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Yoshichika Arakawa

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Sarangi J, Ido A, Ito M, Iinuma C, Doyama Y, Jin W, et al.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother . 2024 Feb; 68(4):e0117923. PMID: 38415648
group isolates with reduced carbapenem susceptibility have been reported, but its isolation rate in Japan is unknown. We collected 356 clinical α-hemolytic streptococcal isolates and identified 142 of them as...
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Wachino J, Jin W, Norizuki C, Kimura K, Tsuji M, Kurosaki H, et al.
Microbiol Spectr . 2024 Feb; 12(3):e0234423. PMID: 38315122
Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) represent one of the main causes of carbapenem resistance in the order . To combat MBL-producing carbapenem-resistant , the development of MBL inhibitors can restore carbapenem efficacy for...
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Nakashima N, Jin W, Wachino J, Koyama S, Tamai K, Arakawa Y, et al.
Jpn J Infect Dis . 2024 Jan; 77(4):236-239. PMID: 38296542
All clinical isolates of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) are considered susceptible to β-lactams, the first-line drugs used to treat SDSE infections. However, given that penicillin-non-susceptible SDSE strains have been...
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Goto R, Jin W, Wachino J, Arakawa Y, Kimura K
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis . 2022 Dec; 105(3):115881. PMID: 36586277
We used 73 group B Streptococcus with reduced penicillin susceptibility (PRGBS) isolates and determined more rational cutoff values of previously developed disk diffusion method for detecting PRGBS using oxacillin, ceftizoxime,...
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Yamaguchi Y, Kato K, Ichimaru Y, Uenosono Y, Tawara S, Ito R, et al.
ACS Infect Dis . 2022 Dec; 9(1):65-78. PMID: 36519431
Gram-negative bacteria producing metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) have become a considerable threat to public health. MBLs including the IMP, VIM, and NDM types are Zn(II) enzymes that hydrolyze the β-lactam ring present...
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Tsuda Y, Suzuki M, Wachino J, Kimura K, Arakawa Y
J Microbiol Methods . 2022 Dec; 204:106645. PMID: 36493918
Effective classification and visualization of multiple antimicrobial resistance plasmids can be challenging, and few tools to analyze similarities among plasmids depending on the location of genes are available. We created...
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Asamizu S, Pramana A, Kawai S, Arakawa Y, Onaka H
ACS Chem Biol . 2022 Sep; 17(9):2664-2672. PMID: 36074093
To investigate the potential for secondary metabolite biosynthesis by species, we employed a coculture method to discover natural bioactive products and identified specific antibacterial activity from a combined-culture of HOK021...
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Nonogaki R, Iijima A, Kawamura K, Kayama S, Sugai M, Yagi T, et al.
J Appl Microbiol . 2022 Jul; 133(3):2050-2062. PMID: 35797348
Aims: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major cause of healthcare-associated infections. In this study, we aimed to develop a rapid and simple genotyping method that can characterize strains causing nosocomial infections....
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Koide S, Nagano Y, Takizawa S, Sakaguchi K, Soga E, Hayashi W, et al.
Microbiol Spectr . 2022 May; 10(3):e0056822. PMID: 35639001
This study aimed to investigate genomic traits underlying the antimicrobial resistance and virulence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) group B streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility (PRGBS) recovered from elderly patients with bloodstream...
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Konagaya K, Yamamoto H, Suda T, Tsuda Y, Isogai J, Murayama H, et al.
Front Med (Lausanne) . 2022 Jan; 8:768042. PMID: 35047523
Emphysematous prostatic abscess (EPA) is an extremely rare but potentially fatal urinary tract infection (UTI). Here, we describe a case (a 69-year-old male with prediabetes) of ruptured EPA caused by...