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Performance of the Assays for Hepatitis B Virus DNA using the μTASWako g1 in Comparison with the COBAS TaqMan Test.

Background: The quantification of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA is used to monitor antiviral treatment for HBV infection. Recently, an HBV-DNA quantification reagent and assay protocol have been developed for the µTASWako g1 (Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Corporation, Osaka, Japan), a fully automated genetic analyzer that uses PCR-capillary electrophoresis. We evaluated the performance of the newly developed µTASWako HBV-DNA assay using standard and clinical samples.

Antimicrobial Susceptibility to 27 Drugs and the Molecular Mechanisms of Macrolide, Tetracycline, and Quinolone Resistance in sp.

is a catalase-negative, facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive coccus that is commensal in humans but can become opportunistic and cause severe infectious diseases, such as infective endocarditis. Few studies have tested the antimicrobial susceptibility of . We tested its antimicrobial susceptibility to 27 drugs and defined the resistant genes using PCR in 58 strains, including 52 clinical isolates and six type strains.

First report of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1-producing Acinetobacter soli in Japan.

New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-producing gram-negative rods, including Acinetobacter species, are a global problem but have rarely been isolated in Japan. To our knowledge, this is the first study to isolate an NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter soli strain, KUH106, in Japan. We analyzed this strain using next-generation sequencing to examine the plasmid carrying NDM-1.

Purpura fulminans with Lemierre's syndrome caused by Gemella bergeri and Eikenella corrodens: a case report.

Background: Gemella bergeri is one of the nine species of the genus Gemella and is relatively difficult to identify. We herein describe the first case of septic shock due to a Gemella bergeri coinfection with Eikenella corrodens.

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old Asian man with a medical history of IgG4-related ophthalmic disease who was prescribed corticosteroids (prednisolone) presented to our hospital with dyspnea.

[Efforts of medical technologists for cancer patients--a questionnaire survey following a lecture meeting: "cancer treatment and clinical examinations" for cancer patients and their families].

As interprofessional work in cancer treatment becomes increasingly important, medical technologists are required to play active roles as part of the team. The cancer center of our hospital organized a lecture meeting, "The 6th Lecture Meeting: Living Together," for cancer patients and their families, and a medical technologist presented a lecture entitled: "Cancer treatment and clinical examinations." According to the results of a questionnaire survey conducted following the meeting, most participants were able to understand the lecture and were satisfied with it.