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. 2016 guideline strategies for the use of antifungal agents in patients with hematological malignancies or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients in Taiwan
Bor-Sheng Ko, Wei-Ting Chen, Hsiang-Chi Kung, Un-In Wu, ... Dong-Tsamn Lin

2. Isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation-based comparative proteomic analysis of human pathogenic Prototheca zopfii genotype 2 and environmental genotype 1 strains
Yuan-zhi Liu, He Wang, Jun-hao Zhu, De-min Han, ... Qiang-qiang Zhang

3. Immunization with outer membrane proteins (OprF and OprI) and flagellin B protects mice from pulmonary infection with mucoid and nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Ramadan Hassan, Wael El-Naggar, Abeer M. Abd El-Aziz, Mona Shaaban, ... Youssif M. Ali

4. The prevention of coronary arterial abnormalities in Kawasaki disease: A meta-analysis of the corticosteroid effectiveness
Tsung-Ju Yang, Ming-Tai Lin, Chun-Yi Lu, Jong-Min Chen, ... Luan-Yin Chang

5. Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children on the serotypic epidemiology of adult invasive pneumococcal diseases in Taiwan
Hsiao-Chun Chi, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Ming-Han Tsai, Chen-Hsiang Lee, ... Yhu-Chering Huang

6. Acute otitis media caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A ST320 clone: epidemiological and clinical characteristics
Hsin Chi, Nan-Chang Chiu, Fu-Yuan Huang, Chyong-Hsin Hsu, ... Yu-Chia Hsieh

7. The recognition and characterisation of Finnish Clostridium difficile isolates resembling PCR-ribotype 027
Marcela Krutova, Otakar Nyc, Jana Matejkova, Ed J. Kuijper, ... Silja Mentula

8. Legionnaires' disease at a medical center in southern Taiwan
Tzu-Lun Hung, Ming-Chi Li, Li-Rong Wang, Ching-Chuan Liu, ... Wen-Chien Ko

9. Risk factors for healthcare-associated infection caused by carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Li-Hsin Tsao, Chih-Yi Hsin, Hsin-Yi Liu, Han-Chuan Chuang, ... Yuarn-Jang Lee

10. Risk factors and molecular epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia in neonates
Hao-Yuan Lee, Shih-Yun Hsu, Jen-Fu Hsu, Chyi-Liang Chen, ... Cheng-Hsun Chiu

11. Clonal spread of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii across a community hospital and its affiliated long-term care facilities: A cross sectional study
Chang-Hua Chen, Han-Yueh Kuo, Po-Jui Hsu, Chien-Min Chang, ... Ming-Li Liou

12. Pathogens and outcomes in pediatric septic shock patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Tu-Hsuan Chang, En-Ting Wu, Chun-Yi Lu, Shu-Chien Huang, ... Luan-Yin

13. Clinical predictors of the leading pathogens in human immunodeficiency virus-infected adults with community-onset bacteremia in the emergency department: The importance of transmission routes
Ching-Chi Lee, Yu-Ju Chou, Jiun-Nong Lin, Feng-Yuan Chu, ... Wen-Chien Ko

14. The epidemiology, antibiograms and predictors of mortality among critically-ill patients with central line-associated bloodstream infections
Shin-Huei Kuo, Wei-Ru Lin, Jun-You Lin, Chung-Hao Huang, ... Po-Liang Lu

15. High in vitro activity of fidaxomicin against Clostridium difficile isolates from a university teaching hospital in China
Jing-Wei Cheng, Qi-Wen Yang, Meng Xiao, Shu-Ying Yu, ... Ying-Chun Xu


Correspondence

>> Aortic root abscess caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and treated with medical therapy only: A case report
Hsien-Wei Tseng, Guan-Jhou Chen, Ching-Chu Lu, Sung-Ching Pan, ... Shan-Chwen Chang

>> At the advancing front of Chikungunya fever in Asia: Two imported cases in Hong Kong with novel amino acid changes
David Tai Wai Ho, Denise Pui Chung Chan, Choi Yin Lam, Da Chao Liang, ... Joseph Kai Man Kam


Corrigendum

>> Corrigendum to “Changes in the six most common sequence types of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, including ST4378, identified by surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in northern Taiwan from 2006 to 2013” [J Microbiol Immunol Infect 49 (5) (2016) 708–716]
Ching-Wai Cheng, Lan-Hui Li, Chen-Yi Su, Shu-Ying Li, Muh-Yong Yen

>> Corrigendum to “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)” [J Microbiol Immunol Infect 49 (2016) 969–976]
Shio-Shin Jean, Wen-Sen Lee, Kwok-Woon Yu, Chun-Hsing Liao, ... Po-Ren Hsueh