The Journal of the Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology

Vol.22 No.1
Contents
(March 25, 2012)

Review
Lactococcus garvieae, a Causative Agent in Human Diseases ---P1
Akira Okamoto, Yoshichika Arakawa

Original Article
A Questionnaire Survey of Blood Culture among Japanese Hospitals -A Pilot Study- ---P13
Norio Ohmagari, Shunji Takakura, Yasufumi Matsumura, Tomoyo Sugiyama, Nozomi Takeshita, Manami Takahashi, Yusuke Ainoda, Aeko Goto, Naomi Chibana, Takeya Ohshiro, Kenji Uno, Akifumi Nakayama, Kenji Kubo, Norio Ikeda

Original Article
Influence of Cation Supplements on Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus ---P20
Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Tojo, Katsumi Chiba, Tetsuya Matsumoto

Original Article
Investigation of Diagnostic Method in 74 Legionella pneumonia Cases ---P28
Hiroaki Yoshioka, Noboru Takayanagi, Takashi Ishiguro, Mitsumasa Konishi, Masae Itoi, Shigeki Maruyama, Yutaka Sugita

Original Article
The Importance of Monitoring Endoscope Cleanliness as a Part of Routine Infection Control Procedures ---P35
Tomomi Sakata, Isao Nishi, Masahiro Toyokawa, Atsuko Sunada, Akiko Ueda, Keigo Kimura, Yoriko Inoue, Seishi Asari

Original Article
Comprehensive Evaluation of a Line Probe Assay Kit for Rapid Detection of Rifampicin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Clinical Performance and Inference of Infection Occurrences ---P42
Shiomi Yoshida,*, Motohisa Tomita, Mika Kihara, Hiroyuki Kikkawa

Original Article
Evaluation of Isolation of Mycobacterium kansasii Based on hsp65-Typing: A Report from a Clinical Laboratory in a Japanese University Hospital ---P49
Ayumi Hiishi, Setsuko Tazawa, Yuji Arai, Kazuhisa Ugajin, Akiko Anan, Mayumi Togashi, Hisako Nakamura, Naoyuki Yazawa, Yutaka Tsuchiya, Munetaka Hayashi, Kenji Marumo

Case Report
A Case of Vancomycin Low-Level Susceptibility Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus Isolated from Blood Culture ---P54
Takako Iwamoto, Yukari Sumi, Mika Shinnai, Kazuhiro Matuo, Takiko Kanzaki, Masamichi Amasaki, Naomi Kunichika, Noriko Ohbuchi, Ryo Kadoya, Yukie Terayama, Kyoko Sikichi, Hidekazu Mizuno, Kumiko Kai, Kunikazu Yamane, Yoshichika Arakawa

Short Communication
Pseudo-outbreak of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Determined by Molecular Typing ---P60
Kentaro Kikuchi, Suzuko Ashikawa, Mai Otuda, Masako Tajima, Atsushi Ichinose, Isao Shibuya, Hiroyuki Mushiake, Chiyoko Motegi, Takehiro Asada, Hiroyuki Takashi, Kenji Marumo, Minoru Yoshida

Short Communication
Establishment of Network and Surveillance of the Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Nagasaki Prefecture (2006-2009) ---P66
Norihiko Akamatsu, Katsunori Yanagihara, Junichi Matsuda, Kazuhisa Kinoshita, Satoshi Shirono, Fumiko Wakigawa, Junji Matsuo, Yufuko Yamasaki, Yumiko Kimura, Yuki Itoh, Akiko Fukushima, Hideto yamaguchi, Akiko Furutani, Yasuzi Kawachi, Ryo Kawaguchi, Hisakazu Higashi, Akira Yasuoka, Simeru Kamihira, Sigeru Kohno