| decrease in epstein-barr virus-positive aids-related lymphoma in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. | recent introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart) is reported to have reduced the incidence of lymphoma among hiv-infected individuals. a clinicopathological study was performed on 86 aids-related lymphoma patients who were treated in tokyo area from 1987 to 2005. the incidence of lymphoma detected by autopsy was 27% (53 cases/198 autopsies). diffuse large b cell lymphoma was the most predominant histological subtype throughout the period (78%). burkitt's lymphoma (bl) increase ... | 2006 | 16697236 |
| multicenter study to evaluate bloodstream infection by helicobacter cinaedi in japan. | helicobacter cinaedi has being recognized as an important human pathogen which causes bloodstream infections. although the first case of bacteremia with this pathogen in japan was reported in 2003, the true prevalence of h. cinaedi as a pathogen of bloodstream infections in this country is not yet known. therefore, the aim of our study was to assess the incidence of bacteremia with h. cinaedi in japan. we conducted a prospective, multicenter analysis in 13 hospitals during 6 months in tokyo, jap ... | 2007 | 17596362 |
| antibodies to molluscum contagiosum virus in the general population and susceptible patients. | since many attempts to cultivate molluscum contagiosum virus (mcv) in vitro have been unsuccessful, it is difficult to prepare a large quantity of antigens. to assess the seroprevalence of antibodies against mcv in 508 subjects with or without clinical mcv infection, a truncated recombinant protein from open-reading frame mc133l was synthesized using sendai virus expression system and applied to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay as an antigen. | 2000 | 11115164 |
| a common agenda of global challenges. japan and u.s. pool resources to tackle global issues including population and hiv / aids. | the common agenda for cooperation in global perspective is a bilateral partnership established in 1993 between the us and japan to address important global challenges of the 21st century such as global health and human development, including population and hiv/aids, global stability, protection of the global environment, and the advancement of science and technology. on the fifth anniversary of the agenda, representatives of the japan and the us governments, international organizations, and pri ... | 1998 | 12293750 |
| [hiv seroprevalence in patients with tuberculosis]. | the number of patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and tuberculosis (tb) in our hospital is increasing year after year. although most patients were hiv tested because of miliary tuberculosis or extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, some patients were found hiv seropositive by chance. in order to determine the incidence of hiv seropositivity among tb patients, hiv testing was carried out in tb patients for two years from january 1998 with the consent of patients. tb patients who r ... | 2001 | 11766358 |