Comparative evaluation of sensititre YeastOne and VITEK2 antifungal susceptibility tests with CLSI broth microdilution method of clinical Cryptococcus isolates in Taiwan

Authors: Tzu-Ping Weng, Shin-Wei Wang, Shih-Ting Lo, Shu-Li Su, Ming-I Hsieh, Pei-Jane Tsai, Pei-Fang Tsai, Chi-Jung Wu, Nan-Yao Lee, Wen-Chien Ko, Po-Lin Chen

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 13, Iss 2 (2025)

Subject Terms: Cryptococcus infection, antifungal susceptibility, MLST, ERG11 mutation, Microbiology, QR1-502

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

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Potential effectiveness of parenteral nemonoxacin in the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infections: in vitro, ex vivo, and mouse studies

Authors: Ching-Chi Lee, Xiang-Zhe Yan, Hung-Tsung Wu, Wen-Chien Ko, Pei-Jane Tsai, Yuan-Pin Hung

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 15 (2024)

Subject Terms: nemonoxacin, Clostridium difficile infection, mouse model, parenteral administration, fluoroquinolone, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1418817/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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Detection of toxigenic M1UK lineage group A Streptococcus clones in Taiwan

Authors: Chuan Chiang-Ni, Chih-Yun Hsu, Yu-Hsuan Yeh, Chia-Yu Chi, Shuying Wang, Pei-Jane Tsai, Cheng-Hsun Chiu

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 57, Iss 2, Pp 269-277 (2024)

Subject Terms: Group A Streptococcus, SSA, M1UK, Taiwan, Scarlet fever, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118224000057; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Age and prior vaccination determine the antibody level in children with primary SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Authors: Pin-Chen Huang, Ting-Yu Lin, Chih-Chia Chen, Shih-Wei Wang, Bo-Yang Tsai, Pei-Jane Tsai, Yi-Fang Tu, Wen-Chien Ko, Chao-Min Cheng, Chi-Chang Shieh, Ching-Chuan Liu, Ching-Fen Shen

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 56, Iss 6, Pp 1187-1197 (2023)

Subject Terms: COVID-19, Natural infection, Neutralizing antibody, Pediatrics, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118223001561; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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The composition of the maternal breastmilk microbiota influences the microbiota network structure during early infancy

Authors: Jhen-Wei Ruan, Yi-Chu Liao, Pei-Chen Chen, Yen-Ju Chen, Yi-Hsiu Tsai, Pei-Jane Tsai, Yao-Jong Yang, Chi-Chang Shieh, Yung-Chieh Lin, Chia-Yu Chi

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 56, Iss 5, Pp 1084-1097 (2023)

Subject Terms: Breast milk, Microbiota, Microbiota maturation, Early infancy, Staphylococcus caprae, Microbiology, QR1-502

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RopB-regulated SpeB cysteine protease degrades extracellular vesicles-associated streptolysin O and bacterial proteins from group A Streptococcus

Authors: Chuan Chiang-Ni, Chien-Yi Chiang, Yan-Wen Chen, Yong-An Shi, Yu-Tzu Chao, Shuying Wang, Pei-Jane Tsai, Cheng-Hsun Chiu

Source: Virulence, Vol 14, Iss 1 (2023)

Subject Terms: Group A Streptococcus, extracellular vesicles, RopB, SpeB, SLO, enolase, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2150-5594; https://doaj.org/toc/2150-5608

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Novel metal peroxide nanoboxes restrain Clostridioides difficile infection beyond the bactericidal and sporicidal activity

Authors: Li‐Xing Yang, Yi‐Hsin Lai, Chun In Cheung, Zhi Ye, Tzu‐Chi Huang, Yu‐Chin Wang, Yu‐Cheng Chin, Zi‐Chun Chia, Ya‐Jyun Chen, Meng‐Jia Li, Hsiu‐Ying Tseng, Yi‐Tseng Tsai, Zhi‐Bin Zhang, Kuan‐Hsu Chen, Bo‐Yang Tsai, Dar‐Bin Shieh, Nan‐Yao Lee, Pei‐Jane Tsai, Chih‐Chia Huang

Source: Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)

Subject Terms: AgAu, AgCl, Clostridioides difficile infection, peroxide, spore, Chemical engineering, TP155-156, Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2380-6761

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Structural basis underlying the synergism of NADase and SLO during group A Streptococcus infection

Authors: Wei-Jiun Tsai, Yi-Hsin Lai, Yong-An Shi, Michal Hammel, Anthony P. Duff, Andrew E. Whitten, Karyn L. Wilde, Chun-Ming Wu, Robert Knott, U-Ser Jeng, Chia-Yu Kang, Chih-Yu Hsu, Jian-Li Wu, Pei-Jane Tsai, Chuan Chiang-Ni, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Yee-Shin Lin, Ching-Chuan Liu, Toshiya Senda, Shuying Wang

Source: Communications Biology, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)

Subject Terms: Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2399-3642

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Reappraisal of the clinical role of metronidazole therapy for Clostridioides difficile infection in Taiwan: A multicenter prospective study

Authors: Jen-Chieh Lee, Ching-Chi Lee, Chun-Wei Chiu, Pei-Jane Tsai, Po-Ren Hsueh, Yuan-Ti Lee, Yuan-Pin Hung, Wen-Chien Ko

Source: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Vol 121, Iss 12, Pp 2608-2616 (2022)

Subject Terms: Leukocyte count, Congestive heart failure, Metronidazole, Severity score, Recurrence, Clostridioides difficile infection, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664622002583; https://doaj.org/toc/0929-6646

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The emergence of Clostridioides difficile PCR ribotype 127 at a hospital in northeastern Taiwan

Authors: Bo-Yang Tsai, Chun-Chih Chien, Shu-Huan Huang, Jun-Yuan Zheng, Chih-Yu Hsu, Yau-Sheng Tsai, Yuan-Pin Hung, Wen-Chien Ko, Pei-Jane Tsai

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 55, Iss 5, Pp 896-909 (2022)

Subject Terms: Clostridioides difficile, Cluster, Hypertoxigenic, MLVA, RT127, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221002760; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Hypervirulent Clostridioides difficile RT078 lineage isolates from the river: A potential reservoir for environmental transmission

Authors: Chin-Shiang Tsai, Ya-Lien Cheng, Jung-Sheng Chen, Pei-Jane Tsai, Bo-Yang Tsai, Bing-Mu Hsu, I-Hsiu Huang

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 55, Iss 5, Pp 977-981 (2022)

Subject Terms: Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile, RT598, RT126, River, Taiwan, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118222000706; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Akt: a key transducer in cancer

Authors: Pei-Jane Tsai, Yi-Hsin Lai, Rajesh Kumar Manne, Yau-Sheng Tsai, Dos Sarbassov, Hui-Kuan Lin

Source: Journal of Biomedical Science, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2022)

Subject Terms: PI3K, Akt, TRAF6, Skp2, Cancer, Posttranslational modifications, Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1423-0127

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Emergence of macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes emm12 in southern Taiwan from 2000 to 2019

Authors: Wei-Chun Tsai, Ching-Fen Shen, Ya-Lan Lin, Fan-Ching Shen, Pei-Jane Tsai, Shu-Ying Wang, Yee-Shin Lin, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Chia-Yu Chi, Ching-Chuan Liu

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 54, Iss 6, Pp 1086-1093 (2021)

Subject Terms: Streptococcus pyogenes, emm12, Molecular epidemiology, Antibiotic resistance, Macrolides, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118220302176; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Severe Clostridium difficile infections in intensive care units: Diverse clinical presentations

Authors: Jen-Chieh Lee, Yuan-Pin Hung, Bo-Yang Tsai, Pei-Jane Tsai, Wen-Chien Ko

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 54, Iss 6, Pp 1111-1117 (2021)

Subject Terms: Clostridium difficile infection, Critically ill, Intensive care unit, Ribotype, Toxic megacolon, Fatality, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118220301699; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Clostridioides difficile infection in patients with hematological malignancy: A multicenter study in Taiwan

Authors: Yuan-Pin Hung, Chin-Shiang Tsai, Bo-Yang Tsai, Pei-Jane Tsai, Yuan-Ti Lee, Jen-Chieh Lee, Hsiu-Chuan Liu, Po-Ren Hsueh, Ching-Chi Lee, Wen-Chien Ko

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 54, Iss 6, Pp 1101-1110 (2021)

Subject Terms: Leukocyte count, Hematologic malignancy, Severity, Recurrence, Clostridioides difficile infection, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221000451; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Inhibition of spores to prevent the recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection - A possibility or an improbability?

Authors: Chun-Wei Chiu, Pei-Jane Tsai, Ching-Chi Lee, Wen-Chien Ko, Yuan-Pin Hung

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 54, Iss 6, Pp 1011-1017 (2021)

Subject Terms: Clostridioides difficile, Clostridioides difficile infection, Spore, Fidaxomicin, Vancomycin, Recurrence, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221001328; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ as the gatekeeper of tight junction in Clostridioides difficile infection

Authors: Yi-Hsin Lai, Tai-Chieh Wu, Bo-Yang Tsai, Yuan-Pin Hung, Hsiao-Ju Lin, Yau-Sheng Tsai, Wen-Chien Ko, Pei-Jane Tsai

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: Clostridioides difficile, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ, tight junction, occludin, pioglitazone, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.986457/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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Risk factors of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in hospitalized adults: Vary by hospitalized duration

Authors: Yuan-Pin Hung, Jen-Chieh Lee, Bo-Yang Tsai, Jia-Ling Wu, Hsiao-Chieh Liu, Hsiu-Chuan Liu, Hsiao-Ju Lin, Pei-Jane Tsai, Wen-Chien Ko

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 54, Iss 2, Pp 276-283 (2021)

Subject Terms: Clostridium difficile, Prolonged hospitalization, Diabetes mellitus, Proton pump inhibitors, Cephalosporin, Malignancy, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168411821930088X; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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PPARγ activation improves the microenvironment of perivascular adipose tissue and attenuates aortic stiffening in obesity

Authors: Ju-Yi Chen, Yi-Pin Wu, Chih-Yi Li, Huei-Fen Jheng, Ling-Zhen Kao, Ching-Chun Yang, Sy-Ying Leu, I-Chia Lien, Wen-Tsan Weng, Haw-Chih Tai, Yu-Wei Chiou, Ming-Jer Tang, Pei-Jane Tsai, Yau-Sheng Tsai

Source: Journal of Biomedical Science, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2021)

Subject Terms: Arterial stiffness, Perivascular adipose tissue, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ, Obesity, Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1423-0127

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Corrigendum: The Role of Toll-Like Receptor-2 in Clostridioides difficile Infection: Evidence From a Mouse Model and Clinical Patients

Authors: Yi-Hsin Lai, Bo-Yang Tsai, Chih-Yu Hsu, Yi-Hsuan Chen, Po-Han Chou, Yueh-Lin Chen, Hsiao-Chieh Liu, Wen-Chien Ko, Pei-Jane Tsai, Yuan-Pin Hung

Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 12 (2021)

Subject Terms: Clostridioides difficile infection, toll-like receptor, TLR2, rs3804099, tight junction, mouse model, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.803805/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224

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