Publications by authors named "Junji Mashino"
Japanese spotted fever (JSF) is a tick-transmitted infection caused by (), which is indigenous to Japan. Patients with JSF typically present with fever and spotted erythema on the palms and/or soles, and most of them have site(s) of tick bites. The prognosis is good, but some cases have a fatal course.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The widespread existence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing () has become a critical threat in developed countries. Prediction rule for ESBL producing is relevant to see patients with suspected urinary tract infection.
Materials And Methods: We collected clinical and laboratory data and constructed multivariate logistic regression models to develop a clinical prediction rule in the derivation cohort with 1185 patients with urine cultures and validated the rule in the validation cohort with 516 patients.
Background: Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is a common problem among elderly inpatients because many elderly patients are admitted for pneumonia or other conditions that necessitate antibiotic treatment. In the super aging population, more patients are suffering from pneumonia than before, but the incidence or risk factors for AAD among many elderly patients have not been well scrutinized.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of elderly patients diagnosed with pneumonia from April 2014 to March 2019 who were admitted to the Department of General Medicine of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Japan.
Background: Psoas abscess and pyogenic spondylitis are intractable diseases that require long-term treatment, but the clinical characteristics and causative organisms have not been fully investigated. Herein, we describe the clinical characteristics of these diseases and evaluate the factors associated with in-hospital mortality and the presence of gram-negative rods as causative microorganisms.
Methods: All patients diagnosed with pyogenic spondylitis or psoas abscesses at a tertiary hospital were included.