Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, launched in 1968, is the official bi-monthly publication of the Taiwan Society of Microbiology, the Chinese Society of Immunology, the Infectious Diseases Society of Taiwanand the Taiwan Society of Parasitology. The journal is an open access journal, committed to disseminating information on the latest trends and advances in microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases and parasitology. Articles on clinical or laboratory investigations of relevance to microbiology, infectious diseases, parasitology, and novel findings in all areas of immunology, encompassing both basic, clinical research and other related fields that are of interest to the medical profession are eligible for consideration. Article types considered include perspectives, review articles, original articles, brief reports and correspondence. The Editorial Board of the Journal comprises a dedicated team of local and international experts in the field of microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases and parasitology. All members of the Editorial Board actively guide and set the direction of the journal. With the aim of promoting effective and accurate scientific information, an expert panel of referees constitutes the backbone of the peer-review process in evaluating the quality and content of manuscripts submitted for publication. JMII is open access and indexed in SCIE, PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, AIDS & Cancer Reseach, CABI, BIOSIS Previews, Biological Abstracts, EBSCOhost, CancerLit, Reactions Weekly (online), Chemical Abstracts, HealthSTAR, Global Health, ProQuest.

Review Article

1. Intravenous immunoglobulin, pharmacogenomics, and Kawasaki disease
Ho-Chang Kuo, Yu-Wen Hsu, Mei-Shin Wu, Shu-Chen Chien, ... Wei-Chiao Chang

2. Anti-quorum sensing activity of flavonoid-rich fraction from Centella asiatica L. against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
H.S. Vasavi, A.B. Arun, P.D. Rekha

3. Oral intake of Lactobacillus rhamnosus M21 enhances the survival rate of mice lethally infected with influenza virus
Jeong Ah Song, Hee Joo Kim, Seong Keun Hong, Dong Hoon Lee, ... Seung Yong Park

4. Immunization with antigenic extracts of Leishmania associated with Montanide ISA 763 adjuvant induces partial protection in BALB/c mice against Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis infection
Diego Esteban Cargnelutti, María Cristina Salomón, Verónica Celedon, María Fernanda García Bustos, ... Eduardo Alberto Scodeller

5. Erythromycin resistance features and biofilm formation affected by subinhibitory erythromycin in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis
Hong-Jing He, Feng-Jun Sun, Qian Wang, Yao Liu, ... Pei-Yuan Xia

6. Development of ceftriaxone resistance in Salmonella enterica serotype Oranienburg during therapy for bacteremia
Wei-Chiun Yang, Oi-Wa Chan, Tsu-Lan Wu, Chyi-Liang Chen, ... Cheng-Hsun Chiu

7. Estimating the cost-effectiveness of linezolid for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial pneumonia in Taiwan
Po-Chang Lin, Bruce C.M. Wang, Richard Kim, Andrew Magyar, ... Yhu-Chering Huang

8. Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Taiwan: Prevalence, risk factors, and impact on outcome of infections
Kuan-Yin Lin, Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Jann-Tay Wang, Shan-Chwen Chang

9. Evaluation of a modified direct agar proportion method for testing susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from MGIT samples
Fang-Lan Yu, Jau-Ching Lee, Mei-Shiang Wang, Han-Lin Hsu, ... Ming-Chih Yu

10. Threshold of galactomannan antigenemia positivity for early diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in neutropenic children
Veronique Dinand, Madasu Anjan, Jaswinder Kaur Oberoi, Shilpi Khanna, ... Anupam Sachdeva

11. Effects of various antimicrobial stewardship programs on antimicrobial usage and resistance among common gram-negative bacilli causing health care-associated infections: A multicenter comparison
Chung-Chih Lai, Zhi-Yuan Shi, Yen-Hsu Chen, Fu-Der Wang

12. Quantification and comparison of virulence and characteristics of different variants of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates from Taiwan and the United States
Tsung-Ta Chiang, Ya-Sung Yang, Kuo-Ming Yeh, Sun-Kang Chiu, ... Jiun-Han Chen

13. Anti-ST2 monoclonal antibody inhibits eosinophil infiltration in Angiostrongylus cantonensis-infected mice
Chih-Cheng Chuang, Chi-Wu Chen, Yu-Tzu Huang, Wen-Yuan Du

14. Establishment of a new immunological method for direct detection of Mycobacterium in solution
Sepideh Hamzehlou, Mohammad M. Farajollahi

15. Investigations of kanuka and manuka essential oils for in vitro treatment of disease and cellular inflammation caused by infectious microorganisms
Chien-Chia Chen, Sui-Hing Yan, Muh-Yong Yen, Pei-Fang Wu, ... Hui-Min David Wang

16. Correlation of ovalbumin of egg white components with allergic diseases in children
Yang-Te Lin, Chih-Te Wu, Jing-Long Huang, Ju-Hui Cheng, Kuo-Wei Yeh

17. Aggregatibacter aphrophilus brain abscess secondary to primary tooth extraction: Case report and literature review
Sofia Maraki, Ioannis S. Papadakis, Efkleidis Chronakis, Dimitrios Panagopoulos, Antonis

18. Prevalence of aminoglycoside modifying enzyme and 16S ribosomal RNA methylase genes among aminoglycoside-resistant Escherichia coli isolates
Pak-Leung Ho, Lai-Ming Leung, Kin-Hung Chow, Eileen L. Lai, ... Tak-Keung Ng

19. Severe macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia associated with macrolide failure
Kai-Ning Cheong, Susan S. Chiu, Betsy Wai-Ka Chan, Kelvin Kai-Wang To, ... Pak-Leung Ho

Case reports

>> Tigecycline therapy for bacteremia and aortitis caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis: A case report
Hung-Jen Tang, Chi-Chung Chen, Wen-Chien Ko

>> Erythema nodosum associated with Staphylococcus xylosus septicemia
Nicola Giordano, Claudio Corallo, Clelia Miracco, Panagiotis Papakostas, ... Ranuccio Nuti

>> Tigecycline salvage therapy for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus: Case report in a child
Yu-San Lin, Min-Hsiang Hung, Chi-Chung Chen, Kuo-Feng Huang, ... Hung-Jen Tang

>> Emergence of a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with decreased susceptibility to vancomycin 7 months after treatment with glycopeptide antibiotics
Cheng Len Sy, Susan Shin-Jung Lee, Kuan-Sheng Wu, Hung-Chin Tsai, ... Yao-Shen Chen

>> Trichosporon asahii sepsis in a patient with pediatric malignancy
Aslinur Ozkaya-Parlakay, Eda Karadag-Oncel, Ali Bulent Cengiz, Ates Kara, ... Deniz Gur

>> Selective IgM deficiency in an adult presenting with Streptococcus pneumoniae septic arthritis
Angsana Phuphuakrat, Pintip Ngamjanyaporn, Kanokrat Nantiruj, Voravich Luangwedchakarn, Kumthorn Malathum


Correspondence

1. Strongyloides stercoralis disseminated infection in a patient misdiagnosed with chronic asthmatic bronchitis
Yang Wang, Yi Ma, Ying Xu, Bin Zhu, Hongqian Guo

2. Nontyphoidal Salmonella urinary tract infection among elderly patients
Hung-Jen Tang, Chien-Ming Chao

3. Shewanella putrefaciens bacteremia in a uremic patient receiving hemodialysis
Wen-Sen Lee, Tsong-Yih Ou, Fu-Lun Chen, Chin-Wang Hsu, Shio-Shin Jean