Publications by authors named "Hideyuki Satomura"
Article Synopsis
- A study examined 120 Clostridium difficile isolates from patients in Japan across multiple hospitals during non-outbreak periods from 2011 to 2013, alongside isolates from outbreak settings in previous years.
- The most common strains identified were Japan-ribotypes smz (39.2%) and trf (15.8%), with type smz later classified as PCR-ribotype 018 and trf assigned a new ribotype, PCR-ribotype 369.
- High resistance rates against several antibiotics were noted in PCR-ribotype 018 isolates, highlighting the need for further molecular research to investigate potential evolutionary connections with related strains in Europe and North America.
[Antibiotic-associated diarrhea due to Clostridium perfringens].
Kansenshogaku Zasshi
September 2009
A 40-year-old man undergoing allo-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukemia and developing diarrhea was administered prophylactic antibiotics including levofloxacin, fluconazole, cotrimoxazole, and vancomycin. Stool specimens were positive for toxin A in enzyme immunoassay but negative for toxin B in cell culture assay with a neutralization test, indicating that toxin A detection was false-positive. Stool culture yielded enterotoxin producing Clostridium perfringens, not Clostridium difficile.
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