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. Roles of Toll-Like Receptor 4 for Cellular Pathogenesis in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A potential therapeutic strategy
Teera Poyomtip

2. Adenovirus replication and host innate response in primary human airway epithelial cells
Tzu-I Yang, Wan-Ling Li, Tu-Hsuan Chang, Chun-Yi Lu, ... Luan-Yin Chang

3. Molecular epidemiology and clinical features of adenovirus infection in Taiwanese children, 2014
Gu-Lung Lin, Chun-Yi Lu, Jong-Min Chen, Ping-Ing Lee, ... Luan-Yin Chang

4. Bloodstream infections in hospitalized adults with dengue fever: Clinical characteristics and recommended empirical therapy
Ling-Shan Syue, Hung-Jen Tang, Yuan-Pin Hung, Po-Lin Chen, ... Wen-Chien Ko

5. Molecular epidemiology and clinical features of rhinovirus infections among hospitalized patients in a medical center in Taiwan
Huei-Min Hung, Shu-Li Yang, Chih-Jung Chen, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, ... Yhu-Chering Huang

6. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in international medical conference attendees
Yhu-Chering Huang, Lin-Hui Su, Tsu-Lan Wu, Tzou-Yien Lin

7. Prevalence and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among nasal carriage strains isolated from emergency department patients and healthcare workers in central Taiwan
Tsung-Hua Wu, Chun-Yi Lee, Hui-Ju Yang, Yu-Ping Fang, ... Min-Chi Lu

8. Using groEL as the target for identification of Enterococcus faecium clades and 7 clinically relevant Enterococcus species
Wei-Wen Hung, Yen-Hsu Chen, Sung-Pin Tseng, Ya-Ting Jao, ... Wei-Chun Hung

9. Group B Streptococcal infection in neonates and colonization in pregnant women: An epidemiological retrospective analysis
Ching-Yi Cho, Yi-Hsuan Tang, Yu-Hsuan Chen, Szu-Yao Wang, ... Mei-Jy Jeng

10. Colistin-sparing regimens against Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae isolates: Combination of tigecycline or doxycycline and gentamicin or amikacin
Hung-Jen Tang, Chih-Cheng Lai, Chi-Chung Chen, Chun-Cheng Zhang, ... Yin-Ching Chuang

11. Characterization of stm3030 and stm3031 genes of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in relation to cephalosporin resistance
Ying-Hsiu Lin, Tsuey-Ching Yang, Wensi S. Hu

12. Molecular epidemiology of the emerging ceftriaxone resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella in southern Taiwan
Chi-Yu Chen, Ping-Hsuan Hsieh, Chung-Yu Chang, Shan-Tzu Yang, ... Po-Liang Lu

13. Clonal relationship and the association of the ST218 strain harboring blaOXA-72 gene to mortality in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia
Chang-Pan Liu, Hsi-Peng Lu, Tainyi Luor

14. Comparison of clinical characteristics of bacteremia from Elizabethkingia meningoseptica and other carbapenem-resistant, non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli at a tertiary medical center
Ying-Chi Huang, Ping-Feng Wu, Yi-Tsung Lin, Fu-Der Wang

15. Genitourinary tuberculosis in Taiwan: A 15-year experience at a teaching hospital
Tsung-Yu Huang, Chien-Hui Hung, Wei-Hsiu Hsu, Kuo-Ti Peng, ... Ting-Shu Wu

16. Impact of prior pulmonary tuberculosis in treatment outcomes of HCAP and CAP patients in intensive care units
Fan-Min Lin, Jia-Yih Feng, Wen-Feng Fang, Chieh-Liang Wu, ... Kuang-Yao Yang

17. Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pediatric patients: Do macrolide-resistance and/or delayed treatment matter?
Tzu-I Yang, Tu-Hsuan Chang, Chun-Yi Lu, Jong-Min Chen, ... Luan-Yin Chang

18. Potential role of autophagy in proteolysis in Trichomonas vaginalis
Kuo-Yang Huang, Ruei-Min Chen, Hsin-Chung Lin, Wei-Hung Cheng, ... Petrus Tang

19. Implementation of a national quality improvement program to enhance hand hygiene in nursing homes in Taiwan
Chih-Cheng Lai, Min-Chi Lu, Hung-Jen Tang, Yen-Hsu Chen, ... Yu-Hui Chen

20. Associations between environmental heavy metal exposure and childhood asthma: A population-based study
Keh-Gong Wu, Chia-Yuan Chang, Chun-Yu Yen, Chou-Cheng Lai



Correspondences

>> The first case of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Ying-Ting Liao, Po-Shen Ko, Yi-Tsung Lin

>> Severe community-acquired pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa coinfection in an influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 patient
I-Chia Su, Kai-Ling Lee, Hsin-Yi Liu, Han-Chuan Chuang, ... Yuarn-Jang Lee

>> Concurrent Campylobacter jejuni bacteremia and intussusception in an immunocompetent five-year-old child
Po-Wei Wu, Chih-Chien Wang