This is the first report on a population-based prospective study of invasive group B streptococcus (GBS) disease among children aged <15 years conducted over a period of 11 years in Japan. This study investigated the incidence and clinical manifes...
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 41(9) e383-e387 2022年9月
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major problem in public health. Japan is addressing this problem with various measures based on the National Action Plan on AMR, published in 2016. In Japan, the fight against AMR is hindered by issues with the ...
Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the leading causes of meningitis in children. In Japan, since the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), the number of pneumococcal meningitis due to non-PCV13 serotypes in children...
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 28(2) 146-157 2021年12月
INTRODUCTION: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common causes of lower respiratory tract infections in children aged <5 years and is associated with long-term respiratory morbidities such as recurrent wheezing and asthma, decrea...
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 27(1) 7-18 2021年1月
We conducted a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the reported epidemiology and burden of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and pneumococcal pneumonia (PP) among children and adults aged 6-64 years in Japan. Studies published from J...