A severe outbreak of haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated withEscherichia coli 0157: H7 in Japan

Shunji Akashi, Kohsuke Joh, Takeshi Mori, +9

European Journal of Pediatrics

Microbial DiseaseSevere OutbreakPathogen DetectionPathogenesisHaemolytic Uraemic Syndrome +8

Combined Analysis of IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-5, IL-10, IL-1RA and MCP-1 in QFT Supernatant Is Useful for Distinguishing Active Tuberculosis from Latent Infection

Maho Suzukawa, Shunsuke Akashi, Hideaki Nagai, +5

PLoS ONE

Analysis of drug treatment outcome in clarithromycin-resistant Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease

Tsukasa Kadota, Hirotoshi Matsui, Takashi Hirose, +11

BMC Infectious Diseases

Evaluation of Humoral Immunity to<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>-Specific Antigens for Correlation with Clinical Status and Effective Vaccine Development

Mamiko Niki, Maho Suzukawa, Shunsuke Akashi, +11

Journal of Immunology Research

ImmunodeficienciesTuberculosis PreventionImmunologyEffective Vaccine DevelopmentHumoral Response +15

Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus, QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube, and T-SPOT.TB among patients with tuberculosis

Keita Takeda, Hideaki Nagai, Maho Suzukawa, +11

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Quantiferon-tb Gold PlusPulmonary TuberculosisTuberculosis PreventionTuberculosisTuberculosis Diagnostics +3

Sustained functional serotype-specific antibody after primary and secondary vaccinations with a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in elderly patients with chronic lung disease

Nobuharu Ohshima, Hideaki Nagai, Hirotoshi Matsui, +4

Vaccine

VaccinationMucosal VaccinationVaccine DevelopmentFunctional Serotype-specific AntibodyElderly Patients +5

Species identification, antifungal susceptibility, and clinical feature association of Aspergillus section Nigri isolates from the lower respiratory tract

Keita Takeda, Junko Suzuki, Akira Watanabe, +15

Medical Mycology

Rivaroxaban Monotherapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Stenting

Tetsuya Matoba, Satoshi Yasuda, Koichi Kaikita, +333

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

ThrombosisPercutaneous Coronary InterventionCardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular PharmacologyPharmacotherapy +8

Evaluation of cytokine levels using QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus in patients with active tuberculosis

Maho Suzukawa, Keita Takeda, Shunsuke Akashi, +13

Journal of Infection

Quantiferon-tb Gold PlusCytokine LevelsPulmonary TuberculosisAutoimmune DiseaseImmunology +7

IL-1RA in the supernatant of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus is useful for discriminating active tuberculosis from latent infection

Shunsuke Akashi, Maho Suzukawa, Keita Takeda, +13

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Quantiferon-tb Gold PlusPulmonary TuberculosisTuberculosis PreventionImmunologyPathogenesis +7