Publications by authors named "Satoshi Degawa"
Molecular characteristics of outbreaks of nosocomial infection with influenza A/H3N2 virus variants.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
March 2011
Objective: To describe outbreaks of nosocomial influenza infection with molecular methods and to elucidate the viral linkages among outbreak case patients including both inpatients and healthcare workers (HCWs).
Setting: A 180-bed acute and long-term care hospital in Japan.
Methods: Retrospective observational study of nosocomial outbreaks of infection with influenza A/H3N2.
A 55-year-old woman presented with wheezing and difficulty breathing. Chest computed tomography demonstrated a tumor in the left main bronchus. Flexible fiber-optic bronchoscopy revealed a polypoid mass obstructing the orifice of the left main bronchus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSubstantial increase in amantadine-resistant influenza A (H3N2) was reported in Asia and North America in 2005. In this study the frequency and genetic characteristics of amantadine-resistant influenza A, circulated in Japan in 2005-2006 season, were investigated. Isolates were tested by amantadine susceptibility test (TCID(50)/0.
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- Corynebacterium propinquum, also known as Corynebacterium ANF-3, has not previously been identified as a causative agent of respiratory infections.
- A case study was presented involving a 67-year-old healthy male diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia due to this bacterium.
- The study highlighted that Gram staining of pus-containing sputum is crucial for diagnosing infections caused by C. propinquum.