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. Monkeypox: An outbreak of a rare viral disease
Ying-Hua Luo, Tong Zhang, Jing-Long Cao, Wen-Shuang Hou, ... Cheng-Hao Jin

2. Diagnostic performance and clinical impacts of metagenomic sequencing after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Chun-Hui Xu, Xin Chen, Guo-Qing Zhu, Hui-Ming Yi, ... Si-Zhou Feng

3. Real-world effectiveness of full and booster mRNA vaccination for coronavirus disease 2019 against disease severity during the delta- and omicron-dominant phases: A propensity score-matched cohort study using the nationwide registry data in Japan
Tetsuya Suzuki, Yusuke Asai, Shinya Tsuzuki, Hidetoshi Nomoto, ... Norio Ohmagari

4. Risk factors and mortality of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection during the Omicron era in Taiwan: A nationwide population-based cohort study
Yi-Hsuan Chen, Cheng-Yi Lee, Hao-Yuan Cheng, Chiu-Mei Chen, ... Hung-Wei Kuo

5. The association between tocilizumab and the secondary bloodstream infection maybe nonsignificant in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: A cohort study
De-En Lu, Tsong-Yih Ou, Jyun-Wei Kang, Jie Ywi Ong, ... Ming-Chia Lee

6. Clinical features and virologic lineages of COVID-19-associated encephalitis in Taiwanese children during early epidemic wave of omicron in 2022: Report from a medical center
Yi-Jung Chang, Chung-Guei Huang, Shian-Sen Shie, Jainn-Jim Lin, Chih-Jung Chen

7. Liver dysfunction and clinical outcomes of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients with and without chronic hepatitis B
Hao-Che Chang, Tung-Hung Su, Yu-Tsung Huang, Chun-Ming Hong, ... Jia-Horng Kao

8. FcγRIIB modulates splenic germinal center response against immune subversion during acute influenza A virus infection
Yu-Hsuan Wu, Wan-Ting Chang, Chia-Lang Hsu, Yan-Fong Lu, ... Shiang-Jong Tzeng

9. Safety and effectiveness of remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 patients with end-stage renal disease: A retrospective cohort study
Yan-Bo Huang, Chip-Jin Ng, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Chung-Hsien Chaou, ... Shou-Yen Chen

10. Early HIV diagnosis enhances quality-adjusted life expectancy of men who have sex with men living with HIV: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan
Tung Lo, Chi-Tai Fang, Yu-Yao Lee, Chung-Ching Shih, ... Jung-Der Wang

11. Shift in risk factors for mortality by period of the bloodstream infection timeline
Min Hyuk Choi, Dokyun Kim, Jihyun Kim, Young Goo Song, Seok Hoon Jeong

12. Identification of pneumococcal serotypes with individual recognition of vaccine types by a highly multiplexed real-time PCR-based MeltArray approach
Shujuan Zhou, Jie Che, Xuran Wang, Yong Lin, ... Qingge Li

13. CRISPR/Cas13-assisted carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae detection
Yaling Cao, Yuan Tian, Jing Huang, Ling Xu, ... Feng Ren

14. Genomic epidemiology of hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae at Jinshan local hospital, Shanghai, during 2014–2018
Ming-Quan Guo, Yi-Ting Wang, Shan-Shan Wang, Li-Kuang Chen, ... Gang Li

15. Multicenter comparative genomic study of Klebsiella oxytoca complex reveals a highly antibiotic-resistant subspecies of Klebsiella michiganensis
Yi Li, Yun Wu, Dingding Li, Lijun Du, ... Yali Liu

16. Clinical and molecular predictors of mortality in patients with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia: A retrospective cohort study
Jin Woong Suh, Seung Min Park, Yong Kuk Ju, Kyung Sook Yang, ... Young Kyung Yoon

17. Microbiome of limb-threatening diabetic foot ulcers indicates the association of fastidious Stenotrophomonas and major amputation
Shih-Yuan Hung, Yuan-Ming Yeh, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, David G. Armstrong, ... Chung-Huei Huang

18. The role of treatment regimen and duration in treating patients with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease: A real-world experience and case–control study
Ping-Huai Wang, Chin-Chung Shu, Chung-Yu Chen, Yu-Feng Wei, Shih-Lung Cheng

19. Intranasal corticosteroids reduced acute rhinosinusitis in children with allergic rhinitis: A nested case–control study
Chia-ling Lin, Kuo-Huang Lee, Wan-Ting Huang, Ling-Chin Hsieh, Chuang-Ming Wang



Brief Communication

a. High mortality of patients with severe pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus, August 2021–June 2023, Taiwan
Chieh-Lung Chen, Yu-Chao Lin, How-Yang Tseng, Wei-Cheng Chen, ... Po-Ren Hsueh

b. Combination treatment of persistent COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients with remdesivir, nirmaltrevir/ritonavir and tixegavimab/cilgavimab
Tal Brosh-Nissimov, Nir Ma'aravi, Daniel Leshin-Carmel, Yonatan Edel, ... Erez Barenboim

c. Investigation of a COVID-19 cluster involving vertical transmission in a residential building, Taiwan, 2021
Hsin-Yi Wei, Cheng-Ping Chang, Ming-Tsan Liu, Jung-Jung Mu, Chia-ping Su

d. Under-utilization of statins among people with HIV who were aged 40 years or older
Pei-Ying Wu, Hsin-Yun Sun, Yu-Shan Huang, Wang-Da Liu, ... Chien-Ching Hung



Letter to Editor

Pneumonia and brain abscess likely due to Cladophialophora bantiana in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in Taiwan
Yu-Ching Wang, Shin-Wei Wang, Cong-Tat Cia, Po-Lin Chen, ... Shih-Hung Chan



Corrigendum

>> Corrigendum to [J Microbiol Immunol Infect 55 (1) (2022) 26–35]
Shao-Huan Lan, Chih-Cheng Lai, Shen-Peng Chang, Chun-Chun Hsu, ... You-Shuei Lin

>> Corrigendum to Evolution of estimated glomerular filtration rate in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients who received direct-acting antivirals: A multicenter retrospective study [J Microbiol Immunol Infect 56 (2023) 718–728]
Ching-Yen Tsai, Guan-Jhou Chen, Chin-Shiang Tsai, Bo-Huang Liou, ... Chien-Ching Hung