Kikuyo Ogata

The emerging ST8 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone in the community in Japan: associated infections, genetic diversity, and comparative genomics

Yasuhisa Iwao, Tomomi Takano, Wei‐Chun Hung et al. · Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy · 2012 · 85 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +16

Increased prevalence of group A streptococcus isolates in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome cases in Japan from 2010 to 2012

Tadayoshi Ikebe, Kiyoshi Tominaga, Tomoko Shima et al. · Epidemiology and Infection · 2014 · 67 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +12

Commercially Distributed Meat as a Potential Vehicle for Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Kikuyo Ogata, Hiroshi Narimatsu, Masahiro Suzuki et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2012 · 56 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Food Science, Infectious Diseases +17

Phylogenetic Clades 6 and 8 of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 With Particular stx Subtypes are More Frequently Found in Isolates From Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Patients Than From Asymptomatic Carriers

Sunao Iyoda, Shannon D. Manning, Kazuko Seto et al. · Open Forum Infectious Diseases · 2014 · 54 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Identification of Escherichia albertii as a Causative Agent of a Food-Borne Outbreak Occurred in 2003

Nanami Asoshima, M Matsuda, Kumiko Shigemura et al. · Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2014 · 50 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +16