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. Zoonotic potential of Helicobacter spp.
Irena Mladenova-Hristova, Olga Grekova, Ami Patel

2. Monitoring the decontamination efficacy of the novel Poseidon-S disinfectant system in dental unit water lines
Mari Fujita, Izumi Mashima, Futoshi Nakazawa

3. Phage display technique identifies the interaction of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus open reading frame 6 protein with nuclear pore complex interacting protein NPIPB3 in modulating Type I interferon antagonism
Su-Hua Huang, Tzu-Ying Lee, Ying-Ju Lin, Lei Wan, ... Cheng-Wen Lin

4. IL-6 significantly correlates with p-STAT3 expression and presents high variceal bleeding with mortality in cirrhotic patients: A cross-sectional study
Jung-Ta Kao, Cheng-Ju Yu, Chun-Lung Feng, Shu-Mei Tsai, ... Yi-Ying Wu

5. Oral fungal immunomodulatory protein-Flammulina velutipes has influence on pulmonary inflammatory process and potential treatment for allergic airway disease: A mouse model
Po-Yu Chu, Hai-Lun Sun, Jiunn-Liang Ko, Min-Sho Ku, ... Ko-Huang Lue

6. Risk factors and outcomes of cytomegalovirus viremia in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients
Jhong-Lin Wu, Hsuan-Yin Ma, Chun-Yi Lu, Jong-Min Chen, ... Li-Min Huang

7. Risk factors for concurrent bacteremia in adult patients with dengue
Tun-Linn Thein, Ee-Ling Ng, Ming S. Yeang, Yee-Sin Leo, David C. Lye

8. Seroepidemiology of varicella among elementary school children in northern Taiwan
Ming-Ru Lin, Ching-Chia Kuo, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Ya-Ling Huang, ... Yhu-Chering Huang

9. Seroepidemiology of pertussis among elementary school children in northern Taiwan
Ching-Chia Kuo, Yhu-Chering Huang, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Ya-Ling Huang, ... Yung-Tai Hung

10. Gram-negative rod bacteremia after cardiovascular surgery: Clinical features and prognostic factors
Sayaka Tago, Yuji Hirai, Yusuke Ainoda, Takahiro Fujita, Ken Kikuchi

11. Central line-associated bloodstream infections among critically-ill patients in the era of bundle care
Kuan-Yin Lin, Aristine Cheng, Yu-Ching Chang, Mei-Chuan Hung, ... Shan-Chwen Chang

12. Diagnostic utility of QuantiFERON–TB Gold In-Tube test in pediatric tuberculosis disease in Taiwanese children
Kin-Sun Wong, Yen-Chun Huang, Han-Chung Hu, Yhu-Chering Huang, ... Tzou-Yien Lin

13. Fluoroquinolone therapy for bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae
Ching-Lung Lo, Ching-Chi Lee, Chia-Wen Li, Ming-Chi Li, ... Wen-Chien Ko

14. An investigation of vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration creep among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from pediatric patients and healthy children in Northern Taiwan
Chia-Ning Chang, Wen-Tsung Lo, Ming-Chin Chan, Ching-Mei Yu, Chih-Chien Wang

15. Antifungal therapy did not improve outcomes including 30-day all-cause mortality in patients suffering community-acquired perforated peptic ulcer-associated peritonitis with Candida species isolated from their peritoneal fluid
Wei-Sin Li, Chen-Hsiang Lee, Jien-Wei Liu

16. Serologic detection of antibodies against Fasciola hepatica in sheep in the middle Black Sea region of Turkey
Mustafa Acici, Ozlem Buyuktanir, Cenk Soner Bolukbas, Gokmen Zafer Pekmezci, ... Sinasi Umur

Brief Reports

a. Phylogenetic grouping and distribution of virulence genes in Escherichia coli along the production and supply chain of pork around Hubei, China
Sher Bahadar Khan, Geng Zou, Yu-Ting Cheng, Ran Xiao, ... Rui Zhou

b. Antimicrobial susceptibility to β-lactam antibiotics and production of BRO β-lactamase in clinical isolates of Moraxella catarrhalis from a Japanese hospital
Kageto Yamada, Katsumi Arai, Ryoichi Saito

c. Changes in minimum inhibitory concentration of levofloxacin for Escherichia coli strains isolated from urine samples in mainland China, 2004 to 2014
Yun Li, Bo Zheng, Feng Xue, Sai-Nan Zhu, Yuan Lyu


Correspondence

>> Mycobacterium abscessus pneumonia in a South Pacific islander
Michael Phelippeau, Didier Musso, Michel Drancourt

>> Moraxella osloensis bacteremia complicating with severe pneumonia in a patient with lung cancer
Wen-Sen Lee, Po-Ren Hsueh, Fang-Lan Yu, Fu-Lun Chen, ... Tsong-Yih Ou

>> Preseptal cellulitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A rare disease need to be vigilant
Hsin-Yu Yao, Ching-Hsun Wang

>> Streptococcus sanguis bacteremia complicating endocarditis associated with colonic adenocarcinoma
Fu-Lun Chen, Shio-Shin Jean, Tsong-Yih Ou, Giueng-Chueng Wang, ... Wen-Sen Lee

>> A rarely considered diagnosis of unknown fever, disseminated lymphadenopathy and chronic peritonitis in Taiwan: Whipple's disease
Guan-Jhou Chen, Chien-Yuan Chen, Sung-Ching Pan, Ching-Yao Yang, ... Shan-Chwen Chang

>> First report of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Taiwan
Ya-Ting Jao, Wen-Hung Wang, Angela Wang, L. Kris Siu, Po-Liang Lu