Publications

[surveillance report of drug-resistant bacteria from 2007 to 2012 in saga prefecture, japan (the second report)].	drug-resistant bacteria are a problematic issue in japan. surveillance of drug-resistant bacteria is important because the frequency of isolation and kinds of such bacteria vary between hospitals and local areas. this study summarizes the results of detection of drug-resistant bacteria in saga prefecture from july 2007 to june 2012. data presented in this study were collected through questionnaire survey that was conducted in 12 hospitals. frequency of drug-resistant bacteria are as follows: 62. ...	2014	25151773
[the distributions and spreads of antimicrobial drug-resistant microorganisms in saga prefecture].	we investigated the distribution of drug-resistant organisms to clarify transmission of the organisms. drug-resistant organisms were surveyed in 12 facilities in 4 districts of saga prefecture for 2 years, and were analyzed by beta-lactamase typing, antimicrobial susceptibility tests and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge). the number of isolates was 111,505 for the 2 years. questionnaires for drug-resistant organisms revealed that methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) was 64.1% ...	2011	21560403