Vascular Access Stenosis Caused by Membranous Structure in Patients on Hemodialysis.

Purpose: A membranous structure (MS) may be seen on ultrasound at a site of vascular access (VA) stenosis in patients on hemodialysis. It can also be encountered during percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and be impassable from one side but easily passed from the other. This study aimed to examine the characteristics of MS cases and how to treat them.

Genomic characterization of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli strains isolated from diseased dogs and cats: Report from Japanese Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring.

This study investigates the genomic characteristics of canine and feline cefotaxime (CTX, a third-generation cephalosporin)-resistant Escherichia coli using the JVARM, Japanese Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System, a nationwide monitoring. In this study, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on 51 canine and 45 feline CTX-resistant E. coli isolates, with certain isolates subjected to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis with S1 nuclease for plasmid-chromosome separation.

Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Isolated from Pigs in Japan.

We investigated the prevalence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant (LA-MRSA) in pig slaughterhouses from 2018 to 2022 in Japan and the isolates were examined for antimicrobial susceptibility and genetic characteristics by whole-genome analysis. Although the positive LA-MRSA rates on farms (29.6%) and samples (9.

Characterization of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolated from pigs in Japan using whole genome sequencing.

We conducted whole-genome sequencing to investigate the serotypes, the presence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes, and the genetic relationships among isolates of Actinobacillus. pleuropneumoniae derived from diseased pigs. Serotype 2 (71.

Diagnostic approach for mediastinal masses with radiopathological correlation.

Purpose: Mediastinal masses have various histopathological and radiological findings. Although lymphoma is the most common type of tumor, thymic epithelial and neurogenic tumors are common in adults and children, respectively, but several other types are difficult to distinguish. No previous review has simply and clearly shown how to differentiate mediastinal masses.

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Intramammary Hemorrhage Caused by a Seat Belt Injury: Case Series Including Experience with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate.

In this study, we report two cases of transcatheter arterial embolization for intramammary hemorrhage caused by seat belt injuries. All patients were female drivers involved in traffic accidents. In each case, we accessed the hemorrhage through the left brachial artery and embolized the perforating branch of the left internal mammary artery with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate, obtaining effective hemostasis.

Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pigs in Japan.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the leading cause of infection in hospitalized patients and can be prevalent in humans and various animal species. In European countries, MRSA isolates belonging to clonal complex 398 have been detected at high rates in pigs. However, the prevalence of MRSA in pigs and farm environments in Japan remains unclear.

Tracheobronchitis in patients with diffuse wall thickening: Three case reports.

We herein report the cases of three patients with chest symptoms or fever and diffuse wall thickening of the trachea and main bronchi on chest CT. They were diagnosed with various causes of inflammations of the trachea and main bronchi using bronchial or tracheal biopsy specimens and flexible bronchoscopy.

Bochdalek hernia with liver herniation.

Bochdalek hernia with liver herniation is rare and mimics a pulmonary mass. This case was hospitalized for masses found in the lower field of the right lung on a chest radiograph. The patient was diagnosed with Bochdalek hernia with liver herniation with three-dimensional images created from thoracoabdominal-enhanced computed tomography.

Correlation of minimum inhibitory concentrations between human and animal antimicrobials against isolated from livestock.

We analyzed the correlation between minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of antimicrobials used in humans and those used in animals to enable comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility between isolated from humans and those from animals. We compared the following pairs of MIC data: piperacillin (PIPC) to ampicillin (ABPC), amikacin (AMK) to kanamycin (KM), minocycline (MINO) to oxytetracycline (OTC), and levofloxacin (LVFX) to enrofloxacin (ERFX) using 103 isolates of from healthy livestock (cattle, pigs, broiler chickens, and layer chickens). Kappa analysis of the agreement for resistance and susceptibility between PIPC and ABPC, AMK and KM, MINO and OTC, and LVFX and ERFX showed almost perfect (κ = 0.

Comparative Genomic Analysis of Third-Generation-Cephalosporin-Resistant Escherichia coli Harboring the -Positive IncI1 Group, IncB/O/K/Z, and IncC Plasmids Isolated from Healthy Broilers in Japan.

The off-label use of third-generation cephalosporins (3GCs) during vaccination or vaccination of newly hatched chicks has been a common practice worldwide. CMY-2-producing strains have been disseminated in broiler chicken production. The objective of this study was to determine the epidemiological linkage of -positive plasmids among broilers both within and outside Japan, because the grandparent stock and parent stock were imported into Japan.

Evaluation of the relationship between the minimum inhibitory concentration of ceftiofur and third-generation cephalosporins in Escherichia coli isolates from food-producing animals.

To enable future comparison of the antimicrobial susceptibility data between bacteria obtained from animals and humans, it is necessary to compare the relationships between minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of veterinary and human medicine. We evaluated the relationship between the MIC of ceftiofur (CTF) and the MICs of other third-generation cephalosporins (TGCs): cefotaxime (CTX), cefpodoxime (CPDX), and ceftazidime (CAZ), determined by the broth microdilution method using 118 cefazolin-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from food-producing animals. Using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute criteria, very major classification errors were observed only in CAZ (17.

Molecular Typing of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni Isolated from Broilers in Japan Using Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis.

Fluoroquinolone-resistant Campylobacter jejuni isolates from broilers in Japan were characterized using multilocus sequence typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) in order to elucidate the genetic relationship between these strains. Forty-three of the isolates were classified into 20 sequence types and were clustered into 21 PFGE types with 70% similarity. The most dominant clonal complex (CC) was CC-21 (41.

Diagnostic challenges of tuberculous lymphadenitis using polymerase chain reaction analysis: a case study.

This report presents a case of tuberculous lymphadenitis that was difficult to diagnose using polymerase chain reaction analysis. An 80-year-old Japanese female was hospitalized due to swollen cervical lymph nodes. Her lymph node tests revealed paradoxical polymerase chain reaction results.

IgG4-Related Perineural Disease.

Aims. To elucidate characteristics of IgG4-related disease involving the peripheral nervous system. Methods.

Toxic multinodular goiter with low radioactive iodine uptake.

A 74-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for goiter and persistent thyrotoxicosis. She had no signs of ophthalmopathy. She was not taking thyroid hormone.

Immunoglobulin G4-related periaortitis and periarteritis: CT findings in 17 patients.

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate computed tomographic (CT) findings of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease involving the vascular system.

Materials And Methods: This study was approved by the institutional review board, and all patients included had consented to the use of their medical records for the purpose of research. The study consisted of 17 patients (16 men and one woman; age range, 54-86 years).

A case of severe bronchial asthma controlled with tacrolimus.

Background. The control of severe bronchial asthma, such as corticosteroid-resistant asthma, is difficult. It is also possible that immunosuppressive agents would be effective for bronchial asthma.

Elucidation of the full genetic information of Japanese rubella vaccines and the genetic changes associated with in vitro and in vivo vaccine virus phenotypes.

Rubella is a mild disease characterized by low-grade fever, and a morbilliform rash, but causes congenital defects in neonates born from mothers who suffered from rubella during the pregnancy. After many passages of wild-type rubella virus strains in various types of cultured cells, five live attenuated rubella vaccines were developed in Japan. An inability to elicit anti-rubella virus antibodies in experimentally infected animals was used as an in vivo marker phenotype of Japanese rubella vaccines.

Rubella virus as a possible etiological agent of Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis.

Background: To determine whether rubella virus is involved in the pathogenesis of Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis (FHI).

Methods: Fourteen patients (14 eyes) diagnosed with FHI based on characteristic ocular manifestations and eight control subjects were studied. Aqueous humor (AH) samples from 14 FHI patients and one vitreous sample from a FHI patient were analyzed for intraocular antibody production against rubella virus by calculation of the Goldmann-Witmer coefficient (GWC).