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Futoshi Higa; Tetsuo Hirata; Akira Hokama; Yosuke Karimata; Kazuya Miyagi; Hideta Nakamura; Daisuke Tasato; Masao Tateyama; Hiromu Toma; Haley L Cash; Shusaku Haranaga; Jiro Fujita
Imported malaria cases in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Jiro Fujita; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Akira Hokama
Gravity-dependent opacity in pure influenza viral pneumonia.
Jiro Fujita; Futoshi Higa; Akira Hokama; Haley L Cash
Evaluation of lung volume in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

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2013: Futoshi Higa; Tetsuo Hirata; Akira Hokama; Yosuke Karimata; Kazuya Miyagi; Hideta Nakamura; Daisuke Tasato; Masao Tateyama; Hiromu Toma; Haley L Cash; Shusaku Haranaga; Jiro Fujita
Imported malaria cases in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases 2013;66(1):32-5.
2013: Jiro Fujita; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Akira Hokama
Gravity-dependent opacity in pure influenza viral pneumonia.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2013;52(3):411-2.
2013: Jiro Fujita; Futoshi Higa; Akira Hokama; Haley L Cash
Evaluation of lung volume in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2013;52(2):293-4.
2013: Jiro Fujita; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Haley L Cash; Masato Tohyama; Masao Tateyama
Hamman-Rich syndrome revisited: how to avoid misdiagnosis.
Influenza and other respiratory viruses 2013;7(1):4-5.
2013: Satoko Sunagawa; Masao Tateyama; Tsukasa Uno; Haley L Cash; Futoshi Higa; Jiro Fujita
Single-dose inhaled laninamivir: registered in Japan and its potential role in control of influenza epidemics.
Influenza and other respiratory viruses 2013;7(1):1-3.
2012: Yasushi Ihama; Fukunori Kinjo; Nagisa Kinjo; Kazuto Kishimoto; Manabu Nakamoto; Masao Tateyama; Kenji Hibiya; Futoshi Higa; Tetsuo Hirata; Akira Hokama; Haley L Cash; Jiro Fujita
Diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis using a monoclonal antibody to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2012;18(47):6974-80.
2012: Yoshikazu Iha; Kazuya Miyagi; Masamitsu Naka; Satoko Sunagawa; Masao Tateyama; Tsukasa Uno; Haley L Cash; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Jiro Fujita
Effect of climatic conditions on epidemic patterns of influenza in Okinawa, Japan, during the pandemic of 2009: surveillance of rapid antigen test results.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases 2012;65(4):295-300.
2012: Futoshi Higa; Sakiko Mukatake; Tomoko Owan; Masao Tateyama; Miyuki Tomishima; Tsuyoshi Yamashiro; Shusaku Haranaga; Jiro Fujita
Role of neuraminidase inhibitor chemoprophylaxis in controlling nosocomial influenza: an observational study.
Influenza and other respiratory viruses 2012;6(4):299-303.
2012: Satoko Sunagawa; Daisuke Tasato; Masao Tateyama; Tsukasa Uno; Satomi Yara; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Hideta Nakamura; Jiro Fujita
[Clinical features of diabetic patients with pulmonary tuberculosis admitted to a university hospital].
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] 2012;87(6):453-9.
2012: Attiya Haroon; Futoshi Higa; Michio Koide; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Identification of Legionella pneumophila serogroups and other Legionella species by mip gene sequencing.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2012;18(2):276-81.
2012: Akira Hokama; Yasushi Ihama; Kunitoshi Iseki; Seiya Kato; Fukunori Kinjo; Nagisa Kinjo; Kazuto Kishimoto; Chiharu Kobashigawa; Manabu Nakamoto; Masao Tateyama; Futoshi Higa; Tetsuo Hirata; Jiro Fujita
Endoscopic and radiographic features of gastrointestinal involvement in vasculitis.
World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy 2012;4(3):50-6.
2012: Futoshi Higa; Michio Koide; Masao Tateyama; T Yamashiro; Shusaku Haranaga; A Haroon; Jiro Fujita
Legionella pneumophila contamination in a steam towel warmer in a hospital setting.
The Journal of hospital infection 2012;80(3):259-61.
2012: Kenji Hibiya; Futoshi Higa; Kenta Iida; Masafumi Kaibai; Eriko Shigeto; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Distribution of mycobacterial antigen based on differences of histological characteristics in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium infectious diseases--consideration of the extent of surgical resection from the pathological standpoint.
Pathology, research and practice 2012;208(1):53-8.
2012: Attiya Haroon; Futoshi Higa; Seiji Hori; Jun-ichi Kadota; Mitsuo Kaku; Nobuki Aoki; Haley L Cash; Jiro Fujita; Yoshihito Niki; Akira Watanabe; Katsunori Yanagihara; Shigeru Kohno
Pulmonary computed tomography findings in 39 cases of Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2012;51(24):3343-9.
2012: Kenji Hibiya; Futoshi Higa; Jun Hirai; Akira Hokama; Yasushi Ihama; Yousuke Karimata; Hideta Nakamura; Masaki Niimi; Kenji Ogawa; Daisuke Tasato; Masao Tateyama; Hiromitsu Teruya; Yoshihiro Tokeshi; Haley L Cash; Shusaku Haranaga; Attitya Haroon; Jiro Fujita
Acquired immune-deficiency syndrome with focal onset of Mycobacterium avium infection displaying a histological/genetic pattern of disseminated mycobacteria.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2012;51(21):3089-94.
2012: Jiro Fujita; Futoshi Higa; Hajime Higa; Koichiro Kakazu; Meika Kin; Iwao Nakazato; Masato Azuma; Haley L Cash; Masao Tateyama; Masahiko Toume; Yutaka Tsutsumi; Yuji Ohtsuki
Immunohistochemical findings of an autopsied lung specimen from a patient with pandemic influenza (A/H1N1pdm) virus infection.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2012;51(5):507-12.
2011: Futoshi Higa
[Antimicrobial therapy for the elderly and patients with renal dysfunction].
Nihon Naika Gakkai zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2011;100(12):3551-6.
2011: Kenji Hibiya; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Makoto Furugen; Jiro Fujita
Pigs as an experimental model for systemic Mycobacterium avium infectious disease.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases 2011;34(6):455-64.
2011: Jiro Fujita; Futoshi Higa; Satoko Sunagawa; Masao Tateyama; Tsukasa Uno
Comparison of critically ill patients between different outbreaks caused by pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus in Okinawa, Japan.
Influenza and other respiratory viruses 2011;5(6):e477-8.
2011: Satoko Sunagawa; Masao Tateyama; Nobuhisa Yamane; Jiro Fujita; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Isamu Nakasone; Tsukasa Uno
Comparison of drug sensitivity and genotypes of clinically isolated strains of levofloxacin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae obtained from Okinawa Island, the Japanese main island and Hong Kong.
The Journal of antibiotics 2011;64(8):539-45.
2011: Attiya Haroon; Kenji Hibiya; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Satomi Yara; Shusaku Haranaga; Jiro Fujita
Organizing pneumonia pattern in the follow-up CT of Legionella-infected patients.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2011;17(4):493-8.
2011: Daisuke Tasato; Masao Tateyama; Satomi Yara; Shusaku Haranaga; Kenji Hibiya; Futoshi Higa; Morifumi Inamine; Soichi Maruyama; Yuichiro Tamaki; Jiro Fujita
[Case report: a case of cat scratch disease in elderly patient needed to differentiate tuberculous lymphadenitis].
Nihon Naika Gakkai zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2011;100(7):1969-71.
2011: Jun Hirai; Hiromitsu Teruya; Satomi Yara; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Jiro Fujita
[A case of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia after kidney transplantation with re-exacerbation following therapy].
Nihon Kokyūki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society 2011;49(5):365-70.
2011: Masao Tateyama; Satomi Yara; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Michio Koide; Yui Naha; Hideta Nakamura; Takashi Shinzato; Daisuke Tasato; Jiro Fujita
[Comparison of pneumonia severity indices between modified A-DROP system and current A-DROP system predicting outcomes for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia].
Nihon Kokyūki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society 2011;49(5):343-8.
2011: Kenji Hibiya; Masao Tateyama; Hiromitsu Teruya; Hideta Nakamura; Daisuke Tasato; Yuko Kazumi; Tsuneo Hirayasu; Yuichiro Tamaki; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Shinji Maeda; Jiro Fujita
Immunopathological characteristics of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome caused by Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum infection in a patient with AIDS.
Pathology, research and practice 2011;207(4):262-70.
2011: Futoshi Higa; Morikazu Akamine; Makoto Furugen; Kenji Hibiya; Michio Koide; Maki Tamayose; Yuichiro Tamaki; Shusaku Haranaga; Noriko Arakaki; Satomi Yara; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Hepatocyte growth factor levels in Legionella pneumonia: a retrospective study.
BMC infectious diseases 2011;11():74.
2011: Kenji Hibiya; Masao Tateyama; Daisuke Tasato; Hideta Nakamura; Eriko Atsumi; Futoshi Higa; Kiyoko Tamai; Jiro Fujita
Mechanisms involved in the extension of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium infection from the pulmonary focus to the regional lymph nodes.
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] 2011;86(1):1-8.
2011: Yuichiro Tamaki; Futoshi Higa; Daisuke Tasato; Hideta Nakamura; Kayoko Uechi; Maki Tamayose; Shusaku Haranaga; Satomi Yara; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and alveolar hemorrhage in a pregnant woman with human T cell lymphotropic virus type-1 infection.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2011;50(4):351-4.
2010: Kenji Hibiya; Kimiko Utsunomiya; Takashi Yoshida; Satoshi Toma; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Pathogenesis of systemic Mycobacterium avium infection in pigs through histological analysis of hepatic lesions.
Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche vétérinaire 2010;74(4):252-7.
2010: Kenji Hibiya; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
[The pathogenesis of the bowel infection with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis].
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] 2010;85(9):711-21.
2010: Attiya Haroon; Michio Koide; Futoshi Higa; Kenji Hibiya; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Repetitive element-polymerase chain reaction for genotyping of clinical and environmental isolates of Legionella spp.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2010;68(1):7-12.
2010: Reika Takamatsu; Eriko Takeshima; Chie Ishikawa; Kei Yamamoto; Hiromitsu Teruya; Klaus Heuner; Futoshi Higa; Jiro Fujita; Naoki Mori
Inhibition of Akt/GSK3beta signalling pathway by Legionella pneumophila is involved in induction of T-cell apoptosis.
The Biochemical journal 2010;427(1):57-67.
2010: Shusaku Haranaga; Maki Tamayose; Hideta Nakamura; Makoto Furugen; Satomi Yara; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
[Secondary organizing pneumonia after pneumococcal pneumonia].
Nihon Kokyūki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society 2010;48(2):128-33.
2010: Hiromitsu Teruya; Masao Tateyama; Kenji Hibiya; Yuichiro Tamaki; Shusaku Haranaga; Hideta Nakamura; Daisuke Tasato; Futoshi Higa; Tsuneo Hirayasu; Tomonori Furugen; Seiya Kato; Yuko Kazumi; Shinji Maeda; Jiro Fujita
Pulmonary Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum infection as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an AIDS patient.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2010;49(16):1817-21.
2010: Reika Takamatsu; Hiromitsu Teruya; Eriko Takeshima; Chie Ishikawa; Kunihiro Matsumoto; Naofumi Mukaida; Jian-Dong Li; Klaus Heuner; Futoshi Higa; Jiro Fujita; Naoki Mori
Molecular characterization of Legionella pneumophila-induced interleukin-8 expression in T cells.
BMC microbiology 2010;10():1.
2009: Hui Yu; Futoshi Higa; Ichiro Yamadori; Satomi Yara; Yasushi Tanimoto; Shusaku Haranaga; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita; Mitsune Tanimoto; Huiping Li
Pulmonary complications in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 carriers with Sjögren's syndrome, three case reports and literature review.
Rheumatology international 2009;30(2):253-8.
2009: Hui Yu; Jiro Fujita; Futoshi Higa; Ichiro Yamadori; Kenji Hibiya; Satomi Yara; Masao Tateyama; Yasushi Tanimoto; Mitsune Tanimoto; Huiping Li
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia pattern as pulmonary involvement in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 carriers.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2009;15(5):284-7.
2009: Makoto Furugen; Hideta Nakamura; Yuichiro Tamaki; Shusaku Haranaga; Satomi Yara; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
[Tuberculosis of the tongue initially suspected of tongue cancer: a case report--including the search for recent 16 cases in Japan].
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] 2009;84(8):605-10.
2009: Hiromitsu Teruya; Takako Mouri; Haruo Kagawa; Toshikazu Yamamoto; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Emphysematous pyelonephritis successfully treated by early intervention using a renoureteral catheter.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2009;15(3):195-8.
2009: Shusaku Haranaga; Hiromitsu Teruya; Hideta Nakamura; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to lung abscess.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2009;48(24):2159-60.
2009: Hideta Nakamura; Masao Tateyama; Daisuke Tasato; Hiromitsu Teruya; Kenji Chibana; Yuichiro Tamaki; Shusaku Haranaga; Satomi Yara; Futoshi Higa; Jiro Fujita
Active tuberculosis in patients undergoing hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease: a 9-year retrospective analysis in a single center.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2009;48(24):2061-7.
2009: Hui Yu; Futoshi Higa; Michio Koide; Shusaku Haranaga; Satomi Yara; Masao Tateyama; Huiping Li; Jiro Fujita
Lung abscess caused by Legionella species: implication of the immune status of hosts.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2009;48(23):1997-2002.
2009: Eriko Atsumi; Satomi Yara; Futoshi Higa; Tetsuo Hirata; Shusaku Haranaga; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Influence of human T lymphotropic virus type I infection on the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2009;48(12):959-65.
2008: Michio Koide; Makoto Furugen; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Nobuhisa Yamane; Jiro Fujita
Characteristics of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 2 strains by colony morphology.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases 2008;61(6):487-9.
2008: Futoshi Higa; Syusaku Haranaga; Masao Tateyama; Kenji Hibiya; Tsuyoshi Yamashiro; Miyuki Nakamatsu; Takeaki Tomoyose; Masayoshi Nagahama; Takayuki Okamura; Tomoko Owan; Tomoharu Kuda; Fukunori Kinjo; Jiro Fujita
Assessment of serum anti-Bordetella pertussis antibody titers among medical staff members.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases 2008;61(5):371-4.
2008: Futoshi Higa; Michio Koide; Makoto Furugen; Morikazu Akamine; Kenji Hibiya; Shusaku Haranaga; Satomi Yara; Masao Tateyama; Nobuhisa Yamane; Jiro Fujita
Detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in respiratory samples using an immunochromatographic membrane test.
Journal of microbiological methods 2008;74(2-3):121-2.
2008: Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Kayoko Kishimoto; Yui Naha; Maki Tamayose; Masashi Nakamatu; Morikazu Akamine; Teruhito Uchihara; Eriko Atsumi; Satomi Yara; Michio Koide; Jiro Fujita
[A-DROP system might result in underestimation of severity of cases with Legionnaires' disease].
Nihon Kokyūki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society 2008;46(5):351-5.
2008: Makoto Furugen; Michio Koide; Motoo Baba; Yoko Sato; Hiromitsu Teruya; Yui Naha; Maki Tamayose; Morikazu Akamine; Teruhito Uchihara; Eriko Atsumi; Shusaku Haranaga; Satomi Yara; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Legionella pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 2: second case report in Japan.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2008;14(2):161-5.
2008: Makoto Furugen; Futoshi Higa; Kenji Hibiya; Hiromitsu Teruya; Morikazu Akamine; Shusaku Haranaga; Satomi Yara; Michio Koide; Masao Tateyama; Naoki Mori; Jiro Fujita
Legionella pneumophila infection induces programmed cell death, caspase activation, and release of high-mobility group box 1 protein in A549 alveolar epithelial cells: inhibition by methyl prednisolone.
Respiratory research 2008;9():39.
2008: Morikazu Akamine; Kazuya Miyagi; Teruhito Uchihara; Masato Azuma; Satomi Yara; Futoshi Higa; Shusaku Haranaga; Masao Tateyama; Akiko Matsuzaki; Takashi Nakayama; Jiro Fujita
Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2008;47(6):553-6.
2008: Jiro Fujita; Kayoko Kishimoto; Teruhito Uchihara; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama
Accidental alveolo-bronchography caused by lung abscess between the esophagus and trachea.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2008;47(5):483.
2008: Futoshi Higa; Jiro Fujita; Michio Koide; Shusaku Haranaga; Masao Tateyama
Clinical features of two cases of Legionnaires' disease with persistence of Legionella urinary antigen excretion.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2008;47(3):173-8.
2007: Kenji Hibiya; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
[The pathogenesis and the development mechanism of Mycobacterium avium complex infection].
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] 2007;82(12):903-18.
2007: Teruhito Uchihara; Shusaku Haranaga; Masato Azuma; Satomi Yara; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
[A case of acute eosinophilic pneumonia that developed after changing cigarette brands].
Nihon Kokyūki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society 2007;45(12):943-6.
2007: Jiro Fujita; Shuji Bandoh; Masahiro Yamaguchi; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama
Chest CT findings of influenza virus-associated pneumonia in 12 adult patients.
Influenza and other respiratory viruses 2007;1(5-6):183-7.
2007: Jiro Fujita; Kenji Hibiya; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama
[Overview of respiratory infection caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria].
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] 2007;82(9):721-7.
2007: Michio Koide; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Nobuhisa Yamane; Jiro Fujita
Comparative evaluation of Duopath Legionella lateral flow assay against the conventional culture method using Legionella pneumophila and Legionella anisa strains.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases 2007;60(4):214-6.
2007: Kenji Hibiya; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
[Mycobacteriosis as zoonotic disease--comparative pathological study on Mycobacterium avium complex infection].
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] 2007;82(6):539-50.
2007: Chikara Nakasone; Natsuo Yamamoto; Masashi Nakamatsu; Takeshi Kinjo; Kazuya Miyagi; Kaori Uezu; Kiwamu Nakamura; Futoshi Higa; Hiromichi Ishikawa; Rebecca L O'brien; Koichi Ikuta; Mitsuo Kaku; Jiro Fujita; Kazuyoshi Kawakami
Accumulation of gamma/delta T cells in the lungs and their roles in neutrophil-mediated host defense against pneumococcal infection.
Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur 2007;9(3):251-8.
2007: Jiro Fujita; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama
[Radiological analysis of pathogens which cause respiratory infections].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine 2007;65 Suppl 2 Pt. 1():225-30.
2007: Jiro Fujita; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama
Radiological findings of mycobacterial diseases.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2007;13(1):8-17.
2007: Michio Koide; Tomoko Owan; Chikara Nakasone; Natsuo Yamamoto; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Nobuhisa Yamane; Jiro Fujita
Prospective monitoring study: isolating Legionella pneumophila in a hospital water system located in the obstetrics and gynecology ward after eradication of Legionella anisa and reconstruction of shower units.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases 2007;60(1):5-9.
2007: Jiro Fujita; Masato Touyama; Kenji Chibana; Michio Koide; Shusaku Haranaga; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama
Mechanism of formation of the orange-colored sputum in pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2007;46(23):1931-4.
2007: Hiromitsu Teruya; Futoshi Higa; Morikazu Akamine; Chie Ishikawa; Taeko Okudaira; Koh Tomimori; Naofumi Mukaida; Masao Tateyama; Klaus Heuner; Jiro Fujita; Naoki Mori
Mechanisms of Legionella pneumophila-induced interleukin-8 expression in human lung epithelial cells.
BMC microbiology 2007;7():102.
2007: Takeshi Kinjo; Kazuya Miyagi; Kiwamu Nakamura; Futoshi Higa; Xiao Gang; Akiko Miyazato; Mitsuo Kaku; Jiro Fujita; Kazuyoshi Kawakami
Adjuvant effect of CpG-oligodeoxynucleotide in anti-fungal chemotherapy against fatal infection with Cryptococcus neoformans in mice.
Microbiology and immunology 2007;51(8):741-6.
2007: Shusaku Haranaga; Masao Tateyama; Futoshi Higa; Kazuya Miyagi; Morikazu Akamine; Masato Azuma; Satomi Yara; Michio Koide; Jiro Fujita
Intravenous ciprofloxacin versus erythromycin in the treatment of Legionella pneumonia.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2007;46(7):353-7.
2007: Morikazu Akamine; Futoshi Higa; Shusaku Haranaga; Masao Tateyama; Naoki Mori; Klaus Heuner; Jiro Fujita
Interferon-gamma reverses the evasion of Birc1e/Naip5 gene mediated murine macrophage immunity by Legionella pneumophila mutant lacking flagellin.
Microbiology and immunology 2007;51(3):279-87.
2007: Hideta Nakamura; Manabu Saitou; Shunichi Kinjo; Hiroshi Kaneshima; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Overwhelming pneumococcal bacteremia revealed by a peripheral blood smear in a 74-year-old healthy woman.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2007;46(6):303-6.
2006: Masato Touyama; Futoshi Higa; Chikara Nakasone; Takashi Shinzato; Morikazu Akamine; Shusaku Haranaga; Masao Tateyama; Isamu Nakasone; Nobuhisa Yamane; Jiro Fujita
In vitro activity of sitafloxacin against clinical strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae with defined amino acid substitutions in QRDRs of gyrase A and topoisomerase IV.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2006;58(6):1279-82.
2006: M Koide; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Isamu Nakasone; Nobuhisa Yamane; J Fujita
Detection of legionella species in clinical samples: Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and urinary antigen detection kits.
Infection 2006;34(5):264-8.
2006: Takeshi Kinjo; Masashi Nakamatsu; Chikara Nakasone; Natsuo Yamamoto; Yuki Kinjo; Kazuya Miyagi; Kaori Uezu; Kiwamu Nakamura; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Kazuyoshi Takeda; Toshinori Nakayama; Masaru Taniguchi; Mitsuo Kaku; Jiro Fujita; Kazuyoshi Kawakami
NKT cells play a limited role in the neutrophilic inflammatory responses and host defense to pulmonary infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur 2006;8(12-13):2679-85.
2006: Eriko Atsumi; Satomi Yara; Satoshi Teruya; Makoto Furugen; Masato Azuma; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
[A case of multisystem Langerhans' cell histiocytosis with lung deterioration over 15 years].
Nihon Kokyūki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society 2006;44(6):442-6.
2006: Natsuo Yamamoto; Jiro Fujita; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Isamu Nakasone; Nobuhisa Yamane
Susceptibility of several macrolides and a ketolide against clinically isolated 'Streptococcus milleri' group.
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2006;27(3):253-5.
2006: Toru Kubota; Futoshi Higa; Nobuchika Kusano; Isamu Nakasone; Shusaku Haranage; Masao Tateyama; Nobuhisa Yamane; Jiro Fujita
Genetic analyses of beta-lactamase negative ampicillin-resistant strains of Haemophilus influenzae isolated in Okinawa, Japan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases 2006;59(1):36-41.
2006: Natsuo Yamamoto; Jiro Fujita; Takashi Shinzato; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Masato Tohyama; Isamu Nakasone; Nobuhisa Yamane
In vitro activity of sitafloxacin compared with several fluoroquinolones against Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus constellatus.
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2006;27(2):171-3.
2006: Makoto Furugen; Shin Yamashiro; Maki Tamayose; Yui Naha; Kazuya Miyagi; Chikara Nakasone; Teruhito Uchihara; Shusaku Haranaga; Masato Azuma; Satomi Yara; Takashi Shinzato; Futoshi Higa; Hiromu Toma; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Elsberg syndrome with eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2006;45(22):1333-6.
2005: Makoto Furugen; Shusaku Haranaga; Masato Touyama; Runa Shiroma; Satomi Yara; Takashi Shinzato; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Atsushi Saitou; Jiro Fujita
[Two cases of pulmonary aspergillosis successfully treated with combinated micafungin and itraconazole therapy].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 2005;79(12):951-6.
2005: Futoshi Higa; Morikazu Akamine; Shusaku Haranaga; Masato Tohyama; Takashi Shinzato; Masao Tateyama; Michio Koide; Atsushi Saito; Jiro Fujita
In vitro activity of pazufloxacin, tosufloxacin and other quinolones against Legionella species.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2005;56(6):1053-7.
2005: Michio Koide; Takashi Shinzato; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Hiroshi Sakugawa; Atsushi Saito
Comparison of three kinds of commercially available kits for detecting antigen for Legionella in the urine from patients with legionellosis.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2005;44(6):673-4.
2005: Futoshi Higa; Takashi Shinzato; Masato Toyama; Shusaku Haranaga; Makoto Furugen; Masao Tateyama; Kazuyoshi Kawakami; Atsushi Saito
Efficacy of pazufloxacin mesilate in Legionnaires' disease: a case report and in vitro study of the isolate.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2005;11(3):164-8.
2005: Morikazu Akamine; Futoshi Higa; Noriko Arakaki; Kazuyoshi Kawakami; Kiyoshi Takeda; Shizuo Akira; Atsushi Saito
Differential roles of Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in in vitro responses of macrophages to Legionella pneumophila.
Infection and immunity 2005;73(1):352-61.
2004: Shun Namisato; Kazuhisa Motomura; Shusaku Haranaga; Tetsuo Hirata; Masato Toyama; Takashi Shinzato; Futoshi Higa; Atsushi Saito
Pulmonary strongyloidiasis in a patient receiving prednisolone therapy.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2004;43(8):731-6.
2004: Michio Koide; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Hiroshi Sakugawa; Atsushi Saito
Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and two urinary antigen detection kits for detecting Legionella in clinical samples.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 2004;23(3):221-3.
2003: Futoshi Higa; Noriko Arakaki; Masao Tateyama; Michio Koide; Takashi Shinzato; Kazuyoshi Kawakami; Atsushi Saito
In vitro and in vivo activity of olamufloxacin (HSR-903) against Legionella spp.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2003;52(6):920-4.
2003: Natsuo Yamamoto; Toru Kubota; Masao Tateyama; Michio Koide; Chikara Nakasone; Masato Tohyama; Takashi Shinzato; Futoshi Higa; Nobuchika Kusano; Kazuyoshi Kawakami; Atsushi Saito
Isolation of Legionella anisa from multiple sites of a hospital water system: the eradication of Legionellacontamination.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2003;9(2):122-5.
2003: Yoshinobu Koguchi; Kazuyoshi Kawakami; Kaori Uezu; Kiyoyasu Fukushima; Shigeyuki Kon; Masahiro Maeda; Atsushi Nakamoto; Isoko Owan; Mutsuo Kuba; Norifumi Kudeken; Masato Azuma; Satomi Yara; Takashi Shinzato; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Jun-ichi Kadota; Hiroshi Mukae; Shigeru Kohno; Toshimitsu Uede; Atsushi Saito
High plasma osteopontin level and its relationship with interleukin-12-mediated type 1 T helper cell response in tuberculosis.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2003;167(10):1355-9.
2002: Shusaku Haranaga; Masato Toyama; Noriko Arakaki; Takayuki Miyara; Takashi Shinzato; Michio Koide; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Atsushi Saito
Legionella pneumophila pneumonia successfully treated with intravenous ciprofloxacin.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2002;41(11):1024-8.
2002: Shusaku Haranaga; Manabu Akashi; Satomi Yara; Masaki Tohyama; Masato Toyama; Tomohiko Ishimine; Takayuki Miyara; Takashi Shinzato; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Atsushi Saito; Hiromu Toma
[Two cases of mixed infection of malaria diagnosed by PCR method].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 2002;76(7):571-5.
2002: Natsuo Yamamoto; Takayuki Miyara; Kazuyoshi Kawakami; Hiroshi Kaneshima; Morikazu Akamine; Kaori Uezu; Yoshinobu Kouguchi; Masato Tohyama; Masato Touyama; Tomohiko Ishimine; Atsushi Nakamoto; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Atsushi Saito
[A case of disseminated aspergillosis with smoldering adult T-cell leukemia].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 2002;76(6):460-5.
2002: Natsuo Yamamoto; Toru Kubota; Masato Tohyama; Shuzo Kanamori; Takashi Shinzato; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Atsushi Saito
Trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of the Streptococcus milleri group.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2002;8(2):134-7.
2002: Shusaku Haranaga; Yoko Sato; Masaki Tohyama; Masato Toyama; Tomohiko Ishimine; Takayuki Miyara; Takashi Shinzato; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Atsushi Saito
[A case of pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium szulgai].
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] 2002;77(5):421-5.
2002: Masaki Tohyama; Yuichiro Tamaki; Masato Toyama; Tomohiko Ishimine; Akiko Miyazato; Atsushi Nakamoto; Takayuki Miyara; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Kazuyoshi Kawakami; Hiroaki Nakamura; Atsushi Saito
[A case of loxoprofen-induced pneumonitis pathologically resembling hypersensitivity pneumonitis].
Nihon Kokyūki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society 2002;40(2):123-8.
2002: Masato Touyama; Kaori Uezu; Atsushi Nakamoto; Takashi Shinzato; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Atsushi Saito; Masamoto Nakamura; Hidehiro Tsuneoka; Masato Tsukahara
[A case of cat scratch disease with encephalopathy].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 2002;76(2):113-7.
2002: Noriko Arakaki; Futoshi Higa; Michio Koide; Masao Tateyama; Atushi Saito
Induction of apoptosis of human macrophages in vitro by Legionella longbeachae through activation of the caspase pathway.
Journal of medical microbiology 2002;51(2):159-68.
2002: Masao Tateyama; Noriko Arakaki; Michio Koide; Takashi Sinzato; Futoshi Higa; Atsushi Saito
4. Legionella pneumonia: present status in Japan.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2002;41(1):60-1.
2001: Hiroki Nakasone; Richiko Sugama; Hiroshi Sakugawa; Ryoji Matayoshi; T Miyagi; Tatsuji Maeshiro; Tsuyoshi Yamashiro; Futoshi Higa; Akira Hokama; Fukunori Kinjo; Atsushi Saito; T Toda
Alcoholic liver cirrhosis complicated with torsade de pointes during plasma exchange and hemodiafiltration.
Journal of gastroenterology 2001;36(8):564-8.
2001: Shuzo Kanamori; Takashi Shinzato; K Toyoda; Masaki Tohyama; T Hirata; Hiroki Nakasone; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Nobuchika Kusano; Hiroshi Sakugawa; Atsushi Saito
[Clinical and bacteriological features of 12 cases of liver abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri group].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 2001;75(6):464-8.
2001: Atsushi Saito; Kazuyoshi Kawakami; Futoshi Higa
Symposium on molecular pathogenesis of respiratory diseases and its clinical implication. 5. Respiratory tract infection.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2001;40(2):171-2.
2001: Satomi Yara; Futoshi Higa; Noriko Arakaki; Tomohiko Ishimine; Takashi Shinzato; Hiromu Toma; Atsushi Saito
[A case of loiasis].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 2001;75(2):151-4.
2000: Futoshi Higa; Atsushi Saito
[Clinical safety of azithromycin].
The Japanese journal of antibiotics 2000;53 Suppl B():125-35.
2000: Yoriko Yamazato; H Kanesima; Noriko Arakaki; Satomi Yara; Takayuki Miyara; Futoshi Higa; Atsushi Saito
[Secondary amyloidosis in an autopsied case of adult onset Still disease].
Nihon Naika Gakkai zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2000;89(1):137-8.
1999: Noriko Arakaki; Futoshi Higa; Michio Koide; M Takeyama; Takashi Shinzato; Nobuchika Kusano; E Yabuuchi; Atsushi Saito
[Evaluation of urinary antigen detection methods for rapid diagnosis of Legionella pneumonia].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 1999;73(5):421-8.
1999: Noriko Arakaki; Futoshi Higa; Masao Tateyama; Yoriko Yamazato; Satomi Yara; Tomohiko Ishimine; Masato Toyama; Takayuki Miyara; Michio Koide; Atsushi Saito
Concurrent infection with Legionella pneumophila and Pneumocystis carinii in a patient with adult T cell leukemia.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 1999;38(2):160-3.
1998: Futoshi Higa; Nobuchika Kusano; Masao Tateyama; Takashi Shinzato; Noriko Arakaki; Kazuyoshi Kawakami; Atsushi Saito
Simplified quantitative assay system for measuring activities of drugs against intracellular Legionella pneumophila.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1998;36(5):1392-8.
1997: Noriko Arakaki; Takashi Shinzato; Masaki Tohyama; Akiko Miyazato; Futoshi Higa; H Ohshiro; Hiroshi Kaneshima; Atsushi Saito
[A case of pulmonary sarcoidosis mimicking relapse of pulmonary tuberculosis].
Nihon Kyōbu Shikkan Gakkai zasshi 1997;35(10):1136-40.
1997: Futoshi Higa; Atsushi Saito
[Infectious complications of diabetes mellitus].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine 1997;55 Suppl():886-90.
1996: A Saito; M Takeyama; Futoshi Higa; A Nakamoto; T Shinzato; T Ishimine
[Pneumonia in the elderly--recent topics and treatment].
Nihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi. Japanese journal of geriatrics 1996;33(10):739-43.
1995: Michio Koide; Atsushi Saito; T Ishimine; Y Yamashiro; Futoshi Higa; H Fukuhara; K Kawakami; Nobuchika Kusano
[Identification of Legionella pneumophila strains by polymerase chain reaction method which isolated from cooling tower water].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 1995;69(1):79-84.
1994: Y Yamashiro; Futoshi Higa; Michio Koide; M Gaja; I Owan; J Inadome; K Kawakami; Nobuchika Kusano; H Fukuhara; K Kitsukawa
[Serodiagnosis of Legionella pneumonia--data of our laboratory in the recent 3 years].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 1994;68(10):1256-63.
1994: N Kohagura; S Yara; T Oyama; H Miyagi; Futoshi Higa; J Inadome; H Fukuhara; Atsushi Saito
[A case report of miliary tuberculosis with acute respiratory failure diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction method].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 1994;68(7):932-6.
1994: T Ishimine; A Nakamoto; Futoshi Higa; Michio Koide; J Inadome; K Kawakami; H Fukuhara; Nobuchika Kusano; K Kitsukawa; Atsushi Saito
[Usefulness of polymerase chain reaction method in the early diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 1994;68(6):751-8.
1994: M Futenma; Futoshi Higa; K X Zhang; Nobuchika Kusano; Atsushi Saito
[Effect of biological response modifiers against pulmonary candidiasis in neutropenic mice].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 1994;68(4):513-9.
1993: Michio Koide; Atsushi Saito; Futoshi Higa; Y Yamashiro; T Ishimine; M Futenma; J Inadome; K Kawakami; Nobuchika Kusano
[Study of Legionella pneumophila detection by two step polymerase chain reaction].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 1993;67(11):1062-7.
1993: Futoshi Higa; Atsushi Saito; J Inadome; Nobuchika Kusano; K Kitsukawa
Influence of methylprednisolone on the intracellular antimicrobial activity of erythromycin and clindamycin against Legionella pneumophila.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1993;31(6):901-8.
1993: Michio Koide; Atsushi Saito; Nobuchika Kusano; Futoshi Higa
Detection of Legionella spp. in cooling tower water by the polymerase chain reaction method.
Applied and environmental microbiology 1993;59(6):1943-6.
1992: Futoshi Higa; Michio Koide; Takashi Shinzato; A Nakamoto; T Miyara; M Gaja; Masao Tateyama; I Owan; Nobuchika Kusano; K Kitsukawa
[Detection of Legionella pneumophila using a nested polymerase chain reaction].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 1992;66(8):1084-9.
1992: Nobuchika Kusano; S Hokama; Futoshi Higa; Takashi Shinzato
[Clinical specimen preparation for genetic diagnosis].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine 1992;50 Suppl():39-43.
1992: Futoshi Higa; K Kitsukawa; Masao Tateyama; M Gaja; I Owan; Nobuchika Kusano; Y Shigeno; Atsushi Saito
[Mechanism of acquired resistance against Legionella--blastogenic responses of murine spleen lymphoid cells following the stimulation with Legionella antigens].
Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 1992;66(6):769-75.
1992: Futoshi Higa; K Kitsukawa; M Gaja; Masao Tateyama; K Shikiya; Y Shigeno; Fukunori Kinjo; Atsushi Saito
Cytotoxicity of mebendazole against established cell lines from the human, rat, and mouse liver.
Archives of toxicology 1992;66(3):224-7.
1991: K Kitsukawa; Futoshi Higa; Y Takushi; H Miyagi; T Kakazu; H Fukuhara; H Nakamura; H Kaneshima; Y Irabu; K Shimoji
[Adoptive immunotherapy for pulmonary tuberculosis caused by multi-resistant bacteria using autologous peripheral blood leucocytes sensitized with killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria].
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] 1991;66(9):563-75.