HIROKI KITAGAWA

Last Updated :2025/04/07

Affiliations, Positions
Hiroshima University Hospital(Medical), Associate Professor or Lecturer
E-mail
hkitagahiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Clinical internal medicine;Infectious disease medicine
  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Basic medicine;Bacteriology (including mycology)

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Systemic Disease Control
  2. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Seminar on Global Infectious Diseases

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Fosfomycin as salvage therapy for persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A case series and review of the literature, JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 30(4), 352-356, 202404
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  2. First reported human case of isolation of Vagococcus fluvialis from the urine of a former zoo clerk in Japan: a case report, BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 24(1), 20240321
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  3. Disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection with osteoarticular manifestations as an important differential diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis: A case report and literature review, MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY CASE REPORTS, 8(1), 49-54, 20231229
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  4. A case of bacteremia caused by Dialister micraerophilus with Enterocloster clostridioformis and Eggerthella lenta in a patient with pyometra, BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 24(1), 20240124
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  5. A case of bacteremia caused by Dialister micraerophilus with Enterocloster clostridioformis and Eggerthella lenta in a patient with pyometra, BMC Infect Dis., 24(1), 128, 20240124
  6. Fosfomycin as salvage therapy for persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A case series and review of the literature, J Infect Chemother., 30(4), 352-356, 202404
  7. A case of bloodstream infection caused by Ruminococcus gnavus without gastrointestinal involvement., Heliyon., 9(5), e16011, 20230502
  8. Clinical characteristics of extrapulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in comparison with pulmonary infections: A single-center, retrospective study in Japan, JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 29(9), 875-881, 202309
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  9. Virtual reality as a learning tool for improving infection control procedures, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 51(2), 129-134, 202302
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  10. ★, Viable SARS-CoV-2 detected in the air of hospital rooms of patients with COVID-19 with an early infection, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 126, 73-78, 202301
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  11. A case of bloodstream infection caused by Ruminococcus gnavus without gastrointestinal involvement, HELIYON, 9(5), 202305
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  12. Ceftolozane-Tazobactam Pharmacokinetics in the Abdominal Tissue of Patients Undergoing Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery: Dosing Considerations Based on Site-Specific Pharmacodynamic Target Attainment, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THERAPY, 12(1), 193-207, 202301
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  13. Lung and Cerebral Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia elegans in a Lung Transplant Recipient: A Case Report and Literature Review, INTERNAL MEDICINE, 62(3), 431-437, 2022
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  14. Prevalence of Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Ureaplasma parvum detection in urine and respiratory tract samples in Hiroshima, Japan, HELIYON, 9(3), 202303
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  15. Pharmacokinetics of flomoxef in plasma, peritoneal fluid, peritoneum, and subcutaneous adipose tissue of patients undergoing lower gastrointestinal surgery: Dosing considerations based on site-specific pharmacodynamic target attainment, JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 29(2), 186-192, 202302
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  16. Pharmacokinetics of cefmetazole in plasma, peritoneal fluid, peritoneum, and subcutaneous adipose tissue of patients scheduled for lower gastrointestinal surgery: Dosing considerations based on site-specific pharmacodynamic target attainment, JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 29(3), 309-315, 202303
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  17. Case Report: Emphysematous Pyelonephritis With a Congenital Giant Ureterocele, FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS, 9, 20211126
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  18. Clinical characteristics of Actinotignum schaalii bacteremia in a Japanese tertiary hospital, ANAEROBE, 77, 202210
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  19. Case Report: Emphysematous Pyelonephritis With a Congenital Giant Ureterocele, Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9, 775468, 20211126
  20. Surveillance of multi-drug resistance phenotypes in Staphylococcus aureus in Japan and correlation with whole-genome sequence findings, JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 123, 34-42, 202205
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  21. Duration of infectious viral shedding in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 treated with REGN-CoV2?, JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 28(7), 912-917, 202207
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  22. Adverse reactions to the BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Japan, JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 28(4), 576-581, 202204
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  23. In vitro Suppression of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Existing Kampo Formulas and Crude Constituent Drugs Used for Treatment of Common Cold Respiratory Symptoms, FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY, 13, 20220329
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  24. Increased clostridium difficile infection in the era of preoperative chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, PANCREATOLOGY, 22(2), 258-263, 202203
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  25. ★, Effect of pulsed xenon ultraviolet disinfection on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination of high-touch surfaces in a Japanese hospital, Am J Infect Control, 48(2), 139-142, 202002
  26. Efficacy of pulsed xenon ultraviolet disinfection of multidrug-resistant bacteria and Clostridioides difficile spores, INFECTION DISEASE & HEALTH, 25(3), 181-185, 202008
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  27. Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by ST8 SCCmecIVl Type Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Intern Med, 58(5), 743-747, 201903
  28. Low incidence of Staphylococcus argenteus bacteremia in Hiroshima, Japan, J Infect Chemother, 26(1), 140-143, 202001
  29. Aeromonas dhakensis is not a rare cause of Aeromonas bacteremia in Hiroshima, Japan, J Infect Chemother, 26(2), 316-320, 202002
  30. Successful surgical procedure based on careful preoperative imaging for chronic idiopathic colonic pseudo-obstruction: a case report, SURGICAL CASE REPORTS, 6(1), 20201028
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  31. Effectiveness of pulsed xenon ultraviolet disinfection for Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile surface contamination in a Japanese hospital, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 49(1), 55-58, 202101
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  32. ★, Effectiveness of 222-nm ultraviolet light on disinfecting SARS-CoV-2 surface contamination, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 49(3), 299-301, 202103
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  33. Complete Genome Sequence of Aeromonas caviae Strain MS6064, a mcr-3-Carrying Clinical Isolate from Japan, MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, 10(9), 202103
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  34. Complicated cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by an imported case of Leishmania tropica in Japan: a case report, TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HEALTH, 49(1), 20210306
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  35. Effect of intermittent irradiation and fluence-response of 222 nm ultraviolet light on SARS-CoV-2 contamination, PHOTODIAGNOSIS AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY, 33, 202103
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  36. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination of hospital-use-only mobile phones and efficacy of 222-nm ultraviolet disinfection, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 49(6), 800-803, 202106
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  37. High incidence of postoperative silent venous thromboembolism in ulcerative colitis: a retrospective observational study, BMC SURGERY, 21(1), 20210519
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  38. Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Eggerthella lenta bacteremia at a Japanese tertiary hospital, JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 27(8), 1261-1264, 202108
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  39. Pilot study on the decontamination efficacy of an installed 222-nm ultraviolet disinfection device (Care222(TM)), with a motion sensor, in a shared bathroom, PHOTODIAGNOSIS AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY, 34, 202106
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  40. Ulcerative colitis-associated rectal cancer resected and diagnosed by rectovesical fistula: a case report, CLINICAL JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 14(4), 1163-1168, 202108
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  41. Implanted Port Catheter System Infection Caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius ST71-SCCmec type III, INTERNAL MEDICINE, 60(14), 2337-2340, 2021
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  42. Combining pulsed xenon ultraviolet disinfection with terminal manual cleaning helps reduce the acquisition rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 49(8), 1048-1051, 202108
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  43. The effect of pulsed-xenon ultraviolet disinfection on surfaces contaminated with vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in a Japanese hospital, JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 27(11), 1665-1668, 202111
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  44. Duration of infectious virus shedding in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 who required mechanical ventilation, JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 28(1), 19-23, 202201
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  45. Postoperative mediastinitis after cardiac surgery caused by Mycoplasma hominis: a case report, SURGICAL CASE REPORTS, 7(1), 20211123
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  46. Laboratory identification and clinical characteristics of Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex bacteremia: a retrospective, multicenter study in Hiroshima, Japan, BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 21(1), 20211126
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  47. Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. abscessus resulting in spinal cord injury due to vertebral body fractures, JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 28(2), 290-294, 202202
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Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Effectiveness of 222nm ultraviolet light on disinfecting SARS-CoV-2 surface contamination, Hiroki Kitagawa, Toshihito Nomura, Hiroki Ohge, IUVA ASIA WORKSHOP 2021, 2021/02/19, Without Invitation, English, International ultraviolet association (IUVA), Online
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  2. Changing Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Causing Bacteremia in Hiroshima, Japan during 2008-2017., Kitagawa H, Ohge H, Hisatsune J, Sugai M, Infectious Diseases Week 2019, 2019/10/04, Without Invitation, English, Washington, DC

Awards

  1. 2025/01/25, The 36th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology Best Presentation Award, 末梢血検体を用いたデジタルPCR による黄色ブドウ球菌菌血症の診断
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  2. 2024/11/16, The 19th encouraging award in the category of basic research conferred by the west Japan branch of the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy
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  3. 2023/06/14, Young Investigator Award, First International Conference on Far-UVC Science and Technology (ICFUST)