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Yoshiaki GU

Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Department of Infectious Diseases, Professor
Verified email at tmd.ac.jp
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[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial consumption and resistance in adult hospital inpatients in 53 countries: results of an internet-based global point prevalence survey

…, S Esposito, L Arnoldo, S Brusaferro, Y Gu… - The Lancet Global …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background The Global Point Prevalence Survey (Global-PPS) established an international
network of hospitals to measure antimicrobial prescribing and resistance worldwide. We …

Environmental sampling for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 during a COVID-19 outbreak on the diamond princess cruise ship

…, H Kamiya, K Okamoto, M Suzuki, Y Gu… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
During a COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship we sampled environmental
surfaces after passengers and crew vacated cabins. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in …

Clinical and molecular characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates causing bloodstream infections in Japan: occurrence of hypervirulent infections in health care

…, S Kamiyama, J Suzuki, T Fukuchi, Y Gu… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Although hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) has been associated with severe
community-acquired infections that occur among relatively healthy individuals, information about …

[HTML][HTML] National trend of blood-stream infection attributable deaths caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in Japan

S Tsuzuki, N Matsunaga, K Yahara, Y Gu… - Journal of Infection and …, 2020 - Elsevier
There has been scarce evidence about deaths due to blood stream infection (BSI) in Japan
so far. The main objective of this study is to understand the epidemiological trend of deaths …

[HTML][HTML] Public knowledge and perception about antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance in Japan: A national questionnaire survey in 2017

K Kamata, Y Tokuda, Y Gu, N Ohmagari, K Yanagihara - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to global health. To increase public
awareness about AMR and encourage the prudent use of antimicrobials is one of the goals of …

[HTML][HTML] National surveillance of influenza-associated encephalopathy in Japan over six years, before and during the 2009–2010 influenza pandemic

Y Gu, T Shimada, Y Yasui, Y Tada, M Kaku, N Okabe - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Influenza-associated encephalopathy (IAE) is a serious complication of influenza and is
reported most frequently in Japan. This paper presents an assessment of the epidemiological …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes and future prospect of Japan's national action plan on antimicrobial resistance (2016–2020)

Y Gu, Y Fujitomo, N Ohmagari - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The threat from antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to grow. Japan’s National Action
Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, which was formulated in 2016 and targets six areas, has …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with sufficient knowledge of antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance in the Japanese general population

S Tsuzuki, N Fujitsuka, K Horiuchi, S Ijichi, Y Gu… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We conducted two online surveys about antibiotics targeted at the Japanese general
population in March 2017 and February 2018. In total, 6,982 participants completed the …

A nationwide questionnaire survey of clinic doctors on antimicrobial stewardship in Japan

Y Gu, Y Fujitomo, H Soeda, C Nakahama… - Journal of Infection and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Clinics are high prescribers of antimicrobials in Japan, but the present situation
and the attitude of clinic doctors toward prescribing them remain unclear. Objective To …

[HTML][HTML] High frequency of IMP-6 among clinical isolates of metallo-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Japan

…, N Ishibashi, T Aoyagi, M Hatta, Y Gu… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenems are the most potent agents for treating infections by Gram-negative bacteria
due to their stability with respect to the majority of β-lactamases and their high rate of …