Impact of rpoB mutations on reduced vancomycin susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus

Y Watanabe, L Cui, Y Katayama, K Kozue… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Of 38 vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) clinical strains, 27 (71%)
possessed a mutation(s) in rpoB encoding the β-subunit of RNA polymerase. Furthermore, 95.6…

Colonization and Subsequent Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Due to Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Cohort of Otherwise Healthy Adults Infected with …

…, B Mathema, JR Mediavilla, K Kishii… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage and subsequent infection
were prospectively compared among a well‐defined group of 107 individuals infected with …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic Diversity of Staphylocoagulase Genes (coa): Insight into the Evolution of Variable Chromosomal Virulence Factors in Staphylococcus aureus

S Watanabe, T Ito, T Sasaki, S Li, I Uchiyama, K Kishii… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background The production of staphylocoagulase (SC) causing the plasma coagulation is
one of the important characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus. Although SCs have been …

Diverse mutations in the ftsI gene in ampicillin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae isolates from pediatric patients with acute otitis media

K Kishii, N Chiba, M Morozumi… - Journal of infection and …, 2010 - Elsevier
To clarify molecular changes in β-lactamase-nonproducing, ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR)
Haemophilus influenzae, which is increasing in pediatric patients with acute otitis media (AOM) …

Differences in biofilm formation and transcription of biofilm-associated genes among Acinetobacter baumannii clinical strains belonging to the international clone II …

K Kishii, M Hamada, K Aoki, K Ito, J Onodera… - Journal of Infection and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter baumannii isolates belonging to international clonal lineage (IC) II are often
multidrug-resistant and are the predominant cause of nosocomial outbreaks. While many …

The first cases of human bacteremia caused by Acinetobacter seifertii in Japan

K Kishii, K Kikuchi, J Tomida, Y Kawamura… - Journal of Infection and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter seifertii, a novel species of Acinetobacter, was first reported in 2015. A. seifertii
strains were isolated from human clinical specimens (blood, respiratory tract, and ulcer) …

Recurrence of heterogeneous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among the MRSA clinical isolates in a Japanese university hospital

K Kishii, T Ito, S Watanabe, K Okuzumi… - Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Objectives In the early 1980s, heterogeneous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (hetero-MRSA)
strains were predominant in the University of Tokyo Hospital. But, in the 1990s, …

In Vitro Activity of Tebipenem, a New Oral Carbapenem Antibiotic, against β-Lactamase-Nonproducing, Ampicillin-Resistant Haemophilus influenzae

K Kishii, N Chiba, M Morozumi, A Ono… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
In vitro activity of tebipenem, a new oral carbapenem antibiotic, against clinical Haemophilus
influenzae isolates was compared with those of 8 reference agents. Isolates were classified …

Direct detection by real-time PCR of ftsI gene mutations affecting MICs of β-lactam agents for Haemophilus influenzae isolates from meningitis

K Kishii, M Morozumi, N Chiba, A Ono… - Journal of Infection and …, 2011 - Elsevier
One resistance mechanism of Haemophilus influenzae to ampicillin involves decreased
affinity of penicillin-binding protein (PBP) 3 for β-lactam antibiotics reflecting amino acid …

[HTML][HTML] Late-onset invasive group B Streptococcal infection with serotype VIII in a neonate having congenital biliary atresia

…, H Fujita, M Morozumi, Y Kuwata, K Kishii… - Pediatrics & …, 2013 - Elsevier
A female newborn was admitted to our department 15 days after birth for insufficient sucking
and jaundice. The patient’s blood and urine cultures were both positive for group B …