Current status of the distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus felis isolates from feline patients in Japan.

We investigated the distribution and antimicrobial resistance of 120 Staphylococcus felis isolates from feline patients in Japan, mainly from the urinary tract (28.3%), abscesses (23.3%), ears (22.

Dietary variety and the relationship between polypharmacy and incident disability among Japanese community-dwelling older adults: A longitudinal study.

Objectives: This study examined the association between polypharmacy and incident disability across the dietary variety score (DVS) strata among community-dwelling older adults.

Study Design: A prospective cohort study with community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 in Aichi, Japan.

Main Outcome Measures: Polypharmacy was defined as ≥5 concomitant prescription drugs per day.

Community-based going-out program and dementia onset in Japanese older adults: A longitudinal observational study.

Objectives: With dementia prevalence rising globally among older adults, effective and scalable community-based interventions are urgently needed to reduce dementia onset. This study aimed to estimate the association of the going-out program with dementia onset in older adults.

Methods: A 5-year longitudinal observational study was employed.