Akihiro Ohkado

Summary

Affiliation: Research Institute of Tuberculosis
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Effectiveness of a training course on the quality assurance of chest radiography in the Philippines
    A Ohkado
    Research Institute of Tuberculosis Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association Philippines, Manila, The Philippines
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 16:379-83. 2012
  2. ncbi The management for tuberculosis control in Greater London in comparison with that in Osaka City: lessons for improvement of TB control management in Osaka City urban setting
    Akihiro Ohkado
    Department of International Cooperation, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Matsuyama 3 1 24, Kiyose, Tokyo 2048533, Japan
    Health Policy 73:104-23. 2005
  3. ncbi Evaluation of an international training course to build programmatic capacity for tuberculosis control
    A Ohkado
    Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Kiyose, Japan
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:371-3. 2010
  4. ncbi Transmission of specific genotype streptomycin resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area in Japan
    Akihiro Ohkado
    Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Matsuyama 3 1 24, Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan
    BMC Infect Dis 9:138. 2009
  5. ncbi [Storage and transport of isolated M. tuberculosis at public and private health institutions in Japan]
    Akihiro Ohkado
    Department of Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, JATA, 3 1 24, Matsuyama, Kiyose shi, Tokyo 204 8533, Japan
    Kekkaku 83:591-8. 2008
  6. ncbi Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an urban area in Japan, 2002-2006
    A Ohkado
    Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Kiyose, Japan
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 12:548-54. 2008
  7. ncbi Tuberculosis drug resistance and treatment outcomes under DOTS settings in large cities in the Philippines
    A Ohkado
    The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 10:283-9. 2006
  8. ncbi [Implementation and evaluation by a population-based RFLP analysis in an urban area, Shinjuku city, Tokyo--the possibility of application for contact investigations]
    Michiko Nagamine
    Shinjuku Public Health Centre, Tokyo, Japan
    Kekkaku 83:379-86. 2008
  9. ncbi Clonal expansion of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, Japan
    Yoshiro Murase
    Molecular Epidemiology Division, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Matsuyama, Tokyo, Japan
    Emerg Infect Dis 16:948-54. 2010
  10. ncbi [Medical service systems for tuberculosis in low-incidence countries]
    Seiya Kato
    Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
    Kekkaku 87:577-84. 2012

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Effectiveness of a training course on the quality assurance of chest radiography in the Philippines
    A Ohkado
    Research Institute of Tuberculosis Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association Philippines, Manila, The Philippines
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 16:379-83. 2012
    ..Socio-economically underprivileged areas in urban settings in the Philippines...
  2. ncbi The management for tuberculosis control in Greater London in comparison with that in Osaka City: lessons for improvement of TB control management in Osaka City urban setting
    Akihiro Ohkado
    Department of International Cooperation, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Matsuyama 3 1 24, Kiyose, Tokyo 2048533, Japan
    Health Policy 73:104-23. 2005
    ....
  3. ncbi Evaluation of an international training course to build programmatic capacity for tuberculosis control
    A Ohkado
    Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Kiyose, Japan
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:371-3. 2010
    ..The main reasons for the failure to implement ORPs were due to lack of time, funds, and disapproval by supervisors. A sequential training model may better address barriers to teaching and assisting ORPs...
  4. ncbi Transmission of specific genotype streptomycin resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area in Japan
    Akihiro Ohkado
    Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Matsuyama 3 1 24, Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan
    BMC Infect Dis 9:138. 2009
    ..tuberculosis in the TMA as observed in the above incident, and to identify the possible transmission routes of the strains among people living in urban settings in Japan...
  5. ncbi [Storage and transport of isolated M. tuberculosis at public and private health institutions in Japan]
    Akihiro Ohkado
    Department of Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, JATA, 3 1 24, Matsuyama, Kiyose shi, Tokyo 204 8533, Japan
    Kekkaku 83:591-8. 2008
    ..To obtain basic data about the present practices on storage and transport of isolated M. tuberculosis at public and private health institutions in Japan...
  6. ncbi Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an urban area in Japan, 2002-2006
    A Ohkado
    Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Kiyose, Japan
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 12:548-54. 2008
    ..Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan...
  7. ncbi Tuberculosis drug resistance and treatment outcomes under DOTS settings in large cities in the Philippines
    A Ohkado
    The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 10:283-9. 2006
    ..Two large cities in the Philippines...
  8. ncbi [Implementation and evaluation by a population-based RFLP analysis in an urban area, Shinjuku city, Tokyo--the possibility of application for contact investigations]
    Michiko Nagamine
    Shinjuku Public Health Centre, Tokyo, Japan
    Kekkaku 83:379-86. 2008
    ..The objectives were to examine Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission patterns by RFLP analysis in Shinjuku city, and to elucidate more effective methods of contact investigations...
  9. ncbi Clonal expansion of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, Japan
    Yoshiro Murase
    Molecular Epidemiology Division, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Matsuyama, Tokyo, Japan
    Emerg Infect Dis 16:948-54. 2010
    ..These findings highlight the difficulty of preventing community transmission of XDR TB by conventional TB control programs and indicate an urgent need for a more appropriate strategy to contain highly developed drug-resistant TB...
  10. ncbi [Medical service systems for tuberculosis in low-incidence countries]
    Seiya Kato
    Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
    Kekkaku 87:577-84. 2012
    ..This study aims to provide suggestions for restructuring the medical service system in Japan by analyzing the systems in selected countries with low incidence...