multivorum infection is rare, and its microbiology and pathogenicity in humans is mostly unknown. Therefore, multiple diagnostic approaches should be used to identify S. multivorum, and antimicrobial therapy should be selected based on the in vitro susceptibility. This report provides clinicians with novel information on the clinical manifestations and diagnostic methods for an accurate diagnosis of S. multivorum.
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- Nana Akazawa
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Ishibana Y, Masuishi T, Nakata A, Murakami H. Clinical and microbiological features of obstructive cholangitis with bloodstream infection caused by Pandoraea apista identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and ribosomal RNA sequencing in a cancer patient. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:529. [PMID: 35672730 PMCID: PMC9171735 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07514-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Pandoraea species are multidrug-resistant glucose-nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli that are usually isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and from water and soil. Reports of diseases, including bloodstream infections, caused by Pandoraea spp. in non-CF patients are rare, and the clinical and microbiological characteristics are unclear. The identification of Pandorea spp. is limited by conventional microbiological methods and may be misidentified as other species owing to overlapping biochemical profiles. Here, we report the first case of obstructive cholangitis with bacteremia caused by Pandoraea apista in a patient with advanced colorectal cancer. A 61-year-old man with advanced colorectal cancer who underwent right nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma 4 years earlier with well-controlled diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital with fever for 2 days. The last chemotherapy (regorafenib) was administered approximately 3 weeks ago, and an endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy was performed 2 weeks ago under hospitalization for obstructive jaundice. Two days prior, he presented with fever with chills. He was treated with piperacillin-tazobactam for obstructive cholangitis and showed improvement but subsequently presented with exacerbation. Bacterial isolates from the blood and bile samples were identified as P. apista using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing. Based on the susceptibility results of the isolates, he was successfully treated with oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 160 mg/800 mg/day for 14 days for P. apista infection. Conclusions Pandoraea species are often misidentified. Therefore, multiple approaches should be used to identify them, and decisions regarding antimicrobial treatment should be based on actual in vitro susceptibility. Only seven cases of Pandoraea spp. bloodstream infections have been reported, and we report the first case of cholangitis with bacteremia.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan. .,Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Nana Akazawa
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan.
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Furuya K, Itoh N. A Rare Case of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders With Unknown Fever and Subacute Cognitive Decline With Normal Images. Cureus 2022; 14:e24950. [PMID: 35698698 PMCID: PMC9188466 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.24950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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We report the case of a 69-year-old Japanese man who came to our hospital with a chief complaint of fever and cognitive decline for three weeks. There were no neurological abnormalities other than the decreased level of consciousness. He developed urinary retention after admission, so we performed a lumbar puncture, although his head and neck magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed no abnormal findings. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination showed albuminocytologic dissociation and the anti-aquaporin 4 antibody was positive. Thus, we diagnosed him with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). NMOSD is an autoimmune disease that causes demyelination. The clue to diagnosing NMOSD is demyelinating findings on MRI. Therefore, it is difficult to diagnose NMOSD if there are no abnormalities on the images. However, abnormal MRI findings are not necessary for the diagnosis of NMOSD. Thus, NMOSD cannot be ruled out even if MRI findings are normal and the real clue to diagnosing NMOSD is the anti-aquaporin 4 antibody.
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Itoh N, Iijima Y, Kameshima S, Kimura Y. Multilocus genotyping analysis of 114 Giardia duodenalis isolates from different populations of domestic dogs in Japan. BJVM 2022. [DOI: 10.15547/bjvm.2399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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To determine the genotypes and zoonotic potentials of G. duodenalis isolates from different populations of domestic dogs in Japan, a total of 114 Giardia positive samples were examined using multilocus genotyping analysis at the 3 loci of glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh), beta-giardin (bg), and triose phosphate isomerase (tpi). Although the dog-adapted assemblages C and D were dominant, the zoonotic assemblage A was also demonstrated at a percentage of 23.7% (27/114). The results suggest that canine G. duodenalis isolates in Japan have the potential for zoonotic transmission
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- N. Itoh
- Laboratory of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Japan
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- Laboratory of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Japan
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- Laboratory of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Japan
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- Laboratory of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Japan
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Furuya K, Itoh N. Listeria monocytogenes associated with pyogenic spondylitis in a 92-year-old woman. CMAJ 2021; 193:E1771. [PMID: 34810165 PMCID: PMC8608457 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.210205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Kento Furuya
- Department of internal medicine (Furuya), Izu Red Cross Hospital, Kodachino, Izu City, Shizuoka, Japan; Division of Infectious Diseases (Itoh), Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of internal medicine (Furuya), Izu Red Cross Hospital, Kodachino, Izu City, Shizuoka, Japan; Division of Infectious Diseases (Itoh), Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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Higaki E, Abe T, Fujieda H, Hosoi T, Nagao T, Komori K, Ito S, Itoh N, Matsuo K, Shimizu Y. ASO Visual Abstract: Significance of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Prevention of Early-Onset Pneumonia after Radical Esophageal Cancer Resection: A Retrospective Analysis of 356 Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy. Ann Surg Oncol 2021. [PMID: 34705144 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10938-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Eiji Higaki
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.,Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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Itoh N, Akazawa N, Murakami H, Ishibana Y, Takahashi Y, Hosoda W, Yaguchi T, Kamei K. A Schizophyllum commune fungus ball in a lung cancer cavity: a case report. BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21:1052. [PMID: 34627188 PMCID: PMC8502358 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06739-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Schizophyllum commune is a basidiomycete that lives in the environment and can cause infections, mainly those of the respiratory system. Although S. commune is increasingly reported as a cause of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis and sinusitis, cases of fungal ball formation are extremely uncommon. Identification of S. commune is difficult using routine mycological diagnostic methods, and in clinically suspicious cases, internal transcribed spacer sequencing should be used for diagnosis. Here, we report a first case of lung cancer with a fungal ball formation of S. commune, confirmed by analyzing the internal transcribed spacer. Case presentation A 76-year-old man with diabetes and hypertension was admitted to the hospital with a chief complaint of hemosputum, which he had for about 19 months. A computed tomography image of the patient’s chest showed a cavity and internal nodule in the left upper lobe of his lung. A left upper lobectomy was performed, and histopathological examination revealed squamous cell carcinoma of the lung and a fungal ball. The isolate from the surgical specimen was identified as S. commune by analyzing the internal transcribed spacer. The patient had no recurrence of the infection during 5 months of follow-up. Conclusions Only three cases of lung fungal balls caused by S. commune have been previously reported, and this is the first case of lung cancer cavity with a fungal ball formation. In cases of fungal ball formation in the lung, S. commune should be considered a possible causative microorganism.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan. .,Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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Higaki E, Abe T, Fujieda H, Hosoi T, Nagao T, Komori K, Ito S, Itoh N, Matsuo K, Shimizu Y. Significance of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Early-Onset Pneumonia After Radical Esophageal Cancer Resection: A Retrospective Analysis of 356 Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy. Ann Surg Oncol 2021; 29:1374-1387. [PMID: 34591223 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10867-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative pneumonia is a common complication after esophagectomy and is associated with a high mortality rate. Although many randomized, controlled trials have been conducted on the prevention of postoperative pneumonia, little attention has been paid to the efficacy of antimicrobial prophylaxis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of antimicrobial prophylaxis on the prevention of postoperative pneumonia. METHODS Data of patients with esophageal cancer who underwent thoracoscopic esophagectomy between 2016 and 2020 were collected. Early-period patients received cefazolin (CEZ) per protocol as antimicrobial prophylaxis (n = 250), and later-period patients received ampicillin/sulbactam (ABPC/SBT) (n = 106) because of the unavailability of CEZ in Japan. The incidence of pneumonia was compared between treatments in this quasi-experimental setting. Pneumonia detected by routine computed tomography (CT) on postoperative Days 5-6 was defined as early-onset pneumonia, and pneumonia that developed later was defined as late-onset pneumonia. RESULTS The incidence of early-onset pneumonia was significantly lower (3.8% vs. 13.6%, P = 0.006), and the median length of postoperative hospital stay was significantly shorter (17 vs. 20 days, P < 0.001) in the ABPC/SBT group than in the CEZ group. The incidence of late-onset pneumonia was similar between groups (9.4% vs. 10.0%, P = 0.870). The incidence of Clostridioides difficile infections and the incidence of multidrug-resistant organisms were similar between groups. Multivariate analyses consistently showed the superiority of ABPC/SBT to CEZ in preventing early-onset pneumonia (odds ratio: 0.20, P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS ABPC/SBT after esophagectomy was better at preventing early-onset pneumonia compared with CEZ and was feasible regarding the development of antimicrobial resistance.
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- Eiji Higaki
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.,Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Fujihara T, Itoh N, Yamamoto S, Kurai H. Lateral thoracic artery aneurysm with lung abscess and empyema caused by Streptococcus intermedius. J Gen Fam Med 2021; 22:296-297. [PMID: 34485000 PMCID: PMC8411411 DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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- Tatsuya Fujihara
- Division of Emergency and Critical Care Department Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital Izumo Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases Aichi Cancer Center Hospital Nagoya Nagoya Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital Sunto-gun Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital Sunto-gun Japan
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Itoh N, Murakami H, Ishibana Y, Yoshida M, Watari T, Otsuka Y. A case of Salmonella osteomyelitis mimicking a malignant tumor of the humerus in an immunocompetent adult patient identified using broad-range polymerase chain reaction with sequencing of a biopsied specimen. J Infect Chemother 2021; 27:1769-1773. [PMID: 34400093 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Salmonella infections are associated with gastroenteritis, enteric fever, bacteremia, focal infection, and chronic carrier state. Cases of Salmonella osteomyelitis are uncommon and mainly occur in individuals with immunosuppressive conditions. Herein, we report a case of Salmonella osteomyelitis that required differentiation from malignancy in an immunocompetent adult patient. CASE PRESENTATION A 31-year-old previously healthy male truck driver presented with a 2-week history of pain in his left upper arm. He had fallen off the back of a truck 2 months previously and injured the left side of his body. He also had bloody diarrhea and fever. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lesion that appeared to be a bone tumor in the left humerus, and the patient was referred to our cancer center from another clinic. Culture of a biopsy specimen of the left humerus was negative; however, the consensus sequence in broad-range polymerase chain reaction (PCR) showed the highest similarity to the 16S rRNA gene of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica. Curettage of the left humerus was performed, and the patient was administered levofloxacin for 6 weeks. He recovered left arm function and had no recurrence during 2 months of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS When the culture of blood or biopsy specimens is negative in situations wherein a specific infection is suspected, broad-range PCR with sequencing should be considered to determine the causative organism.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan; Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kameda Medical Center, 929 Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Chiba, 296-8602, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kameda Medical Center, 929 Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Chiba, 296-8602, Japan
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Itoh N, Murakami H, Ishibana Y, Matsubara Y, Yaguchi T, Kamei K. Challenges in the diagnosis and management of central line-associated blood stream infection due to Exophiala dermatitidis in an adult cancer patient. J Infect Chemother 2021; 27:1360-1364. [PMID: 33888421 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Exophiala (Wangiella) dermatitidis is a clinically relevant black yeast. Although E. dermatitidis rarely causes human infection, it can cause superficial and deep-seated infections, and cutaneous and subcutaneous diseases. Cases of fungemia and central line-associated bloodstream infections due to E. dermatitidis are extremely uncommon, and their clinical manifestations and prognosis are still not well-known. Herein, we report a case of central line-associated bloodstream infections in a patient with cancer. These infections were caused by melanized yeast that was finally identified as E. dermatitidis via internal transcribed spacer sequencing and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. CASE PRESENTATION A 75-year-old man with thoracic esophageal cancer and early gastric cancer presented with a 1-day history of fever during his hospitalization at our hospital. A central venous port was placed in the patient for total parenteral nutrition. Two E. dermatitidis isolates were recovered from two blood samples drawn at different times from a peripheral vein and this central venous port. The isolate was identified as E. dermatitidis by internal transcribed spacer sequencing and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The central venous port was removed, and the patient was administered micafungin and voriconazole. Although the minimum inhibitory concentrations of E. dermatitidis for voriconazole and minimum effective concentrations for micafungin were 2 μg/mL and 4 μg/m, respectively, the bacteremia was successfully treated. CONCLUSIONS Although no clear treatment guidelines have been proposed for E. dermatitidis infections, immediate removal of central venous catheters is the key to improving central line-associated bloodstream infections.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan; Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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Kawamura K, Kamiya M, Suzumura S, Maki K, Ueda I, Itoh N, Osawa A, Maeshima S, Arai H, Kondo I. Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak on Activity and Exercise Levels among Older Patients. J Nutr Health Aging 2021; 25:921-925. [PMID: 34409972 PMCID: PMC8231075 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-021-1648-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to clarify the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak on the levels of activity among older patients with frailty or underlying diseases. A total of 175 patients (79.0±7.0 years) undergoing outpatient or home-based rehabilitation, stratified into groups, based on frailty status. The percentage of patients who went out at least once a week decreased after the outbreak from 91% to 87%, from 65% to 46%, and from 47% to 36% in the non-frail, frail, and nursing care requirement groups, respectively. The proportion of older patients participating in exercise during the outbreak was 75%, 51%, and 41% in the non-frail, frail, and nursing care requirement groups, respectively. The proportion of older patients participating in voluntary exercise after instruction was lowest in the frail group (35%). Older patients with frailty are susceptible to the negative effects of refraining from physical activity and require careful management.
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- K Kawamura
- Aiko Osawa, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430, Morioka-cho, Obu, Aichi 474-8511, Japan, Tel: +81-562-46-2311, Fax: +81-562-48-2373, E-mail:
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Itoh N, Shimizu J, Murakami H, Hida T. Pulmonary infections mimicking malignancy on bronchoscopy: A retrospective single-center study in Japan. J Gen Fam Med 2021; 22:38-42. [PMID: 33457154 PMCID: PMC7796787 DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary infections can imitate pulmonary neoplasms. Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a typical example of an infection that mimics cancer and results in unexpected exposure of healthcare workers to TB. A large number of patients with suspected lung malignancy are referred to cancer centers, although the epidemiology of the final diagnosis is unclear in Japan. This study aimed to determine the frequency and nature of pulmonary infections that imitate malignancy among patients with presumed lung cancer that is subsequently diagnosed as a pulmonary infection based on bronchoscopy findings. We also aimed to identify the prevalence of formerly undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis that could pose an occupational risk to healthcare workers. METHODS This single-center retrospective cross-sectional study included patients with suspected pulmonary malignancy who underwent bronchoscopy at a tertiary care cancer center in Japan between April 2017 and March 2020. Electronic medical records of the bronchoscopy database were reviewed to identify the final diagnoses recorded by physicians. RESULTS Among the 460 patients enrolled in the present study, 362 (78.7%) and 8 (1.7%) had primary or metastatic pulmonary lesions and benign lesions, respectively. Sixty-six patients (14.3%) had nonspecific findings or other pulmonary diseases. Infection was confirmed in 24 patients (5.2%). Mycobacterial infections (n = 16) were the most frequent infectious disease; four patients had TB and 12 had nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. CONCLUSIONS Despite the rare occurrence of TB in patients with suspected lung malignancy, healthcare workers should remain vigilant regarding the possibility of TB to prevent occupational exposure during invasive procedures such as routine bronchoscopy.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious DiseasesAichi Cancer Center HospitalNagoyaJapan
- Collaborative Chairs Emerging and Reemerging Infectious DiseasesNational Center for Global Health and MedicineGraduate School of MedicineTohoku UniversityMiyagiJapan
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- Department of Thoracic OncologyAichi Cancer Center HospitalNagoyaJapan
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- Division of Infectious DiseasesAichi Cancer Center HospitalNagoyaJapan
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- Department of Thoracic OncologyAichi Cancer Center HospitalNagoyaJapan
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Harapan H, Setiawan AM, Yufika A, Anwar S, Wahyuni S, Asrizal FW, Sufri MR, Putra RP, Wijayanti NP, Salwiyadi S, Maulana R, Khusna A, Nusrina I, Shidiq M, Fitriani D, Muharrir M, Husna CA, Yusri F, Maulana R, Itoh N, Andalas M, Wagner AL, Mudatsir M. Physicians’ willingness to be vaccinated with a smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox viral infection: A cross-sectional study in Indonesia. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 2020; 8:1259-1263. [PMID: 36245638 PMCID: PMC9533989 DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2020.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Although there is no licensed vaccine for monkeypox, smallpox vaccine has been shown to be 85% effective in preventing the monkeypox. This study was conducted to assess the willingness of frontline healthcare providers to be vaccinated with smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Indonesia. The willingness was assessed under two scenarios: fully subsidized and non-subsidized vaccine. Explanatory variables such as sociodemographic profile, workplace and professional characteristics, and knowledge of monkeypox were collected. A logistic regression assessed the influence of these explanatory variables on participants’ willingness. Results Out of 510 received participants’ responses, 407 (79.8%) were analyzed. With a fully subsidized vaccine scenario, 381 (93.6%) of the participants were willing to be vaccinated and in an unadjusted analysis, gender, education, monthly income, and type of workplace were associated with willingness. With a non-subsidized vaccine (i.e. the vaccine price was US$ 17.9), the proportion who were willing to be vaccinated decreased to 71.9%. In adjusted analyses for both scenarios, gender was the only independent predictor for willingness; men were less willing to be vaccinated than women, adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 0.37; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.16, 0.87 and aOR: 0.42; 95%CI: 0.27, 0.67, respectively for subsidized and non-subsidized scenario. Conclusion Vaccine price and gender are important factors for physicians' willingness to be vaccinated for smallpox vaccine prevent monkeypox in Indonesia. These findings indicate that achieving high vaccine converge may require partially or fully subsidized vaccines, along with a clear guideline and recommendation from authorities.
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- Harapan Harapan
- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang, Malang, East Java, 65144, Indonesia
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- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Malikussaleh, Lhokseumawe, Aceh, 24531, Indonesia
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- Banda Aceh Port Health Office, Ministry of Health, Aceh Besar, Aceh, 23352, Indonesia
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 24415, Indonesia
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- Department of Health Service, District Health Office, Aceh Besar, Aceh, 23912, Indonesia
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- Nusa Jaya Public Health Center, Halmahera Timur, North Maluku, 97863, Indonesia
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- Teunom Public Health Center, Aceh Jaya, Aceh, 23653, Indonesia
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Department of Microbiology, Universitas Malikussaleh, Lhokseumawe, Aceh, 24531, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Malikussaleh, Lhokseumawe, Aceh, 24531, Indonesia
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku Nagoya, 464-868, Japan
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 24415, Indonesia
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, MI 48109, USA
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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Kishi T, Mizuno A, Ishida M, Matsumoto C, Fukuda M, Sanada S, Itoh N, Oka H, Node K, Komuro I. Recommendations for Maintaining the Cardiovascular Care System Under the Conditions of the COVID-19 Pandemic - 1st Edition, April 2020. Circ J 2020; 84:2023-2026. [PMID: 32981908 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-20-0518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Japanese Circulation Society proposes recommendations for all healthcare professionals involved in cardiovascular medicine to protect them from infection and ensure that seriously ill patients requiring urgent care receive proper treatment.Methods and Results:Patients are divided into "Positive or suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)" and "All others". Furthermore, tests and treatments are divided into emergency or standby. For each category, we propose recommendations. CONCLUSIONS To maintain the cardiovascular care system, The Japanese Circulation Society recommends completely preventing nosocomial COVID-19 infections, ensuring adequate PPE necessary for healthcare personnel, and learning and implementing standard precautions.
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- Takuya Kishi
- Department of Graduate School of Medicine (Cardiology), International University of Health and Welfare
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology and Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Keio University
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- Department of Clinical Research Support, Center for Clinical Research and Innovation, Osaka City University Hospital
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital
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- Saitama Medical University Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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Terada N, Itoh N, Kurai H. Effectiveness of oral antibiotics for treating pyelonephritis caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: A case series. J Gen Fam Med 2020; 21:127-133. [PMID: 32742901 PMCID: PMC7388663 DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recently, the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria has become a global problem. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (enterobacteria) is one example. The incidence of urinary tract infections caused by ESBL-producing enterobacteria has been increasing in some Japanese community settings. Currently, there is insufficient evidence on the effectiveness of oral antibiotics used for the treatment of pyelonephritis caused by ESBL-producing enterobacteria. We investigated the effectiveness of oral antibacterial agents against pyelonephritis caused by ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae. METHODS The records of patients who had been treated for pyelonephritis caused by ESBL-producing enterobacteria with oral antibiotics between April 1, 2014, and March 31, 2019, were reviewed retrospectively to assess the effectiveness of oral antibiotic treatment. RESULTS A total of seven cases were identified, including 1 patient with a positive blood culture and one patient with a Pitt bacteremia score of four points, indicating that the infections were severe. The antibiotics used to treat pyelonephritis were amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (n = 3), minocycline (n = 1), levofloxacin (n = 3), and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (n = 1). None of the patients had recurrence of pyelonephritis in the 60 days following oral antibiotic treatment, and there were no deaths during the 60-day follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS These antibiotics should be considered for oral treatment of pyelonephritis caused by ESBL-producing enterobacteria. However, as there is insufficient evidence available on the effectiveness of these antibiotics for the management of ESBL-producing enterobacterial infections, further large-scale prospective studies are needed.
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- Norihiko Terada
- Division of Infectious DiseasesShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalSuntou‐gunJapan
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- Division of Infectious DiseasesShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalSuntou‐gunJapan
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- Division of Infectious DiseasesShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalSuntou‐gunJapan
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Itoh N, Hadano Y, Yamamoto Y, Terada N, Kurai H. Infectious disease specialist consultations in a Japanese cancer center: a retrospective review of 776 cases. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20:500. [PMID: 32493315 PMCID: PMC7268407 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05380-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background Little is known about the impact of infectious disease (ID) consultations on the management of patients with cancer. This study aimed to describe the consultation services provided by ID specialists to all departments in a comprehensive cancer center in Japan. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of ID consultations with adult patients at a comprehensive cancer center in Japan from April 2017 to March 2018. Results During the study period, 776 patients with cancer had an ID consultation. Of these, 414 (53.4%) were hospital inpatients. Reasons for the ID consultation comprised clinical management (n = 481, 62.0%), immunization (n = 272, 35.1%), and infection control (n = 23, 3.0%). Of the 474 ID consultations for diagnostic purposes, the most frequent condition was fever or elevated inflammatory markers of unknown origin (n = 125, 26.4%). The most frequent diagnoses after the diagnostic ID consultation were hepatobiliary infections (n = 97, 22.4%), respiratory infections (n = 89, 20.618.8%), and intra-abdominal infections (n = 71, 16.4%). The commonest reasons for immunization consultations were to prevent seasonal influenza (n = 193, 71.0%) and post-splenectomy vaccination (n = 58, 21.3%). The commonest reasons for infection control consultations were suspected tuberculosis or contact with tuberculosis (n = 11, 47.8%) and herpes zoster infection (shingles) (n = 7, 30.4%). Conclusions ID specialists play an important role in the clinical management of patients with cancer. ID physicians who work in cancer centers need to be specialized in treating IDs, diagnosing the causes of fevers of unknown origin, and controlling infection.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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Harapan H, Itoh N, Yufika A, Winardi W, Keam S, Te H, Megawati D, Hayati Z, Wagner AL, Mudatsir M. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A literature review. J Infect Public Health 2020; 13:667-673. [PMID: 32340833 PMCID: PMC7142680 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 701] [Impact Index Per Article: 175.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In early December 2019, an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), occurred in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. On January 30, 2020 the World Health Organization declared the outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. As of February 14, 2020, 49,053 laboratory-confirmed and 1,381 deaths have been reported globally. Perceived risk of acquiring disease has led many governments to institute a variety of control measures. We conducted a literature review of publicly available information to summarize knowledge about the pathogen and the current epidemic. In this literature review, the causative agent, pathogenesis and immune responses, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and management of the disease, control and preventions strategies are all reviewed.
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- Harapan Harapan
- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia; Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, AichiCancer Center Hospital, Chikusa-ku Nagoya, Japan.
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- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
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- Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
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- School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
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- Siem Reap Provincial Health Department, Ministry of Health, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Warmadewa University, Denpasar, Indonesia; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia; Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, MI 48109, USA.
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia; Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
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Yamamoto Y, Itoh N, Sugiyama T, Kurai H. Clinical features of Clostridium bacteremia in cancer patients: A case series review. J Infect Chemother 2019; 26:92-94. [PMID: 31409524 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2019.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Clostridium bacteremia is a well-known cause of infection in patients with gastrointestinal lesions. However, the clinical characteristics of this infection in cancer patients are unclear. We retrospectively reviewed cases of blood cultures positive for Clostridium species between March 1, 2004 and May 30, 2018 at the Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital. Medical records of 40 patients who met the study criteria were reviewed for age, gender, underlying disease, history of disease, blood culture results, laboratory test results, and radiographic data. The common sources of Clostridium species in these patients were hepatobiliary tract infection and liver abscess (13/40; 32.5%) and bacteremia/enteritis due to gastrointestinal tumor (13/40; 32.5%). All patients had malignancies, with the most common being colorectal cancer (n = 9) followed by pancreatic cancer (n = 8) and gastric cancer (n = 6). The most common species isolated was C. perfringens followed by C. ramnosum. Twenty-five patients (62.5%) had polymicrobial bacteremia with the following organisms isolated from concurrent blood cultures: Escherichia coli (n = 8) and Klebsiella spp. (n = 7). Of these bacteremia cases, 37 had digestive organ lesions such as gastrointestinal malignancy, peritoneal dissemination, or intestinal infiltration. Seventeen patients died, resulting in an overall mortality rate of 42.5% at 30 days. Common cases of Clostridium bacteremia were derived from gastrointestinal lesions, and because Clostridium bacteremia is observed regardless of species, it should be considered necessary to examine gastrointestinal lesions.
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- Yasumasa Yamamoto
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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Itoh N, Hadano Y, Saito S, Myokai M, Nakamura Y, Kurai H. Intravenous to oral switch therapy in cancer patients with catheter-related bloodstream infection due to methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus: A single-center retrospective observational study. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0207413. [PMID: 30496212 PMCID: PMC6264473 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The most common complication in cancer patients is catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI), of which Staphylococcus aureus is a common pathogen. Although S. aureus CRBSI patients are recommended for prolonged intravenous therapy, this is often not feasible. We assessed the effectiveness of switching from intravenous to oral antimicrobial therapy in cancer patients with CRBSI due to methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA). We conducted a retrospective observational study of 60 patients at one tertiary-care cancer center between April 2005 and March 2016. Patients who received effective intravenous (IV) antibiotics for at least 10 days (IV group) were compared to the IV group of patients who had switched to effective oral (PO) antibiotics after IV treatment for at least 10 days (IV + PO group). The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality within 90 days. Univariate and propensity score-adjusted multivariate logistic regression analyses using variables likely to influence the outcomes were performed. Of the 60 patients, 32 (53.3%) and 28 (46.7%) were in the IV and IV + PO groups, respectively. The median antibiotic treatment durations in the IV and IV + PO groups were 17 (13-31) and 33 (26-52) days, respectively (p<0.001). The 90-day mortality in the IV and IV + PO groups were 53.1% (17/32) and 10.7% (3/28), respectively (p = 0.001). Univariate logistic regression model showed that the odds ratios of oral switch therapy for 90-day mortality was 0.106 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.027-0.423; p = 0.001). The propensity score-adjusted multivariate logistic regression model estimated the odds ratios of oral switched therapy for 90-day mortality as 0.377 (95% CI: 0.037-3.884; p = 0.413). Our results suggest that oral switch therapy was not associated with mortality in cancer patients with CRBSI due to MSSA compared with no oral switch therapy. Oral switch therapy may be a reasonable option for patients with CRBSI due to MSSA.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Satista Co., Ltd, Uji-city, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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Kondo I, Ito K, Takano E, Morioka N, Sato K, Mizuno Y, Itoh N. Can side predict the fall after discharge for the patients after surgery for proximal femoral fracture? Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Itoh N, Kurai H. A case of Pasteurella multocida pneumonia needed to differentiate from non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis. IDCases 2018; 12:136-139. [PMID: 29942772 PMCID: PMC6011017 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2018.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We report a case of Pasteurella multocida pneumonia. A 71-year old Japanese woman with pulmonary infiltration of the lingual division of left lung 3 years before, which was thought to be caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis (NTM) was referred to our clinic on account of chronic cough, sputum, dyspnea, and left pulmonary infiltration. Although she owned over 10 cats, no bites or scratches were mentioned. Pasteurella multocida was confirmed by the culture of the patient’s bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. NTM infection was ruled out by acid-fast bacillus smears, cultures, and polymerase chain reaction of three sputum specimens and BAL fluid. The infection route in this case was considered to have resulted from inhalation of contaminated aerosols or contact with her cats. Close contact with animals should be avoided, particularly for patients with chronic pulmonary diseases, as it is a risk factor for pneumonia due to Pasteurella multocida.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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Wulaer B, Nagai T, Sobue A, Itoh N, Kuroda K, Kaibuchi K, Nabeshima T, Yamada K. Repetitive and compulsive-like behaviors lead to cognitive dysfunction in Disc1Δ2-3/Δ2-3mice. Genes, Brain and Behavior 2018; 17:e12478. [DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- B. Wulaer
- Department of Neuropsychopharmacology and Hospital Pharmacy; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychopharmacology and Hospital Pharmacy; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychopharmacology and Hospital Pharmacy; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychopharmacology and Hospital Pharmacy; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Cell Pharmacology; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Cell Pharmacology; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Japan
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- Advanced Diagnostic System Research Laboratory; Fujita Health University, Graduate School of Health Sciences; Toyoake Japan
- Aino University; Ibaragi Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychopharmacology and Hospital Pharmacy; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Japan
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Pongpipatpaiboon K, Kondo I, Onogi K, Mori S, Ozaki K, Osawa A, Matsuo H, Itoh N, Tanimoto M. Preliminary Study on Prevalence and Associated Factors with Sarcopenia in a Geriatric Hospitalized Rehabilitation Setting. J Frailty Aging 2018; 7:47-50. [PMID: 29412442 DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2017.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The reported prevalence of sarcopenia has shown a wide range, crucially based on the diagnostic criteria and setting. This cross-sectional study evaluated the prevalence of sarcopenia and sought to identify factors associated with sarcopenia on admission in a specialized geriatric rehabilitation setting based on the newly developed the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia algorithm. Among 87 participants (mean age, 76.05 ± 7.57 years), 35 (40.2%) were classified as showing sarcopenia on admission. Prevalence was high, particularly among participants ≥80 years old, with tendencies toward lower body mass index, smoking habit, lower cognitive function, and greater functional impairment compared with the non-sarcopenic group. Identification of sarcopenia in elderly patients before rehabilitation and consideration of risk factors may prove helpful in achieving rehabilitation outcomes.
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- K Pongpipatpaiboon
- Izumi Kondo, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Hospital for Geriatric Medicine, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG), 7-430 Morioka-cho, Obu City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Fax: +81-562-44-8518, Phone: +81-562-46-2311, E-mail:
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Itoh N, Takada E, Okubo K, Yano Y, Hoshino M, Sasaki A, Kinjo M, Matsuzaki K. Not Oligomers but Amyloids are Cytotoxic in the Membrane-Mediated Amyloidogenesis of Amyloid-β Peptides. Chembiochem 2018; 19:430-433. [PMID: 29235220 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The formation of neurotoxic aggregates by amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is considered to be a key step in the onset of Alzheimer's disease. It is widely accepted that oligomers are more neurotoxic than amyloid fibrils in the aqueous-phase aggregation of Aβ. Membrane-mediated amyloidogenesis is also relevant to the pathology, although the relationship between the aggregate size and cytotoxicity has remained elusive. Here, aggregation processes of Aβ on living cells and cytotoxic events were monitored by fluorescence techniques. Aβ formed amyloids after forming oligomers composed of ≈10 Aβ molecules. The formation of amyloids was necessary to activate apoptotic caspase-3 and reduce the ability of the cell to proliferate; this indicated that amyloid formation is a key event in Aβ-induced cytotoxicity.
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- Naoya Itoh
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute, AIST, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Dynamics, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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Yanase T, Kato T, Hayama Y, Akiyama M, Itoh N, Horiuchi S, Hirashima Y, Shirafuji H, Yamakawa M, Tanaka S, Tsutsui T. Transition of Akabane virus genogroups and its association with changes in the nature of disease in Japan. Transbound Emerg Dis 2017; 65:e434-e443. [DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- T. Yanase
- Kyushu Research Station; National Institute of Animal Health; NARO; Kagoshima Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station; National Institute of Animal Health; NARO; Kagoshima Japan
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- Division of Viral Disease and Epidemiology; National Institute of Animal Health; NARO; Ibaraki Japan
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- Eastern Center for Livestock Hygiene Service; Hiroshima Japan
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- Western Center for Livestock Hygiene Service; Hiroshima Japan
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- Miyazaki Livestock Hygiene Service Center; Miyazaki Japan
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- Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center; Kagoshima Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station; National Institute of Animal Health; NARO; Kagoshima Japan
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- Exotic Disease Research Station; National Institute of Animal Health; NARO; Tokyo Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station; National Institute of Animal Health; NARO; Kagoshima Japan
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- Division of Viral Disease and Epidemiology; National Institute of Animal Health; NARO; Ibaraki Japan
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Okazaki S, Murai H, Kidoguchi S, Nomura E, Itoh N, Hashimoto N, Hamada T, Kawakita A, Yasutomi M, Ohshima Y. The Biomarker Salivary SP-D May Indicate Small Airway Inflammation and Asthma Exacerbation. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2017; 27:305-312. [PMID: 28585516 DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Noninvasive and child-friendly biomarkers are important tools for understanding the various phenotypes of childhood asthma. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the usefulness of salivary surfactant protein (SP) D in assessing the pathophysiology of childhood asthma. METHODS We measured salivary concentrations of SP-D and forced oscillation technique (FOT) indexes in 19 healthy controls and 21 asthmatic children. Regression equations for the predictive values of FOT indexes were generated from healthy controls. We analyzed the correlations between salivary SP-D concentration and percentages of the predictive values of FOT indexes, as well as the severity of exacerbation. RESULTS We found that salivary SP-D levels were higher in asthmatic children than in healthy controls. In the asthmatic children, salivary SP-D levels correlated with the percentages of predicted differences in resistance between 5 Hz and 20 Hz (%R5-R20), which represented the resistance of peripheral airways, and with the severity of asthma exacerbation. CONCLUSIONS Salivary SP-D may reflect asthmatic inflammation in peripheral small airways and may be a useful marker for monitoring the degree of exacerbation in childhood asthma.
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- S Okazaki
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medial Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medial Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Faculty of Medial Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medial Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medial Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Faculty of Medial Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Faculty of Medial Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medial Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medial Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medial Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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Tanabe S, Ii T, Koyama S, Saitoh E, Itoh N, Ohtsuka K, Katoh Y, Shimizu A, Tomita Y. Spatiotemporal treadmill gait measurements using a laser range scanner: feasibility study of the healthy young adults. Physiol Meas 2017; 38:N81-N92. [PMID: 28327472 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/aa63d1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Spatio-temporal parameters are typically used for gait analysis. Although these parameters are measured by sophisticated systems such as 3D motion capture system or optoelectronic bars, these systems cannot be deployed easily because of their high costs, large space requirements and elaborate set-up. The purpose of this study is to develope a system for measuring spatiotemporal gait parameters using a laser range scanner during treadmill gait. APPROACH To calculate accurate spatiotemporal parameters, the differences between the laser range scanner measured values and the reference values obtained from a 3D motion capture system were investigated in thirty subjects. From measurements in time and position at foot contact/off, adjustments to compensate for the differences in time and position were derived. Then, to determine the validity of the proposed system, values from the proposed system and the reference system were compared in four additional subjects. MAIN RESULTS The results indicate that the data from the laser range scanner demonstrate certain differences in time and position compared with reference values. However, when compensation values were introduced, each spatiotemporal parameter correlated well with the reference values. SIGNIFICANCE This newer system is smaller, is easier to deploy and requires less training than the 3D motion capture system.
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- S Tanabe
- Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Naoya Itoh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Japan
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Itoh N, Tsukahara M, Yamasaki H, Morishima Y, Sugiyama H, Kurai H. Paragonimus westermani infection mimicking recurrent lung cancer: A case report. J Infect Chemother 2016; 22:815-818. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gocho K, Itoh N, Akeo K, Kameya S, Hayashi T, Takahashi H. High resolution adaptive optics retinal image analysis in early-stage central areolar choroidal dystrophy with a PRPH2 mutation. Acta Ophthalmol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2016.0434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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