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. Antimicrobial peptides as potential anti-biofilm agents against multidrug-resistant bacteria
Pooi Yin Chung, Ramona Khanum

2. Molecular and epidemiological study of enterovirus D68 in Taiwan
Yuan-Pin Huang, Tsuey-Li Lin, Ting-Han Lin, Ho-Sheng Wu


3. Risk factor analysis and molecular epidemiology of respiratory adenovirus infections among children in northern Taiwan, 2009–2013
Jia Lu Cheng, Chun-Chih Peng, Nan-Chang Chiu, Li-Chuan Weng, ... Hsin Chi

4. Toxic effect of high concentration of sonochemically synthesized polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated silver nanoparticles on Citrobacter sp. A1 and Enterococcus sp. C1
Chew Ping Lau, Mohd Firdaus Abdul-Wahab, Jafariah Jaafar, Giek Far Chan, Noor Aini Abdul Rashid

5. Experimental study of cerebrospinal fluid tumor necrosis factor-alpha release in penicillin- and cephalosporin-resistant pneumococcal meningitis treated with different antibiotic schedules
M. Vivas, E. Force, C. El Haj, F. Tubau, ... C. Cabellos

6. Evaluation of performance of human immunodeficiency virus antigen/antibody combination assays in Taiwan
Chun-Kai Chang, Cheng-Feng Kao, Pi-Han Lin, Hui-Lin Huang, ... Jyh-Yuan Yang

7. Faster and economical screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococci by sequential use of chromogenic agar and real-time polymerase chain reaction
Thean Yen Tan, Boran Jiang, Lily Siew Yong Ng

8. Comparison of commonly used antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods for evaluating susceptibilities of clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and nonfermentative Gram-negative bacilli to cefoperazone–sulbactam
Shio-Shin Jean, Chun-Hsing Liao, Wang-Huei Sheng, Wen-Sen Lee, Po-Ren Hsueh

9. Implementation of a national bundle care program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection in high-risk units of hospitals in Taiwan
Chih-Cheng Lai, Chun-Ming Lee, Hsiu-Tzy Chiang, Ching-Tzu Hung, ... Po-Ren Hsueh

10. DNA adenine methylation modulates pathogenicity of Klebsiella pneumoniae genotype K1
Chi-Tai Fang, Wen-Ching Yi, Chia-Tung Shun, Shih-Feng Tsai

11. Virulence factors, antibiotic resistance phenotypes and O-serogroups of Escherichia coli strains isolated from community-acquired urinary tract infection patients in Mexico
Gloria Luz Paniagua-Contreras, Eric Monroy-Pérez, José Raymundo Rodríguez-Moctezuma, Pablo Domínguez-Trejo, ... Sergio Vaca

12. Time-to-positivity of blood culture: An independent prognostic factor of monomicrobial Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia
Poh-Chang Tang, Ching-Chi Lee, Chia-Wen Li, Ming-Chi Li, ... Nan-Yao Lee

13. Vancomycin dosing and target attainment in children
David Hwang, Nan-Chang Chiu, Lung Chang, Chun-Chih Peng, ... Hsin Chi

14. Recent trends in prescribing antibiotics for acute tonsillitis in pediatric ambulatory care in Taiwan, 2000–2009: A nationwide population-based study
Lo-Yi Chang, Chou-Cheng Lai, Chun-Jen Chen, Ching-Yi Cho, ... Keh-Gong Wu

15. Bloodstream infections in pediatric patients with acute leukemia: Emphasis on gram-negative bacteria infections
Fu-Chun Kuo, Shih-Min Wang, Ching-Fen Shen, Yun-Ju Ma, ... Ching-Chuan Liu

16. Changing of bloodstream infections in a medical center neonatal intensive care unit
I-Ling Chen, Nan-Chang Chiu, Hsin Chi, Chyong-Hsin Hsu, ... Fu-Yuan Huang

17. Perceptions of Clostridium difficile infections among infection control professionals in Taiwan
Yuan-Pin Hung, Jen-Chieh Lee, Hsiao-Ju Lin, Chun-Wei Chiu, ... Wen-Chien Ko

18. Clinical manifestations and bacteriological features of culture-proven Gram-negative bacterial arthritis
Wei-Ting Lin, Hung-Jen Tang, Chih-Cheng Lai, Chien-Ming Chao

19. Molecular characteristics of Clostridium difficile strains from patients with a first recurrence more than 8 weeks after the primary infection
Yijian Chen, Mamun Ur Rashid, Haihui Huang, Hong Fang, ... Andrej Weintraub


Brief Reports

a. Nasal Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among college student athletes in northern Taiwan
Hong-Kai Wang, Chun-Yen Huang, Chih-Jung Chen, Yhu-Chering Huang

b. Safety and efficacy of anti-influenza drugs, intravenous peramivir against influenza virus infection in elderly patients with underlying disease
Kazufumi Takamatsu, Satoshi Marumo, Motonari Fukui, Atsuko Hata


Correspondence

>> Emergence of Streptococcus suis serotype 9 infection in humans
Anusak Kerdsin, Rujirat Hatrongjit, Marcelo Gottschalk, Dan Takeuchi, ... Kazunori Oishi

>> Caspofungin salvage therapy in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Wen-Sen Lee, Po-Ren Hsueh, Tai-Chin Hsieh, Fu-Lun Chen, ... Shio-Shin Jean

>> Rapid identification of Streptococcus intermedius by multiplex polymerase chain reaction 1 week before culture positivity in a patient with antibiotic-treated thalamic brain abscess
Fon-Yih Tsuang, Yu-Tzu Lin, David Hung-Tsang Yen, Lee-Jene Teng, Jui-Chang Tsai

>> Pulmonary empyema caused by co-infections of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Fusobacterium necrophorum: A rare case of lemierre syndrome
Fu-Lun Chen, Shio-Shin Jean, Tsong-Yih Ou, Fang-Lan Yu, Wen-Sen Lee

>> Extensive community-acquired pneumonia with hemophagocytic syndrome caused by Aeromonas veronii in an immunocompetent patient
Yee-Huang Ku, Wen-Liang Yu

>> Aggregatibacter aphrophilus culture-negative endocarditis diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing in excised mitral valve – A case report
Yu Liao, Chwan-Yau Luo, Wen-Chien Ko, Po-Lin Chen