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.

Articles

1. Hepatitis B virus infection and replication in a new cell culture system established by fusing HepG2 cells with primary human hepatocytes
Lin-Tao Sai, Yong-Yuan Yao, Yan-Yan Guan, Li-Hua Shao, ... Li-Xian Ma

2. Analysis of codon usage preference in hemagglutinin genes of the swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus
Sheng-Fan Wang, Ming-Wei Su, Sung-Pin Tseng, Ming-Chun Li, ... Jason C. Huang

3. Prevalence and associated factors for HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance in voluntary clients for counseling and testing in Southern Taiwan
Ya-Wei Weng, Hung-Chin Tsai, Susan Shin-Jung Lee, Kuan-Sheng Wu, ... Yao-Shen Chen

4.Regulator of the mucoid phenotype A gene increases the virulent ability of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing serotype non-K1/K2 Klebsiella pneumonia
Hsin-An Lin, Ya-Li Huang, Kao-Ming Yeh, L.K. Siu, ... Feng-Yee Chang

5. The roles of noncoding RNA Rli60 in regulating the virulence of Listeria monocytogenes
Ye-Long Peng, Qing-Ling Meng, Jun Qiao, Kun Xie, ... Chuang-Fu Chen

6. Monomicrobial Aeromonas and Vibrio bacteremia in cirrhotic adults in southern Taiwan: Similarities and differences
Ling-Shan Syue, Po-Lin Chen, Chi-Jung Wu, Nan-Yao Lee, ... Wen-Chien Ko

7. Pseudomonas aeruginosa infective endocarditis in patients who do not use intravenous drugs: Analysis of risk factors and treatment outcomes
Ting-I Lin, Yung-Feng Huang, Po-Yen Liu, Chin-An Chou, ... Yao-Shen Chen

8. Role of aerosolized colistin methanesulfonate therapy for extensively-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex pneumonia and airway colonization
Tai-Chin Hsieh, Fu-Lun Chen, Tsong-Yih Ou, Shio-Shin Jean, Wen-Sen Lee

9. Clinical efficacy and safety of primary antifungal prophylaxis with posaconazole versus fluconazole in allogeneic blood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients—A retrospective analysis of a single medical center in Taiwan
Ching-Hsun Wang, Li-Ping Kan, Hsin-An Lin, Feng-Yee Chang, ... Jung-Chung Lin

10. Comparisons of etiology and diagnostic tools of lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized young children in Southern Taiwan in two seasons
Chih-An Chou, Ting-I Lin, Yu-Shen Chen, Po-Yen Liu, ... Luo-Ping Ger

11. Highly active antiretroviral therapy-related hepatotoxicity in human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus co-infected patients with advanced liver fibrosis in Taiwan
Chih-Chen Chou, Hung-Chin Tsai, Kuan-Sheng Wu, Cheng-Len Sy, ... Susan Shin-Jung Lee

12. Recent trends in antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infections in pediatric ambulatory care in Taiwan, 2000–2009: A nationwide population-based study
Ming-Luen Lee, Ching-Yi Cho, Chien-Lun Hsu, Chun-Jen Chen, ... Keh-Gong Wu

13. Seroepidemiology for measles among elementary school children in Northern Taiwan
Yu-Chun Lin, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Ya-Ling Huang, Yu-Chiau Huang, ... Yhu-Chering Huang

14. Incidence and risk factors of probable and proven invasive fungal infection in adult patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Yao-Chung Liu, Sheng-Hsuan Chien, Nai-Wen Fan, Ming-Hung Hu, ... Cheng-Hwai Tzeng

15. Assessment of latent tuberculosis infection in psychiatric inpatients: A survey after tuberculosis outbreaks
Sheng-Wei Pan, Yu Ru Kou, Tsung-Ming Hu, Yen-Chih Wu, ... Wei-Juin Su

16. Antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical Enterobacteriaceae isolates at the emergency department in a regional hospital: A threat of extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producers among nursing home residents
Hsiu-Chuan Liu, Yuan-Pin Hung, Hsiao-Ju Lin, Hsiao-Chieh Liu, ... Wen-Chien Ko

17. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method for differentiation of uropathogenic specific protein gene types
Yun Mei Lai, Myo Thura Zaw, Shamsul Bahari Shamsudin, Zaw Lin

18. Investigation of mechanisms and molecular epidemiology of linezolid nonsusceptible Enterococcus faecalis isolated from a teaching hospital in China
Bin Li, Chuan-Ling Ma, Xiao Yu, Yao Sun, ... Tie-Li Zhou

Case Reports

>> Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by vancomycin-tolerant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: Experience with teicoplanin plus fosfomycin combination therapy
Wen-Sen Lee, Yen-Chuo Chen, Hung-Ping Chen, Tso-Hsiao Chen, Chung-Yi Cheng

>> A case of mucosal leishmaniasis: Mimicking intranasal tumor with perforation of septum
Hanefi Cem Gul, Fuat Tosun, Ahmet Karakas, Ozgur Koru, ... Can Polat Eyigun

>> Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as tuberculous peritonitis and sepsis tuberculosa gravissima in a patient with cirrhosis of the liver: A diagnosis of challenge
Chun-Yuan Lee, Hung-Chin Tsai, Susan Shin-Jung Lee, ChengLen Sy, Yao-Shen Chen

>> Hypersensitivity to mosquito bites as the primary clinical manifestation of an Epstein–Barr virus infection
Tsu-Man Chiu, Yueh-Min Lin, Shing-Chuang Wang, Yi-Giien Tsai


Correspondences

1. Treatment failure of fecal microbiota transplant for pseudomembranous colitis due to coexistent cytomegalovirus colitis
Huwi-Chun Chao, Wen-Liang Yu

2. Dengue virus infection complicated with simultaneous multivessel ST elevation myocardial infarction
Shih-Ching Lin, Chung-Hao Huang, Chun-Yu Lin, Wen-Hsien Lee, ... Po-Chao Hsu

3. A case of liver abscess caused by tigecycline-nonsusceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae
Han-Sian Yang, Wen-Liang Fang, Yi-Tsung Lin

4. Starch dust explosion and flame burn injury in a patient complicated with severe cellulites caused by non-O1 Vibrio cholerae
Tai-Chin Hsieh, Shio-Shin Jean, Tsong-Yi Ou, Fu-Lun Chen, Wen-Sen Lee