Ken Kikuchi

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1 Reclassification of phenotypically identified staphylococcus intermedius strains. J Clin Microbiol 2007 2.23
2 Overexpression of B7-H1 (PD-L1) significantly associates with tumor grade and postoperative prognosis in human urothelial cancers. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2006 1.81
3 Usefulness of procalcitonin serum level for the discrimination of severe sepsis from sepsis: a multicenter prospective study. J Infect Chemother 2008 1.72
4 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in a veterinary teaching hospital. J Clin Microbiol 2007 1.51
5 Detection of new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones containing the toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 gene responsible for hospital- and community-acquired infections in France. J Clin Microbiol 2006 1.46
6 Multicenter prospective study of procalcitonin as an indicator of sepsis. J Infect Chemother 2005 1.31
7 Restoration of p53 pathway by nutlin-3 induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human rhabdomyosarcoma cells. Clin Cancer Res 2009 1.31
8 Smqnr, a new chromosome-carried quinolone resistance gene in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 1.18
9 Infective endocarditis by Bartonella quintana masquerading as antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated small vessel vasculitis. Cardiology 2009 1.18
10 A nomogram predicting disease-free survival in patients with colorectal liver metastases treated with hepatic resection: multicenter data collection as a Project Study for Hepatic Surgery of the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2012 1.16
11 Genetic diversity of staphylocoagulase genes (coa): insight into the evolution of variable chromosomal virulence factors in Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS One 2009 1.14
12 Successful treatment of Aspergillus peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient. Pediatr Nephrol 2002 1.12
13 Prospective surveillance of community-onset and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a university-affiliated hospital in Japan. Microbiol Immunol 2005 1.11
14 Circulating muscle-specific microRNA, miR-206, as a potential diagnostic marker for rhabdomyosarcoma. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010 1.11
15 Induction of apoptosis by an inhibitor of EGFR in neuroblastoma cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007 1.10
16 Candidemia Diagnosed from Peripheral Blood Smear: Case Report and Review of Literature 1954-2013. Mycopathologia 2015 1.07
17 Quantitative and qualitative comparison of virulence traits, including murine lethality, among different M types of group A streptococci. J Infect Dis 2003 1.06
18 Streptococcus dysgalactiae-derived mitogen (SDM), a novel bacterial superantigen: characterization of its biological activity and predicted tertiary structure. Mol Microbiol 2003 0.99
19 Exogenous coproporphyrin III production by Corynebacterium aurimucosum and Microbacterium oxydans in erythrasma lesions. J Med Microbiol 2011 0.99
20 High-resolution CT findings of patients with pulmonary nocardiosis. J Thorac Dis 2012 0.98
21 Early and definitive diagnosis of toxic shock syndrome by detection of marked expansion of T-cell-receptor VBeta2-positive T cells. Emerg Infect Dis 2003 0.97
22 [Severe falciparum malaria with prolonged hemolytic anemia after successful treatment with intravenous artesunate]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2002 0.96
23 Pseudoxanthomatous and xanthogranulomatous salpingitis of the fallopian tube: a report of four cases and a literature review. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2002 0.96
24 Infective endocarditis with Lactococcus garvieae in Japan: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2011 0.96
25 Trichosporon species isolated from guano samples obtained from bat-inhabited caves in Japan. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 0.91
26 Enhancement of human cancer cell motility and invasiveness by anaphylatoxin C5a via aberrantly expressed C5a receptor (CD88). Clin Cancer Res 2013 0.91
27 Nocardia beijingensis pulmonary infection successfully treated with intravenous beta-lactam antibiotics and oral minocycline. J Infect Chemother 2011 0.90
28 Causes of photopenic defects in the lower sternum on bone scintigraphy and correlation with multidetector CT. Clin Nucl Med 2011 0.89
29 Long-term bacterial exposure can trigger nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis associated with multifocal epithelial inflammation. Lab Invest 2010 0.88
30 Near point-of-care administration by the attending physician of the rapid influenza antigen detection immunochromatography test and the fully automated respiratory virus nucleic acid test: contribution to patient management. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2013 0.87
31 Circulating methylated-DCR2 gene in serum as an indicator of prognosis and therapeutic efficacy in patients with MYCN nonamplified neuroblastoma. Clin Cancer Res 2008 0.86
32 Dolphin project--cooperative regional clinical system centered on clinical information center. J Med Syst 2005 0.86
33 Staphylococcal enterotoxin B toxic shock syndrome induced by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). Intern Med 2012 0.84
34 Infected aneurysm of the aortic arch with purulent pericarditis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2009 0.84
35 Trastuzumab activates allogeneic or autologous antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity against malignant rhabdoid tumor cells and interleukin-2 augments the cytotoxicity. Clin Cancer Res 2008 0.84
36 Evaluation of a cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) gene-based species-specific multiplex PCR assay for the identification of Campylobacter strains isolated from diarrheal patients in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis 2011 0.84
37 [Evaluation of the GonoGen II kit for rapid identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae using monoclonal antibody directed at gonococcal outer membrane protein 1]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2008 0.83
38 Endobronchial hamartoma with obstructive pneumonia due to Nocardia asiatica. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 0.83
39 [Isolation of the yeast-like fungus Stephanoascus ciferrii by culturing the aural discharge of a patient with intractable otitis media. Case report]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2010 0.83
40 Detection of IMP metallo-β-lactamase in carbapenem-nonsusceptible Enterobacteriaceae and non-glucose-fermenting Gram-negative rods by immunochromatography assay. J Clin Microbiol 2013 0.83
41 Factors influencing the diagnostic accuracy of the rapid influenza antigen detection test (RIADT): a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2014 0.83
42 Sensitivity of malignant rhabdoid tumor cell lines to PD 0332991 is inversely correlated with p16 expression. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011 0.83
43 The trend of imported mycoses in Japan. J Infect Chemother 2003 0.83
44 Role of catabolite control protein A in the regulation of intermedilysin production by Streptococcus intermedius. Infect Immun 2010 0.82
45 Evaluation of a new serotyping kit for Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Med Microbiol 2003 0.82
46 Preoperative tumor marker doubling time is a useful predictor of recurrence and prognosis after hepatic resection of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Surg Oncol 2010 0.81
47 Purulent pericarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae diagnosed by pneumococcal urinary antigen assay and 16S rDNA sequence of the pericardial fluid. Intern Med 2010 0.81
48 Whole-body gallium-67 scintigraphic findings in IgG4-related disease. Clin Nucl Med 2011 0.81
49 Evaluation of a simple protein extraction method for species identification of clinically relevant staphylococci by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J Clin Microbiol 2012 0.81
50 Modified technique for improving tubeless cutaneous ureterostomy by Ariyoshi method. Int J Urol 2008 0.81
51 Lipoteichoic acid may affect the pathogenesis of bile duct damage in primary biliary cirrhosis. Autoimmunity 2006 0.80
52 IL-4 receptor blockade abrogates satellite cell: rhabdomyosarcoma fusion and prevents tumor establishment. Stem Cells 2013 0.80
53 Relationship between MIC and minimum sterol 14{alpha}-demethylation-inhibitory concentration as a factor in evaluating activities of azoles against various fungal species. J Clin Microbiol 2005 0.80
54 Comparison of bacterial examinations between eosinophilic and neutrophilic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Acta Otolaryngol 2011 0.80
55 Comparison between sarcoidosis and IgG4-related disease by whole-body 67Ga scintigraphy. Nucl Med Commun 2013 0.80
56 [A case of imported Plasmodium vivax malaria from the demilitarized zone in South Korea]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2003 0.80
57 Novel twin streptolysin S-like peptides encoded in the sag operon homologue of beta-hemolytic Streptococcus anginosus. J Bacteriol 2013 0.80
58 Fungal extracts detected in eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis induced cytokines from the nasal polyp cells. Laryngoscope 2014 0.79
59 Optimal cut-off value for the number of colorectal liver metastases: a project study for hepatic surgery of the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2013 0.79
60 Serum or bile affects the in vitro azole susceptibilities of Candida spp. Jpn J Infect Dis 2009 0.79
61 Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with interstitial pneumonia and Nocardia asiatica presenting as cavitary lung lesions. Intern Med 2013 0.79
62 Preoperative analysis of 11q loss using circulating tumor-released DNA in serum: a novel diagnostic tool for therapy stratification of neuroblastoma. Cancer Lett 2011 0.79
63 Frequent occurrence of fever in patients who have undergone endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal tumor, but bacteremia is not a significant cause. Surg Endosc 2014 0.79
64 Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient as an underrecognized imported mycosis in Japan. J Infect Chemother 2010 0.78
65 LacR mutations are frequently observed in Streptococcus intermedius and are responsible for increased intermedilysin production and virulence. Infect Immun 2013 0.78
66 [Hospital infections by specific organisms and their management. 2. Staphylococcus epidermidis]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2008 0.77
67 Hepatic resection combined with radiofrequency ablation for initially unresectable colorectal liver metastases after effective chemotherapy is a safe procedure with a low incidence of local recurrence. Int J Clin Oncol 2012 0.77
68 Diagnosis of toxic shock syndrome by two different systems; clinical criteria and monitoring of TSST-1-reactive T cells. Microbiol Immunol 2008 0.77
69 [Hospital outbreak of viral gastroenteritis attributed to Norwalk-like viruses in Japan]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2002 0.77
70 Are dysregulated inflammatory responses to commensal bacteria involved in the pathogenesis of hepatobiliary-pancreatic autoimmune disease? An analysis using mice models of primary biliary cirrhosis and autoimmune pancreatitis. ISRN Gastroenterol 2011 0.77
71 Emergence of quinolone-resistant Bordetella pertussis in Japan. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 0.77
72 Evaluation of dot-ELISA for serological diagnosis of amebiasis. J Infect Chemother 2003 0.77
73 A possible role of histone-like DNA-binding protein of Streptococcus intermedius in the pathogenesis of bile duct damage in primary biliary cirrhosis. Clin Immunol 2008 0.76
74 Postantibiotic effects and bactericidal activities of levofloxacin and gatifloxacin at concentrations simulating those of topical ophthalmic administration against fluoroquinolone-resistant and fluoroquinolone-sensitive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 0.76
75 A fatal hypotension by sildenafil in an end-stage renal disease patient with hypertension and abnormal pharmacokinetics of the medicine. Nephrology (Carlton) 2009 0.76
76 Involvement of commensal bacteria may lead to dysregulated inflammatory and autoimmune responses in a mouse model for chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis. J Clin Immunol 2012 0.76
77 Improved selective isolation of Bordetella pertussis by use of modified cyclodextrin solid medium. J Clin Microbiol 2009 0.75
78 VALIDATION OF THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE ASSESSMENT BY BONE SCINTIGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH BONE-ONLY METASTATIC BREAST CANCERS DURING ZOLEDRONIC ACID TREATMENT: COMPARISON WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ASSESSMENT. Fukushima J Med Sci 2015 0.75
79 Comparative study of ability for growth support and species differentiation by colony features on commercial chromogenic agar, Pourmedia Vi Candida and CHROMagar Candida. Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi 2008 0.75
80 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus enterocolitis sequentially complicated with septic arthritis: a case report and review of the literature. BMC Res Notes 2014 0.75
81 Liver abscess of Actinomyces israelii in a hemodialysis patient: case report and review of the literature. Intern Med 2010 0.75
82 Deep-seated mycosis. Med Mycol J 2015 0.75
83 [First Report of Intraorbital Abscess Caused by Candida allociferrii and Specific PCR for Differentiating Stephanoascus ciferrii Complex Species]. Med Mycol J 2015 0.75
84 [Susceptibility testing and molecular epidemiology of clinical strains of Bordetella pertussis isolated in Japan from 2001 to 2002]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2004 0.75
85 [Deep-seated mycosis]. Med Mycol J 2015 0.75
86 [Expression of GDNF (glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor) and Ret in normal human and cancerous pancreatic tissues]. Hokkaido Igaku Zasshi 2004 0.75
87 A novel in vitro pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model based on two-compartment open model used to simulate serum drug concentration-time profiles. Microbiol Immunol 2007 0.75
88 Breakthrough lung Scedosporium prolificans infection with multiple cavity lesions in a patient receiving voriconazole for probable invasive aspergillosis associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). Med Mycol J 2011 0.75
89 [Current status of systemic aspergillosis in Japan: an analysis of nation-wide surveillance data]. Jpn J Antibiot 2002 0.75
90 A case of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Streptococcus constellatus as a rare agent of endocarditis. Heart Lung 2013 0.75
91 Docetaxel, low-dose estramustine, and doxifluridine in hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2007 0.75
92 A streptolysin S homologue is essential for β-haemolytic Streptococcus constellatus subsp. constellatus cytotoxicity. Microbiology 2014 0.75
93 Tc-99m MAA findings in dilated cardiomyopathy with partial anomalous venous connections. Clin Nucl Med 2011 0.75
94 [A Case of Bacteremia Which Followed a Urinary Tract Infection by Oligella urethralis]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2015 0.75
95 Asymmetric borane reduction of prochiral ketone using chiral bis(alpha, alpha-diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol) carbonate. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2003 0.75
96 Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Acinetobacter species isolated from blood cultures in two Japanese university hospitals. Microbiol Immunol 2014 0.75
97 Pulmonary Histoplasmosis in a Japanese Man Infected During Travel to Mexico and Management of His Wife's Condition: A Case Report. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2016 0.75
98 [Alcohol withdrawal syndrome showing various progress: A case report]. Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai Zasshi 2015 0.75
99 Pheochromocytoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A: positive 123I MIBG with negative CT and equivocal 131I MIBG imaging. Clin Nucl Med 2012 0.75