Kentaro Akata

The clinical features of respiratory infections caused by the Streptococcus anginosus group

Shingo Noguchi, Kazuhiro Yatera, Toshinori Kawanami et al. · BMC Pulmonary Medicine · 2015 · 98 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +14

The significance of oral streptococci in patients with pneumonia with risk factors for aspiration: the bacterial floral analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA gene using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Kentaro Akata, Kazuhiro Yatera, Kei Yamasaki et al. · BMC Pulmonary Medicine · 2016 · 83 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Poor oral hygiene is associated with the detection of obligate anaerobes in pneumonia

Ryosuke Hata, Shingo Noguchi, Toshinori Kawanami et al. · Journal of Periodontology · 2019 · 45 citations

Dentistry, Oral Biology, Bacteriology +15

The Importance of Obligate Anaerobes and the <b><i>Streptococcus anginosus</i></b> Group in Pulmonary Abscess: A Clone Library Analysis Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

Hiroshi Mukae, Shingo Noguchi, Keisuke Naito et al. · Respiration · 2016 · 43 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Macrophages with reduced expressions of classical M1 and M2 surface markers in human bronchoalveolar lavage fluid exhibit pro-inflammatory gene signatures

Hiroto Takiguchi, Chen Yang, Cheng Wei Tony Yang et al. · Scientific Reports · 2021 · 42 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Immunology +16