Publications (2013)

Publication (International journal)

1. Uemura H, Hayakawa K, Shimada K, Tojo M, Nagamatsu M, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Tamura S, Mesaki K, Yamamoto K, Yanagawa Y, Sugihara J, Kutsuna S, Takeshita N, Shoda N, Hagiwara A, Kirikae T, Ohmagari N.
   Parvimonas micra as a causative organism of spondylodiscitis: a report of two cases and a literature review.
   Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;23:53-5.
2. Kutsuna S, Kato Y, Takasaki T, Moi M, Kotaki A, Uemura H, Matono T, Fujiya Y, Mawatari M, Takeshita N, Hayakawa K, Kanagawa S, Ohmagari N.
   Two cases of Zika fever imported from French Polynesia to Japan, December 2013 to January 2014 [corrected].
   Euro Surveill. 2014 Jan
   30;19(4).
3. Okada K, Kimura T, Mikamo H, Kasahara K, Seki M, Takakura S, Tokimatsu I, Ohmagari N, Takahashi Y, Matsumoto K, Igarashi M, Kobayashi M, Hamada Y, Mochizuki T, Kimura M, Nishi Y, Tanigawara Y, Takesue Y.
   Clinical practice guidelines for therapeutic drug monitoring of arbekacin: a consensus review of the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and the Japanese Society of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.
   J Infect Chemother. 2014 Jan;20(1):1-5.
4. Takeshita N, Lim CK, Mizuno Y, Shimbo T, Kotaki A, Ujiie M, Hayakawa K, Kato Y, Kanagawa S, Kaku M, Takasaki T.
   Immunogenicity of single-dose Vero cell-derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine in Japanese adults.
   J Infect Chemother. 2014 Apr;20(4):238-42.
5. Fujita T, Endo M, Gu Y, Sato T, Ohmagari N.
   Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in cancer patients at a tertiary care cancer center in Japan.
   J Infect Chemother. 2014 Mar;20(3):213-6.
6. Mizuno Y, Yamamoto A, Komiya T, Takeshita N, Takahashi M.
   Seroprevalence of tetanus toxoid antibody and booster vaccination efficacy in Japanese travelers.
   J Infect Chemother. 2014 Jan;20(1):35-7.
7. Kutsuna S, Hayakawa K, Ohmagari N.
   Scarlet fever in an adult.
   Intern Med. 2014;53(2):167-8.
8. Kutsuna S, Hayakawa K, Kato Y, Fujiya Y, Mawatari M, Takeshita N, Kanagawa S, Ohmagari N.
   The usefulness of serum C-reactive protein and total bilirubin levels for distinguishing between dengue fever and malaria in returned travelers.
   Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Mar;90(3):444-8.
9. Kutsuna S, Ohmagari N, Tanizaki R, Hagino N, Nishikomori R, Ujiie M, Takeshita N, Hayakawa K, Kato Y, Kanagawa S.
   The first case of adult-onset PFAPA syndrome in Japan.
   Mod Rheumatol. 2013 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID:24289199.
10. Mawatari M, Kato Y, Hayakawa K, Morita M, Yamada K, Mezaki K, Kobayashi T, Fujiya Y, Kutsuna S, Takeshita N, Kanagawa S, Ohnishi M, Izumiya H, Ohmagari N.
    Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A carrying CTX-M-15 type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase isolated from a Japanese traveller returning from India, Japan, July 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013 Nov 14;18(46).
11. Yamamoto K, Kato Y, Shindo T, Ujiie M, Takeshita N, Kanagawa S, Kunimatsu J, Tamori Y, Kano T, Okuno R, Takahashi H, Ohmagari N. Meningococcemia due to the 2000 Hajj-associated outbreak strain (Serogroup W-135 ST-11) with immunoreactive complications.
    Jpn J Infect Dis. 2013;66(5):443-5.
12. Kutsuna S, Kawabata H, Kasahara K, Takano A, Mikasa K.
    The first case of imported relapsing fever in Japan.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Sep;89(3):460-1.
13. Tanizaki R, Ujiie M, Kato Y, Iwagami M, Hashimoto A, Kutsuna S, Takeshita N, Hayakawa K, Kanagawa S, Kano S, Ohmagari N.
    First case of Plasmodium knowlesi infection in a Japanese traveller returning from Malaysia.
    Malar J. 2013 Apr 15;12:128.
14. Tada T, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Kato Y, Ohmagari N, Takeshita N, Hung N V, Phuong D M, Thu T A, Binh N G, Anh N Q, Nga T T, Truong P H, Xuan P T, Thu L T, Son N T, Kirikae T.
    2013, "Emergence of 16S rRNA methylase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in hospitals in Vietnam", BMC infectious diseases, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 251.
15. Kutsuna, S., Ohmagari, N., Tanizaki, R., Hagino, N., Nishikomori, R., Ujiie, M., Takeshita, N., Hayakawa, K., Kato, Y. & Kanagawa, S.
    2013, "The first case of adult-onset PFAPA syndrome in Japan", Modern rheumatology / the Japan Rheumatism Association.
16. Tojo M, Nagamatsu M, Hayakawa K, Mezaki K, Kirikae T, Ohmagari N.
    Evaluation of an Automated Rapid Diagnostic Test for Detection of Clostridium difficile.
    PLoS One. 2014 Aug 29;9(8):e106102.
17. Hayakawa K, Itoda I, Shimuta K, Takahashi H, Ohnishi M.
    Urethritis Caused by Novel Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W in Man Who Has Sex with Men, Japan.
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Sep;20(9):1585-7.
18. Kobayashi T, Hayakawa K, Mawatari M, Mezaki K, Takeshita N, Kutsuna S, Fujiya Y, Kanagawa S, Ohmagari N, Kato Y, Morita M.
    Case report: failure under azithromycin treatment in a case of bacteremia due to Salmonella enterica Paratyphi A.
    BMC Infectious Diseases. 2014;14(1):404.
19. Hayakawa K, Martin ET, Gudur UM, Marchaim D, Dalle D, Alshabani K, Muppavarapu KS, Jaydev F, Bathina P, Sundaragiri PR, Rajuri SD, Khatri J, Pogue JM, Lephart PR, Rybak MJ, Kaye KS.
    Impact of different antimicrobial therapies on clinical and fiscal outcomes of patients with bacteremia due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2014;58(7):3968-75.
20. Farooq S, Hayakawa K, Marchaim D, Pogue JM, Kaye KS.
    Extended-spectrum β-lactamaseproducing Escherichia coli isolation among older adults: epidemiology and outcomes.
    American Journal of Infection Control. 2014;42(5):565-8.
21. Hayakawa K, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Kirikae T, Nagamatsu M, Shimada K, Mezaki K, Sugiki Y, Kuroda E, Kubota S, Takeshita N, Kutsuna S, Tojo M, Ohmagari N.
    Molecular and Epidemiological Characterization of IMP-Type etallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacter cloacae in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital in Japan.
    Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2014;58(6):3441-50.
22. Tojo M, Fujita T, Ainoda Y, Nagamatsu M, Hayakawa K, Mezaki K, Sakurai A, Masui Y, Yazaki H, Takahashi H, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Totsuka K, Kirikae T, Ohmagari N.
    Evaluation of an automated rapid diagnostic assay for detection of Gram-negative bacteria and their drug-resistance genes in positive blood cultures.
    PLoS One. 2014;9(4):e94064.
23. Hashimoto A, Nagamatsu M, Ohmagari N, Hayakawa K, Kato Y, Kirikae T.
    Isolation of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST101 from an overseas traveler returning to Japan.
    Japanese journal of infectious diseases. 2014;67(2):120-1.
24. Kutsuna S, Hayakawa K.
    Rubella rash.
    N Engl J Med. 2013 Aug 8;369(6):558.
25. Kutsuna S, Kawabata H, Kasahara K, Takano A, Mikasa K.
    The first case of imported relapsing fever in Japan.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Sep;89(3):460-1.
26. Kutsuna S, Ohmagari N, Tanizaki R, Hagino N, Nishikomori R, Ujiie M, Takeshita N, Hayakawa K, Kato Y, Kanagawa S.
    The first case of adult-onset PFAPA syndrome in Japan.
    Mod Rheumatol. 2013 Dec 2.
27. Kutsuna S, Hayakawa K, Kato Y, Fujiya Y, Mawatari M, Takeshita N, Kanagawa S, Ohmagari N.
    The Usefulness of Serum C-Reactive Protein and Total Bilirubin Levels for Distinguishing Between Dengue Fever and Malaria in Returned Travelers.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Jan 13.
28. Kutsuna S, Hayakawa K, Ohmagari N.
    Scarlet Fever in an adult.
    Intern Med. 2014;53(2):167-8.
29. Kutsuna S, Kato Y, Takasaki T, Moi ML, Kotaki A, Uemura H, Matono T, Fujiya Y, Mawatari M, Takeshita N, Hayakawa K, Kanagawa S, Ohmagari N.
    Two cases of Zika fever imported from French Polynesia to Japan, December to January 2013.
    Eurosurveillance 19(4) pii=20683
30. Kutsuna S, Kawabata H, Kasahara K, Takano A, Mikasa K.
    The first case of imported relapsing fever in Japan.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Sep;89(3):460-1.
31. Kutsuna S, Ohmagari N.
    Dengue fever.
    Intern Med. 2014;53(15):1727.
32. Kutsuna S, Kawabata H, Ohmagari N.
    Imported Lyme Disease.
    Internal Medicine in press.
33. Sugishita Y, Takahashi T, Hori N, Abo M.
    Ongoing rubella outbreak among adults in Tokyo, Japan, June 2012 to April 2013.
    Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal, 2013, 4(3):37–41. doi:10.5365/wpsar.2013.4.2.011

Presentations at International Conferences and Forums

1. Nozomi Takeshita.
   Travel related health problems -A 6 years study in Tokyo.
   13th Coference of the International Society of Travel Medicine. Masstricht, May 2013.
2. Hayakawa K, Sherchan JB, Kirikae T, Nagamatsu M, Tojo M, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Ohara H, Sherchand JB, Tandukar S, Ohmagari N.
   Differences in the clinical and microbiological characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli between
   Japan and Nepal.
   Poster presentation at Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Washington DC, Sep, 2014.
3. Sherchan JB, Hayakawa K, Ohmagari N, Kirikae T, Nagamatsu M, Tojo M, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Ohara H, Sherchand JB, Tandukar S.
   Epidemiology of Extended-spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)- producing Escherichia coli in Nepal: Predominance of CTX-M-15-type ESBL.
   Poster presentation at Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Washington DC, Sep, 2014.
4. Yamamoto K, Hayakawa K, Kutsuna S, Takeshita N, Kato Y, Kanagawa S, Yamada K, Mezaki K, Kirikae T, Ohmagari N.
    Comparison of the clinical and microbiological characteristics of Campylobacter and Helicobacter bacteraemia: the importance of time to blood culture positivity.
   Poster presentation at European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Barcelona, Spain, May, 2014.
5. Hayakawa K, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Kubota S, Kuroda E, Sugiki Y, Nagamatsu M, Takeshita N, Kutsuna S, Kirikae T, Ohmagari N.
   Epidemiology and predictors of IMP-type metallo-betalactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae isolation in a tertiary medical centre: a case-control study.
   Poster presentation at European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Barcelona, Spain, May, 2014.
6. Sugiki Y, Ohmagari N, Mawatari M, Kuroda E, Kubota S, Takeshita N, Kutsuna S, Fujiya Y, Mezaki K, Hayakawa K.
   Epidemiology and trends in MRSA infections at a large tertiary hospital in Japan: The importance of a ward-based continuous infection control effort.
   Poster presentation at SHEA Spring 2014 Conference, Denver, April, 2014.
7. Matsubayashi S, Farooq S, Hayakawa K, Marchaim D, Kaye KS.
   Epidemiology of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli among older adults.
   Poster presentation at ID week, San Francisco, Oct, 2013.
8. Kutsuna S, Hayakawa K, Kato Y, Fujiya Y, Mawatari M, Takeshita N, Kanagawa S, Ohmagari N.
   A comparison of clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of common fevers acquired by returning travelers: An 8-year report from a large travel clinic in Japan.
   Poster presentation at ID week, San Francisco, Oct, 2013.
9. Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Hayakawa K, Nagamatsu M, Shimada K, Mesaki K, Kubota S, Kuroda E, Sugiki Y, Tojo M, Takeshita N, Ujiie M, Kutsuna S, Hamada Y, Ohmagari N, Kirikae T.
   Molecular epidemiology and antibiotic susceptibility of IMP-type metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae isolated in a tertiary medical center in Japan.
   Poster presentation at ID week, San Francisco, Oct, 2013.
10. Tojo M, Nagamatsu M, Fujita T, Ainoda Y, Hayakawa K, Mezaki K, Sakurai A, Masui Y, Miyoshi- Akiyama T, Kirikae T, Totsuka K, Ohmagari N.
    Evaluation of microarray based rapid diagnostic test for direct identification of Gram-negative bacteria and resistance genes from positive blood cultures.
    Poster presnetationat Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Denver, Sep, 2013.
11. Tojo M, Takahashi H, Hayakawa K, Nagamatsu M, Shimada K, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Kirikae T, Ohmagari T.
    Evaluation of Automated Rapid Diagnostic Test for Direct Identification of Gramnegative Bacteria from Positive Blood Cultures.
    Poster presentation at American Society for Microbiology 2013 General Meeting, Denver, May, 2013.
12. S Kutsuna, K Hayakawa, Y Kato, Y Fujiya, M Mawatari, N Takeshita, S Kanagawa, N Ohmagari.
    Comparison of clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of common causes of fever in returning travelers: 8-year experience in a large travel clinic in Japan.
    ID week 2013, San Francisco, 2013. https://idsa.confex.com/idsa/2013/webprogram/Paper41961.html
13. Sugihara, J., Kato, Y., Takahashi, K., Mishiro, S., Yanagawa, Y., Ujiie, M., Takeshita, N., Kanagawa, S., Ohmagari, N.
    Hepatitis A with delayed serum hepatitis A virus-specific immunoglobulin M antibody elevation; a case report and review of literature.
    13th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine, Maastricht, The Netherland, 5月, 2013.
14. Takeshita, N., Kato, Y., Kutsuna S., Ujiie, M ., Hayakawa, K., Kanagawa, S., Ohmagari, N.
    Case series of animal bites in a Japanese hospital when they were abroad.
    13th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine, Maastricht, The Netherland, 5月, 2013.
15. Kunimatsu, J., Kanehisa, E., Yamamoto, K., Kutsuna, S., Watanabe, R., Kato, Y., Yoshizawa, A., Ohmagari, N.
    Adult rubella: A retrospective analysis of 45 cases.
    2013 ID Week, San Francisco, USA, 10月, 2013.