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.

Article

1. Coexisting cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompetent patients with Clostridium difficile colitis
Khee-Siang Chan, Wen-Ying Lee, Wen-Liang Yu

2. Oxygen-dependent phenotypic variation in group A streptococcus
Chuan Chiang-Ni, Siao-Ying Nian, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Chih-Jung Chen

3. Recombinant OmpA protein fragments mediate interleukin-17 regulation to prevent Escherichia coli meningitis
Wen-Shyang Hsieh, Yi-Yuan Yang, Pei-Hsuan Lin, Chia-Chih Chang, Hsueh-Hsia Wu

4. Heterologous expression of carcinoembryonic antigen in Lactococcus lactis via LcsB-mediated surface displaying system for oral vaccine development
Xiaowei Zhang, Shumin Hu, Xue Du, Tiejun Li, ... Jian Kong

5. Mycobacterium tuberculosis EspB protein suppresses interferon-γ-induced autophagy in murine macrophages
DanDan Huang, Lang Bao

6. Comparison of vanA gene mRNA levels between vancomycin-resistant Enterococci presenting the VanA or VanB phenotype with identical Tn1546-like elements
Hong Shen, Yingmei Liu, Jiuxin Qu, Bin Cao

7. Impact of IL-22 gene polymorphism on human immunodeficiency virus infection in Han Chinese patients
Jun Hu, Yi Li, Lin Chen, Zhengrong Yang, ... Ying Peng

8. Polymorphisms of EHF-ELF5 genomic region and its association with pediatric asthma in the Taiwanese population
Jiu-Yao Wang, Shyh-Dar Shyur, Frada Wei-Sam Lam, Lawrence Shih-Hsin Wu

9. Emergence of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis carrying staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V in central Taiwan
Ting-Yu Yen, Yun-Ju Sung, Hsiao-Chuan Lin, Ching-Tien Peng, ... Jang-Jih Lu

10. Fluoroquinolone-resistant and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from the milk of cows with clinical mastitis in Southern Taiwan
Yaochi Su, Chang-You Yu, Yilin Tsai, Shao-Hung Wang, ... Chishih Chu

11. Clonal dissemination of invasive and colonizing clonal complex 1 of serotype VI group B Streptococcus in central Taiwan
Hsiao-Chuan Lin, Chao-Jung Chen, Kai-Hung Chiang, Ting-Yu Yen, ... Jang-Jih Lu

12. Rapid and sensitive detection of carbapenemase activity in Acinetobacter baumannii using superficially porous liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
Huei-Ru Lin, Anren Hu, Meng-Jiun Lai, Chih-Wei Chiang, ... Kai-Chih Chang

13. In vitro activity of aminoglycosides against clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii complex and other nonfermentative Gram-negative bacilli causing healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in Taiwan
Jyh-You Liu, Fu-Der Wang, Mao-Wang Ho, Chen-Hsiang Lee, ... Shan-Chwen Chang

14. Comparison of the clinical efficacy between tigecycline plus extended-infusion imipenem and sulbactam plus imipenem against ventilator-associated pneumonia with pneumonic extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia, and correlation of clinical efficacy with in vitro synergy tests
Shio-Shin Jean, Tai-Chin Hsieh, Chin-Wan Hsu, Wen-Sen Lee, ... Carlos Lam

15. Risk factors of mortality in patients with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia
Chang-Pan Liu, Shou-Chuan Shih, Nai-Yu Wang, Alice Y. Wu, ... Tsong-Rong Yan
Associated factors and clinical implications of serum aminotransferase elevation in scrub typhus
Tung-Hung Su, Chun-Jen Liu, Pei-Yun Shu, Yang-Hsien Fu, ... Jia-Horng Kao

16. Pseudo-outbreak of rotavirus infection in a neonatal intensive care unit
Boon Fatt Tan, Yee-Chun Chen, Chun-Nan Lee, Luan-Yin Chang, ... Li-Min Huang

17. Postcesarean section wound infection caused by Mycobacterium massiliense
Ting-Shu Wu, Chih-Hsun Yang, Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, An-Shine Chao, ... Cheng-Hsun Chiu

18. Emergence of tigecycline- and carbapenem-nonsusceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 clone in patients without exposure to tigecycline
Zi-Ke Sheng, Weixia Wang, Qinglan Guo, Xiaogang Xu, ... Minggui Wang

19. Rates of susceptibility of carbapenems, ceftobiprole, and colistin against clinically important bacteria collected from intensive care units in 2007: Results from the Surveillance of Multicenter Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan (SMART)
Shio-Shin Jean, Wen-Sen Lee, Kwok-Woon Yu, Chun-Hsing Liao, ... Po-Ren Hsueh

Correspondence

>> Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii mediastinitis after aortic graft implantation successfully treated by adjunctive gentian violet irrigation and antibiotic combination therapy
Shao-Jung Li, Chung-Wen Chang, Fu-Lun Chen, Tsong-Yih Ou, Wen-Sen Lee

Brief Communications

1. Anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activity of antituberculosis drugs and amoxicillin/clavulanate combination
Aline Daniele Furlan Pagliotto, Katiany Rizzieri Caleffi-Ferracioli, Mariana Aparecida Lopes, Vanessa Pietrowski Baldin, ... Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso

2. Suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 and chemokine (C-X-C Motif) receptor 3 expressions are associated with caseous necrosis in granulomas from patients with tuberculous lymphadenitis
Kiran I. Masood, Shahid Pervez, Martin E. Rottenberg, Beena Umar, Zahra Hasan

3. Quantitative study on the effect of calcium and magnesium palmitate on the formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm
Ashwin Kannan, Subbalakshmi Latha Karumanchi, Subramaniam Ramalingam, Pennathur Gautam

4. Persistent Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in ambulatory human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in Nigeria: Risk factors and molecular features
Adesola Olufunmilayo Olalekan, Samuel Sunday Taiwo, Stella Ifeanyi Smith, Adebayo Osagie Shittu, ... Frieder Schaumburg

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to “Septic pulmonary and cerebral embolism caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a healthy child” [J Microbiol Immunol Infect 49(5) (2016) 826–827]
Kao-Hsian Hsieh, Ya-Ling Chou, Wen-Tsung Lo, Shyi-Jou Chen, Chih-Chien Wang