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[clinical features and etiology of community-acquired pneumonia at a general hospital between 1994 and 1997].to characterize the clinical features and etiology of recently encountered cases of community-acquired pneumonia (cap), we carried out a hospital-based retrospective study of 120 episodes of cap (115 patients) at tagami hospital, nagasaki city between 1994 and 1997. we identified the causative pathogens in 55 episodes (50 patients) by sputum gram stain and quantitative culture, for a determination rate of 45.8%. streptococcus pneumoniae (17 episodes) and haemophilus influenzae (15 episodes) were ...200010879028
hospital-acquired pneumonia in general wards of a japanese tertiary hospital.hospital-acquired pneumonia (hap) is an important nosocomial disorder because both its mortality and morbidity are high. the japanese respiratory society (jrs) has proposed a new guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hap. clinical investigations of hap were conducted to assess the current status of hap in accordance with this guideline.200414982613
[detection methods and changes in metallo-beta-lactamase-producing gram-negative rod isolates at nagasaki university hospital from 1991 to 2005].since plasmid-mediated metallo-beta-lactamase (mbl)-producing pseudimonas aeruginosa was reported in japan, mbl-producing gram-negative rods (gnrs) have emerged worldwide. we developed a way to detect mbl-producing gnrs in routine examination using broth microdilution with the mbl inhibitor sodium mercaptoacetate (sma) in frozen plates. between 1996 and 2005, we evaluated this and other methods, including broth microdilution with another mbl inhibitor dipicolinic acid (dpa) in dry plates, conven ...200818697478
pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia among immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients: relation to initial antibiotic therapy and survival.pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia occurs mainly in immunocompromised patients. however, p. aeruginosa bacteremia in immunocompetent patients has also been reported. the aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics of p. aeruginosa bacteremia in relation to the immune status of the patients. the medical records of 126 adult patients with p. aeruginosa bacteremia in nagasaki university hospital were retrospectively reviewed between january 2003 and december 2012. of 126 patients ...201626073727
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