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. Isolation, genotyping and antimicrobial resistance of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
Bianca A. Amézquita-López, Marcela Soto-Beltrán, Bertram G. Lee, Jaszemyn C. Yambao, Beatriz Quiñones

2. Cisplatin along with herbal drug treatment reduces the percentage of regulatory T cells and decreased the severity of experimental visceral leishmaniasis
Heena Sachdeva, Sukhbir Kaur

3. Viral dynamics of persistent hepatitis C virus infection in high-sensitive reporter cells resemble patient's viremia
Peiju Tsai, Chun-Chieh Lin, Hung-Yu Sun, Jin-Ching Lee, ... Kung-Chia Young

4. Anti-apoptotic activity of Japanese encephalitis virus NS5 protein in human medulloblastoma cells treated with interferon-β
Jing-Ru Weng, Chun-Hung Hua, Chao-Hsien Chen, Su-Hua Huang, ... Cheng-Wen Lin

5. Identification of a panel of serum protein markers in early stage of sepsis and its validation in a cohort of patients
Susana Garcia-Obregon, Mikel Azkargorta, Iratxe Seijas, Javier Pilar-Orive, ... Itziar Astigarraga

6. Meropenem versus piperacillin/tazobactam with or without immunoglobulin as second-line therapy for febrile neutropenia in pediatric patients
Ryoji Kobayashi, Daiki Hori, Hirozumi Sano, Daisuke Suzuki, ... Kunihiko Kobayashi

7. The different modes of binding of the dust mite allergens, Der f 7 and Der p 7, on a monoclonal antibody WH9 contribute to the differential reactivity
Hsiao-Yun Tai, Jia-Kai Zhou, Chang-Ching Yeh, Ming F. Tam, ... Horng-Der Shen

8. High levels of soluble GPR56/ADGRG1 are associated with positive rheumatoid factor and elevated tumor necrosis factor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Wen-Yi Tseng, Yeong-Jian Jan Wu, Tai-Yun Yang, Nien-Yi Chiang, ... Hsi-Hsien Lin

9. Role of class II P fimbriae and cytokine response in the pathogenesis of Escherichia coli kidney infection in diabetic mice
Chin-Chung Tseng, Ming-Cheng Wang, Wei-Hung Lin, I-Chuang Liao, ... Jiunn-Jong Wu

10. Invasive pneumococcal disease caused by ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Taiwan
Hao-Yuan Lee, Tsu-Lan Wu, Lin-Hui Su, Hsin-Chieh Li, ... Cheng-Hsun Chiu

11. The prevalence of rectal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae amongst diabetic patients and their clinical relevance in Taiwan: A five-year prospective study
Yu-Tsung Huang, Ju-Ying Jiang, Meng-Shiuan Hsu, Hsin-Sui Hsu, ... Po-Ren Hsueh

12. Propensity-matched analysis of the impact of extended-spectrum β-lactamase production on adults with community-onset Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, and Proteus mirabilis bacteremia
Ching-Chi Lee, Chung-Hsun Lee, Ming-Yuan Hong, Chih-Chia Hsieh, ... Wen-Chien Ko

13. Epidemiology, clinical features, and microbiology of patients with diarrhea in community clinics in Taiwan
Chih-Yu Chi, Li-Na Liao, Cheng-Mao Ho, Chia-Huei Chou, ... Jen-Hsein Wang

14. A “Ct contrast”-based strain-specific real-time quantitative PCR system for Lactobacilllus paracasei subsp. paracasei NTU 101
Chih-Hui Lin, Tsung-Wei Shih, Tzu-Ming Pan

15. Risk factors and outcomes of cerebrospinal fluid overdrainage in HIV-negative patients with cryptococcal meningitis after the ventriculoperitoneal shunting procedure
Chih-Wei Hung, Wei-Che Lin, Wen-Neng Chang, Tsung-Ming Su, ... Cheng-Hsien Lu

16. Clinical features, antifungal susceptibility, and outcome of Candida guilliermondii fungemia: An experience in a tertiary hospital in mid-Taiwan
Ting-Yu Tseng, Tsung-Chia Chen, Cheng-Mao Ho, Po-Chang Lin, ... Mao-Wang Ho

17. Enterobius vermicularis infection and its risk factors among pre-school children in Taipei, Taiwan
Kuang-Yao Chen, Chuan-Min Yen, Kao-Pin Hwang, Lian-Chen Wang

18. Citrobacter freundii bacteremia: Risk factors of mortality and prevalence of resistance genes
Li-Hsiang Liu, Nai-Yu Wang, Alice Ying-Jung Wu, Chih-Chen Lin, ... Chang-Pan Liu


Correspondences

>> Salvage therapy with intravenous fosfomycin plus ceftriaxone for necrotizing fasciitis caused by penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae
Chun-Cheng Zhang, Tzu-Chieh Weng, Bo-An Su, Chih-Cheng Lai, ... Hung-Jen Tang

>> An oil refinery worker at Kaohsiung, with Pseudoxanthomonas kaohsiungensis bloodstream infection presenting as chronic pericarditis and masquerading as tuberculosis pericarditis
Shu-Fang Kuo, Chen-Hsiang Lee

>> Capnocytophaga sputigena pneumonia and bacteremia in a patient with diabetes and gastric cancer
Shih-Hao Lo, Yung-Yun Chang, Ya-Ting Jao, Wen-Hung Wang, ... Yen-Hsu Chen