Stibiotantalite-group minerals in a lithium pegmatite from Nagatare, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

A foodborne outbreak of group A streptococcal infection in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

1Division of Pathology and Bacteriology, Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences, Fukuoka 818-0135; 2Kaho and Kurate Office for Health, Human Services and Environmental Issues, Fukuoka 820-0004; 3Fukuoka Prefecture Government, Fukuoka 812-8577; 4Oita Prefectural Institute of Health and Environment, Oita 870-1117; and 5Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious...

Salmonella in Liquid Eggs and Other Foods in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of Salmonella in retail and wholesale foods in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. A total of 2,021 samples collected between 1999 and 2010 were tested using a culture method. Samples consisted of liquid eggs (n = 30), meat (beef and pork) (n = 781), offal (n = 69), processed meats (n = 2), seafood (n = 232), processed seafood (dried fish) (n = 76), vegetables ...

Serotyping of human group A rotaviruses in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Isolation of Shiga toxin 2f-producing Escherichia coli (O115:HNM) from an adult symptomatic patient in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Shiga toxin 2f-producing Escherichia coli (O115:HNM) with eae was isolated from a symptomatic patient in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The patient was a 23-year-old male and his symptoms were diarrhea, abdominal pain, headaches and a fever (37.7 degrees C). He had eaten raw chicken meat, raw chicken eggs, cooked chicken meat and raw vegetables about 13 h prior to the onset of the symptoms. The pat...

Sterilization of Gastrointestinal Endoscope in Medical Institutions in Fukuoka Prefecture.

内視鏡は 1960 年代に医療現場に導入され,現在では多 くの医療機関で使用されている.当初は,使用後の内視 鏡スコープの消毒はアルコールで拭くのみであったが, 内視鏡スコープを介した感染事例が報告されるようにな り1),1988 年に米国および英国で内視鏡スコープの洗 浄・消毒方法を定めた感染防止のためのガイドラインが 作成された2,3).わが国では,1996 年に日本消化器内視鏡 技師会が「内視鏡の洗浄・消毒に関するガイドライン」 を,1998 年に日本消化器内視鏡学会が「消化器内視鏡機 器洗浄・消毒法ガイドライン」を作成した4).2008 年に は,日本環境感染学会,日本消化器内視鏡学会および日 本消化器内視鏡技師会が合同で「消化器内視鏡の感染制 御に関するマルチソサエティ実践ガイド」を作成し,2013 年に改訂している4).同ガイドでは,グルタラール製剤 (グルタルアルデヒド...