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. Characterization of susceptibility variants of poliovirus grown in the presence of favipiravir
Tohru Daikoku, Mineyuki Mizuguchi, Takayuki Obita, Takeshi Yokoyama, ... Kimiyasu Shiraki

2. Inactivated Orf-virus shows disease modifying antiviral activity in a guinea pig model of genital herpesvirus infection
Astrid Friebe, Angela Siegling, Olaf Weber

3. Routine CD4 monitoring in HIV patients with viral suppression: Is it really necessary? A Portuguese cohort
Raquel Duro, Nuno Rocha-Pereira, Cristovão Figueiredo, Carmela Piñeiro, ... António Sarmento

4. Fungal immunomodulatory protein-fve could modulate airway remodel through by affect IL17 cytokine
Yu-Tzu Lee, Chia-Ta Wu, Hai-Lun Sun, Jiunn-Liang Ko, Ko-Haung Lue

5. Association of EV71 3C polymorphisms with clinical severity
Hsuan-Yin Ma, Chun-Yi Lu, Kuo-Chien Tsao, Hsiu-Ming Shih, ... Luan-Yin Chang

6. Clinical features and dynamic ordinary laboratory tests differentiating dengue fever from other febrile illnesses in children
Chih-Ho Chen, Yi-Chuan Huang, Kuang-Che Kuo, Chung-Chen Li

7. Risk factors and outcomes for the acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacillus bacteremia: A retrospective propensity-matched case control study
Shih-Wen Ting, Chen-Hsiang Lee, Jien-Wei Liu

8. Community-acquired bloodstream infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii: A matched case–control study
Chung-Ting Chen, Yung-Chih Wang, Shu-Chen Kuo, Fang-Huy Shih, ... Yi-Tzu Lee

9. In vitro activity of aminoglycosides, clofazimine, d-cycloserine and dapsone against 83 Mycobacterium avium complex clinical isolates
Chen-Cheng Huang, Ming-Feng Wu, Hui-Chen Chen, Wei-Chang Huang

10. Multimodal interventions for bundle implementation to decrease central line-associated bloodstream infections in adult intensive care units in a teaching hospital in Taiwan, 2009–2013
Wu-Pu Lin, Yu-Ching Chang, Un-In Wu, Mei-Chuan Hung, ... Shan-Chwen Chang

11. Utility of a blood culture time to positivity-incorporated scoring model in predicting vascular infections in adults with nontyphoid Salmonella bacteremia
Jr-Jiun Lin, Tzu-Hua Weng, Wen-Pin Tseng, Shang-Yu Chen, ... Shey-Ying Chen

12. A simple method for rapid microbial identification from positive monomicrobial blood culture bottles through matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Jung-Fu Lin, Mao-Cheng Ge, Tsui-Ping Liu, Shih-Cheng Chang, Jang-Jih Lu

13. Implementation of a national bundle care program to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units in Taiwan
Chih-Cheng Lai, Cong-Tat Cia, Hsiu-Tzy Chiang, Yung-Chung Kung, ... Po-Ren Hsueh

14. Implementation and outcomes of hospital-wide computerized antimicrobial approval system and on-the-spot education in a traumatic intensive care unit in Taiwan
Tsung-Yu Huang, Chien-Hui Hung, Li-Ju Lai, Hui-Ju Chuang, ... Wei-Hsiu Hsu

15. Impact of broad-spectrum antimicrobial treatment on the ecology of intestinal flora
Jen-Jia Yang, Jann-Tay Wang, Aristine Cheng, Yu-Chung Chuang, Wang-Huei Sheng


Brief Communication

Updates on the molecular epidemiology of Enterovirus D68 after installation of screening test among acute flaccid paralysis patients in Taiwan
Hsin-Yi Wei, Ting-Kai Yeh, Juo-Yu Hsieh, I-Ping Lin, Jyh-Yuan Yang


Correspondences

>> Two fatal cases of Aeromonas dhakensis bacteremia and necrotizing fasciitis in severe dengue patients
Hsu-Liang Chang, Po-Lin Chen, Shang-Yi Lin, Tun-Chieh Chen, ... Yen-Hsu Chen

>> Purulent pericarditis complicating cardiac tamponade in a uremic patient caused by Staphylococcus aureus
Weng-Chio Tam, Wen-Sen Lee, Chung-Yi Cheng