| RRC ID |
1044
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| 著者 |
Kageyama A, Yazawa K, Ishikawa J, Hotta K, Nishimura K, Mikami Y.
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| タイトル |
Nocardial infections in Japan from 1992 to 2001, including the first report of infection by Nocardia transvalensis.
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| ジャーナル |
Eur J Epidemiol
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| Abstract |
In the period from 1992 to 2001, 303 cases of nocardioses were diagnosed in Japan, with the corresponding etiological agents isolated and characterized. Taxonomic analyses of these 303 strains showed that most nocardial infections were caused by members of the Nocardia asteroides group (72.3%). Speciation showed that 72 strains were N. asteroides, 31 strains were N. cyriacigeorgica, 2 strains were N. beijingensis, 81 strains were N. farcinica, and 33 strains were N. nova. Sixty-six strains of N. brasiliensis were the next most prevalent species of the total Nocardia isolates, followed by 14 strains of N. otitidiscaviarum. Infections by N. transvalensis (3 strains) and N. pseudobrasiliensis (1 strain) were also confirmed. The infections due to N. transvalensis, N. cyriacigeorgica, and N. beijingensis were the first reported in Japan. The most common factor that predisposed individuals to nocardial infection in Japan was therapy by immunosuppressive agents (22.4%), including SLE therapy (3.6%), followed by cancer (6.6%), diabetes (3.6%) and AIDS (2.0%). Nocardial infections occurred more commonly in the elderly, with most of the patients between the ages of 61 and 80 years of age. No significant difference regarding infectivity levels between the sexes was observed.
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| 巻・号 |
19(4)
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| ページ |
383-9
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| 公開日 |
2004-1-1
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| DOI |
10.1023/b:ejep.0000024706.02325.c0
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| PMID |
15180109
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| MeSH |
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Incidence
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Nocardia / classification
Nocardia / genetics
Nocardia / physiology
Nocardia Infections / epidemiology*
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Sex Distribution
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| IF |
7.135
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| 引用数 |
77
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WOS 分野
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PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
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| リソース情報 |
| 病原微生物 |
IFM 0396
IFM 0896
IFM 10020
IFM 10065
N. asteroides?
N. cyriacigeorgica?
N. beijingensis?
N. farcinica?
N. nova?
N. brasiliensis?
N. otitidiscaviarum?
N. transvalensis?
N. pseudobrasiliensis? |
