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. Human Plasmodium knowlesi infections in South-East Asian countries
Myo Thura Zaw, Zaw Lin

2. The safety and immunogenicity of a cell-derived adjuvanted H5N1 vaccine – A phase I randomized clinical trial
Aristine Cheng, Szu-Min Hsieh, Sung-Ching Pan, Yu-Han Li, ... Shan-Chwen Chang

3. Monitoring early developed low bone mineral density in HIV-infected patients by intact parathyroid hormone and circulating fibroblast growth factor 23
Kuan-Yu Chen, Ching-Hsun Wang, Te-Yu Lin, Chan-Yuan Chang, ... Ning-Chi Wang

4. Clinical features of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection in Taiwan: A multicenter study
Te-Yu Lin, Chia-Jui Yang, Chung-Eng Liu, Hung-Jen Tang, ... Ning-Chi Wang

5. Effects of long-term exposure to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-containing antiretroviral therapy on renal function in HIV-positive Chinese patients
Qing Tan, Yuan-Hong He, Tong-Tong Yang, Dong-Mei Yan, ... Zhong-Hui Zhou

6. Prevalence and related drug cost of comorbidities in HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in Taiwan: A cross-sectional study
Chia-Jui Yang, Hsiu-Yin Wang, Tse-Chih Chou, Chee-Jen Chang

7. Rapid identification of invasive fungal species using sensitive universal primers-based PCR and restriction endonuclease digestions coupled with high-resolution melting analysis
Ming-Horng Tsai, Lee-Chung Lin, Jen-Fu Hsu, Mei-Yin Lai, ... Jang-Jih Lu

8. Invasive pneumococcal disease in Indian adults: 11 years' experience
Ranjith Jayaraman, Rosemol Varghese, Jones Lionel Kumar, Ayyanraj Neeravi, ... Balaji Veeraraghavan

9. Integrated safety summary of phase II and III studies comparing oral nemonoxacin and levofloxacin in community-acquired pneumonia
Shih-Lung Cheng, Ren-Guang Wu, Yin-Ching Chuang, Wann-Cherng Perng, ... Ming-Chu Hsu

10. Microbiology of peritoneal dialysis-related infection and factors of refractory peritoneal dialysis related peritonitis: A ten-year single-center study in Taiwan
Hsin-Hui Wang, Chung-Hao Huang, Mei-Chuan Kuo, Shang-Yi Lin, ... Po-Liang Lu

11. Usefulness of the FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (M/E) panel for the diagnosis of infectious meningitis and encephalitis in Taiwan
Sze Hwei Lee, Shey-Ying Chen, Jung-Yien Chien, Tai-Fen Lee, ... Po-Ren Hsueh

12. Clinicoepidemiologic characteristics of scrub typhus and murine typhus: A multi-center study in southern Taiwan
Yi-Chin Chang, Kuang-Che Kuo, Wu Sun, Jiun-Nong Lin, ... Chen-Hsiang Lee

13. Evaluation of ompK36 allele groups on clinical characteristics and virulence features of Klebsiella pneumoniae from bacteremia
Fangling Du, Dan-dan Wei, La-Gen Wan, Xian-wei Cao, ... Yang Liu

14. Comparative efficacy of doripenem versus meropenem for hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia
Wang-Da Liu, Ming-Chieh Shih, Yu-Chung Chuang, Jann-Tay Wang, Wang-Huei Sheng

15. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of community and hospital-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia
Sarunyou Chusri, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Kachornsakdi Silpapojakul, Kamonnut Singkhamanan, ... Yohei Doi

16. Comparing ceftolozane/tazobactam versus piperacillin/tazobactam as empiric therapy for complicated urinary tract infection in Taiwan: A cost-utility model focusing on gram-negative bacteria
Guan-Jhou Chen, Sung-Ching Pan, Jason Foo, Chaienna Morel, ... Jann-Tay Wang

17. Differential expressions of plasma proteins in systemic lupus erythematosus patients identified by proteomic analysis
Rashmi Madda, Shih-Chang Lin, Wei-Hsin Sun, Shir-Ly Huang



Short communication

The microbiological characteristics of lower respiratory tract infection in patients with neuromuscular disorders: An investigation based on a multiplex polymerase chain reaction to detect viruses and a clone library analysis of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequence in sputum samples
Masato Ogawa, Takayuki Hoshina, Kaoru Haro, Tokiko Kumadaki, ... Koichi Kusuhara


Correspondence

>> Isolated left ventricular vegetation caused by community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae infective endocarditis
Kuan-Liang Liu, Chien-Lung Chen, Chuan-Fa Hsieh, Yi-Jen Chen, Yhu-Chering Huang

>> Fatal disseminated infection caused by Prototheca zopfii in a child with leukemia
Jun Yi Sim, Po-Ren Hsueh, Pei-Chien Chuang, Ping-Ing Lee

>> Community-acquired adenoviral and pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent adult
Jen-Yuan Lee, Po-Chun Yang, Chen Chang, I-Ting Lin, ... Cong-Tat Cia