Journal papers from Journal of the Japanese Society for Tuberculosis

Journal papers by researchers at the Research Institute of Tuberculosis, JATA are available. Main contents are written in Japanese, but abstracts, tables and figures are written in English. All rights are reserved by the Japanese Society of Tuberculosis.
Year Volume and Number Page Title Authors
2009 Vol.84 No.4 April 2009 173-186 Research agenda of interferon-gamma release assays Kazue HIGUCHI & Nobuyuki HARADA
2009  Vol.84 No.3 March 2009 133-140 New horizons on next generation chemotherapy for Mycobacteriosis Norio DOI
2009  Vol.84 No.2 February 2009 79-82 Situation analysis of the monitoring of tuberculosis infection among hospital staff Kunikhiko ITO
2009  Vol.84 No.1 January 2009 9-14 Problems in model-beds for tuberculosis patients Kunihiko ITO, et al.
2009  Vol.84 No.1 January 2009 1-8 Comparison of TB incidence of young and middle age groups between urban/suburban prefectures and other prefectures Hitoshi HOSHINO, et al.
2008   Vol.83 No.12 December 2008 811-820 Evaluation of the tuberculosis control program through tuberculosis surveillance Masako OHMORI, et al.
2008  Vol.83 No. 11 November 2008 717-723 Microbaiological properties of M.porcinum isolated from a patient with impairments in IL-12/IFN-γ pathway Yuko KAZUMI, et al. 
2008  Vol.83 No.10 October 2008 673-678 Rapid, simple genotyping method by the VNTR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Japan Shinji MAEDA, et al.
2008  Vol.83 No.9 September 2008 621-628 What is needed to prevent defaultering from tuberculosis treatment? Kunihiko ITO, et al. 
2008  Vol.83 No.9 September 2008 611-620 Tuberculosis control in Ghinjyuku ward, Tokyo  Sumi KAGURAOKA, et al.
2008  Vol.83 No.9 September 2008 603-609 Effects of prophylaxis on QuantiFERON TB-2G responses among children Kazue HIGHCHI, et al.
2008  Vol.83 No. 8 August 2008 591-598 Storage and transport of isolated M.Tuberculosis at public and private health institutions in Japan Akihiro OHKADO, et al. 
2008  Vol.83 No.6 June 2008 475-479 Human resource capacity building on TB laboratory work for TB control program  Akiko FUJIKI and Seiya KATO
2008  Vol.83 No.5 May 2008 423-429  TB epidemiology in elderly group in Japan Hitoshi HOSHINO, et al.
2008  Vol.83 No.5 May 2008 411-416 CT scrrning before treatment of latent tuberculosis infection for the diagnosis of clinical TB among contacts  Takashi YOSHIYAMA, et al.
2008  Vol.83 No.4 April 2008 379-386 Implementation and evaluation by a populaation-based RFLP analysis in an urban area, Shinjyuku city, Tokyo Michiko NAGAMINE, et al
2008 Vol.83 No. 4 April 2008 365-377 Estimation of the future epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in Japan Masako OHMORI, et al.
2008 Vol.83 No.4 April 2008 353-358 Relapse rate of twice weekly intermittent chemotherapy during continuation phase in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in two years period after completion of treatment Masako WADA, et al.
2008 Vol.83 No.2 February 2008 65-71 Stability for long-term storage and reproductibity of positivity in the panel test slide prepared with the polyacrylamide-based artificial sputum Hiroyuki YAMADA, et al.
2007 Vol.82 No 12 December 2007 925-927 Report of the meeting for researches in charge of tuberculosis molecular epidemiology in Japan, China, and Korea Shinji MAEDA, et al.
2007 Vol.82 No.12 December 2007 897-901 New cohort analysis system in new tuberculosis surveillance system in Japan Hitoshi HOSHINO, et al.
2007 Vol.82 No.12 December 2007 891-896 Frequency of MER-TB/XDR-TB strains isolated from chronic pulmonary tuberculosis patinets in Japan Yuko KAZUMI, at al.
2007 Vol.82 No.10 October 2007 741-748 Comparison of usefulness between variable numbers of tandem repeats(VNTR) analysis and restriction fragment length polymorphism(RFLP) in the genotyping of Mycobacterium avium Yuko KAZUMI, et al.
2007 Vol.82 N0 9 Sepember 2007 685-695 Estimation of TB incidence by labor status Hitoshi HOSHINO, et al
2007 Vol.82 N0. 6 June 2007 515-521 Analysis of tuberculosis infection among foreigners using Quanti FERON TB-2G test Kazue HIGHCHI, et al
2007 Vol.82 No 5 May 2007 449-454 Comparative study of BACTEC MGIT 960 AST and conventional proportion method using OGAWA medium for the drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to isoniazid Satoshi MITARAI
2007 Vol.82 No.3 March 2007 165-171 Evaluation of accuracy of clinical diagnosis of TB by annual autopsy report Hitoshi HOSHINO, et al
2007 Vol.82 No.2 February 2007 85-93 Current epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in the workplace: considering the risk of tuberculosis among nurses Masako OHMORI, et al
2007 Vol.82 No.2 February 2007 95-101 Treatment results of rifampicin(RFP) resistant isoniazid(INH) susceptible tuberculosis, a hospital based study Takashi YOSHIYAMA, et al
2007 Vol.82 No.1 January 2007 1-9 Adverse effect other than liver dysfunction in treatment of latent tuberculous infection by isoniazid Kunihiko ITO, et al
2006 Vol.81 No.12 December 2006　 721-730 Criteria of hospitalization and discharge for tuberculosis in the western developed countries and comparison with that of Japan Kunihiko ITO, et al
2006 Vol.81 No.11 November 2006 681-686 Characteristics of a diagnostic method of tuberculosis infection based on whole blood interferon-γ assay Nobuyuki HARADA
2006 Vol.81 No.11 November 2006 651-660 Liver damage in treatment of latent tuberculous infection by isoniazid Kunihiko ITO, et al
2006 Vol.81 No.10 October 2006 603-607 Microbiologically identified isolates of mycobacterium heckeshornense in two patients Yuko KAZUMI, et al
2006 Vol.81 No.10 October 2006 591-602 Evaluation of effect of community DOTS on treatment outcomes by TB surveillance data Hitoshi HOSHINO, et al
2006 Vol.81 No.9 September 2006 551-558 Identification of Mycobacteria by sequencing of rpoB gene and 16S rRNA Yuko KAZUMI, et al
2006 Vol.81 No.8 August 2006 511-518 Number of sputum cultures by MGIT system needed to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis Kunihiko ITO, et al
2006 Vol.81 No.8 August 2006 501-509 External quality assessment of drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Satoshi MITARAI,
The Committee for Mycobacterial Examinations, The Japanese Society for Tuberculosis
2006 Vol.81 No.6 June 2006 401-405 The role of simultaneous combination culture with solid and liquid media for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis Kunihiko ITO, et al
2006 Vol.81 No.5 May 2006 363-369 Twice-weekly intermittent chemotherapy during the maitenance phase of the short-course treatment for new patients with pulmonary tuberculosis Masako WADA, et al
2006 Vol.81 No.5 May 2006 357-362 Number of concentrated sputum smears needed to adequately assess infectivity of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis Kunihiko ITO
2006 Vol.81 No.1 January 2006 71-77 Tuberculosis control in health care facilities for the elderly, from the viewpoint of risk management Masako OHMORI, et al
2006 Vol.81 No.1 January 2006 15-17 Comparison of sputum positive rate between bilateral vs. unilateral lung tuberculosis Kunihiko ITO
2005 Vol.80 No.11 November 2005 687-693 Treatment results of multi drug resistant tuberculosis, a hospital based study Takashi YOSHIYAMA, et al
2005 Vol.80 No.11 November 2005 675-686 Cost -effectiveness analysis of QuantiFERON TB 2nd generation used for detection of tuberculosis infection in contact investigations Toru MORI, et al
2005 Vol.80 No.9 September 2005 607-611 Anti-Tuberculosis drug-induced hepatitis Masako WADA
2005 Vol.80 No.7 July 2005 521-526 Limits of chest X-ray investigation in the diagnosis of recurrent pulomonary tuberculosis Kunihiko ITO
2005 Vol.80 No.6 June 2005 475-479 Influences of the adoption of new tuberculosis mass-examination system for school children on tuberculosis in school age Hitoshi HOSHINO, et al
2005 Vol.80 No.4 April 2005 365-379 Reinfection of tuberculosis in HIV-negative persons Kunihiko ITO
2005 Vol.80 No.4 April 2005 349-358 The external quality assessment for Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing by proficiency testing panel to the commercial laboratories Satoshi MITARAI, et al
2005 Vol.80 No.2 February 2005 89-94 How to combat against global tuberculosis burden -Experiences and perspectives for Japan's international cooperation- Nobukatsu ISHIKAWA
2005 Vol.80 No.1 January 2005 9-14 Risk of acquisition of RFP resistance out of INH resistant RFP susceptible tuberculosis Takashi YOSHIYAMA, et al
2004 Vol.79 No.12 December 2004 725-735 Basic characteristics of a novel diagnostic method (QuantiFERON TB-2G) of latent tuberculosis infection with a use of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens, ESAT-6 and CFP-10 Nobuyuki HARADA, et al
2004 Vol.79 No.12 December 2004 717-724 Process of acquiring drug resistance, retrospective review of records of MDR TB Takashi YOSHIYAMA, et al
2004 Vol.79 No.11 November 2004 637-643 Usefulness of a novel diagnostic method of tuberculosis infection, QuantiFERON TB-2G, in an outbreak of tuberculosis Nobuyuki HARADA, et al
2004 Vol.79 No.11 November 2004 631-635 Are tuberculosis advisory committees well-functioning? Kunihiko ITO, et al
2004 Vol.79 No.10 October 2004 587-604 Reform of Japan's NTP and its technical perspectives Toru MORI
2004 Vol.79 No.10 October 2004 561-567 Miss-management in treatment failures of pulomonary tuberculosis Kunihiko ITO, et al
2004 Vol.79 No.10 October 2004 553-560 Estimation of the number of necessary beds for tuberculosis patients, in Japan Takashi YOSHIYAMA, et al
2004 Vol.79 No.8 August 2004 461-467 Drug resistance in recurrent cases of tuberculosis Kunihiko ITO, et al
2004 Vol.79 No.7 July 2004 437-441 Mycobacterium shinshuense isolated from cutaneous ulcer lesion of right lower extremity in a 37-year-old woman Yuko KAZUMI, et al
2004 Vol.79 No.4 April 2004 309-311 C-reactive protein in patients with bacteriological positive lung tuberculosis Kunihiko ITO, et al
2003 Vol.78 No.11 November 2003 691-697 A survey on the onset of tuberculosis in nursing homes Shinji SHISHIDO, et al
2003 Vol.78 No.9 September 2003 587-590 Activity of cephems and cabapenems against clinically isolated Mycobacterium abscessus Kunihiko ITO, et al
2003 Vol.78 No.6 June 2003 435-442 Factors related to early case detection of tuberculosis in health service facilities for the elderly Masako OHMORI, et al
2003 Vol.78 No.6 June 2003 427-434 A comparative study on severity of tuberculosis cases between those found by periodical chest X-ray examination and those found by symptomatic visit to OPD in Japan Takashi YOSHIYAMA, et al
2002 Vol.77 No.10 October 2002 647-658 Preventive chemotharapy in middle-aged and elderly persons selected from population-based screening by mass miniature radiography -Methodological aspects and adverse reactions- Masako OHMORI, et al
2002 Vol.77 No.8 August 2002 585-588 Roles of cytokines in murine tuberculosis Isamu SUGAWARA
2002 Vol.77 No.7 July 2002 499-502 Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in connection with the guideline for community-acquired pneumonia Kunihiko ITO
2002 Vol.77 No.4 April 2002 341-346 Investigation on preventive measures of tuberculosis infections and onset of tuberculosis in nursing homes for the aged Shinji SHISHIDO, et al
2002 Vol.77 No.4 April 2002 329-339 Discussing the current situation of tuberculosis case-finding by mass miniature radiography in Japan Masako OHMORI, et al
2002 Vol.77 No.1 January 2002 11-22 Comparison of effectiveness of BCG vaccination and preventive therapy in Japanese settings, with epecial emphasis on the sensitivity and specificity of tuberculin testing Takashi YOSHIMYAMA
2001 Vol.76 No.4 April 2001 385-397 Where do we stand with BCG vaccination programme in Japan? Toru MORI
2001 Vol.76 No.1 January 2001 33-43 Effectiveness and problems of PZA-containing 6-month regimen for the treatment of new pulmonary tuberculosis patients Masako WADA
2000 Vol.75 No.12 December 2000 691-697 Limits of nucleic acid amplification tests for diagnosis of smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis Kunihiko ITO, et al
2000 Vol.75 No.11 November 2000 665-673 The effectiveness of pyrazinamide-containing six-month short course chemotherapy Masako WADA
2000 Vol.75 No.11 November 2000 629-641 Cost effectiveness analysis of isoniazid preventive therapy to the contacts of tuberculosis patients under Japanese settings Takashi YOSHIYAMA
2000 Vol.75 No.7 July 2000 463-469 Optimal conditions for establishment of experimental tuberculosis model using an automated inhalation exposure apparatus and its application Isamu SUGAWARA, et al

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