The third national Japanese antimicrobial susceptibility pattern surveillance program: Bacterial isolates from complicated urinary tract infection patients.

The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens isolated from patients with complicated urinary tract infections were analyzed using national surveillance data. The data consisted of 881 bacterial strains from eight clinically relevant species. The data were collected for the third national surveillance project from January 2015 to March 2016 by the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy, the Japanese Association for Infectious Disease, and the Japanese Society of Clinical Microbiology.

Decrease of bone mineral density in Japanese patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy.

The aim of this study was to conduct a cross-sectional survey of investigations related to the bone mineral density (BMD) of both non-metastatic prostate cancer (NMPC) patients who have not yet received androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and patients receiving prolonged ADT in Japan. Japanese male patients with NMPC who received continuous ADT or who were planning to receive ADT were enrolled in this study. Lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).

[Tadalafil Ameliorates Symptoms of Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Complicated by Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome].

To examine the efficacy and safety of tadalafil in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia with chronic pelvic pain syndrome, we treated 23 Japanese men with tadalafil 5 mg once daily for 4 weeks. The mean age of the participantswas58.7 yearsand the prostate volume was25.

[A Case of Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder in an Adolescent Detected by Microhematuria].

A 14-year old female was referred to our hospital with the chief complaint of microhematuria. A bladder tumor of the right wall was detected by abdominal ultrasonography and cystoscopic examination. Transurethral resection of the bladder tumor was performed.

[A Case Report of Pyothorax Due to Pyonephrosis].

A 77-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with complaints of fever and left chest pain. Computed tomography showed left pyothorax and left pyonephrosis with left ureter calculus. After admission, drainage of the left thoracic cavity was performed and she was treated with antibiotics.

[Clinical consideration of percutaneous renal biopsy for renal tumor].

We performed ultrasound-guided biopsies on 14 patients having tumors that were difficult to distinguish as benign or malignant on computed tomography. The study took place from January 2004 to December 2011. Of the 14 tumors biopsied, 12 were malignant, 1 was benign, and 1 was a sampling error.

Associations of urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin with demographics, body mass, sex steroids, and lifestyle factors in preschool Japanese children.

Purpose: We aimed to assess the associations of sex, age, body mass, sex steroid hormones, and lifestyle factors with the levels of melatonin in young children.

Methods: This study followed a cross-sectional design and was conducted two preschools in Japan. Subjects were 235 boys and 203 girls, aged 3-6 years.

Associations of birth weight and physical activity with sex steroids in preschool Japanese children.

Purpose: We aimed to assess the association of body size at birth or physical activity with sex steroid levels, independent of body mass among young children.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2006. Subjects were 230 boys and 198 girls, aged 3-6 years.

Associations of urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin with biomarkers related to cardiovascular disease in Japanese women.

Melatonin's potential preventive effect against cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains hypothetical. No study has evaluated the relationships between endogenous melatonin and the established blood biomarkers related to CVD. The objective of the present study is to examine the association between the endogenous melatonin level and various established blood biomarkers of risk of CVD, including white blood cell (WBC) count and plasma concentrations of lipids, homocysteine, uric acid (UA), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP).

Soy intake and urinary sex hormone levels in preschool Japanese children.

The authors investigated whether soy intake is associated with sex steroid levels in Japanese children. This cross-sectional study was conducted in autumn 2006. Subjects were substantially healthy preschoolers, 230 boys and 198 girls, aged 3-6 years.

Efficacy of combination therapy with tamsulosin and zolpidem on nocturia in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Introduction: We examined the efficacy of combination therapy with α1-blocker tamsulosin and hypnotic zolpidem in patients who had suffered from sleep disturbance associated with nocturia.

Material And Methods: A total of 35 patients diagnosed with nocturia with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) were studied. After treatment with tamsulosin for 4 weeks, 16 patients dissatisfied with nocturia (nocturiaquality of life index ≥4) and suspected to have sleep disturbance (Athens Insomnia Scale ≥6) received additional treatment with tamsulosin and zolpidem for 2 weeks.

Emergence of clinical strains of Mycoplasma genitalium harbouring alterations in ParC associated with fluoroquinolone resistance.

Surveillance for antimicrobial resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium clinical strains is extremely limited as culturing of strains from clinical specimens is still difficult. We therefore conducted a non-cultural assessment of fluoroquinolone resistance of M. genitalium clinical strains by analysing the quinolone-resistance determining regions (QRDRs) of the gyrA and parC genes.

Lifestyle and health factors associated with stress urinary incontinence in Japanese women.

Objectives: Studies focusing on lifestyle and health factors and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are scarce in Japan. The aim of this study is to examine the association of lifestyle and health factors in SUI.

Methods: Study subjects were retrieved from Japanese women participating in a health checkup program provided by a general hospital between October 2003 and March 2006.

Epithelioid angiomyolipoma associated with a classic angiomyolipoma.

We report a case of renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma that arose in association with a classic angiomyolipoma in a 54-year-old Japanese man without tuberous sclerosis. Histologically, the tumor was composed of polygonal cells exhibiting diffuse hemorrhage, multifocal necroses, and vascular invasion. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for melanoma specific antibody and focally positive for smooth muscle actin.

[Prostate cancer detected from pleural effusion: two case reports].

Prostate cancer is rarely detected from abnormal chest radiographs. We report two cases of prostate cancer detected from pleural effusion. Case 1 is a 76-year-old man who consulted the department of internal medicine of our hospital with dyspnea and abdominal fullness.

Comparison of two alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonists, naftopidil and tamsulosin hydrochloride, in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a randomized crossover study.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of two alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonists, alpha(1A)-adrenoceptor-selective tamsulosin hydrochloride and alpha(1D)-adrenoceptor-selective naftopidil, in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Patients And Methods: Thirty-four patients (mean age 72.4 years, sd 4.

[A case report of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the bladder with metastasis to small intestine].

A 67-year-old male presented to our clinic with gross hematuria. Cystoscopic examination revealed a broad-based tumor of 2.5 cm in diameter on the lateral side of the right ureteral orifice.

[Multiple metastases of the penile cancer: an experience of combination chemotherapy].

A 49-year-old man with penile cancer (cT3N1M0) was referred to our hospital. The pathologic diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma. The patient underwent penectomy and bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy without postoperative adjuvant therapy.