Laboratory of Clinical Research on Infectious Diseases

Subjects:

1. Pneumococcal vaccines.
2. Streptococcus suis infection.
3. Dengue virus infections.

Published Papers

1. Recurrent bacterial meningitis by three different pathogens in an isolated asplenic child.

   Yoshiko Uchida, Kousaku Matsubara, Tamaki Wada, Kazunori Oishi, Tomohiro Morio, Hidetoshi Takada, Aya Iwata, Kazuo Yura, Katsunori Kamimura, Hiroyuki Nigami and Takashi Fukaya

   J Infect Chemother, 18 (4), 576-580, 2011.
2. Identification of the Vibrio parahaemolyticus type III secretion system 2-associated chaperone VocC for the T3SS2-specific effector VopC.

   Yukihiro Akeda, Toshio Kodama, Kazunobu Saito, Tetsuya Iida, Kazunori Oishi and Takeshi Honda

   FEMS Microbiol Lett, 324 (2), 156-164, 2011.
3. Sepsis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in Thailand.

   Anusak Kerdsin, Surang Dejsirilert, Pathom Sawanpanyalert, Adisorn Boonnark, Wipa Noithachang, Duangdao Sriyakum, Somchai Simkum, Sukenya Chokngam, Marcelo Gottschalk, Yukihiro Akeda and Kazunori Oishi

   Lancet, 378 (9794), 960, 2011.
4. CD4-independent human immunodeficiency virus infection involves participation of endocytosis and cathepsin B.

   Hiroaki Yoshii, Haruka Kamiyama, Kensuke Goto, Kazunori Oishi, Nobuhiko Katunuma, Yuetsu Tanaka, Hideki Hayashi, Toshifumi Matsuyama, Hironori Sato, Naoki Yamamoto and Yoshinao Kubo

   PLoS One, 6 (4), e19352, 2011.
5. Nasal Dendritic Cell Targeting Flt3 Ligand As A Safe Adjuvant Elicits Effective Protection Against Fatal Pneumococcal Pneumonia.

   Kosuke Kataoka, Kohtaro Fujihashi, Keita Oma, Yoshiko Fukuyama, Susan K Hollingshead, Shinichi Sekine, Shigetada Kawabata, Hiro-O Ito, David E Briles and Kazunori Oishi

   Infect Immun, 79 (7), 2819-2828, 2011.
6. Genotypic Profile of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 and Clinical Features of Infection in Humans, Thailand.

   Anusak Kerdsin, Surang Dejsirilert, Parichart Puangpatra, Saowalak Sripakdee, Koranan Chumla, Nitsara Boonkerd, Pitimol Polwichai, Susumu Tanimura, Dan Takeuchi, Tatsuya Nakayama, Shota Nakamura, Yukihiro Akeda, Marcelo Gottschalk, Pathom Sawanpanyalert and Kazunori Oishi

   Emerg Infect Dis, 17 (5), 835-842, 2011.
7. Streptococcus suis infection induces to bacterial accumulation in the kidney.

   Tatsuya Nakayama, Dan Takeuchi, Yukihiro Akeda and Kazunori Oishi

   Microb Pathog, 50 (2), 87-93, 2011.
8. Intranasal vaccination with pneumococcal surface protein A plus poly(I:C) protects against secondary pneumococcal pneumonia in mice.

   Hirokazu Ezoe, Yukihiro Akeda, Zhenyu Piao, Taiki Aoshi, Shohei Koyama, Takeshi Tanimoto, Ken J Ishii and Kazunori Oishi

   Vaccine, 29 (9), 1754-1761, 2011.

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