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  1. Pre-dialysis medical social worker support and survival in patients with kidney failure: impact on unplanned dialysis, hospitalization, and prognosis
  2. A case of humidifier lung potentially caused by Cryptococcus laurentii
  3. Clinical characteristics and prognosis of pulmonary aspergillosis complicating interstitial lung diseases
  4. Evaluating the Potential of Galactosaminogalactan as a Diagnostic Target for Invasive Aspergillosis
  5. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Influenza Treatments in Japan Using a Transmission Model: The Impact of Baloxavir and Oseltamivir Shares
  6. Comprehensive Strategies for Prevention and Management of Antimicrobial Resistance in Respiratory Infections
  7. Multicentre retrospective observational study for development and validation of MAC prognostic score model
  8. Adrenomedullin Therapy for Moderate-to-Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia: Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase 2a Trial
  9. A nationwide epidemiological survey of coronavirus disease 2019-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in Japan
  10. Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in Japan
  11. Humoral and cellular immune responses to mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations in the elderly: A longitudinal study in Japan
  12. Incidence of Coronavirus Disease 2019‐Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis and Specialist Involvement in Its Diagnosis in Japan: A Nationwide Survey and Literature Review
  13. Risk Factors and Long‐Term Prognosis for Coinfection of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Multicentre Observational Study in Japan
  14. Prevotella intermedia Synergistically Exacerbates Pneumonia Induced by Oral Streptococci
  15. Analysis of risk factors for long COVID after mild COVID-19 during the Omicron wave in Japan
  16. Anemia Is a Predictor of Withdrawal from Peritoneal Dialysis in Stable Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
  17. Effects of Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobials on Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia with Low Risk for Drug-Resistant Pathogens: Historical Cohort Study in Japan
  18. Effects of extended anaerobic antibiotic coverage on anaerobic bloodstream infection: A multisite retrospective study
  19. Influence of Educational Films on Antiviral Prescription for COVID-19: Insights from Web-Based Survey in Japan
  20. TAC1b mutation in Candida auris decreases manogepix susceptibility owing to increased CDR1 expression
  21. Risk Factors and Long-term Prognosis for Coinfection of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Multicenter Observational Study in Japan
  22. Comprehensive Review of Environmental Surveillance for Azole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus: A Practical Roadmap for Hospital Clinicians and Infection Control Teams
  23. Pre-clinical and clinical evaluation of a surface plasmon field-enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS) antigen test for detecting SARS-CoV-2
  24. Risk Factors and Prognostic Effects of Aspergillosis as a Complication of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: A Nested Case–Control Study
  25. Successful granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor inhalation therapy for recurrent autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis after lung transplantation: A case report
  26. Antifungal Treatment for Japanese Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis
  27. Clarithromycin Modulates Neutrophilic Inflammation Induced by Prevotella intermedia in Human Airway Epithelial Cells
  28. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Baloxavir and Oseltamivir in Outpatients With Influenza B
  29. Efficacy and safety of lascufloxacin for nursing- and healthcare-associated pneumonia: A single-arm, open-label clinical trial
  30. Novel method of attaching a suction tube externally to a tracheal tube as an insertion route for a Fogarty catheter in cryobiopsy: Retrospective comparative study
  31. Development of a score model to predict long‐term prognosis after community‐onset pneumonia in older patients
  32. Risk factor of non-tuberculous Mycobacterium infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases receiving biologic agents: A multicenter retrospective study
  33. Human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells exhibit antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus and other filamentous fungi
  34. Clinical features relating to pneumococcal colony phase variation in hospitalized adults with pneumonia
  35. Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: comprehensive insights into epidemiology, treatment, and unresolved challenges
  36. Prognoses of patients undergoing hemodialysis administered 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide versus 13-valent pneumococcal protein conjugate vaccines
  37. Lung Involvement in Adult T-Cell Lymphoma Diagnosed Using Bronchoscopic Cryobiopsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
  38. The prognostic factors for cryptococcal meningitis in non‐human immunodeficiency virus patients: An observational study using nationwide database
  39. Antifungal susceptibility profiles of Cryptococcus neoformans strains clinically isolated from non-HIV-infected patients in Nagasaki, Japan
  40. Prognostic Association of Liposomal Amphotericin B Doses Above 5 mg/kg/d in Mucormycosis: A Nationwide Epidemiologic and Treatment Analysis in Japan
  41. Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense Infection Mimicking Sarcoidosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature on Japanese Patients
  42. Impact of meteorological and demographic factors on the influenza epidemic in Japan: a large observational database study
  43. Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Use of Anti-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Agents for Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Patients Using a Nationwide Japanese Administrative Database
  44. Estimation of Intangible Costs for Factors Associated with Oral Antiviral Drugs for COVID-19 Treatment: A Conjoint Analysis in Japan
  45. Impact of Administering Intravenous Azithromycin within 7 Days of Hospitalization for Influenza Virus Pneumonia: A Propensity Score Analysis Using a Nationwide Administrative Database
  46. Evaluation of a Novel FKS1 R1354H Mutation Associated with Caspofungin Resistance in Candida auris Using the CRISPR-Cas9 System
  47. Echinocandin Resistance in Candida auris Occurs in the Murine Gastrointestinal Tract Due to FKS1 Mutations
  48. Efficacy and safety of isavuconazole against deep-seated mycoses: A phase 3, randomized, open-label study in Japan
  49. Evaluation of a Triage Checklist for Mild COVID-19 Outpatients in Predicting Subsequent Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization during the Isolation Period: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
  50. Clinical Differentiation of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome from Japanese Spotted Fever
  51. Comparison of liposomal amphotericin B alone and in combination with flucytosine in the treatment of non‐HIV Cryptococcal meningitis: A nationwide observational study
  52. Serum Cytokines Usefulness for Understanding the Pathology in Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis and Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis
  53. Favorable Humoral Response to Third Dose of BNT162b2 in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
  54. Comparison of Intra-Familial Transmission of Influenza Virus From Index Patients Treated With Baloxavir Marboxil or Oseltamivir Using an Influenza Transmission Model and a Health Insurance Claims Database
  55. Associations between Chest CT Abnormalities and Clinical Features in Patients with the Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome
  56. Clinical evaluation of QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus directly compared with QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube and T-Spot®.TB for active pulmonary tuberculosis in the elderly
  57. Association between the psoas muscle index and hospitalization for pneumonia in patients undergoing hemodialysis
  58. The impact of muscle mass loss and deteriorating physical function on prognosis in patients receiving hemodialysis
  59. HLA-B54 is an independent risk factor for pneumonia in Japanese patients with interstitial lung disease: A multicenter retrospective cohort study
  60. Efficacy of early administration of liposomal amphotericin B in patients with septic shock: A nationwide observational study
  61. Empirical antibiotic usage and bacterial superinfections in patients with COVID-19 in Japan: A nationwide survey by the Japanese Respiratory Society
  62. Discrepancy of SARS-CoV-2 PCR results due to the sample collection sites and possible improper sampling
  63. Hemodialysis Patient with Diffuse Liver Calcification After Septic Shock
  64. Correction to: Clinical and experimental phenotype of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus with a HapE splice site mutation: a case report
  65. Development and Evaluation of Quantitative Immunoglobulin G Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Using Truncated Recombinant Nucleocapsid Protein as Assay Antigen
  66. A case of Lemierre's syndrome with double vision as the first symptom
  67. Assessment of oral health in elderly patients with dementia by measuring volatile sulfur compounds and its relationship with pneumonia development: A pilot study
  68. COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis: a nationwide survey by the Japanese Respiratory Society
  69. Infectious Pneumonia and Lower Airway Microorganisms in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
  70. Evaluation of four commercial severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 antibody tests
  71. Association between potassium supplementation and the occurrence of acute kidney injury in patients with hypokalemia administered liposomal amphotericin B: a nationwide observational study
  72. Clinical and experimental phenotype of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus with a HapE splice site mutation: a case report
  73. Pneumonia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: effect of microbial airway colonization
  74. Clinical manifestations of adult patients requiring influenza-associated hospitalization: A prospective multicenter cohort study in Japan via internet surveillance
  75. Transition of triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus isolates in a Japanese tertiary hospital and subsequent genetic analysis
  76. Effects of surgical masks on droplet dispersion under various oxygen delivery modalities
  77. COVID-19 cryptic transmission and genetic information blackouts: Need for effective surveillance policy to better understand disease burden
  78. Influenza A (H3N2) infection followed by anti-signal recognition particle antibody-positive necrotizing myopathy: A case report
  79. Effects of surgical masks on droplet and aerosol dispersion under various oxygen delivery modalities
  80. Correction to: The clinical usage of liposomal amphotericin B in patients receiving renal replacement therapy in Japan: a nationwide observational study
  81. Reply to Shirata et al
  82. Estimation of the value of convenience in taking influenza antivirals in Japanese adult patients between baloxavir marboxil and neuraminidase inhibitors using a conjoint analysis
  83. ERG3-Encoding Sterol C5,6-DESATURASE in Candida albicans Is Required for Virulence in an Enterically Infected Invasive Candidiasis Mouse Model
  84. Diagnostic evaluation of serum (1, 3)-β-d-glucan levels using the Fungitec G-Test MK kit for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in non-HIV patients
  85. Comparison of Hospitalization Incidence in Influenza Outpatients Treated With Baloxavir Marboxil or Neuraminidase Inhibitors: A Health Insurance Claims Database Study
  86. Duration of antifungal therapy for septic pulmonary embolism caused by Candida albicans from a central venous catheter: A case report
  87. The clinical usage of liposomal amphotericin B in patients receiving renal replacement therapy in Japan: a nationwide observational study
  88. Discrepancies in preferences regarding the care of terminal-phase pneumonia in elderly patients among patients, families, and doctors: A multicenter questionnaire survey in nagasaki, Japan
  89. Comparison of Household Transmission of Influenza Virus From Index Patients Treated With Baloxavir Marboxil or Neuraminidase Inhibitors: A Health Insurance Claims Database Study
  90. Novel and potent antimicrobial effects of caspofungin on drug-resistant Candida and bacteria
  91. Characteristics of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus attached to agricultural products imported to Japan
  92. Factor analysis of acute kidney injury in patients administered liposomal amphotericin B in a real-world clinical setting in Japan
  93. Galectin-3 enhances neutrophil motility and extravasation into the airways during Aspergillus fumigatus infection
  94. Human immunodeficiency virus-associated vacuolar encephalomyelopathy with granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial lung disease improved after antiretroviral therapy: a case report
  95. Roles of Elm1 in antifungal susceptibility and virulence in Candida glabrata
  96. Evaluation of endobronchial volatile sulfur compounds for rapid diagnosis of lung abscesses caused by obligate anaerobes using Oral Chroma™: A pilot study
  97. Detection of viral RNA in diverse body fluids in an SFTS patient with encephalopathy, gastrointestinal bleeding and pneumonia: a case report and literature review
  98. Virulence assessment of six major pathogenic Candida species in the mouse model of invasive candidiasis caused by fungal translocation
  99. Design and Synthesis of a Class of Compounds That Inhibit the Growth of Fungi Which Cause Invasive Infections
  100. Detection of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in mice using lung perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography with [99mTc]MAA
  101. An adult case of invasive pneumococcal disease due to serotype 12F-specific polysaccharide antibody failure following a 23-valent polysaccharide vaccination
  102. Executive Summary of JSMM Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cryptococcosis 2019
  103. Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus RNA in Semen, Japan
  104. The efficacy and safety of sitafloxacin and garenoxacin for the treatment of pneumonia in elderly patients: A randomized, multicenter, open-label trial
  105. Munchausen syndrome mimicking refractory subcutaneous abscess with bacteremia, diagnosed by repetitive element sequence-based polymerase chain reaction: a case report
  106. Efficacy and safety of cefditoren pivoxil for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A prospective multicenter interventional study
  107. Evaluation of Candida peritonitis with underlying peritoneal fibrosis and efficacy of micafungin in murine models of intra-abdominal candidiasis
  108. Evaluation of Aspergillus -Specific Lateral-Flow Device Test Using Serum and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Diagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis
  109. Selection of Oral Antifungals for Initial Maintenance Therapy in Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Longitudinal Analysis
  110. A case of bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by Candida albicans
  111. Clinical features and cause analysis of false positive results of Aspergillus galactomannan assay in pulmonary cryptococcosis patients
  112. Autophagy-Inducing Factor Atg1 Is Required for Virulence in the Pathogenic Fungus Candida glabrata
  113. Vacuolar proton-translocating ATPase is required for antifungal resistance and virulence of Candida glabrata
  114. Recent Advances in Diagnosing Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis
  115. Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Candida guilliermondii and Candida fermentati
  116. Adjunctive corticosteroid therapy for inpatients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
  117. A case series of histoplasmosis patients with elevated serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels
  118. Comparison of Efficacy of Antimicrobial Agents Among Hospitalized Patients With Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia in Japan During Large Epidemics of Macrolide-Resistant M. pneumoniae Infections: A Nationwide Observational Study
  119. Unexpected effects of azole transporter inhibitors on antifungal susceptibility in Candida glabrata and other pathogenic Candida species
  120. Examination of cryptococcal glucuronoxylomannan antigen in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosing pulmonary cryptococcosis in HIV-negative patients
  121. In vitro and in vivo antifungal activities of T-2307, a novel arylamidine, against Cryptococcus gattii: an emerging fungal pathogen
  122. Aspergillusin chronic lung disease: Modeling what goes on in the airways
  123. Roles of vacuolar H+-ATPase in the oxidative stress response ofCandida glabrata
  124. The world first two cases of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: An epidemiological study in Nagasaki, Japan
  125. A mortality prediction rule for non-elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia
  126. An Autopsy Case of Lepidic Pulmonary Metastasis from Cholangiocarcinoma
  127. Pulmonary Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia concava with a Literature Review
  128. Recurrent Streptococcus agalactiae Toxic Shock Syndrome Triggered by a Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitor
  129. Relapsed Pulmonary Cryptococcosis during Tumor Necrosis Factor α Inhibitor Treatment
  130. Successful Treatment of Aspergillus Empyema Using Open Window Thoracostomy Salvage Treatment and the Local Administration of an Antifungal Agent
  131. The risk factors for developing of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in nontuberculous mycobacteria patients and clinical characteristics and outcomes in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis patients coinfected with nontuberculous mycobacteria
  132. Clinical characteristics and risk factors of enterococcal infections in Nagasaki, Japan: a retrospective study
  133. Macrolides Promote CCL2-Mediated Macrophage Recruitment and Clearance of Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Colonization in Mice
  134. Contribution of the Slt2-regulated transcription factors to echinocandin tolerance inCandida glabrata
  135. A retrospective comparative study of recombinant human thrombomodulin and gabexate mesilate in sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation patients
  136. Clinical features, risk factors and treatment of fulminant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: A review of the Japanese literature
  137. Pathogenesis and clinical features of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis – Is it possible to distinguish CNPA and CCPA clinically?
  138. Paradoxical response to disseminated non-tuberculosis mycobacteriosis treatment in a patient receiving tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor: a case report
  139. Efficacy of aerosolized liposomal amphotericin B against murine invasive pulmonary mucormycosis
  140. A Fatal Case of Acute Myocardial Infarction following the Improvement of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm2009-related Acute Myocarditis
  141. Concurrent Subcutaneous Candidal Abscesses and Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus and a History of Corticosteroid Therapy
  142. Importance of Functional Assessment in the Management of Community-acquired and Healthcare-associated Pneumonia
  143. Three Cases of Concurrent Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Cryptococcus neoformans
  144. Two Cases of Emphysematous Urinary Tract Infections Successfully Treated with Conservative Management
  145. Multilocus sequence typing ofCryptococcus neoformansin non-HIV associated cryptococcosis in Nagasaki, Japan
  146. Cavitary Pulmonary Metastases and Aspergillosis: An Autopsy Case
  147. Bronchoalveolar lavage galactomannan for the diagnosis of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
  148. A case of bronchial aspergillosis caused byAspergillus udagawaeand its mycological features
  149. Correlation between Triazole Treatment History and Susceptibility in Clinically Isolated Aspergillus fumigatus
  150. A 44-Year-Old Japanese Female with Recurrent Pleuritis
  151. Possible Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Crohn's Disease during Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Treatment: a Case Report and Literature Review
  152. Antifungal Susceptibilities of Aspergillus fumigatus Clinical Isolates Obtained in Nagasaki, Japan
  153. Diagnostic significance ofAspergillusspecies isolated from respiratory samples in an adult pneumology ward
  154. Chronic aspergillus infections of the respiratory tract: diagnosis, management and antifungal resistance
  155. Skn7p Is Involved in Oxidative Stress Response and Virulence of Candida glabrata
  156. Efficacy of Combination Antifungal Therapy with Intraperitoneally Administered Micafungin and Aerosolized Liposomal Amphotericin B against Murine Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
  157. A case of pulmonary cryptococcosis followed by pleuritis in an apparently immunocompetent patient during fluconazole treatment
  158. An Autopsy Case of Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae Endocarditis
  159. Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Pneumonia Associated with Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis Successfully Treated with Polymyxin B-immobilized Fiber Column Hemoperfusion