Microbiological analysis concerning the antibacterial effect of atomized Ionless® hypochlorous acid water in a nursery school environment.

Introduction: In daycare centers, infants come in close contact with each other, and contact, droplet, and mouth-to-mouth infections may occur owing to sharing of toys. Additional effective disinfection methods should be considered aside from wiping with disinfectants-including alcohol or sodium hypochlorite solution-for environmental disinfection of daycare centers. We aimed to examine the usefulness of hypochlorous acid water atomization in the effective disinfection of the classroom environment and toys at a nursery school.

Risk Factors and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Ocular Candidiasis.

Ocular candidiasis is a critical and challenging complication of candidemia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the appropriate timing for ophthalmologic examinations, risk factors for complications of ocular lesions, and their association with mortality. This retrospective cohort study applied, using multiple logistic regression analysis and Cox regression models, to cases of candidemia (age ≥ 18 years) for patients who underwent ophthalmologic consultation.

Characteristics of Multidrug-Resistant Corynebacterium spp. Isolated from Blood Cultures of Hospitalized Patients in Japan.

Corynebacterium is a genus consisting of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria, that is wildly distributed in nature. We report the epidemiological characterization of Corynebacterium spp. isolated from blood specimens at the Kurume University Hospital, between June 2008 and November 2011.

Determination of epidemiology of clinically isolated Cryptococcus neoformans strains in Japan by multilocus sequence typing.

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the causative agents of cryptococcosis. Despite its importance, our knowledge of the epidemiology of cryptococcosis in Japan remains limited. To establish an epidemiological database on cryptococcosis in Japan, we determined the genetic variability of 44 Japanese clinical isolates of C.

[A case with Abiotrophia defectiva isolated from postoperative blood culture of a patient with diffuse peritonitis].

We have recently detected Abiotrophia defectiva (A. defectiva) from postoperative blood culture of a patient with diffuse peritonitis. Pleomorphic Gram positive rod appearance and no growth on a standard sheep blood agar led us to suspect aerotolerant anaerobe.

[A case of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans cultured from blood in Japan].

We report a case of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans bacteremia in a 60-year-old-man. In our case, anaerobic blood culture bottle turned out positive after five days' incubation. Gram stain showed the presence of slightly-curved Gram negative rod.

Comparison of two control measures of weatherstripping in reducing blowing dust during hospital renovations.

Hospital renovation projects pose risks of invasive infection by fungi from dust that is blown about during the period in question. Control measures to reduce the amount of dust during hospital renovation are thus necessary. Currently, no study has compared different control measures for effectiveness through more than one period of renovation.

[Vibrio vulnificus pollution of imported frozen Black Tiger shrimps in Japan].

The Ariake Sea area of Japan is endemic for Vibrio vulnificus infection. V vulnificus was isolated from slime from tidal flats, seawater, and fish Sea year-round as we reported previously. To identify new routes and factors of V vulnificus infection, we studied V.

[Antifungal susceptibility of Candida species causing candidemia in Kurume University Hospital and Shaiseikai Hutukaichi Hospital].

Prevention of candidemia has been difficult and empirical therapy may eventually reduce morbidity and mortality. Successful empirical therapies depend on understanding of fungal features and antifungal agents. Susceptibility to amphotericin B (AMPH-B), flucytosine (5-FC), fluconazole (FLCZ), itraconazole (ITCZ), miconazole (MCZ), and micafungin (MCFG) of 41 Candida species isolated from blood were determined.