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. Two sympatric types of Plasmodium ovale and discrimination by molecular methods
Myo Thura Zaw, Zaw Lin

2. Molecular and serological assessment of parvovirus B-19 infection in Egyptian children with sickle cell disease
Manal Mohamed Makhlouf, Sahar Gamil Elwakil, Nihal Salah Ibrahim

3. Characterizing clinical isolates of Acanthamoeba castellanii with high resistance to polyhexamethylene biguanide in Taiwan
Fu-Chin Huang, Min-Hsiu Shih, Kai-Fei Chang, Jian-Ming Huang, ... Wei-Chen Lin

4. Laboratory diagnosis of vaccine-associated measles in Zhejiang Province, China
Chang-Ping Xu, Min-Hong Li, Han-Qing He, Yi-Yu Lu, Yan Feng

5. Effects of corticosteroid and neuraminidase inhibitors on survival in patients with respiratory distress induced by influenza virus
Shiang-Fen Huang, Chang-Phone Fung, Diahn-Warng Perng, Fu-Der Wang

6. Kidney dysfunction associated with tenofovir exposure in human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected Taiwanese patients
Yu-Shan Huang, Chieh-Kai Chan, Mao-Song Tsai, Kuan-Yeh Lee, ... Shan-Chwen Chang

7. Evaluation of double locus (clfB and spa) sequence typing for studying molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Taiwan
Chen-Cheng Huang, Cheng-Mao Ho, Hui-Chen Chen, Chi-Yuan Li, ... Jang-Jih Lu

8. The experience of intramuscular benzathine penicillin for prophylaxis of recurrent cellulitis: A cohort study
Hsien-Meng Chen, Yu-Lin Li, Yuag-Meng Liu, Chun-Eng Liu, ... Chih-Yen Chang

9. The association of molecular typing, vancomycin MIC, and clinical outcome for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections
Cheng-Pin Chen, Meei-Fang Liu, Chin-Fu Lin, Shih-Pin Lin, Zhi-Yuan Shi

10. Deep neck infections in children
Chung-Ming Huang, Fang-Liang Huang, Ya-Li Chien, Po-Yen Chen

11. Limited utility of blood cultures in the management of febrile outpatient kidney transplant recipients
Kazuaki Tokodai, Noritoshi Amada, Izumi Haga, Atsushi Nakamura, ... Noriaki Ohuchi

12. Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST787 in clinical isolates from blood in a tertiary teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan
Yi-Fan Hu, Charles Jia-Yin Hou, Chien-Feng Kuo, Nai-Yu Wang, ... Hung-I. Yeh

13. Risk factors for hospital acquisition of trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in adults: A matched case-control study
Ching-Hsun Wang, Jung-Chung Lin, Feng-Yee Chang, Ching-Mei Yu, ... Kuo-Ming Yeh

14. The plasmid-mediated fosfomycin resistance determinants and synergy of fosfomycin and meropenem in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Taiwan
Sung-Pin Tseng, Sheng-Fan Wang, Ling Ma, Ting-Yin Wang, ... Po-Liang Lu

15. Routine identification of microorganisms by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: Success rate, economic analysis, and clinical outcome
Mao-Cheng Ge, An-Jing Kuo, Kuei-Lan Liu, Ying-Hao Wen, ... Jang-Jih Lu

16. Detection and molecular characterization of double-stranded RNA viruses in Philippine Trichomonas vaginalis isolates
Windell L. Rivera, Christine Aubrey C. Justo, Mary Ann Cielo V. Relucio-San Diego, Lorenz M. Loyola

17. Risk factors and clinical significance of bacteremia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistant only to carbapenems
Chia-Hsin Lee, Ting-Yi Su, Jung-Jr Ye, Po-Chang Hsu, ... Ming-Hsun Lee

18. Evaluation of efficacy and safety of Lactobacillus rhamnosus in children aged 4–48 months with atopic dermatitis: An 8-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study
Yi-Jie Wu, Wei-Fong Wu, Chia-Wei Hung, Ming-Shiu Ku, ... Ko-Huang Lue

19. Cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Turkey
Tulin Koksal, Ahmet Zulfikar Akelma, Ali Osman Koksal, Irem Kutukoglu, ... Sinan Sari

20. Immunomodulation and signaling mechanism of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and its components on porcine intestinal epithelial cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharide
Kan Gao, Chong Wang, Li Liu, Xiaoxiao Dou, ... Haifeng Wang


Brief Reports

a. The effect of immunization with pneumococcal conjugated vaccines on Streptococcus pneumoniae resistance patterns in acute otitis media
Tal Marom, Elad Avraham, Udi Cinamon, Sharon Ovnat Tamir

b. Bacterial contamination of water samples in Gabon, 2013
Jonas Ehrhardt, Abraham S. Alabi, Peter G. Kremsner, Wolfgang Rabsch, ... Frieder Schaumburg

c. The importance of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry for correct identification of Clostridium difficile isolated from chromID C. difficile chromogenic agar
Jonathan H.K. Chen, Vincent C.C. Cheng, Oi-Ying Wong, Sally C.Y. Wong, ... Kwok-Yung Yuen

Correspondence

>> Dissemination of visceral leishmaniasis to Western Argentina: When will imported canine vector-borne zoonotic diseases start being local?
Roberto Mera y Sierra, Gisela Neira, Diego Esteban Cargnelutti

>> Pneumocystis pneumonia associated with peripheral lymphocytosis in angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, resembling immune reconstitution syndrome
Chiharu Tabata, Rie Tabata, Tomoyuki Hirai, Ryoji Yasumizu

>> Infective endocarditis due to multiple species of anaerobes following tricuspid valve replacement
Yoshiaki Cho, Kisei Minami, Masashi Kasai, Noriko Kubota, Tsukasa Higuchi

>> MgrB variants in colistin-susceptible and colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258
Béla Kocsis, Béla Kádár, Ákos Tóth, Alexandra Fullár, Dóra Szabó

>> Bio-Kil, a nano-based disinfectant, reduces environmental bacterial burden and multidrug-resistant organisms in intensive care units
Wen-Sen Lee, Tai-Chin Hsieh, Justine C. Shiau, Tsong-Yih Ou, ... Po-Ren Hsueh