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Monteagudo B, Marqués FM, Gibelin J, Orr NA, Corsi A, Kubota Y, Casal J, Gómez-Camacho J, Authelet G, Baba H, Caesar C, Calvet D, Delbart A, Dozono M, Feng J, Flavigny F, Gheller JM, Giganon A, Gillibert A, Hasegawa K, Isobe T, Kanaya Y, Kawakami S, Kim D, Kiyokawa Y, Kobayashi M, Kobayashi N, Kobayashi T, Kondo Y, Korkulu Z, Koyama S, Lapoux V, Maeda Y, Motobayashi T, Miyazaki T, Nakamura T, Nakatsuka N, Nishio Y, Obertelli A, Ohkura A, Ota S, Otsu H, Ozaki T, Panin V, Paschalis S, Pollacco EC, Reichert S, Rousse JY, Saito AT, Sakaguchi S, Sako M, Santamaria C, Sasano M, Sato H, Shikata M, Shimizu Y, Shindo Y, Stuhl L, Sumikama T, Sun YL, Tabata M, Togano Y, Tsubota J, Uesaka T, Yang ZH, Yasuda J, Yoneda K, Zenihiro J. Mass, Spectroscopy, and Two-Neutron Decay of ^{16}Be. Phys Rev Lett 2024; 132:082501. [PMID: 38457706 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.082501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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The structure and decay of the most neutron-rich beryllium isotope, ^{16}Be, has been investigated following proton knockout from a high-energy ^{17}B beam. Two relatively narrow resonances were observed for the first time, with energies of 0.84(3) and 2.15(5) MeV above the two-neutron decay threshold and widths of 0.32(8) and 0.95(15) MeV, respectively. These were assigned to be the ground (J^{π}=0^{+}) and first excited (2^{+}) state, with E_{x}=1.31(6) MeV. The mass excess of ^{16}Be was thus deduced to be 56.93(13) MeV, some 0.5 MeV more bound than the only previous measurement. Both states were observed to decay by direct two-neutron emission. Calculations incorporating the evolution of the wave function during the decay as a genuine three-body process reproduced the principal characteristics of the neutron-neutron energy spectra for both levels, indicating that the ground state exhibits a strong spatially compact dineutron component, while the 2^{+} level presents a far more diffuse neutron-neutron distribution.
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- B Monteagudo
- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Caen, Normandie Université, 14050 Caen, France
- FRIB, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Caen, Normandie Université, 14050 Caen, France
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Caen, Normandie Université, 14050 Caen, France
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Caen, Normandie Université, 14050 Caen, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Department of Physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia "G. Galilei" and INFN-Sezione di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Facultad de Física, Universidad de Sevilla, Apartado 1065, E-41080 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Facultad de Física, Universidad de Sevilla, Apartado 1065, E-41080 Sevilla, Spain
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- Département des Accélérateurs, de Cryogénie et de Magnétisme, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Département d'électronique des Détecteurs et d'Informatique pour la Physique, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département d'électronique des Détecteurs et d'Informatique pour la Physique, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, IN2P3-CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Département des Accélérateurs, de Cryogénie et de Magnétisme, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département d'électronique des Détecteurs et d'Informatique pour la Physique, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen-Kibanadai-Nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen-Kibanadai-Nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen-Kibanadai-Nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0367, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Department of Physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0367, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Technische Universität Munchen, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- Département d'Ingénierie des Systèmes, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0367, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0367, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Department of Physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0367, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0367, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Sakasegawa H, Nomura M, Sawayama K, Nakayama T, Yaita Y, Yonekawa H, Kobayashi N, Arima T, Hiyama T, Murata E. Liquid decontamination using acidic electrolyzed water for various uranium-contaminated steel surfaces in dismantled centrifuge. Progress in Nuclear Energy 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2022.104396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ara H, Paul SK, Kobayashi N, Nasreen SA, Ahmed F. Prevalence of Virulence Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Clinical Samples in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2022; 31:914-919. [PMID: 36189532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that is the most important cause of hospital-acquired infections. The objective of this study was to evaluate the predominance and determination of virulence encoding genes in A. baumannii isolates. During this cross-sectional study period from February 2019 to March 2020 of 380 clinical samples including endotracheal aspirates (70), wound swab or pus (175), urine (70) and blood (65) analysed in inpatients admitted to the hospital in different unit like ICU, Surgery and Burn unit of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. Out of 380 studied samples, 130(34.21%) strains were yielded growth. Among 130 isolates, Acinetobacter spp. was 49(37.69%). Totally, 39(79.59%) were Acinetobacter baumannii which was detected by molecular technique PCR. Further more, the determination of virulence genes csgA and fimH detected by PCR. Among two studied virulence genes, csgA (38.46%) was the most prevalent virulent genes associated with disease severity and co-morbidity of the patient in A. baumannii infections.
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- H Ara
- Dr Hosne Ara, MD (Thesis Part), Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Alam M, Paul SK, Das BR, Hoque N, Rashid A, Sultana M, Khatun MN, Ahmed S, Nasreen SA, Kobayashi N. Study of Human Brucellosis among Patients with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin by Antibody Detection. Mymensingh Med J 2022; 31:622-629. [PMID: 35780342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study was performed to determine the seropositivity of human brucellosis among the patients suffering from pyrexia of unidentified origin. This cross-sectional study was performed at department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh from September 2018 to August 2019; among the patients of pyrexia of unknown origin visited inpatient and outpatient facility of department of Medicine and department of Paediatrics, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) in Mymensingh division of Bangladesh. A total of 400 serum samples were screened by Brucella-specific latex agglutination test to determine seropositivity. Seven percent (7.0%) (28/400) serum samples were found to be seropositive for brucellosis by detecting Brucella-specific antibody at a titer ≥1:160. Therefore, Brucella-specific latex agglutination test may be recommended as a screening test for human brucellosis in developing and underdeveloped countries.
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- M Alam
- Dr Mahbubul Alam, MD Resident, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Ara H, Paul SK, Kobayashi N, Nasreen SA, Ahmed F, Nila SS. Molecular Detection of MBL Encoding Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii strains Isolated from Various Samples at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mymensingh. Mymensingh Med J 2022; 31:666-672. [PMID: 35780348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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MBL producing Acinetobacter baumannii is a major threat for therapeutic treatment of hospital acquired infections. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metallo-β-lactamase genes VIM, IMP & SIM genes amongst isolated A. baumannii. This cross sectional study conducted in the department of Microbiology Mymensingh Medical College from March 2019 to February 2020. 49 Acinetobacter spp. were isolated from different clinical samples including endotracheal aspirates, wound swab/pus, urine and blood. Among 380 clinical samples 130 organisms were isolated growth was 34.21%. Out of 130 isolated strains, 49(37.69%) were Acinetobacter spp identified by standard bacteriological method and resistance to different antibiotics was assessed with Kirby- Bauer Disc diffusion method. Among 49 Acinetobacter spp, 39(79.59%) were Acinetobacter baumannii which was identified by molecular method PCR directing OXA-51 like gene. Multiplex PCR was done to determine MBL genes existence VIM, IMP & SIM. Ceftriaxone (79.48%) showing higher resistance and colistin (12.82%) showing lower resistance. All the strains were sensitive to tigecycline. The distribution of MBLs genes such as VIM 20(51.28%), IMP 5(12.82%) and SIM 0 (0%). This study showed that high level of antibiotic resistance and VIM was the most prevalent MBL genes among A. baumannii highlighting the need for indigenous antibiotic usage plan & infection control measures to prevent the spread of these resistance genes.
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- H Ara
- Dr Hosne Ara, MD (Thesis) Part, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Nila SS, Paul SK, Kobayashi N, Nasreen SA, Ahmed S, Ahamad F, Khanam J, Nahar S, Sayeed AA, Al Amin AM. Concurrent Infection of Orientia Tsutsugamushi with Rickettsia spp. Including Rickettsia felis in North Central Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2022; 31:350-354. [PMID: 35383749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Rickettsial diseases are one of the leading causes of treatable acute febrile illness in Asia pacific region. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College to diagnose scrub typhus by rapid Immunochromatographic Test (ICT) and Nested PCR followed by molecular identification of possible Rickettsial coinfection among suspected febrile patients in Mymensingh, Bangladesh from March 2019 to February 2020. Among the enrolled 402 patients, 89 samples (22.13%) were seropositive by Immunochromatographic Test (ICT) and 65 samples (16.16%) were positive for O. tsutsugamushi DNA by Nested PCR, targeting 47KDa gene. Therefore, 113/402 (28.10%) samples were positive for scrub typhus by PCR and/or ICT. All the scrub typhus positive samples were further subjected to Nested PCR targeting 17 KDa gene for identification of Rickettsial co-infection and 13/113 (11.50%) were documented as positive. Then 13 Rickettsial co-infected samples were undertaken to automate sequencing and all were genetically confirmed as Rickettsia felis. Findings of the study may help clinicians to expand their list of differential diagnoses for undifferentiated fever and detection of Rickettsial co-infection may guide them to prescribe effective antimicrobials.
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- S S Nila
- Dr Sultana Shabnam Nila, Assistant Professor (Microbiology), Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Nila SS, Paul SK, Kobayashi N, Nasreen SA, Ahmed S, Ahmad F, Haque N, Khanam J, Paul A, Ara H, Sultana C, Rahman S, Rahman S, Sayeed AB, Jannat H. Socio-demographic and Clinico-epidemiological Study of Scrub Typhus in A Tertiary Care Hospital of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2022; 31:66-71. [PMID: 34999682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Scrub typhus is one of the leading causes of undifferentiated treatable febrile illness in Asia pacific region. It is grossly under diagnosed in many tropical countries of South Asia including Bangladesh, due to wide range of non-specific clinical presentations, low index of suspicion among clinicians, limited awareness and lack of accurate diagnostic facilities. This cross sectional observational study was conducted at department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh from March 2019 to February 2020 enrolling 113 diagnosed cases of scrub typhus by Immunochromatographic test (ICT) and / or Nested PCR to characterize the socio-demographic and clinico-epidemiological features of scrub typhus in Mymensingh area. Majority of the scrub typhus cases came from rural areas (63.83%) and there was a slight female predominance (52.21%). The young (32.74%) and the young-adult age group (28.31%) were mostly affected. Most of the scrub typhus cases were housewives (30.98%), followed by farmers (23.89%) and students (21.23%). All the enrolled cases presented with fever. Other findings were myalgia (76.10%), headache (56.63%), cough (30.97%), vomiting (12.38%) and Respiratory distress (9.73%). Typical eschar of scrub typhus was present only in 9(7.96%) cases and 4(3.53%) patients had rashes on their skin. Few cases (3.53%) had jaundice and 15.96% cases were anaemic. Oliguria (7.96%) and neck rigidity (1.76%) were also documented. Most of the Nested PCR positive scrub typhus cases were documented during late rainy season and beginning of winter months. Findings of the study may offer increased awareness about high burden of scrub typhus as well as heightened suspicion among clinicians for early diagnosis, timely treatment and prevention of complications.
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- S S Nila
- Dr Sultana Shabnam Nila, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Ifa IA, Paul SK, Hossain MA, Haque N, Ahmed S, Nasreen SA, Abedin S, Kobayashi N. Coexistence of ESBL and MBL-mediated resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2022; 31:41-48. [PMID: 34999678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance mediated by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), AmpC beta-lactamase and metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) producing Acinetobacter species is an emerging problem worldwide. In this cross-sectional study total 341 specimens were collected over a period of one year from January 2017 to January 2018. Specimens were collected from ICU and Surgery unit of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Specimens were collected from ICU and Surgery Unit of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Samples were processed for culture by standard conventional methods and susceptibility testing and determined by Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method. Antibiotic discs and their strength were according to the CLSI 2017 guideline. Molecular study was done to detect the species by OXA-51 gene and drug resistance genes (IMP, VIM, NDM, TEM, SHV, CTX, SPM, SIM and GIM). Species identification was done by OXA-51 gene which is intrinsic to Acinetobacter baumannii. Among the 46 isolates, 36(78.26%) were positive for Oxa-51 gene, 16(34.8%) for TEM gene, 9(19.6%) for VIM gene, 3(6.5%) for NDM gene and 1(2.2%) for IMP gene. This study gives an alarming sign towards high prevalence of cephalosporin and carbapenem resistance due to production of extended spectrum beta-lactamases and metallo-betalactamases, respectively. Early detection, proper antibiotic policies, and compliance towards infection control practices are the best defenses against these organisms.
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- I A Ifa
- Dr Iffat Ara Ifa, MD Resident, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Khanam J, Paul SK, Kobayashi N, Nasreen SA, Ahmed S, Haque N, Paul A, Nila SS, Hosen MA. Detection of Quinolone Resistance Pattern and Presence of qnr Genes in Human Salmonella Isolates at Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2022; 31:94-98. [PMID: 34999686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Among the quinolones, fluoroquinolones are broad spectrum antimicrobial agents used for treating many clinical infections including Salmonellosis. Although high level of resistance to fluoroquinolones remains low in Salmonella but reduced susceptibility is increasing worldwide. Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) of qnr type (qnrA, B and S) has been identified now a day in several enterobacterial species including Salmonella spp. This cross-sectional study was held at department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh from March 2019 to February 2020. This study was conducted to determine the current quinolone resistance pattern and to detect the presence of qnrA, qnrB and qnrS genes among Salmonella isolates. Antimicrobial susceptibility test of 36 Salmonella isolates were done by disc diffusion method. MIC of ciprofloxacin was detected by agar dilution method. Then amplification with specific primers of qnrA, qnrB and qnrS genes were performed for all Salmonella isolates. The present study observed 80.5% resistance to nalidixic acid, 33.3% to ciprofloxacin and 19.4% to ofloxacin by disc diffusion method. qnr A gene was detected in 2(5.5%) isolates, where as qnrS was detected in 5 (13.8%) isolates. None of the isolates was positive for qnrB gene. All the qnrA positive isolates showed resistance to Ciprofloxacin (MIC=128μg/ml) and Ofloxacin. In conclusion, presence of qnr genes in the study isolates is alarming, because, rapid dissemination might occur due to conjugative plasmid mediated horizontal transfer.
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- J Khanam
- Dr Jobyda Khanam, Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Vervuurt RHJ, Mukherjee B, Nakane K, Tsutsumi T, Hori M, Kobayashi N. Reaction Mechanism and Selectivity Control of Si Compound ALE Based on Plasma Modification and F-Radical Exposure. Langmuir 2021; 37:12663-12672. [PMID: 34666489 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this work, atomic layer etching (ALE) of Si compounds using H2 or N2 plasma modification followed by fluorine radical exposure is discussed. It is shown that the H2 plasma modification process promotes the selective etching of SiN, SiC, and SiCO versus SiO2. The N2 plasma modification, on the other hand, enables the selective etching of SiC and SiCO versus SiN and SiO2. The origin of the etching selectivity between different Si compounds is investigated using a combination of in situ SE and FTIR supported by several ex situ analysis techniques. It is shown that the formation of a hydrogen-rich layer after plasma modification is essential to enable the ALE process. The hydrogen-rich layer can be formed due to ion and radicals of the modification plasma (H2 plasma modification) or be a result of the reconfiguration of hydrogen that is already present in the film (N2 plasma modification). The obtained insights are expected to further enhance the etching selectivity of Si compound ALE processes. Furthermore, it is anticipated that the process can be extended to many other compound materials such as Ti and Hf, as well as enable selective etching between their oxides, carbides, and nitrides.
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- ASM Japan K.K., 23-1, 6-chome Nagayama, Tama, Tokyo 206-0025, Japan
- Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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Nila SS, Paul SK, Kobayashi N, Nasreen SA, Ahmed S, Ahamad F, Haque N, Khanam J, Paul A, Ara H, Sultana C, Rahman S, Titir SR, Sayeed AB, Roy S. Rapid Serologic and Molecular Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus among Suspected Febrile Patients Visiting Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. Mymensingh Med J 2021; 30:967-972. [PMID: 34605464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Scrub typhus, caused by the bacterium- Orientia tsutsugamushi is one of the leading causes of undifferentiated treatable febrile illness in Asia pacific region. It is grossly under diagnosed in many tropical countries of South Asia including Bangladesh, due to wide range of non-specific clinical presentations, low index of suspicion among clinicians, limited awareness and lack of accurate diagnostic facilities. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College to diagnose scrub typhus by rapid Immunochromatographic test (ICT) as well as molecular detection of O. tsutsugamushi by Nested PCR and automated nucleotide sequencing among suspected febrile patients in Mymensingh, Bangladesh during 2019-20. Blood samples were collected from 402 febrile patients of suspected Rickettsial illness, referred from inpatient and outpatient departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH). Among the enrolled 402 patients, 89 samples (22.13%) were seropositive by Immunochromatographic test (ICT) and 65 samples (16.16%) were positive for O. tsutsugamushi DNA by Nested PCR, targeting 47KDa gene. Therefore, 113/402 (28.10%) samples were positive for scrub typhus by PCR and/ or ICT. Highest number of patients was detected positive by nested PCR during the first 5-10 days of fever but only 2 cases were positive after 20 days. In case of ICT, highest positivity for only IgM (8.13%) and both antibodies (2.43%) were documented in first 5-10 days of fever, but IgG positivity was highest (41.66) in >20 days of fever. From 65 PCR positive samples, automated nucleotide sequencing was performed on 20 randomly selected samples and all were genetically confirmed to be O. tsutsugamushi.
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- S S Nila
- Dr Sultana Shabnam Nila, Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Alam M, Paul SK, Haque N, Ahmad FU, Mazid R, Al Amin MM, Aziz MA, Paul A, Ahmed S, Nasreen SA, Kobayashi N. Seropositivity of Human Brucellosis among Patients with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin on Both Risk and Non-Risk Group of Individuals and Molecular Detection by Real-time PCR. Mymensingh Med J 2021; 30:936-942. [PMID: 34605459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that is one of the important infectious causes of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO). The objective of the present study was to determine the seropositivity and molecular detection of human brucellosis among the patients with pyrexia of unknown origin on both risk and non-risk group of individuals in greater Mymensingh. A total of 400 blood samples were randomly collected from pyretic patients started from September 2018 to August 2019. Questionnaires were used to collect data on both risk and non-risk group of individuals. All samples were initially screened for anti-Brucella antibodies using the Brucella-specific latex agglutination test. For accurate investigation, seropositive as well as seronegative serum samples were tested by BCSP31 Brucella genus-specific TaqMan real-time PCR. Overall 32(8%) cases were positive out of 400 samples by Brucella-specific latex agglutination test and/or BCSP31 Brucella genus-specific real-time PCR. Brucella-specific latex agglutination test documented 7% (28/400) positivity for brucellosis. 22(5.5%) samples found Brucella genus-specific real-time PCR positive out of 400 samples. Most real-time PCR positive cases were found from sero-positive samples of risk group population (15/32). Sero-negative but real-time PCR positive cases also found only from risk group population (4/32). There were 10 seropositive cases where real-time PCR was negative. In addition to Brucella-specific latex agglutination test as a screening test, Brucella genus-specific real-time PCR was performed for confirmation and also to avoid unjustified costs, drug toxicity, and masking of other potentially dangerous diseases.
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- M Alam
- Dr Mahbubul Alam, MD Resident, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Khanam J, Paul SK, Kobayashi N, Nasreen SA, Ahmed S, Haque N, Ahamad F, Nila SS, Hosen MA, Chowdhury CS. Early and Rapid Detection of Typhoid Fever by Nested PCR in Blood. Mymensingh Med J 2021; 30:986-990. [PMID: 34605467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Typhoid fever caused by Salmonella typhi is one of the major health problems in developing countries including Bangladesh. Still now blood culture is gold standard method for diagnosing typhoid fever, but this method is laborious, requires several days and detection rate is low. Failure of early laboratory diagnosis often leads to increased morbidity and mortality. This study was intended to apply a nested PCR in blood for early diagnosis of typhoid fever. In this cross sectional study blood samples were collected from 200 suspected typhoid fever patients attending Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh. Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction (n PCR) of flagellin gene was done in all the blood samples. At the same time all blood samples were subjected to culture by lytic centrifugation method. Culture positive isolates were identified as S. typhi by biochemical tests. Among the 200 blood samples, 57 (28.5%) were positive for S. typhi on nested PCR where as blood culture was positive for S. typhi in 16 (8%) samples. Among the 57 PCR positive samples, only 15 (26.3%) samples were culture positive for S. typhi and rest 42 (73.7%) were culture negative. So, in culture negative cases PCR can be used as a rapid diagnostic test for diagnosing typhoid fever. Considering time requirement, PCR takes one day, whereas blood culture takes 3 or more days to confirm diagnosis.
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- J Khanam
- Dr Jobyda Khanam, Lecturer (Virology), Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Chowdhury CS, Khan JA, Khanam J, Nila SS, Ahmed S, Haque N, Ahamad F, Paul A, Ara H, Paul SK, Kobayashi N, Abedin S, Roy S, Nasreen SA. Detection of Biocide Resistance Genes (qacE and qacΔE1) in Pseudomonas spp Isolated from Patients with CSOM at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2021; 30:954-959. [PMID: 34605462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biocides, including disinfectants and antiseptics, are used for a variety of topical and hard surface applications in health care facilities. Biocides play a significant role for preventing and controlling nosocomial infections. However, failures in the antimicrobial activities of biocides have been reported. The resistance mechanism to disinfectants is usually determined by genes which are related to resistance to quaternary ammonium compounds, namely, qacE, qacΔE1 that are found in Gram-negative bacteria. The aim of this study is to detect the prevalence of Biocides resistance genes, qacE and qacΔE1, in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas spp. It was carried out from March 2017 to July 2018 in the department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Samples were collected from Outpatient of ENT department, MMCH. In this study, 300 clinical samples of CSOM cases were tested by the PCR method. The present study shows detection of biocide resistance genes (qacE, qacΔE1) among 87 isolated Pseudomonas spp by uniplex PCR. Among 72 clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 67(93.05%) had the gene qacEΔ1 and 25(34.72%) had the gene qacE. In addition other 15 Pseudomonas spp 3(20%) isolates had the qacEΔ1 gene and 2(13.33%) isolates had the qacE gene. In this study there is a marked difference in detection of the qacEΔ1 gene between the MDR and non MDR P. aeruginosa isolates. The qacEΔ1 was identified in 50 of 54(92.59%) MDR isolates and 7 of 18(38.89%) non MDR strains respectively. While gene qacE was detect 25(46.29%) MDR isolates and did not show any qacEΔ1gene in non MDR isolates. This study shows that the genes, qacE, qacΔE1 are widespread among Pseudomonas aeruginosa, they are higher in MDR strains than non MDR strains.
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- C S Chowdhury
- Dr Chand Sultana Chowdhury, Lecturer (Virology), Department of Microbiology, MMC, Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Yajima S, Kajiwara K, Isozaki M, Kobayashi N, Ikeda R, Kobayashi T, Shinya T, Yamazaki H, Takahashi K. Estimation of RF power absorption and stray distribution at plasma breakdown based on the design of ITER ECH&CD equatorial launcher. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ara H, Paul SK, Kobayashi N, Nasreen SA, Ahmed S, Haque N, Ahmed F, Khanam J, Nila SS, Titir SR, Rahman S, Islam MF, Roy S, Ifa IA, Abedin S, Chowdhury CS, Paul A, Nesa M. Prevalence of ESBL Encoding Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii Strains Isolated from Various Samples of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mymensingh. Mymensingh Med J 2021; 30:625-632. [PMID: 34226447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of ESBL genes among A. baumannii isolates. In this cross sectional study, 49 Acinetobacter spp. were isolated from various clinical samples from March 2019 to February 2020 conducted in the department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Clinical samples including endotracheal aspirates, wound swab/pus, urine and blood. A total of 380 samples were analyzed. Growth was obtained in 34.21% of the samples yielding 130 organisms. Out of 130 organisms, 49(37.69%) were Acinetobacter spp. Among 49 Acinetobacter spp, 39(79.59%) were Acinetobacter baumannii which was identified by PCR targeting OXA-51 like gene. Amplification of the ESBL encoding genes, namely CTX-M, TEM, SHV done by molecular technique PCR. The most antibacterial resistance was against ceftriaxone (79.48%) and lower resistance only showed in colistin (12.82%). All the isolates were sensitive to tigecycline. The distribution of ESBLs genes such as TEM 20(51.28%), CTX-M 16(41.02%) and SHV 0(0%). The high resistance to most of the antibiotics among the studied strains and also a high prevalence of TEM gene in A. baumannii strains found in our study gives alarming sign towards the treatment complexity of these strains.
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- H Ara
- Dr Hosne Ara, MD (Thesis Part) Student, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Afrin SZ, Paul SK, Begum JA, Nasreen SA, Ahmed S, Ahmad FU, Aziz MA, Parvin R, Aung MS, Kobayashi N. Extensive genetic diversity with novel mutations in spike glycoprotein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Bangladesh in late 2020. New Microbes New Infect 2021; 41:100889. [PMID: 33936746 PMCID: PMC8065242 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In Bangladesh, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been highly prevalent during late 2020, with nearly 500 000 confirmed cases. In the present study, the spike (S) protein of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) circulating in Bangladesh was genetically investigated to elucidate the diversity of mutations and their prevalence. The nucleotide sequence of the S protein gene was determined for 15 SARS-CoV-2 samples collected from eight divisions in Bangladesh, and analysed for mutations compared with the reference strain (hCoV-19/Wuhan/WIV04/2019). All the SARS-CoV-2 S genes were assigned to B.1 lineage in G clade, and individual S proteins had 1-25 mutations causing amino acid substitution/deletion. A total of 133 mutations were detected in 15 samples, with D614G being present in all the samples; 53 were novel mutations as of January 2021. On the receptor-binding domain, 21 substitutions including ten novel mutations were identified. Other novel mutations were located on the N-terminal domain (S1 subunit) and dispersed sites in the S2 subunit, including two substitutions that remove potential N-glycosylation sites. A P681R substitution adjacent to the furin cleavage site was detected in one sample. All the mutations detected were located on positions that are functionally linked to host transition, antigenic drift, host surface receptor binding or antibody recognition sites, and viral oligomerization interfaces, which presumably related to viral transmission and pathogenic capacity.
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- S Z Afrin
- Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology, Netrokona Medical College, Netrokona, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology, TMSS Medical College, Bogura, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology, Rangpur Medical College, Rangpur, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Khanam J, Paul SK, Kobayashi N, Nasreen SA, Ahmed S, Haque N, Ahamad F, Nila SS, Titir SR, Ara H, Rahman S, Roy S, Abedin S, Hosen MA, Jannat H, Rashed F. Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern and ESBL Production among Clinical Isolates of Salmonella Species in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2021; 30:329-336. [PMID: 33830110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella enterica serovars (both typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonellae) is a major public health problem especially in developing countries, which have been associated with treatment failures. Therefore, the study was undertaken to determine the current antimicrobial resistance pattern and extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production among clinical isolates of Salmonella spp. during 2019-2020 in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. In this cross sectional study, 36 Salmonella enterica isolates were obtained from blood and stool culture of suspected 200 enteric fever and 100 gastroenteritis patients attending at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Isolated Salmonella species were identified by biochemical tests and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Disk diffusion test was performed by modified Kirby Bauer method. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of ceftriaxone was detected by agar dilution method. Double disk synergy test was used as a screening test for ESBL production. PCR was done for detection of blaTEM, blaSHV and blaCTX-MU genes. The isolates showed 25% resistance to Ceftriaxone and 58.3% to Azithromycin. The highest sensitivity rates were 88.9% to Meropenem and 83.3% to Amikacin. Whereas 6(16.7%) isolates were Multi Drug Resistant (MDR). Eight (8) isolates were confirmed as ESBL producer by DDST. The marked increase in MIC was observed between 8->512μg/ml to ceftriaxone. blaTEM, blaSHV and blaCTX-MU genes were detected in 3, 5 and 8 isolates respectively. In conclusion, the current study observed, higher level of resistance to ceftriaxone and azithromycin. At the same times 22.2% isolates showed ESBL production, which is a cause for concern as it may lead to treatment failure. On the other hand the study also showed the re-emergence of chloramphenicol and Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim sensitivity.
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- J Khanam
- Dr Jobyda Khanam, Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Yang ZH, Kubota Y, Corsi A, Yoshida K, Sun XX, Li JG, Kimura M, Michel N, Ogata K, Yuan CX, Yuan Q, Authelet G, Baba H, Caesar C, Calvet D, Delbart A, Dozono M, Feng J, Flavigny F, Gheller JM, Gibelin J, Giganon A, Gillibert A, Hasegawa K, Isobe T, Kanaya Y, Kawakami S, Kim D, Kiyokawa Y, Kobayashi M, Kobayashi N, Kobayashi T, Kondo Y, Korkulu Z, Koyama S, Lapoux V, Maeda Y, Marqués FM, Motobayashi T, Miyazaki T, Nakamura T, Nakatsuka N, Nishio Y, Obertelli A, Ohkura A, Orr NA, Ota S, Otsu H, Ozaki T, Panin V, Paschalis S, Pollacco EC, Reichert S, Roussé JY, Saito AT, Sakaguchi S, Sako M, Santamaria C, Sasano M, Sato H, Shikata M, Shimizu Y, Shindo Y, Stuhl L, Sumikama T, Sun YL, Tabata M, Togano Y, Tsubota J, Xu FR, Yasuda J, Yoneda K, Zenihiro J, Zhou SG, Zuo W, Uesaka T. Quasifree Neutron Knockout Reaction Reveals a Small s-Orbital Component in the Borromean Nucleus ^{17}B. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:082501. [PMID: 33709737 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.082501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A kinematically complete quasifree (p,pn) experiment in inverse kinematics was performed to study the structure of the Borromean nucleus ^{17}B, which had long been considered to have a neutron halo. By analyzing the momentum distributions and exclusive cross sections, we obtained the spectroscopic factors for 1s_{1/2} and 0d_{5/2} orbitals, and a surprisingly small percentage of 9(2)% was determined for 1s_{1/2}. Our finding of such a small 1s_{1/2} component and the halo features reported in prior experiments can be explained by the deformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory in continuum, revealing a definite but not dominant neutron halo in ^{17}B. The present work gives the smallest s- or p-orbital component among known nuclei exhibiting halo features and implies that the dominant occupation of s or p orbitals is not a prerequisite for the occurrence of a neutron halo.
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- Z H Yang
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Department of Physics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
- Nuclear Reaction Data Centre, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Department of Physics, Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, Guangdong, China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- IPN Orsay, Université Paris Sud, IN2P3-CNRS, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-3, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen-Kibanadai-Nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen-Kibanadai-Nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-3, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Republic of Korea
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA Atomki), P.O. Box 51, H-4001 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen-Kibanadai-Nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-3, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Ogawa A, Watanabe T, Natsume T, Okura E, Saito S, Kato S, Nakayama Y, Furukawa S, Yamaguchi T, Kosho T, Uehara T, Kobayashi N, Agematsu K, Nakazawa Y, Shigemura T. Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease Caused by Mutations in the X-Linked Gene IL2RG. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2021; 31:69-71. [PMID: 32490820 DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- A Ogawa
- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.,Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.,Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Aung MS, Hlaing MS, San N, Aung MT, Mar TT, Kobayashi N. Clonal diversity of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Myanmar: identification of novel ST1407 harbouring blaNDM-1. New Microbes New Infect 2021; 40:100847. [PMID: 33732472 PMCID: PMC7944022 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Recent Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in a teaching hospital in Myanmar comprised three major sequence types (ST2, ST16 and ST23) and two sporadic STs, showing a high resistance rate to carbapenem associated with blaOXA-23 . The NDM-1 encoding gene was identified in only one isolate exhibiting novel ST1407 (a triple-locus variant of ST16).
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- M S Aung
- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar
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- University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar
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- North Okkalapa General and Teaching Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar
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- University of Medicine 1, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Kobayashi N, Toyama H, Kubo R, Matsuda Y, Okada Y, Ejima Y, Yamauchi M. Bicarbonate in Arteries Measured Preoperatively for Cadaveric Single-lung Transplantation is Related to Intraoperative Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use: A Retrospective Preliminary Study. Int J Organ Transplant Med 2021; 12:37-42. [PMID: 36570358 PMCID: PMC9758997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background There are no known predictors of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) induction for single lung transplantation. Objective The purpose of the present study was to clarify the relationship between variables and ECMO requirements in single lung transplantation. Methods This study included adult patients who underwent cadaveric single lung transplantation between 2010 and 2019. After general anesthesia, the transplanted lungs were ventilated in all cases. The analysis included 38 patients in the ECMO required (RQ) group and 12 patients in the ECMO non-required (FR) group. Comparisons were made between the two groups for data affecting ECMO implementation, and data that were significantly different were subjected to multivariate analysis. Results Prior to anesthesia, the bicarbonate (HCO3-) value of the FR group was lower than that of the RQ group (24.6±2.7 vs. 29.7±5.3 mmol/L, p=0.005). Multivariate analysis showed that the cut-off bicarbonate value was 29.6. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of the model was 0.869 (R2: 0.331), with a sensitivity of 79% and a specificity of 88%. The odds ratio was 1.63 for every unit increase in the bicarbonate value (95%CI: 1.11-2.39, p<0.001). Further, the FR group had higher arterial blood pressure (mean: 79.0±11.5 vs. 68.9±8.3 mmHg, p=0.030), less blood loss (432±385 vs. 1,623±1,997 g, p<0.001), shorter operation time (417±44 vs. 543±111 min, p<0.001), and shorter ICU stay (11±9 vs. 25±38 days, p=0.039). Conclusion Preoperative evaluation of bicarbonate could predict the need for ECMO for single lung transplantation.
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- N. Kobayashi
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Japan,Correspondence: Naoya Kobayashi, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, Tohoku University Hospital 1-1 Seiryomachi, Aoba, Sendai, Japan, 980-857
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Center and Supply, Tohoku University, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Japan
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Kubota Y, Corsi A, Authelet G, Baba H, Caesar C, Calvet D, Delbart A, Dozono M, Feng J, Flavigny F, Gheller JM, Gibelin J, Giganon A, Gillibert A, Hasegawa K, Isobe T, Kanaya Y, Kawakami S, Kim D, Kikuchi Y, Kiyokawa Y, Kobayashi M, Kobayashi N, Kobayashi T, Kondo Y, Korkulu Z, Koyama S, Lapoux V, Maeda Y, Marqués FM, Motobayashi T, Miyazaki T, Nakamura T, Nakatsuka N, Nishio Y, Obertelli A, Ogata K, Ohkura A, Orr NA, Ota S, Otsu H, Ozaki T, Panin V, Paschalis S, Pollacco EC, Reichert S, Roussé JY, Saito AT, Sakaguchi S, Sako M, Santamaria C, Sasano M, Sato H, Shikata M, Shimizu Y, Shindo Y, Stuhl L, Sumikama T, Sun YL, Tabata M, Togano Y, Tsubota J, Yang ZH, Yasuda J, Yoneda K, Zenihiro J, Uesaka T. Surface Localization of the Dineutron in ^{11}Li. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:252501. [PMID: 33416401 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.252501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The formation of a dineutron in the ^{11}Li nucleus is found to be localized to the surface region. The experiment measured the intrinsic momentum of the struck neutron in ^{11}Li via the (p,pn) knockout reaction at 246 MeV/nucleon. The correlation angle between the two neutrons is, for the first time, measured as a function of the intrinsic neutron momentum. A comparison with reaction calculations reveals the localization of the dineutron at r∼3.6 fm. The results also support the density dependence of dineutron formation as deduced from Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculations for nuclear matter.
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- Y Kubota
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- IPN Orsay, Université Paris Sud, IN2P3-CNRS, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-3, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen-Kibanadai-Nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen-Kibanadai-Nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34126, Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Tokuyama College, National Institute of Technology, Yamaguchi 745-8585, Japan
- Department of Physics, Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-3, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34126, Korea
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA Atomki), P.O. Box 51, H-4001 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen-Kibanadai-Nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34126, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-3, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Mori S, Ito Y, Kishida T, Fukagawa T, Nakano T, Makino K, Mizusawa M, Shirai S, Honda Y, Tsutsumi M, Sakamoto Y, Kobayashi N, Araki M, Yamawaki M, Hirano K. Occurrence and clinical course of peri-stent contrast staining: comparison between second-generation drug-eluting stents and third generation drug-eluting stents. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Peri-stent contrast staining (PSS) has been reported to be associated with very late stent thrombosis.
The aims of this study was to compare the occurrence rate of PSS between second generation drug-eluting stents (2nd DES) and third generation drug-eluting stents (3rd DES), and to identify clinical characteristics associated with PSS.
Methods and results
This study comprised 1899 patients with 2493 de novo lesions treated with 2nd or 3rd DES from October 2015 to September 2018. Follow-up angiography was available for 1883 lesions (75.5%). There were 725 patients with 968 lesions treated with 2nd DES, and 716 patients with 915 lesions treated with 3rd DES. The occurrence of PSS, types of PSS, and VLST related to PSS were compared between 2nd and 3rd DES implantation. Mean follow-up period was 30±12 months. The occurrence rate of PSS and segmental type of PSS were similar between two groups (2nd DES vs. 3rd DES, 1.5% vs. 1.7%, p=0.73, 47% vs. 50%, p=0.85, and respectively). The VLST related to PSS occurred in only one case in 3rd DES group. (0% vs. 6.3%, p=0.33).
Conclusion
The occurrence rate of PSS and clinical course were similar between 2nd and 3rd DES.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- S Mori
- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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Rahman S, Paul S, Aung M, Ahmed S, Haque N, Raisul M, Choity J, Nila S, Ara H, Roy S, Khan M, Hossain M, Kobayashi N. Predominance of Leptospira wolffii in north-central Bangladesh, 2019. New Microbes New Infect 2020; 38:100765. [PMID: 33133612 PMCID: PMC7588863 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Leptospira was detected in 48.9% of blood samples from 182 febrile patients in north-central Bangladesh in 2019. Most Leptospira were classified as L. wolffii (93%) on the basis of phylogenetic analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA genes, while others were assigned to L. borgpetersenii and L. meyeri.
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Netrokona Medical College, Netrokona, Bangladesh
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- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Alam M, Ahmad FU, Mazid R, Roy S, Al-Maruf A, Rasheduzzaman M, Hoque N, Ahmed S, Nasreen SA, Rahman MS, Paul SK, Kobayashi N. Molecular Detection of Human Brucellosis among Patients with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin. Mymensingh Med J 2020; 29:771-778. [PMID: 33116076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study describes the molecular detection of human brucellosis among patients with pyrexia of unknown origin. It was a cross-sectional descriptive study and was carried out in the Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Non-probability purposive type of sampling technique was used. Blood samples were collected from 400 pyretic patients from September 2018 to August 2019. BCSP31 Brucella genus-specific TaqMan real-time PCR and SYBR Green real-time PCR were undertaken for molecular detection. Out of 400 samples, 22 (5.5%) samples found BCSP31 Brucella genus-specific real-time PCR positive. The study revealed that a considerable number of brucellosis is present in rural areas among risk as well as non-risk group study population having definite male predominancy, most prone to develop among >40-80 years age group. Brucella genus and species-specific real-time PCR might be performed for confirmation and also to avoid unjustified costs, drug toxicity, and un-masking of other potentially dangerous diseases.
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- M Alam
- Dr Mahbubul Alam, MD Resident, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Ifa IA, Paul SK, Hossain MA, Haque N, Ahmed S, Nasreen SA, Ahamed F, Roy S, Sakib N, Abedin S, Kobayashi N. Isolation of Acinetobacter species from Clinical Specimens with Detection of Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern from a Tertiary Care Hospital, Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2020; 29:622-627. [PMID: 32844803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Acinetobacter species are important opportunistic and nosocomial pathogens capable of causing both community and health care-associated infections. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Acinetobacter species and determination of the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Acinetobacter. A total of 341 specimens were collected over a period of one year from January 2017 to January 2018 from ICU and Surgery unit of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of all Acinetobacter isolates was done using Kirby Bauer's disc diffusion technique as per recommendations of Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). MIC of commonly used Imipenem and newly introduced Tigecycline by agar dilution method was done and was compared it with disc diffusion method. From total 341 specimens, 119(34.8%) pathogen were isolated. Among 119 isolates total 46(38.6%) Acinetobacter were isolated. Maximum number of Acinetobacter was isolated from respiratory samples- endotracheal secretions. Regarding antimicrobial resistance, 42(91.3%), 33(71.7%), 20(43.5%), 28(60.9%) and 1(2.2%) were resistant to Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Doxycycline, Imipenem, Colistin and Tigecycline. Regarding, MIC of Imipenem, 41.3% was resistant, 32.6% was intermediate and 26.1% was sensitive. Regarding MIC of Tigecycline none was resistant, 39.1% was intermediate and 60.9% was sensitive. Acinetobacter species is emerging as a predominant healthcare associated multidrug resistant pathogen. The findings of this study will help our clinicians to apply appropriate antibiotics for treatment of patients.
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- I A Ifa
- Dr Iffat Ara Ifa, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, CARe Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh;
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Cook KJ, Nakamura T, Kondo Y, Hagino K, Ogata K, Saito AT, Achouri NL, Aumann T, Baba H, Delaunay F, Deshayes Q, Doornenbal P, Fukuda N, Gibelin J, Hwang JW, Inabe N, Isobe T, Kameda D, Kanno D, Kim S, Kobayashi N, Kobayashi T, Kubo T, Leblond S, Lee J, Marqués FM, Minakata R, Motobayashi T, Muto K, Murakami T, Murai D, Nakashima T, Nakatsuka N, Navin A, Nishi S, Ogoshi S, Orr NA, Otsu H, Sato H, Satou Y, Shimizu Y, Suzuki H, Takahashi K, Takeda H, Takeuchi S, Tanaka R, Togano Y, Tsubota J, Tuff AG, Vandebrouck M, Yoneda K. Halo Structure of the Neutron-Dripline Nucleus ^{19}B. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:212503. [PMID: 32530691 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.212503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The heaviest bound isotope of boron ^{19}B has been investigated using exclusive measurements of its Coulomb dissociation, into ^{17}B and two neutrons, in collisions with Pb at 220 MeV/nucleon. Enhanced electric dipole (E1) strength is observed just above the two-neutron decay threshold with an integrated E1 strength of B(E1)=1.64±0.06(stat)±0.12(sys) e^{2} fm^{2} for relative energies below 6 MeV. This feature, known as a soft E1 excitation, provides the first firm evidence that ^{19}B has a prominent two-neutron halo. Three-body calculations that reproduce the energy spectrum indicate that the valence neutrons have a significant s-wave configuration and exhibit a dineutronlike correlation.
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
- Department of Physics, Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- LPC Caen, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI and Research Division, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- LPC Caen, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- LPC Caen, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- LPC Caen, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanak, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanak, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aoba 6-3, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- LPC Caen, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- LPC Caen, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aoba 6-3, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- GANIL, CEA/DRF-CNRS/IN2P3, 14076 Caen Cedex 05, France
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- LPC Caen, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanak, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aoba 6-3, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI and Research Division, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- IPN Orsay, Université Paris Sud, IN2P3-CNRS, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Takaki H, Kobayashi N, Hirose K. SAKE: first-principles electron transport calculation code. J Phys Condens Matter 2020; 32:325901. [PMID: 32191926 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab8153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We developed and implemented a numerical code called SAKE, which stands for (simulation code for atomistic Kohn-Sham equation). We developed it for first-principle electron transport calculations based on density-functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's function formalism. First, we present the central calculation parts of the formalism of the electronic states and transport properties for open and non-equilibrium systems. We show specific computational techniques, such as the use of a complex contour integration for charge density from the density matrix, which is compared with the calculation method of summing the residues of the Fermi-Dirac distribution, as well as the efficient achievement of the self-consistent procedures. Thereafter, for applications of the present computation code, SAKE, we present first-principle calculation results of three different systems. We first analyze electronic structures of polythiophene molecular wires, compare summation techniques for the density matrix. We show thermoelectric properties of an n-type antiferromagnetic semiconductor CuFeS2 as a second application. The electrical conductance, electrical thermal conductance, and the Seebeck coefficients with carrier doping are examined, and the analytical form of the Seebeck coefficient is briefly described. For the third application, we analyze the electron transport properties of polyaniline molecular wires under structural deformations, i.e. rotations around the transport direction. The thermally averaged current-voltage characteristics are also analyzed. The results show that the current decreases as the temperature increases which are determined based on the competition between the thermal energy and the electronic energy, which increases with the rotation angle.
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- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Japan
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Sakurada M, Sumi H, Kaji K, Kobayashi N, Sakai Y, Aung MS, Urushibara N, Kobayashi N. Pacemaker-associated infection caused by ST81/SCC mec IV methicillin-resistant, vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in Japan. New Microbes New Infect 2020; 35:100656. [PMID: 32215211 PMCID: PMC7083773 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A 76-year-old Japanese man was admitted to hospital for treatment of fever and skin lesion at the implantation site of his pacemaker. During his hospitalization, vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (MIC 4 μg/mL) with reduced susceptibility to daptomycin was isolated from venous blood. This isolate was identified as methicillin-resistant S. aureus with SCCmec IV and was genotyped as sequence type 81, coa VIIa and spa type t7044, harbouring blaZ, aac(6′)-aph(2″) and enterotoxin(-like) genes sea, seb, sek, sel, selx and selw. The patient was successfully treated with daptomycin, minocycline and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim. We describe the identification of sequence type 81/SCCmec IV vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus from pacemaker-associated septicaemia.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Hill MC, Bradford AL, Steel D, Baker CS, Ligon AD, Ü AC, Acebes JMV, Filatova OA, Hakala S, Kobayashi N, Morimoto Y, Okabe H, Okamoto R, Rivers J, Sato T, Titova OV, Uyeyama RK, Oleson EM. Found: a missing breeding ground for endangered western North Pacific humpback whales in the Mariana Archipelago. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2020. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Vaquero V, Jungclaus A, Aumann T, Tscheuschner J, Litvinova EV, Tostevin JA, Baba H, Ahn DS, Avigo R, Boretzky K, Bracco A, Caesar C, Camera F, Chen S, Derya V, Doornenbal P, Endres J, Fukuda N, Garg U, Giaz A, Harakeh MN, Heil M, Horvat A, Ieki K, Imai N, Inabe N, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kobayashi N, Kondo Y, Koyama S, Kubo T, Martel I, Matsushita M, Million B, Motobayashi T, Nakamura T, Nakatsuka N, Nishimura M, Nishimura S, Ota S, Otsu H, Ozaki T, Petri M, Reifarth R, Rodríguez-Sánchez JL, Rossi D, Saito AT, Sakurai H, Savran D, Scheit H, Schindler F, Schrock P, Semmler D, Shiga Y, Shikata M, Shimizu Y, Simon H, Steppenbeck D, Suzuki H, Sumikama T, Symochko D, Syndikus I, Takeda H, Takeuchi S, Taniuchi R, Togano Y, Tsubota J, Wang H, Wieland O, Yoneda K, Zenihiro J, Zilges A. Fragmentation of Single-Particle Strength around the Doubly Magic Nucleus ^{132}Sn and the Position of the 0f_{5/2} Proton-Hole State in ^{131}In. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:022501. [PMID: 32004026 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.022501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Spectroscopic factors of neutron-hole and proton-hole states in ^{131}Sn and ^{131}In, respectively, were measured using one-nucleon removal reactions from doubly magic ^{132}Sn at relativistic energies. For ^{131}In, a 2910(50)-keV γ ray was observed for the first time and tentatively assigned to a decay from a 5/2^{-} state at 3275(50) keV to the known 1/2^{-} level at 365 keV. The spectroscopic factors determined for this new excited state and three other single-hole states provide first evidence for a strong fragmentation of single-hole strength in ^{131}Sn and ^{131}In. The experimental results are compared to theoretical calculations based on the relativistic particle-vibration coupling model and to experimental information for single-hole states in the stable doubly magic nucleus ^{208}Pb.
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5252, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Köln, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Köln, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- KVI-CART, Zernikelaan 25, NL-9747 AA Groningen, The Netherlands
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Departamento de Fsica Aplicada, Universidad de Huelva, E-21071 Huelva, Spain
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- INFN, Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe University Frankfurt, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- INFN, Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Köln, Germany
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Khan ER, Paul SK, Kobayashi N, Khan TR, Rahman MH, Rahman MM. Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern and Genetic Characteristics of ESBL and Carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2020; 29:37-42. [PMID: 31915333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Uropathogenic Escherichia coli is frequently resistant to different antibiotic leading to a critical condition of the patients. The purpose of the present study was to see antibiotic resistance pattern and genetic characteristics of ESBL and Carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli. This cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology at Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh from October 2014 to December 2015. Patients presented with clinically diagnosed urinary tract infection at any age with both sexes who attended in the OPD of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital and the Doctors Diagnostic Centre in Mymensingh, Bangladesh was selected as study population. Non duplicate clinical isolates from urine were collected in full aseptic precaution for culture of bacteria. Escherichia coli were confirmed by PCR Stargetingadk. Antimicrobial susceptibility was measured by broth microdilution test. Minimum inhibitory concentrations against 18 antimicrobial agents were measured. Beta-lactamase genes were detected by multiplex PCR. For all the isolates showing resistance to imipenem and/or meropenem, presence of carbapenemase genes was confirmed by multiplex/uniplex PCR using primers. A total of 233 non-duplicate clinical isolates of Escherichia coli were collected from patients of which dominant phylogenetic group was B2 which was 78(33.5%) isolates of which 71 isolates were B2a and 7 isolates were B2b. Furthermore, Group A was in 29.6% isolates and Group D was in 26.6% isolates. E. coli showed significantly higher resistance rates to piperacillin, cephalosporins, and some other antimicrobials. Meropenem-resistance was detected in 8.2% of E. coli. The detection rate of blaTEM was 41.6% in E. coli. Carbapenemase genes were detected in 9(3.9%) isolates of E. coli and identified as genes encoding NDM-1, -5, and 7 and OXA-181. All the blaNDM-positive E. coli isolates carried also blaCTX-M-15, except for a group B1 isolate. E. coli is significantly higher resistance rates to piperacillin, cephalosporins, and some other antimicrobials and possesses different ESBL and carbapenemase genes.
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- E R Khan
- Dr Emily Rahman Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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Ahmad FU, Paul SK, Aung MS, Mazid R, Alam M, Ahmed S, Haque N, Hossain MA, Paul S, Sharmin R, Kobayashi N. Co-circulation of dengue virus type 3-genotype I and type 2-Cosmopolitan genotype in 2018 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 33:100629. [PMID: 31908784 PMCID: PMC6940688 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2019.100629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Revised: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Dengue virus (DENV) that caused an outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh during 2018 was analysed phylogenetically. DENV samples were classified into type 2-Cosmopolitan genotype (54%) and type 3-genotype I (46%), indicating co-circulation of two DENV types and resurgence of type 3 associated with genotype replacement.
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Imperial Hospital Limited, Chittagong, Bangladesh
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- Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Saeki Y, Kitazawa S, Kobayashi N, Kikuchi S, Goto Y, Sato Y. Prediction of invasiveness in lung adenocarcinoma using machine learning algorithm based on 3D-CT imaging. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz435.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kitazawa S, Saeki Y, Kobayashi N, Kikuchi S, Goto Y, Sato Y. Three-dimensional mean CT attenuation value of pure and part-solid ground-glass lung nodules may predict invasiveness in early adenocarcinoma. Clin Radiol 2019; 74:944-949. [PMID: 31630766 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.09.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIM This study evaluated the relationship between three-dimensional (3D) mean computed tomography (CT) attenuation values of ground-glass nodules (GGN) and pathological invasiveness in early lung adenocarcinoma. The diagnostic accuracy of 3D CT attenuation values was compared with that of two-dimensional (2D) CT attenuation values and standardised uptake value on positron-emission tomography (PET). MATERIALS AND METHODS Surgical and radiological data from 96 pure or part-solid GGNs of <20 mm were analysed retrospectively. Mean 2D and 3D CT attenuation values of the tumours were obtained with semi-automated volumetric software. Pathological invasiveness was diagnosed according to the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC))/American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) classification. Pre-invasive lesions and minimally invasive adenocarcinomas were classified as non-invasive adenocarcinoma. Univariate and multivariate analyses determined relationships between pathological invasiveness and clinical/radiological findings. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to determine the optimal cut-off value for detecting invasive adenocarcinoma. RESULTS A total of 66 non-invasive and 30 invasive adenocarcinoma cases between 2010 and 2016 were analysed. Univariate analysis revealed four tumour invasiveness-associated predictors: maximum diameter, SUVmax, mean 2D CT attenuation value, and mean 3D CT attenuation value (p<0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed that the maximum diameter, SUVmax, and mean 3D CT attenuation value were significant predictors of pathological invasiveness (p=0.023, 0.022, 0.004). The area under the ROC curve to predict invasive adenocarcinoma for mean 3D CT attenuation value was 0.838 and the cut-off value was -489 HU. CONCLUSION The mean 3D CT attenuation value could distinguish pre-invasive lesions and minimally invasive adenocarcinoma from invasive adenocarcinoma.
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- S Kitazawa
- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575 Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575 Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575 Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575 Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575 Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575 Japan.
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Kikuchi S, Sekine Y, Sugai K, Kawamura T, Yanagihara T, Saeki Y, Kitazawa S, Kobayashi N, Goto Y, Onizuka M, Ichimura H, Sato Y. P2.05-17 Preoperative Identification of the Left Common Pulmonary Vein for Safe Video-Assisted Lobectomy. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Al Amin MM, Paul SK, Aung MS, Paul A, Aziz MA, Khan NA, Haque AKMF, Ahamed F, Melan A, Sarker SR, Hossain MA, Ahmed S, Nasreen SA, Haque N, Kobayashi N. Molecular characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi causing scrub typhus among febrile patients in north-central Bangladesh. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 32:100595. [PMID: 31641512 PMCID: PMC6796758 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2019.100595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Scrub typhus is a mite-borne rickettsial disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, which is endemic in Asia Pacific region. In this study, infection rate and molecular epidemiologic traits of O. tsutsugamushi was investigated in Mymensingh, located in north-central Bangladesh. Among the blood samples from 453 febrile patients who visited Mymensingh medical college hospital in 2018, the 47 kDa protein gene of O. tsutsugamushi was detected in 78 samples (17.2%) by nested PCR. Phylogenetic analysis of the O. tsutsugamushi 56 kDa protein gene (18 samples) revealed a predominance of Karp-related genotype (89%), while the remaining belonged to Gilliam genotype. Samples of the Karp-related genotype mostly clustered with those of China, Taiwan, Thailand and India, etc., in emergent subgroups clades 2 and 4, which were distinct from clade 1, including prototype Karp strains. Among the 18 samples, three variable domains (VD) of 56 kDa type-specific antigen had different types of sequence diversity; VDI contained two or three repeats of eight amino acid units, while VDII and VDIII had amino acid substitution, deletion or insertion. The present study documented a potentially high prevalence of genetically diverse O. tsutsugamushi in north-central Bangladesh.
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- M M Al Amin
- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Jamalpur, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Abedin S, Paul SK, Haque N, Ahmed S, Chowdhury CS, Islam A, Ahmed MU, Naznin A, Hossain MA, Kobayashi N. Detection of Oncoprotein by a Novel Immunochromatoghaphic Test Depending on Age and Parity of the Patients Attending at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2019; 28:503-507. [PMID: 31391418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In world wide cervical cancer is the fourth most common among women, with the majority of cases occurring in developing countries. Some HPV infections persist, and a subset of persistent infections may lead to development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or invasive cancer. Because neoplastic change typically takes some years to occur and it depends on multiple factors among them age and parity play important role. The objective of the cross sectional observational study was detection of oncoprotein depending on age and parity by immunochromatographic test (OncoE6 cervical test). Informed consent was taken from patients and the protocol was approved by IRB, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. From April 2016 to March 2017 following universal safety precautions a total of 280 endocervical swabs were collected from VIA outdoor and Colposcopy clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology department of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Laboratory work was done in the department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College. The E6 strip test is an immunochromatographic test based on the detection of HPV-E6 oncoprotein in cervical swab samples. In this study VIA and OncoE6 cervical test were done on 280 cases and among them 120 were VIA positive and sent for colposcopy. From 120 VIA positive cases 70 were positive for colposcopy test. Afterwards 50 cases were selected for histopathological examination and classified into different grades. The present study showed 21(7.5%) cases were OnE6 cervical test positive by OncoE6 cervical test and most of them were found in advance aged <50 (38.09%) and multi parity (women more than two, 32.5%). Based on the findings of the present study, it may be concluded that age and multi parity plays important factor to cause cervical cancer. Now for prevention of cervical cancer we need screening which is an early detection tool. This is a low cost device, easily performed which can detect this HRHPV (High Risk HPV) and it will be helpful to reduce over treatment and high predictability of the disease.
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- S Abedin
- Dr Sahida Abedin, Lecturer, Department of Virology, MMC, Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Morita I, Oyama H, Tanaka R, Kikura-Hanajiri R, Kobayashi N. Generation of monoclonal antibodies for on-site analysis of psilocin and psilocybin in hallucinogenic mushrooms. Clin Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2019.03.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ogura M, Ohmachi K, Suzuki R, Atsuta Y, Ito T, Ohyashiki K, Yano S, Hidaka M, Ando K, Fukuhara N, Morishita Y, Suzuki T, Tsukasaki K, Kobayashi N, Tsukamoto K, Ozawa Y, Yamamoto K, Hotta T, Kinoshita T. A PHASE II STUDY OF THP (PIRARUBICIN)-COP THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED ADVANCED PTCL: THP-3 STUDY OF JAPAN HEMATOPOIETIC MALIGNANCY CLINICAL STUDY GROUP. Hematol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.147_2631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- M. Ogura
- Hematology and Oncology/Hematology and Oncology; Kasugai Municipal Hospital/Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital; Kasugai/Nagoya Japan
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- Hematology and Oncology; Tokai University School of Medicine; Isehara Japan
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- Oncology and Hematology; Shimane University Hospital; Izumo Japan
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- Data Center; Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Nagoya Japan
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- Hematology and Oncology; Anjyo Kosei Hospital; Anjo Japan
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- Hematology; Tokyo Medical University; Tokyo Japan
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- Clinical Oncology and Hematology; Jikei University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Hematology; National Hospital Organization; Kumamoto Japan
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- Hematology and Oncology; Tokai University School of Medicine; Isehara Japan
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- Hematology and Rheumatology; Tohoku University Hospital; Sendai Japan
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- Hematology and Oncology; Konan Kosei Hospital; Konan Japan
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- Hematology; Shiga Medical Center for Adults; Moriyama Japan
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- Hematology; Nagasaki University Hospital; Nagasaki Japan
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- Hematology; Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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- Medicine and Clinical Science; Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine; Maebashi Japan
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- Hematology; Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital; Nagoya Japan
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- Hematology and Cell Therapy; Aichi Cancer Center; Nagoya Japan
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- President; Nagoya Medical Center; Nagoya Japan
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- Hematology and Cell Therapy; Aichi Cancer Center; Nagoya Japan
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Oyama H, Morita I, Kiguchi Y, Kobayashi N. In vitro affinity maturation of anti-cortisol antibodies to develop sensitive immunoassays. Clin Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2019.03.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aziz MA, Aung MS, Paul SK, Ahmed S, Haque N, Roy S, Al Amin M, Paul A, Miah MAH, Alam MK, Islam MS, Hossain MA, Kobayashi N. First molecular identification of two Leptospira species ( Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira wolffii) in Bangladesh. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 31:100570. [PMID: 31297196 PMCID: PMC6597691 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2019.100570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Leptospiral 16S rRNA genes were detected in 13 blood samples from 74 febrile patients in north-central Bangladesh, and their sequences phylogenetically clustered with those of Leptospira interrogans or Leptospira wolffii. Genetic diversity in O-antigen polymerase (wzy) was found in an L. interrogans sample.
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- M A Aziz
- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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San N, Aung MS, Thu PP, Myint YY, Aung MT, San T, Mar TT, Lwin MM, Maw WW, Hlaing MS, Kobayashi N. First detection of the mcr-1 colistin resistance gene in Escherichia coli from a patient with urinary tract infection in Myanmar. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 30:100550. [PMID: 31110773 PMCID: PMC6510964 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2019.100550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Colistin-resistance gene mcr-1 was detected in an Escherichia coli sample among 442 clinical isolates collected in a tertiary-care hospital in Yangon, Myanmar, in 2018. This isolate was classified into phylogroup A–ST23 complex and harboured blaCTX-M-15 and blaTEM-1, associated with multiple mutations in quinolone-resistance–determining regions in gyrA and parC.
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- N San
- Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar
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- North Okkalapa General and Teaching Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Yangon Children's Hospital, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Murakami T, Abe M, Tiksnadi A, Kobayashi N, Hashimoto Y, Ugawa Y. TMS can detect abnormal synaptic plasticity associated with amyloid-beta and tau pathology in early staged dementia. Brain Stimul 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Utsumi T, Kobayashi N, Hikichi M, Ushimado K. Clinicopathological features of elderly patients (≥70 years old) with invasive breast cancer. Breast 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(19)30445-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Abedin S, Paul SK, Haque N, Ahmed S, Nasreen SA, Akhter N, Haque N, Sarkar SR, Roy S, Nahar F, Ahmed MU, Switzer J, Kobayashi N, Hossain MA, Chowdhury UW. Distribution of HPV-16 and HPV-18 from the Patients Attending At Mymensingh Medical College Hospital by Newly Developed Oncoprotein Detection Assay. Mymensingh Med J 2019; 28:31-36. [PMID: 30755547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Cervical cancer is one of cause of death in women in many developing countries. Persistent infection with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), primarily high risk types 16 and 18, is recognized as a causal and essential factor for the development of cervical cancer. The objective of this cross sectional observational study is to detect the distribution of HPV-16 and HPV-18 among Onco E6 positive cases. Following universal safety precautions a total of 180 endocervical swabs were collected from Colposcopy clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH), Mymensingh, Bangladesh from January 2016 to December 2016. Laboratory work was done in the department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College. E6 strip test is an immunochromatographic test based on the detection of HPV-E6 oncoprotein in cervical swab samples. Onco E6 cervical test was done on 180cases. Among them 60% were VIA positive and 120% were VIA negative. From this VIA positive cases 12(16.25%) were On E6 cervical test positive and from VIA negative cases 3(2.5%) were positive by this On E6 cervical test. From this 12 Onco E6 cervical test positive cases 10(%) were HPV-16 and 2(%) were HPV-18 and from VIA negative cases 3 were only HPV-16 by this test. Histopathological test done on 35 suspected cases and out of 08 cervical carcinoma cases 07 were positive by this Onco E6 cervical test which was also HPV-16 type. It may be concluded that HPV-16 is most prevalent type to cause cervical cancer and by this newly developed protein detection assay will be helpful to reduce over treatment and save many lives.
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- S Abedin
- Dr Sahida Abedin, Lecturer, Department of Virology, MMC, Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Nahar F, Hossain MA, Paul SK, Ahmed MU, Khatun S, Bhuiyan GR, Nasreen SA, Haque N, Ahmed S, Kobayashi N, Akter SN, Begum H. Molecular Diagnosis of Human Papilloma Virus by PCR. Mymensingh Med J 2019; 28:175-181. [PMID: 30755567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Cervical cancer is a major world health problem and the fourth most leading cause of death in women around the world. High risk HPV DNA has been shown to be present in 99.7% of cervical cancers worldwide. So detection of HPV DNA by PCR may help in early detection and management of cervical cancer. This cross sectional observational study was done to detect L1 antigen gene of HPV from cervical swab by nested PCR. Following universal safety precautions a total of 141 endocervical swabs were collected from Colposcopy clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology department of MMCH from January 2015 to December 2015. Laboratory work was done in the department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh HPV DNA was tested among 141 VIA positive women aged between 20-70 years by nested PCR method. DNA was extracted by phenol-chloroform extraction method. Two pairs of consensus primers MY09-MY11 and GP5-GP6 were used in a nested PCR assay. Histopathological examination was done on 66 samples in the Department of Pathology, MMC, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. A total of 36.9% (52/141) cases were positive for HPV DNA by nested PCR. On Histopathological diagnosis PCR was positive in 42.9% chronic cervicitis, 21.2% CIN cases and 90.9% cervical carcinoma cases. Based on the findings of the study, it may be concluded that the HPV DNA testing has opened the door for an alternative surveillance mechanism to routine cytological screening. Detection of HPV may play an important role in diagnosis and clinical prognosis of precancerous lesions. So PCR may be done for all VIA positive cases for screening of cervical cancer.
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- Dr Faijun Nahar, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, President Abdul Hamid Medical College, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh
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Loelius C, Kobayashi N, Iwasaki H, Bazin D, Belarge J, Bender PC, Brown BA, Elder R, Elman B, Gade A, Grinder M, Heil S, Hufnagel A, Longfellow B, Lunderberg E, Mathy M, Otsuka T, Petri M, Syndikus I, Tsunoda N, Weisshaar D, Whitmore K. Enhanced Electric Dipole Strength for the Weakly Bound States in ^{27}Ne. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 121:262501. [PMID: 30636164 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.262501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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An enhanced low-energy electric dipole (E1) strength is identified for the weakly bound excited states of the neutron-rich isotope ^{27}Ne. The Doppler-shift lifetime measurements employing a combination of the γ-ray tracking array GRETINA, the plunger device, and the S800 spectrograph determine the lower limit of 0.030 e^{2} fm^{2} or 0.052 W.u. for the 1/2^{+}→3/2^{-} E1 transition in ^{27}Ne, representing one of the strongest E1 strengths observed among the bound discrete states in this mass region. This value is at least 30 times larger than that measured for the 3/2^{-} decay to the 3/2_{gs}^{+} ground state. A comparison of the present results to large-scale shell-model calculations points to an important role of core excitations and deformation in the observed E1 enhancement, suggesting a novel example of the electric dipole modes manifested in weakly bound deformed systems.
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- C Loelius
- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt D64289, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt D64289, Germany
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt D64289, Germany
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt D64289, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt D64289, Germany
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, Japan
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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