Effect of studying abroad on catch-up vaccination in young adults: A study using the Japan Pretravel Consultation Registry.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of studying abroad on catch-up vaccination coverage for measles, rubella, mumps, varicella, and tetanus during the pretravel consultation among young adult travelers.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from the Japan Pretravel Consultation Registry (J-PRECOR) on individuals aged 18-21 years with childhood vaccination records. Propensity score weighting was used to estimate the average treatment effect on the proportion of participants receiving catch-up vaccination.

Impact of the FilmArray Rapid Multiplex PCR Assay on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Bacteremia.

Bacteremia is a serious disease with a reported mortality of 30%. Appropriate antibiotic use with a prompt blood culture can improve patient survival. However, when bacterial identification tests based on conventional biochemical properties are used, it takes 2 to 3 days from positive blood culture conversion to reporting the results, which makes early intervention difficult.

Characteristics and potential quality indicators for evaluating pre-travel consultations in Japan hospitals: the Japan Pretravel consultation registry (J-PRECOR).

Background: Awareness of pre-travel consultations (PTCs) and prevention methods for overseas travel-related diseases, and the understanding of PTCs among Japanese travelers and medical professionals remains low in Japan. A multicenter registry was established to examine PTCs in Japan. This study assessed the PTC implementation rate and examined the indicators of PTCs that can be used as criteria for evaluating quality.

Review of the first comprehensive outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy program in a tertiary care hospital in Japan.

Objectives: The infectious diseases team at Kameda Medical Center, Japan, implemented a new outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program in July 2012 and expanded the program with the support of home care services. This study reviews the OPAT program after 5.5 years of operation.

Multicenter Study of the Clinical Presentation of Staphylococcus lugdunensis Bacteremia in Japan.

Staphylococcus lugdunensis (SL) is a bacterium with a highly pathogenicity than most other coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. (CoNS). In Japan, data on this pathogen are sparse, and the current prevalence of SL bacteremia is unknown.

[The Great Imitator; Clavicular Tuberculosis Mimics a Metastatic Neoplasm].

In the same manner as syphilis, tuberculosis (TB) was often called "The Great Imitator". We have to consider not only malignancies but also TB as a differential diagnosis when we find any tumorous regions. We report herein on a rare case, clavicular osteomyelitis due to TB.

[Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) with Elastomeric Pumps in Collaboration with Home-visit Nursing Services in Japan: Experience of the First 10 Patients].

In 2014, we reported the first trial based on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) with continuous infusions in Japan. Following this, we found many patients who were eligible for OPAT but could not undertake it owing to difficulties in accessing the clinic daily. To overcome this problem, we created a model in collaboration with visiting nursing stations and started providing OPAT with the services.

[The first trial of OPAT (outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy) with continuous infusions in Japan].

OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy) is widely utilized in various countries. Although once-daily parenteral antimicrobials are often prescribed in outpatient clinics, the term "OPAT" is not commonly used, and no well-organized OPAT practice has been reported in Japan. We implemented OPAT with continuous infusion using elastomeric infusion devices, which are commonly used in Australia and Singapore.

Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b in a patient with rectal cancer treated with combined bevacizumab and chemotherapy: a case report.

Background: Recently, necrotizing fasciitis has been reported in patients treated with bevacizumab, usually secondary to wound healing complications, gastrointestinal perforations, or fistula formation. The risk of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b infection is significantly increased in immunocompromised hosts. However, necrotizing fasciitis due to Haemophilus influenzae type b in a patient treated with combined bevacizumab and chemotherapy has not been previously reported.

[Locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the buttocks, which had complete remission induced by chemoradiotherapy with carboplatin].

The patient was a 72-year-old male who had locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma(10×7 cm)in his buttocks that developed 18 months prior to admission. The lesion was unresectable because of the size and its invasion to the sacrum. We performed concomitant chemoradiotherapy with curative intent.