HIROKI KITAGAWA

Last Updated :2023/11/02

Affiliations, Positions
Hiroshima University Hospital(Medical), Assistant Professor
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. 2023, Undergraduate Education, Year, Systemic Disease Control
  2. 2023, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Seminar on Global Infectious Diseases

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Case Report: Emphysematous Pyelonephritis With a Congenital Giant Ureterocele, FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS, 9, 20211126
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  5. Clinical characteristics of Actinotignum schaalii bacteremia in a Japanese tertiary hospital, ANAEROBE, 77, 202210
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  6. Case Report: Emphysematous Pyelonephritis With a Congenital Giant Ureterocele, Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9, 775468, 20211126
  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. Increased clostridium difficile infection in the era of preoperative chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, PANCREATOLOGY, 22(2), 258-263, 202203
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  12. ★, 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
  13. 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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  14. Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by ST8 SCCmecIVl Type Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Intern Med, 58(5), 743-747, 201903
  15. Low incidence of Staphylococcus argenteus bacteremia in Hiroshima, Japan, J Infect Chemother, 26(1), 140-143, 202001
  16. Aeromonas dhakensis is not a rare cause of Aeromonas bacteremia in Hiroshima, Japan, J Infect Chemother, 26(2), 316-320, 202002
  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. ★, 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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  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. High incidence of postoperative silent venous thromboembolism in ulcerative colitis: a retrospective observational study, BMC SURGERY, 21(1), 20210519
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  25. 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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  26. 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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  27. 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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  28. 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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  29. 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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  30. 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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  31. 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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  32. Postoperative mediastinitis after cardiac surgery caused by Mycoplasma hominis: a case report, SURGICAL CASE REPORTS, 7(1), 20211123
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  33. 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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  34. 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