Emergence and transmission of the high-risk ST78 clone of OXA-48-producing Enterobacter hormaechei in a single hospital in Taiwan

Authors: Chih-Ming Chen, Hui-Ling Tang, Ying-Tsong Chen, Se-Chin Ke, Yi-Pei Lin, Bo-Han Chen, Ru-Hsiou Teng, Chien-Shun Chiou, Min-Chi Lu, Yi-Chyi Lai

Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2024)

Subject Terms: Enterobacter hormaechei, Carbapenemase genes, ST78, OXA-48, mcr-9.1, resistome, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2222-1751

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Epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Enterobacterales causing bloodstream infections before and during COVID-19 pandemic: Results of the Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART) in Taiwan, 2018–2021

Authors: Yu-Lin Lee, Chun-Eng Liu, Hung-Jen Tang, Yu-Tsung Huang, Yao-Shen Chen, Po-Ren Hsueh, Wen-Chien Ko, Po-Liang Lu, Kenneth Yin-Ching Chuang, Fu-Der Wang, Min-Chi Lu, Mao-Wang Ho

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 57, Iss 3, Pp 446-456 (2024)

Subject Terms: Enterobacterales, Multidrug resistance, Carbapenem resistance, COVID-19, Imipenem-relebactam, Meropenem-vaborbactam, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118224000720; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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A Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b in Patients with Moderate COVID-19

Authors: Wang-Da Liu, Po-Hao Feng, Chien-Yu Cheng, Chun-Liang Chou, Chih-Hsin Lee, Min-Chi Lu, Po-Yu Liu, Mei-Hui Lee, Chun-Hsing Liao, Mei-Chuan Chen, Cheng-Pin Chen, Shang-Fu Hsu, Yu-Tien Tzeng, Yi-Chun Lin, Tsong-Yih Ou, Albert Qin, Chan-Yen Tsai, Weichung Joe Shih, Kang-Yun Lee, Wang-Huei Sheng

Source: Infectious Diseases and Therapy, Vol 13, Iss 7, Pp 1575-1588 (2024)

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2, Interferon, Clinical trial, Coronavirus, ropeginterferon alfa-2b, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2193-8229; https://doaj.org/toc/2193-6382

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Ribotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of clinical Clostridioides difficile isolates: A multicenter, laboratory-based surveillance in Taiwan, 2019–2021

Authors: Chin-Shiang Tsai, Po-Liang Lu, Min-Chi Lu, Tai-Chin Hsieh, Wei-Ting Chen, Jann-Tay Wang, Wen-Chien Ko

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 57, Iss 2, Pp 320-327 (2024)

Subject Terms: Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile, Ribotype, Antimicrobial susceptibility, Fidaxomicin, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118223002347; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Prediction by genetic MATS of 4CMenB vaccine strain coverage of invasive meningococcal serogroup B isolates circulating in Taiwan between 2003 and 2020

Authors: Alessandro Muzzi, Min-Chi Lu, Elena Mori, Alessia Biolchi, Tiffany Fu, Laura Serino

Source: mSphere, Vol 9, Iss 6 (2024)

Subject Terms: 4CMenB, genetic Meningococcal Antigen Typing System, meningococcal disease, serogroup B, strain coverage, Taiwan, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042

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Distinct evolution of ST11 KL64 Klebsiella pneumoniae in Taiwan

Authors: Yia-Ting Li, Yao-Chen Wang, Chih-Ming Chen, Hui-Ling Tang, Bo-Han Chen, Ru-Hsiou Teng, Chien-Shun Chiou, Min-Chi Lu, Yi-Chyi Lai

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 14 (2023)

Subject Terms: Klebsiella pneumoniae, ST11, KL64_Clade I, phylogenomic analysis, plasmids, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1291540/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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Definite therapy of mixed infection alleviates refractory dilemma of adult chronic suppurative otitis media

Authors: Chih-Hao Chen, Ching-Yuan Wang, Meng-Yu Cheng, Wen-Hsin Hsih, Ni Tien, Chia-Huei Chou, Po-Chang Lin, Chih-Yu Chi, Mao-Wang Ho, Min-Chi Lu

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 55, Iss 6, Pp 1283-1292 (2022)

Subject Terms: Chronic suppurative otitis media, Refractory, Adult, Risk factors, Mixed infection, Fungus, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118222001153; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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In vitro activity of cefiderocol, cefepime/enmetazobactam, cefepime/zidebactam, eravacycline, omadacycline, and other comparative agents against carbapenem-non-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii isolates associated from bloodstream infection in Taiwan between 2018–2020

Authors: Po-Yu Liu, Wen-Chien Ko, Wen-Sen Lee, Po-Liang Lu, Yen-Hsu Chen, Shu-Hsing Cheng, Min-Chi Lu, Chi-Ying Lin, Ting-Shu Wu, Muh-Yong Yen, Lih-Shinn Wang, Chang-Pan Liu, Pei-Lan Shao, Yu-Lin Lee, Zhi-Yuan Shi, Yao-Shen Chen, Fu-Der Wang, Shu-Hui Tseng, Chao-Nan Lin, Yu-Hui Chen, Wang-Huei Sheng, Chun-Ming Lee, Hung-Jen Tang, Po-Ren Hsueh

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 55, Iss 5, Pp 888-895 (2022)

Subject Terms: Cefepime/enmetazobactam, Cefepime/zidebactam, Cefiderocol, Omadacycline, Eravacycline, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221001869; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Risk factors and prognoses of invasive Candida infection in surgical critical ill patients with perforated peptic ulcer

Authors: Yia-Ting Li, Yao-Chen Wang, Shun-Fa Yang, Yat-Yin Law, Bei-Hao Shiu, Te-An Chen, Shih-Chi Wu, Min-Chi Lu

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 55, Iss 4, Pp 740-748 (2022)

Subject Terms: Perforated peptic ulcer, Invasive Candida infection, Risk factors, Prognoses, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118222000275; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Multicenter surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibilities and resistance mechanisms among Enterobacterales species and non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria from different infection sources in Taiwan from 2016 to 2018

Authors: Shio-Shin Jean, Yu-Lin Lee, Po-Yu Liu, Min-Chi Lu, Wen-Chien Ko, Po-Ren Hsueh

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 55, Iss 3, Pp 463-473 (2022)

Subject Terms: Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cenocepacia complex, Multidrug-resistant, Extensively-drug-resistant, Ceftolozane/tazobactam, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221001821; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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A nosocomial salmonellosis outbreak caused by blaOXA-48–carrying, extensively drug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast in a hospital respiratory care ward in Taiwan

Authors: Chih-Ming Chen, Hui-Ling Tang, Se-Chin Ke, Yi-Pei Lin, Min-Chi Lu, Yi-Chyi Lai, Bo-Han Chen, You-Wun Wang, Ru-Hsiou Teng, Chien-Shun Chiou

Source: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, Vol 29, Iss , Pp 331-338 (2022)

Subject Terms: Salmonellosis outbreak, Extensively drug-resistant (XDR), Carbapenem-resistant, blaOXA-48, Whole-genome sequencing, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716522000753; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-7165

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Nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in invasive isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Taiwan from 2017 to 2019

Authors: Yu-Te Tsai, Yu-Lin Lee, Min-Chi Lu, Pei-Lan Shao, Po-Liang Lu, Shu-Hsing Cheng, Wen-Chien Ko, Chi-Ying Lin, Ting-Shu Wu, Muh-Yong Yen, Lih-Shinn Wang, Chang-Pan Liu, Wen-Sen Lee, Zhi-Yuan Shi, Yao-Shen Chen, Fu-Der Wang, Shu-Hui Tseng, Chao-Nan Lin, Yu-Hui Chen, Wang-Huei Sheng, Chun-Ming Lee, Hung-Jen Tang, Chun-Yu Lin, Yen-Hsu Chen, Po-Ren Hsueh

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 55, Iss 2, Pp 215-224 (2022)

Subject Terms: Antimicrobial resistance, Nationwide surveillance, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Taiwan, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221001055; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Molecular diagnosis and therapy for Plasmodium ovale infection of a returned traveler from East Africa

Authors: Yu-Chuan Tseng, Yu-Chang Chang, Chihyi Lee, Shih-Fen Hsu, Pai-Chuan Chang, Jen-Jen Hsu, Peter Bor-Chian Lin, Min-Chi Lu, Ni Tien, Chiung-Tzu Hsiao

Source: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Vol 121, Iss 1, Pp 434-438 (2022)

Subject Terms: Coronavirus disease, Malaria, Plasmodium ovale, Relapses, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664621001704; https://doaj.org/toc/0929-6646

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Younger adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 exhibited more prevalent olfactory dysfunction in Taiwan

Authors: Meng-Yu Cheng, Wen-Hsin Hsih, Mao-Wang Ho, Yi-Chyi Lai, Wei-Chih Liao, Chih-Yu Chen, Tsung-Chia Chen, Yu-Lin Lee, Po-Yu Liu, Chih-Chuan Kao, Chia-Huei Chou, Po-Chang Lin, Chih-Yu Chi, Lih-Ying Leong, Chih-Jaan Tai, Min-Chi Lu

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 54, Iss 5, Pp 794-800 (2021)

Subject Terms: Olfactory dysfunction, Taiwan smell identification test (TWSIT), Mild-to-moderate, COVID-19 patients, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221000207; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Microevolution of CG23-I Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae during Recurrent Infections in a Single Patient

Authors: Yao-Chen Wang, Min-Chi Lu, Yia-Ting Li, Hui-Ling Tang, Pei-Yi Hsiao, Bo-Han Chen, Ru-Hsiou Teng, Chien-Shun Chiou, Yi-Chyi Lai

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 10, Iss 5 (2022)

Subject Terms: Klebsiella pneumoniae, CG23-I, ST23, KL1, hypervirulent, gyrA mutation, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

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National surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibilities to dalbavancin, telavancin, tedizolid, eravacycline, omadacycline and other comparator antibiotics and serotype distribution of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in adults: results from the Surveillance of Multicenter Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan (SMART) programme in 2017–2020

Authors: Ying-Chun Chien, Yu-Lin Lee, Po-Yu Liu, Min-Chi Lu, Pei-Lan Shao, Po-Liang Lu, Shu-Hsing Cheng, Chi-Ying Lin, Ting-Shu Wu, Muh-Yong Yen, Lih-Shinn Wang, Chang-Pan Liu, Wen-Sen Lee, Zhi-Yuan Shi, Yao-Shen Chen, Fu-Der Wang, Shu-Hui Tseng, Yu-Hui Chen, Wang-Huei Sheng, Chun-Ming Lee, Yen-Hsu Chen, Wen-Chien Ko, Po-Ren Hsueh

Source: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 308-316 (2021)

Subject Terms: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Serotype, Antimicrobial susceptibility, Pneumococcal vaccine, Case fatality rate, Taiwan, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716521001740; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-7165

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Ambulatory independence is associated with higher incidence of latent tuberculosis infection in long-term care facilities in Taiwan

Authors: Shang-Yi Lin, Jung-Yien Chien, Hsiu-Tzy Chiang, Min-Chi Lu, Wen-Chien Ko, Yen-Hsu Chen, Po-Ren Hsueh

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 54, Iss 2, Pp 319-326 (2021)

Subject Terms: Latent tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Long-term care facility, Ambulation, Activity of daily living, Nursing homes, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118219301562; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Risk factors of tuberculosis after liver transplant in a tertiary care hospital

Authors: Lih-Ying Leong, Po-Chang Lin, Chih-Yu Chi, Chia-Huei Chou, Min-Chi Lu, Wei-Chih Liao, Mao-Wang Ho, Jen-Hsien Wang, Long-Bin Jeng

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 54, Iss 2, Pp 312-318 (2021)

Subject Terms: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Liver transplantation, Risk factors, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118219301392; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Mesenchymal stem cell therapy on top of triple therapy with remdesivir, dexamethasone, and tocilizumab improves PaO2/FiO2 in severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Authors: Chih-Hao Chen, Kuan-Cheng Chang, Yen-Nien Lin, Mao-Wang Ho, Meng-Yu Cheng, Wen-Hsin Shih, Chia-Huei Chou, Po-Chang Lin, Chih-Yu Chi, Min-Chi Lu, Ni Tien, Mei-Yao Wu, Shih-Sheng Chang, Wu-Huei Hsu, Woei-Cheang Shyu, Der-Yang Cho, Long-Bin Jeng

Source: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 9 (2022)

Subject Terms: arterial partial pressure of oxygen vs. fraction of inspired oxygen, COVID-19, human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells, monocyte distribution width, inflammatory cytokines, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1001979/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-858X

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Demographic Features of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Taiwan, 1993 to 2020, and Genetic Characteristics of Neisseria meningitidis Isolates, 2003 to 2020

Authors: Chien-Shun Chiou, Ying-Shu Liao, Bo-Han Chen, Min-Chi Lu, Yu-Ping Hong, You-Wun Wang, Ru-Hsiou Teng

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 10, Iss 4 (2022)

Subject Terms: invasive meningococcal disease, Neisseria meningitidis, whole-genome sequencing (WGS), multilocus sequence typing (MLST), core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST), molecular epidemiology, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

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