Clinical evaluation of QuantiFERON TB-2G test for immunocompromised patients

Y Kobashi, K Mouri, Y Obase, M Fukuda… - European …, 2007 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The usefulness of the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the QuantiFERON TB-2G (QFT-TB) test
were compared in immunocompromised patients. The subjects consisted of 252 …

Clinical utility of the QuantiFERON TB-2G test for elderly patients with active tuberculosis

Y Kobashi, K Mouri, S Yagi, Y Obase, N Miyashita… - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the response to the QuantiFERON-TB-2 Gold (QFT-2G) test (Cellestis
Ltd; Carnegie, VIC, Australia) in elderly patients with active tuberculosis (TB) to determine …

Community-acquired pneumonia in Japan: a prospective ambulatory and hospitalized patient study

N Miyashita, H Fukano, K Mouri… - Journal of medical …, 2005 - microbiologyresearch.org
In this study the aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Japan was investigated
and the incidence of causative pathogens in ambulatory and hospitalized patients was …

Indeterminate results of QuantiFERON TB-2G test performed in routine clinical practice

Y Kobashi, T Sugiu, K Mouri, Y Obase… - European …, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The present authors assessed risk factors that can promote indeterminate results of
QuantiFERON TB-2G (QFT-2G; Cellestis Ltd, Carnegie, Australia) tests. The subjects were 704 …

Transitional changes in T-cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens during treatment

Y Kobashi, K Mouri, S Yagi, Y Obase, N Miyashita… - Journal of Infection, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Currently, there is no available test for monitoring the clinical effect of
active tuberculosis (TB) disease treatment. Therefore, we studied the usefulness of two …

[HTML][HTML] Increased levels of plasma galectin-9 in patients with influenza virus infection

S Katoh, M Ikeda, H Shimizu, K Mouri… - The Tohoku journal of …, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Galectin-9 (Gal-9) is a β-galactoside-binding protein involved in various biologic processes,
including cell aggregation, adhesion, chemoattraction, and apoptosis. Little is known, …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of T-Cell Interferon-γ Release Assays for Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific Antigens in Patients with Active and Latent Tuberculosis

Y Kobashi, H Shimizu, Y Ohue, K Mouri, Y Obase… - Lung, 2010 - Springer
Through the use of QuantiFERON-TB Gold, a commercial IFN-γ assay, we compared differences
in quantitative T-cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-specific antigens […

Relationship between clinical efficacy for pulmonary MAC and drug-sensitivity test for isolated MAC in a recent 6-year period

Y Kobashi, M Abe, K Mouri, Y Obase, S Kato… - Journal of Infection and …, 2012 - Elsevier
There are a few recent reports about the relationship between the clinical effect and drug-sensitivity
test. We investigated the relationship between the clinical efficacy of treatment for …

Clinicopathological analysis of multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia associated with tuberous sclerosis in Japan

Y Kobashi, T Sugiu, K Mouri, T Irei, M Nakata… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective: This study investigated the clinical and pathological findings of
lung disease in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) as previously reported in Japan. Methods: …

Clinical analysis of cases of empyema due to Streptococcus milleri group

Y Kobashi, K Mouri, S Yagi, Y Obase… - Japanese journal of …, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In this study we analyzed 15 cases of empyema due to Streptococcus milleri group treated
between January 2000 and December 2007. The majority (87%) were men, and the mean …