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. The p53 gene with emphasis on its paralogues in mosquitoes
Tien-Huang Chen, Yi-Jun Wu, Jiun-Nan Hou, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Wei-June Chen

2. Regions involved in fengycin synthetases enzyme complex formation
Yu-Chieh Cheng, Wan-Ju Ke, Shih-Tung Liu

3. Epidemiology of human coronavirus NL63 infection among hospitalized patients with pneumonia in Taiwan
Su-Hua Huang, Mei-Chi Su, Ni Tien, Chien-Jhen Huang, ... Cheng-Wen Lin

4. RNA recombination in Hepatitis delta virus: Identification of a novel naturally occurring recombinant
Chia-Chi Lin, Chi-Ching Lee, Siao-Han Lin, Po-Jung Huang, ... Mei Chao

5. Risk factors for Kaposi's sarcoma in human immunodeficiency virus patients after initiation of antiretroviral therapy: A nested case–control study in Kenya
Rodgers Lupia, Peter B. Wabuyia, Peter Otiato, Chi-Tai Fang, Feng-Jen Tsai

6. Treatment response to unboosted atazanavir in combination with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and lamivudine in human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected patients who have achieved virological suppression: A therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacogenetic study
Mao-Song Tsai, Sui-Yuan Chang, Shu-Wen Lin, Ching-Hua Kuo, ... Shan-Chwen Chang

7. Clinical manifestations in uveitis patients with and without rheumatic disease in a Chinese population in Taiwan
Shi-Ting Tseng, Tsung-Chieh Yao, Jing-Long Huang, Kuo-Wei Yeh, Yih-Shiou Hwang

8. Molecular prevalence and estimated risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Libya
Ayman A. El-Badry, Hamida El-Dwibe, Maha M.A. Basyoni, Abeer S.A. Al-Antably, Wafaa A. Al-Bashier

9. A randomized, double-blind, multicenter Phase II study comparing the efficacy and safety of oral nemonoxacin with oral levofloxacin in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia
Yang Liu, Yingyuan Zhang, Jufang Wu, Demei Zhu, ... Liwen Chang

10. Activity of levofloxacin in combination with colistin against Acinetobacter baumannii: In vitro and in a Galleria mellonella model
Wenjuan Wei, Haifei Yang, Lifen Hu, Ying Ye, Jiabin Li

11. Highly prevalent emmSTG840.0 and emmSTC839.0 types of erythromycin non-susceptible group G Streptococcus isolated from bacteremia in southern Taiwan
Po-Xing Zheng, Yuen-Chi Chan, Chien-Shun Chiou, Cheng-Lu Hsieh, ... Jiunn-Jong Wu

12. Fluoroquinolone-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from a medical center in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era
Hsin-Hang Chen, Hsin-Chieh Li, Lin-Hui Su, Cheng-Hsun Chiu

13. Decreased antimicrobial resistance and defined daily doses after implementation of a clinical culture-guided antimicrobial stewardship program in a local hospital
Chang-Teng Wu, Chyi-Liang Chen, Hao-Yuan Lee, Chee-Jen Chang, ... Chien-Hsisung Liu

14. The role of endothelial microparticles in autoimmune disease patients with Raynaud's phenomenon
Yeong-Jian Jan Wu, Chung-Ching Hua, Ji-Yih Chen, Yao-Wen Chang, Jo-Chi Tseng

15. Candida albicans Hom6 is a homoserine dehydrogenase involved in protein synthesis and cell adhesion
Pei-Wen Tsai, Chu-Yang Chien, Ying-Chieh Yeh, Luh Tung, ... Chung-Yu Lan

16. Procalcitonin as a diagnostic biomarker for septic shock and bloodstream infection in burn patients from the Formosa Fun Coast dust explosion
Rui-Xin Wu, Chih-Chien Chiu, Tzu-Chao Lin, Ya-Sung Yang, ... Feng-Yee Chang

17. Etiologies of community-onset urinary tract infections requiring hospitalization and antimicrobial susceptibilities of causative microorganisms
Chih-Chien Chiu, Tzu-Chao Lin, Rui-Xin Wu, Ya-Sung Yang, ... Feng-Yee Chang

18. Genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis East African–Indian family in three tropical Asian countries
Yih-Yuan Chen, Jia-Ru Chang, Wei-Feng Huang, Chih-Hao Hsu, ... Horng-Yunn Dou

19. Clinical approach to fever of unknown origin in children
Ya-Li Chien, Fang-Liang Huang, Chung-Ming Huang, Po-Yen Chen

20. Fluconazole induces rapid high-frequency MTL homozygosis with microbiological polymorphism in Candida albicans
Tsong-Yih Ou, Fang-Mo Chang, Wei-Ning Cheng, Adela Lara, ... Ching-Hua Su

21. Serum pentraxin-3 and tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) predict severity of infections in acute decompensated cirrhotic patients
Wen-Chien Fan, Chia-Chang Huang, Ying-Ying Yang, Alan Lin, ... Han-Chieh Lin

22. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics in hospitalized young children with acute gastroenteritis in southern Taiwan: According to major pathogens
Ning Chung, Shih-Min Wang, Ching-Fen Shen, Fu-Chun Kuo, ... Ching-Chuan Liu


Correspondence

>> Lactobacillus salivarius empyema with respiratory failure
Hua-Kung Wang, Lee-Jene Teng, Yee-Chun Chen, Shin-Hei Du, Po-Ren Hsueh

>> Vancomycin-dependent Enterococcus faecium can easily be obscured
Shu-Fang Kuo, Shiao-Ping Huang, Chen-Hsiang Lee

>> A case of recombinant coxsackievirus A2 infection with neurological complications in Taiwan
Ting-Yu Yen, Yuan-Pin Huang, Yu-Lung Hsu, Yu-Tzu Chang, ... Kao-Pin Hwang

>> Comparison of synergism between colistin, fosfomycin and tigecycline against extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates or with carbapenem resistance
Yee-Huang Ku, Chi-Chung Chen, Mei-Feng Lee, Yin-Ching Chuang, ... Wen-Liang Yu